St Kevin’s Community College, Dunlavin

ATHLETICS

Article by Brid Joyce, TY – Our athletics teams were in Bray today. Overall our school won eight individual medals, people who won Gold were: Scott Nolan Adam Harte and Casey Kelly, Silver went to Jack Reid. Evan Farrelll, Darragh Faherty, Luke Hennessy and Shane Daly won our individual bronze medals.

In total we got four team medals, our seconds year boys (Scott Nolan, Jack Reid, Darragh Curran, and Emmett Gibbons) came second overall, Our third year boys (Adam Harte, Shane Daly, Darragh Faherty and Tom Moran) came first overall, our TY boys came second overall, and our senior boys came third overall.

ALAN MILEY

TYB had the opportunity to head off on a horse-riding experience with Hollywood Horse and Pony Trekking. The trek took in a great variety of landscapes including a trot in the river and a steep climb. Special thanks to Ray, Gary and Victoria, who facilitated our trip. Thanks to Ms Walsh and Ms Reid for organising the outing, and to Ms Dervin for accompanying the group.

SPANISH EXCHANGE TRIP

On October 18 Aranda de Duero, in the north of Spain welcomed 25 Spanish students from St Kevin’s Community College. St Kevin’s students spent a week with Spanish families learning about the culture and way of life in Spain.

This also gave students an excellent opportunity to practice their language skills.

The week included a hectic schedule where students visited: The Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, various villages in the province of Burgos, followed by a trip to the Roman Aqueduct and Alcázar castle in Segovia.

A memorable experience was had by teachers and students alike. We are all looking forward to the return visit in March.