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We recently had a parents’ council fundraiser night at the school. It was a Masterchef Cookery Competition which incorporated a raffle for parents. Check out all the winners! 1. Nora Devin 2. Elaine Lennon 3. Niall McGinnity 4. Luke Mitchell 5. Jason Kavanagh 6. Nicola Reynolds 7. Lisa Dolan 8. Niall & Michelle Dunne 9. Aisling Coleman 10. Anne McClean…
On Monday 29th February 2016 Mr. McDonagh’s 6th year Ag. Science class travelled to dairy farms in Duleek and Termonfeckin. These trips are part of their studies for the Ag. Science project, which is worth 25% of the leaving cert exam. We wish the students the best of luck with their studies.
Congratulations to 1st year student George Perry who won the art competition to design a poster to remind students not to use their mobile phones in school. George was presented with a €50 voucher by Deputy Principal Mr Savage in the presence of his art class and Art teacher Mr Kington. The poster will now be printed professionally and displayed…
The Official Opening of our new school facilities took place on the 2nd of October, 2015. It was a momentous occasion in the157 year history of the school. Formally a Christian Brothers School we are now a member school of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust, ERST. Mr Gerry Bennett, CEO of ERST, performed the Official Opening and the building has…
In the morning we started off working in our groups to put the finishing touches to our ideas. After this was completed each group had to present their idea to everybody present. There were a lot of new and good ideas during this presentation. After this we went to the computer room to fill out an evaluation form on the…
The day started off with a presentation by Mr. McDonagh on behalf of a company called Smarter Surfaces. They are an Irish company based in Dublin and employ 22 people. They were only set up in 2012. In the presentation we learned what products the company sell and how to use them. The company gave lots of materials to the…
Smarter Surfaces are an Irish company based in Dublin. Founded in 2012 they now employ 22 staff. They are a company that provide a range of smart products, from smart wall paint to smart whiteboard sheets. Mr McDonagh gave a presentation on behalf of the company to all the students and teachers involved in the Erasmus + science project. The…
We travelled to Dublin to the Crann Institute and the National Science Gallery. In the Crann Institute we first got a talk about Nano Science and the research that is being carried out there. Nano Science is the science of very small things (one billionth of something). A lot of research is carried out on graphite (which is found in…
The morning started off by finishing preparing the stands for the school open night later that evening. Then all the students visited Monasterboice Round Tower and the High Crosses. We learned about “Búite” a Monk from the 5th century and how he set up the Monastic Settlement. The trip was enjoyed by all. Next we went to Oldbridge House, the…
St. Josephs Secondary school is proud to be part of an Erasmus + KA2 project called Matters of Matter – Future Materials in Science Education. Mr. McDonagh and Ms. Clinton are the co-ordinator’s of the project, which will run for 3 years (September 2014 to September 2017) and is open to students who are in Transition Year. Our school will…