Coláiste Pobail Community Átha Luain College

Every student matters, every moment counts

PROSPECTUS 2019 Eileen Donohue Chris Forde Pauline Fadden Deirdre Whitlow Principal Deputy Principal Deputy Principal Deputy Principal Welcome to Athlone Community College

A very warm welcome to you and your child to Athlone Community College

Athlone Community College is a warm We offer a progressive academic classmates and indeed will extend welcoming school, where positive curriculum as well as an extensive their knowledge and understanding. relationships between staff, students range of extra-curricular activities which and parents are highly valued. As promote the holistic development of As Principal, all I want is for our students a parent, I understand fully the our students. All efforts are made to to succeed and find joy in all that they apprehension you may feel as you ease the transition from Primary to Post do. We understand how important child begins their preparations for Primary School for all students and we the choice of secondary school is for this new exciting chapter in their lives. look forward to meeting with your child parents and children as you open the Not only is this a new chapter in your on Open Day. first page of this new chapter, we are child’s life but it is also a new chapter here to offer every support you need. in yours. Our community values of Your child has full access to an respect, kindness and care underpin inclusive and challenging curriculum, Le gach dea ghuí. every aspect of teaching, learning taught by highly qualified and and guidance offered in this school. outstanding teachers. We expect all Our Community cares for all. This foundation built on respectful students to strive for excellence in relationships allows our community to their academic studies and that they Eileen Donohoe grow and flourish. will always challenge themselves, their Principal.

Our community cares for all.

page 2 Athlone Community College Prospectus Our School, Our Community

Here at Athlone Community College we foster community values. It is a place where everyone belongs. We believe co-education is the best way to prepare girls and boys for the world in which they will live. We inspire learning in an environment that reflects real-world communities and workplaces, setting students up to thrive and succeed beyond our walls.

FOSTERING INCLUSIVENESS AND INTERACTION By learning in a co-education environment, boys and girls cultivate mutual respect, understanding, and support for one another. Students realise and appreciate their own individual value as well as each other’s. Girls and boys embrace leadership positions across all areas of learning, providing all students with strong female and male role models.

PREPARATION FOR LIFE BEYOND SCHOOL Our students develop strength and independence and emerge as balanced, well-rounded individuals. Become a part of our community, we work better when we work together!

By learning in a co-education environment, boys and girls cultivate mutual respect, understanding, and support for one another.

page 3 Why choose Athlone Community College ?

Athlone Community College can offer the following to your child:

A state of the art educational facility with a long-standing tradition and culture of success, achievement and excellence.

High expectations of all students in their academic, sporting or cultural endeavours.

Outstanding success in Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate results.

A vibrant, enthusiastic and dedicated teaching staff

A welcoming and friendly environment for pupils. Our zero tolerance We promise that each student who passes approach to bullying through our doors is valued and recognised for is outlined in our their individual contribution to our close-knit community. Anti-Bullying Policy. Our zero tolerance approach to bullying is outlined in our Anti-Bullying Policy.

A strong sense of community within the school.

Excellent pastoral care and support systems.

We offer a book rental scheme

We operate a peer mentoring system.

We have Class Tutors, Assistant Yearheads, Yearheads, the Pastoral Care and Learning Support Team, Co-Teaching Teams and a student council body of representatives.

page 4 What Our First Years Think!

“It’s really nice to have “You may be feeling sad about the option to go outside leaving your primary school and walk around, it’s My first day in Athlone Community friends but you will make also so nice to have a College was a roller-coaster of new friends just as quick! The emotions. I never thought of myself as teachers are really new person teaching mixing well with others, but after that nice and guide you you every 40 minutes, having first day, I felt like I belonged. All the throughout the year” different classes has also given teachers were so accommodating and me an opportunity to broaden my friendship group” my fellow students were so friendly. Aditya Varma Looking back, I wonder why I was ever nervous! Lucy Doran

Jasper Ryan “I love the school “There are lots of facilities and the extra-curricular sports pitches” activities and there “I have made lots of is a library too! new friends since I Caoimhe Walsh I play rugby, gaelic started school” and soccer”

Abbie Quinn “I love the hot dinners Arthur Skrins from the canteen and sitting outside in the sun, I like moving “When I started I was from class to class “The teachers, overwhelmed, the and meeting different Principal, Deputy amount of students, the teachers! I also like hockey!” Principals and all the diversity; height, race, other staff members are really culture. But I have to say, Bonnie Moylette kind and if you cannot find a Athlone Community College class, they will be sure to help! is an amazing school! Even The ladies in the canteen are “The facilities are, with no though we are all different, I lovely too.” exaggeration, state-of-the-art” feel like we are one” Emma Fahy-Burke Joshua Okepeaye Shreyash Shukla “My favourite “Within my first “I was very excited to start facilities are the week at Athlone learning a new language, now science labs and Community College, I that I’m studying Spanish, the fitness suite, could tell I was going I’m enjoying it as much as I the fitness suite is to enjoy it. All my thought I would, if not even more!” really big and has teachers are so nice” great equipment!” Patrycja Czerniak Fionnan Mulvey Sarah Keenan “There are lots of activities “This year I chose to study for everyone. I was super “I have joined a couple Home Economics, it’s happy when I saw we had so of sports clubs such as so different to anything I many choices, I signed up for hockey and Gaelic and studied in primary school. sports, orchestra and choir” just this morning I joined choir! Cooking is really fun but I really enjoy all of my classes you also have to learn Kayla Dunne and my teachers are lovely” about nutrition, this helps with Science. I like both subjects!” “Since I started at Athlone Ciara Hughes Community College I’ve Eleanor Gaffey joined the girls’ soccer team. Recently, we played in a “I have recently joined the blitz and my team made it school Futsal team. I had “I like that in our school there are through to the Leinster finals!” never had an opportunity to so many subject options, you play Futsal before, we won the will definitely find lots you like!” Aoibhinn McLoughlin schools Futsal competition and we are Westmeath champions. Roisin O’Brien We will play in the Leinster final soon.” “I have found it very easy to fit in here; all of my teachers are really Maebh McGoldrick nice, helpful and considerate”

Eoghan Lough

Mentors Message “I participate in the mentoring programme here at school. The programme began with a training day; it gave us better understanding of what exactly was involved in mentoring and what is expected of us. We learned about the ways we can be most helpful to the first years. We find out their interests and what they need help with and get to know as many first years as we can! Over the past few weeks, I have helped my first year with their timetable, finding classes and organising their locker.

Being part of this programme is extremely rewarding.” Jennifer Cummins TY page 5 National Schools represented

Andrew Byrne Robyn Doyle Maksimis Norovs Jonathan Flannery Ballintleva NS Maria Fowler Athlone Mixed NS Ballinahown NS Ardkeenan NS Ardnagrath NS

Ryan Bracken Juliet Shine Eoghan Lough Aaron Keegan Clonown NS Sean Brennan Baylin NS Clonbonny NS Ballybay NS Ballymurray NS

Caitlin Gavin Taylor Nestor Adam Casey Eanna Brady Dean Kelly NS Aoife Carroll Cornamaddy NS NS Cloonakilla NS Coosan NS

Fionnan Mulvey Ciara Healy Grace Currid Lilly Heaton St. Ciarans NS Moore Roan Trundle Scoil Na gCeithre Maistri St. Ciarans Rooty NS Gaelscoil Na Hide Glanduff NS

Heather McDermot Caitlin Brennan Zainab Ishola Jean Gethins Cian Dolan Summerhill NS Tubberclaire NS St. Peters NS St. Johns NS St. Marys NS page 6 Facilities We have so much to offer your son or daughter

Athlone Community College has an ultra-modern building that consists of:

Six Science Labs: Dedicated Chemistry, Physics, Biology, General Science and Agricultural Science.

Two Art/Craft Studios

Two Home Economics Rooms

Four Computer Studies Rooms

Three Materials Technology/Construction Studies Rooms

Two Metalwork/Engineering/Technology Rooms

Two Language Labs

Music Room and Dance Room

Library

Lecture Room

Fitness Suite

Sports Hall

Multimedia Learning Laboratory

Two Technical Graphics/Design and Communications Graphics Rooms

Mediation Room

We offer huge space for students to work, rest and play.

page 7 Subject choices JUNIOR CYCLE – 3 YEAR PROGRAMME

Junior Certificate Subjects CORE SUBJECTS English | Gaeilge | Mathematics | Modern Foreign Languages (French, German and Spanish) Science | History | Geography | Computer Studies (Coding) | Wellbeing | Physical Education

OPTIONS Business Studies | Home Economics | Music | Art, Craft and Design | Technical Graphics. Materials Technology (Woodwork) | Materials Technology (Metalwork)

We also offer short courses: Wellbeing: Social, Personal Health Education (SPHE) | Civic, Social and Political Education (CSPE)

TRANSITION YEAR – 1 YEAR PROGRAMME This unique one-year programme promotes the personal, social, educational and vocational development of students. It prepares them for their role as autonomous, participative and responsible members of society.

SENIOR CYCLE – 2 YEAR PROGRAMME

Leaving Certificate Subjects CORE SUBJECTS English | Gaeilge | Mathematics | Physical Education | Wellbeing.

OPTIONS Spanish | French | German | Music | Art | Home Economics (S & S) | History | Geography | Accounting, Business | Economics | Physics | Biology | Chemistry | Agricultural Science | Applied Mathematics, Architectural Technology | Design and Communications Graphics | Engineering Technology

LEAVING CERTIFICATE VOCATIONAL PROGRAMME

LEAVING CERTIFICATE APPLIED – 2 YEAR PROGRAMME

SENIOR CYCLE REVIEW 2030 Our school is proud to have been chosen by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment to commence a review of the Senior Cycle Programme.

page 8 Athlone Community College Prospectus The John Hooper Medal for Statistics Award

BT Young Scientist Music Maestro by Ruairí Lyons, Smart Electric Fence by Irene Finnerty, Aoibhe Lennon & Pranay Goel and Shane Whyte. Aoife O’Neill. Smart Electric Fence was the National Winner of the ESB Networks National Safety Challenge. STEM and STEAM SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND APPLIED MATHS Education in the STEM subjects is clearly embedded in the curriculum of Athlone Community College and involves a cross disciplinary approach.

STEM focuses on scientific concepts whereas STEAM The STEM subjects: investigates the same problems through inquiry and problem based learning methods used in the creative process. Science | Technology | Engineering | Applied Maths Participation in the STEAM subject’s enables students to be independent, resourceful learners as they hone their STEAM = STEM + The Arts: enquiry based learning skills which are essential for living and working in today’s world. We regularly collaborate with Humanities | Language Arts | Dance | Drama | Music Ericsson and our local Institute of Technology where our Vsual Arts | Design | New Media students learn to code and flourish in an environment that supports the growth of STEM.

Take a look at some of the ways we participate in STEAM. What would you like to become involved in?

Athlone Community College teacher Ms. Meighan Duffy Chairperson of the Applied Mathematics Association

page 9 Sport

Sport at our College plays an integral role in helping to develop our young men and women to flourish in an active and competitive environment.

We have a wide selection of sports available to all: Archery | Athletics | Basketball | Equestrian | Gaelic Football | Golf | Hurling (Boys) | Hockey (Girls) Pitch And Putt | Rowing | Rugby | Sailing | Soccer | Swimming | Table Tennis | Tennis

Our students thrive on sport and boast a wealth of awards and medals. They promote sport here at Athlone Community College by honouring its values of honesty, commitment, humility, resilience and above all teamwork. We are very proud of our recent successes; look at a selection of our achievements below!

WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF OUR STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN RECOGNISED BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY Sailing Winners 2017

Connacht Rugby Junior Cup and Junior Rugby League winners 2018-2019 Futsal Westmeath Champions 2019

Connacht Schools Hockey Champions Futsal Westmeath Champions 2019 Cahill Cup Senior Winners 2019

Hockey Sweetman Shield Winners 2019 FAI Schools Leinster Senior Girls Cup Winners and All-Ireland Runners-up

page 10 Athlone Community College Prospectus Zara Mae Kurt Elli represented Hockey Coach Rosemary Irealnd in European Touch ‘Gudgie’ Moran with Allie and Rugby 2019 Hockey Halliday League Junior Winners 2019 Bobyn Heatherington

Adam Lennon Senior Connacht Boys Relay Champions 2019

Connacht Rugby Cup Winners Leinster Junior Girls Gaelic Winners 2018 Sports Recognition Awards 2019 Girls Senior Soccer Panel FAI Schools Leinster Cup Champions & All-Ireland Runners up 2019 Aimee O’Connor (Ladies Gaelic Futsal Westmeath Champions 2019 Football) Minor Gaelic Capt. & Member of Leinster Inter-provincial Squad

Junior Boys Rugby Development League Winners 2019 Tommy Coogan (Basketball) U17 Irish Basketball International Girl’s Junior & Senior Hockey Panels Connacht – Cahill Cup Champions & Halliday Cup Champions 2019 Allie & Robyn Heatherington (Hockey) Connacht U17 Hockey Squad members. Tori Farrell (Rugby) Connacht 15

side RugbyAdam Squad Faith OviaweLennon (Rugby 7’s) Member of the Connacht U19 Boys Basketball Midlands Rugby 7’s Squad Leinster Junior Girls Soccer Winners 2019 Final Winners 2019 Junior Boys Rugby Squad Connacht League & Cup Winners, Oisin Dolan, Jim Connolly, Alban Ceipi, Paidi O’ Leochain (Rugby) Connacht Development Squads. Ben Graf (Sailing) Selected to represent Ireland at European Championships Oliwia Smilaek (Water Polo) Member of Irish Women’s Water Polo Team Adam Lennon (6th Year) plays for Athlone Town Kayleigh Shine makes UEFA squad and receives Darragh Fitzgerald (Swimming) FC SSS Airtricity as a 1st Division player and 1st Cap for Ireland in a game against Montenegro. page 11 received international cap. Connacht Schools Swimming Champion page 12 Athlone Community College Prospectus

Musicals and Lip Sync Battles Athlone Community College has a long tradition of staging vibrant musicals, which afford our students an opportunity to display their talents and give the public an opportunity to view first class productions. We regularly sell out the Dean Crowe Theatre four nights in a row!

Our school has also worked in conjunction with Lip Sync Battle Ireland and together with the Radisson Hotel, we put on an epic night of entertainment that our students will talk about for years to come!

2019 TY Show – ‘A Night at the Musicals’ will be staged in December.

page 12 Athlone Community College Prospectus Athlone Community College Prospectus page 13 Music and the Arts We ensure that students have the freedom to embrace their creativity. From musicals to fashion shows and dance classes, students are provided with a wide range of Performing Arts opportunities. Athlone Community College will participate in the Music Generation Programme for 2019/2020.

Our school is a melodic buzz of musical creativity. Inside the classroom, the music syllabus inspires creativity and music appreciation through listening, creating and performing. This is supported by opportunities to learning new musical instruments, engage in new music technology and try our many related extra-curricular activities:

Junior Choir

Lunchtime Music Club

Athlone Community College Orchestra

Traditional Irish Music Group

Lunchtime Concerts

Freestyle-Rap Battles

Song Writing Workshops

The benefits of taking part in music activities are vast, and we encourage our students to participate and take as many opportunities to shine as possible. Could you be our next star? page 14 Athlone Community College Prospectus Leaving Cert poet Paul Durcan recites his Gael Linn Debating Champions famous work to our Senior Cycle students

Soroptimist winners 2018 Concern Debating Team 2019 Public Speaking and Debating We are the premier school in the country in debating, having won 3 All-Ireland Concern Debating titles, Public Speaking All-Ireland titles, Soroptimist titles, Gael Linn National Titles, NUIG Debating titles and various other Debating and Public Speaking titles.

All first year students have an opportunity to participate in Debating and Public Speaking and represent the school in English, Irish, French, German and Spanish.

To enrich their educational experience, students are encouraged to engage in pursuits that stretch the mind.

Athlone Community College All-Ireland Concern Debating Team

Athlone Community College Prospectus page 15 Transition Year in our school provides students Transition Year with the opportunity to: Create and moderate a TY website Transition Year encourages the development of a wide Partake in Junk Kouture, range of transferable critical thinking and creative problem solving skills and competencies within a well-defined Hone business skills: Young Entrepreneur academic structure. Competition

For instant updates, check out our TY website. See what our students Participate in One Good Idea Science have taken part in so far this year! www.athloneccty.weebly.com competition, Irish Angus Beef Schools Competition, BT Young Scientist, Sci-Fest and the Young Environmentalist Award.

Volunteer with charitable organisations

Gain work experience in a field of their choice.

Participate in Gaisce, the Presidents Award.

Take a trip to the Special Criminal Court.

Become competent in ICT by creating videos and interactive presentations.

Midlands NISO Quiz Winners. 3 years in a row. Suzie Gavin, Sneha Chippa and Noa Moric.

page 16 Athlone Community College Prospectus Extra-Curricular Clubs and Societies A large number of our clubs and societies are peer-led by TY students Activities with teacher guidance. We encourage all our first year students to join a club when we hold our Clubs and Societies Registration day:

Maths Club

Film Club

Computer Club

Drama Society

Traditional Music Society

We encourage our students to get involved in a variety of extra – Arts and Crafts Club curricular pursuits to complement their academic studies. Such Board Games Club activities are very important in fostering friendships across year groups. We become a stronger community when we work together! Photography Club Table Tennis Club SOCIAL AWARENESS Our students are encouraged to respect and value the world around them. Debating Society Students in our college have been involved in numerous activities relating to social awareness and have won many awards because of these endeavours. Pitch and Putt & Golf Club Well-being Club

Badminton Club

Club Gaeilge

Homework Club

Maths and Science Olympiad

National Quizzes in Maths and Languages WE FUNDRAISE FOR: Graduate.ie Citizen and The Simon Community | ASPCA | Trocaire | Concern Democracy Programme - to name but a few! Green Schools Committee OUR EVENTS INCLUDE: Supervised Evening Study The Green Schools Flag Competition | Gaisce Awards Amber Flag (Anti-Bullying) Award | Lourdes Diocesan Pilgrimage, Young Entrepreneurs Concern Debating Competition | Global Passport Award Creative Writing Club CPR Training | Well-being Workshops | Trocaire Fundraisers, Orchestra Stand-Up Week | Community Coaching | CMRF Free-style rap club

Politics club

Athlone Community College Prospectus page 17 Emma Lennon Mathematical Science, NUIG. LWETB Scholar 2019. NUIG Academic Excellence Scholar 2019 Where are they now

Blaithin McDaid Luka Moric A selection of the Leaving Radiation Therapy, Trinity. Medicine, Trinity. JP McManus Scholarship 2019 Trinity Scholarship LWETB 2019 Certificate Class of 2019 ? Trinity Entrance Scholar 2019

Michael Lynch Szymon Borkowski Nashir Ishola Electronic & Computer Meabh Glennon Megan Coolahan Commerce. UCD Business Studies, DCU. Engineering, NUIG. Engineering. UCD Acturial & Financial Entrance Scholarship Russell Brennan Keane Ericsson Scholarship 2019 Entrance Scholarship Maths, UCD Entrance Scholarship 2019 Accountancy Scholarship 2019

Conor Egan Clodagh Moxham Coman Lennon Ciara Hand Cillian Lyons Mechatronics, Pharmacy, Agricultural Science Beauty Therapy PLC, Engineering, AIT Trinity (Food & Agri Business Galway Technical NUIG Mgt) UCD Institute

Aya Rassool Eimear Costello Dara Sheeran Podiatric Medicine, Cristian Danila Daniel Parkes Occupational Therapy, Biomedical Engineering, Physics, NUIG Product Design NUIG UCC & Innovation, IT Carlow GMIT page 18 Athlone Community College Prospectus Leanne Gately Katelynn Cunningham Kevin Shine Aaron Wall Áine Ní Leochain Acturial Maths, Arts, English Studies, Science, NUIG Electronic and Computer NUIG DCU Engineerig, UL Trinity

Ceara Mulry Angelina De Rosa Aleetza Lennon Karina Taranets Biomedical Science, Holly Maloney Biological & Biomedical Nursing Studies PLC, Commerce International NUIG Commerce (Global Science, Trinity Moate Business College Experience) NUIG (German) NUIG

Oisin Kelly Christina Connell Niamh McGonigle-Murray Lena Gacquin Lucie Tiercelin Medicine, Royal College Engineering, Architecture, Technologial Nursing Studies PLC, NUIG Acturial Maths, Moate Business College of Surgeons, Ireland DCU University Dublin

Richard Cruise Raphael Salaja Oisin Lennon Oisin Rock Level 5 Agriculture, Cameron Collier Software Design with Engineering Science (Maths stream) Mountbellew Agri Aerospace Engineering, Virtual Reality & Gaming, (Undenominated) NUIG UCD College IT Carlow AIT

Molly Connaughton Verona (Nian Zhi) Leaw Sile Downey Caoimhe Lynch Arts, Robert Kelly Equine studies PLC, Primary Teaching, Physiotherapy, Nursing General, Mary Immaculate College UCD Trinity Galway Community UCD College PLC Limerick.

Athlone Community College Prospectus page 19 Student Voice

Prefects are appointed from our Leaving Certificate group. As they are ambassadors for the College, the title and position of School prefect is an honour and a privilege.

Junior Mayor - Our inaugural Junior Mayor, Aleetza Lennon. The position was created in conjunction with Mr. Frankie Kenna and Westmeath County Council.

The role of the Mentors is one of support in helping First Year students make the transition from primary to secondary school more enjoyable, and to help them integrate into school life.

The Student Council is a representative student body elected from each tutor class in the school. The Student Council strives to make a positive contribution to every page 20 Athlone Community College Prospectus aspect of the school community. Student Wellbeing Guidance Counsellors Ms. Nicola Burke and Ms Cathy Cryan giving career advice

At our College, we recognise CAREER AND GUIDANCE COUNSELLING that we have a central Guidance refers to a range of learning experiences provided in a developmental role to play in supporting sequence, designed to assist our students to make choices about their lives and to and promoting students’ make transitions consequent to these choices. The Guidance Department in Athlone learning about wellbeing and Community College is a part of the Student Support Service. Guidance provides this for wellbeing. Our students learn support in the following areas: about wellbeing through specific areas of the curriculum and PERSONAL CAREER ACADEMIC various wellbeing events and initiatives that are organised to Personal and social skills Employment awareness Subject choice develop awareness, knowledge and skills about wellbeing. Problem solving Educational choices Course choice Self-awareness Training choices Study skills Our pastoral care programme aims to provide a caring Decision making Job seeking skills Exam skills supportive school community allowing for the full development Planning Career growth skills Subject support of the emerging adult, nurturing talents, fostering self-worth and The Guidance Counsellors work alongside other staff members, parents and maximising potential. professionals outside the school setting to provide a service to meet student needs. We host a career event each year that allows Universities, Institutes of Technologies, local businesses, army services and apprenticeship providers the opportunity to meet with our students. It is a fantastic evening that allows our students to see what wonderful opportunities are in store for them. FOUR ASPECTS OF WELLBEING IN ATHLONE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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page 21 Academic Excellence 2019

The Principal’s Award Female – Aya Rassool Male – Raphael Salaja

Academic Excellence Award Female – Emma Lennon • Male – Luka Moric Both received over 700 points in their Leaving Cert.

Bank of Ireland Junior Certificate Student of the year Award 2019 Bank of Ireland Leaving Certificate Female – Hollie Walsh Student of the year Award 2019 Male – Cian Furey Female – Clodagh Moxham Male – Robert Kelly

Sinead Gonley, a happy graduate Leaving cert students of 2019 who received Junior Certificate Excellence outstanding results with several achieving 2019, Conor Paul and Natasya over 600 points and two over 700 points. Barry, who received perfect Junior Certs page 22 Athlone Community College Prospectus Parent’s Reflections

Two of my daughters attend Athlone Community College – my eldest has just finished junior cert and my second child is sitting her junior cert this year. Their time at Athlone Community college has been such a positive experience to date.

Participation in the debating team, hockey and soccer teams are just examples of activities which have contributed to their personal development since entering secondary school. The size of the school has never been a factor because the support structure for every student is so well considered and managed. The roles and responsibilities of the Class Tutor and Year Head facilitates accessible channels of communication for both students and parents, and enables teachers to get to know each and every student. The culture and values of the school provides all students with a positive platform and environment to flourish and perform to the best of their ability. We could not have wished for such a positive transition to secondary school for our daughters and would highly recommend Athlone Community College.

Gary Walsh

As the first of our kids to make the big leap from Ardnagrath NS – a wonderful small, country school – we thought very carefully about where our daughter would go to school. It was very important to us that her new school would be strong academically as well as offering lots of sporting choices.

In the end we chose Athlone Community College for several reasons. We believe in co-education and it was important for us that our children continue to share the same school experience. Despite it being a constitutional right, Athlone Community College was actually the only school we spoke to that respected our choice to opt out of religious instruction. It was also the only school to offer soccer as an option for girls. In the end as a parent, all you want is for your child to make good friends, be happy and hopefully have some fun whilst learning.

Siabhra Durcan

Athlone Community College Prospectus page 23 Athlone Community College College Principal: Ms. Eileen Donohoe Retreat Road Deputy Principal: Mr. Chris Forde Athlone Deputy Principal: Ms. Pauline Fadden Co. Westmeath Deputy Principal: Ms. Deirdre Whitlow Tel: 090 6472625 / 6472640 Office Hours: 8.30 a.m. – 4.30 p.m. Fax: 090 6473710 www.athlonecc.ie [email protected]

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