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TRANSITION YEAR

TY students visited Tayto Park on May 3 as part of their Enterprise course. They also did a trip to DCU on May 8.Some TY students attended Sci Fest on May 9. On May 10 they went paintballi­ng and they have an upcoming trip to Alton Towers to finish their year in style.

WORKSHOPS

TY students recently had workshops in law, drumming and Mexican cooking, which they found both interestin­g and fun.

GAELTACHT TRIP.

First and Second Year students did a three-day stay in Rinn, Co. Waterford, recently. Students attended Irish classes and did many varied activities. Accompanyi­ng teachers were Miss Doyle and Miss Cummins.

A big congratula­tions to Josh Kaye, who came in the top 20 in Ireland in his Word exams for Microsoft Office User Specialist exams. On May 10 he competed against the other top scorers in Microsoft Head Office, Sandyford.

FRENCH PLAY.

Fifth and TY students went to see a French play, Ma Revolution, In the Mermaid Theatre, Bray, recently with Miss King and Miss Stafford.

BELFAST

On May 3, fifth year students did a black cab tour of Belfast city with Miss Kinsella and Mr Cosgrove.

SUBJECT CHOICE.

All first year students have now made their subject choices for next year.

EXAMS.

All house exams will run from Tuesday, May 30, to Friday, June 2.

AWARDS.

Third and fifth year awards will be held in the afternoon on Friday, May 26. First and second year awards will be held on Monday, May 29.

GRADUATION.

Transition Year graduation will be held on May 29 and sixth year graduation on May 29.

ITALY TRIP

Coláiste Eoin’s Transition Year students recently visited Northern Italy taking in Venice, Verona, Sirmione and Milan on their school tour. It was an actionpack­ed tour with activities to suit everyone.

On the first day the students visited the Unesco city of Verona built on the Adige River taking in Casa di Giulietta – the setting of Shakespear­e’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’, and the Roman amphitheat­re.

Day two saw the students visit the beautiful city of Venice, a city built on mud and sand. The students enjoyed their time embarking on a gondola ride on the canal taking in Rialto Bridge. Students experience­d the stunning architectu­re of the city such as the Doge’s Palace and had some chill-out time in Piazza San Marco.

The next day was filled with thrilling rollercoas­ter rides in Gardaland Theme Park.

The students stayed in the beautiful town of Sirmione on Lake Garda where they visited the old town on the peninsula with its narrow streets and alleys, the impressive Scaligero Castle at the entrance to the medieval town and enjoyed a thrilling boat ride on Lake Garda. In the afternoon they visited Malcesine. They took a cable car ride to Monte Baldo, 7,200 feet above sea level, experienci­ng the amazing landscape that can been seen from the top.

That night the group went to a match between Inter Milan and Napoli in San Siro stadium.

On the last day the students climbed the terrace of Il Duomo in Milan, followed by a meal in an authentic Italian trattoria, eating delicious pizza and pasta. Overall an enjoyable, fun, action-packed tour was had by all. MICROSOFT OFFICE EXAMS

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