North Press Summer 2017 www.northpres.ie [email protected] 021 4303330 “Education transforms lives” Another highlight of the year was the school tour to Message from the Principal Amsterdam before Easter. The tour was a very successful and educational event. I want to thank the organising Welcome to our annual Newsletter where we celebrate the teachers Ms. Lawless, Ms. Moloney and Mr. Coughlan for many wonderful achievements of our students throughout volunteering their time to organise this educational trip again the academic year 2016-17. I am so proud of our fantastic this year. students here in North Pres who excelled this year in both their studies and their extracurricular activities. Every year we remember those people in our community who are less fortunate than ourselves and we hold In particular I want to congratulate our Camogie team and fundraising events to support many worthy causes. This our Football team who both won County Medals this year, year we supported Cork Simon Community, Daffodil Day what a magnificent victory for these totally dedicated and and Pieta House. committed students and their coaches Mr. Hickey, Mr. O’Halloran and Ms. McCarthy. I also want to thank our As well as our wonderful students currently in school, we parents and the wider community for their support at all our also welcome back our past pupils every year who call in matches throughout the year. to let us know how they are getting on. Congratulations and continued success to Gemma Kelly As well as celebrating our success on the sports field I am who is studying Veterinary Medicine in delighted to acknowledge and congratulate our wonderful UCD and to Bernadette O’Riordan who Transition Year students who performed in the school is studying Pharmacy in UCC. We are musical “High School Musical” this year in conjunction with very proud of all your achievements to the T.Y. boys in the North Mon. The musical under the expert date. direction of Ms. Moylan was an absolute success on every level and the students gave four fantastic performances Ellen C. Lyons, before Easter on the stage in the North Mon. I also extend a special word of thanks also to Ms. Browne T.Y. Co-ordinator Principal and Former Past pupil. and her teaching team who supported the school musical this year. May I take this opportunity to wish our Junior Certs and Leaving Certs the very best of luck in their exams Class of 2017 in June. We know you have been well prepared for your exams and we want you to be the best that you can be. On my own behalf I want to thank our students and their parents for all their support throughout the year. I especially want to acknowledge and thank the teachers and staff of North Pres who are so committed to our students and who go the extra mile to prepare our students to achieve their goals. I look forward to working with you in the next school year. Have a wonderful Summer holidays and enjoy the sunshine! SCHOOL AS WE SEE IT! North Pres has taught me a lot I have achieved so much during about myself, friendships and my last six years in North Pres. improving my grades. A year in It has taught me that friends, and I have many friends, good who I thought would stay in my life forever, didn’t, and people I relationships with my teachers thought would never be friends, and even a county medal. What are now some of the most more can I ask for! important people in my life. I am happy to be part of North I was never the best at school Pres and I look forward to next but my teachers here have year. pushed me to achieve my best. I would like to thank all my Sport plays a massive part in teachers especially Gabi, Ms. my life, both inside and outside McCarthy and a big ‘Shout out’ school. Leaving school this year to all my friends. with two county medals is more than I could have ever asked for. I have really enjoyed my time here in North Tori Sheehan Pres and I really don’t want to leave but I’m now ready for First year Prefect whatever life has to throw at me. I’d like to thank all my teachers for everything they have The Board of Management invites done for me in the past six years here. I will miss my friends student suggestions to improve and I will always treasure my memories of North Pres. our school. The Board will give a prize for the best suggestion. Lauren Twohig Please put your entries in the Sug- gestion Box in the Front Hall. Sixth year Prefect COMMUNITY LINKS North Pres connections to UCC and CIT We are very fortunate to have such close connections with our two 3rd Level colleges in Cork. UCC and CIT would like to see more girls from the North side of the city going to college and they provide many supports for our students when they get there. The colleges encourage our students to explore the idea of going to college from a young age. They offer homework clubs, study skills workshops, revision classes, science camps, Easter school and Xperience camp to our students. Parents are always welcome to visit the colleges during College Awareness Week in November. Dulux Dulux Paints and Business in The Community Ireland have been involved with North Pres for over 10 years. This year they worked with the Transition Year Class, offering a site visit, a team building exercise, career advice and interview and CV preparation. Each Summer Dulux offers 2 paid work placements to students in their factory on the 2 Commons Road. Cork Simon Community Daffodil Day As part of their CSPE action project, N.Grainne fund- The third year students along raised for the Cork Simon Community. The girls held a with their teacher Ms Keating cinema day for the first year classes to raise funds. We hosted a cake sale in aid of were also delighted to welcome a representative from the Daffodil Day on Friday 24th Cork Simon Community to the school to speak to us about March. The students had the work done by the organisation. The girls presented a cakes and hot chocolate, cheque to our guest speaker on the day. Well done to all as well as Daffodil pins on involved. sale. The event was a great success with over €700 raised by Naomh Brid. Well done to all involved and all those who supported a great cause. Cake Sale Well done to N.Áine class who organised a cake sale as part of their CSPE Action Project for Marymount and raised €125. ANAM CHARA Wreath Making All first year pupils and their parents were invited to a wreath making workshop on 12th of December. Well done to all those who participated and created such beautiful wreaths. A great day was had by all. Kris Kringle As we approached the Christmas break, Naomh Padraig got in the Christmas Spirit by taking part in a Kris Kringle activity organised by their Anam Chara’s. Friendship Tree N. Padraigs Friendship Tree which they made with their Anam Chara’s. 3 TY that no one thought he would be able to do it but he did. He told us to always believe in our selves Atlas of Irish Revolution Travel- Fitness day ling Exhibition for Schools Wednesday the 2nd of September we had a fitness day. From Friday November 18th to Friday 25th 2016 our We did circuits with Mr. Hickey in the school hall. Mr. Hickey school had the honour of hosting the Atlas of Irish played music to motivate us to do the exercise and to make Revolution in the school library, an exhibition on loan from it more fun. At every station on the circuit there was a new UCC showing atlases and written history of Ireland from task and we had to follow the directions on the paper in front the time of the Famine to independence in 1923. Our TY of the stations. We had to do every station for 3 minutes. We class helped to set up the exhibition. All history classes really enjoyed the fitness day. visited the exhibition. A guest speaker from UCC, Dr. Helene O’Keeffe came to talk to us about the exhibition Garda quiz On Friday 18th November Axa Road Safety Show 2016, 4 students went On Tuesday 14th March 2017, we went to the Axa to Douglas GAA club to Road Safety Show which was sponsored by the Garda represent the school in the Siochana in Rochestown Hotel. We heard stories about Cork City Garda Transition real life situations. They showed us images of injuries Year Schools Quiz. We people got after car crash accidents and how we should learned how to co-operate be safe on roads and what consequences we could have more as a team. Overall we due to our carelessness. came in 4th place. We are delighted with our result and look forward to participating Common Purpose: “Your Turn in more quizzes. Programme” Three students got the opportunity to attend a three- day I Wish leadership programme called Common Purpose Your The TY class went to I Wish workshop n February 9th in the Turn in October. We went on site visits to the Mahon Community Project, Cork City Fire Brigade and Anglesea City Hall. The host was Pixie from the TV show Embarrassing Garda Station We had to present our ideas to business Bodies.