Due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, we are hosting a Virtual Open Evening this year. The event will be live on Tuesday 11th January 2022 at 7:30pm.
2nd year Home Economics students were exceptionally busy last week.
They successfully completed the challenge of creating and decorating Gingerbread Houses.
There was a fabulous buzz in the kitchens.
Well done to you all & enjoy your well deserved break!
Students from Ms. Leiber and Ms. Brennan’s 3rd Year Music and Drama short course performed their unique version of “Little Red Riding Hood” for students and staff of the LRC Yesterday.
All aspects including music, script, costumes and dance were written by the students themselves.
The students from the LRC were delighted with the performance and even performed themselves for the encore.
Well done to 4th year Home Economics students on their amazing Christmas Cakes, completed over the past few weeks. They look almost too good to eat!
On Monday December 13th, transition year Food & Hospitality students held their “Christmas Market” in the Home Economics room.
Unfortunately, it was not possible to open it to the public this year but none the less it was a fantastic success and there was a festive atmosphere on the day.
This market was the culmination of an entire term’s work where students created, branded and sold their own artisan food product. There were bumps along the way, but I am sure they will all agree that all their hard work was worth it when they saw their stalls and brand come to life on market day.
The students had an opportunity to get feedback during their product development stage from Siobhan O’Callaghan owner of Kalbo’s in Skibbereen. This feedback proved invaluable for ideas on branding, packaging and costing. Huge congratulations to all our Food & Hospitality students on their incredibly successful products and all their very hard work.
The following are the companies that displayed their wares:
1. Beacon Biscuits
2. Claire’s Chocolates
3. Cnoc Drom Chutney
4. Chin Chin Churros
5. Monika’s Coconut & Chocolate Balls.
6. Little Box Brownies
7. Skeam’s Salted Caramel
8. Sweet Chilli Jam
9. Criospai Ceapach Mor
10. Baurgorm Bakes
11. Fudging It!
The Christmas Draw took place in the school canteen on Friday, Dec 17th in front of First year and TY Students. Mr. O Mahony and Mr. O Driscoll organised the Draw. A sincere thanks to Mr. Colman O Driscoll for organizing the raffle, prizes and tickets. A sincere thanks also to our prize sponsors. Close to €4000 was raised to help refurbish the school gym with new weights, racks and gym frames. Work on this starts on Jan 4th. Many thanks to all the students who sold tickets and the families who bought them.
These are the Results of the Draw.
1st = Ms. Mary Crowley, Creagh, Baltimore
2nd = Mr. Des Ronan, Clohane, Skibbereen.
3rd = Bennett Family, Coolnagurrane, Skibbereen.
4th = Mr. Ronan Coughlan, Shanaway, Ballineen.
5th = Ruby O Donovan, Conishal, Skibbereen.
6th = Mr. Denis Leahy, Gurrane, Caheragh.
7th = Ms. Liz Leonard, Licknavar, Skibbereen.
8th = Ms. Anne Doddy, Dunboyne, Co. Meath.
9th = Ms. Lilly Cotter, Skibbereen.
10th = Ms. Netty Fitzgerald, Lissaclarig, Skibbereen.
11th = Ms. Ruth Crowley, Creagh, Baltimore.
12th = Mr. Jack O Neill, Castlehaven.
13th = Mr. Anthony Boyle, North Street, Skibbereen.
14th = Ms. Noreen Collins, Church Cross, Skibbereen.
Pictured are Emer O Driscoll and Caoimhe O Donovan, First Year with Mr. O Mahony, Principal at the official turning on of the Christmas Lights. Many thanks to Ms. O Sullivan’s, TY Religion Class and Mr. O Shea’s English class for their songs and tunes.
Monday: The Senior Boys Football team and their coach Mr. David Whelton beat Coláiste an Spiorad Naoimh, Bishopstown in the first round of the Simcox Cup (Cork Schools Cup).
Tuesday: Ellen Connolly and Maeve O Sullivan, 1st year were called up to the U14 Cork County Football team.
The Junior Girls Basketball team and their coach, Ms. Marie Wilson lost to Regina Mundi, Douglas in the County Semi-Final in Gurranabraher.
Wednesday: The U19 and U16 Boys Basketball Teams beat Pobailscoil na Tríonóide, Youghal in the County Semi-Finals at home.
Friday: The U19 Boys Basketball Team and their coach Ms. Marie O Mahony beat Coláiste Pobailscoil Bheanntraí to with the County Final in Douglas. The U16 Team lost to Bantry in their final.
Congratulations to the U19 Boys Basketball Team and their coach Ms. Marie O Mahony on winning the County Final today. They beat Coláiste Pobailscoil Bheanntraí in Douglas. Hard luck to the U16 Boys team who were beaten by Bantry in their County Final.
A big thank you to Mr Don McCarthy, Senior Trainee Advisor for the West Cork area who visited SCS to speak to Leaving Cert students about the fantastic options available to them in the area of Apprenticeships.
Don encouraged all students to consider the "earn while you learn" option and advised them to put time into researching all kinds of apprenticeships. See www.apprenticeships.ie for useful information.
Well done to the TY Sports Administration Classes and their teachers, Ms. Anna Ward and Mr. Maurice Moore on organizing a fantastic Football Blitz for all First Year Students today. All proceeds went to the Air Ambulance Service.
The TY students acted as Coaches, Referees, First Aiders and did all the logistics! Well done; Eimear Carey , Oisín Cooke , Alannah Thérése Crowley , Mark Crowley, Leah Chloe Geaney , Jack Grace , Mark Keating , Tomasz Jozef Lechtanski , Jack Donal McCarthy , Keelin Murphy , Louise Alice Murran, Muireann O'Donnell , Amie O'Driscoll , Brian Richard O'Driscoll , Alaia O'Sullivan , Titas Sautdinovas , Luke Benjamin Shorten , Liam Wainwright-Kingston, Ruby Kate Byrne , Ruairi Richard Collins , Fionn Tomás Coombes , Kate Breffni Coppinger , Luca Mathias Harte , Dylan Christopher Hourihane , Ólan Hurley , Rory John Kingston , Davin Michael Limrick , Amy Katelyn McKennedy, Dylan James Murnane , Cáelán O'Driscoll, Kevin Florence O'Driscoll , Claire Ann O'Mahony , Seán Parson , Rocío Vinuela Arrabal , Johnny Walsh and Michat Ziob!
Dear Parent/Guardian,
Unfortunately the school will remain closed tomorrow Wednesday, December 8th as advised by the Dept. of Education. Teachers will connect with their students by putting work on Microsoft TEAMS. Please encourage your son/daughter to engage with this work.
Regards,
SCS Management.
Skibbereen Community School’s Farming Club organised a Charity Tractor Run on Sunday, Dec 5th in aid of the Oncology Ward at Crumlin Children’s Hospital. The idea was the brain child of Ricky Barrett, 3rd Year, who put the plan in motion with the help of the Farming Club teachers Mr. PJ Fitzgerald and Mr. Peter Swanton. Mr. Con O’ Donoghue from the Drinagh Tractor Run gave sound advice.
The Club, the entire school and the local community rallied around the idea. 4th and 5th Year Students gathered names and made warning signs. The Office staff dealt with registrations and the BAM Staff and Chris O’ Brien prepared the building. The SEN Department organised a giant raffle with school staff supplying all the raffle prizes. Ms. Pauline O’ Callaghan and her team made over 140 refreshment bags for all the participants. Many thanks to Biggs and Fields for their food sponsorship.
This was a great community event with students driving or students riding shotgun with their parents. Many thanks to the local Gardai who provided traffic management, the Civil Defence who provided medical support and the Coast Guard who provided the lead vehicle.
The weather was glorious with bright winter sunshine and blue skies when the 54 Tractors pulled out of the school car park. Ricky himself was the Grand Marshal and he led the cavalcade out the Tragumna Road, around Toe Head and back through Skibbereen town. The event was captured by Dominic Casey and Trevor McCarthy on their drones. Many thanks to all the teachers, parents and students who acted as marshals along the route and to Damien Long Travel who dropped and collected them.
Unfortunately due to Covid restrictions the building could not be used for refreshments. After the drive, Ricky addressed the crowd in the car park. He thanked everyone involved for their very generous donations and for all of the organisation involved. To date the event had raised in excess of €3500. It was truly a memorable event.
Dear Parent/Guardian, A Red Weather Warning has been issued for County Cork tomorrow. The school will therefore remain closed and school transport will not operate. Where power and internet permit, classes will move online or work will be posted online. Regards, SCS Management.
Many thanks to Ms. Gwen O’Sullivan, a French native, who came to SCS yesterday to impart her baking skills through French to bake "les fondants au chocolat " with Ms. O’Farrell’s TY French class and Ms. McCarthy’s Home Economics class .
Pictured below are the winning students from the Science Week poster competition.
Well done to all!
Girls U16/U19 Basketball - Well done to the U16 Girls Basketball Team and their coach Ms. Marie Wilson on beating St.Angela’s at home in the league. Hard luck to the U19 Girls who narrowly lost to St. Angela’s.
Boys U16/U19 Basketball - Well done to the U16 and U19 Boys Basketball Teams and their coach, Ms. Marie O Mahony on beating Douglas Community School away in the league.
Girls Soccer - Well done to the Junior Ladies Soccer Team and their coach, Ms. Orla Higgins and Mr. Ger Carey on beating Regina Mundi, Douglas in the first round of the Junior Cup.
Senior Boys Football - The Senior Boys Football Team have been drawn against P.S Rathmore (Kerry) in the Quarter Finals of the Corn Ni Mhuiri. The game is to be played Saturday, Jan 15th. Times and Venue to be confirmed.
The other Quarter Final Games are:
Clonakilty C.C V Tralee CBS (Winners play Skibb or Rathmore)
Hamilton High, Bandon V Mercy Mounthawk, Tralee
St.Brendans Killarney V Colaiste Na Sceilge, Kerry.
Congratulations to Home Economics students, Katie Kingston 2nd Year and Claire Griffin 4th Year on their fantastic success in the Kenwood Young Baker competition.
Katie won first prize for her cake entitled ‘My Olympic Dream’ in the junior category of the Kenwood Young Baker competition. She baked a vanilla flavoured sponge with buttercream icing and decorated to reflect the theme of the Olympics. Katie is a keen athlete with Skibbereen Athletics Club, and it is her dream to attend the Olympics. She was inspired by the success of Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy winning Olympic gold in the men’s lightweight double sculls in Tokyo earlier this summer, putting Skibbereen firmly on the map. Katie wins a Kenwood mixer for herself and a zoom cookery course with celebrity chef Shane Smith for her second year Home Economics class. Her prize also includes equipment for the Home Economics Department.
Claire won second place in the senior category of the Young Baker competition for her creation ‘Journey of Dreams’. She baked a vegan based rosé prosecco cake with strawberry filling and prosecco buttercream. Enid Blyton’s magical stories inspired Claire’s cake decoration. Her creation included echoes of an enchanted garden with aquafaba toadstools and gold dusted walnuts creating a stair leading to a luxurious duvet covered bed, symbolising sleep, and dreaming. She also included a mythical Pegasus, butterflies, and a dragonfly to symbolise fantasy and freedom often associated with dreams. Claire has won the prize of a Kenwood chefette to continue to inspire her creativity and baking.
It is a huge achievement for both Katie and Claire to win prizes both the Junior and Senior categories in this national competition. The volume of entries, from all over Ireland, exceeded the expectations of the competition organisers to such a degree, that judging had to be extended and results were delayed for over a week, so well-done Ladies! You have done your school proud!
Pictured below are the award-winning creations.
