2nd years took part in an electricity escape room challenge as part of Science Week.
Well done to the winners, Emma Browne and Alianne McCarthy who cracked the code in a record breaking time!
2nd place was Lee Roycroft and Aiden Browne and 3rd place goes to Conall Whooley, Niall Hodnett and Fintan Deasy.
5th year Agricultural Science students took part in an investigation to calculate the population of earthworms in an area on a sunny afternoon.
Earthworms play a crucial role in maintaining healthy ecosystems, particularly in soil health and agricultural productivity.
Earthworms burrow through the soil, creating a network of channels that allows air, water, and nutrients to penetrate deeper into the earth. This aeration improves the structure of the soil, making it less compacted and more porous.
Hard look to our senior boys footballers who were defeated by Mercy Mounthawk today in the Corn Uí Mhuirí.
Pictured below are 4th years 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.
Pictured today are our 4th years helping out in Cara House.
Skibbereen Community School is proud of our involvement with Cara House where we assist with various duties.
We are looking forward to supporting them on their annual coffee morning on Friday December 6th and we ask that everyone supports this wonderful place.
Thanks to Ms. Áine Minihane, Ms. Orla O’Sullivan and Mr. Conor Uhl for organising this term’s rota.
The Agricultural Photography Competition is open to all SCS students.
On Tuesday November 19th, teenagers from across Cork County will participate in this year’s Teen Talk event which focuses on promoting positive mental health. The event, hosted by Cork County Council will be held at the Radisson Hotel in Little Island, Cork.
Pictures of the Teen Talk launch in SCS can be seen below.
It is ‘Stand Up to Bullying Awareness Week’.
Students in SPHE class have all been reminded to be kind to one another and to look out for each other.
Hard luck to our U16 boys basketball team who were narrowly beaten by AG Cork City today.
The final score was 31 points to 28.
Day 10 was again another fabulous day.
It started off with a great breakfast of waffles, maple syrup, cereals, coffee, eggs, fruit, bacon and croissants.
We took a ferry from Liberty State Park. We visited Ellis Island and The Statue of Liberty. We visited the 9/11 memorial, a sad and poignant location. We saw the “survivor tree” and a single white rose acknowledging the birthday of one of those killed. We saw The World Trade Centre, Chinatown, Rockefeller Centre and Little Italy.
We had lunch in Chinatown. Some had shrimp rolls, others lasagne and others spaghetti bolognese. We saw an ice skating rink with plans well afoot for Christmas with lots of Christmas holiday shops.
We made our way to Queens. We passed by the Oculus which cost $4.2 billion to build. We also saw St. Paul’s Chapel, the little chapel that survived the September 11th attack.
Before we went back on the bus to go to the airport we spotted some filming taking place around the Rockefeller Centre. We are not at liberty to divulge anything as it was all top secret!
Day 9 was again a wonderful day.
We were so thankful to everyone who made an effort to send us off from Scituate High School. The same faces who welcomed us turned up again. Scituate, and Scituate High School pulled out all the stops again for us with Brenda up all night baking for us just in case we starved on our bus journey! Stocked up with her brownies, cookies and water it was off to New York.
Our bus driver David gave excellent commentary on route to New York. We passed through five states: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. We passed Yale University in New Haven, The New York Giants Stadium and the headquarters of WWE.
In New York City we met our guide Derek who took us on a tour of Central Park. We passed the Dakota building where John Lennon and Yoko Ono lived and where John was shot. We saw Bethesda Fountain, the Strawberry Fields and walked over Bow Bridge, a spot that’s popular for any future proposals! We were in the Ramble, Columbus Circle, Upper West Side, Lincoln Centre & Juilliard School of Music. We saw kids with back packs bigger than their bodies, dog walkers, costume characters in Time Square like Elmo, Spider-Man and Mickey Mouse.
Students really liked the Grand Slam Gift shop, bought souvenir gift cups, saw Hell’s Kitchen, and then we went to the American Museum of Natural History. We had a lovely dinner in The Hard Rock Cafe where we spoke to Sage who had proud Irish heritage.
We walked through Time Square to get to the musical, “Back to the Future”. Everyone had a wonderful night at the musical. Everyone slept well in their hotel rooms.
We had our own private security guard called Judy. She monitored everything for the night on our corridor as we all slept safe and sound!
Days 7 and 8 students spent time with their host families and friends.
Some went to Salem, some went to Boston and some went to Cape Cod for some “fun time”.
Day 6 was enjoyed by all. It started out in Wrentham, a discounted premium outlet centre. We left a lot of euros there but we couldn’t resist. At one point it was a popular Christmas shopping destination for the Irish flying in from Shannon for the weekend with empty bags.
Then it was off to the Gillette Stadium Lighthouse, the tallest lighthouse in the USA and home of the New England Patriots Football team.
Ms. Brenda O’ Connor coordinated the day and we were very appreciative that there was someone responsible for keeping an eye on our purchases allowing us to look for more. One student was thrilled at getting a T shirt for 9 dollars. Other purchases included hoodies, seets, pizza, body spray, base ball hat, wallet, a bomber jacket, socks and a small American size pizza slice for one!
The Scituate West Cork Committee hosted the chaperones at ‘Davio’s’ - a well respected Boston Italian Restaurant with a branch at the stadium.
The students had a wonderful night at the Homecoming Dance and will spend the weekend with their host families.
Munster Programming Training (MPT) 2024-25 - Saturday morning classes at UCC open for booking.
Hosted by the School of Computer Science at University College Cork, the MPT programmes offer an excellent opportunity for secondary school students with an interest in computers to enhance their ICT skills. The MPT Senior and MPT Coding for Girls Programmes will start on November 9th, with classes running on Saturday mornings from 10 am – 1 pm. Please note that MPT Junior has sold out. For further information, please refer to the details below and visit our website.
Programme Options:
1) MPT Senior
• Age: 15–18
• Dates: 11/11/2024 to 31/05/2025*
• Course Contents: Python Programming / Web Design and Scripting/ Minecraft Scripting / Video Production
• Price: €350
2) MPT Coding for Girls
• Age: 15-18
• Dates: 09/11/2024 to 22/02/2025*
• Course Contents: Programming / Problem-Solving
• Price: €250
* There will be no classes on 28/12/2024, 04/01/2025 and 19/04/2025.
To register for the camp, please follow these steps:
Step 1: Make a payment via the UCC Online Shop here.
Step 2: Fill out the registration form.
Step 3: You will receive a confirmation email in late October.
Please do not hesitate to contact us at doIT4real@ucc.ie if you have any queries.
Day 5 we went to the Plymouth/Patauxet Plantation Museum for a tour. We were accompanied by Ms. Brenda O’ Connor, Ms. Christine Walsh and bus driver Mr. Kevin Mc Kenna. We saw a re-enactment of a 17th Century village with villagers speaking as if they were from that time.
We were very thankful to Mr. John Buckley and Mr. Tim White for their guided tour of Plymouth Register of Deeds. We saw the original primary source documents of the deeds of Plymouth, the original will of the Pilgrim soldier Myles Standish, and the document that gave the USA the right to swear in a jury of 12 “honest” men. Each student was given a packet of informative documents about the beginning of Plymouth colony. They treated us to a beautiful lunch and spent a lot of time with us answering our questions. Their enthusiasm was inspiring and their warmth will never be forgotten. The students enjoyed going to “Mary Lou’s Coffee” afterwards ordering various American drinks: iced coffee with milk, iced coffee with milk and vanilla, iced coffee with caramel, Pepsi and Fanta.
We finished our day by going to a Homecoming Football Game. The atmosphere was electric. Scituate High School footballers, cheerleaders and dancers were a spectacle to behold. They certainly made their school very proud and everyone enjoyed it.
Day 4 in Boston was an action packed day with Ms. Brenda O’ Connor and expertly coordinated by Mr. Jim Canavan.
Before we had our guided tours of Fenway Colleges our students were drinking iced lattes, strawberry açai refreshers, iced coffees, and pumpkin lattes, a far cry from Barry’s tea!
We toured Emmanuel where we were treated to a very welcome breakfast buffet.
We toured Simmons and the Mass College of Pharmacy before lunch. We were very privileged that President of Mass College of Art Ms. Mary Grant and Vice President Mr. Bob Perry formerly met us and organised a wonderful lunch and a goodie bag for everyone before we got a guided tour.
We finished our guided tour in Wentworth and returned back to a wonderful surprise. The host families presented our students with a Scituate High School Jersey. Everyone was delighted.
The evening ended on a high with the Scituate committee and their spouses organising a special event for Ms. Colette Brennan and Ms. Orla O’Sullivan in the local restaurant “Tinker’s Son”. “Tinker’s Son” is owned by Ballincollig restauranteur Brian Houlihan.
Well done to our TY students who raised over €1,400 recently for the Mercy Hospital Foundation.
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.
