On behalf of all the College staff, we would like to wish our JC & LC students the very best as they begin their state exams tomorrow. The exam timetables are available to view in their respective year group teams. Please get in touch if we can be of any assistance throughout the exams.
As part of their CSPE class 1A decided that they would like to organise an event that would raise funds for break time activities in the school. They decided it would be a good idea to organise a sponsored walk and use the funds raised to purchase a Foosball table that could be used by students at lunchtime.
They set to work getting permission from the Gardai, designing sponsorship cards, and planning the route using Google Maps.
On Wednesday the 25th of May 2022, they set out for their walk at about 10:40am. Luckily the weather stayed dry for them and they enjoyed a little break amid their summer tests. The reward at the end of the walk was a pit stop at SuperValu for some ice cream.
It was a very successful event and they were delighted to raise €511.74. A sincere thank you to all the friends and family who sponsored the students and to their CSPE teacher Mr O’Suilleabhain for helping them organise the event.
Over the past week, there has been great excitement at lunchtime as students took part in a pool tournament. The starting 32 students were whittled down to the final 4, Anna-Mai, Kevin, Gerard, and Joseph. After Anna-Mai and Joseph lost out in the two semi-finals it was an all 5th year final between Gerard and Kevin. Gerard made a very good start and it looked like it was all over but Kevin made a great comeback and in the end it was very close with Gerard emerging victorious. In the 3rd place playoff between Joseph & Anna-Mai it again was a close contest where an unlucky potting of the black ball by Anna-Mai meant Joseph secured 3rd place.
Gerard, Kevin, and Joseph were presented with their prizes by Mr Dolan.
Many Thanks to Mr P Dolan for organising and overseeing the event.
On the 19th of May the Leaving Cert Art class went to Dublin for their annual museum visit as part of the Leaving Cert course, accompanied by Ms. Owens and Ms. Healy. Here the students visited the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare St. where they got to see the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age artefacts that they have studied for the past two years in Art History. They finished the day with a stop off in Liffey Valley for a bit of lunch and some shopping before heading West again. A great day was had all round.
Read More Over the past two weeks, an online safety programme was presented to all First and Second Year students led by Sgt Deirdre Coleman and her colleagues from the Community Policing Unit in Castlerea and Sean Fleming, Foroige.
It was a very engaging and informative workshop and we were delighted to have the opportunity to welcome them to St Nathy's College.
Mr Dolan, Mr Mulderrig & Principal Fr M Henry presented medals to the members of the Juvenile Football team who were crowned Division B Champions in early April.
What a wonderful evening on Tuesday 24th May as we welcomed the LC Class of 2022 along with their friends and family to celebrate their Graduation Mass & Award Ceremony. Thank you to all who worked so hard to make it such a special event; the students on the graduation committee led by Ms O'Dowd and Ms Gildea, it was their imagination, hard work and enthusiasm that made the evening so special and personal to them. Fr Martin Henry who celebrated the mass, Mr Daly & Ms O’Dowd for preparing the liturgy. To our wonderfully talented musicians and school choir under the direction of their music teachers Ms Kielty & Ms Sheridan. After the mass and award ceremony, everyone had the opportunity to mingle and chat while enjoying some refreshments courtesy of Liam, Claire, Mary & Carmel. A sincere thank you to all the parents who donated baked goods for the event. [foogallery id="16310"]
Read More TY and EAL students completed the second of their full day workshops with local artist Garrett Herbert from Crea Forge to progress on their mixed metal sculpture as part of their Creative Engagement project 2022. We are looking forward to the completion of this sculpture and its installation on the school grounds.
As part of National Biodiversity Week 2022 the Green Schools committee took part in an ‘Investigative Woodlands Workshop’ with Robert Nelson from An Taisce. Robert was very informative and helped us to discover the rich biodiversity present in our school grounds. It was a lovely way to finish our Green School year in keeping with our preparation for the biodiversity flag!
On Monday the the 23rd of May, fifth year LCVP students experienced their visit- out to a local enterprise; Willowbrook, by the banks of the river Lung, Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon. The students were given a tour of the glamping grounds, and their tour guide, Tuesday, told them the history and process of how they built their enterprise from the ground up. It was an incredibly informative experience and Willowbrook is truly the place to “Escape the Everyday.” (By Ciara Hassett & Eva Coleman)
