On Thursday Oct 5th a presentation was made in Third Year Assembly to those students who achieved high grades in Junior Certificate 2017. A total of twenty students were presented with certificates and gift vouchers and the three top achievers, Luke Hodgkiss, Kealy McCabe and Shauna O Rourke were presented also with perpetual cups, and  with trophies to take home. Mr. Nolan congratulated all Junior Cert students and spoke of our pride in the excellent results achieved by all students this year while encouraging the current third year students to work to their potential.

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The students were: Luke Hodgkiss, Kealy McCabe, Shauna O Rourke, Ellan Fitzpatrick, Michael Flaherty, Jack Rowland, Mila Evans, Andrew Lee Mitchell, Niamh Lawlor, Ailbhe Keatley, Noreen Buzenschi, Patryca Szlufik, Conal Hughes, Eimear O Flaherty, Emily Perris, Noel Austin, Sophie Mangan, Aidan Quinn, Daniel O Gorman and Erica Smith.

Huge congratulations to all students who sat the Junior Certificate examinations this year. Exceptional results were achieved by a large number of students with 20 students obtaining 3A grades or higher at Higher level.

Special congratulations to Luke Hodgkiss who attained 10 A grades at higher level and to Kealy McCabe and Shauna O Rourke who attained 9 A grades at Higher level.

Ellen Fitzpatrick, Jack Rowland and Michael Flaherty  all achieved 8 A grades at Higher level and Mila Evans, Andrew Lee Mitchell and Niamh Lawlor achieved 6 A grades at Higher level. Ailbhe Keatley and Noreen Buzenschi achieved 5 A grades at Higher level.

Well done to all students on their wonderful results.

Study sessions are available for students attending Scoil Mhuire. It consists of study under strict supervision four evenings a week, Monday to Thursday.

(Maths workshop during study time will be available to exam students for one hour per week)

The New Autumn Term will run from Monday 11th September to Tuesday 19th December 2017.

Study will also take place on Fridays from 1.45 pm until 3.45 pm.

Every year, more than 50,000 young people in Ireland move from primary to post-primary education.What helps them to settle into their new school? What enables them to do well? To find answers to these questions, researchers from the Economic and Social Research Institute began a study of over 900 students in their first three years of post-primary school.The story of their first year is now complete.
This booklet summarises the main findings of the research and suggests ways in which schools and teachers can support students during this important time in their education. It also provides useful information for parents whose children have just begun, or are about to begin, post-primary school.

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Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s) and incoming First Years

We would like to extend a warm welcome to all the students who will begin their secondary school journey at Scoil Mhuire this Friday. The transition from primary to secondary school is a big one, and there may be some nerves or uncertainty. This is all completely natural, and we have no doubt that after a few days, all students will have settled in. To aid in the transition, each student will have a Sixth Year mentor, who will provide advice and support.

We look forward to seeing all students on Friday morning.

Remember there is no need to bring any textbooks, just a pen and notepad.

Well done to all our Leaving Cert students and we wish you all success in your future college and career applications.  Whatever your achievement in your Leaving Cert  let it spur you on to great things!

Well done also and thank you to all the teachers and the student families for all their help and support.

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I would like to acknowledge all the efforts of staff and students in making this another successful year in Scoil Mhuire and wish all our exam students every success in the upcoming examinations and in the next phase of their lives and hope they reap the rewards of all their hard work . Mr. Nolan, Principal.

Summer Holidays

The school year came to an end on Friday 2nd June. The administration office remains open should you have any queries (Ph. 045 868121). Enjoy the Summer Holidays!

Scoil Mhuire Book Lists

2017 - 2018

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Scoil Mhuire Award ceremonies were held on Monday May 22nd for Seniors and Tuesday 23rd for Juniors.

The annual award ceremonies are very much an integral part of the school calendar and are eagerly anticipated by all students. Announcements of subject nominees are made in assemblies a week prior to the awards. Over the two days a total of more than 100 awards were given rewarding all aspects of school involvement from academics to the arts, music and personal commitment to the school. As part of the ceremonies students were entertained by fellow students performing songs from this year’s musical -  Shrek, student singers and musicians, Junk Kouture entrants and the excellent school choir. Congratulations to all nominees and winners.

This year winners included:

The Principal's award: Shane Brady

Presentation to Harry McCann: Outstanding Contribution to Business and Entrepreneurship

Speech by Ms Denise Farrell.

Today, the business department would like to present a very special award to an exceptionally gifted business student. The award is for outstanding contribution to business and entrepreneurship.

Well done to all who took part in the Sports Day. Thank you to all teachers and students who helped make it such a great success.

The Religion department continues to foster and encourage an active awareness of social justice in Sixth Year. The day Fr Peter McVerry visited generated an immense impact on the majority of our students. The impact was so strong that the group decided that they should give something back. It was decided that the students would be asked to contribute towards helping some homeless people to pay for a hostel for a few nights around Christmas. The cost per night is about €5, a total of €550 was collected. It was then agreed to put some money into Christmas cards to be given to some homeless. We are so lucky to have a very talented card designer in our group. Sarah Beegan indicated that she was willing to make homemade cards instead of those mass produced. Regardless of the amount of work involved it was decided that it would be much more personal to make our own. Sarah donated all the materials and a production line was established to manufacture a large amount of cards. Each card had a hand written message from our year group.

On the 20th December a representative group travelled to Dublin. The students were Harry Kelly, Colm O’Sullivan, Emily Kinsella, Eva O’Connell, Muireann Healy, Stephen Duffy, Sarah Beegan and Robbie Walsh. After an inspiring talk Fr. McVerry brought us to the Youth Café on Berkeley Street. There was a Christmas themed morning open to any homeless person to drop in and have breakfast, warmth and company. We spoke to many homeless people as the students presented them with the cards. The level of appreciation shown by these people will live long in our memories. The school community were so proud of the happiness that all our Sixth Year students brought to these people, even if only for a brief time. Well done to all!

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Back(l-r) Sarah Beegan, Eva O’Connell, Stephen Duffy, Fr. Peter McVerry, Emily Kinsella, Colm O’Sullivan, Front (l-r) Muireann Healy,  Robbie Walsh and Harry Kelly.

Our school is part of the Academic Achievement Awards programme at NUI Maynooth. The winners this year were; Sophie Callanan, Mark Brien, Niamh O’Carroll and Megan Farrell. We were very pleased to have Mr John McGinnity, Admissions Officer NUI Maynooth in our school to present the awards. We were also delighted to have the parents of the award winners with us on this special occasion. Mr McGinnity shared valuable advice with all the Sixth Year students and encouraged them to strive to achieve their goals and realise their full potential. He wished all the students every success with their future endeavours.

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Mrs. Brennan Deputy Principal, Niamh O’Carroll, Mark Brien, Sophie Callanan, Megan Farrell & Mr. John McGinnity MUI Maynooth.

Scoil Mhuire Community School, Clane – Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture Wildcard 2017

Bank of Ireland surprised five schools with Wild Cards for the final of Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture 2017. Now in its 7th year, Ireland’s leading fashion and art competition for secondary schools challenges students to create unique, original and innovative outfits from recycled materials and junk. Snapchat Superstar James Kavanagh presented Dearbhla Martin wearing The Happy Camper along with her classmates Orla Fitzgerald and Jenna Cross from Scoil Mhuire, with the precious Wild Card, which secures them a place at the final in the 3 Arena on April 27th 2017.
'The Happy Camper' along with 'All Tied Up' by Rebecca Phillips, Una Dowling and Lauren Percival, and 'Monochrome Monarch' by Alex Zagwoka and Hannah Doherty Greene will now walk the runway as 3 of 80 Junk Kouture Grand Finalists from over 1,300 entries nationwide and be judged by Louise Walsh, Una Healy, Jane Leavy, Ryhs Leavy, and Tracy Fahy in the 3 Arena on April 27th.

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Congratulations to Our Regional Finalists!

The following four outfits have made it through to the Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture 2017 Regional Finals.

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Nearly 1,300 entries were submitted to Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture this year and the four designs was chosen by the Junk Kouture judges to make it through to the regional finals.

The regional final takes place in the Helix, Dublin on Thursday March 2nd 2017 where the four creations will impress the judges with not only their designs, but a performance on the catwalk!

Congratulations to Holly Newman who is a finalist in this years Doodle for Google National Competition!
This year’s Doodle 4 Google competition is very special, the winning doodle will feature on the Google Ireland homepage for 24 hours in April. Millions of people will have the opportunity to see it, and understand what creativity & innovation means to all of our young artists today. This year’s theme is.... If I could create anything it would be.... Please click on the 'Vote For Holly' button below and vote for Holly.

I love space. I think it's fascinating and beautiful, but the sheer size and vastness of space terrifies me. But I thought, what if I could shrink space? I decided that, if I could create anything, it would be a tiny Galaxy all to myself.

Congratulations to 5th Year Cast, Crew and Teachers on a wonderful production of JB Keanes' Big Maggie - Well Done To All!

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In its portrayal of a newly widowed woman who views her husband's death as a liberation, all pieties, social conventions and sentimentality are punctured. As Maggie seizes her opportunity to take absolute control of the family farm and business, she denies her four children their share, and drives each one in turn away.

St Brigid's Cross	Transition Year Self Defence Day
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What a Show!

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Good luck to all our entrants for Junk Kouture annual Recycled Fashion Competition.

Scoil Mhuire has been very successful in previous years and we have great hopes for this year.

6^th Year students have expressed an interest in doing night study, as a result of this we are making night study sessions available for 6^th Year students attending Scoil Mhuire. It consists of study under strict supervision four nights a week, Monday to Thursday.

Normal study rules apply. Uniform not essential.

It will run from Monday 23rd January for 5 weeks and will take place  from 7.30 pm until 9.30 pm.

The total fee per student will be €60.00. This fee must be paid by Friday 20th January 2017.

Apprenticeships - Details about applying and training

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Post Leaving Cert Courses - PLC information

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CAO is now open for application on www.cao.ie

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Congratulations to Luca Gleeson and Noreen Buzenschi from the junior debating team who competed in the UCD law society debates and have successfully made it through to the next round of debates in January. Exciting times ahead!

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Scoil Mhuire Students who took part in Junior Debating Competition in UCD.

Front row L to R: Noreen Buzensk (3rd yr), Fay Dunne (1st yr), Joseph Keane (1st yr), Luca Gleeson (1st yr).

Back row L to R: Emily Perris (3rd yr), Joanne  Dowd (2nd yr), Sophie Byrne (1st yr), Cliodhna Lee (2nd yr)Save

Conor McLoughlin (TY) and Cathal McLoughlin (class of 2016) both represented Ireland at the International Canoe Polo competition held in Belgium in August of this year.

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Conor & Cathal were both selected for the Irish under 21 teams.

Cathal was studying for this leaving cert and trained when he could, so it was a huge personal achievement for Cathal to get selected in his leaving cert year.  Cathal plays in goals (known as sticks), his last game went to penalties after extra time, so was very tense, Cathal both saved and scored goals,  earning the team a win in their final game. 

Congratulations go out to all students on the excellent results achieved in this year's Junior Cert. examinations.

Special congratulations to Hannah Doherty Greene who attained 11 A's in her examinations. Hannah worked consistently for the three years of the Junior Cycle and her hard work paid off.

Congratulations to Rachel Reidy who graduated from Scoil Mhuire  in June this year on her participation in the Intermediate All Ireland Ladies Football win on Sunday last in Croke Park. Rachel and her Kildare  team had a super win over Clare to bring home the Mary Quinn Cup. Rachel is now studying Sports Science and Health in DCU. We wish her well in her studies and continued success in her sporting career.

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The Leaving Certificate Results are out-What now? -A Guide for Parents and Students

Published by The Institute Of Guidance Counsellors.

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Leaving Certificate RESULTS  Helpline opens Wednesday 17th August to support more than 56,000 Leaving Certificate students

Freephone Helpline on 1800 265 165

As you are endeavouring to make sense of your Leaving Cert results, the Institute of Guidance Counsellors welcomes the launch of The Examination Helpline 2016. Hosted by the National Parents’ Council Post Primary (NPCpp), it will open on Wednesday, 17th August to offer advice, information and support to Leaving Certificate students receiving their exam results.

The 1800 265 165 Freephone Helpline opens from 10 a.m. on results day, Wednesday, 17th August, to take calls from students, parents and teachers seeking advice and information on what choices are available to students, and will continue until Wednesday, 24th (see Freephone operating hours below).

Newsletter Summer 2016

As the school year 2015/2016 draws to a close we reflect on the many outings, workshops, overseas trips, cultural experiences and information sessions enjoyed by our Transition Year students. This year afforded students a unique opportunity to involve themselves in a vast array of disciplines some familiar, others new. We trust that they have gained valuable insight and can now make mature informed decisions on numerous areas of interest.

Some of these experiences include:

Educational field excursions:
Kilkenny TY Expo, Ploughing Championships, Pure Skill, Young Scientist, Chocolate factory, Cultural trip.

Workshops:
Self Defence, Climate Change, Poetry, Employment Law and an Enterprise workshop.

The Scoil Mhuire ladies football team were delighted to receive a new set of jerseys and new football equipment all sponsored by Lidl, the new sponsors of the Ladies Gaelic Football Association competition. The team were the local store winners of the Lidl All-Ireland Post Primary Schools competition. The girls would like to thank all their family and friends who voted for them in the Clane store. A nice end to a busy and promising season.

Scoil Mhuire Award ceremonies were held  on Monday May 23rd  for Seniors and Tuesday 24th for Juniors.

The ceremonies are very much an integral part of the school calendar and are eagerly anticipated by all students as announcements of  nominees are made in assemblies a week prior to the awards. Over 100 awards were given rewarding all aspects of school involvement from academics to the arts, music and personal commitment to the school.

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The chosen charity for this year’s 5th year fundraiser was Pieta house. As a group they decided to raise money for Pieta House. There is a growing awareness of the importance of mental health in society and people feel more able to seek help. Pieta House plays a vital role in aiding individuals and families who have been affected by suicide and depression. The 5th year students felt compelled to help this extremely influential charity in raising awareness on this important matter and raising essential funds for Pieta House.

Over a number of months the students raised €5000 for Pieta House meeting the original goal that they had set out to achieve. The students organised a variety of fundraising events in order to raise this invaluable amount such as bake sales, a Christmas Jumper Day, the infamous Student vs Teacher soccer match and the popular Action Concert. Funds raised from the very successful Liam Lawton Christmas Concert also went towards this cause.

Well done to the 5th year fundraising committee for all their hard work and dedication, members were;
Siofra McAullife, Stephen Duffy, Christopher Ryan, Robbie Walsh, Hannah Lee, Roisin Boyling, Katie Christanseen, Harry James, Kate Crowley, Emily Blake, Aoife Fiztgerald and Ciara Murphy. They could not have achieved their goal without the help of their Religion teaches, Mr Kavanagh, Ms Carden, Ms Mc Mahon and Mr Breslin and their Year Head, Mr Cahillane.

Avisited the school to give the students a talk about the work of Pieta House and to thank them for their generous donation. The committee would like to thank all the students and teachers who supported and donated to this worthy cause.

Exam Results

Well done to all Leaving Cert and Junior Cert students who had great success in this years’  examinations. Special congratulations to Rachel Mulqueen who achieved the best female result in the country in Higher Level Design and Communication Graphics

All Ireland Scholarship

Massive congratulations to 2015 Scoil Mhuire graduate Zoe Jackson McGrath, who was one of only 125 students from across the island of Ireland chosen to receive the prestigious All Ireland scholarship. Zoe is studying Law at Trinity College having received fantastic grades in her Leaving Certificate. Zoe was presented with her scholarship at a ceremony held in the University of Limerick which was attended by JP McManus, the sponsor of the scholarship, guest of honour AP McCoy and Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan TD.

Senior Debaters at Maynooth University

Scoil Mhuire enjoyed a successful First Round in the Maynooth University debates on 16th. November. Coached by Mr. Behan, ten of our thirteen speakers were successful in securing a place in Round Two of the competition. The motions debated in Round One included: The objectification
of men in popular culture and the Hunger Games as a prediction of the future. Teams were:
Scoil Mhuire A
[Oran Harrison & Corrado Fusciardi]
Scoil Mhuire B
[Adam Power & Roisin Gorman]
Scoil Mhuire C
[Seyi Akinola]
Scoil Mhuire D
[Precious Ali & Tami Adeniran]
Scoil Mhuire E
[Aran Behan & Harry Kelly]
Scoil Mhuire F
[Stephen Duffy & Christopher Ryan]
Scoil Mhuire G
[Robyn Clarke & Shane Brady]
Teams A, D, E, F and G are currently preparing for their challenging second round motions which include Condemn The War on Drugs, Prepare for Peace by Planning for War and It is Morally Unethical to Genetically Modify Embryos. Other teams in Round 2 include Belvedere College, Castleknock CC, St. Mary’s CBS, Marist, and Confey. We wish the speakers every success.

Søren Kjeldsen current Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Champion was a welcome visitor to Scoil Mhuire today.
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Søren Kjeldsen current Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Champion was a welcome visitor to Scoil Mhuire today.
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Our 2nd Year students enjoyed a great European trip. As usual it was an adventure filled trip with many great memories and experiences for all.
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Day1

On Tuesday morning, we had an early but excitable start. The two buses were waiting at the school at the early time of 3am. We headed towards the airport, where we boarded the plane to Barcelona. When we arrived in Barcelona, the weather was sunny and warm. When we got on the bus and did some sightseeing, where we saw the Olympic Stadium, the Sagrada Família (a cathedral that has been in construction for over 200 years) and went on a cable car up a mountain. Then we had a long bus journey to our hotel in Salou, after we went to a magic show called The House Illusion. It was great fun!

Day2

On the second day we went to a monastery in Monserrat on the top of a beautiful mountain. It was all really interesting and the scenery was amazing. Later we got to go to Camp Nou where Barcelona play soccer and see the massive pitch and all the merchandise. Then we went back to our our hotel to get ready for dinner and then for bowling.
Day3
We woke up in the morning and went to Tarragona, where we saw gorgeous scenery and went for a bit of shopping. For lunch, we went back to our hotel and after we got into our best attire as this was our ‘fancy’ night. We went back to Barcelona and went to the outstanding science museum where we saw an amazing indoor rain forest and some other science inventions. Later we went for dinner to a Spanish restaurant for dinner and saw some traditional flamingo dancing. We had a delicious meal and a great evening. Then we had to go back to our hotel to pack our bags.

School Musical 2016

Sister Act 2 - Back In The Habit

This year saw the eighth musical production in Scoil Mhuire Community School Clane. A cast of forty five first and second year students under the direction of Ms. Dunne and assisted by Mr. O Brien and Mr. Dempsey have worked tirelessly for months to produce Sister Act 2 - Back in the Habit, a vibrant, busy show offering all the students an opportunity to showcase their immense singing and dancing talent.

Over three nights the cast worked their magic to offer a highly polished and entertaining production to full houses. Watching the professionalism of the show it is easy to forget that these students are aged just 12-14. Well done to all the cast and crew and thank you to everyone who supported the show.

Many very happy memories were made for the cast during the production.

SCOIL MHUIRE REMEMBERS 1916

LOCAL CONNECTIONS

In preparation for the Final of the 2016 Junk Kouture Annual Recycled Fashion Competition in the 3Arena, last week our finalists visited Bank of Ireland in Naas. The girls met with with Henry Shefflin, Ted Walsh and were also given a little slot on KFM.  The girls handed out their fliers to customers and then called to local businesses in Naas to tout for some votes.

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Fifth year Student Harry McCann has been invited to New York City from March 4th-11th as Founder of the Digital Youth Council to participate in Three Dot Dash, which is a global initiative of the 'We Are Family Foundation'.  Three Dot Dash was designed to recognise and support the efforts of Global Teen Leaders all around the World who are actively working on projects that promote a more peaceful society by addressing issues related to basic human needs: food, water, health, shelter, safety, education and the environment.

Harry is  also being filmed as one of the key figures for a RTE series which will be airing on RTE1 in September. It is a four part series for RTE/BAI on digital literacy, led by Lord David Puttnam. It's a campaigning series which will hopefully encourage people in all walks of life and levels of technological experience to do a bit more with digital. Filming was done with Lord Puttnam, Enda Kenny among others.

Finally, Harry and Jack Cullen have launched a new education movement called #LetsTeachCode, which is aiming to bring coding into classrooms all around the World, starting with one classroom, in one country at a time. The aim over the next two years is to bring coding to 196 classrooms in 196 countries, by working with embassies, Governments, and businesses. the two students are currently in negotiations regarding this project. They have  received quite a bit of publicity for this, and featured in 6 different newspapers, RTE 2FM Dave Fanning show, KFM and others.

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The 5th Year play this year is John B. Keane's 'The Field'.

The students have work tirelessly over the past number of months, and it promises to be a good show. All support is greatly appreciated.

The show takes place on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th March.

Doors at 7.30pm, and the play starts at 8pm.

Scoil Mhuire have 4 Regional Finalists in the 2016 Junk Kouture Annual Fashion Competition.

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Last Wednesday the team #notliketheudders got a surprise visit from Bank of Ireland in school, and were awarded a Silver ticket. This ticket is a free pass directly into the Regional final, they skip the online voting system which happens February 22nd and accounts for 10% of the judging at the Regional final.
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U14 Soccer - Scoil Mhuire Clane Vs Scoil Dara Kilcock

With our first two group games ending in a loss and a win , this was a game that was a must win in order to be in a driving position in order to get out of group A.

The boy’s professional attitude was flourishing with every game they played with some no nonsense preparation in getting ready and in the pre match warm up.

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U 14 Soccer Report – Away to Piper’s Hill 29th January

Our second game in our group was due to be played at home against Pipers Hill. With high levels of rain in the week leading up to the match,  A quick decision was made on our pitch and the decision was made to switch the fixture to Pipers Hill’s astro. This was an easy decision to give up our home advantage as our team were well used to training on the fast astro pitch in our own school. We arrived at 10:00 all ready and togged out and got a good half hour warm up. With the starting 11 lined up we kicked off our second match at 10:30. 
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Clane were quick and moved well with every pass in the opening 10 minutes. Dean O’Shea in his attacking midfield role shot 3 times from long range in an effort to get on the score sheet. The team communicated with each other by enforcing the phrase “ don’t let them out “ which allowed Clane to press with high energy to regain possession. Our first goal came in 13 minutes when the ball was played out to Ryan Burke on the right followed by some silky one touch passes between Ger O’Connor, Daniel Piare, Dean O’Shea, Ryan and then back to Ger who hit the back of the net with a right footed finish into the left hand side of the goal. “ Probably the best goal I have seen live in front of me” was a comment from one of our 5th years.

Clane pushed on again into their opposition’s half.  The 3 man midfield of Dan Piare, Ciaran Kerrigan and Dean O’Shea were passing the ball in dominant passing triangles and all were influential in the way Clane were playing. Trying to double their lead , chances fell to Ryan Burke who took on 3 players in the box only to be denied from a defender on the line. Another chance came to Gavin Reilly who took a shot from a wide left position. Ciaran Kerrigan was excellent in his tackling in midfield along with some clean neat foot work , while Dan Piare’s runs forward and through balls were causing trouble for the Piper’s Hill defense.

On Friday Jan 22nd 2016, Scoil Mhuire Clane  past student Rachel Mulqueen was back in the school to be presented with a medal from the Technology Teachers Association for the wonderful achievement of scoring the best female result in the country in Design and Communication Graphics in Leaving Certificate 2015.

Scoil Mhuire v CBS Naas

The U14 Boys Soccer team played their first match on Monday the 18^th January against CBS Naas. The boys have been working very hard since October in preparation for the group’s games this year.

The game was highly competitive for the full 60 minutes. Dean O’Shea scored the first goal from a stunning finish off a through ball from Gavin Reilly. The finish was slotted in to the left hand corner as he ran alongside CBS’ strong center half.

The Scoil Mhuire side was outstanding in the first half in every part of the pitch with some fantastic one touch passing and strong attacking line. A lively supporters line acted as the 12^th Man as Clane were playing with confidence. CBS got the equalizer 1 minute before the whistle from a header in the box by Oisin Hand (CBS) .

In the second half the next goal came from Alex Rogers (CBS) with a mistake from our defense to allow CBS to tap in a goal from a half of a meter out. Clane pushed for their equalizer again in an exciting attacking play from Dean , Gavin, Ryan Burke and Ger O’Connor. CBS got the next goal in a controversial penalty decision, which our player seemed to get the ball from a normal standing tackle. Matthew Geoghegan (CBS) converted the penalty to make it 3-1.

U15 Soccer Final

On a Clear fresh morning the U15 Soccer team were all togged out in a momentous occasion over in Newbridge Town’s  Astro Pitch. This final was the result of hard work and determination from a series of matches that started with the group stages back in October. We had previously played against Portlaoise where we had beaten them 3-0 on our Home Pitch. Portlaois walked away disappointed that day, having a strong squad where their chances weren’t converted. Straight away we had the mental upper hand , having beaten them once, sure why couldn’t we do it again.

With the Warm-up completed, the Jerseys on , and our 50 fans on the side-line , the boys lined up as a squad of 11 , hoping this match wouldn’t be their last.

Both Teams were cautious in their approach with the game, trying to get used to the fast wide pitch on the Astro. Clane were moving the ball confidently and looked the more dangerous of the two sides in the opening 20 minutes. The Portlaoise keeper looked a bit shaky , spilling a couple of catches which caused a couple of scrambles on the box for the much needed first goal. Carl James and Adam Byrne were timing their runs off the strikers well. Finn Gillispe and Eoin Carolan were creating some clever through balls to each other only to be closed down by the strong Portlaoise defence.

The talent of the student body will be on show next Friday Jan 29th in the ACTION CONCERT in aid of PIETA HOUSE.

2015 Gaisce Awards Ceremony

Scoil Mhuire 2015 graduates Ciaran Wyse and Brendan Dowling, received their gold Gaisce President's Award at an elaborate ceremony in Dublin Castle last week. Gaisce – The President's Award is an award earned by young people between the ages of 15 and 25 for participating in several activities for a certain period. The term "gaisce" can be translated as "achievement". Students participating in the awards undertake activities under the headings of Physical Activity, Personal Skill and Community Involvement. There are three awards; bronze, silver and gold. Both Brendan and Ciaran have already achieved their Bronze and Silver awards. The award encourages young members of society to become involved in leadership roles within communities. They were supported in their challenge by teacher Ms. Vanessa Bagnall, Gaisce Co-ordinator in Scoil Mhuire who praised the work and perseverance of both students in completing their tasks so well. Congratulations to both recipients on their wonderful achievement and we wish them well in their future endeavours.

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"47 young people celebrate receiving Gaisce Gold Awards from President Michael D Higgins"

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Christmas Concert Special

Liam Lawton will be performing in Concert in Scoil Mhuire Community School

Date: Thursday December 10th.

Special Guests will be Scoil Mhuire Community School Choir.

Tickets €20 available at:
Scoil Mhuire Community School Office
Clane Parish Office
Londis Clane
Marrons Pharmacy Clane

The Student Counil would like to thank everyone who made up a Christmas Shoebox for the needy children in Africa and Eastern Europe.

The Committee successfully co-ordinated the collection of 193 boxes this year. Each fift box had €4 included for transport. Team Hope will ensure these gifts will be delivered directly to the children this Christmas. The Student Council held a pizza sale to help fund this worthwhile project..

Well done to all Council Members:

Mark Kelly, Alix Weld, Finn Gillespie, Martha Graham, Aisling Wyss, Tara Swinburne, Siofra McAuliffe, Robbie Walsh, John Noe Crainie, Robbie Philips, Emma Quine, Lauren Behan.

Congratulations to all students on their Leaving Certificate results 2015.

On Friday Oct 2nd all students who achieved over 500 points in Leaving Certificate 2015 and Distinction in Leaving Certificate Applied were invited back to Scoil Mhuire for a presentation to acknowledge their excellent results. College commitments meant not all students were able to attend but their hard work and success were acknowledged.

Pictured  are Rachel Mulqueen and James Ansell, top achieving boy and girl with Mr Nolan and their Year Head Mr. Gorry. Congratulations to all students and we wish them well in their chosen paths.

We wish all students success in their chosen pathways.

In excess of 200 people attended a talk “ On understanding the Emotional Well Being of Teenagers and Children and The Family “ given by Dr Fergus Heffernan Monday 5^th October 2015. The talk was arranged by the Parents Association .

The evening was a thought provoking presentation which looked at why our teenagers and children do not appear to have developed resilience.

Research now shows that 1 in 4 second level students in Ireland now present with self-harm and high anxiety disorders.

Well done to all our Leaving Cert students and we wish you all success in your future college and career applications.  Whatever your achievement in your Leaving Cert  let it spur you on to great things!

Well done also and thank you to all the teachers and the student families for all their help and support.

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Junk Kouture entry wins Repak Recycling Award at National Final

Congratulations to Emer Martin, Ciara Murphy and Katie Christanseen , Transition Year students who have been chosen from 958 entries to win the Repak Recycling Award at the National finals of the Junk Kouture competition.
The Recycling award winning entry is FRESH ‘N FAMOUS. The outfit recycles flour, Brennans Bread wrappers and Sellotape rolls. The girls used the flour with salt and water which they  baked and cut into shapes. After much experimenting with shapes and designs the girls, assisted and guided by Art teacher, Ms McGee settled on the final design which was inspired by Madonna and fifties fashion was modelled by Emer on the night.. The girls have put huge time and effort into the competition and feel it was all worth it.
The girls were one of four entries from Scoil Mhuire who took part in the Regional competition in the Helix and were very well supported by Scoil Mhuire students.
Other regional finalists were Jean Gill Pollock, Emma Reilly, Sarah Harkin, Brianna Byrne, Claudia Nevin, Sophie Murphy, Emily Kinsella and Sophie Callanan. The models performed most professionally during the catwalk show. Well done to everyone .

Scoil Mhuire, Clane wins the All Ireland Mini Company Get Up and Go Mini Company Competition.

Edumate comprising of three enterprising students Harry McCann, Jack Cullen and Brian McLoughlin from Scoil Mhuire Community School, Clane, scooped the top award at the P.D.S.T. get up and Go Mini Company Competition final which took place in the Osprey hotel on Tuesday, 5th May 2015.
Their mini company is an app designed to connect students and teachers using a unique chat service and state of the art newsfeed, while enhancing learning by allowing students and teachers to manage their whole school life at the touch of a button.  Edumate started off as part of the transition year programme offered in Scoil Mhuire Community School, Clane, as part of an enterprise module promoted by the Business Department within the school. Edumate alongside Sugar Darling skincare made up of Roisin Dowd Mahony, Lauren McIntyre, Ella Boland, Sheana Gibney and Sophie Callanan were chosen to represent the school in the Regional Final at the Athlone Silver Springs Hotel on the 17th April 2015. At the Regional Final the Sugar Darlings won the Marketing Award and the Sustainability Award. Edumate won the Innovation Award and qualified to represent their school and Kildare in the National Final.

Jean wins trip to Europe

Congratulations to Transition year student Jean Gill Pollock who won the Graduate.ie online civic awareness competition sponsored by Kildare County Council. Jean will spend 4 days in Strasbourg with 26 other students from Ireland. The competition encourages students to develop awareness and understanding of how various public institutions work.

Fundraising reaches €5000

Congratulations to the 5th yr. fundraising committee who reached their target of €5000 for the Friends of St. Lukes Cancer care charity. The students travelled with Mr. Dermody and Mr. Breslin to St. Lukes to present the cheque. Thank you to everyone who donated to the events organised to raise the money.

Our 2nd Year students enjoyed a great European trip. They traveled out on the 29th of March, returning on the 3rd of April. As usual it was an adventure filled trip with many great memories and experiences for all.

This years tour included visits to Germany, Austria , Northern Italy, Munich, Dachau Concentration Camp, Bayern Munich, Salzburg, Mozart's House, Innsbruck, Gardaland ..........

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Another great success for our musical!

Congratulations to all involved in in this years musical 'Take a Chance on Me' - Another year and another great success!

Congratulations to 15 yr old Sean Callan who got his first Soccer cap for Ireland against Czech Republic on Feb 15th. Sean, who is from Clane, started playing at U9 with Clane then progressed to Home Farm at U10 and was captain of Home Farm for 4 years. he then progressed to Shamrock Rovers where he is now captain. Middlesborough and Sunderland and some other clubs are interested in Sean and he is hoping to go for trials in the near future. We wish Sean every success in his soccer career.

Scoil Mhuire presents: Happy Birthday Dear Alice, By Bernard Farrell

Our fifth year students are in final preparations for this years' drama production of  'Happy Birthday Dear Alice' by Bernard Farrell. The cast of six students have been busy rehearsing for the past three months.

Directed by Mr. Dermody and Mr. Breslin, the story is of a dysfunctional Irish family who join together to celebrate their mothers' birthday and during the event try to commit the aging, gentle but resilient  Alice to a home.

The cast are:

• Betty Gunson as Alice
• Bebhinn Cogan as Barbara
• Nicole Martin as Sandy
• Harry Quinn as Jimmy
• Karl Lynam as Cormac
• Michael Freaney Fitzmaurice as Barry

We wish the students every success as they take to the boards for this hilarious production.

Transition Year students progress to National finals in the 3Arena on April 24th

Congratulations to Emer Martin, Ciara Murphy and Katie Christanseen , Transition Year students who have been chosen from 958 entries to go forward on April 24th to the National final of the JUNK KOUTURE competition in the 3Arena. They are among 80 finalists from around the country.

The girls were one of four entries from Scoil Mhuire who took part in the Regional competition in the Helix last Friday and were very well supported by Scoil Mhuire students.

Other regional finalists were Jean Gill Pollock, Emma Reilly, Sarah Harkin, Brianna Byrne, Claudia Nevin, Sophie Murphy, Emily Kinsella and Sophie Callanan. The models performed most professionally during the catwalk show. Well done girls.

The entry chosen to proceed to the final is FRESH ‘N FAMOUS. The outfit recycles flour, Brennans Bread wrappers and Sellotape rolls. The girls used the flour with salt and water which they  baked and cut into shapes. After much experimenting with shapes and designs the girls, assisted and guided by Art teacher, Ms McGee settled on the final design which was inspired by Madonna and fifties fashion was modelled by Emer on the night.. The girls have put huge time and effort into the competition and feel it was all worth it. We eagerly await the finals and wish the girls and Ms McGee the best of luck .

Our Art Students qualified for the Eastern Regional Finals of the Junk Kouture Fashion Competition.

AGM:

There was a large attendance at the AGM in October and the guest speaker John Lonergan provided an excellent and thought provoking talk on parenting.

The Parent’s Association committee

The Parent’s Association committee for 14/15 has been formed. We would like to thank everyone involved last year and we welcome the new members. A list of committee members and the year their child is in will be posted on the School website shortly. John Kevin Flynn has kindly agreed to remain as chairperson for the coming year.

Lockers/coats:

The wearing and storage of school coats remains problematic. As the school do not have the space for larger lockers, they have installed coat racks in the locker areas to help address this issue. Please ensure that each student has their name on their coat. In addition, an individualised mark on the coat can be helpful in differentiating coats.

Gaisce Awards

Are you 15 or older? Did you know that you can sign up for one of Irelands most prestigious awards?

Gaisce, The President’s Award is open to anybody aged over 15, it has been run in the school for a number of years and currently over 50 pupils are taking part. We just had 2 students receive their bronze awards. Congratulations Emma Roche and Niamh Fitzgerald.  Two 6th years are completing their Gold award, come on Brendan Dowling and Ciaran Wyse, nearly there! These two boys will be presented with their awards by President Micheal D Higgins. If you are interested in signing up come see Ms Bagnall or Ms Mc Loughlin for further Information or look up http://www.gaisce.org

Open Night

October 23rd saw huge numbers of prospective students tour the school during Open night. The school was thronged and there were displays, dancing and edible delights as all departments and subjects were showcased to perfection.

Exam Success

Congratulations to all Leaving Cert and Junior Cert 2014 students who completed their examinations in June. We wish all past students every success as they embark on the next phase of their careers. Congratulations to Ciaran Power who won the JP McManus scholarship and Ailbhe Garry winner of a Maynooth University award based on their excellent Leaving Certificate results. 

Fifth year Scoil Mhuire student Mickella Gill age 16,  from Killina has just won two World records in the Irish Paralifting Drugfree Association competitions. Mickellas’ world records were in the Single National Lift Front Squat and Dead Lift events.

Mickella competes in the Teen2 Age 16 63kg Category. In the Front Squat Mickella lifted 95kg and enters the Guiness Book of World Records as the previous record lift was 60kg. In the Dead Lift she lifted 130.5kg and also enters the Guinness Book of /world Records for this lift as she  smashed the previous World Record which was 120kg.

Mickella will compete in the European competition in England in June to defend her world records and also travels to Italy in September for the World Event.

She got into weights as her dad lifts weights and she has trained with him at home for the past two years. She only started training in a fitness academy four months ago and has progressed at an amazingly fast rate since joining the academy. Mickella trains for up to two hours , six days a week. She absolutely loves what she does and has given up her place playing Minor football for Kildare to devote herself to her training schedule. She hopes to pursue a career in fitness and coaching on finishing school next year. Huge congratulations to Mickella on her wonderful achievements.

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Students from Scoil Mhuire Community School Clane got to experience political sparring at the highest level in Dublin Castle. They were debating the hot topic of renewable energy targets in the eighth annual Model Council of the European Union.

Students from 28 schools across the country each role-played a different EU Member State in an intense and well informed discussion.

We need Your Help!

Please Support our Art Students who have qualified for the Eastern Regional Finals of the Junk Kouture Fashion Competition.

Junk Kouture is a an annual Recycled Fashion Competition. Scoil Mhuire has been very successful so far this year with 4 teams progressing to the Eastern Regional Finals.

** Watch out for all our outfits on Xposé on TV3 this week **

10% of the competition is based on online voting. Voting takes place this week 23rd - 27th February. You can vote once  a day! So please show your support. You can find our outfits through the link www.facebook.com/repakrecycling.

To Vote:

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Click on 'E' for Eastern Region and vote for your favourite Scoil Mhuire Competitor:

Scoil Mhuire EuropeanTour Preview

29th March – 3rd April 2015

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Germany - Austria - Northern Italy - Munich - Dachau Concentration Camp - Bayern Munich - Salzburg - Mozart's House - The Sound of Music - Innsbruck - Gardaland ..........

On Wednesday Feb 4th in advance of mock examinations, the Religion Department hosted a Positivity morning for 6th year students.

Meditation, Zumba dancing, Gaming and Music were available to the students followed by a social event where refreshments were provided. The students baking talents were on display with some delicious biscuits and cakes on offer. A thoroughly enjoyable morning was had by all.

Congratulations to the Fifth year Fundraising Committee who successfully co-ordinated events leading to the collection of €5000 for the Friends of St Lukes' Cancer Care charity, the chosen recipients of this years' funds. The committee members travelled to St. Lukes last week to hand over the cheque, accompanied by Mr. Dermody and Mr. Breslin. The funds were raised in the weeks leading up to Christmas from a number of events including the annual teacher-student soccer match, a most successful Christmas jumper day, Bake sale, Carol singing, raffles, the Make a Difference Concert and a meet and greet with Home and Away star, Andrew Morley.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the fund and well done to the committee members  Stephen Herring, Aisling Bannon, Sinead Casey, Bebhinn Cogan, Paul O Flaherty, Karl Lynham, Barry Kiely, Paul McCraith, Emily O Brien, Molly Kelly, Rachel Malone, Siobhan Timmons, Orianne Hackett, and Aine Logan for all their efforts.

The following is the duty specification for the Caretaker grade in Comprehensive and Community

• To take care of the school premises and contents, and to prevent, as far as possible, any damage to the structure, furniture, fittings and equipment.

• To keep clean the school premises, furniture and fittings and/or to ensure that they are kept clean.

• Caretakers shall co-operate in introducing new plant and equipment.

• To undertake the necessary duties associated with the heating of the building.

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Scoil Mhuire’s Adult Education department celebrated the success of its students at a graduation ceremony in The Westgrove Hotel in Clane on Tuesday 18th November. A total of 306 Adult Learners graduated in the 2013/14 academic year in courses affiliated to ITEC, FETAC, and Maynooth University. In our current Autumn term, there are 388 learners studying courses certified by these awarding bodies. Special guest on the evening was the Minister for Education, Jan O’Sullivan. After a tour of Scoil Mhuire and viewing many of the night classes in progress, Ms. O’ Sullivan joined graduates and their families in the Westgrove Hotel to celebrate their success.

Link to Scoil Mhuire Adult Education Graduation Ceremony 2014 Photo Gallery

Other distinguished guests to attend on the night were Deputy Emmett Stagg, TD, Ms. Josephine Finn, Head of Adult & Community Education, Maynooth University and Mr. Tommy Morris, FETAC Tutor.

Mr. Edmund Behan, Assistant Director in the Adult Education Department in Scoil Mhuire began the evening by welcoming graduates and their guests to the ceremony. He congratulated all graduates on their success. Edmund then introduced tutors and Guest Speakers.

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Congratulations to all students on their Leaving Certificate results 2014.The outstanding results of eighteen students from Leaving Cert 2014 were acknowledged with a presentation at 6th year assembly in Scoil Mhuire. Sixteen students achieved over 500 points and two students attained distinctions in the Leaving Cert Applied.Ailbhe Garry, Sarah Houlihan, Des O Connor, Ciaran Power, Aisling Bonner, Ciaran Rogers, Rebecca Johnston, Orla Keogh, Sinead Corbett, Sinead McIntyre, Diarmuid Crowley, Conor O Flaherty, Anna McDermott, Jean McDonnell, Mike O Reilly and Rachel Malabat achieved over 500 points and Stephen McNamee and Raymond Young attained Distinctions in Leaving Certificate Applied.

Some of the students were unable to attend today because of registration for their courses. We wish all students success in their chosen pathways.

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As the school year draws to a close, we wish all examination students well in the Junior and Leaving Certificate exams and congratulate all staff and students on their hard work during this very busy year.  Padraig Nolan, Principal.

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New Prefects for 2014-15

Thank you to our outgoing prefects who represented the school excellently all year and welcome to our new team for 2014-15, Paul Alenkhe, Head Prefect, Alex Cribbin, Deputy Head and 5th Yr. Prefect, Ian Prendergast, Amy Keegan and Keisha Davies, 1st Yr. Prefects, Niamh Crofton, 2nd Yr. Prefect, Adam Flynn, 3rd Yr. Prefect, Ronan Guilfoyle and Clodagh Kelly, Sports Prefects, and Leona Condron, Arts and Culture Prefect.

Oral Irish for Junior Certificate Students

For the first time, our third year students did an Oral Exam as part of  the Junior Certificate Irish exam. Over one hundred students took the oral exam over four days. It included discussing a picture sequence, a role play and a conversation with an examiner. The students performed well and the examiner praised them for their hard work.

Debating

Scoil Mhuire's great debating tradition was upheld throughout the year.
The debating team entered the Aoife Begley Memorial debating competition in NUI Maynooth in December with four teams and two individuals. The standard was very high with students implementing dramatics and rebuttal into their 7 minute speeches. Alas the adjudicators, from the University's Literature and Debating Society, had to pick winners. One team and three individuals from Scoil Mhuire, progressed to the quarter finals- Nicole Martin, Ian Prendergast, Adam Dillon, Bébhinn Cogan and Rachel Mulqueen. Unfortunately only Adam, Bébhinn and Rachel proceeded to the semi-finals where they displayed their great oratory and research skills. However, Bébhinn was the only one to achieve a place in the final, which took place on May 6th, and provided the debaters a chance to show off their accumulated skills to the esteemed adjudicators. Unfortunately Bébhinn did not win the title but was delighted to have gotten so far in the competition.
A Scoil Mhuire team of Molly Kelly, Bébhinn Cogan and Emily O'Brien were also given the wonderful opportunity to represent Denmark in the Model European Commission in Dublin Castle. Great credit is due to the debating team, under the sound guidance of Mr. Behan, for their many achievements and fine words.

Transition Year students enjoyed another great trip to the UK at Easter.

There were many highlights including Alton Towers and Old Trafford. While exhausted on return, it was a hugely successful, thoroughly enjoyable trip and the students' behavior was impeccable. Thanks again to all teachers who came along!

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Transition Year students enjoyed another great trip to the UK at Easter.

There were many highlights including Alton Towers and Old Trafford. While exhausted on return, it was a hugely successful, thoroughly enjoyable trip and the students' behavior was impeccable. Thanks again to all teachers who came along!

To view gallery slide show on Flickr click here.

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U13 Boys Soccer

Scoil Mhuire U13 boys soccer team played their Leinster Midlands Final against Athy in Newbridge on the 12th March.

The game didn't start the way Scoil Mhuire wanted. They were being put under pressure from the start by Athy. Not long into the first half, Athy won a penalty and it only just beat Keeper Kian Cleary at full stretch. Mid-way through the second half, the game became an end to end affair with both teams having chances to take the lead. Clane ended the half on top though and showed encouraging signs for the second half. Scoil Mhuire started the second half well and before they knew it, the score was level thanks to a Shane O' Conner goal. A second goal for Clane soon followed with James Behan scoring a well worked goal to put Scoil Mhuire ahead. Good defending lead by captain Conor Walsh kept Clane ahead for the rest of the game and Scoil Mhuire, managed by Mr Kavanagh, Mr Sheridan and Mr. Doherty with coaches Adam Dillon and Andy Watson won the U13 Boys Leinster Midlands Trophy for the third time, the second time in two years. The U13 Boys Leinster Quarter Final was in Tullamore on the 27th of March against Tullamore. Tullamore, a big, physical side started well in the match and were two goals up inside ten minutes of this match. Scoil Mhuire kept their cool however, and replied with a goal from Eoin Walsh that was well taken. Tullamore scored another goal to make it 3-1 at half time.

Scoil Mhuire Tour

Sunday 13th – Thursday 17th April 2014

Day 1 – Sunday 13th April 2014

• The group leaves Dublin Airport Terminal 2 at at 07.00am arriving into Frankfurt Airport – Terminal 2 at 10.05am.
• Transfer to the university city of Heidelberg. Journey time is approximately 1 ½ hours.
  There will be a guided walking tour of the old town at 1.00pm.  The tour lasts 1 hour with the opportunity to discover the beauty of this romantic town with its picturesque lanes.  Sights to watch out for include the Church of the Holy Ghost, the Oldest University of Germany, the Old Bridge etc.
• Following this, take the funicular to Heidelberg Castle, one of Germany’s most important cultural monuments, perched over the city.  A visit to its ruins is a must.  The castle is home to reputedly the largest wine barrel in the world, The Heidelberg Tun, built in 1751 by Prince Elector Karl Theodor to house the wine paid as taxes by the wine growers of the Palatine. It stands seven metres high, is eight and a half metres wide, holds 220,000 litres (58,124 gallons) of wine, and has a dance floor built on top of it! Enjoy the spectacular views from the Castle over the Neckar Valley.
• At 15.30 continue to Strasbourg. Journey time is approximately 2 hours.
• Upon arrival enjoy a 70 minute relaxing cruise down the Fluvial taking in all the historic sights of Strasbourg. The tour will depart from the Palais Rohan.
• Evening activities

On Wed March 4th Scoil Mhuire Senior Ladies football team travelled to Mullingar to take on Tullamore Community School in the Leinster Ladies Championship. They made history by being the first Ladies football team to bring home a cup to Scoil Mhuire.

Clane, captained by Sinead Corbett, began well when Sarah Cribbin (later named player of the match) got the opening point. Tullamore soon responded with 2 goals and a point. This was a wake up for Clane who began slowly but surely to claw back with some steady score from Rachel Reidy and Ciara Egan. At half time we were 4 points up on a score of 2-5 to 2-1.

Clane knew if they wanted a win they had a fight on their hands as Tullamore opened the second half with a smashing goal. The exchange of scores began and Scoil Mhuire scored two quick goals. Some excellent football followed but the final score of 5-8 to 3-4 meant Scoil Mhuire were crowned Leinster Champions and travelled home to a reception in the Adult Education area sponsored by trainer Mr. Scully and his management team of Mr Kavanagh and Ms Carden. Well done to all the team on a wonderful championship and great win.

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Scoil Mhuire Community School newsletter.  The newsletter gives an insight into how busy the school has been during the first term. Well done to all the students who represented the school this term and a big thank you to all the teachers who facilitated students in doing so.  Padraig Nolan, Principal.

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New School Library

Last year a group of teachers and students decided to set up a school Library. There was a huge response to an appeal for donations of unwanted books, with just over 3000 books being donated. A room in the school has now been allocated for use as a library and it is now open to the students.

Students who join the school library will automatically become members of the Kildare Library Arts & Services. Membership cards can be used in the school library and also in local and county libraries. If a student requests a book that we don’t have in the school library, they can simply go to their nearest public library in Co. Kildare and it can be ordered in from another branch. At present we have a limited number of books relating to Sports, Art, Health and Well-being and we would be delighted to receive any books in good condition on these topics. We are also appealing for novels in Irish, French, German and Polish.The library facility is a great new addition to the school and we hope that students will take full advantage of the service.

Over 50 Students participate in Gaisce Awards Programme

Over 50 students participate in the Gaisce Awards Programme
The President’s Award is Ireland’s National Challenge Award for young people. Gaisce works on the basis of a personal challenge set by the young person. We have over 50 pupils currently doing their Bronze award and 2 doing their Silver. On Thursday 5th December the Leinster Silver Award Presentation Ceremony took place in the Edmund Burke Theatre, Trinity
College. Professor Aideen Long, Dean of Graduate Studies in Trinity, presented silver awards to Brendan Dowling and Ciaran Wyse who are now going on to do the Gold award. We wish all students taking part every success.

On Sunday 15th December Fr Paul O'Boyle celebrated Gaudete Sunday, and was joined by pupils, staff and friends from Scoil Mhuire Community School in Clane, in the studio. With musical director Brian Shanahan and Sarah Nevin leading the school choir.

The RTE TV cameras were in the school to capture footage of the daily activities in the school. This was broadcast before the live mass. Click here or on image above to view the service on the RTE Player

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The Scoil Mhuire Senior Football Team went on two day trips to Kippure Estate Adventure Centre in Co. Wicklow, where the team took part in team bonding activities.

On the first day the team did the high ropes challenge which included tasks such as climbing wall, vertical challenge, leap of faith and other challenges which required the team to communicate and work well as a team to complete.

On the second day the team took part in an uphill timed endurance mountain run. This challenge involved the 3 groups running to the peak of the mountain in the fastest time they could while having to work as a team to solve puzzles on the way.

The Shoe Box Appeal for Team Hope was an outstanding success this year with 149 boxes collected. The campaign, promoted by the parish council, was spearheaded by student council members who organised the collection through the tutor groups. As a result of their efforts and the generosity of the students, 149 children will be opening their gift boxes in time for Christmas. Well done and a huge thank you to everyone involved.

" The Student Council will be collecting Shoe boxes for the Christmas Shoe box appeal. We will be collecting boxes up until 11th of November. Every year Scoil Mhuire collects one third of all the Shoe boxes collected in the parish (something the school is very proud of). One year the Student Council managed to collect 180 boxes , last year we managed to only collect 67 which isn't great considering there is over 1000 students in the school, so we are hoping to do better this year. So if you can could you please bring in a full complete shoebox with €5 (for shipping) , a shoe box , toys ( no toy weapons) , sweets (no chocolate) , socks , hats , pencils , copies etc. Or if you wish you can just donate €10 and we will fill a box on your behalf ."

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THE sky's the limit for Sarah Beegan (14) from Clane. Since May, the second year student in School Mhuire has sold more than 200 bespoke greetings cards, and will be exporting her first order soon to the Isle of Man. Read Full Liffey Champion Article,

Sarah’s success started earlier this year when a business teacher encouraged her to enter the County Enterprise Board competition. She makes all the cards herself, after discovering her talent when her mother got cancer and they started making cards together at home. In preparation for the contest she chose to stock her work in Bob & Kate’s Giftshop in Clane, which was recently shortlisted in The Irish Times’ ‘Best Shop in Ireland 2013’ awards.

Sarah’s unique designs are made with ribbons, pearls, flowers, glitter, die-cut paper, and Sarah uses professional markers to colour them before applying a special glaze “to stop the design smudging”.

by Ciara Galvin.

There was great excitement as 'The Gooch' – Colm Cooper came to visit us at Scoil Mhuire on the 9th October 2013.

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Transition year students were on retreat last week in Glendalough. Fine weather contributed to the atmosphere for the students who had a thoroughly enjoyable day hiking through the site.

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