Saint Kevin's College Summer Newsletter 2024

SAINT KEVIN'S COLLEGE
SUMMER2024
NEWSLETTER

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SEPT E M B E R
BACK TO SCHOOL
SCHOOL MASS
This month, we held our whole
school mass, a fantastic way to
foster the spiritual development of
our school community. It was great
to see everyone in our school
gathered together in the chapel.
SCHOOL NURSE
In the first month back, we
welcomed many new faces to our
school, and we welcomed back a
former Head Girl, Catherine Cadden,
in her new role as School Nurse.
PRIZEGIVING
We celebrated our students'
success in style during our first
month back to school. It was
fantastic to see the pride our pupils
have in their achievements and to
welcome back some of our recently
graduated Year 14s.

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OCTOBER
STUDENT COUNCIL
SPORTING SUCCESS
This month, we celebrated the successes of our U20
Ladies and our U16 Boys. Both teams performed brilliantly,
with the girls qualifying for the knockout stage and the boys
qualifying for the quarter-final.
KS3, KS4, and KS5 were joined by
Mr Kelly, Mr Conlon, Mrs
MacDonald, and Chairman of our
Board of Governors Thomas
O’Reilly for our first Student Council
meeting of the year. Our newly
elected Councillors also received
their badges. Our Student Council
is essential to creating a stimulating
and welcoming environment.
It wasn’t just sporting success that
we lauded this month; we also
celebrated the success of some of
our talented artists and linguists
who claimed top prizes in the
Lisnaskea Feis.
FEIS WINNERS

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TRIPS
GEOGRAPHY
Although some wet wellies were involved, the Year
11 Geography trip to Gortatole definitely provided a
stimulating environment for learning.
RELIGION
Some of our Religion students got a
first-hand experience with our school's
values and vision. On their crosscommunity
trip to St. Macartin's
Cathedral and St Michael's Enniskillen,
they learned about the powerful place
of worship and equality regardless of
religion or background. They also got to
take part in a Q&A with Monsignor
O’Reilly and Dean Kenneth Hall.
CHINA
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for some of
our pupils who landed in China this month for
our first school trip to the Asian continent.

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It was an all-singing and all-dancing
affair here in December as we brought
back school shows to Saint Kevin’s! Mr
Conlon, with the help of Mrs McManus,
Miss Lee, Miss Tierney and some very
talented and dedicated cast and crew,
put on 4 shows of Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5!
TUMBLE OUT OF BED
DECE M B E R

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HELLO 2024
JAN U A R Y
PLUTO
AUTISM AWARD
QUEEN’S PATHWAY
We kicked off the new
year with a new
addition - we officially
welcomed Pluto the to
our school and he
quickly became an
essential part of our
Wellbeing Team helping
to provide a welcoming,
caring and safe
environment in our
school. And how he’s
grown in just a few
months!
January also mark
another celebration of
success, we officially
became and Autism NI
Impact Award
Education Champion. It
really is a testament to
the hard work of our
Autism Committee in
turning our school into
an appropriately
stimulating environment
for our neurodiverse
and neurotypical pupils
alike.
We celebrated Aoife
and Jack on
successfully getting
accepted to the
Queen’s University
Pathway Program, a big
undertaking for both
students but and
excellent display of
independent learning
and skills.

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Mr Hudspith’s Year 10 Science class had a visit
from the Royal Chemistry Society and some
Postgraduate Pupils from Queen’s University who
took them for a special Chemistry lesson.
RARY
FEB R U CELEBRATING SUCCESS
CELEBRATING SUCCESS
It was a busy month at Saint Kevin’s College. Our
Under 16 Ladies Team qualified for the Ulster Final,
we celebrated the academic achievements of our
Year 12 students who received their GCSE results
after sitting exams early, and we snuck in a little
celebration of our KS3 Attendance Merit winners!

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MA R C H
CAREER’S WEEK
Careers Week was a big hit this year,
with lots of fun talks and events planned
for all year groups. Big successes were
the Mock Interview Day for Year 12 with
local employers, the past pupil event and
guest speaker Neven Maguire.
SKI TRIP
It was that time of year when we
took our students off to hit the
slopes! Staff and students had a
great time skiing in Italy this year
and the countdown is already on for
next year's trip!
ST PATRICK’S DAY
Our Carlo Acutis Faith Group
helped us celebrate St Patrick’s Day
in style by throwing a Hooley to
raise funds. There was music,
dancing, DJing, and splashing the
staff! Thanks to everyone who
turned out, they raised £1200.

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It was a busy month for the school. We welcomed
a Chinese Delegation to Saint Kevin’s, our Eco
Prefects planted some fruit trees, and Mr
McConnell took his Year 10 History class on a very
stimulating trip to Dublin to get a feel for the reality
behind their lessons.
AP R IL
CELEBRATING SUCCESS
We’ve been flat-out celebrating our pupils'
successes this month. Our Year 11s got their Science
GCSE results after sitting their exams early; Year 14
set us all a fantastic example of developing our skills
when they finished their training and received their
certificates in First Aid, and we celebrated all our
merit winners this month with well-deserved treats
for each year band.

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DARKNESS INTO LIGHT
MAY
Every year, our whole school community shows up
for Darkness Into Light, and this year was no
different! A huge thank you to all of our pupils,
parents, and staff who came out this year and
supported a great cause.
WELLBEING AWARD
Our Staff Wellbeing Committee was thrilled to
receive the School Impact Staff Wellbeing Award. It
reflects their hard work and our emphasis on
creating a welcoming, caring, and safe environment
for both staff and students at Saint Kevin’s.
SPORTING CELEBRATIONS
Our Gaeiic teams were recognised for all their
fantastic sporting success his year in a
celebration and prize presentation.
Congratulations again to our Nagle Cup and
Irish News Shield winners and our U20 and U16
girls who were runners-up.
STUDENT CELEBRATIONS
This month, we said farewell to our
Year 14 class of 2023, and a big see
you soon to our Year 12s. They were
celebrated in style, with gifts, music
and a BBQ.

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HELLO SUMMER
JUN E
ATHLETICS
Saint Kevin's College pupils took part in
a very successful County Sports event
this month. There were some excellent
performances, and numerous athletes
received individual and team accolades
on the day.
BISHOP OF KITUI
Our Carlo Acutis Faith Group had the
fantastic opportunity to meet the Rt. Rev.
Joseph Mwongela, the Bishop of Kitui,
ahead of their trip to Kitui, Kenya, in
January. It was great for our pupils to get
the lowdown from a local and to show off
all their hard work so far.
SPORTS DAY
Our students had a great time at Sports
Day this month. They had a great day
with lots of races, long jumping shot
putting, and even a tug-of-war. Even
Pluto got in on the fun this year! Thanks
to the PE Department for organising a
fantastic day.

GOODBYE
We've had a great school year, our students
have worked hard and now it's time for their
well-earned break. Exams are done and the
summer weather is calling...
Have a wonderful
summer break from
everyone in Saint
Kevin's College.