TY NEWSLETTER. TY Camping Trip On Wednesday September 14th the whole of Transition Year received their Junior Certificate results. As everyone dropped their bags on the grass at the back gate of the school the nerves really began to kick in. As the results were handed out students smiled, laughed and cheered with joy. Within minutes all the bags were safely on the buses along with eighty eight very relieved students. The rest of the long drive to Lough Dan was spent singing amongst one another. When we arrived on scene at Lough Dan and all the bags had been thrown off the bus, everyone gathered round as the rules of the campsite were explained. Then came the tough part, the tent set up.
Assembling the tents was a particularly challenging team building task. Tents were everywhere, all of which were of different shape size and colour. Once all bags were unpacked and stored safely, the majority of the morning was spent setting up camp and chilling out. Music played and friends sang along together as the glistening sun scorched the surface and everyone who had summer clothes wore them except for those unfortunate ones who packed only for rain. A six kilometre walk was in place for later on in the day and this walk led us to a stream where half the year got in the freezing water still in clothes! It was great fun but the downside to this was virtually no one brought a towel. As we returned ‘home’ from the walk everyone headed for the showers and the soothing smell of food cooking soared through the air.