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Bunscoil an Iúir are delighted to host the annual An Ceathrú Póilí Christmas Fair on Tuesday 4th December, 1.30 – 3.45pm here at the Bunscoil – 74 Kilmorey Street, Newry and a Bunscoil Bazaar, bric-a-brac, tombola, and great Christmas presents – come along and stock up for christmas. For more information phone 028 30260860.
An Ceathrú Póilí - Siopa Leabhar Gaeilge is an Irish Language Bookshop based in the Irish Language Cultural Centre (An Chultúrlann) on the Falls Road Belfast. This is the hub of Irish Language Cultural Activity in Belfast and is a must-see on a visit to Belfast.
An Ceathrú Póilí have a fabulous range of Christmas crafts, gifts, cards and books in Irish and English and all prices are very competitively priced.
The Bunscoil’s Parent Teacher Association is also organising a Christmas Bazaar, bric-a-brac and tombola fundraising event at the same time and we hope that you can come along and support this fundraising event in the Bunscoil. All monies raised go towards projects involving the children. On that note, children from the Bunscoil’s Choir will also add to the festive feeling by singing some lovely Christmas carols on the day. That is certain to make you smile! You may have seen and heard them at the recent Newry and Mourne Christmas Lights event – they were fantastic.
For more information phone 028 30260860.
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Present and past students of St Mary’s High School celebrated their achievements at the annual Presentation Evening on 21st November 2012. Laura Hillen, Deputy Head Girl welcomed the guests who included members of the Board of Governors, , Primary School Principals, Former Principals , Representatives from Dankse and Bank of Ireland, parents, pupils past and present and the guest speaker Dr Gerard O Hare CBE. . The Music Department’s Traditional Group and Choir provided the entertainment for the guests.
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St Mary’s School’s Nutritional Action Group recently held a special Zumba class where all proceeds were donated to the Action Cancer Think Pink campaign. Every October Action Cancer runs the ‘Think Pink’ initiative to support Action Cancer breast awareness services.
The Zumba class was led by Paul Burns from Academy Dance Studios Newry.
The team at St Mary's were delighted with the support and everyone agreed that it was a great way of having fun and supporting those affected by cancer. A massive thanks for all those who supported this cause, the total of £150 was raised.
Michelle from Action Cancer came in to receive the cheque on behalf of Action Cancer and praised St Mary’s for their ongoing commitment to raising health issues and raising much needed funds for those affected by Breast Cancer.
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On 4th October a walk along the canal towpath from Jerrettspass to Newry took place. It had been coordinated by pupils from the local schools who used it to arrange sponsorship to help fund the work of the local branch of Samaritans.
A presentation of £650 was recently made to Samaritans following the participation of St Josephs High School, Newry, in the towpath walk.
The Samaritans are very grateful to St Joseph's High School for this much-needed donation.
Newry Samaritans are located at 19 St Coleman's Park, are available at 028 (048) 302 66366, and can offer you emotional support when you need it.
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A group of five pupils from St Joseph’s Boys’ High School, Newry and two staff members had a once in a lifetime trip when they attended the Paralympic games in London. The pupils; Paul Lyons, Donal Hanna, Cathal Mathews, Louis O’Hare and Daniel Lavery, won a competition for places and were escorted on the trip by Mr Brendan Fearon (Citizenship co-ordinator) and Mr Martin Mc Greevy (Student Support Officer).
The group had a very early start on their first day in order to take in the sights of London including St Paul’s Cathedral, the London Eye, Big Ben, The houses of parliament, 10 Downing Street, Buckingham palace, St James Park, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly circus and the west end. A special tour of Westminster was arranged in which the pupils got a guided tour of the House of Lords and the House of Commons by Mr Conor McGinn, a native of Bessbrook, and currently sitting as a Labour NEC Member representing Socialist Societies and political advisor to Vernon Coaker MP.
The highlight of the London trip came on the following day where the group watched a myriad of events in the Olympic stadium, each showcasing the strength, determination and pride of athletes in all track and field events. Special celebration came when Irish runner Jason Smyth dazzled the crowd with his record breaking 200m victory.
Being present at the Paralympics was indeed a humbling and profound experience for all involved; and the exhibition of triumph of will over adversity and disability has strengthened the pupils’ appreciation of the power of inner-belief and self-fortitude that we all possess.
Despite the relative quick turn around of events during the trip, the memories will last a lifetime for all involved. For many images of the trip please visit the school web-page at: www.stjosephsnewry.com
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Over 100 students from Southern Regional College’s, Newry Campus, were awarded at the Further Education Awards Ceremony hosted at the Canal Court Hotel.
Mr Brian Doran, Chief Executive of SRC, welcomed students and guests and congratulated them on their success.
Mr Doran commented: “Tonight’s ceremony marks the culmination of very many hours, indeed years, of hard work and commitment from all of you present. The awards you will receive were not easily obtained and you should feel very proud of your achievements”.
Student of the Year Awards were also presented on the evening.
Southern Regional College offers a wide range of courses which can be studied on a part-time or full-time basis. The college is committed to widening participation and welcoming students of all ages and backgrounds. Students attending the college can take advantage of the vibrant student social life and benefit from the wide range of facilities and opportunities available at the college and through the Student Union. The college also offers high quality pastoral support and takes seriously the demands to meet additional specific learning requirements and social needs of each individual student.
If you would like further information on any of the courses offered at Southern Regional College please contact us on 0845 604 0033, email us at info@src.ac.uk or visit our website www.src.ac.uk
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Six Design and Technology students from St. Colman’s College, Violet Hill, Newry displayed their A Level Engineering and Product Design projects to the judges at the prestigious Sentinus Young Innovators competition. The event, held on Tuesday 19th June, in the Odyssey arena Belfast, is one of the largest showcases of its kind in the United Kingdom and provides students with an opportunity to present their design solutions and manufacturing skills to teams of expert judges and their peers.
Mark Mc Evoy (Dromore) was presented with the Young Engineer for Britain Award for Engineering Excellence. He received a Crystal trophy, Certificate and prize of £200 for his MULTI-SPIKE product.
In achieving this top award in Northern Ireland Mark will automatically progress to the UK finals of the National Science and Engineering Competition ‘The Big Bang’ to be held in March 2013 in London.
Mark’s prototype is designed for use with all contemporary tractor front loaders. Constructed from heavy gauge steel the MULTI-SPIKE allows the tractor operator to handle / unload round or rectangular bales without leaving the cab.
Unique features of the product are the incorporation of a hydraulically operated convex ‘push plate’ which aids retraction of the machine once bales are stacked and extending / retractable side spikes for handling wide bales. Mark’s ability to utilise CAD/CAM during the design phase, the range of fabrication skills demonstrated and the quality of finish impressed the judge’s greatly.
Much comment and interest was shown in the MULTI-SPIKE during the event.
Niall Murphy (Mullaghbawn) was presented with the Young Engineer for Britain Winner (Senior category) 2012 prize, £100 and crystal trophy for his TELE-SPIKE product.
Niall’s prototype is designed for use on an agricultural front loader. It is a multi purpose handler with four removable tines (spikes) and two hydraulic support extensions which allows the machine operator to handle various types of bales singularly or in pairs with increased safety.
An additional feature is the inclusion of round tube sleeves for the centre tines to allow handling of wrapped bales without puncturing.
Niall was later presented with the Sentinus Award for Craftsmanship and a £125 prize for the quality of his engineering fabrication skills in the production of the TELE-SPIKE.
Niall will also compete at the National Science and Engineering Competition ‘The Big Bang’ in London next March.
All at St. Colman’s wish Niall and Mark continued success in competing against the best technology and engineering students in the UK.
David O’Connell (Mount Pleasant Dundalk) was presented with the First Derivatives Award for Commercial Potential, a prize of £125 and a crystal trophy for his HYDRAULIC LOG CLAMP.
David’s product is designed to be fitted to the three point linkage of a tractor. The clamp allows heavy logs and branches to be lifted, moved around and held securely whilst being cut into blocks with a chain saw.
This product greatly reduces the risks of physical strain from lifting and the likelihood of injury from the chain saw. In these respects the judges saw great commercial potential in David’s prototype.
Presenting the awards Director of Sentinus Mr. Brian Campbell and Mr. Mervyn Storey MLA congratulated all three students on their achievements and reinforced their personal interest in encouraging the young Innovators of the future and promotion of STEM subjects in schools.
Also highly commended for their design projects by the judges were:
Colm Rooney (Hilltown) EWE-LIFT an elevating platform to enable sheep to be held at a convenient height whilst preparing / dressing fleece for show.
Jack Mc Gowan (Newry) An adjustable computer game seat with pedals and steering controls.
Mark Curran (Castlewellan) A solid oak recliner Contemporary Chair
With reference to all the College entries this year the Chairman of Engineering Judges remarked that it was “refreshing to see students addressing real life opportunities for design and producing fully functional working solutions”.
All six students were congratulated on their high standard of workmanship/ commitment and ability to confidently convey their ideas to the judges by their teacher Mr. Robert Barton,
Mr. Barton, Head of Design and Technology at the College, was also awarded the prestigious St. Mary’s University College Belfast ‘STEM Teacher of the Year Award’ 2012.
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St Mary’s High School Year 9 pupils recently returned from a very successful trip to Paris.
The pupils visited the Eiffel Tower, Disneyland, Stade de France, Montmartre amongst other sights and enjoyed a cruise on the river Seine as well as bowling, swimming and shopping in Val d’Europe.
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At this years Student Recognition Awards Ceremony Students from the SRC Newry Campus were recognised for their outstanding achievement at this year’s Skillbuild when they returned with an unprecedented 17 awards.
Students from across the six campuses of Southern Regional College came together to celebrate their achievements at the annual Awards Ceremony.
Students who either represented the College in sports or skills competitions throughout the academic year or who contributed to College life through engagement in such activities as promoting the work of the student union, fund raising activities or voluntary work were awarded at this special ceremony which included winners in Sport, Hairdressing, Hospitality, Construction and IT.
The Lurgan Campus Boy’s Volleyball team were recognised for being winners of the NI Schools Cup Plate while the Lurgan Girl’s Volleyball Team were awarded for claiming the runners up prize in the NI Schools Cup Plate. The Lurgan Boys Soccer Team were awarded for reaching the semi-final of the Northern Ireland Cup while the Men’s FE 7’s Team who were from the Armagh and Newry Campuses were recognised for winning the Ulster CAU Further Education 7’s competition. 
Hairdressers from across the campuses were awarded for being successful in the SRC Hairdressing Competition while Hospitality students from the Newry and Portadown Campuses were recognised for winning 19 medals and 2 certificates of merit at IFEX, Northern Ireland’s largest and only international food, drink, retail and hospitality exhibition.
Students from the Newry Campus returned with an unprecedented 17 awards with three students also recognised for winning the overall 19+ category in the STEM BEST Awards.
Commenting after the event, Mr Brian Doran, Chief Executive of SRC remarked: “The list of achievements today was exceedingly impressive and highlighted the success the College has had on both the national and international stage”.
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