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TY Christmas Shoebox Appeal
Created : 30 Nov 2023, 9:47 PM
Archived : 30 Jan 2024, 12:00 AM
Some of our TY students and their Christmas Shoeboxes after collecting for @the_hope_foundation Christmas Shoebox Appeal ️ Well done to all students involved
Two for Two in Laois Debate Cup!
Created : 28 Nov 2023, 9:25 PM
Archived : 28 Jan 2024, 12:00 AM
This evening saw two St. Mary’s CBS teams enter the Laois Debate Cup, hosted by Colaiste Iosagain Portarlington.
Various schools from across the county entered including, our neighbours @scoilchriostri_portlaoise ,Heywood Community School, Colaiste Iosagain and Portlaoise College. ️
️Our first team to speak on the night was comprised of 5th Year students: Jack Murrell (Captain), Adam Raji, Cathal Ging and Kyle John.
CBS 1 faced Colaiste Iosagain and proposed the motion This House Believes that Irish Students now have an important voice in the Irish education system.
️At 6pm, our second team were up and faced @scoilchriostri_portlaoise as they opposed the motion This House Believes that young people have never had it so good. Our CBS 2 team members were 6th and TY students: Nathan Duffy (Captain), Harry McGree, William Barrett and Andrew Coyne.
Both St. Mary’s CBS teams were deemed unanimous victors by the adjudicators ️
Kyle John and Harry McGree also received Best Speaker Awards and will go forward to the next stage of the competition for Best Overall Speaker
We are already looking forward to the next round mid December Congratulations to all students involved Special thank you to our supporters ️ Debating is certainly on the rise in St. Mary’s CBS and our students continue to improve and make us proud️ Well done all!
TY Activities for the Upcoming Week
Created : 28 Nov 2023, 9:58 AM
Archived : 28 Jan 2024, 12:00 AM
TY Activities for the upcoming week:
Monday 27th – OFF
Tuesday 28th – Work Experience
TY students are on work experience all day.
Wednesday 29th – TY Musical Trip
Meet in GPA for 10am.
Return for 2pm. Reminder to bring €5 for bus.
Thursday 30th – TY UCD Trip
All TY students are gone all day. Please meet in the GPA for 9am.
Reminder of €5 for the bus.
Friday 1st –
Policies Recently Reviewed and Published
Created : 18 Jan 2024, 11:19 AM
Archived : 26 Jan 2024, 12:00 AM
In the last year, we have reviewed, created and approved several policies which are important to daily school life. They are: The Anti-bullying Policy (March 23), The Concussion Policy (Dec 22), The Substance Misuse Policy (Nov 23) and most recently the Code of Behaviour (Jan 24).
The Code of Behaviour has had several changes made in particular with regard to lateness and the sanction of detention, to the confiscation of phones and their collection, and the sanction for mitching (leaving school without permission) which has been changed from a 3 day suspension to having to sit a 2 hour Saturday Morning Detention. We feel that we have moved with the times and what parents also see to be common sense and ask parents that they read through the most relevant sections to their own son(s). At all times, we try to work with students and their parents/guardians to maintain a calm and peaceful school environment which promotes respect and enables learning.
Please find school policies on the App under the tab 'School' and then click on 'School Code & Policies'. Once in that you can scroll to find most information about our school, programmes, policies, etc.
Thank you for your support.
CBS condemns Thursday's Events in Dublin and all Rascism and Violence
Created : 25 Nov 2023, 11:02 AM
Archived : 25 Jan 2024, 12:00 AM
The Management and Staff of St Mary’s CBS totally condemn the events which unfolded in Dublin on Thursday evening. As a multicultural, multinational and multilingual school, we want our students and their families to know that they are welcome to our school, to our town and to our country. As Irish, we know how emigration has been and continues to be a constant part of our heritage and we appreciate how well the Irish are welcomed and treated abroad. Violence and rascism have no part in a civilised and modern Ireland and understand that many will be fearful of Thursday night’s events heralding a change in how they are treated in future.
All our lives are valuable. All our children are to be protected and supported in whatever way we can, as a school. As always, RESPECT, is the most important value in St Mary’s CBS, and we assure you that it will continue to be so. Take care.
#IrelandForAll #IrelandAgainstRacism
U16 and U19 'A' Regional Basketball Finals Tomorrow!
Created : 23 Nov 2023, 8:25 PM
Archived : 23 Jan 2024, 12:00 AM
Friday 24th November
U16
@ 12:15pm vs Knockbeg College
U19
@ 1:30pm vs St. Mels, Longford
Location: St. Mary's Hall.
All support appreciated.
The very best of luck to the lads and coaches!
3rd Year Gaisce Awards
Created : 23 Nov 2023, 7:20 AM
Archived : 23 Jan 2024, 12:00 AM
Gaisce is recognised as Ireland's national youth award and is the highest recognition of a young person's achievement and voluntary contribution.
A number of our present 3rd years undertook the Presidents bronze medal award last year.This involved engaging in voluntary community work, developing their personal skills as well as a 25km hike in Glendalough. Mary Yore of Gaisce presented the students with their Gaisce certificates and bronze medals.
Congratulations to our bronze medal recipients Adam Szwaglis, Tawana Kazunga, Andrew Whelan, Mark Ging, Dan Murrell, Dinny Whelan, James Doyle, Reuben Plunkett, Dan Downey, and Isaac Kenny.
Well done all.
U16 Basketball Defeat Colaiste Iosagain in Regional Semi Final
Created : 21 Nov 2023, 5:14 PM
Archived : 21 Jan 2024, 12:00 AM
️Congratulations to our U16 Basketball team who defeated Colaiste Iosagain from Portarlington in the regional semi final.
They are now into the final in St. Mary's Hall on Friday 24th November at 12.15pm. ️
All support appreciated.
Best of luck lads
TY Activities for the upcoming week:
Created : 21 Nov 2023, 5:10 PM
Archived : 21 Jan 2024, 12:00 AM
Monday 20th – JCT Day
Tuesday 21st – Work Experience
TY students are on work experience all day.
Wednesday 22nd – TY UL Trip
All TY students are gone all day. €5 for the bus. Students to meet in the GPA for 9.00am. Wear uniform
Thursday 23rd –
Friday 24th –
Transition Year 2023/24
Junior Rugby Team Seal Semi Final Spot
Created : 20 Nov 2023, 8:37 PM
Archived : 20 Jan 2024, 12:00 AM
Our Junior Rugby team took on St. Mels College on Thursday in their quarter final. ️ St. Mels were quicker off the mark with a try from their scrum half after a good chip and chase within the first 5 minutes, but he couldn't convert his own try.
As the CBS got more into the game the trys started to flow, our first came from no.8 Shane Foley as he powered straight through the St.Mels defender to crash over, with the conversion just gone wide, the game was level at 5-5. That wasn't the story for long though, with centre Danny Gavin at the end of a good move to take the lead for the Brothers, unable to convert our second try we led at half time 10-5. ️ The boys came out rearing to go again in the second half with big hits from Finn Darcy and Bill Rigney rattling the St.Mels players and they couldn't cope with the strong carries from Shane Foley, Daragh Lalor and Eoghan Deegan. ️It would be a brilliant line break from the ball out quickly from the ruck let Dan Murrell slide into the corner to put them 10 points ahead. Finn Darcy, with his persistence throughout the game, broke the line again, but was tackled just short of the line, then Shane Foley picked the ball out quick and scored for his second try of the match. Our subs had a big impact to help close out the game with Mark Fennell, Joe Larkin, and Alex Walsh having big presences in the match. It wasn't the end of the CBS scoring though, with David Timmons dodging and weaving through defenders before tapping the ball down and Joe Larkin splitting the posts with a perfect conversion. More subs rolled in with Jim Hanamy having immediate effect, receiving an offload and dancing between tackles before diving over the whitewash to end our great display. ️The score at full-time was 32-5, with MOTM having to be split between Danny Gavin and Daragh Lalor.
