Category: Secondary Schools

Lourdes Easter 2015 Fundraising – Thank you!

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The fundraising efforts to cover the travel and accommodation costs of six 5th year students from Millstreet Community School who’ll be going to Lourdes at Easter 2015 as helpers with IHCPT – The Irish Pilgrimage Trust, has been successfully completed.  Thanks to everyone who supported Darren Kiely, Sean Guerin, Amy McSweeney, Lauren Buicke, Máire Ellen O’Connor & Andrea Guerin – whether it be through sponsorship, donations, the two cake sale or the table quiz.  A total of €4575 was raised.  €3900 of this covered the travel and accommodation costs of our students.  The remaining €675 will be split between the three groups that the students will be travelling with to support the groups in their fundraising efforts. The costs of all children or young people who travel with each group, and who are the main focus of the week in Lourdes at Easter, have their fare paid for them through the fundraising efforts of the helpers.  Once again, thank you!

‘Fair Trade Fest’ – Sat. 28th Feb. in Millstreet Parish Centre

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The Fair Trade Fest will take place in Millstreet Parish Centre on Saturday 28th February 2015 after 6.30pm Mass.  The event, which takes place during Fairtrade Fortnight, will raise awareness about the opportunities to purchase products marked with the Fairtrade stamp locally and how doing so supports the work of producers in developing countries.  There will be a raffle for this hamper containing Fairtrade goods, some of which have been donated by local retailers.  

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Those who do not have a family member attending the school can buy a line on Saturday night in the Parish Centre to be in with a chance of winning the hamper.  A line costs €1.  The draw will take place at 7.30pm on Saturday night.  All are welcome to attend.

Death Notice: Elizabeth Brosnan (former teacher at the Community School)

2013-05-04 Elizabeth Brosnan at a Millstreet Community School reunionThe death has occurred on Wednesday 18th February 2015 of Elizabeth (Lil) BROSNAN (née Mackessy) of Inchwell Road, Kanturk. Peacfully at her son’s residence (late Teacher Millstreet Community School), beloved wife of the late Jack. Sadly missed by her loving son John, daughter-in-law Trudy, grandchildren Aoife, Eoin and Maeve, brother Donie, sister Mary, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives and a large circle of friends. Requeiscat in pace.
Lying in repose at O’Callaghan’s Funeral Parlour, Kanturk on Thursday from 5.30pm followed by removal at 7.30pm to St. Mary’s Church, Castlemagner. Requeim Mass on Friday at 12 noon. Burial afterwards in St. Brigit’s Cemetery, Castlemagner. Family flowers only please.

Bake Sale for Lourdes helpers on Sat. 14th February in Millstreet Parish Centre

2014-12-10 IHCPT Lourdes-2015A bake sale will take place on Saturday 14th February  2015 in Millstreet Parish Centre after 6.30pm Mass to raise money for the six 5th year students from Millstreet Community School who will be going to Lourdes at Easter 2015 with IHCPT – The Irish Pilgrimage Trust as helpers. The students are Lauren Buicke, Amy McSweeney, Andrea Guerin, Maire Ellen O’Connor, Darren Kiely and Sean Guerin.  This will be their final fundraising event before they travel to Lourdes.  The fare for their travel and accommodation will be about €650/person.   Your support for this event would be appreciated. Thank you.

Please note: unlike for the bake sale which took place in December 2014, cakes will not be on sale after the 11.30am Mass on Sunday 15th.

Lourdes Table Quiz – Thank you!

The Table Quiz that took place on Friday 30th January in the Wallis Arms was a great success.  The purpose of the evening was to raise money to help cover the travel and accommodation costs of six 5th year students who are going to Lourdes at Easter as helpers with the IHCPT – The Irish Pilgrimage Trust (€650/head).  Thirty two teams took part in the quiz and along with the raffle a total of €1894 was raised, which is fantastic.

Thanks to everyone who took part in the event and helped in any way to make the quiz a success.  Thanks especially to the Wallis Arms for providing the back room free of charge and to John Tarrant for devising excellent questions once again.

Superb Gathering for MCS Table Quiz Tonight at Wallis Arms Hotel

A truly enthusiastic atmosphere at the Wallis Arms Hotel tonight as a very impressive attendance participated in the Table Quiz in aid of Millstreet Community School's annual Lourdes Project for Students who assist in the IHCPT Irish Pilgrimage Trust. Pictured is Chaplain John Magee who with many other dedicated MCS Staff efficiently coordinated tonight's popular even. Click on the images to enlarge. (S.R.)
A truly enthusiastic atmosphere at the Wallis Arms Hotel tonight as a very impressive attendance participated in the Table Quiz in aid of Millstreet Community School’s annual Lourdes Project for Students who assist in the IHCPT Irish Pilgrimage Trust. Pictured is Chaplain John Magee who with many other dedicated MCS Staff very efficiently coordinated tonight’s popular event. Click on the images to enlarge.  (S.R.)

10Table Quiz at Wallis Arms Hotel Fri.30 Jan. 2015 -800 19Table Quiz at Wallis Arms Hotel Fri.30 Jan. 2015 -800While Jennifer posed the many questions it was John Tarrant who actually wrote them.   Table Quiz Events are definitely hugely popular in Millstreet.  Let’s observe many more images from tonight’s very [read more …] “Superb Gathering for MCS Table Quiz Tonight at Wallis Arms Hotel”

Table Quiz in The Wallis Arms on TONIGHT

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Money raised will go towards the travel/accommodation costs of six 5th year students from Millstreet Community School travelling as helpers to Lourdes at Easter 2015 with IHCPT – Irish Pilgrimage Trust.  Everyone is welcome to take part in what should be a great evening.

Schools closed tomorrow January 15th

PictureDue to a status Red and a status Yellow weather alerts for tomorrow, all Boards of Management of primary schools in the area have instructed us to remain closed tomorrow, January 15th. This is in the interest of pupil and public safety. We regret any inconvenience caused.

Millstreet Community School is also closed, as are the preschools: Little Treasures and Curious Minds:

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STATUS RED – Wind Warning for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick – Mean speeds in excess of 80 km/h with gusts of 130 to 150km/h possible. The strongest winds will be along exposed coasts and mountainous areas. [info on status red]

Issued: Wed 14th Jan 2015 20:00 . Valid: Wed 14th Jan 8pm to Thurs 15th Jan 2pm

[read more …] “Schools closed tomorrow January 15th”

BT Young Scientist Top Award 2015 Goes to Coláiste Treasa in Kanturk

http://cdn4.independent.ie/incoming/article30896151.ece/ee8b3/ALTERNATES/w620/ys001.jpgWell, well done to the two Students from Coláiste Treasa in Kanturk – Ian O’Sullivan and Eimear Murphy on winning the overall award in this year’s BT Young Scientist Exhibition.

Read details of their wonderful project, which looked at what influence parents drinking has on their children. Below there’s a video, photos and more: (S.R.)

[read more …] “BT Young Scientist Top Award 2015 Goes to Coláiste Treasa in Kanturk”

Thank you for support for Lourdes Bake Sale in Millstreet Parish Centre

2014-12-20 IHCPT Lourdes cake saleA belated ‘thank you’ to everyone who supported the bake sale that took place on Saturday 20th December after 6.30pm Mass & Sunday 21st December after 11.30am Mass in Millstreet Parish Centre.

The aim of the bake sale was to help raise money for the six 5th year students from Millstreet Community School who will be going to Lourdes at Easter 2015 with IHCPT – The Irish Pilgrimage Trust as helpers. The students are Andrea Guerin, Amy McSweeney, Maire Ellen O’Connor, Lauren Buicke, Sean Guerin and Darren Kiely.  The fare for their travel and accommodation will be about €650/person.

An amazing total of €900 was raised! Thank you!

The next fundraising event for the students will be a table quiz in the Wallis Arms on Friday 30th January 2015 at 8pm.

Successful ‘Rolling Through the Years’ Quiz at Millstreet Community School

The ‘Rolling Through the Years’ table quiz that was held in Millstreet Community School on Thursday 18th December proved to be a great success.  Ten teams took part and had to get to grips with some very demanding questions.  Thanks to all who participated.

2014-12-18 Rolling through the years quiz - winners-1000The winners (front row) – Darren Kiely, Mary O’Connell, Billy Cronin and Gerard O’Hanlon.  In charge of questions (back row) – Liam O’Donoghue, Tomas Ozaist and Martin O’Riordan

2014-12-18 Rolling through the years quiz - second-place-1000Second place (front row) – Aishling Dennehy, Brídelle Cronin, Áine McAuliffe and Tommy Tucker

Transition Year Mini-Company Sale

Millstreet Mini Company Group

will be selling

Homemade Christmas themed tea light holders

Tomorrow Friday the 19th in the School Library from 11:00 to 12:30pm

Candle holders are €3 for 1, or 2 for €5. They will also be selling upfurbished house furniture

Please Support !

‘Rolling Through the Years’ Table Quiz on Thurs 18th Dec. in Millstreet Community School

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The Millstreet Community School Transition Year ‘Youth for Justice’ group invite you to take part in the following festive quiz:

‘Rolling Through the Years’

A quiz for anyone between 15 and 99+ years

Thursday 18th Dec. in Millstreet Community School library

1.30-3.45pm

Home produced seasonal refreshments will be served.

Admission free.

Teams will be formed on the day and will comprise of two Transition Years and two adults.  Questions will test your knowledge of local, national and international events from the last hundred years! Contact Millstreet Community School for more details (029 70087)

See also: Community school quiz pits adults with students (the Corkman 4th Dec 2014)

‘Rolling Through The Years’ – A quiz for all ages: Millstreet Community School : Thursday 18th Dec.

The Millstreet Community School Transition Year ‘Youth for Justice’ group invite you to take part in the following festive quiz:

‘Rolling Through the Years’

A quiz for anyone between 15 and 99+ years

Thursday 18th December in Millstreet Community School library

1.30-3.45pm

Home produced seasonal refreshments will be served.

Admission free.

Edible prizes for winners

Teams will be formed on the day and will comprise of two Transition Years and two adults.  Questions will test your knowledge of local, national and international events from the last hundred years! Contact Millstreet Community School for more details (029 70087)

See also: Community school quiz pits adults with students (the Corkman 4th Dec 2014)

Feeder Schools

Today’s Sunday Independent published the full list of feeder schools for all third level colleges in the country, and for each the Secondary School it lists where and how many of their students went to third level education. Millstreet Community School students fared very well in this survey, but in reality one should take the list with a pinch of salt, because as most people know, there’s much more to education than just how many go on to college.

Community School, Millstreet, Cork. Students: 48 Went to college: 92%
University College Cork 12, NUI Galway 3, University of Limerick 5, IT Carlow 1, Cork IT 15, Limerick IT 1, IT Tralee 4, Mary Immaculate Limerick 2, Marion Institute 1 [details of all schools]

Attendance Levels at Womens Sport

We are three Transition Year students from Millstreet Community School and we are carrying out this survey for our BT Young Scientist project. For our project we are investigating the attendance levels at women’s sports. It would be greatly appreciated if you could fill out this survey. Thank you.

Click on this link to go to the survey: (apologies that the initial link led to a thanks you page)

Accommodation required for school retreat team members o/n 17th November, Millstreet

There will be a retreat for 2nd year and Junior Cert students on Tuesday 18th November in Millstreet Parish Centre.  It will be run by NET Ministries, a group of Catholic young adults who run schools retreats around Ireland.  NET teams have been with us in Millstreet running retreats for each of the last seven years.

For the last two years, the team members have been accommodated by local families on the night before the retreat.  We are doing the same this year.  Accommodation has been found for eight of the ten team members for Monday 17th November.  Thank you to those who will be welcoming them into their homes.  I still have two team members to find accommodation for.  If anyone can provide them with accommodation on Monday night, please contact John Magee at Millstreet Community School (029 70087). Thank you.

Thanks for supporting Bake Sale at Millstreet Community School

photo 3A big thank you to everyone who supported the Bake Sale in aid of the Marie Keating Foundation which took place in Millstreet Community School on Thursday 23rd October.  So many students, parents and teachers baked for the event – a magnificent team effort.  A wonderfully wide variety of cakes and buns were provided and thankfully everything baked was bought by 4pm!  Thanks also to everyone who bphoto 1ought items, especially to members of the community who were able to call into the school in the afternoon to make a purchase and have a cup of tea.  Two more words of thanks – one to the Transition Year ‘youth for justice’ group who organised the whole event and the other to Herlihy’s Centra for agreeing not to sell chocolate bars on the day in the school canteen and for donating a box of cookies to the sale.  A total of €687 was raised.  A fantastic achievement!

Millstreet Community School Bake Sale in aid of Marie Keating Foundation – Thurs. 23rd Oct.

Marie Keating hi resA Reminder: As it is breast cancer awareness month, the Transition Year ‘youth for justice’ group in Millstreet Community School have decided to hold a Bake Sale in aid of the Marie Keating Foundation on THURSDAY 23RD OCTOBER 2014

Pupils and teachers will be able to buy buns and cakes during break and lunchtime in the school canteen and the staff room.  More home baking will be available between 3pm and 4pm in the school ‘A’ corridor if any members of the local community would like to come in and make a purchase.

Anyone willing to bake buns or cakes for this event, please contact John Magee at the school on (029) 70087.

Wonderfully Successful Trad for Trócaire at Millstreet Community School

On Friday, 26th Sept. 2014 a very successful Trad for Trócaire event was held in Millstreet Community featuring many of the supremely talented students. Chaplain John Magee informs me that €375 was raised for Trócaire at the event - thanks to the generosity of all those attended. Click on the image to enlarge. (S.R.)
On Friday, 26th Sept. 2014 a very successful Trad for Trócaire event was held in Millstreet Community School featuring many of the supremely talented Students plus visiting Guests. Chaplain John Magee informs us that €375.00 was raised for Trócaire at the event – thanks to the generosity of all those attending. Click on the image to enlarge.    (S.R.)

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Trad for Trócaire in the Community School on Friday night last, Sept 26th (photo Geraldine Dennehy)
Trad for Trócaire in the Community School on Friday night last, Sept 26th (photo Geraldine Dennehy)

Trad for Trocaire – Millstreet Community School @ 8pm Friday 26th Sept.

A Trad for Trocaire event will take place in Millstreet Community School library TONIGHT (Friday 26th Sept) starting at 8pm.  Over thirty students will be singing, dancing and playing traditional music.  Admission is free, light refeshments will be provided.  There will be a collection for Trocaire’s work at the event. All welcome for a great evening of entertainment.

Millstreet Community School Class of 2004 Reunion

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Calling all Millstreet Community School Class of 2004 – or anyone part of the class from 1998 – 2004.

A ten-year reunion will take place in Corkery’s Bar on Saturday, 4th of October. There will be music, food, lots of memories and the perfect chance to catch up with all those who you may have lost touch with over the last ten years.

If interested or for more information please contact Rebecca (087 9492965) or Norma (086 3567300) on or before Friday, September 26th.

Many thanks to Anne O’ Keeffe, Rathcoole, who designed this wonderful poster for the event.

 

Teachers get wet and cold for MND

Fair play to the 21 students and 10 teachers at Millstreet Community School braved the Ice Bucket Challenge (seen in the video above). As well as raising awareness, they raised €500 and for Motor Neuron Disease. More details are on MillstreetCommunitySchool.ie [read more …] “Teachers get wet and cold for MND”

Leaving Cert in the Bag

Joanne is all over the news, radio and TV today on receiving her Leaving Cert results, and with the news that she’s been awarded the prestigious Quercus scholarship from University College Cork (UCC).

The scholarship is worth up to €10,000 and was awarded to the north Cork teen under the active citizenship category in light of her remarkable contribution to Irish society and civic life.

(But of course, congrats to all that got their Leaving results today)
[read more …] “Leaving Cert in the Bag”

IRD Duhallow Filming at Millstreet Astro Turf This Morning

Coordinators Tríona and Louise from IRD Duhallow with videographers supreme, Noreen and Leo Fitzgerald filmed Students from Millstreet Community School at Millstreet Astro Turf Centre this morning for what promises to be a truly superb promotional IRD Duhallow film project. Click on the images to enlarge. (S.R.)
Coordinators Tríona and Louise from IRD Duhallow with videographers supreme, Noreen and Leo Fitzgerald filmed Students from Millstreet Community School at Millstreet Astro Turf Centre this morning for what promises to be a truly superb promotional IRD Duhallow film project.   Click on the images to enlarge.  (S.R.)

25IRD Duhallow Filming at Millstreet Astro Turf 2014 -80022IRD Duhallow Filming at Millstreet Astro Turf 2014 -8009IRD Duhallow Filming at Millstreet Astro Turf 2014 -800Noreen and Leo filmed the recent Boherbue Comprehensive School 40th Anniversary Video which proved hugely popular becoming viral on YouTube and featuring on RTÉ.  This forthcoming promotional video is indeed in good hands as demonstrated this morning in Millstreet.   Here we share further images from the [read more …] “IRD Duhallow Filming at Millstreet Astro Turf This Morning”

Young Social Innovators @ Boherbue Comprehensive

2014-04-03 Boherbue Young Social Innovators 01Our four Transition Year ‘Young Social Innovator‘ groups travelled to City Hall in Cork recently for their regional ‘SpeakOut’ event.

A SpeakOut is an event designed to give young people a platform to talk about social issues and communicate their YSI project work in creative ways. YSI SpeakOuts are fun and they are a great opportunity for young people taking part in the programme to develop their communication and presentation skills.

SpeakOuts are hosted in many locations throughout Ireland and feature addresses from political representatives, celebrities and [read more …] “Young Social Innovators @ Boherbue Comprehensive”