O ver the past few weeks in Coláiste Mhuire we have raised awareness about

a number of issues through "themed" weeks.

We started with D.E.A.R or Drop Everything And Read. Every morning for

twenty minutes classwork is paused and students and staff take-up some reading

material and sit and quietly read. Reading is a wonderful pastime that improves

vocabulary and communication skills. Good quality reading can inform, enlight-

en and challenge our perceptions.

This very successful initiative has been running in the school for a number of

years and it's wonderful to see the whole school participate by reading a novel,

newspaper, short story or magazine on their tablet, kindle or smartphone!

Anti-bullying campaigns have been strongly promoted in schools nationwide

this year and deservedly so. Bullying is a blight in schools and there is huge de-

termination to stamp

it out. In Coláiste

Mhuire we turned

this negative into a

positive by celebrat-

ing "Friendship"

week. We often for-

get the life-long

friendships that start

in school. Friend-

ship week celebrated

all the characteris-

tics of good friend-

ships - loyalty, sup-

port, honesty, en-

couragement and

fun. There were dis-

plays in the school reception, class competitions and activities to get students in-

volved and perhaps to make a few new friends.

In advance of St. Patrick's Day we had our annual "Seachtain na Gaeilge". It

was a week dedicated to the promotion of our national language. Staff and stu-

dents alike embraced the opportunity to speak as much Irish as possible. We

were helped by announcements in Irish each morning, where tips were given, by

pupils, about short Irish phrases we could use and listen out for. The best Irish

speaker of the day got to wear the "Irish hat". Games and fun activities, through

Irish, were held in the hall at lunchtime. Irish displays throughout the school

captured our attention, and trips to theatre for performances through Irish were

organised. Seachtain na Gaeilge was a great success proving that Irish is a fun,

lively language that we can all use daily.

"Maths week" is coming up. Sometimes we forget how much we use maths

in our day-to-day lives - telling time, shopping, using phones and solving prob-

lems. Maths week will promote the fun and usefulness of maths through games,

activities and puzzles. We all know how important physical exercise is to good

health - the brain needs its exercise too! Lots of studies show how stimulating

the brain reaps rewards such as better intellect and memory. So get ready for a

brain-workout!!

Spring is in the air and that means for exam classes that orals and practi-

cals are impending. We wish our students good luck with their Irish and French

orals and their practicals in HE, Art, Music, Construction and

Engineering. Go neirí an tádh libh!

We wish all in our school community a Happy Easter.

Volume 18 Issue 3

Spring 2013

A huge congratulations

to Shane McCor-

mack (4th Year) who won

the Talent Competition

with KCLR and Mrs

Brown’s boys. Shane had

to go through a number of heats before he was

elected as winner of the overall competition.

Shane has been singing for a number of years

now and is no stranger to singing competitions.

He is also work-

ing hard in his

role in the TY

Musical.

Shane’s prize

was two tickets

to see the show

“Mrs Brown’s

Boys” live and

he also received

two hours in a re-

cording studio.

Make sure you

catch Shane in

this year’s Tran-

sition Year Musical “Oliver with a Twist” in

May.

STACEY DUNNE

A big well done to Stacey Dunne (3rd year)

who won the recent Kilkenny School’s

Singing Competition. For many years other

schools in the county have claimed the coveted

trophy but now, thanks to Stacey, it has

claimed its rightful place in Coláiste Mhuire.

Stacey is extremely busy at the moment study-

ing for her Junior Cert and practising for her

Junior Cert Music Practical in April but still

finds time to

enter sing-

ing competi-

tions and is

currently

taking part

in the Teen

Stars All

Ireland

Competition

Final which

will take

place in

Clane Co.

Kildare. We

wish Stacey

all the best..

KCLR

Talent

competition

Spring 2013

perience week, and our two budding

broadcasters, Max and Ciara, had a

very enjoyable and worthwhile week

rubbing shoulders with stars such as

Pat Kenny and Ryan Tubridy in the

RTE studios.

C ongratulations to our film mak-

ers, who had their

two short films chosen

for the Fresh Film Fes-

tival, with a screening

in the Lightouse Cine-

ma, Dublin, earlier this month.

T he weekly activity programme

continues to provide an imagina-

tive and interesting array of challenges

and skills, including swimming, self

defence, zumba and First Aid. Other

recent highlights have been the Poetry

Workshops with guest poet John W.

Sexton, who held the young writers

spellbound. A very informative trip to

the Road Safety Show was a sobering

experience for any would – be motor-

ists, while a workshop on the theme of

Knowledge, Awareness, Safety pro-

vided the boys and girls with the skills

for personal safety and responsibility

when socialising.

With all the activity and buzz sur-

rounding the TY schedule, students

should still keep in mind the core sub-

jects and coursework at the heart of

Transition Year, and keep their sights

on the end of year assessment where

their credits will be counted up and re-

warded.

On

Wednes-

day 13th

March, 17

Transition

Year Stu-

dents attended a full day’s cookery

course at Cloughjordan Cookery

School in Tipperary.

The main aim of this cookery

course was to encourage students to

use and appreciate locally sourced in-

gredients and have the ability to pre-

pare good quality foods and reduce

their dependence on processed con-

venience foods. The students had the

opportunity to develop and enhance

their cookery skills by preparing a num-

ber of dishes including yeast breast, vege-

table soup, homemade pasta and sticky

toffee pudding.

In addition to completing the cookery

course,

the stu-

dents

were

given a

guided

tour of

Clough-

jordan

Eco-village, the first in Ireland and their

community farm. A thoroughly enjoya-

ble and educational day was had by all.

L ast September

a group of TY

students began to

come up with ideas

for a new business in Enterprise class.

After much debate, one group decided

that they would make a cross curricular

link with Chemistry. This group

Michelle Hickey, Rebecca Pembroke,

Cameron Murphy, Conor Bergin and Sa-

rah O’Connor with the guidance of Ms.

Bergin, made many products including

hair gel, lip gloss and bath bombs and

learned about Chemistry along the way.

They decided that they would then sell

these as their Enterprise products. They

began the task of looking up packaging,

branding and pricing their product. As

competition day rolled around the stu-

dents set about getting their stand togeth-

er. The carpenters of the group Cameron

and Conor helped in designing a bath-

room scene that involved many hours of

hard work and dedication. Rebecca, Sa-

rah and Michelle decided the colour

schemes, while also designing business

cards, posters and bringing in many props

for their stand. On the morning of the

competition, we met a small problem; the

scene that took hours of making would

not fit on the bus. However, ‘Plan B’,

A s the school year moves on, so does

the range of activities and projects

undertaken by the busy TY students.

Projects, like the cookery programme

and First Aid have been completed,

while others, such as the trip to Clare and

the musical take centre stage.

At the time of writing the final arrange-

ments have been made for the trip to

Clare and the students are getting their

gear ready for the huge range of activi-

ties planned for them. They will need

everything from dancing shoes to moun-

tain boots, with a ceilí workshop and

Burren walk in the mix, along with a

wide range of activities such as

kayaking, surfing, rock climbing ,airsoft

- a military simulation sport in which stu-

dents will participate in mock combat

with military style weapons in 100 acres

of woodland. Students will also visit

unique heritage sites such as the Unesco

Geo Park, Cliffs of Moher, Atlantic Edge

exhibition, Bunratty Castle and Folk

Park, and if that’s not enough excite-

ment, there’s also a murder planned –

that is, a Murder Mystery event hosted

by professionals from Foxford Lodge,

Mayo. It promises to be a fantastic trip

for all.

Closer to home, the pace is hotting

up as rehearsals intensify for the musical.

Lines are learned, dance

moves polished, costumes

sourced and props gath-

ered as the performance

date draws ever nearer.

The TY students rise to

the challenge and are putting in the huge

amount of work required to stage such a

demanding show. Rehearsals are

planned to take place during the Easter

holidays and everyone involved is com-

mitted to making this a show to remem-

ber.

The Young Social Innovators has been

a very successful addition to the TY pro-

gramme and students have been busy for

the last term with a programme of art and

craft classes for pupils of Scoil Chiarain

Naofa, Johnstown, which were very pop-

ular with both groups involved.

Work experience took place in

February, and once again Coláiste

Mhuire students received excellent re-

ports form employers. We were also

lucky to be chosen for the RTE work ex-

Transition Year Times

Activities

Cloughjordan

Cookery

School

Enterprise

Spring 2013

Is bliain speisialta i 2013, toisc

gurb i Bliain na Gaeilge. Is feidir linn

Gaeilge a labhairt aon uair is mian linn

agus mar is eol do gach duine sa seú

bhliain, tá cuplá seachtan fágtha go dtí

go mbeidh scrúduithe na

Béaltrialach ag tosú. Ar fiú 40%

den scrudú iomlán é. Mar sin bí ag

caint-úsaid do Ghaeilge “Cleachtadh

a dhéanann maistreacht”

W elcome on

board to our

Student

Council reps. The Junior cycle

students are represented by: Rebecca

Jacob, Simon Lanigan, Tori Brophy,

Kelly O’Brien, John Bowe, Stephen

Carroll, Clara Moloney, Brendan

Nolan, Fionnuala O’Connell, Pauric

Sweeney, Martina Nemcova.

The Senior representatives are:

Layla Tobin, Marc Nemcova,

Michaela Walsh, Eva O’Brien,

Shannon Fogarty, Tom O’Sullivan,

Marie Tobin, Andrew Morgan, Jessica

Walsh, Rachael Dermody, Cameron

Murphy, Eva Dawson, Alexandra

Fogarty, Sarah O’Connor, Joe Shortis,

Kieran O’Neill and Max Lavelle.

B y now all Leaving Cert students

have submitted their CAO appli-

cations. The CAO system now shuts

down until May 5th. From then until

1st July students can change their list

of choices. It is vital that all appli-

cants research any courses they might

have an interest in. Discussing options

with parents and people working in

that career already can be of great ben-

efit. When changing CAO choices it

is most important that students list

their choices based on what they

would like to study rather than the

points race. Reminder also to those

who have opted for HEAR to submit

all necessary documents before April

1st. If you have any queries please

call V. Dempsey, Guidance Counsel-

lor on 056 8831164.

C ongratulations to all the local pri-

mary school children who en-

was organised straight away thanks to

Conor Bergin who got some help from

home and a van arrived promptly to get

us there on time. The group won ‘Best

Display’ for their hard work and were

deserving winners. Ms. Monahan’s En-

terprise class also had another group of

students who entered the competition.

This group included Emer Holohan,

Rhian , Ciara Geoghegan, Niamh Dunne

and Kelly O’Leary. They entered with

D&G Sweets. Both groups represented

the school very proudly and were highly

commended by all judges on the day.

Congratulations to all involved.

B hí ár scoil ag céiliúradh Seachtain

na Gaeilge le deanaí, agus bhí

gníomháiochtaí éagsúla ar siúl timpeall

na scoile chun ár dteanga agus ár gcultúr

a chothú. Bhí cuma álainn ar an áit leis

na póstaeir geala. Comhghairdeas do

chách, tá na huibheacha seacláid tuillte

agaibh! Bhí na daltaí ag faire amach

chun an gheannacht chuí a chur ar an

mbeirt leis na “hataí”!

Bronnadh gradam speisialta le

dalta amhain as gach rang- se sin

“Gaeilgeoir na Seachtaine”.

D’eagraigh cuid de na daltaí tráth na

gCeist don chéad bhliain. Gan aon agó,

bhain gach duine taitneamh as sin. Bhí

iomaíocht ghéar idir foirne ach bhí lamh

in uachtar ag Doire ag deireadh an lae.

Na buaiteoirí a bhí ar an bhfoireann sin

ná: Mark Fitzpatrick, Juliet Garrett,

Rebecca Jacob agus Gerard Kavanagh.

Comhghairdeas! Bhí diolachán cistí ar

siúl sa halla ag an idirbhliain agus bhí an

éileamh ar na rudaí blasta a bhí le fáil.

tered the recent INTERNET SAFETY

ART COMPETITION here at Coláiste

Mhuire. Our resident Art teacher, Ms

Anne-Marie Ryan had the difficult task of

selecting the top three in each category

1st, 2nd and 3rd with each position re-

ceiving a cash prize sponsored by

Coláiste Mhuire. The results are as fol-

lows:

3rd & 4th class category:

1st prize Sarah Curran, 4th class, St.

Kieran’s N.S., Johnstown.

2nd prize Louise Wellwood, 4th class,

Urlingford N.S.

3rd prize Niamh Ahonen-Smith, 4th class,

Gortnahoe N.S.

5th & 6th class category:

1st prize Rachel Burke, Urlingford N.S.

2nd prize Rebecca Cuddihy, Scoil

Ruadháin, Tullaroan

3rd prize Caoimhe Holland, Scoil

Ruadháin, Tullaroan

The above winners will be contacted

through their schools in due course and a

short event will take place after the Easter

Holidays where the winners will receive

their well earned prizes. The manage-

ment and staff would like to take this op-

portunity to thank all the schools and

their teachers for taking the time to enter

this competition. More importantly, we

would like to thank everyone for helping

us promote the area of Internet Safety.

In addition to the Art Competition, we in-

vited a Guest Speaker in the area of In-

ternet Safety & Cyberbullying to ad-

dress parents/guardians and members of

the local community on Tuesday 12th

March. Over thirty people attended the

function in the Library where John Col-

lins of www.SaferSurfer.net delivered

an interesting and informative presenta-

tion. As a primary school teacher and

parent of four teenagers he had a very

practical approach. John has kindly ex-

tended his Confidential Email Query Ser-

vice to all members of the school commu-

nity for the remainder of the school year

should they have any concerns you would

like him to address. John can be contact-

ed via SaferSurfer.net@gmail.com

INTERNET SAFETY &

CYBERBULLYING

INITIATIVE CONTINUES @

COLÁISTE MHUIRE

Seachtain na Gaeilge

CAO 2013

New Student

Council 2013

Spring 2013

T he LCA class enjoyed an educational trip to Kilkenny in early March. They

viewed the modern and historical blend of the Council offices in Johns Street.

They obtained a tour of the building, seeing the planning department, car taxation,

education grants and the environmental protection sections. The highlight was the

Council Chamber.

Past Chairpersons were viewed and some familiar faces were recognised on the

chamber walls including Mary Hilda Kavanagh, Catherine Connery and Phil Hogan.

The students enjoyed using the wooden hammer that is used to start proceedings at

council meetings and were also introduced to the computerised secret voting system.

A tour of Kilkenny Castle was next on the agenda. Some students felt they were

born into the higher echelons of society like the Butlers of Ormonde. Others felt a

kinship with those who worked downstairs! The students were fascinated with the

hand painted wall paper dating back to the 18th century. Christopher was dismayed

at the size of the bed. He was glad to belong to the 21st century. All students won-

dered at the immense picture gallery and there was general agreement that it would

be a suitable venue for their debs.

The suit of armour was requested for hurling finals by the boys. The girls had no

interest in the use of parasols to protect their skin from the sun.

The trip ended with a visit to Kilkenny’s finest medieval hostelry, “Super Macs”.

The LCA group are presenting a

game based competition called ‘De

SQUARE’ as part of their Vocational Preparation and Guidance task. This task aims

at developing student’s enterprise and organisational skills whilst staging an event.

The competition includes eight different games which involves a lot of thought,

judgment, speed and good eye co ordination.

The first game is ‘The Blindfolded Walk’ and the object of

the game is to walk diagonally between two lines while blind-

folded. If you step onto or over the line you are out.

The second game is ‘Stack the Cylinders’. The aim of the

game is to stack ten cylinders on top of each other making sure

they don’t fall over. You need a steady hand for this!

The third game is ‘Bounce the Ball into the Cylinder’. Here

you can stand in any position in De Kube but the ball has to

bounce once and into a cylinder.

The fourth game is ‘Blindfolded Hur-

dle Walk’. The competitor has to walk over two hurdles

while blindfolded. It’s trickier than it looks!

The fifth game is ‘20 Ball Pick up’. The aim of this game

is to pick up the twenty balls that have been poured around

De Kube within twenty seconds. You need to be quick!

The sixth game is ‘15 Cup Turn’. The object of this

game is to turn over fifteen cups which are positioned on a

table. You only have fifteen seconds

to do this.

The seventh game is ‘Swing Ball’.

The competitor has to swing the ball

on a rope and judge it to knock the

obstacle off the stand opposite.

The last game is the trickiest off

them all and decides who the winner

will be.

Final preparations are being made to

the games which will be presented to

the Transition year and second year

students shortly after the Easter

break.

Can you beat De SQUARE??

L ast November the Music Depart-

ment with the help of Ms. Nolan

received a cultural grant in order to give

the students a workshop in different

musical styles. A Samba Drumming

Workshop took place in January. There

were three hour long workshops con-

sisting of students from 5th year, Leav-

ing Cert Applied Class, 3rd Years and

2nd Years.

The Leaving Cert Applied class

completed the workshop as part of their

course and as one of their Key Assign-

ments for which they will receive cred-

its which contribute to their Leaving

Certificate results. The other classes

used the workshop as an opportunity to

improve their general knowledge of this

music style and for use in their Junior

Cert Music Exam.

The music classes spent a lot of time

researching Samba Music before the

workshop and found it very beneficial

to put all

they had

learnt into

practice

with the

workshop.

To be able

to play

these in-

struments

was a very

worth-

while and

enjoyable

experi-

ence.

All students thoroughly enjoyed the

workshop and they all completed a re-

port based on their knowledge of Sam-

ba Music and their Drumming Work-

shop experience. Ms. Nolan recorded

each group when they had their piece

learned and they were amazed at how

good they sounded. All students in-

volved were very grateful for the oppor-

tunity to participate in this experience.

T ransition

Year stu-

dents are be-

ginning the

process of

picking the subjects they will study for

their Leaving Cert. Selecting the right

subjects for the Leaving Cert, and the

SAMBA DRUMMING

WORKSHOP

Leaving Certificate Applied

LCA Presents ..... DE SQUARE

Subject

Choice

Spring 2013

strong at midfield and put some good balls

into the forward line, where Michelle

Hickey and Zoe Crosby covered enormous

ground and played well. The inside for-

ward line of Niamh Dunne, (captain), and

Sarah O'Connor scored 3-1 between them,

and should be happy with their efforts on

the day. Stacey Dunne, Jacqueline Tobin

and Ciara Tobin also did well when intro-

duced. Also on the panel: Aimeé Grace,

Chelsea Boyd, Lauren Purcell, Ciara

Flynn, Shona Connolly.

C olaiste

Mhuire’s

u14 girls were

involved in a

blitz competi-

tion in O’Loughlin Gael’s G.A.A. grounds,

Kilkenny on Wednesday, 6th March. The

Johnstown girls took on city schools Lore-

to and Presentation Convent, as well as

Grennan College Thomastown, with the

top team progressing into the next stage of

the competition.

In their first game, the girls played

Loreto and it was clear from the off that

the city side held the advantage. Despite

the awful weather conditions which made

life difficult for both sides, ColáisteMhuire

tried their best, with goalkeeper Jacqueline

Boyd in particularly outstanding form.

Losing the first match meant the team

needed a positive result against Presenta-

tion Convent in the second round. This

game was a much tighter affair. Shona

Connelly was strong at fullback, while

Danielle Martin led the charge from mid-

field. Ciara Tobin also caused the Presen-

tation defence a lot of problems. Nonethe-

less, the Johnstown girls suffered a second

defeat.

In their final match ColáisteMhuire

tackled Grennan College. Laura O’Sulli-

van really impressed with her running, and

Zoe Crosby (captain) tried hard to rally her

troops for a final assault on the Thomas-

town goal. Despite their best efforts, how-

ever, a win wasn’t forthcoming.

While positive results eluded the

ColáisteMhuire girls on the day, it wasn’t

for the lack of effort on their part. Of some

consolation was the announcement that star

goalkeeper Jacqueline Boyd was named

player of the tournament, so well done

Jacqueline! A good day out was had by all

and with training and dedication a win is

surely around the corner, so keep it up

girls!

Panel: Zoe Crosby, (captain), Jennifer

Saunders, Rebecca Walsh, Alise Roza-

linska, Shannon Cleere, Leah Burke, Ail-

bhe Maddock, Caitriona Henderson, Ciara

Maloney, Danielle Martin, Nisieah Dal-

ton, Tori Brophy, Billie-Mae Geoghegan,

Juliet Garrett, Chloe Mullins, Edel Dowd,

Sarah Jane McCormack, Mairead Kenne-

dy, Laura O’Sullivan, Shona Connolly,

Roisin Colclough, Aideen Dawson

Neary, Jacqueline Boyd, Ciara Tobin,

Emma McEvoy, Siobhan Burke, Faye

Condon, Rebecca Beehan & Sinead

Clear.

T he main

theme

of the activi-

ties in the Home School Community Li-

aison department over the past term has

been the topical one of Internet Safety.

Coláiste Mhuire’s Local Education Com-

mittee put together a series of events to

bring this issue to the attention of the

wider community. A children’s art com-

petition was held to raise awareness of

the issue among primary school children,

and for the parents a series of classes is

being held in the Old School, Urlingford,

on Friday mornings. These classes, with

tutor Eadaion O’Leary, aims to give par-

ticipants a good grasp of the basics of in-

ternet security, and enable them to help

protect their children online. This course

is designed by ICS skills, and sponsored

by the School Completion Programme.

Parents Plus, a practical and positive

guide to promoting children’s learning

and confidence, is currently running on

Tuesday mornings. The programme ex-

plores the issues of communication and

encouragement of teenagers, along with

teaching responsibility and solving prob-

lems together.

Eileen Bowden is cooking up a storm

in her Thursday Cook it! class for parents

and friends, where the emphasis is on

healthy eating for all the family, in a

practical and relaxed setting. This class

will continue after the Easter holidays.

A small but dedicated group of tutors and

learners are continuing with the Fáilte Is-

teach language classes on Tuesday eve-

nings. Newcomers are always welcome,

so if you know of anyone who might ben-

efit from our free English classes please

pass on the word!

The HSCL co-ordinator is always on

the lookout for new courses which might

be of interest to parents, so if you have

any suggestions or ideas please contact

086 2430372,

or e-mail hscljohnstown@eircom.net.

Better still, why not drop in

to the Parents’ Room any

morning for a chat!

U-14 Girls’

Gaelic Football

Home School News

level at which to take them, is a critical

task. The wrong choice here can have

unintended consequences in two years’

time, when students find paths into col-

lege are blocked by not having the right

subjects required for entry into their

chosen course. A decision to drop all

science subjects or foreign languages

will have major implications on the

range of careers open to you later on.

Be sure to choose subject you enjoy and

are good at, talk to parents, teachers and

your Guidance Counsellor before mak-

ing your final decisions.

C olaiste Mhuire's girls' u16 gaelic

football panel lost out to St. Leo's

of Carlow in the league final held in

Carlow on Tuesday, 8th January. The

Johnstown girls were unbeaten all sea-

son, winning two and drawing one of

their league games. Unfortunately,

their good form deserted them, and

Leo's ran out convincing winners on

this occasion.

Coláiste Mhuire started brightly,

Niamh Dunne bagging a goal and a

point, the latter set up by Sarah O'Con-

nor. The home side found their way in-

to the game, however, and overturned

the deficit midway through the half.

Despite a fantastic goal by Sarah

O'Connor, the Carlow girls took a com-

manding lead into the break.

St. Leo's bagged some early scores

in the second half, stretching their lead.

Despite being under tremendous pres-

sure, the Johnstown girls fought val-

iantly to defend their line, and a goal by

Niamh Dunne brought them back into

the match. Unfortunately, they couldn't

continue the comeback, and St. Leo's

held on for a deserved victory.

Coláiste Mhuire's cause was not

helped by some dubious refereeing de-

cisions, an early injury to centre-back

Fionnuala O'Connell, Michelle Hickey's

back strain, and the absence of influen-

tial midfielder Kaylyn Burke. Nonethe-

less, the girls put up a brave fight and

never gave up from start to finish.

Goalkeeper Lauren Stanley made some

marvellous saves. The defence of

Siobhain Colclough, Danielle Phelan,

Fioonuala O'Connell and Rebecca Pem-

broke tried hard throughout, despite be-

ing under almost constant pressure.

Bríd Moore and Natasha Phelan were

Dream Team Downed By Saints

Spring 2013

C ongratulations to the Boys U14 Football team who won the South Leinster U14

Football title on Thursday, 21st January 2013. The Johnstown lads had topped

their group with victories over Grennan College (Thomastown), Scoil Aireagal

(Ballyhale) and Abbey (Ferrybank). his set-up a semi-final meeting away to St. Mary's Secondary School, Castledermot (Kildare).

A comprehensive victory was recorded to book a place in the South Leinster final against Avondale Community College, Rathdrum

(Wicklow).

The final was played in the plush surroundings of Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow on a perfect day for football. Both sides displayed

early nerves but Coláiste Mhuire settled the quicker with a neat point from Keane Hayes (Gortnahoe-Glengoole) after five minutes.

Points were exchanged between Hayes and his Avondale counterpart before some good build up play by Brian Kavanagh

(Lisdowney) set-up Hayes for the games first goal. The Gortnahoe man showed no shortage of confidence when one-on-one, coolly

slotting it passed the Avondale keeper.

The Coláiste Mhuire lads seized the initiative by winning the resulting kick-out and Ciarán Dawson (Emeralds) reacted quickest

to a through ball, which he blasted to the net. This saw the Johnstown school lead 2.02 : 0.01 mid-way through the half. However,

they failed to raise another flag before the break as the Avondale players rallied and narrowed the gap to a major with four

unanswered points. This left the half-time score at

2.02 : 0.05.

The second half was a much more even affair

than the first, with Avondale having much the

better of the early exchanges. In fact, they drew

level at 2.02 : 0.08 before the introduction Stephen

Delaney (Lisdowney) at wing back and the

switching of Brian Kavanagh to midfield helped

the Johnstown lads regain composure. From here

they went to kick six unanswered points, including

a superb individual score from man-of-the-match

Kavanagh and an insurance point from the

industrious Niall Grehan-Carroll (Fenians). Final Score Coláiste Mhuire Johnstown 2.08: 0.08 Avondale C.C

Under 14 Football

T he Junior Hurling team regained the Leinster Junior title after a number

of close encounter. The team showed

great determination and no little skill in

their Leinster campaign. They began with a

narrow three point victory over Abbey C.S. where they led to over come a five point deficit at half

time. Johnstown then faced Borris V. S. in the semi-final and in a terrific match overcame their

Carlow rivals by two points. Darragh Quinn and Niall O’Gorman showed terrific leadership on

the day when Coláiste Mhuire backs were to the wall.

Johnstown met a strongly fancied St. Fergals team in the Leinster Final and it took extra time to

separate two fantastic teams. St. Fergals were dominant in the first half and Johnstown were

relying on the outstanding Darren Brennan in goal to keep Coláiste Mhuire in the match.

Johnstown rejigged the team and slowly turned the tide with the outstanding Niall O’Gorman

causing havoc. Johnstown equalised on the stroke of full time to send the game into extra time.

Johnstown seized the initiative straight away and were dominant in extra time to record a three

point victory.

Coláiste Mhuire met Causeway C.S. in the All Ireland semi-final. Causeway had totally

dominated Munster and were hot favourites to defeat Coláiste Mhuire. In a terrific match which

could have gone either way Johnstown came up short by two points. This team put in a great

effort throughout the season and hopefully will go on to further success at senior level.

U16 Leinster Champions

Week beginning 15th April - Irish Orals

Week beginning 22nd April - French Orals

Week beginning 22nd April - HE Practicals

29th April - 10th May - Leaving C Practicals

Week beginning 17th May - TY Musical

Graduation Mass 23rd May

Week of 23rd May House Exams

29th May School Awards Ceremony

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