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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 …

1st Year Halloween Party

As part of Halloween cookery first years made their own healthy version of the barm brack and then compared their version to a commercially bought brack to link in with consumer studies section of the course. Students then participated in…

TY pizza workshop

On Tuesday 23rd October 2012 as part of the TY Home Economics course the transition year students completed a pizza making workshop using their own fresh yeast pizza dough and homemade tomato sauce. Students thoroughly enjoyed the workshop and it…

5th yr Trip to local butcher

On Friday 19th October the 5th year Home Economics class went on a trip to local butcher Michael Scollan’s premises. As part of the Leaving Certificate curriculum students study the topic of meat in depth and so to link in…

Past Pupil Colin Griffin- Olympian

Pictured below is past pupil Colin Griffin at a presentation to the four former athletes of  the Connacht Schools Athletics competitions, who proudly represented Ireland at the Olympic Games in London this year. The presentation was made by incoming Chairperson…