Coláiste Chill Mhantáin
ROTARY YOUTH LEADERSHIP
The Leinster round of the Rotary Youth Leadership competition took place Thursday, November 22, in Dun Laoghaire. Jessica Finnigan, fifth year, attended having previously been chosen to represent CCM and Wicklow. She was interviewed by a panel of four including the former Education Minister Mary Hanafin. Unfortunately she was not selected to progress further on this occasion, however she did receive valuable feedback on her interview skills. Jessica and her grandmother, who accompanied her, attended a dinner in Dun Laoghaire Yacht club following the interviews. We would like to sincerely thank the Wicklow Rotary Club, who facilitated this opportunity.
IADT PRESENTATION
On Monday, November 19, Dr Kevin Wallace from IADT gave a presentation to the sixth year students, detailing the different courses that are offered by IADT the students gained an insight into courses concerning Animation, 3D Design, Modelmaking and Digital Art, Applied Entrepreneurship, art, Applied Psychology, Arts Management, Costume Deisgn and Makeup Design, Creative Computing, English Media and Cultural Studies, and New Media Studies.
Dr Wallace informed the students about a number of graduate success stories, emphasising that IADT is a third level college where students exit with degrees that are skills-based and are ready to enter the work place immediately upon graduation. As part of the presentation, the students were informed about the upcoming college open day, as well as the taster days that IADT offer students.
COLLEGE AWARENESS WEEK
On Monday, November 19, as part of ‘College Awareness Week’, Eleanor Turner, a Marine Biologist from ‘Sea Synergy Marine Awareness Centre’ in Kerry, gave a presentation to first year and sixth year students about her job as a Marine Biologist. One of the main objectives for the visit was to show students how subjects, such as Science, are connected to the world of work.
Eleanor spoke about how her job covers areas of research, teaching, travelling to conferences in locations such as Bali and presenting to people such as Prince Charles and Camilla during their most recent visit to Ireland. In her presentation to the first year students, the students were informed about the typography of the sea, information relevant to species conservation, the factors affecting zonation on a rocky shore and about the different tidal zones. It was emphasised to the students how we can all play our part in not polluting the seas which, in effect, damages the overall ecosystem.
In her presentation to the sixth year Biology and Agricultural Science students, Eleanor presented information to the students about the depth of employment opportunities and career paths open to graduates of marine biology courses – inclusive of working in areas such as ‘Aquaculture’, ‘Environmental Biology and Toxicology’, ‘Seabed Surveys’, ‘Marine Biotechnology’, ‘Eco Tourism’, ‘Wildlife Tourism’, ‘Research’ as well as many more opportunities.
SENIOR CYCLE OPTIONS
On Tuesday, November 20, Irene Doyle from the School Guidance department met with all Third year students for one and a half hours, and delivered to them a detailed presentation covering all aspects regarding the CCM Transition Year Programme and the CCM LCA Programme. The students were also presented with information regarding application to apprenticeships, as well as information regarding the different salaries connected to their future level of qualification in line with the national framework of qualifications.
PASSIVE HOUSE TOUR
On Thursday, November 22, our sixth year Construction Studies students took a trip to the first Passive House built in Ireland. Tomás O’Leary is a Wicklow-based architect with Mos
Art, who designed and built his Passive House back in 2004. Tomás brought two groups of students around the outside and inside of his house explaining the main design principles of passive houses. This was a great tour and all the students had hands-on experience with the building materials needed to make a house reach the passive standards.
GOAL PRESENTATION
John O’Shea, founder and former CEO of the charitable organisation Goal, visited the school to present to TY students about social entrepreneurship on Tuesday, November 20. It was a very thought-provoking presentation that vividly illustrated the reality of poverty and other social issues in other parts of the world. Many students said they felt inspired to volunteer and involve themselves in charitable work more often in the future. CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
Writer and poet, Colm Keegan, gave a workshop on creative writing to 10 second year JCSP students on Wednesday, November 21, in the library. To help the students explore their creative side, each of them was asked to talk about aspects of their own lives. Colm then showed the students how to fashion this information into creative writing. All of the students who participated really enjoyed the workshop and a number of them said they had never talked about themselves before in front of others and seemed to enjoy putting aspects of their lives into poems and stories.
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Well done to under-16s Boys’ Basketball team who had a wellfought win against Clonkeen College on Tuesday. It was a good team performance. Good performances came from Ethan Snell on defence and from Ruairi Jenkinson and Peter Dunne, who were on scoring form ensured a a 40-29 victory for CCM.
UNDER-16 FOOTBALL
Score: CCM. 6-16 points Gaelcholáiste Na Mara 3-02 points. The second round of the Wicklow section of the South Leinster ‘C’ qualifier group was played in Rathnew GAA grounds on Monday, November 19, between CCM and Gaelcholáiste Na Mara. CCM have a very strong squad, backboned by players from St Patrick’s and Rathnew and were never in danger of losing this game.
Aided by a very stong wind in the first half, they ran out to a 3-09 points to 0-0 points at the half-time whistle. To their credit Gaelcholáiste Na Mara never stopped trying and were rewarded with 3-02 points during the second half. Strong running and good ball carrying skills by many of the skillful CCM lads, along with some slick score-taking, showed that CCM will have a big say in this particular competition. Eoin Doyle, Killian Clarke, Callum Kelly, Mark Evans, Mark Whelan, Fionn Luddy and Ryan Kavanagh were excellent for CCM.
UNDER-17 GIRLS’ SOCCER
Hard luck to the girls who were defeated by Gorey Community School in their first league match. The Gorey girls proved much too strong on the day, but the CCM girls must be commended on their determination and sporting attitude throughout.
CCM ATHLETICS CLUB
Last Tuesday, November 20, saw another great turn out and many excellent performances by CCM athletes. Joseph O’Shea finished second overall on the day in the senior category. Fiona Luddy followed him home in third. The TY team of four that finished best team overall on the day comprised of; Fionn Luddy, Aaron Byrne, Dylan Moriarty and Aidan Hennessy. The second year boys’ team also came away with third overall junior team, the team was Cormac Byrne, Paul Doherty, Ben Ryan and Adam Daly.
Other athletes who had excellent runs on the day were Brooke Griffin, first year, who came seventh, followed by Tara O’Reilly, Adrianna Majchrzak and Robyn Parkinson. Will Farrell finished 15th in First year boys, with Ben Bowen in 20th, Mike Connolly in 30th and Harri Armstrong in 31st. Well done all, keep up the excellent work in training.
SENIOR GIRLS’ GAA
The senior girls GAA team had their second and final match of the league on Thursday, November 22, against St David’s, Greystones. The girls put in a great performance from start to finish. Lucy Hobbs got the first score, a great point from some distance out. However St David’s then took control of the game. The CCM backs battled hard with great performances from Grace Cleary, Amy O’Doherty, Holly O’Toole and Kayelyn Coffee. However, by half time CCM were behind.
The CCM girls came out fighting in the second half. Eva Franey scored a goal and there were several points from Siobhán Gorman and Laura Murphy. Unfortunately it wasn’t enough and Eir Og managed to stay on top. Well done to the CCM girls for a great season. They never gave up and showed great enthusiasm at training each week.