We were delighted to gather today in the sunshine to celebrate the official opening of our new Polytunnel. 

We were joined by our 5A and 6A classes, their parents, teachers, Deputy Principals Ms Harney and Ms Reigh, Principal Mr Leonard, Board of Management Representatives, members of the local community and County Councillor Suzanne Doyle. 

This year we introduced a new subject - Horticulture into our Leaving Cert Applied programme. We were delighted when the Board of management funded a brand new polytunnel for our students.

The area looks fantastic right now - vegetables and herbs growing and flowers are in bloom. The area around the polytunnel has also had a transformation. Our LCA students worked on pieces of Art to display and also painted and planted an old wheelbarrow. Our Leaving Cert Applied students are really enjoying this new subject, the space, and are learning important life skills along the way. 

All of this amazing work is down to Clare Lamont and her dedication to the subject and space. We are all so thankful to Clare that has made an idea a reality! We are also very thankful to our wonderful 5th and 6th year LCA students who have worked hard getting the space ready and looking after all of the plants. 

County Councillor Suzanne Doyle cut the ribbon and spoke about the importance of subjects such as these for our students and for our environment. 

Everyone enjoyed visiting the polytunnel and some light refreshments this afternoon in this beautiful new space.

Thank you to all who attended. 

Our 5th year Leaving Cert Applied students prepared a wonderful three course lunch today for their teachers as part of the Hotel, Catering and Tourism class. 

Students welcomed their teachers and sat them at a beautifully decorated table. 

The food was delicious from the first course until the last course. 

Students served each dish quickly, smoothly and well presented. 

Well done to the students and to their fantastic teacher Ms O Malley. 

Todays lunch was a great success and we are all looking forward to the next one!

Congratulations to students Sophia Dempsey, 2nd Year & Caoimhe Earley, 1st year who were selected for the U14 Girls Midlands Area Basketball team (MABB). They played in the North Munster Area Basketball Board (NMABB) Inter Area Tournament in the University of Limerick over Easter. Winning 2 out of 3 games. Last Monday they played in the Galway Area Basketball Board (GABB)Tournament, winning against Dublin, Galway and Kerry putting them into the final against Cork, who they unfortunately lost against. The girls are also selected for a separate team, the U14 Girls Midlands Academy. They will return to Limerick University in June to play a 2 day tournament with them. Well done Sophia & Caoimhe.

We are asking parents/guardians of 3rd, 4th and 5th year students to complete the short survey attached. 

We would really appreciate your input. The survey will take less than a minute to complete. 

Many thanks. 

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Huge thank you to Brian Byrne of Kilcullen diary who attended the Jeremy Burke Music Bursary award Thursday last. His wonderful photographs and article from the event  are linked below.

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Thank you to Archie Galvin, Donnacha Beatty Josh Finn and Jack Cronin who collected on behalf of Special Olympics in Kilcullen on Friday 2nd May. We are delighted to support this worthy cause to assist our Special Olympians represent our country in their various disciplines. 

We began the week with the environmental awareness Rubbish Film Festival Kildare Regional finals. Our entry Good Cup Bad Cup which highlights the importance of using compostable cups, received Runner Up for Best Movie. Shrieks of joy rang out through the hall. Well done to Fionn Gallagher, Vlad Romonti, Lochlann Wafer, Aaron Malone, Darragh Keenan, Nico Matthews, Cian Brennan Prieto, Niamh Flynn, Alannah Stone, Cadhla O’Brien and Amy Egan. If you would like to see the awards and our excellent movie please go to the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_EsyUzipVI

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Well done to our LogisTYcs Winners who secured a day at the Early Drive Experience in Mondello. Students really enjoyed the variety of activities. They participated in a variety of activities including team building, tried out their braking speed reactions, visited the car museum and in particular driving. Thank you to Ms N Murphy and Ms Dolan for accompanying the group to this very valuable opportunity.

Well done to Anna Fitzpatrick, Rose Hayes, Amy Maher, Jamie Browne, Emma Kavanagh, Eileen OSullivan, Patrick Joyce Biddulph., Naoise Hannon, Amelia Flynn and Chloe Nicholson who volunteered to collect donations on behalf of Down Syndrome Ireland during the Punchestown Racing Festival. Our sincere thanks to Garda Jon Brien who drove some of the group to and from Punchestown Racecourse in the Garda Community bus. Over €5000 was collected by our students during the time they were involved. Our sincere thanks to everyone who donated to this worthy cause. 

The CPC Drama Club performed “Macbeth in seventeen and a half minutes”

as part of the “Class Act” Post-Primary Drama Festival at the Moat

Theatre, Nass on Tuesday, 25th of March.

Ten schools from all over Ireland participated in the competition. The

competition was adjudicated by Anna Walker, who is a member of the

Association of Drama Adjudicators

CPC Drama Club was nominated for two awards: one for best ensemble and the

second for adjudicator's award. The club was thrilled to win the adjudicator’s

award for Kitmarie Hunter, Jake Byrne, and Kate Callanan's performances as

the three witches.

The play was directed by Ms O'Sullivan, assisted by Ms Flanagan.

In her adjudication, Ms Walker commented that the play was a humorous and

dramatic interpretation, and it was clear the cast enjoyed the experience. She

mentioned that the production successfully captured the mood of the play. The

movement of the opening scene was particularly well-rehearsed. The costumes

made an excellent addition to the production, and the cast's ensemble acting

was superb. She said there was a fantastic connection between the actors,

especially the witches. She noted the interaction between Macbeth, played by

Joey Crowley, and Lady Macbeth, played by Mackenna Lynch, was very effective

in their characterisations. Overall, she noted that it was obvious that there was

excellent teamwork between the cast and a very creative response to the play.

Twenty-five cast members were on stage, with some students playing multiple

roles. The cast included students from 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year. TY student Eloise

Reddy was the stage manager and props assistant. Ryan Cady selected the

soundtrack for the production.

The students who took part in the production were Kitmarie Hunter, Jake

Byrne, Kate Callanan, Rhys Cornally, Casey O’Gorman, Marley Nolan, Ruth

Moloney, Ellie Phelan, Joey Crowley, Senan Delaney, Mackenna Lynch, Darragh

Dunne, Calum Reddy, Leonie Coffey, Aibhe Cady, Sophia Dempsey, Amy

McCormack, Ryan Cady, Promedie Konko, Amelia Reddy, Sarah Smyth, Ella

Fishbourne, Ava Nolan, Grace Ajibola-Craford and Conán-Roc O’Byrne.

The cast and crew are very grateful to the parents association, which

contributed to the cost of the production, along with Ms Harney, Ms O’Malley,

Mr Mann, and Ms Dolan, who created the costumes and props.