Seachtain na Gaeilge
Last week we celebrated Seachtain na Gaeilge 2024. Activities took place in all Irish classes including céilí dancing, quizzes, poster competitions and more. On Wednesday, 6th year students attended the ‘Caith Amach É’ workshop in preparation for their Irish orals. On Thursday, we had our annual Lá Glas. Students dressed in green on the day and a prize was given to the following students who put in a special effort: Freya White (1st year), Rebecca Casey (2nd year), Caolán O’Hanlon (3rd year), Mirabel Joseph (TY), Sarah Keegan (5th year) and Femi Olajide (6th year). A huge thank you to all musicians and Irish dancers who performed on the day. Go raibh míle maith agaibh.
Lá Glas celebrations at Mercy Ballymahon - Students Sarah Maguire, Isabel Finn, Emily Ryan, Shauna Maguire, Rebecca Casey, Anna Mulvey and Maeve Flood performing for staff and students in the lead up to St. Patrick’s Day.
English Trip
Last week Ms Gaffney's and Ms Fitzmaurice's 5th year classes travelled to Dublin's historic Gaiety Theatre to see a production of their Leaving Cert Single Text, John B. Keane's "Sive". A fantastic day was had by all.
Mercy Ballymahon students enjoyed a production of their Leaving Cert Single Text Sive in Dublin’s Gaiety Theatre last week.
Agricultural Science
5th and 6th year Ag. Science students had a great day last Thursday on their Ag. Science trip to David Beattie's Sheep School in Cavan, Michael Cadden’s Lely Robotic Dairy farm in Cavan and Donal Brady's Rotary Dairy and Piggery in Longford. Thanks to all the farmers for giving invaluable information to the students and allowing them to have a tour of their farms. Thanks also to Ms Murphy for organising.
TY Activities
Well done to all our TY Students who participated in the Student Enterprise Programme this year. A special well done to Edie Hogan and Hannah O'Sullivan who picked up an award for the best business report while Carla McGrath, Ellen Hawes and Sophie Warnock came second overall for their 'self-care boxes'. Last week, TY students completed a First Aid course with Franky Wright. Meanwhile, TY students Grace Kelly, Mirabel Joseph, Julia Rosolowska, Aoife Bannister, Nicole Phelan, Subi Deko, Orla Manning and Katie Doyle are busy preparing for the National Finals of the LEGO League Champions competition which will take place in Dublin next weekend. We wish them the very best of luck.
Athletics
Well done to TY student Robin Óg Murphy and 6th Year student Aisling Lane who are competing in Dudince, Slovakia, at the European Racewalk Tour. This event can be used as a qualifier for the European Youth Championships later in this year. Results to follow.
Soccer
Hard luck to our U19 boys soccer team who suffered a disappointing defeat on Wednesday last against Kilbeggan in the West Leinster Soccer Final.The game finished 3-3 after extra time but we unfortunately lost out on penalties. Hard luck to the lads and thank you to teachers Ms Noone and Ms Quinn.
Easter
All families have been given a Raffle card for our annual Easter Raffle which will take place on Friday March 22nd. There are fabulous prizes on offer including hampers and vouchers. All information can be found on our social media. School closes for the Easter Holidays next Friday March 22nd. School will reopen on Monday 8th April. We wish everyone a lovely Easter break.