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School News 27th May 2022

Leaving Cert graduation:

👨‍🎓👩‍🎓Thursday 26th of May was special day in Abbey CC as we bid farewell to our wonderful Class of 2022.

We began the celebrations in the afternoon with our annual students and staff dinner.

There was a lovely atmosphere all around and what better way for everyone to come together and enjoy each others company.

Fr. Jonas kindly celebrated their Graduation Mass that evening at 7:30pm.

We are immensely proud of our Leaving Cert students and wish them every blessing in whatever their duties may hold.

Amber Flag🟧

We are proud to announce that Abbey Community College has been awarded the Pieta Amber Flag.

We have received this award for demonstrating excellence in promoting positive mental health during 2021-2022.

This flag is a symbol of our caring ethos and the importance we as a school place on students mental health.

Huge gratitude must go to Ms. McManemy who coordinated the Amber Flag Committee and for the great commitment she displayed all year. Also thank you to the hardworking committee, led by Ms Keane.

2nd Year Retreat:

Monday 23rd of May was a lovely day spent in Knock with 2nd years on Retreat. Students were welcomed by Louise and Aoife from Knock Youth Ministry and our 55 students were split into two groups . The first group getting the story of Knock whilst the other group did icebreakers and get to know you games . This followed with a trip to the Museum and a visit to the Basilica. The students were informed of what life was like for the people of Mayo in the late 19th century . Students saw a replica model of the village of Knock as it existed then . Following a short break they took time for quiet reflection in meditation. After lunch they got an opportunity to ask questions and follow up on reflection from the morning. Overall the students enjoyed their day to Knock . No doubt many have Mass cards, rosaries and holy water back for people they live with and some for grandparents. A very enjoyable day was had by all. Many Thanks to Ms McManemy , Ms Lambert who accompanied 2nd yrs along with Ms Moynihan.

Huge Thanks to our RE department who have done so well all year teaching about places of pilgrimage.

School tours:

This is a busy week for Abbey Community College school tours. Our 2nd years are currently on a foreign exchange programme in France, organised by Ms. Perrigue while our Transition Years are in Barcelona, led by Mr. Greaney.

Looking forward to sharing all updates next week

School News 19th May 2022

Welcome Mural:

Our transition year students have been working on a new mural which represents the welcome we wish to all new members of our school community. Here it is, featuring balloons with the word 'welcome' in a range of languages from around the world.

Dance Workshop:

Amy O Reilly from Dance Concepts worked her magic with our TY's on April 28th in a brilliant dance workshop. The students learned 2 official routines from the musical "The Greatest Showman", as well as a fun TikTok based on the musical. She also gave some tips and tricks for performance and confidence building. The students loved it and their final performance was outstanding.

TY 2 Day Challenge:

Day 1 Climb Croagh Patrick

On May 4th our Transition Year students boarded the bus filled with enthusiasm and optimism with the challenge of scaling "the reek" Croagh Patrick, a peak steeped in history, which offers breathtaking views across Clew Bay. 47 students were joined by Mr. Greaney, Miss Kenny and Mr. Flynn and we are delighted to report that all 50 made it to the top. 👏 After a quick shower, in our accommodation for the night the Croagh Patrick Hostel, and some well earned Pizza we made our way to the cinema.

Day 2: Cycle the Greenway from Mulranny to Westport.

No rest for this bunch and after breakfast we headed for Mulranny to collect our bikes from Clew Bay Bike Hire and set off for a 31km cycle along the beautiful greenway. Despite the odd bike malfunction or breakdown (see pic of Gabriel) we all made it safe and sound. Well done to everyone for making this a really memorable experience.

Athletics:

On Thursday 19th May students Martha Kate McCarthy, 1st year, Brona Mulrennan, 5th year and Leon Wamari 6th year

took part in the Connacht schools' athletics. We are very proud of their efforts and they represented the school so well.

Leon came 2nd in the senior 800m.

He will compete in the all-Irelands in Tullamore on the 4th June. Best of luck Leon.

With thanks to Mr. Coman.

TY Ball:

TY students have been very busy over the last few months. On March 31st they had their TY Ball. They started the night with some photos at school then danced the night away, after a four course meal, in the Radisson hotel Sligo.

Shannon River Adventure Centre:

On Monday May 9th our TY's set off to Shannon River Adventure Centre in Roosky for some more outdoor adventure and participated in kayaking, mud slide, archery, climbing wall and pier jumping. While the weather went against us for this one, it didn't dampen any spirits and a fun filled day was enjoyed by all.

School News 16th May 2022

EU Diplomats Visit ACC:

In recognition of Europe Day (9th of May ), the fiftieth anniversary of the ratification of the Treaty of Accession of Ireland to the EU and the European Year of the Youth, we had the honor to welcome the following EU diplomats to our school :

Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of Hungary, and the Chargé d’affaires , dr. ÉGENI Nikolett and the wife of the Hungarian ambassador , Ms Bernadett Manno.

During their visit, dr. ÉGENI and Ms Bernadett Manno met with our students. They shared their day-to-day routine as a diplomat. It was followed with a dialogue session with our pupils.

Special thanks to Zoltan Warner who welcomed our visitors through the Hungarian language and French teacher Ms. Perrigue for organising this event.

Yoga Workshop:

Students from Abbey Suite and MLU enjoyed a fabulous yoga session on Wednesday 11th May in our local centre Studio11. This is the first of a number of workshops which students will take part in with facilitator Christine Stewart. Thank you to teacher Ms. McManemy for organising.🧘‍♀️🧘‍♂️

Mixed Basketball:

On Wednesday 11th May we had a mixed basketball bonanza, where lads from 5th year played a match with students from the Abbey Suite and MLU! A fantastic day and great credit to the lads who were so good and enthusiastic about the initiative. A big thank you goes to Mr O Connor who organised it.

Geography trip to Marble Arch Caves:

On Monday the 9th of May, our 1st year Geography students went on a geography trip to the Marble Arch Caves in Co. Fermanagh.

The students along with their geography teachers Ms. Corcoran and Ms. Farrell completed the guided cave tours, investigating the weathering of limestone rock by the process of carbonation. The group identified unique features in the caves such as stalagmites, stalactites and pillars.

Camogie in Abbey Community College.

We are delighted to announce that we have recently set up a Camogie team in Abbey Community College!

Abbey Community College is one of 10 schools in Connacht that have been chosen to roll out the Camogie Associations, in partnership with the GMIT 'Camán 4 Fun' initiative. We have been able to secure an equipment pack stocked with bibs, sliotars, and cones from the initiative. Exciting times ahead!

Abbey Suite Art:

Students from Abbey Suite created their own gallery to display the beautiful pieces that they make in craft class. We are so proud of your hard work. A big Thank you to teacher Ms. Hobbins for her dedication and creativity🎨🖼👨‍🎨👩‍🎨

Darkness into Light:

Well done to all involved in organising the recent Darkness into Light event which took place in the early hours of last Saturday morning. It was a beautiful, uplifting morning & great credit goes to all the local volunteers.

Abbey Community College were delighted to play a special part in the event as they provided music for the walkers before they set off. A big thank you to leaving cert music students Kevin, Ramone & Georgina with their teacher Ms. Hannon.

School News 5th May 2022

All in a days work for Ms. Cronin's 5th year agricultural science group and Ms Corcoran's World Wise Global School Committee:

On Tuesday the 5th of April, Ms. Cronin's 5th year agricultural science group and Ms Corcoran's World Wise Global School Committee planted a variety of flowering shrubs and plants in our emerging Sustainable Development Garden as part of our World Wise Global School programme. The action project is based on the Sustainable Development Goal 15 - Life on Land with the aim of supporting biodiversity in our school community.

The group hopes to continue to add to the sustainable development garden as the programme progresses.

WWGS National Conference:

On Thursday the 7th of April, our World Wise Global School Committee attended the Annual National Student Conference via zoom with schools across the county based on the theme of Degrowth: Uniting Students for Radical Change. In exploring how we can create a better balance towards happiness, well being, and the broader environment, we saw how some WWGS schools are tackling the issue of Degrowth, as well as leaders from industries including fashion, business, politics, and farming, to name a few.

Examples of themes explored on the day were tax justice, trade justice, ethical consumption and production, fast fashion, biodiversity crisis, global inequality, workers rights. The conference closed with the Global Passport Award ceremony, where we celebrated schools who were successful in obtaining an Award for their commitment to Global Citizenship Education this year. Our school was awarded the Diplomatic Global Passport Award in recognition of delivering quality global citizenship education in May 2021.

With thanks to Ms. Corcoran for all her work in this area

St. Brigits Garden Trip:

On Tuesday the 15th of March, our TYs and World Wise Global School Committee visited St Brigits Garden in Galway to complete the 'Global Goals Challenge' workshop based on working together to overcome obstacles and find solutions to some of the big challenges we are facing in today’s changing world. The group explored a range of Sustainable Development issues by using cooperation and critical thinking to complete hands-on tasks and solve puzzles on the theme of local and global development.

Our group of students aims to host a post workshop meeting with the facilitators of the programme via zoom in the coming weeks to outline plans to incorporate key ideas from the workshop into our school community.

Home Economics Practical exams:

The Home Economics kitchens have been very busy this week with our third year Home Economics students completing their Junior Cycle Practical Exams. Well Done to all our students with some fantastic displays of culinary skills 💫 👩‍🍳 Our teachers Ms. McManemy, Ms Walshe, Ms Noone, Ms Hobbins & Ms. Keaveney have inspired and assisted these students every step of the way. Thank you

U14 Rugby:

Abbey CC took on Athenry CC in the U14 Connacht Final that took place on Wednesday 04-May 2022 in the Galway Sportsground. The game was a very close affair from start to finish, with both sides scoring in turns in an exciting and thrilling match. Unfortunately, one team had to win and after being behind for a significant amount of time in the game Athenry got a converted try in the last minutes to snatch victory from a brave and spirited Abbey CC who vowed to outdo them in next years final. The final score finished 23 : 17

French exchange - Au revoir ! à bientôt

After spending the weekend with their host family, our French students left Boyle, direction Dublin, where they visited & toured the city prior heading back to France on Tuesday. They had a busy week-end, some went to the Sligo Vs Roscommon match, others had a go at Zipit , some visited at the Arigna mining.

Merci to all the Irish families who looked after the French students.

For 22 of our 2nd year students, this was just a "à bientôt", as they will all be flying to France at the end of the month to stay with their French penpal family.

Darkness into Light:

Some of our music students have been working hard this week in preparation for Darkness to Light event which takes place on Saturday May 7th. For the last few years, we have been delighted to provide background music for this beautiful event in aid of Pieta House. Well done to those students involved for giving their time and energy so willingly, to Ms. Hannon for coordinating the music and Ms. Moynihan for all her help & support.

School News 4th April 2022

TY Adventures:

On March 24th our TY students set off bright and early for Sligo to participate in another day of fun and adventure. Challenge no 1 - Climb Knocknarea. We decided to take the more challenging route, parked at Sligo Rugby club and began our ascent directly across the road. While many found it tough, the beautiful weather and spectacular views made it all worthwhile. Challenge no 2 - Surfing in Strandhill. This turned out to be more of a wipeout challenge than a surfing lesson but this added to the fun and the craic, as they say, was mighty. The students had a brilliant day out with lots more fun and adventure to come.

Public Speaking:

Huge congratulations to Karina Kelly 6th yr, Jessica O’Dowd 6th yr, Brona Mulrennan 5th yr and Brianna Lennon Ty (sub) who were the

winners of the Knights of Columbanus Elphin Diocese Public Speaking Competition. Congrats to runners up St Cuan’s Castleblakney and Summerhill College Sligo . We heard excellent presentations from each school . The competition was of a very high standard . Well done to the team for their hard work they’re pictured with their Mentoring teacher Ms Moynihan School Chaplain and adjudicators in the competition.

Marketing:

Ms O'Roarkes 5th year Business class are currently studying marketing. During the week they looked at and assessed branded vs own-brand items.

Students were put to the test to see if they could taste the difference between products!

2nd Year girls Basketball:

Our second year girls played Bundoran on Tuesday 29th March in the basketball semi final.

They lost unfortunately with a scoreline of 31-16🏀🏀🏀 Thank you to coach Ms. Murphy for her commitment to the team throughout the year.

U14 Rugby:

Our U14 rugby team had a super win this week in Athenry. 🏉 Abbey CC vs Clarin College. We won 29-21💪

One Good School:

One Good School Team met for the first time at the beginning of March .One Good School is a mental health awareness initiative supported by Jigsaw Roscommon. The goal is to promote youth mental health across the school community and raise awareness to the fact the ‘Mental Health is Everyone’s Business ‘ We are delighted to welcome parents and students reprentatives aswell as staff of Abbey Community College who will be working together to put together an action plan over the coming two years This initiative is supported by our Principal who underwent training as well as members of the team before meeting today . Keep a watchful eye on our social media platforms for the various initiatives which we will be promoting to our Parents in relation to Youth Mental Health . Our meeting was conducted with restorative practice in mind and everyone having a voice and sharing their opinions, students teachers and parents. We welcome this new initiative and feel positive about the great work already being done in our school and the important work to come over the next two years .The next meeting with be on 6th April.

TY Yoga:

On Wednesday March 23rd all our TY boys set off bright and early for a walk to Boyle's fabulous new Yoga studio, Studio Eleven. Following excellent feedback from our TY girls, this week was the boys turn to participate in Yoga with Christine Stewart. She certainly didn't disappoint as the boys absolutely loved it.

Model UN Conference:

Model UN conference with the lycée St Paul in France ( New partnership for senior students)

Last week , students from 3rd year and TY, currently studying French, had the opportunity to join the model UN conference( NMUN*) taking place in the Lycée St Paul, in France. During the Zoom call, students from the Lycée St Paul presented the concept to our students, aiming that next year some of our 5th year will participate to it, through a French exchange.

Ms Corcoran and Ms Perrigué.

* NMUN annually draws participants from more than 130 UN Member States to address current global issues. The Model UN conference provides students with a forum to hone skills in diplomacy, negotiation, critical thinking, compromise, public speaking, writing, and research.

FYI: https://www.nmun.org/

First Year Girls Basketball:

Congratulations to the 1st yr Girls basketball team who were victorious last week over St Catherine’s Vocational School Killybegs in the semi final on a score line of 44-8 👏👏👏👏

Thanks to Ms. Keaveney for her hard work over the year.

Daffodil Day:

Thanks to all Staff & Students who supported the local Boyle collection in aid of the Irish Cancer Society. Thanks to the local branch in Boyle, especially Monica Commons, who work so hard raising such important funds each year on Daffodil Day.

School News 28th March 2022

Mental Health Awareness Day:

Wednesday March 16th at Abbey Community College was an action-packed day from beginning to end. Our Amber flag committee(pictured) led by coordinator Ms McManemy organised this day to promote Mental Health Awareness in our school. The day began with tutor time for all year groups. Senior students took part in a yoga workshop in the newly refurbished Studio 11, led by local yoga instructor Christine Stewart. After break all students and their teachers congregated to begin our school walk. It was the perfect day for a 5 km walk and the sun shone brightly for us. A special thanks to Mr. Flynn for organising this part of the day. In the afternoon, first, second year & TY students, along with their teachers, took part in a dance workshop with instructor Gerard Butler. This tied in nicely with our seactain na gaeilge celebrations....

A grand total of €600 was raised in aid of Pieta House. Well done to all staff and students involved in making today a huge success💜

First Year Boys GAA:

Our 1st Year boys GAA team were in action recently against St. Geralds College, Castlebar. The match was played in the Bekan, Ballyhaunis as part of the 1st year Connaught Championship. Despite a strong performance, the lads lost by 4 points with the final score of 8-16 to 8-12.

They are pictured here with their Transition Year coaches Mark & Cian.

Girls Basketball:

Congrats to the 1st and 2nd yr girls basketball teams who won their matches against Mercy Sligo on Friday. The 1st yr team won on a scoreline of 24-16 while the 2nd team won on a scoreline of 32-17. Both teams are now into the North West C regional semi final.

With thanks to coaches Ms. Keaveney & Ms. Murphy

Student Enterprise Final:

Congratulations and Well done to the TY student Enterprise groups on being delected as finalists for the county Enterprise final.

We would like to wish them every success

National Flag Day:

Abbey Community College celebrated the Thomas Meagher Foundation National Flag Day. The aim of the Thomas Meagher Foundation is to raise awareness, educate and tell the history of the Irish flag. The Minister of State, Frank Feighan T.D. and IUNVA representatives Post 9 Athlone, Sgt. Peter Phillips and Sgt. John McCrosson, were also in attendance. The Irish Proclamation was read aloud by our students, Milena Lynch, Kevin Byrne, Clodagh Sheerin, Cian Carty, Leonie Wynne, Clara Jane Doherty and Amy O’Donohoe. The classic Irish ballad Grace and our national anthem, Amhrán na bhFiann was beautifully sung by Anna and Shauna McGrath. A poem ‘Soldier’ was presented by Sgt. Peter Philips to Mr. David Harding. ACC would like to thank Ms. Murphy and Mr. Seoighe for organising a meaningful occasion and a memorable day for our school.

Historical Walking Tour:

First year students enjoyed a historical walking quiz of the town in search of facts and dates of interest, enjoying the fine weather in the process. This followed on from our commemorative flag raising ceremony this week, and the students will continue their research into the history of our local area in their second year Classroom Based Assessments next year. Well done to those involved in this fun history class outing.

School News 7th March 2022

Drumming workshop

On Tuesday, March 1st, our TY students participated in a drumming workshop. After some fast-moving and humorous rhythm exercises, Peter demonstrated some fascinating percussion instruments from around the world, getting some of the students to help out during the demo. All the students then played a quirky percussion piece played on the weird and wonderful "boomwhackers" (colourful plastic percussion tubes).

The groups were then instructed how to play a wild Brazilian drumming piece on authentic samba instruments, complete with intros, outros and funky breaks. The whole group finished up by performing an Afro-Brazilian reggae piece using an array of African, Cuban and Brazilian drums.

The students absolutely loved it with many highlighting it as their favourite workshop to date.

One Good School:

Today our One Good School Team met for the first time One Good School is a mental health awareness initiative supported by Jigsaw Roscommon. The goal is to promote youth mental health across the school community and raise awareness to the fact the ‘Mental Health is Everyone’s Business ‘ We are delighted to welcome parents and students representatives as well as staff of Abbey Community College who will be working together to put together an action plan over the coming two years. This initiative is supported by our Principal who underwent training as well as members of the team before meeting today. Keep a watchful eye on our social media platforms for the various initiatives which we will be promoting to our Parents in relation to Youth Mental Health . Our meeting was conducted with restorative practice in mind and everyone having a voice and sharing their opinions. We welcome this new initiative and feel positive about the great work already being done in our school and the important work to come over the next two years.

Missing from photo are two other staff members and students who are also part of our team. A big Thank you to parent representatives who took time out of their busy schedules to be with us also.

3rd Year & TY Retreats:

It was a busy week in ACC with Retreat Ministries taking our Third Years and TY students for Retreat on the 1st and 2nd of March. The students of both years enjoyed a day of ice breakers and group activities as well as hearing testimonies from the retreat team about their love and faith in God. They prayed for and with our students and hoped that they felt the love and joy of God in the days they spent with them. Thanks so much to Ms Mc Manemy and our RE teachers for their support in organising these days .

Connaught Championship Boxing:

On Saturday last, Abbey CC students Shannon Costello, David Costello, Cameron Taylor and Aoife O’Dowd weighed in for their Connaught Championships in boxing in The-Hub Castlerea. All boxers put on a fantastic performance and we wish them the very best of luck in their next events.

Ukraine Aid Appeal:

We have been keeping the people of Ukraine in our thoughts and prayers this week.

Staff and students were happy to assist a local appeal in an attempt to help those affected by the war.

Supplies and non perishable foods have been donated throughout the week and been delivered by students to Kelly's Londis.

This consignment will leave Boyle on Sunday and will be shipped to Polish Town, Jaroslaw, next week for distribution to those in need.

It is nice to do our bit, allbeit in a small way.

LCVP Work Experience:

Best of luck to our Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme students on their work experience next week. As always, we are grateful to the numerous businesses and companies who facilitate our students and allow them to undertake this valuable work.

School News 21st February 2022

1st Year Retreat:

On Wednesday 16^th and Thursday 17^th our first year students undertook a one day religious retreat. This year's retreat was run by NET Ministries Ireland. This day focuses on students overall wellbeing with a focus on faith development in a fun, interactive and relatable way. The students found the retreat meaningful, fun and really enjoyed the day.

Thanks to chaplain Ms. Moynihan, Religion teacher Ms. McManemy & other staff members who assisted on the days.

TY Work Experience:

Our transition year students have spent the last 2 weeks on their second block of work placement of the school year. This is an invaluable opportunity for students to gain an insight into the world of work and to sample possible career paths which may be of interest to them.

As always we are indebted to all the businesses who are willing to take on our students.

We would like to thank the following:

SuperValu

Scoil na nAngeal Naofa

Nordson Medical

Joe Simons

Carrick Commerical

Michael McDermott

Bazaar

Cora Systems

Martins Garage

Savory Fare Athlone

Pet's and More Carrick

Silke Hair Salon

Carrick Post Office

Petmania

Smith Kelly Scott

Ardcarne Garden Centre

Cooney's garage

Una Bhan Tourism

Abbey Stores

Keville Engineering

Padraig McGrath (farm)

Open Table

Lynch Vets

Callan Tansey

Lough Key

Resource Centre Boyle

Kilronan Castle

Galway Headstones

Cryan's Hotel

Tea Rooms

Kennels strokestown

Ballyfarnon playschool

Ballinameen after school

Grange NS

Bush Hotel

Trish Regan Beauty

Philipa Hair Design

Boyle Parochial School

Posh Paws

Mikkeli ski branch Finland

Westend theatre

1at & 2nd Year Girls Basketball:

Our girls basketball teams had their first games of the year today against St. Attractas, Tubbercurry.

Superb wins for both 1st and 2nd year teams. 1st yrs won 42-10 and 2nd yrs won 42-23.

Well done girls and coaches Ms. Keaveney & Ms. Murphy🏀

Pebble Art:

Ms. Hobbins and her fantastic students in the Abbey Suite have been busy with their latest craft project 'Pebble Art'

Students George and Kate are pictured with a piece they created for a very special person who we are all missing here at Abbey CC. Well done for your hard work and thoughtfulness.

Senior Boys Footballers:

It was a tough ending to the season for our Senior Boys Football team, their coach Mark Heslin and his assistants.

The Post-Primary Schools Senior D, Connacht Colleges Championship final took place in the Centre of Excellence, in Bekan on Wednesday 16th February. The boys played Our Lady's College, Belmullet under dreadful weather conditions and despite being level at 0-05 at half time, the game ended with s final score of 0-06 to 3-09.

Thanks to chaplain Ms. Moynihan, Religion teacher Ms. McManemy & other staff members who assisted on the days.

School News 14th February 2022

'Lovage' open new school canteen:

A wonderful start this week by local restaurant 'Lovage' as they take over our new school canteen. Lots of variety, colour, great taste and good value on offer for students and staff.

Great soups are proving popular so far, especially suitable for these cold days. All healthy food and all disposable packaging.

Students/staff can pay by cash or card. 'Lovage menus will evolve and develop as demand increases. We are delighted with this new development in ACC.

Very well done and thank you to Karol and Magdalena.

Safer Internet Day:

On the 8^th February our students joined millions of people around the world in celebrating Safer Internet Day, a day for promoting a safer and better internet for all users, especially young people. During the presentations given by 5^th yrs to 1^st yrs and 2^nd yrs they spoke about being online and using the internet. They looked at the positives and possible negatives of the internet as well as some general advice on how to manage their online wellbeing. Students received wristbands and flyers for Parents. Please see www.webwise.ie for more information .

Youth involvement with Boyle Parish:

Some of our TY students recently attended a day in Donamon organised to promote youth involvement in parish level at Lent . Alot of activities are planned with Boyle parish linking in our students to promote the work of Trocaire and promote awareness for their upcoming Lenten Campaign.

Students attended a beautiful prayer service at the end of the day in the church at Donamon Castle. Students were commissioned in their work. We wish God’s blessings on all TY students as they continue their work experience.

Thanks to Fr Jonas who attended on the day . Further thanks to Justin Harkin in all his support to parish and school as our Diocesan Advisor and of course our chaplain Ms. Moynihan.

School News 31st January 2022

In Loving Memory of Ashling Murphy:

On Tuesday 18th January at ACC we honored and remembered Ashling Murphy, in solidarity with her family, friends and her own students as well as everyone in education on the island. Students and staff were led in prayer by chaplain Ms. Moynihan before observing a minutes silence at 11am 🙏

Transition Year student Leah O'Neill paid a musical tribute to Ashling, which was recorded in school thismorning while her funeral was taking place.

May her gentle, beautiful soul Rest in Peace

Senior Boys Soccer:

Our boys Senior Soccer team overcame a strong St Clares Manorhamilton 4-2 at Ballisodare on Tuesday. 2 goals each from the Davids, Flanagan and Duggan were enough to earn the win. This was a great team performance from everyone with David Duggan giving a Man of the Match performance in midfield.

The boys now advance to the Connacht Semi final.

First Year Boys GAA:

The first years boys of Abbey Community College took on Roscommon CBS in the final of the league competition this Wednesday. The setting for the game was the fabulous indoor 'Dome' pitch in Bekan, Mayo.

Despite getting off to a slow start the players clawed their way back into the game and found themselves only 1 point down at half time on a scoreline of 1-6 to 2-4.

We began the second half in lightening style with an unanswered 1-1 putting us 3 points to the good. The CBS came back and were soon on pole position once again. This was a lead that they never relinquished despite no lack of effort or skill on our part. The final scoreline read CBS 6.10 Abbey Community College 4.10.

This was a very competent performance by our players who have had a good campaign to date. A word of thanks to all 31 players who have committed themselves to the cause over the last few months. A mention must also go to the parents and family members that turned up on the day to provide support which was greatly appreciated.

Attention now turns to the championship in March.

Boys Rugby:

ACC boys rugby team had a fantastic win over Colaiste Chiarain 65 0 in Athlone on Wednesday 12th January. Well done to players & coaches.

Junior B Girls GAA:

It was a cold icy Monday morning, the pitch was frosted over and had just been freshly lined by our caretaker Shane Caslin. Abbey Community College were playing Manorhamilton. They had arrived at 11 o clock, ready for the game at 11:30. Both teams started warming up to get used to the conditions. We were lined out from 1 to 15 all of us were shaking from the cold and a bit of nerves. The game started off good for manor with a goal straight away, that knocked Abbey, but we came back with 1 point to settle the nerves. The first water break felt like it would never come, after a talk from Ms. O Roarke and Ms. M.Corcoran we were ready to go out again. This time there was a fire in our bellies, and we started off the next quarter with a point. Manor came back again with another goal to knock us down. The whistle for half time blew and we were down by a good bit but that was the only thing that dropped our heads were held high and we were still confident in our ability. Manorhamilton were strong and eager to go with an action packed first half there was hope for the second half.

We ran out on to the pitch with manorhamilton running out beside us. The sun had come out and the frost was disappearing. Everyone was out on the pitch to add to their nerves. Time had passed, scores were racking up for both sides. The whistle blew for the water break, Abbey was 4 points. Manor were confident but so where we went ran back out straight away a ball dropped in and out corner forward kicked it in one in it. As time passed points did also, but for manorhamilton. We were all eager to get the ball into the opposition's goals. When the final whistle blew our heads dropped knowing we had lost as manorhamilton celebrated their win.

By Sally McGrath, TY

Junior C Girls GAA:

The girls first outing was against Ballymote in Ballymotes home pitch. This was the girls' first time playing as part of the school team. The girls were on top for most of the match but were narrowly beaten in the end. This team is made up of 2nd years and a few 5th years. They were coached by their two wonderful teachers, Ms. O’Roarke and Ms. M.Corcoran.

For their second game they played Scoil Mhuire Strokestown away. The Strokestown side was very strong and unfortunately did not go the girls' way despite their great determination that showed throughout their whole match.

For the third game the girls yet again put up a great match against Balinamore Community school this time in time Abbey Park Boyle. The girls were on top for most of the game until a few quick scores left them behind. They kept going right until the final whistle but yet again were narrowly beaten.

The girls really enjoyed the matches and the training sessions which took place after school on Tuesdays. A special thank you to coaches who travelled with us and supported us at all our matches.

By Claire O’Gara, Ruth Killoran and Shauna McGrath.

Connacht Senior Boy’s Championship:

Our senior boys Gaelic football team got their championship under way last Wednesday and we made the short trip to Charlestown to play Joseph's Community College.

The game was very evenly matched in the initial stages with both teams having to come to terms with the heavy under foot conditions, but it was ACC who started to show their dominance as the first half progressed and played some excellent football to lead by 0-03 to 2-05 at half time.

St. Joseph’s came out strong after half time to dominate the 3rd quarter, but our defence held firm and with some excellent breakaway scores ACC remained in the lead at the second half water break. After the water break, we produced some lovely football to extend our lead with some excellent scores to finish the match on a score line of St. Joseph’s 1-05 ACC 3-15.

Both teams should be commended for the spirit in which the game was played and producing an enjoyable and entertaining match for all the spectators.

UCD Career Talk for Leaving Certificate Students

School Visits:

The UCD School Liaison team visited our school recently and delivered a talk to our leaving Certificate students in the classroom to help with their college choices. There presentation promoted all UCD programmes, together with information on CAO and college life in general. Students were able to ask questions about the different undergraduate courses as well as CAO and college accommodation.

School News 24th January 2022

Happy New Year Wishes:

Dear Students, Parents/Guardians, and friends of Abbey Community College,

On behalf of the staff of Abbey Community College, I want to take this early opportunity to wish you all the very best for 2022 and to express my sincerest thanks to you all for your continued support of our great school.

I hope 2022 brings great health, happiness, and prosperity to you all and most especially a speedy end to our covid challenge.

Kind regards,

Mr. Harding

Welcome new students:

We are delighted to host students from Spain, Italy and Germany at the moment. These students add hugely to the cultural diversity of the school and are enjoying their time in Boyle so far.

Christmas Cards & Care Packages:

🎅🎁🎉Garda Coleman collecting the Christmas cards made by our students and care packages put together by Ms. Noone’s Leaving cert Political Science class. Santa then happily delivered them, with Garda Escort to our local nursing homes along with other cards and gifts from the Businesses and Schools in Boyle. Delighted to be part of this wonderful community initiative again. Thanks to our teachers and students who took part.

Lion King trip cancelled:

We are disappointed to bring you the news that our trip to see 'The Lion King' will not be going ahead as planned for 19th January. Our annual visit to the Bord Gais Theatre is always greatly anticipated by music students(& teachers😉) but unfortunately audiences are cut to 50% capacity, so we have to miss out this year.

Hopefully this time next year we will be ready for the road again!

(Refunds will be issued in full as soon as they are processed)

🦁👑🎵🎸🎧🎹

Comhairle na nÓg:

Comhairle na nÓg representatives from Abbey CC recently were presented with gift bags from Youth Work Ireland in recognition of their work with Comhairle during 2021. They are pictured with their coordinator Mr Fallon.

Name the Calf Competition:

5th year students Colin McGrath, David Duggan, Liam Killoran and Gavin O’Connor from Abbey Community College Boyle were recently fortunate to win five Irish Angus Bull calves in the National.Angus Beef Competition.

Befofe Christmas, they decided to hold a competition in conjunction with some local Primary schools. Students from the participating schools coloured pictures and were given the task of naming the calves!

The lads were delighted with the creative name suggestions and after voting, the following were deemed winners-

* Oisín Nangle from Grange N.S with the name “ Lightning”

* Liam McGroarty from Croghan N.S with the name “Larry”

* Caoimhe Battles from Scoil na nAingeal Naofa with the name * “Aaron” (Aine O’Donnell teacher in photo)

* Marvin from 1st Class in St Joseph’s Boys N.S with the name “Paul” (Unfortunately Marvin wasn’t in but his class and teachers stood in a picture to represent him)

* Leah Harte from Kilmactranny N.S with the name “Big Bertha”

* Cormac Ward from Kilmactranny N.S received a selection box for his excellent colouring

They would also like to thank their sponsors of the prizes which they gratefully appreciate:

* Cooney’s Centra Boyle for selection boxes

* Irish Angus Society in Carrick on Shannon for hats and pens. (which winners will proudly wear)

* Also Killoran’s Gala, Ballyfarnon with goodies for each of the schools.

Thank you to all who were involved in and supported this fun competition.

School News 17th January 2022

Happy New Year Wishes:

Dear Students, Parents/Guardians, and friends of Abbey Community College,

I hope 2022 brings great health, happiness, and prosperity to you all and most especially a speedy end to our covid challenge.

Kind regards,

Mr. Harding

Welcome new students:

We are delighted to host students from Spain, Italy and Germany at the moment. These students add hugely to the cultural diversity of the school and are enjoying their time in Boyle so far.

Christmas Cards & Care Packages:

Lion King trip cancelled:

Hopefully this time next year we will be ready for the road again!

(Refunds will be issued in full as soon as they are processed)

🦁👑🎵🎸🎧🎹

Comhairle na nÓg:

Name the Calf Competition:

The lads were delighted with the creative name suggestions and after voting, the following were deemed winners-

* Oisín Nangle from Grange N.S with the name “ Lightning”

* Liam McGroarty from Croghan N.S with the name “Larry”

* Caoimhe Battles from Scoil na nAingeal Naofa with the name * “Aaron” (Aine O’Donnell teacher in photo)

* Marvin from 1st Class in St Joseph’s Boys N.S with the name “Paul” (Unfortunately Marvin wasn’t in but his class and teachers stood in a picture to represent him)

* Leah Harte from Kilmactranny N.S with the name “Big Bertha”

* Cormac Ward from Kilmactranny N.S received a selection box for his excellent colouring

They would also like to thank their sponsors of the prizes which they gratefully appreciate:

* Cooney’s Centra Boyle for selection boxes

* Irish Angus Society in Carrick on Shannon for hats and pens. (which winners will proudly wear)

* Also Killoran’s Gala, Ballyfarnon with goodies for each of the schools.

Thank you to all who were involved in and supported this fun competition.

Christmas newsletter 2021

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School News 6th December 2021

School bank:

By Oisín Mac Dermott.

Myself and my friends are currently running the school bank. Chloe Earley, Brianna Lennon, Oran Henry, Darragh Casserly, Grace Harding, Daire Scott and I are working together with Conor McDonagh from Bank of Ireland to set up student accounts for students in the school. For the past week we have been setting up the bank such as creating posters and placing them around the school. Going around the classes and informing the students what exactly they will gain from setting up an account and what they need to do. The perks involve contactless payment, easy to create, independence and no interest. After we had made it known to students what the bank entails, we told the teachers when the bank would be open.

On Tuesday we opened the bank for an hour and opened accounts for the first years and second years. To open their accounts, we needed photo ID, so we made sure whoever was opening an account had their identification with them. We would then scan a QR code and enter their name, date of birth, school, school email address and phone number. After that their account was set up. We then handed out souvenirs.

It's really fun and interesting. It's also a great experience learning how to manage the school bank. We are all enjoying it and very thankful we were given this opportunity.

Christmas in the woodwork dept:

Our woodwork department are busy making Christmas themed decorations at the moment. Pictured is 3rd year woodwork student Kate Gannon proudly showing off some of her fabulous creations which she made in Mr. Fallons class. Great work Kate!

Amber Flag:

Here at Abbey Community College we celebrate the Power of Positivity through the efforts of those involved with the Amber Flag.

Thank you to Elma and Donal Walsh #livelife for acknowledging the receipt of our donation from the fundraiser before the midterm.

Well Done to Ms . McManemy’s committee and everyone involved in the Halloween fundraiser

Christmas Food Appeal:

5C Religion along with their teachers Ms Moynihan, Ms Keaveney and Ms Hobbins are currently running a Food Appeal to help out the Family Life centre with their annual Christmas appeal. They are extremely grateful for all donations so far. The closing date for this appeal is Wednesday 8th of December. Anyone who wishes to make any more donations before then can do so my bringing them to the designated drop off point outside the mediation room in school.

Young SVP:

On Monday our schools' Young SVP conference welcomed Helen Ralph(Youth Development Officer for Young SVP , Western Region)to our school for her third visit so far. This time she facilitated a workshop with our hard-working young SVP members which comprises 19 TY students .

The group explored the topic of poverty expanding on the needs of various members of our community and how the pandemic has infringed on peoples' quality of life and restricted finances. The students worked in groups and asked some excellent questions-

We look forward to welcoming Helen back in the New Year . The group will meet again each week. The students will be highlighting internet safety as one of their projects with a focus on cyberbullying . They're planning a fundraiser for Christmas for our local SVP conference in Boyle .

Thanks to Helen for her hard work and commitment to Young SVP. This is the fourth year of Young SVP in our school

School News 26th November 2021

Anti-Bullying & Stand Up Awareness Week:

Its been an eventful week at ACC;

Anti Bullying and Stand Up Awareness Week.

First Years have all received their Five lessons from the Cool Schools Programme

Lesson 1 What is Bullying?

Lesson 2. Types of Bullying

Lesson 3. Bystanders

Lesson 4. What to do if I'm being bullied

Lesson 5. Anti Bullying Class Code

Second and Third Years received the cool schools lessons last year so this year the Fuse Toolkit is available for SPHE teachers and they are rolling out those lessons over the next few weeks. They will also be covering topics around cyberbullying and noticing it, Consent and the law. In particular teachers will be highlighting Coco's Law - Nonconsensual sharing of explicit images. There are opportunities that may arise with your son/daughter so it would be a good time to discuss bullying and its implications for others. It is also important to highlight to your son/daughter how important it is to tell the 'one good adult', in their lives- be they a Parent, Teacher, Tutor, Trainer, Yearhead, Guidance Counsellor or Chaplain, Deputy Principal or Principal.

As part of Anti-Bullying week we celebrate Stand Up Awareness Week 2021. We are aware and conscious that LGBT+ young people are more likely to be bullied. Stand Up Week' highlights the fact that we as a school community stand against homophobic bullying, biphobic & transphobic bullying .

We stand up for creating a safe space for LGBTI+ young people.

86% of LGBTI+ students have felt deliberately excluded or "left out" by other students. It was important to our student council to decorate the front door #comein.

Senior cycle students have been engaged in projects to promote wellbeing this week. Fifth years have presented to second years on Peer pressure and these presentations will be ongoing.

Our story share programme is ongoing over these weeks which is an empathy building programme. This is being rolled out to First ,Second and Transition Year students. If you wish to check out more information about story exchange check out www.narrative4.ie.

TY School of improv:

On Wednesday the TY students were introduced to the fundamentals of improv. Improvisation, or Improv, is a form of comedic theatre in which the plot, characters and dialogue are all made up in the moment.This workshop was highly interactive with students on their feet from the beginning participating in a variety of Ice-breaker games and activities.

Students of Improv learn:

to create, and to trust their own creativity.

to truly listen, both verbally and to the underlying emotion.

how to communicate back.

to work with others.

what makes things funny.

how to heighten the funny.

how Improv can be applied to everyday life, social situations.

turn group tensions into creative opportunities.

The students had fantastic fun during the workshop and really enjoyed it.

ISIC Student Identity Cards:

In conjunction with ISIC who manage the provision of Internationally recognised Student Identity Cards, Abbey Community College will shortly launch our bespoke card. This card will be available for all students and will be accepted as evidence of the date of birth across a wide range of organisations and in 120 countries worldwide. The card will entitle the student to reductions in over 150,000 businesses including here in Ireland. Business include Irish Rail, Bus Eireann, Schun, URBAN OUTFITTERS, Apple, Peter mark, Captain America's and many more.

We are working with the school students council to manage the process of distribution. The cards which are optional, will cost €12/card and will be payable only by Way2Pay. The way2Pay link will be issued shortly.

School News 19th November 2021

One Million Stars To End Violence Campaign

During the week, members of Boyle Family Resource Centre collected the last of our stars for the 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐓𝐨 𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧. The stars were presented by Transition Year students Brianna Lennon & Ava Doherty. Once again the Abbey Community College students and teachers involved were thanked for the support of this worthwhile project. These stars will be on display in in the boyle centre from 25th of November to December 10th, During the 16 days of Action Against Violence.

#supportingfamilyirl #onemillionstarstoendviolence

In November ..We Remember:

Our students gathered to remember their loved ones who have died and placed their names on the Remembrance Tree.

Science Week 2021:

Science week proved to be an action-packed one here at Abbey Community College. Teachers carried out experiments and demonstrated all things scientific together with their students.

A special mention to Mr. Coman who took students to the marquee in celebratik of science week.

It was an opportunity to demonstrate some chemistry and physics phenomenon.

They investigated colours produced when different metals are ignited. They demonstrated some chemical reactions namely the blue bottle reaction and the oxidation of iron wool. Using water a heat absorber, some hand were safely lite on fire. They found the biproducts of combustion using an ethanol whoosh. Dry ice was used to demonstrate the acidic nature of carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide gas was captured in bubbles. The rapidly production of carbon dioxide gas when dry ice is heated produced some serious explosions... All in the name of science of course!

German Exchange:

Abbey Community College welcomed students from the Werner-Heisenberg school in Germany this month. The group of 24 students and 3 teachers arrived from Riesa, Germany into Ireland on Sunday, November 1st and attended school for the week in Abbey College. The students took part in this exchange in order to improve their English skills. They attended various classes in the school throughout the week. They had a particular interest in Irish class and were fascinated by the Irish school system and how different it was to their own. The German students, along with our 5th Year German class also went on several trips and took part in activities while in Boyle. They paid visits to Lough Key Forest Park, King House, Boyle Abbey and organised a walking tour of Boyle. The students also engaged in a cooking challenge with our students and attended an exciting science demonstration which they really enjoyed. It was a great week for all involved in the exchange, including the German students, as well as all staff and students in Abbey Community College and we can’t wait to visit them in the future.

Open Day & Parent/Teacher Meetings:

In the interest of the health and safety of all students and staff, ACC has decided to cancel our open day and all scheduled parent/teacher meetings for now. We will reconsider the situation in the new year when hopefully the covid numbers will be in a better place.

With respect to P/T meetings, parents may make contact with the school separately to arrange a meeting with management, year heads and/or individual subject teachers to discuss their child's progress. These meetings will mostly be over the phone or may also be arranged over TEAMS or via ZOOM. Only in exceptional and urgent circumstances can meetings be arranged in person.

Mr Colohan and Mr. Harding will be visiting the local national schools over the next couple of weeks, with the permission of and, by arrangement with, the individual school. They will distribute school application forms at this point to those who require them.

In the meantime please look at our promotional video and feel free to send it to neighbours, friends and any parent who is hoping to apply to our school for the 2022 enrolment phase

https://youtu.be/Rdr12IV81XA

School News 11th November 2021

Maths Week 2021:

Congratulations to all the Abbey Community College students that took part in Maths Week 2021.Each student recieved a Bronze Certificate.The highest grades received Gold and Silver certificates for the highest grade in each year in Abbey Community College.

Team Hope Shoebox Appeal:

Thank you so much to all the students and staff who supported our Christmas Shoebox appeal. A total of 50 shoeboxes were donated for 'Team Hope'. This very worthwhile exercise was carried out by the teachers in Religion and CSPE classes. The shoebox appeal is an annual campaign that delivers gifts straight into the hands of children affected by poverty. Often these shoeboxes are the only gift that a child will receive at Christmas and the joy they bring is incredible. A special word of thanks to teachers Ms. McManemy & Ms. Keaveney for coordinating shoebox collection.

Inspirational Artwork:

We are grateful to Transition Year students Joni Welsby, Clodagh Cosgrove and Grace Harding for their corridor mural. This Artwork reflects our all-embracing school community ethos in Abbey Community College. We strive to foster the development of many “nice students”

Thank you girls for your lovely work

5th Year Movie Trip:

As part of their well-being programme, 5th year students took a break from their studies as they went to see the movie 'Dear Evan Hansen' in Carrick Cinpelex.

The Film is a recent adaptation of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical about Evan Hansen, a high school senior with Social Anxiety disorder and his journey of self-discovery and acceptance following the suicide of a fellow classmate. With thanks to chaplain Ms. Moynihan and music teacher Ms. Hannon for organising this event.

French DELF Certificates:

On thursday 11th of November the following 5th year students were awarded DELF (Diplôme d’Étude en Langue Française) certificates :

A2 level: Daniel Duffy ,Liam Killoran,Cliodhna O’Dowd and Clodagh Sheerin

A1 level: Lorcan Connelly, Isabelle King, Leah Lynch-Donlan, Megan McDonnell, Eve Regan, Mohammed Said, and Amanda Wynne.

Those students had prepared and had sat the exam during their transition year.

This diploma assesses the four areas of communication: oral production, written production, listening comprehension and written comprehension.

School News 6th November 2021

Student Council 2021-2022:

The following students are elected on to the student council: 1st year: Ellie McDermott and Georg Slad. 2nd year: Ella Bermingham and Alwyn Cherian Thomas. 3rd year: Joanna Pereguda and Cian Bennett. TY: Brianne Lennon and Mark Halligan, 5th year: Amanda Wynne and Gavin O’Connor. 6th year: Kirsty McHenry and Zoltan Warner. Ms. Cronin Student Council Co-ordinator.

Wishing our new student council a successful year in office.

Halloween Fancy Dress:

Well done to students and staff who participated in the Halloween dress up competition on our final day of term. There was a massive effort from everyone. In particular we would like to congratulate our winners for beat costumes - Michaela Heslin, Viktoria Silva, Modestas Motuzas, Fionn Griffin, Daniel Duffy and Darragh Hanly. Our overall winners were Rian Supple and Shannon Costello who won two tickets each to the Lough Key Forest & Activity Park Horrible Histories Tour 🎉 Also well done to Ms Kenny, the winner of the best dressed teacher! Thank you to everyone who donated money to the Donal Walsh #livelife Charity, a very worthy cause!

Maths Week 2021:

Congratulations to all the Abbey Community College students that took part in Math's week 2021.

First, second and third years students took part in the Math's Olympiad and have received math's Olympiad certificates.

Second years completed a proportion task in the Home Economics and ate their Halloween cookies by adapting the recipe.

Transition years students designed fun activities for each first-year class to participate in.

Transition year, 5th year and Leaving Certificate year solved Math's puzzles.

The Math's Department are very proud of all their students, keep up the great work. We are all looking forward to Math's week 2022.

Team Hope:

Many of our students are preparing their shoeboxs for the Team Hope Christmas appeal.

Pictured are Ms. Murphys 2nd year CSPE class writing Christmas cards to put into their Christmas shoeboxes.

School News 25th October 2021

Maths Week 2021:

Ms. Fahys maths classes are throwing themselves into lots of tasks and activities to celebrate Maths Week 2021.

First, second and third years are taking part in the Math's Olympiad and will receive math's Olympiad certificates on conclusion.

Transition years have been busy designing a fun activity for each first-year class to participate in.

Transition year, 5th year and Leaving Certificate year are taking part in the UCD School of Mathematics and Statistics Mathematical Mysteries competition.

Second years will complete a proportion task in Home Economics and look forward to eating their final products!

Abbey Community College Boyle vs Carrick Community School- senior girls GAA:

On a dull and wet day in Boyle, Abbey Community College senior girls take on Carrick Community School senior girls, in the Gaelic competition for schools. The referee blows the whistle to start the game and Boyle win the throw in, the ball is carried up the pitch but slotted just wide of the post. Soon after, Aisling Feely of Boyle scores the first point of the game from a well taken free. Carrick respond straight away with an equaliser but Sarah Conheady’s resilience is shown as she runs nearly the whole pitch and sets Feely up for her second point of the game.

Carrick stay persistent and get a brilliantly struck goal from their full forward. Carrick score their second point with a shot from the 20 metre line. Carrick’s Aislinn Smith scores another great point and scores another directly after. Then Carrick’s Michaela Dunne proves to be their key player after setting up majority of Carrick’s scores and adds a goal of her own to the tally. Boyle’s Sarah Kiernan gets her first point of the game and straight after adds her second from a well taken free. Then, the whistle is blown for the first water break.

Straight after the water break, Boyle’s Grace Harding wins the ball and then wins a free kick which leads to Caoimhe Cregg slotting the ball over the bar. Soon after, Kiernan scores an excellent goal to bring Boyle back into the game.

Feely then scores another well taken point. Boyle’s patience in passing get them an excellent worked goal through Cregg. Kiernan then gets a yellow card for a foul on the Carrick keeper. The half time whistle is blown the being Boyle: 2 – 6 Carrick: 2 – 4.

Feely kicks off the second half with another point for Boyle. Kiernan comes back on after her sin-bin. Carrick use their hand passing brilliantly and Dunne scores another goal. Soon after, Conheady scores a great point but Carrick respond straight away with a goal and a point. Feely adds to her tally with another point. Carrick’s Chloe McGuinness scores another goal and a point. Kiernan then scores another well taken free kick. The whistle is blown for the second water break.

Cregg scores a great goal after boyle winning the Carrick kick-out. Cora Ryan, the Boyle captain, scores a well worked goal. Boyle are really taking hold to the game now, as Sophie King scores a nice point and Carrick are showing real signs of tiredness. Aisling Feely scores the point of the game from way out after a lot of hard work from Conheady.

As the clock runs down Feely scores another great point to put Boyle well ahead. Leah Downes adds to the tally of goals with a low and hard shot into the bottom corner. Carrick are still unrelenting with their attacking but Boyle stay tight at the back with an exceptional block from Tara Sheridan. Cora Ryan scores a lovely goal and the final whistle is blown. Boyle get a well deserved win on a score line of 7 – 11 to 5 – 7.

With thanks to trainers Ms. Noone and Ms. Keane for all their work.

Many thanks to Molly Mulhern for her detailed match report!

Amber Flag:

As part of the Amber Flag Initiative, 1st years students created 'Positive Pumpkins' in Religion class to raise awareness of positive mental health. Well done to all who completed very creative and positive pumpkins.

Rugby at ACC:

It was a busy and very rewarding week for our Rugby teams at ACC.

The boys took on St. Jarlaths, Tuam with a final score of 24-15 to ACC in the U-14 match.

Our U16s lost out with a score of 27-16.

The girls team gave it their everything on Thursday 19th, where Joanna Pereguda scored the first ever 'try' for ACC! They lost out to a strong Ballinamore team.

With thanks to trainers Mr. Costello and Ms. Farrell to their dedication to these teams.

TY Halloween Bake Sale:

Some very tasty treats were on display during break time this week with our TY’s running their bake sale fundraiser. It was really successful and a big thank you to all the parents who helped out and to all who supported.

All proceeds raised go to the TY program.

Junior Boys GAA:

Brilliant battling display from ACC Junior Boys today in very tough conditions coming out with a one point victory. Well done to all the team and management.

Final score was Abbey College 4-15 Roscommon CBS 5-11

With thanks to Mr. Greaney who trains the team.

School News 18th October 2021

U15 Girls Soccer:

Our U15 girls footballers were runners up in the Connacht 9 a side blitz in Castlebar on Tuesday. With wins over Coola and Lacken Cross and draws with Foxford and Manorhamilton, they went into the final with St Clares Manorhamilton unbeaten.

Amy O'Donohoe put the Abbey girls infront with a well taken goal but unfortunately, St Clares equalised in the last minute. Unfortunately, it wasn't to be in the penalty shot out with Manorhamilton winning 4-3.

Halloween Display:

Students from Abbey Suite upcycled jumpers to make pumpkins for their Halloween display.

Well Done to Ms. Hobbins and her creative students 🎃🎃👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

School of Jock:

On Tuesday and Wednesday last, the T.Y. students of Abbey College entered the wonderful world of broadcasting via the School of Jock workshop, presented by RTÉ radio presenter and broadcasting mentor, Eric Moore. Over the two day period, the students experienced what it's like to create and present original content in a studio environment.

The workshop began with a passionate introduction from radio veteran Eric Moore, about his love affair with radio and how he set up his own school's radio station back in 1988, at age 16. After the pep-talk it was down to business with a guide to

presentation and how to find your on-air

voice, along with some good advice on the

mechanics of the studio environment.

For the past two years, Abbey College has

housed the A.C.C.R. (Abbey Community

College Radio) studio. This term, the

T.Y. students will focus on podcasting, with a view to interviewing guest speakers who visit the college. As part of the School of Jock workshop, the students covered the essentials on interviewing techniques,

including knowing your audience, interviewing with a purpose, research and general preparation, planning a questionnaire, and even how to behave around guests.

For the second part of the workshop, the students were split into pairs and asked to

prepare a short questionnaire on their partner. Each student would have the opportunity

to interview their partner, putting into

practice what they had learned earlier in class.

With everyone settled and nerves at bay, one by one the interviews got under way,

beginning with the interviewer introducing themselves, explaining where they're from,

who their guest is, and what the guest is there to discuss. After around 90 seconds of loose chat, the interviewer wrapped up by thanking the guest and signing off with both a station and personal name check, followed by an

A.C.C.R. jingle. After that, the students switched roles with the interviewer becoming the interviewee and vice versa.

All interviews were recorded, so the students can listen back and make improvements

where necessary.

The students really enjoyed the workshop and look forward to putting it into practice for TY Merry Month when they plan to become lunch time DJ's for the month of December.

1st year Musicians:

Our first year music students have worked tirelessly over the last few weeks on their debut performances at Abbey Community College.

We were blown away by the talents of each and every student. The manner in which they appreciated and enjoyed each other's performances was heartwarming. We look forward to how these students will grow musically during their time here. Well done to all involved!

'Lámh'

As part of their Life Skills program, our transition year students have been learning the skill of learning the sign language 'Lámh'. With thanks to teacher Ms. Keane for imparting this fabulous skill to the students. They would like to wish the community a very Happy Halloween!

School News 1st October 2021

TY History

Our transition year visited Boyle Abbey on Monday 20 September for part of their research module on local history. The students were given a guided tour on the history of the construction of the Cistercian monastery & the role the monks played in the area dating back to the 12th Century A.D. Following the guided tour, our students took time to explore the site.

TY Law workshop

On the 23rd of September, the TY students of Abbey Community College participated in an insightful and informative law workshop which lasted the entire school day. Barrister James Fahy came to the school and taught the students about how the law system in Ireland works, the main professions in law and organized a court room reenactment. A number of TY students played a part in the mock trial. As well as having lots of fun, the TY’s also benefited from learning all about civil and criminal law and the day also made some students consider having a future career in law.

TY cycle safety programme

The third and final week the programme involved the students cycling around the town of Boyle and practicing the cycle safety and skills training they learned in the previous lessons.

Overall the aim of this course was to promote competent and confident cyclists. We plan to develop these skills throughout the year during trips along the canal to Lough key. All of these skills are being developed in preparation for our ultimate 100k cycle to Roosky later in the year.

Mentoring:

The last of the mentor activities of the week took place on Thursday morning in the Marquee.

Students spent their time looking at coping strategies as the theme for this week. Thanks to our Mentors and to our Teachers for their support of the Mentor Program and especially to our chaplain Ms. Moynihan

School News 25th September 2021

TY trip to Petersburg Outdoor Adventure Centre

The TY students headed off bright and early from the school grounds to Petersburg Outdoor Adventure Centre in Clonbur, Co. Galway. This is one of the highlights of the year and a brilliant bonding session where students got to participate in activities such as kayaking, canoeing, raft building, obstscle course, orienteering and team challenges. The students were split into 4 groups completing two water and one land based activity. One of the students remarked that "getting to knock their teacher, Mr O Connor, Miss Kenny and Mr. Greaney, into the water made their day. One feels that the teachers got even more enjoyment from getting their revenge. Overall an unbelievable day was had with students developing new friendships and interests which should stand to them for the year ahead.

TY trip to Tayto Park

On Friday September 10th our TY class went on their first trip of the year to Tayto Park. We arrived at the park bright and early and after we received our wristbands from Mr. Greaney we sprinted for the most popular rollercoaster The Cú Chulainn. It was unreal. We spent the rest of our time experiencing all the park has to offer from rollercoasters to the Zoo, the 5D cinema to spending all our money on trying to win a giant teddy. Overall it was a fantastic day out and thanks so much to Miss O'Rourke, Mr. Burke and Miss Maher for coming with us on the day.

Boyle Abbey Tours:

First year students were immersed in local history during a visit to Boyle Abbey. The students heard the fascinating history of the Abbey and the many functions it has served under various patrons over the years. Thanks to our wonderful guide Thomas Campbell who answered our questions and gave a great talk to the students. After that, it was time to explore the grounds and remains of the Abbey. We saw the evidence of stone masonry, the arches and the remains of the monastic life. Our students say they would recommend booking a visit to others and the site is currently offering free admission as an OPW run attraction. Thanks to the first year history teachers and SNAs who accompanied the students on their walking tour.

1st Year Games at lunchtime:

Ms. Keane is currently running a board games club for 1st years in the library every Tuesday at Lunch. This is a space where students can make friends, socialise with their peers, develop their confidence and have fun at the same time. It can also teach students the value of teamwork and improve problem solving skills. The 1st year students are really enjoying their time with the games.

School News 18th September 2021

Leaving Cert Day of Reflection:

On the morning of the 15th Sept. our students welcomed members from An Tobar Nua Retreat team to the school. They started with 6A group and began with a game two truths and a lie. Another game and then a talk about unlocking your true potential. The message was received later that 'God love's us no matter what ' -through a creative retelling of the parable of the 'Lost Son'.

Students enjoyed each other's company. In their class groups for two-hour blocks. Comments from the students were that they had a lovely start to their day.

Thanks to Demi and Andrew from An Tobar Nua and to our Leaving cert students who participated so well in the activities.

Our third years will have a Day of Reflection next Wednesday. Thank you to our chaplain Ms. Moynihan for organising these special days.

2nd Year Musicians:

Our 2nd year music students have been working tirelessly over the last few weeks on their group performances. They performed their pieces on Thursday for each other in music class. The mutual appreciation that they had for each other was a joy to watch. Well done to you all.

Irish Angus Beef Competition:

Four fifth years were presented with their five Angus calves as their prize for winning the Certified Irish Angus Beef Competition in Transition Year in May 2021. David Duggan, Liam Killoran, Gavin O’Connor and Colin McGrath were presented with the calves at the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co. Laois. They will spend the next 18 months raising the calves and researching sustainability in Irish agriculture as part of their project.

The students have been assisted on this project by their agricultural science teacher Ms. Cronin

School News 12th September 2021

First Years meet their Mentors:

We would like to extend a very warm welcome to our new first year students who have settled in so well to their new school. This week they have met up and spent time getting to know their mentors, who were trained for this role back in May. We have 45 Transition Year students who volunteered to take part in this Mentor Program. Thanks to all in our school Mentors and Tutors who have helped to make our students feel welcome,along with their Yearheads Mr O’Connor and Mr Fitzmaurice. Overseeing the induction of First Years is Emma O’Roarke and Maria Moynihan Guidance Counsellor and Chaplain.

Ms O’Roarke organises the Aib Welcome packs that were distributed to all first years this week.

Tennis at ACC:

Our 1st ACC tennis group started last Friday at Boyle TC with lots of students enjoying the new courts. The group will continue to meet at 1.30pm-3pm on Fridays.

Cycle Safety Programme:

The students started their Cycle Safety programme with Roscommon Sports Partnership on Tuesday 7th September. This is the National Standard for Cycle Training and provides practical cycle safety and skills training to promote competent and confident cyclists.

This is an Inclusive programme, it will offer transition year students taking part the skills to cycle confidently on the road network, from novice to competent cyclists. The programme is delivered over three stages with participants gaining skills and knowledge on a phased basis, preparing them to cycle in increasingly complex road scenarios.

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