21st November 2007

PRIMARY SCHOOL TRANSFER PROGRAMME

On Wednesday November 21st, 168 pupils from all of our four ‘catchment/feeder’ schools will visit Coláiste Chraobh Abhann as part of our ‘Primary to Secondary School Transfer Programme’.  They will tour the school and view the facilities and subjects we have to offer.

The school will be closed on Wednesday for all students, except Third Years, who will have normal classes on that day.

 

OPEN NIGHT

Open Night will be held on Thursday 6th December from 6.30pm to 9.00pm.  Open Night affords parents and children from the community and beyond an opportunity to visit the school, view its facilities and meet with staff and students.  We hope it will be a fun filled, eventful and entertaining evening for all who attend.

 

TALENT SHOW

Our annual Talent Show will be taking place on Friday November 30th.  All students are invited to participate in the auditions which will soon be taking place.  This is a great opportunity for students to showcase their many talents and is guaranteed to be a most enjoyable afternoon.  Any interested students should fill out an application form in the school.

 

PRIVATE MEMBERS DRAW

The first draw in the Parents’ Association Private Members Draw took place on Friday 16th at morning assembly.  The prize winners were 1st Prize – Mr. & Mrs. Golden, Kilcoole; 2nd Prize – Kilcoole Athletics Club and 3rd Prize – Mr.T Farrell, Newcastle. There are nine more draws with the tenth draw offering a first prize of €1000.  Tickets may still be bought from the school at €20 each.

 

CROSS COUNTRY

On Tuesday last, November 13th, 19 students took part in the Wicklow Cross Country League in St. Gerards Bray.  The students took part in the U13, U15, U17 and U19 events.  At the end of a great day, the students returned with four medals, the winners being Aisling Carthy, Sarah Kavanagh, Seán Ryder and Patrick Costello.  Their next event will be in the Leinster League in the coming weeks.  Training continues every Thursday from 4-5pm.  Well done to all involved!

 

FIRST YEAR BOYS GAELIC FOOTBALL
Congratulations to the First Year Boys Gaelic Football team who beat St.Brendans 9-5 to 4-5 last Thursday.  After a five goal blitz in the first fifteen minutes, St. Brendans battled back, but our lads were too strong and ran out worthy winners.  This was a great team performance, with Stephen McGuinness protecting the goall, Hugh McDaid and James Lennox defending brilliantly and Luke Martin covering a lot of ground in midfield.  Ian Farrell and Ciaran Lawless were the main instigators of the attack.  Well done lads!

 

 GOLF

Well done to our First Tee golf team who beat De La Salle Wicklow and St. Brendans Bray last week.  The players involved were Darragh Browne, Kevin Carthy, William Owens and Niall Byrne.

 

U18 BOYS SOCCER

Hard luck to our U18 Boys Soccer team, who lost their match against De La Salle Wicklow on Wednesday last, November 14th.  The boys put in a good performance throughout the match, which ended on a final scoreline of 6-2.  The scorers on the day for Coláiste Chraobh Abhann were Austin Gaskin and Shane Mooney.

 

U16 BOYS BASKETBALL

Commiserations to our U16 Boys Basketball team who lost against Arklow Community College on Thursday last, November 15th.  The boys played very well in the match and were unfortunate to be beaten by 39-18.  The players were: Conor Verbruggen, Cathal O Sullivan, Peter Scales, Nick Smith, Philip Swords, Finbarr Howell, Shane Magee, Kurt Starke, Darren Byrne, Eadbhard Butler, James Scullion and Jason Roche.

 

U14 BOYS SOCCER

Our U14 Boys Soccer team played in the quarter final of the Wicklow/Wexford league against St.Brendans on Tuesday last, November 13th.  The scores were level at 1-1 at half-time, but injuries on the team forced two of our players off the field.  The boys were unfortunate to be beaten in the end, ending the match 5-2.