Newsletter Upcoming events for November/December SWEET TWEETS September/October 2014 news Arts Week at Thursday 20th & Wednesday 26th 24th OCT 2014 . Kerry , Co Intermediate November Great to have rglin School Killorglin ------@careyliam1000 illo Event Rd, K ------Science week 9th-16th November back at school today with the agh Thursday November 13th. ------Munster cup along with @MOS79 Iver Miceal O’ Rourke (Piano) Change of groups for Canoeing / Tel: (066) 9761246 Fax: (066) 9761954 Email: [email protected] www.isk.ie Internationally renowned pianist Chinese / Computers / Gaisce makes a welcome return with ------23RD OCT 2014 ‘Night-time Fantasia’. Christmas Holidays Great day had by all today at the annual ------Monday 22nd December to Friday school marathon. Well done to everyone who Monday November 24th. January 2nd took part. Caoimhin O’ Raghallaigh’s ------In My Mind Upcoming Sport 21ST OCT 2014 - A Solo Fiddle and Film Show ‘ - GAA Senior and U16.5 Munster/ Exchange students ‘ The most imaginative and Kerry competitions relaxing in fascinating musician in all of trad..‘ - LGFA U16.5 and U15 Munster/Kerry Santander. This performance is supported by competitions Music Network. - Senior and Junior Rugby West Admission: €15/€10. Munster competitions 20TH OCT Booking : 066- 9761246 - 1st year Boys and Girls Gaelic 2014 ------Development James Doyle and Anthony O’Connor Open day Saturday 15th - Senior and Junior Boys Basketball were chuffed to meet the legend ------Senior and Junior Girls Basketball @colmcooper13 in school today. November - Junior Girls hockey TE SCHOOL KILLORGLIN Parent teacher meeting of Leaving - School 2nd term Golf outing VISITS INTERMEDIA am McGuire Certificate students 16TH OCT 2014 SAM MCGUIRE Well done to 3rd year Aine Connolly who won Best Original Act at the Munster Talent Quest Former students , Johnny Buckley and Brendan Kealy along with Aidan O’Mahony recently Onvisited Thursday, the school 11th with S with her own composition. Reichental September, he Tomi shared his traumatic TOP CLASS The Intermediate School Killorglin was experience with the Competition 15TH OCT 2014 gripped by an atmosphere of anticipation cohort of Leaving Kay Woods & Breda O’Sullivan with the news that the Holocaust Certificate students Win a voucher for A4 Stationary accepting a cheque for survivor, Tomi Reichental, was to visit in the school. The This quiz is open to 5th and 6th class students only @kerryhospice after a successful the school. Mr Reichental, then a nine profound impact Answer the questions correctly and put your entry into the competition coffee morning at the ISK. Results year old child, was imprisoned in Bergen- of his words could box at the open day where a winner will be announced at 3pm on the Belsen concentration camp in 1944. His be gauged by the day. 15TH OCT 2014 book ‘I was a Boy in Belsen’ recounts his perceptive and Well done to the senior rugby team who took part in the terrifying experience, and a documentary astute questions featuring his courageous efforts to come Which former ISK student is currently a TD? 7-a-side blitz in RFC today winning 4 out of 6 games. Evil’ was posed by the to terms with the past, ‘Close to . students at the end of the lecture. This 13th August 2014 is a memorable date for recently screened by R.T.E was a rare opportunity ______over 100 students from the ISK. This marks the to be touched by Name the book written by holocaust survivor Tommy Reichental? day that these young people received their history, which was Leaving Cert results and ended their secondary appreciated by all those present. Tomi ______education. This year was exceptional for the Reichental’s courage What is the name given to the all-weather pitch on the school grounds? high standard achieved by our students. Over in telling his story so 23% of students achieved 500 points or above. powerfully, challenges 16TH OCT 2014 everyone to remember Well done to students Michelle Cooper We wish each student continued success in ______their next steps. the past and to ensure & Michaela Crowley who walked the Old that such horrific Kenmare Road on Sunday for MS charity. Not to be outshone, the Junior Certs results atrocities are never Name: ______Year: ______of 2014 were very impressive with 2 students repeated. 10TH OCT 2014 receiving over 9As & remarkable grades were Well done to the senior soccer team achieved by many. Principal, Kieran Griffin who drew 2-2 with Tarbert on the was delighted with all students’ achievements Dragon’s Den, goals Danny Healy with many surpassing their own personal & Paddy Collins Claire Buckley who received expectations. In the areas of national interest at Aoife outstanding results in her Broderick, leaving cert pictured with 10TH OCT 2014 the moment, 100% of students were top achiever, her brother Johnny and Mr Well done to all our First Years who took part in the Cheerios successful at Maths. 80% of students sat delighted with Kieran Griffin on results day Childline breakfast morning in the school today #greatcause the Higher Level paper, compared to a her results. national figure of 56%. 41% of those that sat Higher Level Maths achieved an A or B grade. In Science 31 students achieved an A grade. Many congratulations to all students and their families. 2nd year school tour 2nd years school tour to Holland Belgium and Germany. Great times were had by all. TS - RESULTS - RESULTS - RE Intermediate School Killorglin Iveragh Rd, Killorglin, Co. Kerry. Tel; (066) 9761246 ESUL SULTS - R TS - R ESULTS Fax:(066)9761954 Email: [email protected]. www.isk.ie SUL RE ome Sport Welc What a phenomenal few weeks

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before their recent match against nine weeks have passed since Junior Boys Basketballers pictured Pa Kilkenny, Brendan Kealy& Liam the start of the school year but Carey) who represented the county already so much has happened in in this year’s double All- the school. This newsletter aims to victory in Croke Park. It was a truly capture just a flavour of life in the Senior Ladies footballers in high spirits special day when Sam Maguire ISK since August. I would like to after their recent performance against returned to the school with some take this opportunity to wish all our First Years Against Bullying. G Mounthawk in the Munster competition students well for the new academic abriel Griffin, Killorglin, of these players. ISK Past-pupils Liam Roche, Glenbeigh Aoife Roche, G year and encourage each of you to O’Shea, Firies, Ronan Fitzpatrick, Killorglin,lenbeigh, Mr O’Dwyer Aoife in Ladies Football also made an strive to achieve your potential. outstanding contribution this Mr. Kieran Griffin season also.Both Bernie Breen Principal Ice Bucket Challenge & Sarah Houlihan have been nominated for an All Star. Current Colm Conway, teacher at the Intermediate School, Killorglin and James O’Mahony, Deputy Principal present a cheque for Australian soccer trip. G ary Matthews Students have been involved in a €1000 to Mr Christy Lehane, Chairman, Kerry Friends of Motor Neuron Association. The money was raised by students of Conor Standen and Dylan O’ Sullivan range of competitions across all the school after they paid to watch seventeen of their teachers complete the Ice-Bucket Challenge. Students took to Twitter codes. It is too early in the year to to vote for the teachers they wanted to see dunked and some students donated extra-generously to win the right to pour the buckets filled with iced water on their ‘favourite’ teachers. Principal, Kieran Griffin was delighted with the event saying assess their achievements so far ‘Students and teachers at the Intermediate School are always willing to give generously. We are extremely proud to be but “things” are progressing nicely. associated with this wonderful cause.’ Mr Lehane thanked the pupils and teachers sincerely and expressed the gratitude of The annual Marathon is a highlight Kerry Friends of Motor Neuron Association to have been chosen as beneficiaries of this wonderful cause, in what has been Congratulations event in the school’s calendar & this an outstanding year for the charity. to teacher year was no exception. Ms Anne Moynihan & student Nicola Rainsford who won the All Ireland Senior Ladies Foursomes First Years Our new 1st years enjoying their first day in their new school This August saw the beginning of second level education for our first years. These students from all over Mid-Kerry have brought with them a great degree of bright enthusiasm & ambition to the school. They have been getting familiar with the daily pattern of a new school and taking part in many extra- 4th year LCVP students who curricular events. Among these experiences recently visited to date have been: a mountain climb of the castlerosse Seefin, a trip to Cappanalea Outdoor hotel as part Pursuits Centre, a School Marathon of their course where they were & a charity breakfast morning to The 3D1 class pictured on their recent visit to given a fantastic raise funds for Childline. the Dail and the Mansion House, Many thanks TD Brendan Griffin insight into the to Former ISK pupil and running of the hotel

Spanish Exchange 17 students from the ISK are spending two weeks with their Spanish counterparts at the Colegio de Nuestra Senora de la Paz, in Torrelavega, in Northern Spain. The students will attend school there and partake in many fun activities, while learning and speaking Spanish. Year Trip up Seefin took The Spanish students will make their return This year’s First visit to Killorglin next Easter. place on a beautiful, sunny September day & 4th year students heading just before heading off on their spanish exchange everyone made it up and down in one piece