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5th year Biology Students were brought to Dublin Zoo and the Phoenix Park to carry out an Ecosystem Study as part of their Ecology course. They spent the day investigating the living and non-living factors that affect Plants and Animals in our environment. They also had some time to enjoy some time in the Zoo […]

Ms McDonagh’s 5th year LCVP Class visited Lagan Cement. They had a tour of the facility and will now be typing up their Summary Report based on the trip for their LCVP Portfolios.

Ken O’Donnell 5th Year submitted an idea to the ESB as part of their “National Safety Challenge Competition”. His idea will be featured in next months edition of “Irish Building Magazine”. His idea has earned him a place as a finalist in the competition. Well done Ken.

First and Second Year Geography Students completed Geography Projects. They could present a model, poster or powerpoint. 2nd Year winners were 1st Ursula Coffey, 2nd Luke O’Donnell and 3rd Nicole Callaghan. 1st Year winners were 1st Natasha Galoport, 2nd Evan Howell and 3rd Heather Sheerin Pictured below are some of the winners. Pictured is 1st

Home Economics Students carried out a Fashion Project 1st prize : Evan Howell with a Beautiful Presentation on 1950’s Fashion to include Handmade pieces. 2nd prize: Katie Black, Ruth Buckley & Annie Finnegan with a Presentation on Make up. 3rd prize: Luke Crumpton & Dean Cunningham with a Presentation on 1980’s Fashion.

5th Years Students received a talk on Tuesday from AWARE called “Beat the Blues” on managing their mental health. This talk which was rescheduled after the snow from “Wellbeing” week, centred around providing students with practical strategies to cope with stress in their lives. 

Colaiste Clavin’s School Drama group are busy preparing for their staging of “Check Please” by Johnathan Rand a Comedy about the trials and tribulations of the dating world. The play will be performed in Colaiste Clavin on Thursday the 3rd May at 7pm. Tickets are on sale next week in the school, five euro for

Home Economics students were asked to re create this project showing the amount of sugar found is Soft Drinks and Sweet Treats. Both Megan Malone and Molly Bright were instrumental in calculating the quantities of sugar present in these foods. We hope that it will encourage our school community to make healthier snack choices.

As part of Wellbeing Week Hannah Lilly Of ‘The Joy Project’ gave a Talk to 3rd and 6th Years on mental fitness and resilience. She gave them simple techniques to cope with stress and to build their resilience as they go through life.

Students of 2nd and 5th Year Spanish Classes created Posters for St Patrick’s Day through Spanish. Ms Darii also promoted the link between Spain and Ireland throughout history. Pictured are some 2nd Year Spanish Students standing outside the Spanish room with some posters in the background.