LGFA
On Tuesday last our senior ladies gaelic football team faced Eureka Kells in the Leinster semi-final. Hard luck to the girls who lost out to an excellent side on a scoreline of 4-07 to 2-06. Well done to the girls for their hard work this year and thank you to their coaches Ms Curley and Ms Colgan.
Soccer
The Senior Girls’ Soccer team had another successful outing last week playing Roscommon Community College in Lecarrow. The girls had a fantastic game ending as 5-3 winners. In difficult windy conditions, the girls stayed resilient, falling behind two times and coming back to claim the points. Goals on the day came from Sian Gallagher (4) and Anna Hayden (1). The girls’ next match is at the end of the month against ASCN Clara to decide who takes top position in the league. This is our first year to have a senior girls soccer team representing the school. Well done to all involved, especially coaches Mr Teggarty and Mr O’Shea. We wish the girls continued success on the pitch.
History for Mercy Ballymahon as they field their first Senior Girls’ Soccer Team. Pictured are back row (l-r) Sian Gallagher, Sarah McCormack, Ella Hogan, Katie Halpin, Saoirse McLoughlin, Grace Cullen, Gemma Guinane, Siobhan Egan, Nessa Finn and Evie Grant. Front row (l-r) Keeva Gillen, Maria Fernandez, Anna Hayden, Ava Garcia and Emma Maynard. Pictured also are coaches Mr O’Shea and Mr Teggarty.
Sports Fixtures
Next week our Junior Boys GAA face Tullamore College, our 1st/2nd Year Boys Basketball teams face Portarlington and our U16 Boys GAA face Boyne Community School. Results to follow next week.
TY Activities
This week our TYs began working on “The Big Idea” programme. This is an exciting new initiative that encourages TY students to use their creative thinking skills to come up with solutions in relation to topics such as Mental health, Climate Change, Displaced People, Hidden Poverty, Diversity and Inclusion. Thank you to teachers Mrs Beirne and Mr Finneran who are facilitating the programme.
Retreat
Last week our 3rd and 5th year students took part in a RE retreat in the school. Thank you to Frank Diamond for facilitating the retreats which dealt with various themes such as faith, belief, resilience and love.
Guidance
Thank you to our Guidance Team of Ms O’Neill and Ms Walshe for presenting an “Options after the Leaving Cert” talk to 6th year students and parents on Wednesday last. Senior students were also given talks from UCD and University of Galway last week in relation to their courses in preparation for the 1st of February, the closing date for CAO applications.
Subject Learning Review
Our 2nd year review meetings took place last Thursday. Thank you to all students and parents who attended. Our next review meeting will take place for Transition Year students on Thursday January 26th. We look forward to meeting all TY students and parents.