Athboy C.S. Sponsored Walk

Athboy Community School took a short break from studies on Thursday October 15th, as the students hit the local paths for a sponsored walk to raise funds to support teaching and learning in the school.

Sponsorship cards were distributed in advance of the event to everyone in the school with prizes on offer sponsored by Le Cheile Credit Union for the individual in each year group who raises the most money .

The course was 5km long, starting on the school steps, up along Main Street, out to the Otterstown loop and back. The Transition Years and GAA future Leaders Group acted as stewards with the teachers, while the rest of the staff walked alongside their pupils. The school would also like to record their thanks to the Civil Defence for all their help on the day and for providing a First Aid vehicle. We would also like to thank each and every student that participated in today’s event and everyone who sponsored the students.

There was hot chocolate, Vit-Hits and freshly baked buns prepared as the students arrived back.

As yet, with sponsorship cards still coming in, it is a bit early for us to give a final figure on what was raised, but it’s hoped that we will hit around the €8,000 figure when all the cards are in.

To date the school has been able to replace over 25 data projectors in classrooms with modern Smart TV’s which have been of enormous benefit to teaching and learning in the school. We still have a way to go though as there are many more technological improvements we would like to make. 

All the money raised will be used to directly support the students’ educational experience and general wellbeing through continuing to update the audio-visual equipment in all classrooms and to bring in a School Therapy Dog to support student wellbeing.