Racing Ahead
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TY students recently enjoyed a great day go-carting in Carrick On Shannon [video width="720" height="1280" mp4="https://www.stnathys.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Go-Cartng.mp4"][/video]
Read More Well done to the 1st year boys basketball team on a fantastic win against Sligo Grammar today. The final score was 47-11. The boys worked hard in offence and defence right through the four quarters with some excellent shooting from Sean Buckley who finished the game with a total of 17 points. It was an excellent team performance from this talented group of players. The boys then faced Summerhill the following week in their final group and had a great win 🏀 50-28! They are now through to the regional semi finals! They were brilliant. Well done boys.
It has been a busy few weeks for both our 1st and 2nd year teams.
Before midterm the 1st and 2nd Year Girls travelled to Castlebar to play St Josephs in their first league game. Our first years played very well but St Josephs proved too strong in the 3rd and 4th quarters. The girls never gave up and showed some great teamwork skills throughout the game.
The 2nd Year girls had a fantastic win against St Josephs. The game was very close throughout with St Nathys edging in front in the 2nd quarter. St Josephs had a very strong 4th quarter but Ava McGreal scored a basket right before the buzzer to send the game to extra time. St Nathys won 34-30 after 3 minutes of extra time. It was a brilliant game with both teams working extremely hard on offensive and defensive plays. Well done girls.
Tuesday 1st March
Both our 1st and 2nd year girls teams travelled to Gortnor Abbey to play our second group game. The first years worked hard on defensive but unfortunately, Gortnor Abbey came away with the win. Well done to our very dedicated group of 1st year girls who have done very well in their first ever season playing basketball. They are a talented group of players with plenty of potential in the years ahead.
Our 2nd year girls had a fantastic win over Gortnor Abbey, the game ended 54-6. It was a phenomenal team performance. Our top scorers were Ruth Brett who finished the game with 19 points and Hannah Moynihan who scored 12 points. Another superb defensive effort from Ava McGreal & Leah McHugh.
St Nathys now face Colaiste Bhaile Chlair in the semi final next Friday.
Best of luck to this fantastic group of girls.
TY and EAL students were busy doing their civic duty and they joined the Tidy Towns recently to complete a litter pick around the town.
Read MoreWell done to our TY students and student volunteers who have raised €505 for Mayo/Roscommon Hospice by making St Brigid's Crosses and collecting donations in exchange for them.
Read MoreWell done to our EAL students in TY who sold Trocaire Friendship dolls during the TY Christmas Market Event. They raised €81 for this extremely worthy cause.
Read MoreOur TY's and EAL classes enjoyed a day trip to Knock Shrine where they were given a guided tour by the lovely Grace after which they proceeded to watch our senior team qualify for the Connaught Final in the Centre of Excellence, Bekan. Overall, it was a wonderful day out in the company of Ms Fergus and Ms Staunton.
Read More Transition Year students of St Nathy’s College had the opportunity to explore new subjects and develop new skills in a series of practical workshops.
During the metalwork workshop under the guidance of Mr McMunn the students learned about the tools and specialised equipment in the metalwork room and harnessing these newfound skills designed and made a number of items - a phone holder, a Christmas decoration and a reindeer.
In the Art room, Ms Owens guided the students on how to use their imagination and creativity to produce some lovely pieces of art.
Overall both workshops were wonderful experiences and enjoyed by all.
On December 4th and 11th, we the TY’s have held a Christmas market in the school’s study hall. All of the TY mini-companies set up a table displaying their goods. Throughout the day different teachers brought their classes to the market. The companies were very successful with sales in excess of €1000.
A raffle also took place, anybody who made a purchase at the market got a ticket. Over 350 tickets were given out and a winner was pulled out of a bowl. The winner, Ethan McGill, received a hamper with a selection of sweets and the companies’ products. Some of the EAL students in TY sold gracias dolls in aid of Trócaire. They raised €81 over the two weeks for a very worthy cause. On Friday, the 18th, the mini-companies set up their stalls outside Supervalu where we followed up on the success that we had in the school.