SCS Student Invited to Cook with Celebrity Chef Neven Maguire

Skibbereen Community School would like to acknowledge Poppy Kilpatrick’s continuing success. She has been invited to Cook along with Neven @ Dunnes Stores headquarters in Dublin on Thursday, September 26th in their product development kitchen.

This special day is part of her winning prize from the All-Ireland cooking competition success in ATU – St Angela’s in Sligo last May. Poppy will join celebrity chef Neven Maguire & other chefs, plus other winning students from the cookery competition, where they will prepare & cook 3 dishes with Neven.

She will also get to see product development in action in the Simply Better brand @ Dunnes Stores headquarters.

During the summer Poppy was invited to complete 2 days’ work – experience @ Mc Nean House Restaurant in Blacklion. as part of her prize.  Poppy impressed Neven so much she was presented with a hamper full of treats for her and her family.

She also received a €300:00 voucher from Dunnes Stores for herself and €300.00 voucher for the school.

The final part of Poppy’s prize is to visit Neven Maguire Cookery school, MacNean House Restaurant, along with some of her classmates. It’s absolutely fabulous to see Poppy’s success story going from strength to strength. 

Senior Ladies Football

Well done to our senior ladies football team who beat Mercy Mounthawk today. The final score was 5-18 to 2-07.

Senior Hurling

Well done to our senior hurling team & their coach Mr. Tom Foley who beat Coláiste Daibhéid last Friday on a scoreline of 8-15 to 3-07.

4th Years Keeping Skibbereen Tidy

Pictured below are 4th years litter picking this week & playing their part in keeping Skibbereen tidy.

Many thanks to Skibbereen Tidy Towns, Cork County Council and Ms. Orla O’Sullivan, Mr. Conor Uhl and Ms. Liz Leonard for organising.


U16 Boys Basketball

Hard luck to our U16 boys basketball team & their coach Ms. Marie O’Mahony who lost to Coláiste Choilm in the Cup by 58-32.

U19 Boys Basketball

Hard luck to our U19 boys basketball team & their coach Ms. Marie O’Mahony who lost to Mercy Mounthawk in the Cup by 58-30.

Visit of International Renowned Physicist, Prof Séamus Davis, Sept 16th

The School Community were honoured with the visit and talk with Internationally Renowned Physicist, local native Prof Séamus Davis. Prof Davis who lectures in UCC and Oxford is a famous Astro Physicist and Buckley Medal winner for his work on the Astro Telescope. He gave a fantastsic presentation to 4th, 5th and 6th Year Physics students and encouraged all to take physics as a career. Pictured is Prof Davis with Physics Teacher, Mr. Patrick McCarthy, Guidance Counsellor, Ms. Fiona Ronan. Many thanks to Ms. Orla O Sullivan for organising the visit and of course to Prof Davis for giving us his time.

4th Years Litter Picking

Pictured below are 4th year students litter picking this week.

Many thanks to Skibbereen Tidy Towns, Cork County Council and Ms. Orla O’Sullivan, Mr. Conor Uhl and Ms. Liz Leonard for organising.

Olympic Rowers visit SCS today, Sept 11th 2024

The School Community were delighted to welcome our Olympic heroes today. Past Pupils, Aoife Casey, Emily Hegarty along with Fintan McCarthy made a surprise visit. Mr. Anton O Mahony introduced each of them individually to huge applause and cheering. They spent an hour telling the captive audience about their Olympic Journey, their training regimes and their future plans. They imparted some very good wisdom to all on how to do your best in all areas of your life, enjoy the journey and to remember that the good days outweigh the bad. Fintan passed around his Gold medal for all to see and hold. Aoife and Emily took a picture next to the mural of themselves on our School’s Hall of Fame. We as a school are so proud of their achievements and want to thank them and Fintan for giving us their time today and we wish them all the very best in the future!

Evan Collins, 3rd Year World Kickboxing Champion!

The School Community were delighted to welcome Evan Collins, 3rd year back to school today as a World Kickboxing Champion! Evan took gold in Budapest last weekend. He is pictured with his very proud Dad, Mr. Tom Collins and Principal, Mr. Anton O Mahony. Mr. O Mahony addressed the Third Year Group and congratulated Evan and his coach Mr. Ian Kingston on behalf of the entire School. “Evan is an example of what hard work and dedication can achieve and is an inspiration to us all” the Principal said. Evan told the audience about his journey to the final and the training required to reach these heights. Well done Evan, you have done us proud!!

TY Students Litter Picking This Week

Pictured below are our TY students litter picking this week.

Many thanks to Skibbereen Tidy Towns, Cork County Council and Ms. Orla O’Sullivan, Mr. Conor Uhl and Ms. Liz Leonard for organising.

First Years 2024/2025 - First Day in SCS

On Tuesday August 27th we welcomed our new first years for their induction day. 

We look forward to getting to know them and wish them well on this new and exciting journey.

Congratulations to the Leaving Cert Class of 2024

The School Community would like to congratulate each and every Leaving Cert on their fantastic results yesterday. We, as a school, are so proud of their achievements and we wish them all the very best of luck in their future endeavours.

Many had to overcome personal struggles over their six years and each and every one of them had to work hard so yesterday’s results were truly magnificent. We would like to achnowledge all of our staff who worked closely with this year group, Teachers, SNA’s, AEN Team, Year Head, Student Support Teams, SCP Teams, Admin and Auxillary staff. Yesterday’s results were also a proud moment for them. We would also like to achnowledge their Parents and Guardians who worked closely with the school over the years and congratulate them on yesterday’s results.

Over 40 Students scored over 500 points with two students, Ava and Mark scoring top marks. They are pictured below with Mr. Anton O Mahony, Principal.

Back to School August 2024

THE PROGRAMME FOR RE-OPENING IS AS FOLLOWS:

2024/2025 OPENING PROGRAMME

 

Tuesday 27th  August, 2024

1st Years only

9.00 a.m. – 12 noon

Wednesday 28th  August, 2024

1st & 4th  Years only

9.00 a.m. – 1.10 p.m.

Thursday  29th August, 2024

3rd & 6th  Years only

9.00 a.m. – 12 noon

Friday 30th August, 2024

All Students

9.00 a.m. – 3:50p.m.

PLEASE NOTE:  School Buses will run in accordance with these times.

 

2024/2025 SCHOOL CALENDAR

 

October 2024 mid-term break:

28th October to 1st  November, 2024. (inclusive)

 Christmas 2024 holidays:  

School closes on 20th  December 2024 and re-opens on 6th January, 2024

 February 2025 mid-term break:

17th February – 21st  February 2025. (inclusive)

 Easter 2025 holidays:                      

School closes on 14th April 2025 and re-opens on 28th April, 2025

 

Other Closures:                                 

  • 3rd February 2025 – St Brigid’s Day

  • 17th March 2025  - St. Patrick’s Day 

  • 5th May 2025 - May Bank Holiday

Staff Training Days                         

  • 23rd January 2025 – Cluster Day

  • 8th May 2025 - Whole School Planning

 

Thankyou for supporting the Lourdes Cake Sale!

Cake Sale update! We would like to say a huge thank you to all the amazing people who helped organise and fundraise for our bake sale and coffee morning last Sunday in the Presbytery. 

Thank you to Fr Heinhold and Fr Evin. Thank you to all those who donated baked goods, to those who worked tirelessly in the background offering their time and effort and of course a big thank you to those who popped in for a cuppa and some cake after mass on Sunday!

We were blown away by everyone's generosity! The cake sale was a huge success raising over €1500 for such a worthy cause. This money will help send our 5th year students to Lourdes as volunteers in September! We are so grateful and lucky to be part of such an amazing community! THANK YOU!

Many thanks,

Ms. Rosie O Brien,

Chaplain.

6th Year Used School Book Sale, Friday June 21st at 2pm

6th Year Students will sell their Used School Books, Notes and Revision Handbooks to incoming TY and 5th year Students on Friday, June 21st at 2pm until 4pm in the School Canteen. The School is only providing a premises and will have no involvement in any financial transaction or dispute.