2024 2025 News
News from previous year can be found here
School News 3rd February 2025
Senior girls Soccer:
Our Senior girls soccer team had an excellent, hard fought win vs Colaiste Baile Chlàir Claregalway on Wednesday 29th January at Mervue FC. They now advance to the Connacht semi final where they will meet Davitt College from Castlebar.
1st & 2nd Year Girls GAA:
Well done to our 1st & 2nd year girls GAA team who defeated Castlerea 9-11 to 1-4. A superb effort by our girls. Thanks to coaches Mr. McWeeney and Nicola
Knights of St Columbanus Public Speaking Competition:
Congratulations to Castlerea and Summerhill Sligo who were the victors in this years public speaking competition. There was much to be celebrated with our with Team member Clara Milnes taking the honour of Best Speaker at the Competition. A lot learned and a wonderful experience. Abbey Community College proceeded to the final stage of the All Ireland in this competition and were victorious in last year’s competition. We wish all the very best going forward to the two winning teams .
Junior & Senior Girls Rugby:
The first match played was the juniors girls rugby. The girls got off to an unfortunately slow start where Gort got the starting 3 tries, until Shayla Lannon scored the first try for ACC, just after half time.
3 more tries were scored by the junior ACC girls, with Holly's try disallowed. In the end, they lost out with a final scoreline 15-42.
After that, the senior girls match started off with Gort scoring the opening try. Before the first half ended Adriana scored a super try for ACC. The half time score was 20-7 favouring Gort. The second half kicked off with another try from Adriana followed by Katie's last minute try. The Senior ACC girls came up short losing by 27 points.
Match report by Rachel Sweeney & Rachel Carroll
Boys Basketball:
Friday and Second Years were up against Rice College this week.
The First Years as a group were excellent, team play mixed with some individual brilliance in Particular Rory scoring and dominating the boards, Kajetan with his high fielding, Oisin Moore solving problems when the team needed and Conor Casey with some excellent work. We move on to our last game with a place in the semis up for grabs.
2nd Year Trailing at half time, gave their best display since joining the school. Power pace and no lack of skill it was exceptional to watch. Leading from the front Eoin Kearney and Harry Sheerin with impressive displays of scoring, fielding and leadership. Also a note on Thomas Battles, Domantas and Callum Gavican stepping up to play a second game. Well done to all the lads making 4 played 4 wins. #ACC
TY Hairdressing & Barbering Workshop:
Our TY class had a very enjoyable Hairdressing and Barbering workshop during the week from our tutor Lizzie McGhee. The students got a talk on personal care and had a chance to cut each other’s hair! Very enjoyable event.
School News 27th January 2025
Knights of St. Columbanus Public Speaking Competition:
Congratulations to Castlerea and Summerhill Sligo who were the victors in this year's Knights of St. Columbanus public speaking competition. Abbey Community College proceeded to the final stage of the All Ireland in this competition and were victorious in last year’s competition. Thanks to the students dedicated mentor, chaplain Ms. Moynihan.
TY Coaching:
Thanks to our TY students who helped out as coaches in the Dome during the week where Roscommon GAA hosted a blitz for local primary schools. A very worthwhile experience for these dedicated students.
U17 Girls Soccer:
Our U17 girls topped their group with an impressive win over Swinford today. Goals from Amy O'Donohoe, Shauna McGrath, Caitlin Kennedy and Aisling Cooke, were enough to see the girls over the line against a galant Swinfordteam. They now await a home Connacht quarter final.
Boys Basketball:
First Years got their campaign up and running with a commanding performance from start to finish. Some excellent performances from Domantas, Thomas Battles, Rory O'Shaughnessy and Man of the Match Oisin Keenehan. Our lads played some very exciting stuff and move on to the next round against Rice College.
2nd Years picked up where they left off last year. Taking a while to hit their stride they eventually ran out winners against a very competitive Ballyhaunis side. Key performers were Conor Cryan, Eoin Kearney and stepping up to play his second game, Thomas Battles. Well done to all who togged and played but a special mention to Fionn White who came on to nail a long 2 pointer to show the lads how it's done. Great Start well done to all involved 💪🏀
Mr. Flynn
Junior C Ladies GAA:
Our Junior C ladies, played Davitts College, Castlebar in the semi-final today in the dome.
Unfortunately the girls lost out to a very strong team.
Thanks to their dedicated coaches
Boys U14 Rugby:
The lads kicked off the new year with a commanding 55 to 12 win over St Geralds College. In what was an excellent team display of skill, pace and physicality from our lads, there were some individual moments of brilliance. Thomas Battles setting the tempo with his first touch running the pitch for a try. Captain Fantastic, Callum Gavican at 8, covering every blade of grass, Jack McGarry at 13, hitting like his life depended on it. Rory O'Shaughnessy at 12, taking on all comers, Harrison King with his constant energy, Domantas growing, always a team player and Oisin Keenehan with his constant calm at full back. An excellent display and thank you to Carrick RFC for the use of the grounds. Now we move to second in the table with the one more win needed to secure a playoff.
Mr. Flynn
School News 20th January 2025
U17 GIRLS SOCCER:
Well done to our U17 girls Soccer team who defeated Gortnor Abbey in the 1st round of the Connacht Cup. A hat trick from captain Shauna McGrath, a brace from Rachel Flynn and one from Freya Fitzpatrick got the Abbey girls off to a winning start.
HILARY BEIRNE VISITS ACC:
Delighted to have received a visit from Hilary Beirne today. Hilary is back in his home place to speak about his upcoming election bid for the Seanad. A strong advocate of voting rights for Irish citizens living abroad, Hilary is best known for his role in directing the St Patrick’s Day parade celebrations in New York since 1972. Hilary continues to maintain a deep connection with Ireland and is a strong advocate for Irish Citizens living abroad.
You will find more information on hilarybeirne.ie
Also in the picture is Tony Conboy, former teacher in St Mary’s College, Boyle
JUNIOR C LADIES GAA:
Our Junior C ladies, played Davitts College, Castlebar in the semi-final today in the dome.
Unfortunately the girls lost out to a very strong team.
Thanks to their dedicated coaches
TY LANGUAGES:
TY students teaching French and German to each other:
The TY French and TY German students have been busy preparing lessons to teach to the local primary students. This morning, the TY French students taught a little bit of French to the German class as a rehearsal prior to "the real thing"!
Ms O'Neill and Ms Perrigué
Drama and Film Studies
The stage room was lit up and the smoke machine on as TY Media and Drama pupils introduced our guests to the staging and costuming area. We had star performances all night! Thanks to Drama teacher Mr. Patton and our incoming first year students.
North Connaught Schools Cross Country:
Congratulations to our athletes that took part in the north connacht schools cross country in lough key today. Special thanks to Ms Corcoran's 5th year PE group for volunteering at the event! And as always thanks to our dedicated Mr. Coman, athletics coach.
Beauty and the Beast:
Rehearsals are well and truly underway here at Abbey College for our upcoming school musical 'Beauty and the Beast'. Participating students from 1st, 2nd, TY and 5th Year are working tirelessly under the direction of our wonderful director Vivienne Moran and musical director Lizi Hannon. The show will.be staged from 5th-7th of March with matinee performances for schools also. Watch this space over the coming weeks to 'Meet the cast'
School News 5th December 2024
‘Spreading Christmas Cheer’:
Ms McManemys 2nd year Religion class were delighted to be part of the Carepack Iniative this year. Over the past few weeks students have been creating Christmas cards filled with beautiful artwork and composing letters to bring smiles and warmth to the residents of Roscommon Nursing Homes.
Abbey Community College Music Students Take on 'Wicked'!
During the week, our talented music students enjoyed an fun day out to Carrick-on-Shannon Cinema to watch the spectacular musical movie 'Wicked'. This exciting trip was not only an entertaining escape but also a valuable learning experience. We were spellbound by such beautiful songs such as 'Defying Gravity', 'Popular' & 'One Short Day.
The students gained insight into the magic of musical storytelling, the power of performance, and the stunning artistry of Wicked.
We’re so proud to see our students engaging with the world of music and drama, and we hope this trip will fuel their passion for the arts. A huge thank you to our music teachers for organising this day out.
TY & LCA Christmas Trip to Dublin:
A great day out in Dublin for our Transition Year and Leaving Cert Applied students on Wednesday 4th December!. Mr. Martin led us in a very informative tour of the National Gallery, followed by a spot of Christmas shopping and the train home. Thank you so much to our accompanying teachers Mr. O'Connor, Mr. McWeeney, Mr. Martin, Ms. Noone and our wonderful SNA's Tracey, Savannah, Martina and Miriam. A fabulous day out with lots of Christmas cheer
Sketching Masterclass:
A massive thank you to former Graphics teacher and artist Jim O'Farrell for hosting a 'sketching masterclass' workshop with a group of our 2nd year Graphics students. The workshop was a result of the students contribution to the 'This is Me' exhibition run by Oide and the RIAI. The exhibition can be accessed via this link https://www.artsteps.com/embed/6645f47123635955a762148c/560/315
TY Christmas Markets:
Well done to our wonderful Transition year students who held their Christmas Markets this week.
Students from 4A and 4B held their event on monday, while 4C and 4D continued the following day. On monday evening they opened to the public selling a variety of items, from home baked treats, album cases, phone cases, handmade decorations and much more. Congratulations on a great effort by all and thanks to the Enterprise teachers for all the hard work.
First Year Boys Soccer:
Congratulations to the first year boys soccer team who got their season off to a winning start with a hard fought victory over Coláiste na Coiribe from Galway. With the sides all level at 3-3 with 2 minutes to play, up stepped Fintan Mckeon with a 30 yard screamer to give ACC a deserved win.
Beauty & the Beast Set arrives!:
Thanks to Mr. Coman , Sean, David, Roarke, Matthew and Noah for volunteering their time to help take delivery of the 'Beauty and the Beast' set at the weekend. This super team of lads have a busy time ahead as they have volunteered their services backstage during our production.
TY Art:
Transition Year students are busy in art class, making sets for their own shows. Students are working in groups developing storylines and imagining what the set production would like life when it goes to life. Thanks to teacher Ms. Moriarty
300th Anniversary of Trinity College, Dublin:
This year marks the 300th anniversary of Trinity College Dublin. To mark it, the famous pitch drop experiment has been recreated in 37 schools around Ireland. ACC are honoured to have been selected to represent county Roscommon.
School News 22nd November 2024
1st Year Boys GAA:
Abbey Community College are 1st Years Roscommon A League Champions on a scoreline of 2-13 to 3-6. Fabulous result. Well done to all the players and coaches.
Senior French:
5th and LC students went today to the Dock in Carrick to see a French movie called " Les 3 fantastiques". Trailer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTUHhMJwgrk Story : East of France, today. Max, a witty and brave 12-year-old, feels like he has two families instead of one. In and after school, he spends all his time with his two best friends Tom and Vivian, who are always there to make life easier for each other. Together, they are The Fantastic Three. His real family on the other hand, is messy, with a depressed single mother and a brother in jail. When Max's brother returns home, more trouble arises. To save his brother from his own downfall, Max drags his friends with him into a seemingly inevitable spiral. Themes covered : Friendship ,family relationship, school life, bullying, criminality ,etc all topics covered by the French senior cycle curriculum. Merci for Mr Fitzmaurice for going with the students on the trip and for Ms O'Dowd ( Aoife's mum ) for facilitating the event. Madame Perrigué
BMS The Sound of Music:
We are excited in anticipation of the BMS production of The Sound of Music.
We wish all the best to the hardworking cast and crew over the next few days . We are delighted to see again some of our wonderful past pupils represented as always on stage but we wish in particular a huge congratulations to our colleagues treading the boards Ms. Wallace, Ms. Rooney playing the role of Sr. Bertha and Ms. Hannon taking the lead role of Maria.
Break a leg … we are so proud of you all.
Senior Chemistry:
5th and 6th year chemistry students recently visited the sewage treatment plant. This trip lrivided the students with lots of useful information to assist their learning. Thanks to John Crowe for facilitating the visit and teacher Mr. Coman for organising.
Rugby-Irleand v Argentina
Another First For ACC:
Having brought our first group this year to see Ireland play in the 6nations. We were fortunate to be able to bring 35 amazing students to see Ireland vs Argentina. A great reward for all the work being done within the school by coaches and players to promote rugby. Special thanks to Mr Coman Mr Seoige Mr MacRory Mr Flynn and Miss Perrigue for going with the students on the night. We will hope to go again very soon. Thank you to Mr Flynn for organising the trips.
Juvenile Boys GAA:
Congratulations to our Juvenile boys football team who had a brilliant win V Strokestown in the Roscommon A League winning on a scoreline of 4-19 v 4-04. This win means they have qualified for the final and will play Colaiste Chiarain on Thursday Nov 28th in Dr. Hyde Park at 12.
Lenny Chen, Nikita Vetlugin, Luke O Gara, Thomas Battles, John McGrath, Alpheus Anoop, Eoin McQuaid (0-1), Barra Conheady, Donal McDermott, Rory O Shaughnessy, Eoin Kearney 1-0), Harry Sheerin(1-3), Conor Cryan(1-3), Callum Gavigan (0-5 (3f), Oisin Carty (1-7), Nathan Casserly, Richard Nally, Jack McGarry, Mateusz Tioczek, Emmett Sheerin, Adam Ferris, James O Donohoe, James O'Loghlin, Conor Regan, Fintan McKeon, Jim Duffy.
The 1st and 2nd years also played a very competitive challenge recently with bragging rights going to the 2nd years. They are pictured below. Best of luck to the 1st years who play Roscommon CBS in the Roscommon A League final on Thursday Nov 21st in the Hyde at 12 ( weather permitting)
School News 15th November 2024
Leaving Cert Retreat:
Leaving cert students had a fantastic day visiting Ballintubber Abbey- Historical Heritage site on wednesday 13th November. The Abbey has stood for 800 years . Students got an opportunity to take part in a section of the 22mile Tochar pilgrimage walk. Thank you to our chaplain Ms. Moynihan for organising this special day for our Leaving Cert students.
2nd Year Sewing:
Ms. Wallace's 2nd years learned how to use the sewing machine in Home Economics this week. They are developing new skills to help them to make their Christmas stockings.
Art Students Dublin Trip:
5th and 6th year art students had a day out in Dublin, where they got a guided tour of the Hugh lane gallery and then a look in the national gallery
Recycled Runway:
Well done to all those who participated in the recycled runway as part of green schools week. Each group showcased excellent creativity in the making of their sustainable item of clothing. Well done to winners: Emilija, Melani, Kate and Natalia and runners up: Shona, Tara and Grace.
Thanks you to the fabulous teachers who organised this event in conjunction with Green Schools Week.
Team Hope Shoebox Appeal:
Huge thanks to all the teachers and students for their generosity supporting Team Hope Shoebox appeal again this year and to teacher Ms. McManemy for organising.
Boyle Musical Society:
Best of luck to all in Boyle Musical Society with their SOLD OUT upcoming production of 'The Sound Of Music'. We are always grateful to the society for their support during our school shows.
Break a leg to participating staff members Ms. Hannon, Ms. Rooney & Ms. Wallace who take to the stage on Wednesday.
NZEB Training Unit:
The NZEB (nearly zero energy building) and retrofitting mobile training unit was at the school for all of this week. Construction Studies students got the chance to learn about airtightness, insulation, MHRV and heat pumps though a mixture of presentations, hands on activities and the use of VR. A massive thank you to Cathal and the team at Mount Lucas for faciliting the workshops.
Thank you to teacher Mr. Farrell for organising.
School News 11th November 2024
Second Year Retreat-
A students perspective,
In our second year retreat we learned about faith and happiness and many other topics surrounding this. To follow up we did activities which were fun and entertaining, such as guessing the thing by the symbols! Our speakers were Andrew and Laura from Tobar Nua. They did an amazing job at the storytelling and explaining of the different topics.
The part that stood out to me the most was Laura’s story and how she turned to God, she expressed how she felt God with her in a time of illness. My personal favourite was the part of the retreat was the games, they were interesting to take part in and watch.
My recommendations for next year's retreat would be to talk more about the actual meaning of faith and what it means to be faithful to someone or something, as this sector of the retreat lacked meaning. My faith has stayed the same after the retreat and I feel as though it was not affected in any way.
I thoroughly enjoyed the activities and events surrounding the retreat and I would do it again.
Sonia Doherty
Abbey Community College
Green Schools Winner:
Congratulations to Meabh Dwyer who won the green schools poster competition! Thanks to all those who took part in green schools week♻️
Green Schools Winner:
Ms Wallaces 1st Year Home Economics putting their theory about healthy breakfasts into practice today, preparing Overnight Oats. Well done to you all.
Team Hope Shoebox Appeal:
We are running the Team Hope Shoebox Appeal again this year. There’s still time to donate a shoebox, leaflets are available in school from Ms McManemy.
Get involved and help make someone’s Christmas
Depop Day:
Thank you to all those who participated in Depop Day ‘24!
A special word of thanks to our wonderful Green Schools committee who oversaw all of today’s action!
As part of Green Schools week we have our Recycled Runway project tomorrow at 11:15! All those who have put their names down are reminded to bring in their recycled materials!The winning group will receive cinema vouchers which were kindly sponsored by Carrick Cineplex!
CAD & 3D Printing Club:
The CAD (Computer Aided Design) and 3D printing club continues to take place every Monday after school. Students are given the opportunity to learn how to use 3D CAD packages such as SolidWorks and Onshape to model designs. Students can then use a 3D printer to transform their design into 3D objects. The club is open to students from all years and no previous design experience is required.
Open Night:
Abbey Community College Open Night will take place on Thursday 28th November form 6:30pm.
We look forward to welcoming prospective students and their families on the night.
School News 28th October 2024
John Paul II Awards:
Well done to all our fabulous John Paul II award recipients who were presented with their awards in Summerhill College on Monday evening. Well done all.
Congratulations also to Victoria Harding-Bradley who, from her parish in Menlo Park, California, became the first international Papal Cross recipient to receive an award.
Big shout out to the facilitators in ACC Ms Moynihan, Ms McManemy and Ms McGrath for their fantastic leadership and work in this area.
1st Year Boys GAA:
Congratulations to our 1st Year Boys Football team, who have qualified for the 1st Years Roscommon A League final against Roscommon C.B.S. Further details to follow.
Following an excellent performance earlier this month against Strokestown, the boys continued their winning streak today, defeating Coláiste Chiaráin Athlone in Clann na nGael G.A.A Grounds.
All 28 players on the panel had the chance to showcase their skills, with standout performances across the board.
Today's scorers:
Rory O'Shaughnessy (5-3)
Callum Gavican (0-8, 2F)
Fintan McKeon (1-4)
Sam Tighe (1-1)
Conor Casey (1-1)
Harry Mulhern (1-0)
Ciarán McQuaid (0-2)
Thomas Battles (0-2)
Aaron Conroy (0-1)
Domantas Bernatavicius (0-1)
Oisín Moore (0-1)
Well done to all the players and management. 👏👏We look forward to the upcoming final and the chance for this talented group to secure their first piece of silverware for Abbey Community College.
2nd Year Graphics:
Mr. Farrell's 2nd year Graphics class were busy this week completing their Lego geometry project. This involved creating a poster exploring the geometry of a Lego block, modelling a Lego block keyring tag using CAD and 3D printing their work
Junior Ladies GAA:
ACC Junior ladies GAA had a win during the week over Ballinamore Community College Well done to the girls and their dedicated coaching team.
University Open Days:
5th and 6th year students visited University of Limerick, Mary Immaculate College and Limerick school of art and design on Thursday for the college open days
Pumpkin Carving:
Our Young St. Vincent de Paul (SVP) befriending initiative with First Years took place during the week. Pumpkins were carved in the marquee and fabulous interaction between students occurred . Well done to our fantastic fifth years and the First Year teachers that facilitated the carving activities.
Young SVP has formed again this year with Helen Ralph delivering workshops to our students. They will have a number of initiatives to promote Young SVP and the work of the local Boyle Conference of SVP. Next event will be take place in November.
U16 Girls Basketball:
A massive congratulations to the u16 girls' basketball team from Abbey Community College who beat the Sligo Grammar on wednesday 16th October. The girls won 30-15. An excellent attacking performance by scorers Lily O Shaughnesy, Rachel Sheerin, Ugne Padimanskate, Emma Caslin, Alanna Cooney, Orlaith Callaghan, Lillie Carty and Katie Conroy. Well done to the girls on their outstanding win.
'Beauty & the Beast':
'Beauty and the Beast' callback auditions continued on Tuesday.
Thanks to our hardworking Transition Year and 5th Year students who have put so much time and effort into this process. Vivienne & Ms. Hannon were blown away by the talent and enthusiasm from everyone!
We will be announcing the principal roles soon. Though there won't be a main part for everyone, there will be a place on the stage for all students. Rehearsals will begin in November🎶🎭😊
French department : 1st year competition:
1st year students have been busy researching and creating poster about 6 countries speaking French in the world : "la langue française dans le Monde" , as part of the European Day
Selecting the top 5 was challenging to the quality of all the posters.
Félicitations aux gagnants et gagnantes ( congratulations to the winners):
Gavan Duffy
Meabh Dwyer
Emily Lehany
Geet Singh
Bearach Feely
Madame Rogers et Madame Perrigué
School News 21st October 2024
3rd Year Retreat - A students voice:
Dear Roscommon Herald,
For a school trip earlier this week, I went to a place in Co. Mayo called Knock and while I was there I was pleasantly surprised by the area.
First of all I didn't think I'd see a huge building like the Knock Basilica or the Massive 1.5 million tile mosaic. I also didn't know that Pope John Paul II or Pope Francis visited Knock but now I know that a small area in the middle of Ireland was visited by 2 of the most famous people in modern history.
I had a lovely time in Knock, its a grand spot out there and I even brought back a souvenir, Holy Water.
I would 100% recommend Knock to tourists of all ages.
Sincerely,
Matthew Mullooly
Interschools Showjumping:
ACC competed in the Interschools Showjumping Competition in Mullingar on Sunday 13th October.
For the team event, ACC joined forces with students from Mercy College, Sligo.
Our school was represented by Ellen Colman Wright on her horse ‘Just Walter’ who had an impressive double clear. Sophie McElroy was our second team member on her pony ‘Homer’ who also put in an admirable performance.
In the individual jumping, ACC fielded Sophie McElroy on ‘Homer’ and Oisin Nangle on ‘Sligo’ who both brought home red rosettes.
Helping out on the day were Mia Gately and Grace Healy who provided valuable help and support. We look forward to them both competing for ACC very shortly.
A big thank-you to Adrian and Nicole McElroy who gave so generously of their expertise and time - not to mention the loan of ‘Sligo’.
Congratulations to our equestrians! The next outing for our riders takes place at Ower Equestrian Centre, Galway on Sunday 17th November.
Many thanks to SNA Mary for keeping us up to date with all things Equestrian!
U16 Girls Basketball:
A massive congratulations to the u16 girls' basketball team from Abbey Community College who beat the Sligo Grammar on wednesday 16th October. The girls won 30-15. An excellent attacking performance by scorers Lily O Shaughnesy, Rachel Sheerin, Ugne Padimanskate, Emma Caslin, Alanna Cooney, Orlaith Callaghan, Lillie Carty and Katie Conroy. Well done to the girls on their outstanding win.
Senior Girls Soccer:
Well done to the Senior girls soccer who go top of their group with a hard fought 6.4 win over Manorhamilton.
Goals from Rachel Flynn, Shauna McGrath x 2, Annie O'Connor, Emma Duggan and Amy O'Donohoe.
Lenten Youth Ambassador Program 2025:
Trocaire worker Marianne delivered a presentation to TYs on Friday 11th October. Students had an opportunity to hear about the great work that Trocaire do throughout the world working with indigenous people and internally displaced people in various parts of the world. The difficulties faced by migrants and refugees were discussed. The various challenges affecting people due to climate injustice and the decisions we need to start making in relation to addressing these issues in our own way.
Students will have an opportunity to take part in this program raising awareness during Lent in school or in their parishes.
We are grateful to Justin Harkin for helping organise this event and supporting this project in the diocese . Thanks to Ciaran who attended from Croghan in support of this work next Lent.
Maths Week Visit to ATU:
Transition Year Students from Abbey Community College Boyle ventured to the ATU in Sligo to take part in a maths magic show. The event was organised as part of maths week. A great day was had by all. Students got to explore the campus and experience 3rd level student life for a day.
Beginning of the School Year Mass :
On Tuesday the 8th October our Leaving certificate student Eleanor read the introduction to our mass, welcoming Parents, students and staff alongside members of the parish of St. Joseph’s in Boyle to mark the start of our school year.
Canon Gerry invited everyone to listen to God’s word and gave some encouragement and guidance in his homily . The students were as ever well prepared for their musical contribution to the liturgy with a particular highlight being the psalm sung by Anna, 'To make you feel my love' at the offertory by fifth years, the communion hymn 'The Water is Wide' by first years and then a beautiful rendition of 'Heal the world' by leaving certs Grace, Ciara and Teegan. Also a beautiful 'Dona Nobis Pacem' by 3rd years. Overall everyone involved made our mass a particularly special moment. We are most grateful to Fr Gerry for celebrating the mass and also to Sacristan Padraig who is ever helpful with the preparations. In particular, thanks to Michaél Harrington who always gives his time to set up the sound system in the church each year.
We wish every good wish to our staff, students and the parents & carers of our students for the year ahead .
Jersey Day for GOAL!:
Thank you to all those who participated in Jersey Day today in aid of GOAL! Special mention to Fionn White who was on photography duty!
Junior D Ladies:
Hard luck to our Junior D ladies footballers who were defeated by a point against Castlerea CC this morning. It was a very exciting game with the girls showing great work rate and determination. Final Score Castlerea 9-5, Boyle 7-10.
School News 13th October 2024
Green Isle Recipe Challenge:
Well Done to Senior Student Caoimhe Reilly on winning the Green Isle Recipe challenge. Caoimhe won a 500 euro voucher for the Home Economics Kitchen in school.
History Week 2024:
History Week took place in Abbey Community College last week with a range of exciting activities for our students.
1st Years did some Cookie Excavating!
2nd Years had a very informative visit to Strokestown Park House.
Senior history students updated our history notice board and prepared to bury our time capsule!
Senior cycle history students also enjoyed a great day out to two of Irelands most historically significant sites: Kilmainham Gaol and Glasnevin Cemetery. Thank you to our wonderful tour guides.
Congratulations to the winners of our historical poster competition: Clara Milnes, (5th year) Liam Hanly (2nd year) and Brónagh Feeney (1st year)
From the history department, thank you to all who took part in history week and to the dedicated staff who organised the celebrations.
High Jump!
1st year PE students recently carried out Self assessment and Peer assessment tasks during the High Jump lesson. This is a culmination of alot of hard work carried out since the start of the school term. Well done all!
Junior C Ladies GAA:
'The Junior C ladies football team were very unlucky in losing today against St.Nathy's, Ballaghaderreen. A great game despite the tricky conditions, a goal towards the end of the second half for Nathy's proved to be the difference as they ran out 2 point winners.'
TY Lough Allen Camping Trip:
TY had an overnight trip to Lough Allen last Thursday. A huge thank you the instructors in Lough Allen for Guiding us over the two days. Also thanks to Mr Flynn, Mr McWeeney, Mr Martin, Savannah and Tracey for all their help with the students a of course to the TY coordinator Ms Noone for organising.
Third Year Retreat:
The third year students had their Retreat Day in Knock on Monday 7th October.
The students participated in a range of workshops and got a tour of the Knock Shrine and the Basilica. Students also got to see the Knock Museum and take home some holy water from the taps. They had a very enjoyable and spiritual day🙏
Junior D Ladies GAA:
Hard luck to our Junior D ladies footballers who were defeated by a very strong St. Joesph’s, Charlestown side today. The girls worked hard throughout the game, showing great determination. Well done to our goal scorers Grace Cullen & Ciara Cooke.
University of Galway Open Day:
5th & 6th year students from ACC at University of Galway Open Day on Friday 4th October.
Thanks to Career Guidance teacher Ms. O Roarke for organising.
School News 30th September 2024
1st Year Boys GAA:
A massive congratulations to the 1st Year football team from Abbey Community College who went unbeaten in their first-year Blitz at The Dome, Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence during the week! An incredible performance from both teams, showing great skill and determination. We’re proud of each and every one of you! 🏐
Next up, we kick off our first competitive game of the year in the Roscommon League, taking on Scoil Mhuire Strokestown away next Tuesday, 1st October. Best of luck to the team – let’s keep the momentum going! 💪
Also, a big thank you to our helpers in transition year for all your work on the day!
1st Year Cookery:
Ms.Wallaces first year Home Economics students made delicious Sponge Cakes in their cookery class this week. Well done
Junior C Girls GAA:
Congratulations to the Junior C ladies GAA team who got their season off to a great start with a win over Scoil Mhuire, Strokestown during the week.. ACC were dominant throughout the game with all members of the squad contributing to a very impressive win.
Senior Girls GAA:
A super win for our senior ladies GAA during the week v Ballyhaunis! Well done girls & their superb coaches!
Junior D Girls GAA:
Well done to our Junior D ladies football team who had a comprehensive win over Roscommon CC this week. This was an excellent display of football with all members of the panel contributing to a great win. Well done girls!
6th Year Geography Trip:
Our 6th Geography students completed their field study at Glencar Waterfall today where they investigated the impact of transportation and deposition on the shaping of a meander in a fluvial environment.
Thank you to the staff at Field Studies Ireland for facilitating it. We are grateful to Ms. Corcoran, Leaving Cert Geography teacher for organising the trip and Patricia for accompanying.
2nd Year Lifeskills:
‘Ms Rooney’s 2nd Year Life Skills class had a blast performing with Boomwhackers this week, Working on rhythm and teamwork skills.’