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Thursday’s Garden Party was a lovely celebration for our Year 14 students, parents, carers, siblings and staff. A delicious afternoon tea was enjoyed by all, with time to relax, celebrate the end of examinations and talk about adventures to come. The convivial atmosphere and good craic more than made up for the wet weather. Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the afternoon so special. We wish all of our students a happy and restful summer. We’ll meet again on

Year 10 ICT students have recently participated in an ICT/Business task during their lessons over the past eight weeks. Working on a variety of promotional materials for a new healthy snack or drink of their choice, the students created a brand, including naming their product, and used various software packages to design and create an original logo, slogan, TV advertisement, poster, presentation, and webpage. This year, students were introduced to Adobe Express for the first

Episode 4 of Mr Magee’s fascinating podcast is now live. Click on the link to hear two more stories of outstanding perseverance and sporting success Spotify Apple Podcasts

With the weather conditions being no so kind as yesterday, the Shimna Tennis Open was played in-house today, using the Sports Hall and on our new outdoor tennis court. It was a very enjoyable morning, which included girls singles, boys singles, girls and boys doubles and mixed doubles. The play was very competitive and students also had the opportunity to umpire games. Girls Singles Champion - Sophie Mayers Finalist - Sienna Maguire Boys Singles Champion - Jonah Williamson

Shimna secured their place in the Ulster GAA Corn Cuchulainn Cup final on Wednesday following a dramatic and high-scoring encounter, overcoming St. Patrick’s, Lisburn by 6-13 to 7-04. From the throw-in, Shimna signalled their intent with a bright and energetic start. Early scores from Dara McGrath, Gerald Smyth, Fionn Brown, and Jamie Magee helped settle the team into the game and Shimna’s sharp attacking play and composure on the ball ensured they gained early control. Despi