Coláiste Cholmcille, Ballyshannon

Gold for Sarah and Eva!

C Beattie — Mon, 14 May 2012 08:51:01 +0000

CCBS Athletes: BR, L-R - Patrick Cassidy, David Mc Gurran, Eamonn Mc Grath, James Morris, Cian Mc Gloin, Oisin Sheerin; FR L-R: Michael Hurst, Neal Shanley, Ruby Hurst, Sarah Timoney (missing from photo: Eva Mc Mullan, Ceolan Mc Mullan)

Congratulations to Sarah Timoney and Eva Mc Mullan who both came first in their races in Antrim on Friday. Sarah got her gold medal for the 800m walk, while Eva got hers for the 100m Sprint, as well as silver for the 200m. Eamonn Mc Grath came third in the Steeplechase. David Mc Gurran took home the bronze for the 400m Sprint. Ruby Hurst performed well in the 800m Sprint, and Oisin Sheerin made it to the final of the 200m and 100m Sprint. Ruby then went on to come 6th in the Under-16 Backstroke in the Antrim Open Swimming Competition.

Monster Cakes for Donkeys

C Beattie — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:12:47 +0000

L-R: Sadhb Gavigan, Amy Hill, Jodie Hayes, Philippa Locke, Ria Gallagher, Sinead Keogh, Zara Walsh, Laoise O'Connor, Aoife Branley, Emily Mc Sharry, Dearbhla Hoey

Second year class 2.3 held a Monster Cake Sale today to raise funds for the Donegal Donkey Sanctuary as part of their CSPE Action Project with Miss C. Gallagher. It was a great success, with all the cakes selling out like, well, hot cakes! The Donegal Donkey Sanctuary in Raphoe cares for abandoned or mistreated donkeys. This ties in with the class’s CSPE Project on Animal Rights.

CCBS Athletes in Antrim

C Beattie — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:07:37 +0000

The CCBS Athletics Team are travelling to Antrim on Friday May 11th to take part in the Ulster Track and Field Competiton. They will be participating in a range of activities, from the 100 metres sprint to the long jump.

CCBS Students Vs Staff Basketball

ceditor8929 — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:27:47 +0000

CCBS Staff and Senior Students played a ‘friendly’ match of basketball on Friday evening, as part of the farewell party for Miss O’Malley. The game was a lot of fun for all involved, especially with the addition of boxing gloves and the surprise appearance of referees Buzz Lightyear, Darth Vader and Turkey Murphy. After the game a number of students representing different groups in the school (Transtition Years, First and Second Year Basketball teams, the Junior and Seniour Basketball teams) made speeches thanking Miss O’Malley for her work and commitment over the years, and presented her with a number of mementos of her time at CCBS. More photos can be seen on the Photos page of the website (a link takes you to the CCBS Album on Picasa).

Irish Heart Foundation Fundraising

ceditor8929 — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:14:18 +0000

TYs are volunteering for the Irish Heart Foundation by collecting money in Ballyshannon today and tomorrow. Dig deep!

U14 Boys Hurling

ceditor8929 — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:13:29 +0000

The Under-14 Boys Hurling team were knocked out of the Ulster League on Tuesday after they were defeated by Coleraine. The boys’ performance was very strong, but they were unfortunately beaten by 4 points.

Second Year Girls win 2 at All-Ireland Playoffs

ceditor8929 — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:49:11 +0000

Second Year Girls Basketball Team - NW Regional Champions 2012!!

The CCBS Second Year Girls Basketball team performed brilliantly at the All-Ireland Playoffs which took place in Castleblaney on Saturday, but were ultimately knocked out of the competition. They defeated the teams from Castleblaney and Salerno (Galway) secondary schools, but were defeated by Templemore, who won with a mere 5 baskets. Despite being knocked out of the competition, the girls performed brilliantly and show great promise for the future. The team was accompanied by Miss Mc Grath and Miss O’Malley (on loan from Ballygar for the weekend!).

‘Little Miss Muffin’ come second in Young Entrepreneurship Awards

ceditor8929 — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:40:03 +0000

Ria and Aoibhinn with their trophy and a packet of 'Little Miss Muffin' mix

Well done to two CCBS entrepreneurs, Ria and Aoibhinn Gallagher, who travelled to Dublin along with Maura Gallagher from NYP to collect their award for second place at the Foroige Youth Entrepreneurship awards last Thursday. Their company, called ‘Little Miss Muffin’, develops dry mixes for cookies. The girls developed their idea for their company and the products in the NYP centre in Ballyshannon with Maura Gallagher, their NYP tutor.

TY Law Course

ceditor8929 — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:30:13 +0000

TY students are attending a Law Course in the school today, as a visiting barrister teaches them all about the workings of a court.

Interview and Orals

C Beattie — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:57:50 +0000

It’s a busy week for exam students this week here at CCBS as exam fever begins to kick in. Agricultural Science interviews take place this week, along with the Irish Orals and the Junior Cert Music Practicals. Students are advised to take note of their appointed times on the appropriate noticeboards.