4B and 4S modelling their new TY Hoodies and looking forward to celebrating their TY Graduation tomorrow, May 24th. 

Yesterday we were delighted to welcome a visit from Sean and his guide dog Elf as part of our Tutor Time charitable focus on the wonderful work of the Irish Guide Dogs For The Blind. We also welcomed Tom and Phil Geogheghan from IGDB who have raised over 1.5 million euros in recent years. Sean and Elf kindly visited classrooms where students spent some time getting to know them and the wonderful work they do. A warm and uplifting morning all round. 

To promote the F1 In Schools Team in HFSS and create a "buzz" ahead of the All-Ireland final in May, the F1 In School Team, Torman Sonach, has organised a "Pit Stop Challenge" for the teachers to take part in. As the name suggests, this would be a competition to change a car tyre as fast as possible. 

In preparation for this event, we invited local driving instructor Shay McGann from "Roadwise Driving Academy" to demonstrate with the staff and F1 In Schools Team, how to safely remove and reattach a car tyre. A huge thanks to Shay for taking the time out of his day and coming to the school to explain the process the the staff and students involved in the challenge.

Stay tuned for the challenge and further updates in the competition to see how our staff got on! A warm thank you also to our sponsors, Connells Well Drilling, Jimmys Workshop, Celtic Safety Training and our main sponsors, Heart Safety Solutions. For whom without their support our entry to this years competition would not have been possible.

The Pope John Paul II and Papal Cross awards were presented to our students today during mass by Fr Ruairi O Domhnaill and Charlotte Vard. These students have dedicated their time to volunteer in the parish and the community. Awards are earned by taking part in parish and social activities – 1 hour per week over 8, 14 or 20 weeks. There are 3 Awards – Gold, Silver & Bronze. Well done to all involved, a wonderful achievement. 

Congratulations to our talented first and second-year Art students who were very successful in the Art competition at Newbridge Parishes Community Race Day. The theme was 'The Currragh'. Darcey O’Neill won first prize, Oliwia Maria Kos came second and Carla Dowling came third. The students received their awards from the talented artist and judge Lia Laimbock. Well done to all on your wonderful work.  

A glowing and glorious afternoon of colour, fun and wellbeing was had by all students and staff last Friday for our school's first ever Colour Fun Run in aid of Children's Health Ireland ( Crumlin, Tallaght and Temple Street Hospitals ). Over 800 euro was raised as students and teachers danced, ran and skipped to the finishing line, with everyone embracing the brightly coloured mayhem and making it an afternoon to remember! A huge thank you to our sponsors, Lidl, Life Credit Union, Manguard Plus and Martin Heydon. A massive well done to everyone involved! 

TY students continued their exploration of their chosen theme for the year 'Gender Equality' with the benefit of a class set of the stunning, Booker Prize shortlisted novel 'Small Things Like These' by Claire Keegan. Keegan dissects the silent acquiescence of a 1980s Irish town in the Church’s cruel treatment of unmarried mothers - and the cost of one man’s moral courage.

Thanks to the World Wise Global Schools organisation for providing the funding to allow students to engage with such important issues.