The Green Schools had their end of year pizza party to celebrate all the work that has been done during the year.
We also said goodbye to our four 6th Year students who will be sorely missed. We wish them all the best in their future lives and we appreciate the many changes and improvements they have made in the school over the last 6 years with us.
Our Transition Year students recently headed to the beautiful Inchydoney Beach for an unforgettable activity day filled with energy, laughter, and teamwork.
The highlight of the day was undoubtedly the surfing session, where students embraced the waves with enthusiasm and determination. Despite a few wipeouts along the way, the atmosphere was full of encouragement, fun, and plenty of smiles as everyone gave it their best effort.
Off the water, students took part in Dunes team-building activities, which brought out fantastic cooperation, communication, and team spirit. From problem-solving challenges to group tasks, it was clear to see strong bonds forming and great teamwork on display throughout.
Overall, it was a brilliant day enjoyed by all — packed with fun, laughter, and memorable moments.
Once again, this TY group proved themselves to be a fantastic bunch, representing the school with positivity and great spirit.
Many thanks to Saoirse for representing our Student Council at the National Dáil Na Nóg recently in Dublin. Their views as part of the National Student Assembly are taken into account by the Department of Education when formulating new education policy.
Skibbereen Community School was thrilled to join the large cycle bus organised for Bike Week.
There was a huge turnout of approximately 40 students of all ages and 10 marshals.
We would encourage everyone to take part!
It was enjoyed by all.
A massive congratulations to our TY students Éabha, Nicola, Doireann and Jodie for reaching the Finals of the Young Environmentalist Awards which took place in the RDS in Dublin yesterday. The girls did a wonderful job of representing SCS and would like to thank everyone who supported them by voting in the People’s Choice Award. They faced stiff competition and while we didn’t take home any trophies it was incredible to witness the passion and creativity that students all around the country are investing in addressing environmental issues such as waste, biodiversity, climate change, pollution and energy.
We would also like to thank the whole school community for their continued effort to separate waste, particularly food waste in order to divert this from landfill and reduce harmful methane emissions. This really is a whole-school effort and we would like to acknowledge and express our gratitude to the many students who have helped collect and separate the food waste bins throughout the year.
Segregation of food waste also fuels the MyGug anaerobic digester which generates a biogas which is used for cooking in the Home Economics room and a liquid feed which serves as a soil enricher in the school’s polytunnels. The Canteen staff, Home Economics and LCA Horticulture students and staff have also been vital contributors to the project. Thanks also to the RE dept for raising funds for charity through the plastic bottle return scheme.
Oisín Moore, Jack Foley, Greg Baburkin & Einon Gottschall- Jones represented Skibbereen Community school under the team name 'Shadow Racing 'at this year’s national STEM Racing competition. The event took place in the scenic Saile Sports and Community Centre in Kinsale.
Students were judged on their engineering design, enterprise, marketing, pit display and raced their mode F1 car down a 30m track. Judging included giving verbal presentations to judging panels, justifying their CAD drawings, design decisions, marketing strategies, and DFM approach.
Shadow Racing recorded the 3rd fastest time on the day.
We were delighted to take part in Bike Week today.
The Tour de Trag was a massive success!
A huge convoy comprising of first years, school staff, Cycle Sense and An Garda Síochána travelled from Skibbereen Community School to Tragumna Beach via Liss Ard and back. Some locals were on hand to support.
It wouldn’t have happened without our super cyclists and the help we received along the way. Thanks so much to Skibbereen Sergeant John McCarthy and Garda Gearóid Whelton for supervising our journey. Thanks to Max and Ruth from Cycle Sense for their leadership. Thanks to LissArd for giving us permission to go through and to Vinny for greeting us. Thanks to our 4th years for their help: Evan O’Sullivan, Edwin Viji, John O’Regan, Amy McCarthy, Ella Murphy and Tara Mann. Thanks to Tony O’Sullivan and the Bam team for their continued support. Thanks to Catherine Burns, Martina Tobin and Órla O’Sullivan for accompanying.
Thanks to Ms. Sarah McCarthy 1st year head, Ms. Gretta Burchill, Mr. Conor Uhl, Mr. Tom Foley, Mr. Diarmuid O’Donnabháin and Mr. Anton O’Mahony for their continued support. We also wish to acknowledge all the families and primary schools for their hard work in promoting cycling to date.
This is an initiative people deeply care about. We finished on a high with ice cream to replenish the bodies.
Tour de Trag today, Tour de France tomorrow!
Both our first year boys football teams reached the “A” and “B” finals of the West Cork School’s O’Herlihy Cup with the “B” team winning the Plate. This was held at the Clonakilty GAA grounds today.
Well done to all involved.
Senior cycle History students visited Spike Island in Cork on Friday, May 8th.
An enjoyable day for all.
As part of the Adventure Tour for Gaisce this year students stayed in the Mountain Forge in Ardfield.
On day one students completed a 13km loop which consisted of amazing views such as Ballycusheen, Dunnycove and Red Strand. The evening of day one was rounded off with pitching the bell tents along with a camp fire and quiz.
Day two started by walking from Mountain Forge back towards the Long strand passing through Rathbarry and Castlefreke Woods where students finished off the hike in the Fish Basket.
All students had an amazing time.
Thank you to Mr Kelly and the Ludgate Hub for supporting our STEM Racing Team.
Our STEM Racing team is proud to represent the school in this exciting international competition, where students design, manufacture, and race miniature CO₂-powered cars. The project combines engineering, design, aerodynamics, manufacturing, marketing, and teamwork, giving students valuable hands-on experience in STEM subjects while developing real-world problem-solving skills.
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Ludgate Hub for their generous support of our team. Last year, Ludgate Hub kindly donated a 3D printer, which has become an invaluable tool in our development process. It has enabled us to rapidly prototype components, test design ideas, and produce high-quality parts for our car.
Their contribution has significantly enhanced our ability to innovate and compete at a higher level. We are extremely grateful for their support and their commitment to encouraging young people to pursue opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Thank you, Ludgate Hub, for helping make our STEM Racing journey possible.
Pictures of our 1st year sports day which took place today.
Many thanks to the 4th Year Sports Admin Class for organising.
Using food to make food!
We are delighted to announce that our TY Sustainability students will be representing SCS at the Young Environmentalists Awards in Dublin next Tuesday.
The girls would really appreciate if you could support them by voting for them using the link below. They project is about ¾ the way down the page so please keep scrolling until you find it!
Vote here: People's Choice Award Nomination Form 2026 – Fill out form
Voting closes Friday 8th May at 12pm.
The girls' project is about using the MyGug anaerobic digester within the circular economy to minimise food waste by placing it in the anaerobic digester which generates a natural biogas for cooking and a liquid feed for fertilizing plants in the polytunnels.
Congratulations to Megan Fitzgerald, Racheal Connolly, Ellen Buckley, and Caoimhe Flannery on representing the school in the senior cycle chemistry quiz hosted by Pfizer.
Well done on your hard work, enthusiasm, and participation in this fantastic scientific event.
Skibbereen Community School was delighted to support the local school bus this morning with Cycle Sense.
Ms Órla O’Sullivan met the cycle bus in Cois Caol and pedalled down Baltimore Road and North Street where we visited the local primary schools. We would encourage everyone in our school community to support this initiative on Thursday mornings.
For those interested, there is a community meeting in the Skibbereen Community and Family Resource Centre next Tuesday 12th May at 3.30 to explore the idea of having a trishaw in Skibbereen.
Thanks to Katie, Ruth, Alan and Brian for accompanying.
A sincere thank you to all members of our school community who helped to support our fundraiser for the upcoming pilgrimage to Lourdes in September with the Cork and Ross Diocese.
We really appreciated everyone's efforts to help us set up, bake and buy goods from our bake sale.
Your generosity is really appreciated.
Annie Hurley, Fionán Bohane, Muireann O'Shea, Oisín Moore, Muireann O'Donovan and Shane Delaney.
Well done to all the SCS athletes who enjoyed huge success, over two days of action at the South Munster Track and Field Championships at MTU .
Senior Girls;
Ciara Delaney: 1st 400m, 2nd 800m
Caoimhe Flannery :1st 1500m S/Chase
Katie Kingston: 1st Javelin
Elaine O'Sullivan 2nd Javelin
Senior Boys;
Dáire Bohane; 100m ,Long Jump
Intermediate Girls:
Lorraine Coakley; 2nd Javelin, 3rd Discus
Laura Coakley; 1st Discus
Intermediate Boys;
Sam Kingston ; 1st Javelin
Evan O'Sullivan; 2nd Javelin
Minor Boys;
Sé O'Brien; 1st 100m,1st 75m Hurdles.
Diana Coakley will compete in the Senior Girls Hammer on May 2nd.
The top 3 in each event will now proceed to the Munster School Finals in Castleisland ,Co Kerry on Saturday May 16th.
Good luck to all.
Thank you to Rory who welcomed the 5th year LCVP class to Clonakilty Black Pudding yesterday.
Clonakilty Black Pudding dates back to the 1880s in West Cork where the black pudding was first made by Johanna O’Brien, a farmer’s wife from Sam’s Cross using a secret recipe. The recipe remains a secret today but has been passed down through the generations. Colette Twomey, Managing Director is the only person who knows the recipe currently.
Clonakilty Black pudding is a family-business, passionate about producing great tasting products such as sausages, rashers, black pudding, white pudding, bacon joints and veggie pudding . We observed the factory floor from the viewing gallery as Rory talked us through the production process while answering any questions we had.
The visit concluded with a complimentary tasting of their delicious products.
