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Fundraiser for Pieta House
Created : 26 Nov 2018, 10:47 AM
Archived : 26 Jan 2019, 12:00 AM
Well done to our senior cycle students who purchased tickets to attend the Senior Rugby game versus Sligo Grammar School. €845.50 was raised from the sale of these tickets in aid of Pieta House.
JPII Bucket Collection for Concern
Created : 26 Nov 2018, 10:42 AM
Archived : 26 Jan 2019, 12:00 AM
Well done to our Pope John Paul II Awards participants who organised a bucket collection in aid of Concern and raised €376.53.
Fraser Woodward Wins Bronze At The European Wado Kai Karate Championships
Created : 20 Nov 2018, 9:09 PM
Archived : 20 Jan 2019, 12:00 AM
A massive congratulations to Fraser Woodward (1st Year) who has just returned from Portugal where he travelled to compete in the 46th European Wado Kai Karate Championships. It was an honour for Fraser to be selected to represent Ireland and he proudly returns home with a bronze medal in the Individual Kumite (freestyle fighting) event. Well done Fraser on your continuous dedication and commitment to your sport. We are all very proud of your achievement.
Nominations sought for Fr John Leogue CIC Ethos Award 2018
Created : 20 Nov 2018, 6:50 PM
Archived : 20 Jan 2019, 12:00 AM
The CIC Ethos Award is conferred on either: - a student of the College - a parent of a currently enrolled student - a staff member (past or present) - or a past–student They must have contributed in a particular consummate fashion to the Catholic Ethos of the College as expressed in its Mission Statement and Motto. The recipient will have shown in a particularly demonstrative fashion commitment to contributing to the life of the college community in a practical manner which focuses on living out the Gospel of Jesus Christ by being guided by the school’s motto “to be doers of the word” (Estote Factores Verbi – James 1:22) Each year members of the Board of Management, Staff of the College and the Student Body will be invited to nominate candidates for the award citing how in particular they fit the criteria above. The award will be decided by a committee consisting the Chairperson of the Board of Management, one of the Patron’s nominees to the Board of Management, the Principal, Deputy Principals and the School Chaplain. Should any members of the committee be nominated for the award they shall exempt themselves from the decision making process. We welcome nominations for this years award which must be submitted via email to info@summerhillcollege.ie by 4pm on Friday December 7th 2018.
TY Ultimate Frisbee
Created : 14 Nov 2018, 10:49 PM
Archived : 14 Jan 2019, 12:00 AM
A great time was had last Wednesday when 20 of our TY students travelled to Ballyshannon to take part in an Ultimate frisbee course. Thanks to Mr. Tivnan and Mr.Tuohy from our PE department for organising the day.
Interprovincial Soccer Success
Created : 12 Nov 2018, 7:35 PM
Archived : 12 Jan 2019, 12:00 AM
Congrats to Gearoid Mulligan, Adam Lynch & Bryan Lynch who represented Connacht and won the school football interprovincials in Dublin over the weekend. Gearoid captained the Connacht team & Adam scored the winning goal in the final. Well done lads.
St. Brian's Retreat
Created : 07 Nov 2018, 9:56 AM
Archived : 07 Jan 2019, 12:00 AM
Recently the boys from St. Brian's went on their retreat trip from the holy well to Beezie's Island. The boys learned to appreciate the beautiful wilderness of lough Gill, learned some local history and read prayers at the old church on the island.
Kayak Club Success
Created : 07 Nov 2018, 9:50 AM
Archived : 07 Jan 2019, 12:00 AM
27 members of Summerhill College Kayak club lined up at the Grammar school for the annual Call of The Wild school competition. The award ceremony was an emotional one with Alex McGourty's parents and younger sister awarding the overall winners with Alex's own racing boat (specially refurbished for the event) to use for training during the year. Rory McVeigh accepted the award on behalf of Summerhill College. We would like to express again how much this award means to us and how grateful we are for the support that the McGourtys have given to our sport in Sligo.
Pope John Paul II Award Ceremony 2018
Created : 26 Oct 2018, 2:15 PM
Archived : 26 Dec 2018, 12:00 AM
On Wednesday 24th of October the ceremony for the Pope John Paul II Awards took place in the College GP area. Students from all over the diocese who participated in the programme received their awards whether Bronze, Silver, Gold or the Papal Cross. 13 of our TY and 5th Year students received their awards. Five of our 5th year students received the Papal Cross award and presented their project - a book of reflections on the Stations of the Cross - to their fellow award recipients and other guests. Speeches were given by Bishop Kevin Doran, Mr Barry McMahon (Representing the Knights of Saint Columbanus) and Ms Nicola Mitchell (Director of Knock Youth Ministry) along with speeches from a number of award recipients themselves, including two CIC students. Musical pieces were performed on the night by the Ursuline College and Mercy College choirs as well as the CIC choir and jazz band.
Autumn Surf Club Concludes For The Season
Created : 25 Oct 2018, 8:55 PM
Archived : 25 Dec 2018, 12:00 AM
The Autumn surf club concluded this week after a very unsettled start to the season. Despite several cancellations spirits remained high and some excellent surfing took place. Well done to all students involved. The spring session in 2019 is guaranteed to be fun! Well done to all students who took part during the past few weeks.