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Sailing

On Monday the 11th of October, we headed to the Hudson Bay where we enjoyed a wonderful day of water sports. We set off from school at 9:15am along with Mr. Brett. When we reached the Hudson Bay we met the people in charge of the Bay water sporting club. We also met Leanne and Jacinte who were our instructors of whom both came from Tipperary for the day. We then togged out into our wetsuits and were split into two groups.

The first group went with Leanne and went sailing and the next group went and played a number of teambuilding games. We had great fun and there were very funny moments doing these games. Afterwards we were able to have Lunch. We had a nice cup of warm tea and our lunch and sat down for a little chat. Then we broke up into our groups again. One group did sailing and the other did Kayaking. We were out on the lake for the first half of the day kayaking. It was really relaxing and very enjoyable. For the second half of the day we headed off sailing.

Firstly Leanne and Jacinte went through the theory with us about sailing and the do's and don'ts behind it. Then we headed out onto the lake but unfortunately, there wasn't that much wind. We had to be towed around at times! Unfortunately, it was then time to go home.

We all really enjoyed our day at the Bay water sporting club in the Hudson Bay, Athlone. We would like to thank Mr. Brett for a really enjoyable day!

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Public Speaking Competition

We, the Transition Year students of St. Nathy's College were asked to compete in the Public Speaking Competition run by the Western Region Drugs Task Force. The chosen topic for this topic in our school is 'Alcohol In Ireland - Is There A Problem?' to which our five speakers, Jennifer Kelly, Emma Kilkenny, Lisa McIntyre, Rebecca Finan and Emily Rooney are all answering yes, that there is a very significant alcohol problem in Ireland. Their speeches, which are almost complete are showing promise for the First Round which is going to take place during the first week of November.

We wish them very good luck.

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U-14 Girls Match

On the 10th of October, the under 14 St. Nathy’s College girls football team took to the pitch against a strong Strokestown team. St. Nathy’s started strong with Shannon Dowd winning the throw-in. After Shannon Doherty’s effort, keeping Strokestown out, her pass to Megan McCormack was put over the bar. A follow-on point by Megan widened the margin. Eleven minutes in, a penalty was given to Strokestown and a goal ensued from the spot kick but not without Serena McDermott getting her hand on the ball, unfortunately it slipped from her grasp. The half time score was Strokestown 0-1, St Nathy’s 1-6.

The only change to the Nathy’s side was Zoe Kelly who came on for Maeve Cox. After a point from Strokestown, Claire Sampey won the kickout and laid it off to Orla O’Dowd who had a shot on goal which was saved by the Strokestown goalie, Shauna McDermott. Fifteen minutes in after a good performance from both sides, Strokestown’s corner forward was going for goal but Sara Dowling got her hand in to block it and it fell short into the goalie’s hand. Shauna Goulden won the kick out and after carrying it 40 yards up the field, she made a crisp pass into Orla O’Dowd who flicked it into Megan McCormack and she put it in the back of the net which secured Nathy’s lead. The referee, John Niland blew the full time whistle with the score being Strokestown 5 - 04 to St. Nathy’s 6 – 09.

Well done to our team and their management and the very best of luck in future games.

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Junior Girls Gaelic

On the 8th of October St. Nathy’s junior girls’ team played a Gaelic football match against the Coola girls .The game started at 12:30. St Nathy’s got off to a flying start with Brianna Gorman scoring a goal in the first minute of the game. That goal was soon followed by a point scored by Nollaig O’Dowd. The ball was kept mostly in St. Nathy’s possession. The final score of the first half was 4-6 to Nathy’s and 0-2 to Coola. Tara Philips, Shannon Dowd and Megan Mc Comack all contributing to the score.

The girls then had a few minutes at half time to reflect on the first half as on how they could improve, with some encouraging words from their trainers Mr. Foy, Caoimhe Hanley and Laoise Ryan. The girls once again hit the the pitch.

The second half of the match stared at 1:08 St. Nathy’s were not off to a good start this time with Coola scoring a quick point and a goal. However Tara Phillps soon stared off the scoring frenzy for St. Nathy’s point’s the goals stared to become more and more frequent for St. Nathy’s as the match went on. The backs were in full swing constantly getting the ball and kicking it up the field. St. Nathy’s hadn’t scored for a good while but Katie Gallagher soon changed that by scoring a point and the scoring frenzy began once again. It was a fantastic match for St. Nathy’s with a final score of 6-13 for St. Nathy’s and 1-4 for Coola.

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Knock Visit

On the Friday the 8th of October 2013, the transition year class of St.Nathy’s college went to a Youth Gathering in Knock Shrine. Our day began with a trip to the Basilica, where people spoke to us about how God came into their lives. One of the speakers was called Ger; he was a goal keeper for Ireland from when he was 14 to 19. He still plays professional soccer for Galway united. He found God in his life when he was 15 after a day in Knock. He told us that as his friends were going drinking, he felt that it was wrong. He was not happy with himself until he found God. There were two other speakers. St. Anna, one of Mother Teresa’s sisters, told us about her life, she joined Mother Teresa’s sisters at a young age of 15. The final speaker was a man who had been a drug addict and an alcoholic. He got over his addictions through prayer, one prayer he found helpful was the Rosary, introduced to him by a local lady who held prayer meetings. We had an hour for lunch, where we ate and walked around the grounds of knock Shrine. We also walked down the little village of Knock, going into a few shops looking at what you could buy. We met back to the Basilica for Mass. During the Mass the Papal Nuncie was there and many bishops and priests were there too. As a gift, we got a copy of ‘You Cat’, rosary beads and two book marks with prayers on them. Each has been blessed and will be treasured. We all agreed that it had been a worthwhile day as we returned to school at 5 o’clock.

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Under 19 girls’ basketball game

On Tuesday the 8th of October our schools basketball team went up to Dublin to play a secondary school named “Mucross Park College”. There were 17 girls on our team and 15 on the oppositions team. This game was part of the schools cup in the C division. The girls first got warmed up and got ready to play. The five girls who were put on to play at the start of the match were; Aoibheann Durkin, Sharon Towey, Rebecca Finan, Ellen and Jean Flannigan. After at least a minute of game play it was obvious that St. Nathy’s has the ball far more often than Mucross did. During the first quarter Aoibheann Durkin of Ballaghaderreen got hit in the nose which led to a nose bleed and so she was taken off and replaced with Kelly Coleman who played for the rest of the quarter. When the second quarter began Aoibheann came back on to play. Mucross Park began to come back and score more points. Laura McHugh was put on for Sharon Towey in this quarter and played very well. In the Third quarter Aoibheann played extremely well scoring six points. In the final quarter Nathy’s were ahead by a few pints so there were more people put on and off, as Cathriona McDermott was put on for Laura McHugh and scored a basket pretty soon after being put on. She was taken off for Sharon Towey as the game began to get tight. After the other team scored two points, which led to the score being even as the buzzer rang. The score was 38 points to 38 points, which led to five minutes of extra time. Nathy’s started straight into it and got two points, which made it look good but then Mucross came back. After about two minutes before the end of the game the score was even, at 40 points, until Mucross were fowled and got two free shots. They scored one of the two shots which led them on to win the match by one point (41-40), knocking St. Nathy’s out of the schools cup. The girls put on a magnificent performance and we look forward to seeing them play again soon. Well done girls

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Ploughing Championships 2013

On the 25th of September, Wednesday last, the Transition Year group from St. Nathy’s College headed for Ratheniska, Stradbally, Co. Laois for the Ploughing Championships 2013. The group of 26 students left Ballaghaderreen at 6.45 am along with two teachers Mr. Lennon and Ms. Munnelly. We stopped in Tullamore at 8 am to get something quick to eat and we all got back on the bus and hit off again. We arrived in Ratheniska at 10.45 am to a crowd of 187,000 people and 1,300 exhibitors and the sun beaming down on our faces.  When we got off the bus there was a tractor and trailer waiting for us to bring us to the entrance. It was a tight squeeze to fit two bus loads, including ours, into the trailer. We handed in our tickets and we headed in. We were split into groups so that no one would get lost.

We walked around looking at what each tent had to offer and picked up any bits that were going for free. We all met back at about 12.15 to get food. We continued looking at each tent until we got to the funfair. We spent a little while there on each of the rides. We had all arranged to meet back up at 4 pm at the gate and we would all head back to the bus together. We got the trailer back to the bus again and all boarded the bus. It took us an hour just to leave the car park as everyone seemed to be leaving at the same time. We finally got on the road and were on our way home.

We all had a sing song and were talking all the way home. We agreed that the highlights of the day included the vintage cars and tractors, all the different tents and stalls and the funfair. We decided to stop in Supermacs in Roscommon to get a something to eat before we arrived home. Soon after we were on the road again, it didn’t take us long to arrive in Ballaghaderreen.  We got to Ballaghaderreen at 9pm, and all our parents were waiting for us.

Everyone really enjoyed their day, and hopes it’s just as good next year.

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Best Wishes to Leaving Certificate Students

We would like to extend our best wishes to all our students who are awaiting their results on Wednesday 14th August.  May all your hard work and dedication come to fruition. Results will be available at 10am.

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Internet Safety

Following a presentation by Mr Kyle Petri of Esafety to the Parents Association on Mon. 26th November.

The following websites contain usual information for families on safe and appropriate use of the Internet in the home and on mobile devices:

www.esafety.ie www.webwise.ie www.hotline.ie

www.wiredsafety.org www.thinkyouknow.co.uk www.reassureme.com

See Also: Esafety Parents Handbook (.pdf file size 1,133 kb)

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