THE WILD ATLANTIC WAY VIRTUAL WALK/RUN 25TH -31ST JANUARY

THE WHOLE COMMUNITY OF GOREY COMMUNITY SCHOOL TOOK THE WILD WEST BY STORM RECENTLY WHEN THEY UNDERTOOK THE CHALLENGE OF COVERING THE DISTANCE OF THE WILD ATLANTIC WAY 2,600 KM .IN REALITY THEY COVERED 6,359 KM WHICH WAS TRULY AMAZING. THIS WELLBEING INIATIATIVE ,LED BY TEACHERS, MS HELENA JACOB AND EILEEN TUMULTY ,ENDEAVOURED FOR THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY TO DO SOMETHING TOGETHER AS A SCHOOL WHILE THEY WERE PHYSICALLY APART..AS ALWAYS THE PRINCIPAL MR. MICHAEL FINN AND THE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT TEAM STRONGLY SUPPORTED THE INITIATIVE.. THE STAFF AND STUDENTS GOT NO LESS THAN 27 VIDEO MESSAGES OF SUPPORT FROM WELL KNOWN SPORTS PERSONALITIES..THESE INCLUDED

1. Former Wexford Footballer & All-Star - Mattie Forde 2. Cork Camogie player & Fittest Family Coach – Anna Geary 3. Tipperary Senior Manager – 4. Irish Women’s Rugby Player – Ellen Murphy 5. Former All Ireland Winning Captain (Clare) & RTE Pundit – 6. Wexford Senior Football Manager – Shane Roche 7. Boxing Olympian 2012 – Adam Nolan 8. Irish International Soccer Player – Rianna Jarrett 9. 10 time All Ireland Winner (Ladies Gaelic Football) – Valerie Mulcahy 10. Wexford Hurler – Conor McDonald 11. 4 Time All Ireland winning Wexford Camogie Player – Kate Kelly 12. Waterford Senior Hurling Captain 2020 – Pauric Mahony 13. RTE Sports Presenter – Evanne Ní Chuilinn 14. Former Irish International Footballer – Paul McGrath 15. Wexford Senior Hurling Manager – 16. Former Irish International Footballer – Kevin Doyle 17. Limerick Senior Hurler – Cian Lynch 18. Kilkenny Senior Hurler – Eoin Murphy 19. Former Waterford Hurler – 20. Wexford Senior Hurler & All Star 2019 – Dee O’Keefe 21. Kilkenny Senior Camogie Player – Grace Walsh 22. Irish Caneoist – Jenny Egan 23. Antrim Senior Hurler – Neil McManus 24. Tipperary Senior Hurler- Noel McGrath 25. Irish Professional Golfer – Paul Harrington 26. Irish International sprinter – Phil Healy 27. Virgin Media Sports Presenter – Will Dalton

Rory Tubritt 6th Year covered the most distance by a senior cycle student – 144.1km.

Nessa Last 3rd Year covered the most distance by a junior cycle student – 139.5km.

Arlette Bradley topped the staff leader board and covered 127km over the week. TRULY INCREDIBLE DISTANCES AND THE SCHOOL IS EXTREMELY PROUD OF THESE THREE INDIVIDUALS!

Daily Challenge Prize Winners

Challenge 1- Complete and record 30 minutes of activity on STRAVA – Séan Kinch.

Challenge 2 – Complete and record at least 3 km of activity on STRAVA – Nessa Last.

Challenge 3- Walk or run 5km – Hannah Lanigan.

Challenge 4 – Fastest 1km Run – Rian Fitzpatrick.

Challenge 5 -Complete and record 1 hour of activity on STRAVA – Sadhbh Corocran.

Challenge 6 – 5km Run or Walk 1) Fastest Time – Shane Mahon 2) Draw winner John Canavan.

Challenge 7 – Complete and record 30 minute of activity on STRAVA – Catherine Tully.

WE ALSO RAN A PHOTO COMPETITION ALONGSIDE THE PHYSICAL ASPECT OF THE WEEK .ORGANISED BY MS.LORRAINE KELLY ,THERE WERE MANY ENTRANTS,BUT THERE COULD ONLY BE TWO WINNERS..IN JOINT FIRST WERE USHA DALY O TOOLE AND CÁIT GREGAN..WELL DONE GIRLS!

SUCH WAS THE SUCCESS OF THE VIRTUAL WILD ATLANTIC WAY CHALLENGE ,THE SCHOOL HAS LAUNCHED THE 5 FOR FEBRUARY CHALLENGE ENCOURAGING ALL STUDENTS, AND STAFF, TO LOG ON TO THE STRAVA APP AND TO GET OUT INTO THE FRESH AIR, AND EXERCISE 5 TIMES A WEEK FOR FEBRUARY…A GREAT INITIATIVE ONCE AGAIN.GOOD LUCK TO ALL!