Wonderful news today to hear that John and Niall excelled at their interview in the second stage of the Certified Irish Angus Schools Competition in Portlaoise yesterday. They will now go forward to the national finals in Croke Park on March 16th. There they will be promoting their school and their idea hoping to win five six-month old Angus Cross calves which they will rear through to slaughter to coincide with their Leaving Certificate Agricultural Science project. More info and their video at http://wp.me/p5puTY-3DP
Leitrim Rose Sinéad Flynn receiving a donation from SUITS bank towards Belarus Orphanage Project
Our TY Bank is up and running in our School every Monday at lunchtime. Students can open an account with AIB, and lodge money to it each week. A member of AIB Staff is always present when the Bank is open. Our Bank Team members are:-
Manager Aisling Quinn,
Assistant Manager Darren Kellegher,
Financial Controller Ciara McGoldrick
Digitial Officer Sarunas Gaidelionis
Customer Services Emma Costello
Sales & Marketing Aaron Hoare
Below is a snapshot of some of the things we have been doing, starting with our Official Opening by Kerry GAA Legend Colm Cooper in November. After opening our Bank Colm had a training session with our Senior Boys & Girls Team. Thanks Colm for taking time out of your busy schedule to visit us.
TY BUILD A BANK CHALLENGE SUITS BANK – THE BANK THAT SUITS YOU!
Our Bank team visited the AIB LAB (Learn About Banking) in Dundrum, Dublin in January with their Business Teacher Mrs Moran. We travelled with the Bank Team from Carrigallen Vocational School and the Royal School in Cavan. We would like to thank Ciara and the AIB for arranging this visit.
Our School had a visit from Two Roses, our own Leitrim Rose Sinead Flynn, and the Rose of Tralee Elysha Brennan, and both stopped by to have a chat with our Bank Team. Sinead & Elysha will be travelling to Belarus in February, and our Bank Team have donated €100 to Sinead as part of her fundraising for this visit.
Our TY Bank members brought a group of First Year Students down to visit the local AIB Branch and teach them about Banking. Again, thanks to Ciara for a very informative visit learning how to operate ATM machines, make lodgements etc.
Our Bank Team ran a Valentines Day Promotion on Friday 12th February. Below are some of the photos from the event.
We are taking part in the Regional Finals in Monaghan on Monday 22nd February. The winners from the Regional Finals go on to the National Finals in Dublin later on in the year.
TY students John and Niall are being interviewed today in Portlaoise for the next round of the Irish Certified Irish Angus Beef School’s competition to win five Aberdeen Angus calves which they will rear to slaughter age, keeping all residual profits.
The first stage of the competition was to submit a 3 minute video clip on:
Introduction of team and school
Role of AG science department in school
Kepak
ABP
Irish Angus producers group
Plans and promotions
The aim of the competition is to encourage young second level students to become involved to a greater extent in their families’ farms and to gain an understanding as to how beef produced on those family farms is marketed in a manner that represents the care and attention that has gone into the production and processing of their animals, through to a satisfied end consumer. The competition is organised by Kepak, ABP meats, and the Angus Producers group.
John and Niall will be interviewed today by representatives from ABP, Kepak, the Angus Producers group as well as an Agricultural Science teacher.
Congratulations to our 5th year students who received a prize at the Higher Level Senior French workshop which was organised by the French Teachers Association in Carrick on Shannon.
Sinéad Flynn, 2015 Leitrim Rose and past pupil recently visited our school with the current Rose of Tralee Elysha Brennan. They both spoke about their fundraising work. Sinéad is travelling to Chernobyl at the end of February to work with the Belarus Orphanage Project.
For 8 weeks each Friday our Transition Year students were involved in a Sports Leadership Programme. This was organised by Leitrim Sports Partnership. The students completed modules in:
Planning, leading and reviewing a sports activity
Developing leadership activities
Leading activities that promote healthy lifestyles
Fair play in sport
The role of the official
Opportunities in sport and recreation.
At end of the programme the Transition Year Students organised a day of sporting activities for the first years in the school.
Congratulations to Ellie O’Rourke in 1st year who the North Connacht Minor Girls Crosscountry Champion after beating off stiff competition in Sligo last Thursday. Ellie together with Kate Gilheaney, also from 1st year and Eoin McLoughlin from 2nd year have qualified for the upcoming Connacht finals.
