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Click on the link below to complete a short survey on the format of the forthcoming Leaving Certificate/Leaving Certificate Applied Parent Teacher Meeting on Thursday 8th December:

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Well done to the senior soccer team who put in a great performance against Coláiste De Lacy, Ashbourne today. After a hard fought game, both sides shared the spoils with the scoreline reading 2-2. This was another top class team performance with hard work laying the foundations for a fantastic result away from home. Goalscorers on the day were Matas Jankantas and Jason Gherca.

As the majority of students in Second Year will be travelling to Belfast on Wednesday 16th November next, there will be o classes for those Second Years not travelling. These students will be excused as school approved absences.

The Parents Committe would welcome help with serving refreshments, a shop and a raffle during the forthcoming School Musical from Wednesday 30th November to Saturday 3rd December. A meeting will take place at 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday 23rd November to organise the volunteers. Feel free to contact the school if you need any more details

The Annual General Meeting of the Parent Association will take place tonight at 7.00 p.m. in the Lecture Room. All welcome.

It was all systems go for 63 third year students from Athboy Community School and 5 of their teachers; group leader Mr McHugh, Mr Fox, Miss Mahony, Miss McGrory and Year Head Mr Magner who travelled to Belgium and the Euro Space Centre over the Hallowe’en break.
The group were based in Brussels but did the ‘Border Hoppin’ tour with Saffron travel taking in Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany over four action packed days.
The group departed the school at 3a.m. on Thursday morning, October 27th for their flight to Zaventem. Upon landing they were taken to Breendonck Fort in Mechelen, a 120 year old military fort that was used as a Nazi concentration camp during World War 2. The group had a very moving guided tour outlining the grisly history of the fort and all that went on there before and after liberation.
Afterwards it was on to the Technopolis Science Park for a few hours of interactive science experiments and games, based mainly on the laws of physics. The group had some time at the iconic Atomium in Heysel afterwards. At the end of a packed first day there was time for an evening visit to the beautiful city of Leuven before returning to their Brussels hotel.
Day 2, the Friday, was a full day spent in Efteling Theme Park near Waalwijk in The Netherlands, country number two on the trip. There the students and teachers enjoyed some hair-raising roller-coasters and other attractions before an-all-you-can-eat Chinese Restaurant stop on the way back to Brussels in the evening.
Day 3 saw country number three as the group headed to Germany, to Cologne, to visit the amazing Koln Cathedral and engage in some much needed retail therapy. Afterwards it was on to the Aqualand Waterpark in the city where the group enjoyed the pools and slides for a couple of hours before heading back to Belgium, to the city of Genk for bowling and dinner.
The final day saw the visit to the Euro Space centre in Transinne near the Luxembourg border where the students got to enjoy the 5G space cinema experience, the G Force spinner, the planetarium and various other interactive space themed exhibitions and activities.
That evening the group returned to Brussels for the flight home tired but happy. The students would like to thank all the teachers, particularly the group leader Mr McHugh who put so much time into organising the trip.

It was all systems go for 63 third year students from Athboy Community School and 5 of their teachers; group leader Mr McHugh, Mr Fox, Miss Mahony, Miss McGrory and Year Head Mr Magner who travelled to Belgium and the Euro Space Centre over the Hallowe’en break.
The group were based in Brussels but did the ‘Border Hoppin’ tour with Saffron travel taking in Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany over four action packed days.
The group departed the school at 3a.m. on Thursday morning, October 27th for their flight to Zaventem. Upon landing they were taken to Breendonck Fort in Mechelen, a 120 year old military fort that was used as a Nazi concentration camp during World War 2. The group had a very moving guided tour outlining the grisly history of the fort and all that went on there before and after liberation.
Afterwards it was on to the Technopolis Science Park for a few hours of interactive science experiments and games, based mainly on the laws of physics. The group had some time at the iconic Atomium in Heysel afterwards. At the end of a packed first day there was time for an evening visit to the beautiful city of Leuven before returning to their Brussels hotel.
Day 2, the Friday, was a full day spent in Efteling Theme Park near Waalwijk in The Netherlands, country number two on the trip. There the students and teachers enjoyed some hair-raising roller-coasters and other attractions before an-all-you-can-eat Chinese Restaurant stop on the way back to Brussels in the evening.
Day 3 saw country number three as the group headed to Germany, to Cologne, to visit the amazing Koln Cathedral and engage in some much needed retail therapy. Afterwards it was on to the Aqualand Waterpark in the city where the group enjoyed the pools and slides for a couple of hours before heading back to Belgium, to the city of Genk for bowling and dinner.
The final day saw the visit to the Euro Space centre in Transinne near the Luxembourg border where the students got to enjoy the 5G space cinema experience, the G Force spinner, the planetarium and various other interactive space themed exhibitions and activities.
That evening the group returned to Brussels for the flight home tired but happy. The students would like to thank all the teachers, particularly the group leader Mr McHugh who put so much time into organising the trip.

Athboy Community School will be hosting its Christmas Market on Sunday 20th November! The doors will be open to you all at 12:30 and will finish at 15:00. It promises to be a fantastic day. There will be stalls selling Crafts, Sweets & Treats, Customised cards, Christmas decorations, Knitwear, Candles and lots lots more. Refreshments will be available on the day! A raffle will also take place during the market with some fantastic prizes up for grabs. Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Congratulations to students who received their Bronze medal and certificates at a recent ceremony. Our guests at the ceremony included parents, Mary Yore ( Regional Development Office with Gasice, Colm Brown ( Community Person of the Year) and Yvette Bloomfield from the Special Hands Group here in Athboy. At the ceremony Fiona Boylan ( TY ) and Ciara Farrell ( 6th Year) gave a warm hearted account of their Gasice journey. Colm Browne spoke about the importance of community involvement together with Mary Yore and Yvette Bloomfield who highly commended out students’ achievements. Well done to all involved. Our PALs this year were Ms Mooney, Ms Mc Grory and Ms Evans. We look forward to working with many more students this year in their journey to Silver and Bronze Awards.

Closing Date for receipt of completed application forms for First Year 2022/23 is Friday 4th November 2022. Please spread the word if you know of anyone who has yet to apply.