The Student Council are organising a hamper appeal for Brother Kevin’s Capuchin Day Centre for Homeless People. Members of the Council will be speaking at Assemblies regarding this initiative (Picture: mycharity.ie).
On Friday 7th December, the Sports Department is organising a fundraiser to help finance the pilgrimage of a past pupil to Lourdes. The event will be a crucial Senior A Gaelic-football match between Portmarnock and Malahide Community Schools. Tickets are €5 are are available in the school. The match will take place at 2.30PM (photo Wikipedia commons). Evening Herald report here.
Well done to Sam Earlwood and Ina Caul for a wonderful performance at School Stars, Drogheda. Congratulations to Sam on getting through to the final (Photo Ms McGlynn).
Thank you to the students for their participation in the non-uniform day. In excess of €1,300 was collected for the Society of St. Vincent dePaul. The money will be presented at our Carol-service on Thursday 13th December.
Congratulations to the nine graduates of the Log on, Learn Programme teaching senior-citizens computer and digital skills (Photo: D. O’ Mahony)
World Aids Day was marked by the schools Justice Committee with a signature and red-ribbon campaign (Photo: D. O’ Mahony).
Adam Al Ja’Afreh writes “On 27/11/2012, in Mr Higgins’ art class, a student from 1st year (1N) brought in some items from his Czech culture as requested. Some of these included Czech Republic’s main international export-Beer (Budweisser) along with a Czech ginger like cake with apricot jam and chocolate topping (perník) and the Czech currency Koruny (Crowns). The 1st year class also got a picture taken in front of the Czech Flag in front of the school. The double session class was thoroughly enjoyed by the students and Mr Higgins”. Thanks to Adam’s mother who made the cake! (Photo Mr Higgins).
DAVID Rooney (former student) has been selected to run for the Ireland
senior team at the European cross country championships in Budapest,
Hungary on December 9. He previously helped the Ireland U-23 squad win
a team gold medal at the championships. His selection is entirely
predictable in the wake of his outstanding form on the US collegiate
cross country circuit this season. In his final year at McNeese
University (source of video) he has been in top form culminating in his briliant 7th position in the NCAA cross country championships on the weekend before last – the six runners ahead of him were all African born.