Pride of place this week goes to the battling senior ladies who grafted a one point victory over Galway side, Dunmore CS in St. Felim’s on 20/11/12.
Despite the appalling weather conditons the previous night the pitch was in remarkable condition and playing with a very strong wind in the first half Ballinamore played some fast direct open football to finish the half with 1:11. .
However despite some excellent defending we did have a few defensive lapses which saw Dunmore score three goals which left them only 5 pts behind and it appeared that the advantage was with the galway side. Ballinamore rallied in the second half knowing victory would see them top the group while defeat would see them in a three way playoff. Dunmore ate into the home sides lead but crucial scores from aileen maguire and carla le guen kept our noses in front of a dunmore side that threw everything at ballinamore . with 5 minutes to go disaster struck the homeside when dunmore scored a goal to leave the them ahead on a score line of 5:7 to 2:14. in a hectic finale good approach work from emma mc govern(first yr) saw the ball passed crossfield to chloe harvey who dispatched to danger woman carla le guen who was hauled down for a penalty with the game in added time. Carla cooly dispatched the penalty to re ord a famous but rare victory over a gallant dunmore team. Final score Ballinamore 3:14 Dunmore CS 5:7. In an all round team performance player of the match was rewarded to Ballinamore’s Amy mc loughlin. Great credit goes to all the girls with excellent shooting from aileen and carlaupfront and great defensive work from captain Danika Doonan,Carla mc keown and Roisin mc Hugh . We look forward to our semi final after Christmas where we hope to reach the senior C final and go one step further than last year and claim the coveted Connacht title. A speedy recovery to injured players amy and aoibheann who was playing very well before her injury with about 10 mins to go.
Monthly Archives: November 2012
Key Residential 2
Some photos taken on Residential 2 of the Key Programme in Belfast during the week:
Science Stories during Science Week
All first year students took part in composing a science story on “the journey of food through the digestive system” during science week. The standard of stories was excellent and it was very hard to pick out winners. Winners were picked from all three science classes in first year and well done to the winners. The winners in Ms. Mc Walters class were Alexandra Appleby and Mark Keegan. The winners in Mr. Geoghegans class were Oisin Mc Loughlin and Cian Gartland. The winners in Ms. Colums class were David Wrynn and Katie Reynolds. Well done to all first year students for taking par
Alive to Thrive
Alive to Thrive – On Tuesday 13th of November, a number of students together with Mrs. Earley and Ms. Clarke attended a conference on ‘Youth Mental Health.’ This programme was held in Sligo and included a variety of speakers and workshops. Positive Thinking was the primary focus of the day.
As well as examining the benefits of being positive, the students also had the opportunity to explore various strategies to promote positive thinking in their own lives. In addition, this seminar also looked at the topical area of Cyber Bullying. Internet safety strategies were discussed together with measures to seek help or support if involved in such a crisis. The day provided a wonderful opportunity for the students to promote their social and personal well-being.
Science Week 2012
As part of science week 2012 the second year students undertook a microbiology investigation in Fatima. Soundtudents used inoculating loops to swab for bacteria and fungi ar the school. Items that students took swabs from included the football, the bottom of schoolbags, mats on the corridor, door handles, areas in the toilets and door handles. One student swab underneath their shoe and a swab from even taken from under one of the teachers shoes. Students are currently awaiting the results!