Our Concern debate team coached by Ms O'Neill were convincing proposers of the motion 'For women to access leadership positions gender quotas must be implemented'
4B enjoyed a very interesting day visiting the National Art Gallery, National Archaeological Museum and The GPO where they had guided tours of the highlights in each of these magnificent national treasures.
4C, along with their teacher Alan McLaughlin recently joined Noel Clare (our former Deputy Principal on a trip to Knockaulin. Noel explained the local history and relevance of the monument. It was a very informative and interesting visit.
Ms Lamont and her Green Schools class are working very hard to make our school a more environmentally friendly place. The team are working towards securing the coveted Green Schools flag. Some of the team collecting recyclable material today!
We have been fortunate enough to have been awarded three places on the NCAD Career Day 10th November 2017. If you wish to apply for a place, please fill out a TY application form and submit it to Ms Groome by Friday 27th October.
2018 Calendar Competition
They say a picture says a thousand words... Well for all you budding photographers we have an exciting competition for you! What you need to do: Send us your best picture from your visit to the Irish National Stud & Gardens & we'll pick 12 lucky winners to appear in our 2018 calendar! Make sure you send us your photos by the 31st October 2017.
Winners will be announced in December 2017. Wishing you the best of luck! Molly Gervin, a sixth year student, very generously shared her insights into the need for self care to ensure positive mental health. It was a very informative and engaging talk.
On 12th October our TY year group attended the Just One Life Seminar in the Odeon Cinema organised by Newbridge Rotary Club. A member of the Rotary Club introduced the talks by members of the Fire Service, Garda and Naas Hospital.
John from the Fire Service, talked about his experience with car crashes and the tools he uses on a daily basis. The community Garda showed us statistics relating to car crashes and spoke about the need to adhere to the rules of the road. The A & E Consultant spoke about the many horrific situations he has had to deal with. He used a dummy named 'Jimmy' to demonstrate the impact of a car crash on our bodies. Throughout the talk we were shown quite graphic videos and images of vehicle collisions. As a group we believe that it was necessary to have that level of graphic content in order for us to be aware of the dangers posed by misuse of vehicles. As one of our students said 'It was very eye opening', an opinion shared by us all. Overall the experience was very beneficial for everyone as it made us more cautious. we are coming to the age where we will have our own vehicle and now we have the knowledge to be safer and drive responsibly. by Jayden Adams, Rachel Fitzgerald, Aaron O'Connor, Cian Fitzpatrick |
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