3rd Year Home Economics Students Visit Glenilen Farm

3rd Year Home Economics students visited Glenilen Farm today.

Many thanks to Ms. Roberts, Ms. McCarthy and Ms. Ní Charthaigh for taking them.

Many thanks to the Kingston family and their staff for having us.

First Year Poetry

Here are two poems written by two of our first year students, describing their first weeks in SCS.

Well done to both on some great work.

SCS Safety Week

We had a very informative talk yesterday on fire risk analysis, fire control and fire fighting methods. Mr. John Desmond from the Cork County Council Fire Services gave a comprehensive talk that demonstrated the importance of knowing the different types of fires and the protocols to follow in the event of an emergency.

Many thanks to Mr. John Desmond for the presentation & to Mr. Cathal McCarthy for organising.

U16 & U19 Girls Basketball

The U16 and U19 Girls Basketball Teams and their coach Ms. Máire Keating started their league campaign against Coláiste Pobail Bheanntraí today. The U16 team lost by 42 points to 34. The U19’s won by 34 points to 21. Many thanks to Ms. Keating and Mr. Chris O’Brien.

School radio team wanted!

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Do you think you have what it takes to create, produce and deliver a school radio slot once a week?

School radio team wanted 

Do you think you have what it takes to create, produce and deliver a school radio slot once a week? 

WANTED:   

Presenter  

Sound engineer 

Researcher 1  

Researcher 2  

 Skills needed 

  • Organized and self-motivated 

  • Friendly, open to ideas 

  • Interested in learning new skills 

[Contact Mr. Doherty F62 or F42] 

Senior Boys Basketball Team

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Best of luck to Ms. Maire Keating and her U16/19 Girls Basketball Team who play Bantry tomorrow and Ms. Marie O Mahony and her Senior Boys Basketball team who begin their league campaign on Tuesday against Schull.

Friday Lunctime Music "Jaming Sessions"

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Many thanks to Mr. Brendan Doherty, Music Department and his music students who provided lunchtime entertainment last Friday. This is part of the the department’s weekly “lunctime sessions” programme.

Congratulations to our Munster Rugby Players.

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The School Community would like to congratulate Vivienne, Emma, Katelyn and Abbie, 6th Year and coach Mr. Sana Covender who won the All-Ireland Inter Pro Rugby Championship with Munster last weekend. Congratulations to all in Skibb RFC. They defeated Ulster on a scoreline of 36 points to 7. The girls will line out for the school next week in the opening rounds of the Schools Competitions in CIT.

1st Years Meet TY Mentors

This week 1st Year students met with their TY mentors to see how they were transitioning into school life here in SCS.
They played some games in order to get to know one another and checked in with how 1st years were feeling after their first month in SCS.

First Year Basketball Tournament

Well done to all First Years who participated in today's Basketball Tournament.

Many thanks to Ms. Marie O’Mahony for oraganising and to her team of student coaches, Stevie, Eividas, Mailladh, Thomas, Robbie, Áine and Maria.

TY Leadership & Mentor Training

Today 28 Transition Year students completed Leadership and Mentor Training facilitated by Pa Cotter from Scala Youth Ministry.
It was a great day where students learned the necessary skills to be effective communicators and mentors to first years students.

TY Trip to Kilfinane

Photos of the TY trip to Kilfinane.

Alicia O Sullivan, 6th Year is an Irish Delegate at the UN Youth Climate Summit.

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The School Community would like to congratulate Alicia O Sullivan, 6th Year on her involvement at the UN Youth Climate Summit in New York. She was nominated by the Department of Foreign Affairs to attend the inaugural event. She is joined by 600 other climate activists from around the world including Greta Thunberg from Sweden.

She is also pictured with Minister Richard Bruton and Minister Catherine Zappone at the Irish Mission in NYC with the Kwon-Gesh Youth Pledge which means Solemn Duty and is between Ireland and the Marshall Islands.

Ireland and the Marshall Islands jointly called on Governments across the world to pledge to include young people in climate policy creation under what is known as the Kwon Gesh Youth Pledge launched at the summit. The term refers to “solemn duty”; symbolising the duty this generation owes to the next generation.

The Irish delegates are also pictured at the UNGA sign at the UN Headquarters just after the First Youth Climate Summit with UN Ambassadors and UN Youth Delegates.

Alicia will be attending the General Assembly tomorrow with An Taoiseach and the Irish Delegation where Greta Thunberg will be the keynote speaker.

School Closure

Skibbereen Community School will be closed for students this Friday, September 20th to facilitate Department of Education Junior Cycle Training.

Ladies Soccer in SCS

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The School would like to thank BAM FM and our Building Manager, Mr. Tom Vaughan for sponsoring a set of jerseys for the ladies soccer team. We have been entered at every level of school competition and we are encouraging more girls to come and join us every Tuesday evening after school. Many thanks to our coaches, Ms.Orla Higgins, Mr.Ger Carey, Ms. Anne Murphy and Ms. Carla Nugent.