Hard luck to our senior footballers who were defeated by St. Pats of Castleisland in the first round of the Corn Uí Mhuirí in Kenmare today. The final score was 2-13 to 2-09.
The RE Department in SCS are participating in the Team Hope Shoe Box Appeal again this year and we would love your help.
Team Hope is an Irish, Christian and child-focused international development organisation. Founded in 2010, they work in Africa and Eastern Europe to help children affected by poverty or marginalisation.
Day 3 was an action packed day. We were delighted to have Ms. Brenda O’Connor and Mr. John J. O’Sullivan board members of ‘The Scituate Sister Committee of West Cork’ accompany us.
The day started off with a guided tour of Boston taking in the history of Whitey Bulger, the first Dunkin Donut Store and Chinatown to name but a few.
On arrival we were given an escorted and interactive tour of The Boston Tea Museum. We had a delicious lunch at Wahlburgers and we were honoured that the Consul General of Ireland in Boston in charge of New England Sighle FitzGerald organised a meeting with us before visiting Fenway Park.
We travelled by train back to Scituate and had a lovely pizza in Cosmos. We were sincerely grateful to members of the Select Board of Scituate Ms. Karen Canfield, Mr. Jamie Gilmore, Mr. Andrew Goodrich, Ms. Karen Connolly and Ms. Susan Harrison who formerly welcomed our students to Scituate. They really made us feel welcome by reminding us all that Scituate is our home and we are always welcome. They also said that people say the ocean is what separates us but there is only an ocean between us. We really are very closely connected and it is very evident that this is the case this week.
The evening ended on a high with a spectacular concert in Scituate High School. There is no doubt that they are very passionate about music and have a very talented music department.
Pictured below are the SCS students who participated in the Cork Schools Road Bowling Championships today.
Congratulations to Patrick McCarthy, Tom McCarthy and Darragh Crowley who won silver in the junior boys category & to Cian Young, Shane McCarthy and Michael O'Leary who won the senior boys category.
Well done to all.
Over the past few weeks 5th year mentors have linked with their first-year groups to see how they have been settling into life in SCS.
Mentors are a great asset to the first-year students, helping them with any queries or concerns they may have and offering advice from their years spent here. They remember when they were in first year and know exactly what it means to have someone to support them.
Many thanks to the 5th years involved.
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KENMARE GAA PITCH
Day 2 of our Boston trip began in Scituate High School. Ms. Colette Brennan and Ms. Orla O’Sullivan were formerly welcomed by their Principal Mr. Marc Loranger. This school exchange is now well established with regular communication between the two schools.
Our students spent the morning attending regular classes with their host students whilst the two teachers were given a guided tour by Ms. Kate Sciula who is our liaison teacher in the school. Key messages like “You are important” are prominent around the building.
Our students performed a special concert of traditional Irish Music and dance to a captive audience in the school’s spectacular auditorium. We are very thankful to Ms. Colette Brennan for organising this and to Situate High School for facilitating it. Thanks to Ultan, Chloe, Eimear, Oscar and the two Graces for their fabulous performance.
We were thrilled that local man Mr. Noel Daly, his wife and daughter drove to Scituate from Boston to join us. He gave us a detailed account of the history of the song “Dear Old Skibbereen” before giving us an emotional performance of it.
Afterwards, it was off to their canteen for lunch before we all headed off in the bus for a guided tour of Scituate Water Tower, The Mossing Museum, Scituate Light House and their 1916 monument.
Students were also formally introduced to Ms. Brenda O’ Connor who is now a legend in everyone’s eyes. There is no end to her dedication and contribution to this exchange and we are very thankful to her for everything she does for us.
The day ended with spectacular views of Scituate Harbour. There is no doubt that everyone enjoyed it all.
The Boston trip got off to a very exciting start. The bus was given a great send off by all the families who got up early to see off our students. We thank them sincerely for it.
At Shannon Airport, after our first group picture, we met a flight full of US Army personnel. They kindly gave us a few minutes to pose for photos.
At Logan Airport we were met with our ‘yellow bus’ where we were taken to Scituate High School. Our students met the host families bringing our day to a close. We got a great welcome from them. They made a huge effort with banners and balloons.
We are already looking forward to the next few days.
As part of History Week in the school, all Transition Year History students attended a talk from Mr. Philip O‘Regan.
He gave a fascinating talk about the history of Skibbereen town, from its late origins after the Sack of Baltimore to the devastating impact of the Famine and the role of the Civil War.
The class also learned other interesting facts, one of which was that Skibbereen was nearly renamed Ilentown!
A huge thank you to Mr Philip O’Regan, who generously gave his time and expertise and gave an excellent talk.
Thanks to the History Department for organising.
The school wishes to congratulate Aran O’Driscoll on his recent achievement of being the current Cork County Sea Angling champion.
He beat 79 other sea anglers in Baltimore recently to win this prestigious title.
He is pictured here with his friends and the school wishes him every success in the future.
Well done Aran!
Today we had a welcome visit from Bishop Buckley.
He visited all the 6th year class groups to wish them well in their Leaving Cert year and shared the story of Blessed Carlo Acutis with them.
We are very thankful to Bishop Buckley for the visit.
As part of History Week in SCS this week, Mr Conor O’Buachalla gave a talk to all second year students.
The highly informative and engaging talk, dealt with the history of folklore in our area, from the Mascallacht tradition to headless riders and puca.
Students thoroughly enjoyed learning about these element of Ireland’s past.
A big thank you to Mr O’Buachalla for coming in and giving of his time and expertise.
Thank you to the History department for organising this event.
A group of students from 2nd year, TY, LRC and the Green Schools committee, visited CECAS (Centre of Excellence for Climate Action and Sustainability) at Myross House, Leap for a morning of Biodiversity Workshops. Most of the time was spent outside in lovely, if a bit chilly, sunshine, exploring key ecological concepts in a natural setting.
Pictured below are our TY mini-company students attending a Student Enterprise event in the Celtic Ross Hotel today.
Thug grúpa daltaí ón gcúigiú bliain aghaidh ar Ghaeltacht Chorca Dhuibhne ar feadh dhá oíche Dé Céadaoin seo caite an 9ú Deireadh Fómhair 2024 in éineacht lena múnteoirí Gaeilge Ms. O' Mahony agus Bn. Uí Shúilleabháin.
Deis iontach a bhí ann do na daltaí chun Gaeilge a fhoghlaim agus cuid de chultúr na Gaeltachta a bhlaiseadh. Ghlac an grúpa páirt i gcúrsa Gaeilge de chuid Coláistí Chorca Dhuibhne fad is a bhíodar ann agus d'fhanadar le Mná Tí.
Thug an grúpa cuairt ar Mara Beo sa Daingean, ar Ionad an Bhlascaoid i nDún Chaoin, ar thránna Com Dhíneol agus Inse. Bhaineadar triail as Zumba , Íoga agus Rince ar an Sean Nós trí Ghaeilge agus d'fhreastail siad ar ranganna Gaeilge sa Choláiste. Chuadar ar thuras stiúrtha le Treoraí timpeall ar Cheann Sléibhe agus ar thuras báid timpeall ar Chuan an Daingin. Bhí an t-ádh dearg linn le dea-aimsir fad is a bhíomar ann.
A group of Fifth Year Students went on a two night trip to the Corca Dhuibhne from Wednesday 9th of October accompanied by their Múinteoirí Gaeilge Ms. O' Mahony and Bn. Uí Shúilleabháin.
This was a great opportunity for students to improve their Gaeilge and to immerse themselves in Gaeltacht culture. The group took part in Coláistí Chorca Dhuibhne Irish Course and stayed with Mná Tí in Ballyferriter.
While there, they visited Dingle Aquarium, The Blasket Centre in Dunquin and the beaches of Coomenole and Inch. They did Zumba, Yoga and Sean Nós Dancing through Irish and attended Irish Classes in the Coláiste. They also did a guided tour of Slea Head and a boat tour around Dingle Harbour.
On Friday last, 1st years had the opportunity to attend a retreat facilitated by Declan & Annmarie Browne.
It was a really enjoyable experience whereby students got the opportunity to hit pause for a day and focus on themselves and their relationships. The feedback we received from the students was super!
A big thank you to Declan & Annmarie for travelling to us to facilitate it.
Date: Saturday, 12th October
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Location: UCC Main Campus, Cork
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Following on from the tremendous success of our inaugural "Freaky Friday" last year, SCS are delighted to announce that this year we will once again be hosting "Freak Friday", a whole school event where we are asking all students and staff to dress up in their spookiest Halloween costumes.
This is a regular school day with classes as normal so all costumes should be appropriate to workplace.
For anyone who does not wish to participate it is full school uniform.
Prizes on the day for best costumes. Looking forward to seeing everyone's ghoulish creations!!
The School Community would like to congratulate every Junior Cycle Student on their fantastic Junior Cycle Results and Profiles of Achievements yesterday. We would like to thank and acknowledge the work done by their teachers, SNA’s and Learning Support Staff. Congratulations to their Parents and Guardians and we thank them for their support over the last three years.
The Results were celebrated in the school with an Awards Ceremony in the Sports Hall where Parents, Teachers and Students were in attendance. Each student was called up and presented with a Folder containing their results and a Profile of Achievement which outlined their other areas of learning and contribution to school life over the last three years. Mr. O Mahony Principal, spoke about the significance of this mile stone and how it should be used to shape their future endeavours.
We would like to thank Mr. Patrick Hayes, JC Cordinator for organising the event. Many thanks to Mr. Conor Uhl, TY Coordinator. Many thanks to Ms. Colette Brennan, Music Dept. and the musicians for the entertainment. Many thanks also to the Home Ec. Dept. and the students who provided refreshments. We wish to also thank Ms. Mary Kelleher Fowler, Ms. Ciara Walsh and Ms. Margaret Maloney in the office for their admin support. Many thanks to the BAM Facilities Team for the hall layout.
