School News December 12th 2021

Borrisokane Community College School Notes

Geography Field Trip

Our 6th Year Geography students travelled to Creg Beach and Doolin on Thursday to carry out an investigation on coastal transportation and deposition. It was a cold day, but all data was collected for the write up over the next few weeks. A great day was had by all.

Active School Flag Launch Event

Our Tug of War interclass competition got under way this week.  There are competitions between all year groups and we look forward to the finals in a few weeks. Well done to all involved.

Senior Camogie

Hard luck to our senior camogie team who travelled to Mallow for a game against Glanmire.  Glanmire were the much stronger team and came out victorious on the day.

5th Year LCVP

Our 5th year LCVP students enjoyed a talk from Paul Flaherty from @whatsthescor this week.  Thanks to Paul for sharing his insight and experience into being a young entrepreneur.

Eating out The Fast Food Way

Well done to our 5LCA class this week who held a coffee morning for staff and collected money for Milford Hospice. This was part of their module on Eating out the Fast Food Way and they displayed excellent cooking and hosting skills.  Well done to all.

Sustainability

Our Transition Year students were busy this week presenting to 1st Year groups on Fast Fashion, highlighting the need for sustainable fashion and doing our bit for sustainability.

Shannon College of Hotel Management

Thank you to Emma Daly from Shannon College for a fantastic presentation to our senior students detailing the courses on offer with Shannon College of Hotel Management through NUIG.  We were delighted to hear about all the opportunities they have to offer.

Enrolling First Year September 2022:

The closing date for first year enrolments for the next school year commencing in September 2022 is January 6th 2022. Enrolments forms are available on the school website www.borrisokanecc.ie or by contact the school 067 27268.