Tuesday 26 March 2019

Spanish Competition



Closing Date:  29th of April 2019
The Post-Primary Languages Initiative in collaboration with the Consejería de Educación de la Embajada de España en Dublin is delighted to announce its annual competition for 5th year students of Spanish. La Junta de Castilla y León and the Spanish Tourist Office in Dublin are sponsoring the competition.
Need to download the application form or see your language teacher. 

FanTAXtic



FanTAXtic is a competition specifically for TY students where students work together in teams to research a topical tax issue, and present their findings and opinions in a short video!  The 2019 competition has now been launched!!!
Closing date 16th April 2019

STUDENT MICROGRAVITY FLIGHT CHALLENGE

IComp – PoSSUM Student Microgravity Flight Challenge Led by Scientist-Astronaut Candidate Dr. Norah Patten
(in collaboration with the National Research Council of Canada)
Irish second level students invited to create an experiment for testing in microgravity
Project PoSSUM (Polar Suborbital Science in the Upper Mesosphere) will fly a number of microgravity flights in Ottawa, Canada at the National Research Council this October and thanks to a unique partnership with The Irish Composites Centre (IComp) at the University of Limerick, Irish students will play a part on those flights.
We, IComp, are inviting 15-17 year old students to take part in an international effort to further our understanding of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) and space exploration. As we move beyond Earth, past low Earth orbit, to the moon and beyond, we need to think creatively about living, working and sustaining life off our planet. This initiative runs parallel to the PoSSUM 13 International Microgravity Flight Challenge, created to celebrate the Mercury 13 and the achievements of women in space science. Students are required to team up, with either a female lead or a minimum of two females per team, and develop ideas for experiments focused on environmental issues.
Find out more details on 
http://icomp.ie/membership/communiations-and-outreach

Monday 25 March 2019

Farriery Ireland

Transition Year Open day
Irish School of Farriery, RACE Campus, Kildare Town, APRIL 4th 2019
FLYER ON TY NOTICE BOARD

A LETTER HOME

Immrama Lismore Festival of Travel Writing. This year the theme is " A Letter Home". Create a 500 word story telling family and friends or your adventure real or fictional, in the form of a leatter.
Check out the TY Notice board for more information or Ms. Farren.

Friday 22 March 2019

5th Annual " Environmentalist of the Year" 2019 Award

The Buncrana Tidy Towns Initiative ( BTTI) are now seeking applications for the Environmentalist of the Year Award for the school year 2018-2019.
The successful candidate will receive €100 and the Perpetual Trophy designed and donated by Maurice Harron.
Check out the TY Notice Board for entry requirements.
Essay must be submitted by April 5th 2019.

Public Access To Law Workshop

Mr Henry Lynch BL will be in CCS on Tue 2nd April 2019 to host the Public Access to Law Workshop. 

He will give an overview of the Irish Legal system in the morning and pupils will conduct a Mock Trial in the afternoon. TYs always enjoy this day. 

There is a small fee of 5 Euro to participate.  Make your way to Ms McGeehin in R.132 with the 5 Euro asap.  Places are limited to 25 pupils so don't delay.