Group photo of the North Tipperary/Midlands branch of the Irish Pilgrimage Trust who travelled to Lourdes at Easter for a week long pilgrimage/holiday.
Included in the group are two 5th year students from Nenagh College, Catherine Kitson and Lauren Hogan (2nd and 3rd from the right in the front row).
Both girls found the experience very enriching and were delighted with the opportunity to help out at the pilgrimage.
The group would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who sponsored or fund raised for this trip in any way.
Our Big Brother Big Sister first and transition year students were delighted to visit Fota Wildlife Park in Co. Cork for their end of the year outing. Accompanying them were Courtney Shanahan, Ciara McDonnell, Marley Delaney and Rachel O’Brien who organised the trip as part of their LCVP Action Plan
As part of ongoing School Self Evaluation within the school the topic of numeracy was selected to be evaluated this school year 2016-2017. The school would be grateful if you could fill in the following survey on or before Wednesday 10th May. This survey is for parents of first year students only.
From 1st September 2017, there will be a change in class schedule for all students at Nenagh College. Teaching periods will last 40 minutes and classes will finish on Friday at 1.15pm. For further information, please see attached document.
Well done to Ahana Maharaj and Katie Whelan (5th Year Students) who baked and hosted the Alzheimer’s Tea Day today in the canteen in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland. They are pictured with here with Mary Ryan, representative from the Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland’s Nenagh Branch. This fundraising and awareness event also served as Ahana and Katie’s Action Plan for their LCVP portfolio.
Agricultural Science and Agriculture/Horticulture students at Nenagh College busy at work in the Polytunnel where they are growing Early Potatoes, Cabbage, Beetroot, Broccoli, Onions, Peas, Radishes and Garlic as part of their courses
On Friday last, April 28th, Nenagh College celebrated another first, becoming the first school in the area to secure the Active School Flag.
The school has already been awarded three Green Flags for environmental awareness and in 2015 the school was awarded the Amber Flag for mental health awareness.
Speaking at the presentation of the Flag to staff and students, Active Flag committee leader and school PE teacher, Liam Heffernan (pictured below with his committee members) expressed his delight at the School being awarded the Flag. From September, Nenagh College, will be offering PE as a short course to students as part of the new Junior Cycle Course and Liam feels that the work required to achieve the Active Schools Flag will be of enormous benefit to the school when PE is introduced to the Junior Cycle in September.
In order to fulfill the protocols to attain the flag the school needed to engage with the wider community hosting a 5KM Community Walk on March 31st which raised 1,400 Euro for Nenagh Special Summer Camp.
A full week of activities was held at the school in April with every member of staff and all students engaged in a wide variety of activities from Martial Arts, Zumba Dancing, Wheel Chair Basketball and Wake Up, Shake Up work out at registration each morning.
The Flag will be officially unveiled at the Annual Awards Ceremony on May 12th by Brendan Maher, 2016 All-Ireland winning Captain.
Nenagh College would like to remind everyone that the 2017 Darkness into Light walk will start from Nenagh College on Saturday 6th May at 4.15am. Please come and support.
Nenagh College hosted the first Darkness Into Light walk last May 2016. Nenagh Darkness Into Light raised over €25,000 for Pieta House.
We would like to thank all our volunteers who contributed numerous hours and services. We would also like to thank all our sponsors who generously assisted with food and drinks making it such a successful event.
Nenagh DIL sincerely thank the following and apologise if we have left anyone out:
Tipperary ETB, The Guardian, Lodge Security Services,
Silvermines Folk Choir, Order of Malta, The Red Cross, Nenagh Ormond Search and Rescue, The Men’s Shed, Nenagh Tidy Towns, Tipp FM,
Lidl, Dunnes, The Value Centre, Steeples, Tesco, O Connors,
Ger Gavin, Cinnemon Alley, The pantry, Quileys, Cafe Q, Flynns,
Mulrooneys, Peppermill, Kiely Catering, Timple Tuohy Foods,
Tom Doherty Nenagh Camera, Nenagh.ie, Nenagh Parish, Community Notice Board, Melissa K, Nenagh Tennis Club, Kiladangan GAA, Nenagh Camogie, Nenagh GAA, Electric Ireland and anyone who assisted in any way – Thank You.
2016 Darkness Into Light Committee Damien Kennedy (Nenagh College Principal), Nuala Kennedy, Catherine O Keeffe (Chairperson), Owen Shanahan. Virginia O Dowd, Theresa Swan and Natasha Swan are missing from the picture.
