“ar scáth a chéile a mhairimíd” issue 12 - june 2016 2015 ... · junk kouture 2016 junk...

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News & ViewsIssue 12 - June 2016“Ar Scáth A Chéile A Mhairimíd”

CCC

CLONAKILTY

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Student Enterprise

• H. Lynch,Rohan Ager,Aidan Collins, Ernie Mc Carthy, Conaill Cullinane and Salter’s representative • Rohan Ager and Conaill Cullinane in UCC labs

• Aidan Collins and Ernie Mc Carthy in UCC labs

• Kieran Calnan in Dublin at the Mental Health poster awards.

Súil Siar 2015-2016 Another extremely proud year here for pupils,

parents and staff in our College community. Aca-demic success is not new to our school community but this year was a phenomenal one for our fantastic pupils. We thank our pupils and staff for working together supported as always by parents and wishes our Leaving Cert group every future success as they embark on the next step of their life’s journey. This year brought us qualification for Junk Kouture, a national young designer’s competition, Young Sci-entists Competition qualification again this year, County Basketball champions, National titles for our orienteers, whole school celebration and ac-knowledgement of our National Proclamation day with a TY production dedicated to the year that was in it. We also attained planning permission for our long awaited school extension and look forward to this project going out to tender. Thank you all for supporting our collective mission to endeavour al-ways to keep our pupils at the centre of what we do.

Le dea-ghuí,Anne Dunne & Denis O Riordan

Student enterprise is about coming up with a business idea, learning how to work as part of a team, making a business plan and hopefully try-ing to make a profit from selling goods or items. At the start of the year we chose to do Student Enterprise. We picked our groups and started thinking of our ideas. There was seven groups in our class and they all thought of different ideas, our group decided to sell half zip jackets.

Another group sold scented fire logs. This was a good idea at Christmas. Another group sold wrist bands, one group came up with a great idea for small children, a children’s activity book. Two groups got through to the regionals finals in Skibereen. They were handmade hurley holders and CCC auto kits. These groups were judged and asked questions by business men and women. Their stands were ex-amined by the judges also. Unfortunately neither groups got through to overall Student Enterprise finals. Afterwards the group continued to sell their merchandise. Overall a very worthwhile experience.

Clonakilty Community College2News & Views

3RD Year Bóthar VisitOn the 14th of March 2016, Class 3.2 had the pleasure of hosting a guest speaker, from the Irish charity

Bóthar, Ms. Aisling Matthews. She spoke to our class and informed us of the many projects the charity works on globally. This year marks Bóthar’s 25th anniversary, and to show our appreciation towards the work efforts of the organisation, our fundraising team presented Aisling with a contribution from our class. Our fundraising efforts have now allowed for Bóthar to gift a flock of laying hens to one lucky family.

Some quick factS about bóthar;

• The reason that Irish cows perform so well in Rwanda is because they produce on average 25L of milk daily, compared to the native Rwandan cow, which on average produces 1L of milk a day.

• Bóthar doesn’t only send cows; they also send chickens, goats, bees and source camels in Kenya for the native population.

The reason for the guest speaker’s visit to our school was all part of the CSPE action project for our class 3.2. The students have now completed their reports and are ready to sit their exam in June 2016.

Music ConcertA group of 7 students gave three Sundays re-hearsing for the public concert held on 22nd Nov'15 in Mayfield Church. The musical direc-tor of the project was Ian Callanan. It was a concert of contemporary sacred music and song. Tom Shorthall, Andrea Cowhig, Sam Twomey, Joe McCarthy, Mark Kelly, Phillip Brennan and Herard Paulino willingly participated and thor-oughly enjoyed the experience.

On 1st March the annual West cork youth men-tal health day took place in The Parkway Hotel, Dunmanway. The first guest speaker was Derek Chambers from Reachout.com. The website is a tool that young people can use to explore practi-cal ways to help themselves or others.

www.Reachout.comRodger and Anna Adams, F1 fitness centre, gave

a presentation on "Fit body, Fit mind". They high-lighted the positive benefits of exercise on our men-tal wellness.

There were 6 workshops in the afternoon. They included Drama, music, Zumba, meditation, psy-chology and Reachout anchored a session.

Roisin O' Sullivan and Orla Finnerty of Sacred Heart Secondary School, Clonakilty and Stephen Walsh of Clonakilty Community College planned and opened the day. Sarah Magnier-Whooley was our in-house photographer. The key message of the day was PAUSE, BREATHE & PLAY.

WESt CoRk Youth MEntal hEalth DaY

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kayaking


Corn uí Mhuire senior football

schools competitionIn this years Corn Uí Mhuire senior football

schools competition, impressive group victories over St.Fachtnas De la Salle,Skibbereen and Mercy Mounthawk, Tralee meant the team qualified for a quarter final versus old rivals Rochestown College. Unfortunately injuries to key players Mark White, Ross Mannix and Cork minor dual-star David Lowney (photographed) resulted in a narrow 2 point defeat. The team performed very well and with a bit more luck on the day could have progressed further in the competition.

• Sarah Magnier-Whooley celebrating her win in Crawford Art Gallery.

Rang SaoiRSE BuilD a Bank EXPERiEnCEAs part of TY we took part in the Bank of Ire-land school bank programme. This is where we had to open our own bank within our school and conduct marketing campaigns in order to attain new customers.

Firstly, any student that wanted to participate in the School Bank had to fill out an application form to register their interest then all candidates were in-dividually taken for interview with Bank of Ireland representatives. Following the interview process our team was selected consisting of seven members: Darragh O’Donovan, Cormac Coleman, Maurice Shanley, David McCarthy, Moss Downey, Clodagh Moloney and Brian O’Donovan.

Our Banks name was CCC Savers and we would meet every Wednesday to discuss any problems, make plans and prepare for our various campaigns.

We opened our bank at lunch so that students and teachers could open new accounts and lodge with us. One of our most successful campaigns involved the raffle of an iPad which was won by 1st Year stu-dent John Sheehy.

We facilitated an Internet Banking day for all Transition Year Students with Bank of Ireland Offi-cial and Kerry Footballer Shane Enright and invited guests such as Cork Dual Player Aidan Walsh to a Meet and Greet with our customers.

As a reward for opening over 100 accounts Bank of Ireland issued €1,000 to our Transition Year Fund and issued tickets to 100 students for the Mun-ster v Edinburgh in Independent Park in Cork.

Overall CCC Savers had a very positive experi-ence and gained a huge amount from our time in the school bank.


Munster Senior School Swimming Championships

Mathew McCarthy, Maurice Shanley, Caimin Crowley and Moss Downey representing Clonakilty Com-munity College won Munster Bronze Medals in the 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay at the Regional Senior Schools Championships in the University of Limerick Swimming Pool, November 2015. The Community College was the only School in West Cork to win any medals.

Under the guidance of Amy O' Sullivan, Mad for Kiids, a group from Co-Action performed their play 'Shin Splints'. They motivated members of 2.3 class to partake in the action. The play ex-plores bullying and the best way to address it. Past pupils Jack Barry, Cal O' Mahony and Greg Singleton all had parts in the play.

2.3 engaged with the drama workshop with en-thusiasm. The Co-Action acting troupe empowered the seconds years to be strong when in a bullying situation, confide in their parents/guardians and to respond calmly to the situation.

We look forward to the next Co-Action produc-tion.

• Under the guidance of Amy O' Sullivan, Mad for Kids, a group from Co-Action performed their play 'Shin Splints'. They motivated members of 2.3 class to partake in the action. The play explores bullying and the best way to address it.

Coaction

• Clonakilty Community College student Sean O'Sullivan who was awarded a UCC Quercus Entrance Scholarship for 2015/16,

uCC SCholaRShiPS

• Clonakilty Community College students Cathal O'Donovan (Veterinary Medicine) and Cathal Nyhan (Engineering) who received awards at the UCD Entrance Scholars Ceremony,


CCC County Basketball Winners 2016

Junk kouture 2016Junk Kouture is a national contest which encour-

ages young designers in second level education to create striking couture designs and impressive works of wearable art from everyday junk that would normally find its way into the bin. 320 stu-dents entered Junk Kouture competition in Ireland this year. The initial stage was to select 80 final-ists per region and these regional finalists went to Limerick University Concert Hall for the first show. From this show 19 Regional finalists were selected from 80. Sam Kudela (Leaving Cert Applied) has qualified for Junk Kouture national finals in the 3Arena in Dublin in April. Sam created a dress us-ing recycled materials, the materials used consisted of tinfoil, plastic, bottle tops, zips and metal. Kellie Murphy 6th year is the model and did a spectacular job on the catwalk in Limerick.

• Well done to students who displayed their Art and Woodwork in Permanent TSB in April to raise funds for Autism Ireland.

Funds raised for autism ireland

First Year Seven heads

• Darren Keohane, Connor Carmody and Clement Cunningham with their project 'An Investigation into the use of Mychorrizal Fungi to Mitigate Drought'


JunioR CERt PERFoRManCES 2014/2015

Jack Creagh Raymond Coakley Thomas Palmer

LC Class 2015 - 2016


• L-R Ben Kelly, Liam O Connor, Martin Connolly, Joe Hughes, Robbie Matthews, Tom O Donovan, Zach Harrington, Clement Cunningham

lCa nEWS lEttERLeaving Cert applied students had a very busy year as always. We began our year with a trip to the ploughing championship before getting to grips with three tasks in session 3. Our students preformed really well in their tasks some achiev-ing the maximum 10 credits. We were thrilled in March when Sam Kudela qualified for the re-gional finals of Junk Kouture in Limerick.

Junk Kouture is a national contest which en-courages young designers in second level educa-tion to create striking couture designs and impres-sive works of wearable art from everyday junk that would normally find its way into the bin. 320 students entered Junk Kouture competition in Ire-

land. Sam Kudela Sam was picked as one of the 19 Munster finalists who would represent Munster at the national finals in Dublin at the 3Arena in April. Kellie Murphy 6th year was the model and did a spectacular job on the catwalk in both Limerick and Dublin. Sam created a dress using recycled materi-als consisting of tinfoil, plastic, bottle tops, zips and metal. Unfortunately he did not make it to the final four. A special thank you to Ms. Siobhán Lambert who guided Sam through his project.

The remaining part of the year was taken up with task interviews in session 4, practical exams and interviews and exam preparation a very busy end to the year. We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our students the very best in their future endeavours; it was a privilege to work with them over the last two years. LCA at Lagoon Rosscarbery Kayaking

Senior orienteering group


Rang Phadraig

• Michael Colllins centre visit 2nd years

Michael Collins

• Rang Phadraig students Aoife Sullivan and Patrick Batterberry with their medals after the Special Olympics tournament in Kenmare.

• Aoife Sullivan and Patrick Batterberry with two army representative on Proclamation day.

Twenty eight schools took part in this year's quiz in Ringaskiddy on the 20th April. Our sixth year team scored 41 points (42 points for first and second place), receiving third place in an exciting finish to this year's Pfizer Leaving Cert Quiz.• Left to right: Dermot Kelly (Pfizers), Hilary Lynch(teacher), Martin Connolly, Declan Garvey, Liam O' Connor ,

Andrew Moriarty and Declan Kennedy (UCC).• Florrie and Ernie McCarthy with their project

'HTML Raw Code Generator'

orienteeringThe students in Clonakilty Community College

have enjoyed another successful year of orienteer-ing. In February the intermediate team of Oisin O Sullivan (3rd year), Daniel O Donovan (2nd Year), Colm Brennan (3rd Year) and J.P. Eady (2nd Year) came second place in the Munster Orienteering Championships held in Donerail Forest Park. Zack Harrington (6th year), fresh from international duty, took the individual gold medal in the same competi-tion. In the next few weeks three school teams will challenge some of the best schools in the country to add more national titles to the collection they have built up over the past few years.

• Pictured below L-R Colm Brennan, Daniel O Donovan and J.P. Eady, three of the four Munster Silver Medalists (Missing from the picture is Oisin O Sullivan)


On 15th March Clonakilty Community College celebrated and honoured our National Flag and the history associated with it through the medi-um of song, dance, drama and art. Mr. Kieran Doyle wrote a short play depicting the events be-fore, during and after the 1916 Rising. The proc-lamation was read in Irish by Ryan Corcoran and in English by Michael White. The National Anthem opened and closed the day sung by An-drea Cowhig pictured with Sgt. John Carroll.

We had the great privilege to have Stg. Denis McGarry and Sgt. John Carroll from Collins Bar-racks who participated in the 6th and 4th yr Flag

ceremony. Their presence enhanced the occasion by their warmth, appreciation of the students prepara-tion and the respect that they displayed as they sa-luted the Tricolour and stood to attention.

Tadhg Crowley, 5th yr was MC for the day. He linked each element of the ceremony in a way that provided the audience with further insight into our national history. The acting troupe were from 4th yr and our 2nd years wrote and read aloud 2016 proc-lamations for modern yet ever changing Ireland. Staff and students worked enthusiastically in order to reflect the importance and relevance of the Na-tional Proclamation Day.

national Proclamation Day

SEnioR hiStoRY tRiP to DuBlinOn the 3/4 March, James Hurley, Dan Nyhan and Kieran Doyle took 45 students to Dublin for a senior history trip. The students ranging from TY to senior cycle, all have a passion for the sub-ject and were eager to participate on the school’s first senior History trip to Dublin, which focused on the 1916 Rising.

The students were treated to four tours over two days; a 1916 Rising walking tour, a visit and lecture at Arbour Hill cemetery, the resting place of those executed at Kilmainham Jail, a 1916 themed visit and tour of Croke Park, before culminating with a guided tour with commentary of Glasnevin Cem-etery.

The walking tour, took the students to the major theatres of the 1916 conflict and brought to life both

the tragedies and heroics of those momentous days of Easter. Mr Hurley gave a very informative lecture at the gravesides of the signatories of the proclama-tion and martyrs at the Arbour Hill cemetery. That evening the students stayed in the Clayton Hotel in Leopards town .

The following day, the students were shown unique and old footage of the GAA’s role in shaping Ireland in the build-up to the Rising before doing a guided roof top tour of the stadium. The students got a bird eyes view of the streets they had walked through the day before and a panoramic view of the capital.

The trip culminated with a visit to Glasnevin Cemetery. The students were brought to the crypt of Daniel O’ Connell, and to many famous graves

including, O Donovan Rossa, Jim Larkin, Maud Gonne, Charles Stewart Parnell, Eamonn De Valera, Arthur Griffith and one of the most popular, Mi-chael Collins. All appreciated the knowledge and information imparted by the guides at each grave which gave this trip an educational as well as a fas-cinating insight into history.

One student recounted on the bus home that they cannot wait for the next trip. Students had a great time and we were well entertained on the way home by some of the many fine singers that we had on board the bus. We look forward to our next trip and and a continued fostering of a love for history in Clonakilty Community College.


leaving Cert awards Ceremony Citations for Clonakilty Community College

Jack O’Donovan, son of Jerry O’Donovan and Regina Crowley from Western Road in Clonakilty, is a worthy recipient of the Board Medal having achieved 625 points in his Leaving Certificate. As a student Jack was impeccable however he always hides his incredible ability under a bushel of modesty, kindness and sincerity. He is currently studying Engineering in Trinity College Dublin, where he has received an award at the Entrance Exhibitions 2015.

Sean O’Sullivan, son of Conor O’Sullivan and Noreen Kelly, achieved 615 points in his Leaving Cert. He was a very mild and outgoing student, who was an important part of a group that represented the college at the finals of the Young Scientist competition. Always willing to take responsibility, he was well respected by all in our college. He is currently studying Engineering in UCC, where he was awarded a Quercus Entrance Scholarship.

Niamh Lavagna, daughter of Cluadio and Norah Lavagna, receives a Special Commendation Certificate following her Leaving Cert of 565 points. Her good nature and positive attitude made her a joy to work with for the teaching staff. A wonderful student of Business and languages she achieved an A1 at both French and Italian. She is currently studying Business Information Systems in UCC.

Cathal Nyhan, son of Denis and Lorna Nyhan, is the recipient of the Roibeard O Buachalla Medal having achieved 600 points in his Leaving Cert. Responsible and mature beyond his years, he was a real leader among his year group. Cathal is well accomplished in the GAA community of West Cork, having represented our college and his club Ballinascarthy at all levels in both hurling and football. His studies have taken him to UCD where he is studying Engineering and he received an Entrance Scholar Award.

Killian Lawton, son of Patrick and Kay Lawton, achieved 590 points in his Leaving Cert and is awarded the Dick Langford Medal. Always very responsible and self-reliant, Killian’s proactive learning always allowed him to maintain his high standards. His modest and good natured character comes to the fore in his role as a Lifeguard. He is currently a first year student of Mathematical Science at UCC.

Cathal O’Donovan, son of Angela and Martin O’Donovan of Timoleague, attained 580 points in his Leaving Cert. His time in Clonakilty Community College was truly successful leading by example as Chairperson of the Student Council. Also a hurler of renown Cathal captained the schools senior hurling last year, for all his achievements with the school his greatest came in the classroom, where he was a remarkable student. He is currently studying Veterinary Medicine in UCD, where he received an Entrance Scholar Award.


Liam Hayes, son of William and Ann Hayes of Ballinscarthy, he attained 550 points in his Leaving Cert. As a student Liam was extremely diligent and focused, always driven by his personal high standards. He contributed greatly to the Colleges participation in the national Young Scientist competition. Liam is currently studying Computer Science in UCC.

Duncan Lehane, son of Seamus and Ann Lehane, is our Student of the Year. He is a quiet, mannerly and unassuming young man, popular among staff and students alike, a model student during his time in Clonakilty Community College. Duncan represented the college in the World Schools Orienteering championships of 2011, taking a bronze medal. Following his excellent Leaving Cert, he is currently studying Civil Engineering in UCC.

orienteeringStudents from the community college won three

national orienteering titles this year. Two junior teams won national titles in Fota in April. First years Conor Minihane, Jack Deasy, Domenicks Lejins and Mark Allman won their first secondary national title. The intermediate team of Colm Bren-nan 3rd Yr, JP Eady 2nd Yr, Dan O Donovan 2nd Yr and Oisin O Sullivan 3rd Yr were equally success-

ful. For most of the senior team, this was their last outing representing the school. Many on the team captured the senior title in 2013 and their experi-ence told on the day with excellent runs by several students and the college regained the senior national title. Their presence will be missed next year and we wish them the best in their third level studies.

• Irish Schools Orienteering Champions - First Year L-R Conor minihane, Jack Deasy, Domenicks Lejins and Marl Allman

Rang SaoiRSE nEWSRang Saoirse our ASD Class founded in 2013 supports and enables students in the college with ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder) to access the mainstream classes whilst also receiving a tai-lored curriculum that supports the individual’s need. The Class is designed to allow students aim for and achieve independence personally, social-ly and academically.

Expansion: This year saw the expansion of the Rang Saoirse ASD Programme to facilitate students in completing the senior cycle. The junior pro-gramme will continue to meet the needs of students to Junior Cycle whilst the newly established senior room will support students to complete their Leav-ing Certificate. The students in both senior and jun-ior programmes enjoyed a busy year academically and socially.

Junior Cert: We would like to congratulate our four students who completed their Junior Cert in June 2015. Success was achieved by all- well done and congratulations. These students progressed onto the Transition Year programme which they are about to graduate from as this newsletter goes to print.

Junior ASD Programme: We were delighted to welcome three new students who started first year this year. These students have had a busy year com-pleting both Rang Saoirse programme alongside mainstream classes. The girls were active partici-pants in the sports and made it onto the school soc-cer team for the under 16’s.

Senior ASD Programme: The students in Sen-ior ASD programme participated in the Transition Year Programme this year. Students took part in the school production based on the 1916 Rising “Blood Brothers” and enjoyed the outdoor pursuits held in Kenmare. One of our students even volunteered to act in the mini-play put on as part of the school’s celebrations of the 1916 Rising.

Autism Awareness: The students in Rang Saoirse were delighted to be invited to participate in Clon-

akilty’s first ever Autism Friendly Day in the town to help celebrate World Autism Day on the 2nd of April. The day was organised by Patricia O’Leary and students from the college helped to decorate the local shops and businesses by designing posters to increase people’s autism awareness. The students also attended a coffee morning held in the Perma-nent TSB bank which fundraised for different au-tism charities.

Life Skills and Social Skills. One of the high-lights of this year was a life skills/social skills trip to Cork with the junior class. As part of the social and life skills programme for the class the students learnt how to plan a trip and use the public bus sys-tem. The students researched the trip extensively and planned their schedule. Students selected their activity of choice as shopping. The students learnt about budgeting their money in preparation for the trip. A most enjoyable day was had by all.

FETAC Accreditation- Two students in the class this year have successfully completed the FETAC Level 2 Certificate in General Learning. The certifi-cate was completed by continuous assessment over two years. The students studied various modules including Food Choice and Health, Personal Safety and Quantity and Number.

Canine Comforts: Our Canine Companion Au-tism Service Dog Max continued to visit us this year. Max makes a huge contribution to our room. He helps the students to relax, de-stress and self-regulate. Max compliments the sensory facilities in our sensory room Suaimhneas. Suaimhneas is ac-cessed by the students on the ASD programme to help the students self regulate. The room uses light, sound and a range of specialised equipment to cre-ate a calming, relaxing or stimulating environment.

Students on their end of year trip getting ready for quasar.

Students on their end of year trip getting ready for quasar.


• Orlaith O Driscoll with her project ‘An Investigation into the Lung Capacity of a Brass Player v’s a Non-Brass Player’¸

• Christy Tuck and Cormac Coleman with their project ‘An Investigation into the Mathematical Construction of the Pyramids’

Brothers of the Rising a tY Production In early September TY students were divided into three groups Cast, Set Design and Marketing for the upcoming TY production. The drama group started practising every Wednesday from 11:10am to 1pm. The theme was based on the 1916 rising and the story of Michael Collins. The characters were given out amongst the students and the script was written by Kieran Doyle. For about 4-5 months we worked hard on putting the play together. We were then taken out to Rossmore theatre, where we preformed the play in full costume as a rehearsal. We put on a matinee for the first and second year students. They seemed to have a great kick out of some of scenes. Later that evening we returned to Rossmore with the seats filling up fast with parents, friends and teachers. The performance was out-standing and all three groups pulled together in order for the production to succeed.

researching different induction booklets and also problems that new first years might have. From the information we got, we made a survey that we would give to the sixth class pupils that are com-ing to our school next year. We went to the primary schools in Clonakilty and had the sixth class fill them out. While we were there we also asked the teachers what they thought the pupils were most nervous about. On the open night we asked parents the same thing and then we took all of this informa-tion and started making up ideas of things we could do to help the incoming first years.

In our booklet we included information on what their new teachers names are and also what some of their teachers look like. This might help them remember their teachers name faster. We also included answers to questions they might have dur-ing their first few weeks, such as where to go when they feel sick and also what they can and can’t wear. We showed the primary schools these booklets and also the video we made. We believe the booklet will help them cope with their transition and hopefully make their experience a good one in Clonakilty Community College.

the tY annual Retreat

In September 2015 4th year students had their annual retreat. It provided the students the op-portunity to pause and reflect on their lives. We had an excellent open discussion about faith and where it fitted into their busy lifestyle. The day ended with a prayer service which brought together the opinions, themes and personal in-tentions of the day. The day was organised and planned by CDYC.

• Gary Lombard, Jack Ryan and Stephen Walsh continue to volunteer their time in Dunmanway to pack the final convoy of clothes for the refugees fleeing from Syria. The clothes will be delivered to the borders of Hungary, Syria and Lebanon.

Young Social innovator in tY This year the YSI group included the eight fol-

lowing girls, Aisling O’Sullivan, Clodagh Molo-ney, Kayla McCarthy, Olivia Lauria, Grace Fahey, Catherine O’Driscoll, Sarah Magnier Whooley, and Shenice Huggins and the support of our teacher Ms Horgan. Our group made an induction booklet for the incoming first years. We started off the year by

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