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Legally Blonde 2019
Wow, what a wonderful week we have had! We’ve used the #NoShowLikeACompShow throughout our promotion and we think you’ll agree with the truth of that statement. We know we are biased but our cast and crew were phenomenal. We cannot praise them enough for their talent, showmanship, dedication and enthusiasm. Well done all! Our show would not be the marvel it always is without Aidan, Karen and Laura. We are so grateful for the devotion, energy, care and support you have given to The Comp and our students. We thank you and your families for the huge commitment you have given to make it an unbelievable show. We are also incredibly lucky to have such a supportive and diligent staff in our school who have been working wholeheartedly to make this an amazing production for our students. Thank you to the staff and management of the school for continuing to support and promote the arts in a way that is unique to The Comp! Carmel Griffin and her amazing team of musicians were incredible. Thanks to Ei Electronics for being our main sponsor and we were fortunate to have a number of local companies also sponsor us. We also thank all those who provided spot prizes and our PA for the refreshments at interval. The professionalism of the show is always aided by sound and light and that is true in our case. Thank you to @MadeforStage and @StarSystems
Our photos were taken by our Photography Club and we are very appreciative for them. We think you’ll agree that yet again this was a show completed in the true sense of #CompStyle
Our photos were taken by our Photography Club and we are very appreciative for them. We think you’ll agree that yet again this was a show completed in the true sense of #CompStyle
Congratulations
A massive congratulations to pupils Lee and Allia-Jai who were honoured at the John Paul 2 awards recently. They both received gold medals for outstanding contribution to the community and for their parish work. We are very proud of you here at The Comp!
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St. Vincent de Paul Food Appeal
Our LCA 2 class have begun our annual St. Vincent de Paul Food Appeal. Our sleigh has made its return to the reception area and we would be very grateful for any donations of non-perishable items. Please help us to lessen the burden on people over the holiday period.
Women in Engineering Award
Congratulations to Áine Harrison on her bursary award from the University of Limerick. Áine was awarded the Women in Engineering Award and is pictured below with two very proud staff members-Construction teacher Suzanne Scanlon and Engineering teacher Daniel Frawley. Everyone in St Patrick’s Comprehensive School send our heartiest congratulations to Áine, to her proud Mum Martina and her brother Colm, a 5th year student in the school. Well done Áine - we will watch your continued success with great pleasure.
Christmas Market & Craft Fair 2019
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Wow, what can we say about our Christmas Market ? We are privileged to be a part of such an amazing community whose support and encouragement was clear to see at our market. The crowds, the atmosphere and the spirit of the evening were unbelievable. We hope that you enjoyed the night as much as we did.
An event such as this does not take place without a massive amount of work and dedication and we had that in spades. To our amazing ‘Christmas Market Team’ who pull off this incredible feat each year in a bid to hold a community event and help our local charities, the school thanks you! To our wonderful student and staff volunteers who amazed us with their spirit and work ethic. We had a very long and challenging day and their cheer continued right until the end of the day and beyond that to clean up this morning. We must thank our committed and faithful stallholders who joined with us in support of our charities. Thank you all. Last night we were also aided by Shannon Fire Brigade brigade, Chris walsh from hippo sound and lighting and smithstown DIY. Thanks to you and to all those who donated prizes for our raffle. Two of the highlights of the evening were our fantastic Santa and his elves and the Non Nobis choir. Thank you! We were delighted to have SPIN South West helping to add to the Christmas Cheer too. Our photography club volunteers have captured the spirit of the night here and more photos will follow as we get them 😉 Thanks one and all! |
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All Ireland Scholarship
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Staff, students and parents of St Patrick’s Comprehensive School, past & present, send their heartiest congratulations to a true gentleman Áedan McFall as he received an All Ireland Scholarship Award from JP & Noreen McManus in a ceremony in UL today with guest of honour Joe Schmidt. Áedan completed his Leaving Certificate in June 2019 and follows in his sister Elora’s illustrious footsteps in studying in UL. Younger sister Freya is currently in 2nd year and will be performing in Legally Blonde in early December. Áedan was supported as always by his proud grandparents and parents - Sarah and Jim. It was an honour for Principal Mary Costello to represent ‘The Comp’ at the ceremony- Áedan was enthusiastic in his praise of the staff in the school and how they supported, guided and mentored him on his journey. We will watch with pleasure Áedan’s academic journey and the amazing contributions he is bound to make - well done and congratulations from all of us at ‘The Comp’
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Photography Club
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We held our first meeting of the new Comp Photography Club today and we were in for a shock with the turn out! Thanks to all the students who gave up their time after school to begin their photography journey. There should be a significant improvement in some of the photos on the page here over the next few months now that our students are behind the cameras. 😉😂👍 We’re already looking forward to our next meeting on Wednesday.
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Past Pupil
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We are wishing luck to a past pupil Elora who is involved in a fantastic project and has an upcoming workshop. We hope to see Elora back here at The Comp again soon.
The SOPHia project took form when Elora McFall had the great idea of promoting physics to school students. She was shocked at how few girls were doing physics in University and wanted to change this. She and a group of fellow students worked with staff in UL to come up with the SOPHia school visit workshop. From there it has grown to a regional project, funded by Science Foundation Ireland. The SOPHia project is hosting a one day showcase event aimed at supporting teachers to encourage diversity in physics. The event will take place in the University of Limerick on Saturday, November 23rd 2019. It is also a great opportunity to learn about the careers and opportunities that physics opens up. More details on their website here. http://sophiaphysics.ie |
Charity Work
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Well done to all our TYs who helped to fundraise for the Irish Wheelchair Association in the town centre last week. #CommunitySpirit
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Legally Blonde
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And we have our official poster for Legally Blonde!! Wishing best of luck to all our cast, crew, volunteers and staff as we build up to the final few weeks. We are thankful to Ruairí and Olaf (2 of the founding members of our Photography Club) in 5th year for their photography and photoshop skills. A special thanks to Ei Electronics for coming on board as our main sponsor for our production! We are extremely grateful for your support.
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The Entrepreneurial School Awards
Ms. Magee at the The Entrepreneurial School Awards (TESA) Summit in Microsoft receiving an award on behalf of the school in recognition of our commitment to entrepreneurship education.
Good Luck Amy
This is a big weekend for our student Amy who lines out for the FAI Schools U15 Girls’ Interprovincial Tournament on the Munster team. We are very proud of Amy here in The Comp and our students and staff came together this week to wish her luck. The whole school wants to express our support and pride for Amy. Good luck Amy!
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Cara Mentoring Programme
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Thomas O Hara from Cys and Ms. Akers met the 5th year mentors for a working lunch. Whilst enjoying their Pizza Party, they brainstormed what the mentoring program has meant to them so far, what has worked well and strategies on how it can be improved. This dedicated group of mentors meet 1st year students every Wednesday during their lunch times, engage in activities and offer support. They have taken their leadership roles very seriously. Thank you to all involved in the Cara Mentoring Programme!
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Science Week 2019
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Science Week at The Comp continues with its annual show of fantastic explosive experiments by Ms. Shannon. First year students enjoyed watching money burn, learned about forensic analysis and watched the fireball that is the whoosh bottle! Across the week all students have been enjoying experiments, science simulations online and the famous rocket balloon race! Science is the key to our future so it’s great to see so many inquisitive minds here at The Comp 👩⚕️👨⚕️🚀🔬
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Music Generation
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The Comp's Music Generation Instrumental Hub is expanding!!!
Starting from Thursday, Nov 14th at 4pm we are delighted to announce that we're adding ukulele, concertina and more guitar lessons. We're delighted that this initiative is such a success and we look forward to growing it even more in the coming months. For more information email: info@musicgenerationclare |
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Football Win
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Girls Rugby
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Clare FM Visit
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Plastic Pollution WorkshopRemember to reduce, reuse and recycle. TYs continue to spread their message with their Plastic Pollution Workshops. They will be selling their comp-tastic bottles and beeswax wraps at The Comp Christmas Market so be on the look out 👀 Our water refill stations should be in by next Wednesday and bottles by the end of the month so get ready for a greener comp! Please like and share 💚 #compgoesgreen ♻️
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Shoebox Appeal 2019
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Legally Blonde
Work continues on our production of Legally Blonde and ticket sale details will soon be announced! We hope you’ll be joining us here at The Comp for our latest musical. #CompStyle #noshowlikeacompshow
Comp Bottles - order now!Did you know our new bottles are thermal so they will keep your hot drinks hot and your cold drinks cold! They can also be personalised with up to 7 characters on the base. Say no to single use plastic and pre-order your bottle now with TY Ag science students or Jackie in the library at only €10. #CompGoesGreen
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GAA Future LeadersWe were delighted to welcome Eoghan Hanley to The Comp today as part of the Future Leader programme. St. Caimins will also join us to work on a pilot project with Wolfe Tones to explore how the work accomplished through the Future Leaders Programme might be transferred to local clubs. Eoghan met with our TYs this morning in the school library along with past pupil Hayleigh Nolan for a great morning of debate and discussion. It is wonderful to see both secondary schools involved in such a worthwhile initiative. Thank you Wolfe Tones na Sionna GAA Club 👍👏 GAA Future Leaders St. Caimin's Community School
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Soccer Win
Well done to our Girls Junior Soccer team who were victorious over our neighbouring school St. Caimins today. It was a great start to their league journey. Our thanks go out to St. Caimins for hosting a very challenging game and for their warm & friendly welcome.
The Comp Quiz
A huge thank you to everyone who turned up to support our production of Legally Blonde. We were delighted to welcome so many people to The Comp Quiz. Well done to everybody who took part and a special congrats to our winning teams.
Comp bottles
Introducing our Comp bottles! 😍
They are stainless steel reusable bottles. The bottles are durable and a good way to get into the spirit of saving the environment. They are €10 each and are now available for pre-order. You can pre-order from any of our TY Ag Science students or from Jackie in the library. Order your bottles now so you’re ready to use our new water filling stations. Please like and share the #compgoesgreen Instagram page.
They are stainless steel reusable bottles. The bottles are durable and a good way to get into the spirit of saving the environment. They are €10 each and are now available for pre-order. You can pre-order from any of our TY Ag Science students or from Jackie in the library. Order your bottles now so you’re ready to use our new water filling stations. Please like and share the #compgoesgreen Instagram page.
The Comp goes green
We are incredibly proud of our students and staff here at The Comp.
Our Green School Committee have been working hard on a new project; to reduce the use of single-use plastic in our school. This will help lessen the impact of global warming and plastic pollution around the world as a single water bottle takes 450 years to decompose in the environment! Join the cause and follow CompGoesGreen instagram page. #compgoesgreen
Watch their video below:
https://youtu.be/G9xR_Ow8zno
Our Green School Committee have been working hard on a new project; to reduce the use of single-use plastic in our school. This will help lessen the impact of global warming and plastic pollution around the world as a single water bottle takes 450 years to decompose in the environment! Join the cause and follow CompGoesGreen instagram page. #compgoesgreen
Watch their video below:
https://youtu.be/G9xR_Ow8zno
Science Workshop
Well done to our very own Ms. Kelleher who recently travelled to the European Space Agency’s e-Technology Lab at their Education Training Centre, Transinne, Belgium for a 2.5 day workshop. The workshop was attended by teachers from 16 different ESA Member and Associate States. During the workshop the group learned to use technological tools such as LEGO Mindstorms, Raspberry Pi and Arduino to teach STEM curricular topics in the context of space. It was a busy and fascinating few days where teachers got to develop some coding skills by programming Raspberry Pi to send messages to astronauts and perform some environmental measurements on the ISS. A bonus on the trip was a visit to the European Space Security and Education Centre at Redu in Belgium. The ESEC is a centre of excellence for space cyber security services, home to ESA's Proba mission control centres, the Space Weather Data Centre, the ESA Education Training Centre as well as part of ESA’s ground station network. It was a fantastic opportunity to attend this workshop and hopefully these topics can be explored further in class during the Earth and Space strand of Junior Cycle Science.
Photography Club
A new club will soon start in The Comp. Some of our talented students are setting up a photography club to learn from each other, improve skills and foster a love of photography. If you would like to join in then please give your name to Ms. Murphy and we’ll get snapping soon!
Fancy Dress 2019
Our annual ‘Fancy Dress’ never disappoints and this year was no exception! Here is just a sample of the wonderful and wacky outfits worn by students and staff. There was a huge dedication to the cause and we were delighted to raise money for Team Hope. Thanks to all involved!
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Open Evening
What can we say about our 'Open Evening' ? We had a fantastic evening doing something we love best - opening our doors to the community! A massive thank you has to go out to our staff for their dedication and hard work on the night and all the weeks leading up to it. We keep saying it but it has to be said again...our students are amazing and they proved that yet again last night as they volunteered to come back and help us after school. They displayed the true spirit of The Comp in their welcoming smiles and their enthusiasm. We cannot thank them enough. We hope that you enjoyed the evening as much as we did and we look forward to welcoming you back to The Comp in the near future. #CompStyle-doing it our way since 1966!
A special thank you goes to 5th year Olaf for taking these amazing photos.
A special thank you goes to 5th year Olaf for taking these amazing photos.
Sponsored Walk
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The clouds parted and the sun shone on Thursday as the cast of Legally Blonde took to the streets of Shannon to participate in a 5k sponsored walk.
The students raised a lot of money over the last number of weeks and completed their walk with great energy and enthusiasm. Thanks to all who supported them and we look forward to your continued support for our next fundraising venture on Nov. 7th. We're holding a Table Quiz in our school canteen starting at 7.30pm and all are welcome. |
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Thanks
On Friday afternoon Ms. Costello made a presentation to some of our numerically talented and artistically capable students. The presentation was in recognition of the massive amount of work these mathematical artists did in bringing maths to life in room 49. It was especially fitting that the presentation was made during maths week in The Comp. Past pupils Eimear, Ciara and Emily joined current pupils Áine and Sophie for the presentation. Unfortunately, Laoise and Zuzanna couldn’t make the presentation but we hope you still accept our gratitude. We are sure the room will be a big hit on our Open Evening this Thursday. Thanks again!
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Student Council Elections
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There was great excitement here in the library for our annual Student Council Elections. Our students cast the all important votes for their preferred candidates after some very competitive campaigns. We are very proud of the contribution our Student Council make to the school and would like to take this opportunity to thank all those involved for their dedication and diligence thus far and wish luck to all our incoming members.
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Fire station visitA big thank you to Shannon Fire Station & especially Sub-Officer Aaron Skerritt & Firefighter Ryan Adams for giving a few of our students a great tour today. The students really enjoyed seeing how a fire station operates.
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Sponsored WalkNot only are our incredibly talented students busy preparing their singing and dancing skills but they are also fundraising for their performance. On Thursday the 24th of October they will take to the streets of Shannon to raise money for Legally Blonde. If you get a chance to sponsor a member of our cast on their 5k walk then the cost is €5 per line. Your continued support is valued and appreciated!
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Christmas Shoebox Appeal
Our TYs have begun the annual 'Christmas Shoebox Appeal'. We would be most grateful if people could drop in shoeboxes for this wonderful cause. The list of items that can be included can be found here or on our website. Please drop the boxes to Ms. Murrays office. The deadline is the 8th of November. Thank you! Team Hope
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Bonding in the Burren
Our LCA1s are just back from their bonding trip in the Burren Outdoor Education Centre. Two days were well spent in activities such as hillwalking up the Burren's Abbey Hill, caving and kayaking. Well done to our newest LCA class who represented our school brilliantly and hopefully made some new friends and great memories
Social Media Use amongst 1st years
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A message from our TY Digital Media Literacy class. #TY #DML
Our TYs have been busy surveying the 1st years on their digital media use and collating the data from their anonymous survey. The TYs have honed their computer, interpersonal and maths skills over the last few weeks. The results have been compiled into this infographic showing digital media use amongst 1st years and some of the results are concerning. With this is mind, TYs have begun to construct a presentation that will be made to all first years about digital media. It will look at the benefits, pitfalls and strategies in how to stay safe online. We urge you to have a conversation around social media with your children. Webwise Ireland have a great resource in their Parental Guide available at the following link: https://www.webwise.ie/parents/ |
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Thank You
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We would like to thank Pat and Andy Moloney for their very generous donation of €400 for resources for our ASD classes in Inbhear. Andy cycled from Edinburgh to Shannon during the summer in his "Andy's Cycle for Autism". They raised funds for the Irish Society for Autism and Scottish Autism. We really appreciate that they thought of us and look forward to buying much needed resources for the benefit of our students.
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STEM Talk
A big thanks go to Hugh Carvill from Northern Trust who came in on Friday as part of Smart Futures and Junior Achievement Ireland. Hugh spoke to the 5th year Physics class on careers in STEM.
Cash for Clobber
We are hoping for the help and support of the school and wider community as we prepare for our current musical – Legally Blonde! We are organising a ‘Cash for Clobber’ event here in The Comp. We would very much appreciate your help to raise money for our musical. The list of materials that can be donated can be found on the poster. Every little helps as we continue to fundraise for Legally Blonde. #HelpUsMakeTheMusicHappen
The Comp Quiz
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Calling all students, parents, past pupils and staff! Do you have what it takes? In our last quiz a team of teachers was narrowly defeated by a team made up of parents and past pupils. Who will be victorious this year? We are presenting THE COMP QUIZ, a general knowledge quiz designed to challenge all those who attend! 😉
Our quiz is in aid of our production of Legally Blonde and all support is gratefully accepted. We are also hoping for donations of spot prizes for our upcoming fundraising events. Please support! |
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Parents Association AGMOur Parents Association will hold their AGM on Monday the 14th of October. New members are always welcome!
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Junior Cert Results 2019We would like to wish luck to all our students receiving their Junior Cert results today. Congratulations on your achievement and well done to you and your families.
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TY Bonding Trip
Our TYs have just returned from their annual bonding trip in Lahinch. Much fun was had by all and we are looking forward to a very enjoyable and productive year.
Storm Lorenzo
In the interest of Health and Safety we are cancelling all after-school activities this evening, Thursay 3/10/19 and tomorrow evening. All personnel should be off-site by 4 pm this evening. Should we need to remain closed tomorrow, Friday we will notify parents/guardians though text, website and social media.
Student Enterprise Induction Day
Some of our Transition Years went to The West County Hotel today where they attended the Student Enterprise Induction Day. The students had a great day brainstorming ideas for their mini company. They also heard from some local entrepreneurs about their business ideas and success stories. Jack and Aoibhin were also interviewed by Robin from Clare FM about their mini company idea and reasons for doing Mini Company.
Vacancy
We have a vacancy in St. Patrick's Comprehensive School for a part-time cleaner to work 3 hours every weekday evening. Experience desirable but not essential. Please submit a letter of application, including the contact details for one referee, to Principal, St. Patrick's Comprehensive School, Shannon or via email to info@shannoncomp.ie with Vacancy in the subject line. Applications to be submitted by Friday 4th October at 4pm. Immediate availability is required.
Thank You
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We would like to thank Aero-Zone for their generous donation to St Patrick's Comprehensive School - Aero-Zone have purchased an additional mobile IT trolley for the school which allow any classroom to become a computer room supporting Teaching & Learning. Aero-Zone have also sponsored the purchase of a rotary toaster for our school canteen which will be used for the Breakfast Club and the provision of complimentary tea and toast for our students from 8:30 every morning. On behalf of students and staff of St Patrick's Comprehensive School - thank you for thinking of us and supporting our students.
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New mentoring programme - Cara
We are delighted to announce that we are a number of weeks into a new and successful initiative here at The Comp called 'the Cara mentoring programme’.
Ms Akers, the mentoring Co-ordinator, has teamed up with Thomas O’Hara from Clare Youth Services and have provided training to equip 25 of our 5th year students with the skills required to run such a programme.
The Cara mentoring provides extra support for all first years settling into Comp life. Every Wednesday at lunch time at 1.25pm, our fantastic team of 5th years arrange and carry out a variety of ice breakers, games and activities for first years to take part in. It is done in a very relaxed atmosphere in room 9 and 10 and all first years are encouraged to join and have some fun.
We are incredibly grateful to our 25 volunteer mentors from 5th year and Ms. Akers for organising this programme for our first years.
Ms Akers, the mentoring Co-ordinator, has teamed up with Thomas O’Hara from Clare Youth Services and have provided training to equip 25 of our 5th year students with the skills required to run such a programme.
The Cara mentoring provides extra support for all first years settling into Comp life. Every Wednesday at lunch time at 1.25pm, our fantastic team of 5th years arrange and carry out a variety of ice breakers, games and activities for first years to take part in. It is done in a very relaxed atmosphere in room 9 and 10 and all first years are encouraged to join and have some fun.
We are incredibly grateful to our 25 volunteer mentors from 5th year and Ms. Akers for organising this programme for our first years.
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Congrats
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European Day of Languages
Today the TY students from Ms. Akers German class and Ms. Griffin's French class held a modern language table quiz for all first year students. This annual event marked international European Day of Languages. The results on the day were very close but team Finland came out on top! A huge thank you to all TY students for the time and effort spent preparing for such a successful table quiz.
Football NewsOur Under 15 footballers had a great win with a scoreline of 7-6 to 2-6. Mitchelstown put in a huge performance but our lads came out on top and deservedly so. Great team performance! On to the next round
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Legally Blonde - Cast Announcement
We are thrilled to reveal our main cast list for Legally Blonde - the musical! We are super excited to see this talented bunch take to our stage in December. More students will be cast and will be volunteering for backstage and organisational roles as time goes on. We are building up a fantastic team for what promises to be an amazing show.
Thank YouA big thank you to all our staff who supported ‘Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ today. All funds raised are going to Cahercalla Hospice. Thanks to Ms. Ahern for organising the event and providing the fabulous cake and Ms. Shannon for the lovely scones. Well done all!
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Soccer Star
Congrats and best of luck to 1st year student Amy who has been selected as part of a 17 player squad to represent Munster in the 2019 Inter Provincial Tournament in soccer. She will be representing her school at the U15 Munster schools level.
We join your family in being very proud of you and wish you luck in this amazing journey!
We join your family in being very proud of you and wish you luck in this amazing journey!
The Globe Program
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Digital Media LiteracyOur TYs have started a new course in ‘Digital Media Literacy’ and are learning and researching about all things digital media related. This week they will be surveying some of our students regarding their social media use and will hopefully teach them more about social media after tallying the results. Over the next while if you see posts tagged as #TY #DML on our channels then it’s a post that we are sharing based on their course. Hopefully we will all be learning with the TYs!
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German Exchange 201924 of our German students have gone on a week long exchange to Lichtenfels Bavaria. They are enjoying some of the culture and language in this immersive programme. Thanks to all those who organised this wonderful trip.
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Christmas Market |
Return of The Breakfast Club
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Legally Blonde
We are so proud of all our dedicated and enthusiastic students who have already made time for their dance workshop and auditions. We can’t wait for it all to kick off.🙌🎼🎤
Coming to The Comp near you soon!
Coming to The Comp near you soon!
Music Generation ClareOur corridors will soon be filled with even more music! Legally Blonde isn’t our only musical adventure this year. We are delighted to welcome
Music Generation Clare to The Comp. They start instrumental tuition in Guitar, Ukulele, Music Tech, Concertina, Banjo and more from the 19th Sept 2019. TO REGISTER EMAIL INFO@MUSICGENERATIONCLARE.IE 
Auditions
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Junior Cert Results 2019
Parents Association MeetingWe would be delighted to welcome new members to our Parents Association. Please find the details below.
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New course.
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We are delighted to announce that we will be welcoming Middletown Centre for Autism to our school to host autism courses for parents and professionals. It is with great excitement that we welcome this initiative to our school. The course will run for 5 weeks starting in February. Details on the course and registration can be found in the link below. We imagine that this will be a popular course so please follow the link.
https://www.middletownautism.com/training |
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2018/2019 - Highlight Reel
Social Media Highlights Scroll down to see what has been happening on our social media.
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