3RD LEVEL PRESENTATIONS

Over the past 3 weeks 6th year students have attended informative presentations from 3rd level colleges including Bray Further Institute of Technology, DIT and The National College of Ireland. students have been given detailed information on a variety of level 5 to level 8 courses available to them on completion of their Leaving Cert. The students received lots of advice and information which will further assist them in their decision making in relation to CAO applications.

BEAT THE BLEEP!

All 1st year students are entering the ' Get Fit and Beat the Bleep Challenge'. This is a nationwide challenge for 1st year students on the John Murray Show in association with Dublin City University. By getting fit and beating the Bleep Test, 1st year secondary students could win 1000 euro in equipment for their class and of course win the ultimate reward of improving their fitness. The first stage of the challenge took place on Friday the 3rd of February in Arklow Leisure Centre.

THE SOUND OF MUSIC

The school choir is busy practising for their next big event 'The Arklow Music Festival'. This annual event always has an abundance of talent and standards are high. The choir are looking forward to participating.

A GREAT WIN!

Congratulations to the Arklow Combined Schools Football team who had a great win in the first round of the Leinster Championship against Tullow in Pearse Park on Tuesday the 31st of January. A great start in the 1st half certainly proved vital for Arklow as Tullow fought back hard and strong. However, Arklow were victorious with a final score of 1-14 to 2-5. Well done to all the players.

So informative! Over the past 3 weeks 6th year students have attended informative presentations from 3rd level colleges including Bray Further Institute of Technology, DIT and The National College of Ireland. students have been given detailed information on a variety of Level 5 to Level 8 courses available to them on completion of their Leaving Cert. The students received lots of advice and information which further assisted them in their decision making in relation to CAO applications.

MOCKS

The mock exams in preparation for the Leaving Cert. and Junior Cert. started on Friday the 3rd of February and will continue until the over the next 3 weeks (excluding midterm break) . We wish all exam students every success in these exams.

A COLOURFUL TRIP

Senior Art students along with their art teachers Ms. Tubritt and Ms. O'donoghue went to the National Gallery and Museum on Tuesday the 31st of January. This is part of their syallabus for their Leaving Cert. It was a most enjoyable day out even though viewing at the National gallery was limited due to refurbishment. Students saw paintings by Yeats, Picasso and Monet and many more. The 'Bog Bodies' exhibition was very popular with the students.

JUNIOR ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

Students from Arklow Community College, Jordan Tackacs, Grainne Corr and Nathan Farrell Walsh participated in a 'Soup Run' which was organised by St. Vincent de Paul in conjunction with Belvedere College. Their objective was to deliver food and drinks to as many homeless people in Dublin as possible. Jordan, Grainne and Nathan also had the opportunity to talk to many homeless people and they had to find out if they had a place to stay that night. It was an emotional but a very worthwhile experience.