IN MY SHOES

The RE department decided to get behind another great charity at the end of our final term. An appeal went out to all students and staff to search their wardrobes for any sports shoes they no longer wanted and that would still be usable. The sports shoes were collected to help the In My Shoes Charity. In My Shoes is a Charity Shoe Appeal, that ships pre-loved sports shoes from families in the UK & Ireland to needy township children in Lesotho and South Africa! We were delighted to collect 80 pairs of runners and football boots of all sizes to send to Sligo to be sorted before heading off to South Africa.

MILES FOR RIAN - SCHOOL WALK FOR A GREAT CAUSE

This year along with the Active School team we decided to participate in a fundraiser along with St.Clement’s College in Limerick. Rian, was a student of St. Clements College, who developed an osteosarcoma - a type of bone cancer. After his diagnosis, St Clement’s began Miles for Rian to fundraise for Rian.

Sadly, Rian passed away on the 12th of January 2021. Rian’s parents, Debbie and Ray O’ Halloran, decided to divide the money raised between the four charities that supported Rian throughout his illness and who impacted greatly on his and his family's life during that tough period. Those involved were Milford Care Centre, The Irish Cancer Society, Aoibheann’s Pink Tie and Cliona's Foundation. We held a whole school walk in Tymon Park along with collecting donations for five amazing cancer charities. The whole school walk ran smoothly and both staff and students enjoyed the 5km walk and the weather made it even better. As a school we raised over 500 euro, which is amazing. A big thanks again to staff and students for all their donations.

FEAST OF ST. PAUL

On the 25th of January, each year, we gather as a school community to celebrate our patron saint. The feast of St. Paul mass was celebrated by our dedicated chaplain Fr. Roddy in the Church of the Holy Spirit, Greenhills. It is a wonderful opportunity for the whole school to come together as a community.

This year we welcomed Claire Kilroy from the Le Chéile Schools Trust and she offered our students words of encouragement and inspiration. The celebration ended with a double presentation of the Ethos award to two very worthy winners Aoife Mc Gee and Latifat Asiyanbi.

This Feast was an extra special celebration as the Sisters of St Paul celebrated the 175th Anniversary of its founding by Genevieve Dupuis - who gave us the great challenge of ‘Omnibus Omnia’. We took the opportunity to warmly thank the Sisters of St. Paul: Sr. Mary, Sr. Elizabeth and Sr. Martina for all of their hardwork kindness and commitment to the school and its students and to present a wonderful painting by talented TY artist Alanah McKenzie.