Category: Secondary Schools

Students at MCS Assist Tidy Towns Association in a Very Practical Manner

Pictured at Millstreet Community School on Tuesday - Transition Year Students with members of Millstreet Tidy Towns Association in advance of an afternoon of practical clean up activity throughout the town and suburbs. More pics. of this inspiring project later. (S.R.)

New Millstreet Community School website

Millstreet Community School have this week published their new website. It’s very nicely put together, well organised with lots of information and photos. It has sections for School News, Students, Parents, Photos, Pastoral Care, History, Facilities, Chaplin, Curricular Provision, Sport & Extra Curricular.

Check it out at millstreetcommunityschool.ie

Very Successful May Day 2012 Monster Table Quiz at MCS This Morning

First Prize Winners at this morning's very successful May Day Monster Table Quiz 2012 in Millstreet Community School. The Clondrohid N.S. winning team - from left: Ciara O'Connell, Seán O'Leary, Brian Murphy and Conor Sheehan. Back row, from left: Derry Morley (Deputy Principal MCS), Niamh Kelly (MCS), Siobhán Doyle (MC from MCS), Tracy O'Leary and Carmel Sheehan from Clondrohid, Denise O'Leary and Shane Guerin from MCS. (S.R.)

National Schools participating in the May Day Quiz included Clondrohid, Carriganima, Kilcorney, Cullen, Presentation N.S. Millstreet, Derrinagree and [read more …] “Very Successful May Day 2012 Monster Table Quiz at MCS This Morning”

Justice Kilcullen on Millstreet Community School Students


Early Thursday morning, Trócaire’s director Mr Justice Kilcullen who had given one of the Lenten Talks at Millstreet Community School in March, spoke on RTE 1 Radio (the Living Word slot on the Risin’ Time programme), about the work done in Millstreet Community School to support Trocaire’s work in 2012, and in previous years. It was too early for most to hear, but you can listen to the  on the RTE Radio Player  if you click here (from 1hr 10mins 33 secs to 1hr 12mins 45secs), or just listen to it here by clicking on the player:

“Last month, the people of Cork’s Millstreet awoke to the sounds of snoring, giggling, and chatting across the town. Tucked up in in multi-coloured sleeping bags, forty five students and teachers of Millstreet Community School had slept out overnight to raise awareness of poverty in Uganda.

It’s a long way from Millstreet to Uganda (8000 miles), so it’s remarkable that teenagers from a town in North Cork felt strongly enough about [read more …] “Justice Kilcullen on Millstreet Community School Students”

The Old Cross

The old cross on top of Clara Mountain in the evening sun with Millstreet in the valley below to the right. The cross had been there since 1982 but was so dilapidated that it was recently felled to make way for a new one. Tradition had it that the Leaving Cert students would go to the top of Clara before the final exams. That year (2010), one of them tied their old school shirt up high around the top of the cross, and it lasted there for a few months. It makes for a very interesting and peaceful photo.

[click on the photo to see it in full]

Please Vote “A Day at The Races” for Michael, Stephanie and Orla

All-Ireland finalists - Michael Healy, Stephanie Marshall and Orla Kelleher - Students of Coláiste Treasa, Kanturk - in Junk Kouture 2012. The Transition Year Students are earnestly requesting people to log on to www.junkkouture.com and to cast a Vote for "A Day at The Races"....by this Friday night, 13th April. Stephanie's very colourful dress has been so expertly and creatively made mainly using Race Cards from Mallow Race Course. (S.R.)

We met with the three wonderfully enthusiastic Students this evening at Millstreet’s spectacular Vintage Event at the K&L Complex, Mount Leader, Millstreet.   Seán Murphy and I interviewed the dedicated group for this week’s LTV2 Programme 210 (which will first be broadcast this Thurs. night at 10.00 and will be available on our website by Friday) and [read more …] “Please Vote “A Day at The Races” for Michael, Stephanie and Orla”

Class Reunion 1976-1981 – A Clearer View of Groups

As promised, we've uploaded higher resolution pictures of the various Tutorial Groups attending last Friday night's splendid Class Reunion celebrations in the Wallis Arms Hotel. Here we meet the teachers present at the wonderfully cheerful occasion. From left: Matt Murphy, Pat O'Connor, Margaret McCarthy, Ken Brennan (Principal) and Colman Culhane (Vice-principal). Below we feature Tutorial Groups X, Y and Z with their Tutors. (S.R.)

Participants had travelled from far and wide for the very special occasion including two people who arrived from America.  To view the above full scale photograph please click on the image which changes into a smaller picture –  Now click the small image and there you will have a clearer and bigger image permitting easier viewing.  No need to do this for the photographs following as these will automatically appear enlarged when you click on the image.    Renewed congratulations to [read more …] “Class Reunion 1976-1981 – A Clearer View of Groups”

Wonderfully Successful Class Reunion 1976 – 1981 in Church and at Hotel

One of the three tutorial groups photographed with tutor, Matt Murphy (seated sixth from left) at the hugely successful Class Reunion 1976-1981 held in the Wallis Arms Hotel, Millstreet on Friday, 16th March.

The teachers present included Ken Brennan (Principal), Colman Culhane (Vice-Principal) and Tutors Margaret McCarthy, Pat O’Connor and Matt Murphy.   The splendid DJ for the occasion was 96FM’s P. J. Coogan.    The two main coordinators of [read more …] “Wonderfully Successful Class Reunion 1976 – 1981 in Church and at Hotel”

Results & Fixtures: 30th Jan 2012

GAA:
* All Ireland Schools Camogie Senior D Quarter-Final: Millstreet CS 3-3 Colaiste Iosagain, Dublin 3-14 [match report (as Gaeilge) from a Dublin perspective]
* U16 County Football League Final: Millstreet 0-12 Clann na nGaels 0-6 (County Champions!!!)
* Glenville U21 Tournament: Clyda 1-7 Millstreet 1-8 [Clyda Report]
* Ducon Cup (JAFL) Millstreet v Castlemagner, in Millstreet – Friday 3rd February 8pm

Badminton: A big congrats  to Bob Evans who won the 2012 National Senior Mens Singles Over 65 title in Lisburn, Co Antrim over the weekend. Here are his results from the weekend:

Time Draw


Score Duration
01/28/2012 09:55 MS 65 Michael O’Malley – Bob Evans 17-21 14-21 00:15
01/28/2012 10:45 MS 65 Bob Evans – Trevor Topping 29-30 21-16 21-15 00:42
01/28/2012 11:35 MS 65 Tony Clarke – Bob Evans 16-21 21-23 00:24
01/28/2012 14:05 MD 65
(Doubles)
 Bob Evans – Noel Robinson 12-21 16-21 00:35
Michael O’Malley Trevor Topping
01/28/2012 14:55 MD 65
(Doubles)
 Tony Clarke – Bob Evans 21-10 21-9 00:24
Harold Douglas Michael O’Malley

Athletics: South Munster School Cross Country Championships (27th January 2012, Cork Institute of Technology): Well done to the following who took part from Millstreet Community School: Minor Girls- Chloe Collins, Minor Boys- Gerard O’Hanlon, Junior Boys- Danny Buckley, Intermediate Boys- Billy Cronin & Darren Kiely, Senior Boys- Beircheart O’Connor [full results]

[read more …] “Results & Fixtures: 30th Jan 2012”

Young Scientists 2012

Last November Millstreet Community School submitted four projects to the BT Young Scientist Competition, and all four we accepted. It is on this week in the RDS in Dublin.

Joanne O’Riordan and Nadine Spillane were pictured on the RTE news yesterday (Jan 12th) at the stand for their project s “No Limbs, No Limits”, while Joanne was interviewed by Ryan Tubridy on his radio programme on RTE, and discussed their project. Tubridy introduced her with: “… one of my favourite people I met in recent times, the very wonderful Joanne O’Riordan“. Here is the audio:

Results – Highly Commended: One of Millstreet Community School’s other projects at the Young Scientist were highly commended in the Social and Behavioral Sciences (Intermediate) section. They were Shane Dineen, Colm Barrett, Andrew Roche, with their project: Improving access to roads and services during severe winter months in the Millstreet area: A spatial network analysis approach, Millstreet Community School;

[read more …] “Young Scientists 2012”

In the Corkman – 29th Dec 2011

The Corkman Newspaper is out every Thursday in all the local newsagents, and contains much more than just the online version

Collecting ink cartridges and old mobiles for charity

Millstreet Community School are collecting used ink cartridges (from all types of printers) and old mobile phones for charity at the school. If anybody has any of the above, they can be dropped into the Community School. All funds raised are for the cancer appeal in the Mercy Hospital.

It Runs in the Family

Millstreet Community School T.Y. Drama Group will present the hilarious comedy “It runs in the family”, a two act play guaranteed to banish those winter blues! The cast, backroom team and producers Jennifer O’Donoghue and Margaret Buckley have put in a big effort so come out and give your support to the stars of the future (and the present) to what promises to be a great night out. It’s on at the Community School Tuesday to Thursday November 22, 23, 24th starting at 8pm sharp. Tickets €8 and €5 available at 029-70087.
From left: Donagh Murphy, Joanne O’Riordan, Conor Meade, Nadine Spillane, Stephen Crowley, Padraig McCarthy, Mark O’Sullivan, a skeleton, Colm Barrett, Andrew Roche and Haley Whitby. Missing from photo: Kelly Murphy.

One Hundred Percent Success

MILLSTREET COMMUNITY SCHOOL,

ONE HUNDRED PER CENT SUCCESSS

OUT OF  1743 PROJECTS ENTERED INTO THE BT YOUNG SCIENTIST AND TECHNOLOGY COMPETITION, 550 WERE CHOSEN AND ALL OF MILLSTREET COMMUNITY SCHOOL‘S ENTRIES MADE IT TO THE FINAL.

The projects are listed below and anyone who might have information to support any of the projects can e-mail the school at <email> or phone 029 70087.

 

a)      Does Government legislature disable rural social patterns?

Donagh Murphy, Diarmuid Murphy, Kevin Linehan.

“We hope to find out if Government laws affect people in rural areas more than in urban areas.”

 

b)      The impact the economic decline has on behavioural patterns. [read more …] “One Hundred Percent Success”

Trish Gallagher Visits Community School Today

Trish Gallagher pictured with Students of Millstreet Community School having been presented with a bouquet of flowers. Also included: Bernie McAuliffe (Teacher), Pat Pigott (Principal) and Shane Guerin (Teacher).

On Monday, 3rd Oct. 2011 Trish Gallagher visited Millstreet Community School accompanied by members of her family including her mother, Mrs. O’Connor and friends.   Having communicated so very well with the various students who posed some very relevant and comprehensive [read more …] “Trish Gallagher Visits Community School Today”

Debs 2011 – Leaving for the Annual Event in Cork

Superb style in evidence as the group photograph is taken at the Wallis Arms Hotel, Millstreet on Thursday, 4th August 2011 in advance of leaving for the Debs Ball at Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork.

Here we share a selection of images taken at the Hotel on Thursday as well as the leaving for Cork in [read more …] “Debs 2011 – Leaving for the Annual Event in Cork”

Millstreet Adult Learning Festival

The first Millstreet Adult Learning festival is happening next month in the Community School. Most of the courses are FREE, so all you need is  a little time and ambition.

click on the PDF’s below to see the brochure, which has course details, contact details etc.

Millstreet Adult Learning brochure (a) (Front and Back pages)
Millstreet Adult Learning Festival brochure (b) (inside pages)

Transition Year Students Present Three Cheques at End of School Year Event

Following the celebration of Mass and Presentations of Certs. to Transition Year 2011 Students at Millstreet Community School on Thursday, 19th May 2011, cheques of €1,000.00 were presented to three highly praiseworthy groups (with representatives present) by three students. These funds resulted from the hugely successful Fashion Show during the past school year. More pictures of this presentation night at which Áine Collins, T.D. presented the certificates, will feature later on our website.

LTV2 Programme 186

LTV2 Millatreet Programme 186 from LTV2MILLSTREET.
Programme 186 was first broadcast on April 7th last is now online,on this Programme we go to March Fair In Millstreet also we attended The Living Scenes Exhibition at Millstreet CS with Guest Speaker George Hooke along with much more plus all our other regular features on the Programme as well so sit back and enjoy this Programme online right here on the internet.
[read more …] “LTV2 Programme 186”

Fashion Show 2011 at Millstreet Community School – Transition Year Students, Staff & Guests

Teachers Barry Fraser and Derry Morley participating in the recent very successful Fashion Show at Millstreet Community School.

Co-ordinated by the Transition Year Students at Millstreet Community School, a hugely successful Fashion Show was held on Thursday, 7th April on behalf of three very worthy causes.   Here we share a selection of images from the [read more …] “Fashion Show 2011 at Millstreet Community School – Transition Year Students, Staff & Guests”

Splendidly Successful Fashion Show at Millstreet Community School

A very successful Fashion Show was held at Millstreet Community School on Thursday, 7th April 2011. Within the next few days we shall share a selection of images we captured at the wonderfully enjoyable event where three very worthy organisations will benefit from the funds collected. The Fashion Show event is held once in every two years.