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Earlier today, it was our pleasure to present a cheque for £1,312.05 to Sarah-Jane Campbell and Chris Smith from The Well. Last November, fourteen of our Year 11 boys made the most of our new fitness suite facilities and took on an impressive challenge: cycling 157.32 km in just over 6 hours - the equivalent of travelling from Shimna to Dublin! The money will help to support this important local charity - https://www.thewellhub.net/

Well done to Aoife Grant and Eve Mc Namara who enjoyed a very successful weekend at the NI Indoor Athletics Championships. Aoife finished second in the U16 1500m race walk and Eve was third in the U16 girls’ long jump. Eve narrowly missed out on a place in the final of the 200m. Both girls now go on to represent Northern Ireland in the National Indoor Championships in Athlone at the end of March.

Ms McCann writes: “On Tuesday, a group of students took part in the national bird count. The group recorded data to show the species and number of birds inhabiting the boarders of the school grounds. The group were positioned in various stations for visual sightings and also used the ‘Merlin’App to monitor auditory recordings. The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch is the UK’s largest annual bird survey, recorded last year, over 590,000 people counting 9.1 million birds to check pop

Earlier today, we were delighted to hand over the money raised from our non‑uniform day before the half‑term break to Air Ambulance Northern Ireland. We were especially pleased to welcome Colleen Milligan from the Air Ambulance NI fundraising team for the presentation. The Shimna community showed great generosity in supporting a charity that delivers life‑saving critical care across Northern Ireland every day. It’s a truly worthy cause that makes a real difference in our loca

Two of our Sixth Form students, Ailbhe and Jude, were interviewed yesterday regarding proposed changes to the education system in Northern Ireland. Find out more here https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj6d87jy2w6o