Pictured below are our TY French students at the Eiffel Tower.
They are also pictured at La basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre.
Well done to those students from 4th, 5th and 6th Year who completed their Safe Pass Course today. Many thanks to Mr. Declan Gibney for facilitating the course and to Mr. Conor Uhl and Ms. Gretta Burchill for organising it.
Pictured below are our TY French students & their teachers heading to Paris on a school trip.
Many thanks to Ms. O’Farrell, Mr. Lynch & Ms. Hennigan for accompanying them.
Bon voyage!
On Sunday past and present students, Ciara, Rachel, Molly, Megan & Casey received Gold Medal John Paul II Awards for their contribution to the local faith community. These students are the first in our diocese to receive such awards. Bishop Fintan Gavin was delighted to present them with their awards and we here in SCS are very proud of their achievement! Well done!
Many thanks to local women Jacinta Crowley, Dolores Ruane and Teresa Shannon for their work on helping getting these students their awards. We look forward to being part of the John Paul II awards again in the future.
Kate Connolly, Catherine O’Callaghan and Stephen Kingston at the final of the Angus Beef Competition in Croke Park today!
We are delighted to have our wonderful 4th years helping out in Cara House today.
Thanks to Ms. Áine Minihane co-ordinator at Cara House and Ms. Orla O’ Sullivan Mr. Conor Uhl and Ms. Gretta Burchill from SCS for organising.
Thanks to Adi Ronan, Michael Mc Cormac, Abbey Kelleher, Aisling Ryan, Blaithin Barry, Maebh Collins and Orla Seymour for helping out.
We were very proud of our 14 first years who received a presentation of an Easter Egg today from Ms. Helen Dempsey and Mr. Michael Deasy from the Skibbereen and District Chamber of Commerce at their First Year Assembly for volunteering their services for face painting at the recent. St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Skibbereen.
The face painting was a huge success and gave great joy to all of the children at the parade.
At the presentation, our Principal spoke about how how proud the school was of these students and the importance of helping out our local community in Skibbereen and the surrounding areas at every opportunity. Volunteer work is very important.
Ms. Olivia Hoskins, Kayla Holmes and Ailbhe Quinn were also presented with Easter Eggs for their help with the Christmas Crib.
Well done to our First Years pictured here today with Ms. Helen Dempsey, Mr. Michael Deasy, Mr. Anton O’Mahony, Ms. Ellma Ui Shuilleabhain and Ms. Orla O’ Sullivan.
Well done Annie Hurley, Maeve Whooley, Ailish Buckley, Laura O’Driscoll, Paulina Saniewska, Aoife O’Donovan, Muireann O’Donovan, Carla’ Regan, Ellen Connolly, Su Turkan, Teagan Stratford, Emma Burchill, Leila O’Driscoll and Hannah O’Driscoll for all of their hard work.
Class 2D held a Fairtrade cake sale this week where they raised €132 for a Charity they will chose to donate to after Easter.
2D are currently trying to receive a Fairtrade badge for the school and this Fairtrade cake sale was a step they needed to take to achieve this. It has also promoted awareness to lots of other students and staff members.
Thanks to teachers Ms. O’Callaghan and Mr. Mannion for helping to organise this for the students.
TY students visited Awesome Walls in Cork today for their activity day.
A great group, all of whom displayed fantastic agility and no fear of heights.
Next stop: “The Dawn Wall”.
83 staff and students cycled and walked The Waterford Greenway today. It was the biggest number to date who completed this trip, making it a massive success.
The cyclists completed 46 km, stopping in Waterford for the bikes, Kilmeaden for ice cream, Kilmacthomas for lunch, Durrow and Dungarvan.
The walkers who were led by Ms. Carla Nugent and Ms. Siobhan O’Donoghue walked from Kilmacthomas to Durrow.
Skibbereen Community School offers a lot of sports but is also proud of being a big cycling and walking hub.
Thanks to Ms. Órla O’Sullivan, Ms. Karen Sheane, Mr. Cormac O’Brien, Ms. Carla Nugent, Mr. Chris O’Brien, Ms. Shirley Wycherly and Ms. Siobhan Dempsey for accompanying and Mr. Conor Uhl and Ms. Gretta Burchill for organising. Thanks to Ken O’Dea and Phil O’Sullivan from Long’s coaches for their helpfulness.
Everyone will sleep well tonight!
A group of students and their teachers had a recent visit to historical sites in West Cork.
The tour started with a visit to the Michael Collins Museum following by a trip to Béal na Bláth. They then visited the ambush site at Kilmichael.
The group got an informative tour from each of the sites from historian Tim Crowley.
Photos from the recent All-Ireland TY Drama Finals held at the Everyman Theatre in Cork.
Skibbereen Community School came 4th.
Well done to all.
Today our 4th Years were involved in a “Walkability Audit”.
Students were auditors of selected routes across Skibbereen town using a Universal Toolkit from NTA. Findings will be compiled in a report to be shared with relevant stakeholders including Cork County Council.
Many thanks to Skibbereen Tidy Towns for their assistance. In particular we wish to thank Ms. Sandra Flynn, Mr. Jerome Dwyer, Mr.Donnchadha O’Haodha, Mr. Niall O’Mahony, Ms. Orla O’Sullivan, Mr. Sean Ronan, Mr. Conor Uhl, Ms. Gretta Burchill and Ms. Louise Mundy for their help.
Skibbereen Community School welcomed Dr. Karen Weekes to give a talk on resilience, goal setting and positive mindset.
She gave a fascinating lecture on her Atlantic Solo Rowing voyage last year to all TY students and members of Skibb Rowing Club. She also gave plenty of mindfulness tips. What an inspirational person to have talk to our students.
Pictured with Ms. Weekes are teachers Mr. Ritchie Keating (Skibb Rowing Coach), Mr. Mick Murphy, Mr. Conor Uhl and Principal, Mr. Anton O’Mahony and Ms. Elaine Dennehy of MTU.
Many thanks to Ms. Dennehy for organising the event and Dr. Weekes for her talk.
The Farming Club had a day out in Atkins Farm Centre today in Cork. They were shown around the machinery yard and the service centre. Many thanks to Mr. Mossie Galvin and the Atkins team for their time and information. Many thanks also to Mr. Peter Swanton and Mr. Stephen Mannion for accompanying the lads and organising the trip.
Hard luck to our Junior Ladies Soccer Team and their coaches Ms. Orla Higgins and Mr. Ger Carey who were knocked out of the Cup by Ballincollig last Friday. They put in a stellar performance but fell short on the day. Well done to all involved.
Well done to our First year Ladies Football Team and their coaches, Ms.Anna Ward and Ms. Ella Ryan who beat Kinsale Community School at home in the league on Monday.
The School Community were delighted to support last Sunday’s Memorial Tractor Run in aid of Ricky’s chosen charities. Over 350 tractors took part where they departed from the Mart Yard. Many thanks to those students and staff who drove in the convoy, acted as stewards or provided refreshments. Ricky’s family were extremely grateful for all the support.
Looking forward to visiting our neighbours, West Cork Campus on Thursday 30th March to learn more about the great Further Education opportunities that exist in our locality.
4th years are delighted to be helping out in Cara House on Fridays.
Pictured here are Peter O’Mahony, Andrew Scannell, James Connolly and Markuss Briedis doing shopping for the residents and helping to hand out dinners.
We are very proud of their hard work and as you can see from the pictures, they are keeping the residents very happy.
