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Some Info!!
Created : 27 May 2022, 12:25 PM
Archived : 27 Jul 2022, 12:00 AM
Dear Parent/Guardian, Please note the following: 1. After school study has now ceased for this school year and will resume next year!! 2. House Exams are now in full flow. If your son is absent for any exam, please register his absence, as normal, per the School App. 3. We hope to publish your son's Summer Results on the evening of Tuesday, June 14th. 4. All first and second year Students need to empty their lockers by TUESDAY, please. 5. A reminder that the PE uniform is compulsory for all students next year. This is to be purchased through Marita in the Accounts Office - a notification was sent out previously with contact details. 6. The Pres Gazette is now available and has been issued to most students. If for any reason, your son has not received his copy, he can call to Ms. O' Donoghue next week or during the State Exams. 7. Information pertaining to next year will be issued, by post, in the coming weeks. However, if you would like to get the purchase of the school books out of the way, the booklists are available on our school website. 8. We wish our 3rd and 6th year Students all the best in their upcoming State Exams. We hope all students (and Parents) have a lovely Summer!!
PBC Podcast- season 2 episode 5 - the Finale!
Created : 24 May 2022, 3:01 PM
Archived : 24 Jul 2022, 12:00 AM
That’s all Folks! To wrap up the season, Ronan McAuliffe is joined by a very special co-host - none other than teacher Kieran Ahern who takes a final bow and curtain call on his teaching days in PBC. Mr Ahern who is also a well established actor, played a vital role in introducing drama & theatre to the school & helped build the fully equipped tv and radio studio in Pres back in the 80s. He looks back on his acting career as well as his 6 decades in the school. We also hear from local legend and former Pres boy, Stevie G on his lengthy and varied career as a DJ, journalist & radio presenter in an in-depth interview with Liam Ring. Sticking with the musical theme, teacher David O Riordan discusses music, creativity and the re-established PBC Music Society while Adam Hartley, Mattie O Flynn and Liam Keville chat about the importance of having a musical output for students in Pres followed by a slow and dreamy acoustic sample of ‘ Evening Sunsets over Monroeville,’ by Liam Ring. Our in house gaming expert Eoin Harrington takes a deep dive into the gaming industry with former Blizzard employee Paul Mc Sherry( apologies for poor sound quality here) while Sebastian O Donoghue goes underground with a piece on the Tube in London. Finally, Fore! Ryan Lyons tells us about his golfing passion. Well done to the TY podcasters and 5th year mentor, Ronan McAuliffe on a wonderful year's work. They are so deserving of a listen so tune in now! Click below to listen on Apple or Spotify - also available on acast. podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/pbc-podcast/id1550646073?i=1000563385920 open.spotify.com/episode/2fGjWBi7cTjNR3WbS1Y2Kw
2022 GOLD MEDAL ESSAY WINNERS!!!
Created : 17 May 2022, 3:44 PM
Archived : 17 Jul 2022, 12:00 AM
The Gold Medal winner for 2022 is Ross Daly, 5th Year, for his wonderful and touching narrative about two very different boys and their experiences during lockdown. In second place, Ronan Murphy, also 5th Year, impressed with a creative piece about a modern hermit. And in third place we had Hugh O’Callaghan’s, (6th Year) unique take on medieval fantasy. Also, Aodhan Cooke, 5th Year, and Louis Herdman’s (6th Year) pieces were highly commended by the judging panel as well. The 2022 Gold Medal Essay Winner, Ross Daly, pictured below with Mr. Buckley, his English teacher. and Mr. Barry. Well done to all!!
' THE WAY I SEE IT ' PHOTO COMPETITION 2022
Created : 16 May 2022, 7:28 PM
Archived : 16 Jul 2022, 12:00 AM
Thanks to all the participants in our Photo Competition, the response was great and the standard impressive, making it very difficult to choose winners. Your unique images of such varied subjects, some of which were atmospheric, some shone technically, some pulled at our heart strings while others made us laugh, all captured fleeting moments in your lives. We received a lot of pet portraits, so created a best pet photo category adjudicated by expert pet lovers on our staff and the winning photographer is Leiden O' Donoghue from 4th year for his portraits of his pet dogs Frankie and Bella, well done Leiden. Special mention to Lughaidh Gannon 2nd yr. for his great portrait of his dog 'Jilly'. A prize for the most philosophical interpretation of the theme goes to a 2nd. yr. Caleb Sheahan for his moody photo of rugby shorts accompanied by Caleb's thoughts on P.B.C., a future philosopher in our midst. Special mention to Dylan Costelloe's aptly named photo 'Darkness into Light' capturing a rabbit on the edge of a shadow. Cian ahern of 6th yr. captured a striking colourful contrast, with his playful scene of starlings bathing in a blue tub, deserving of a prize, congratulations too Cian. Other great wildlife shots included Joe McNamara from 5th year with an impressive shot of a hawk in flight, and Alex Cronin's comical lama peeping over a hedge, but Danny Noonan's great Donkey portrait couldn't be overlooked and scoops the prize for most humorous entry. One student submitted a series of photos all equally impressive compositions of diverse subjects, from interesting viewpoints, including a jazz festival parade in Ballydehob, catch of the day, set against a seascape, his cat stalking in the grass, to name a few and for this reason our overall winner is Bob Lee from 1st. year big congratulations and well done to all.
Sports DAY 2022 - Trophy Winners
Created : 15 May 2022, 10:13 AM
Archived : 15 Jul 2022, 12:00 AM
Congratulations to all the Trophy Winners on our annual Sports Day, whose names are forever engraved in the sports history of P.B.C. joining many great names of the past. Well done boys.
Creative Schools Budding Artists
Created : 15 May 2022, 8:38 AM
Archived : 15 Jul 2022, 12:00 AM
There is lots of budding artistic talent amongst our junior students, check it out !
Creative schools photography competition
Created : 11 May 2022, 5:37 PM
Archived : 15 Jul 2022, 12:00 AM
The entries are pouring in for our competition themed 'the way I see it' thanks to all the entries so far the standard is very high and the variety of interesting subjects from unique perspectives is amazing. There is still time to enter and participate in creative schools wk. The winners will be announced on Friday and if you want to view some of the photos so far take a look at the attached gallery. Enjoy !
2020 Senior Cup Rugby Team receive their medals!!!
Created : 14 May 2022, 3:07 PM
Archived : 14 Jul 2022, 12:00 AM
2020, a year we will not forget!! PBC Seniors, confident of victory, were ready to play local rivals CBC in the Senior Cup Final, but unfortunately, like everything else that year, it was postponed . . and postponed . . and ultimately never happened. Last week our 2020 Senior players returned to PBC to meet their coaches, to enjoy a few refreshments and to finally receive their Senior Cup Medals - they and CBC shared the honours. All the team were in attendance at the Prize Giving, (though some running from exams and others running to exams!!) Pictured also below are brothers John and Bevan Forde, both in the 2020 Senior Squad, a rare enough occurrence! Well done to all the 2020 Senior Cup Rugby Team, their Captain Alex Kendellen and their coaches Mr. Ger Burke, Mr. Don Buckley, Mr. Ian Lehane, Mr. Cian Bohane and absent from photo, Mr. Enda O' Regan.
Under 14 Munster Schools Tennis Champions - Ms. Shannen Dawkins
Created : 14 May 2022, 2:19 PM
Archived : 14 Jul 2022, 12:00 AM
Even more tennis success for PBC this week! The under 14 team of James O’Regan, David Nolan, Johnny Fitzgerald, Tommy Fitzgerald and Christopher Lennon travelled down to Rushbrooke Tennis club to face off against CBC in the Munster Finals. The boys defeated their rivals by winning the first 3 matches comfortably in straight sets. After securing their victory they went on to play a further 2 doubles games where they continued their winning streak. Huge congratulations to all the boys, and a massive thanks to parents Susan Nolan and Gillian Fitzgerald for their help on the day. That concludes what has been a massively successful tennis season for PBC with 2 of the 3 available Tennis cups coming home to the Black and Whites. Well done to all involved!
PBC MUSIC SOCIETY
Created : 12 May 2022, 8:11 PM
Archived : 12 Jul 2022, 12:00 AM
The recently formed Music Society of PBC played to two packed audiences in the Dan Donovan Theatre earlier this afternoon. A diverse ensemble provided an expansive range of genres, ranging from the cool, demure tones of the La La Land Suite to an exhibition of drumming from Daniel Maume that enthralled the audience. Pianists Adam Hartley, Louis Flynn and Rory Buckley performed beautiful classical and contemporary works. Their seductive and brilliant musicianship was a joyous experience. Liam Ring, Liam Keville, Michael Dan Lucey and Robert Charteris showcased their talents with both individual and collaborative arrangements. Johnny McCarthy provided vibrant rhythm on the drum box. Mattie O Flynn performed two dazzling solo pieces. The showcase extended to the reading of poems by Emmet Brady who read a decadent lyric from the Jazz Age and Hugh McCarthy who read a poem entitled Freedom, written in his English class by the pianist Louis Flynn. Special mention also to Olan O’Donovan, Miguel Fleming and Conor Power for their work with sound and lighting. We can look forward to more exciting work from our talented students early next year.