Millstreet Community School Update
Millstreet Community School MCS is 50!
Millstreet Community School has been serving the community for fifty years, and is going from strength to strength. This long tradition has been constantly evolving to meet the requirements of students in a fastchanging world. We will be looking back on this proud tradition at our celebration in the school on December 1st, where past and present students will wander down memory lane with Marty Morrissey, along with lots of music and song with special guests including Niamh Kavanagh, who obviously has great memories of Millstreet. Limited tickets so get your tickets in the school or
MCS Transition Year Peer Mentoring team with KDYS Trainers in local shops. It promises to be a memorable night.
State Exam Results
Huge congratulations to all Leaving and Junior Cycle exams, with students receiving outstanding results. Best of luck to the class of ‘23 who are now on the next stage of their journey in apprenticeships, college and in the workplace.
GAA Future Leaders Bronze Award
TY ’22-’23 received a Bronze Award in recognition of the achievements of the GAA Future Leaders module in TY. The group got through an enormous amount of work, including two blitzes, with Primary schools and First years, as well as running “Millstreet’s Fittest Class” for the whole Junior School, Teacher -Student basketball
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games and completing all Future Leaders training. This year’s group are already building on this with the Primary and First Year blitzes both huge successes, and the school skills competition also completed, with lots more to come! Well done to all and to coordinator Ms Lyons.
The school’s Senior Golfers
were in action in Mallow. In terrible conditions and against outstanding talent, the team of Evelyn McCarthy, Luke Hickey, Cian O’Connor and Rory McCarthy brought in very solid cards, with Rory winning the net prize with 2 under par, a phenomenal score on the day. The school’s Junior Golfers were also in action in Charleville, with great performances from Danny O’Riordan, with Rory and Oisin McCarthy in Charleville.
MCS Concern debate team
of Elizabeth O’Mahony, Abbie Lenihen, Katie Sheehan, John B. Sheehan, Emily Morris Murray and Tara Kelleher took on Scoil Mhuire Cobh as proposition on the motion “Africa will regret it’s reliance on China”. They developed understanding on the geopolitical landscape and global justice issues. They now await adjudication from the online judging process, and will be
Issue 102 November 17th, 2023
