Shimna News

A massive congratulations to fourteen of our Year 11 boys who kept the bike going all through the school day to raise funds for local charity, The Well. The boys rode hard for half an hour each, clocking up a total of 157.32 km in just over 6 hours, the equivalent of the journey to Dublin, with a few km to spare. Roll of honour, in order of their rides: Fahlin Murphy McKibbin, Max Emerson, Cal Crothers, Benjamin Cummins, Darragh Ruddle, Dominic Regan, Kenzie Russell, Christop

Last week, Year 14 students Ana McKee and Mischa Bonner Campbell joined 300 delegates at the National Youth Conference in Birmingham, representing Northern Ireland. The conference theme, ‘Use Your Voice’, was about promoting an international campaign for young people to share ideas on how to bring positive change in their communities and beyond. This included the opportunity to work on a youth manifesto ahead of proposed changes to the voting age.   Mr Archer writes: “It was

A group of our Year 11 boys are gearing up for their charity bike ride, which will take place in our fitness suite tomorrow. Earlier this week, the boys met with Sarah-Jane Campbell, Service Manager at The Well, the boys’ chosen charity. The Well is dedicated to promoting positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in our community - https://thewellhub.net/ Sarah Jane shared her admiration for the boys’ initiative: “I am blown away by the boys’ determination. It’s a tough

Our Senior Girls played very well today but lost out narrowly to Sullivan Upper GS. Having led 11 goals to 5 at half time, our team struggled to deal with a tremendous rally by Sullivan in the third quarter, eventually losing out 17-16. Credit goes to Katelyn McClelland, who played centre and instigated the attack, assisted by Mila Astruc-Kidd and Hope Sherlock, who fed the ball to goal shooter Lucy McGrady. The defence was led by Emily Allister, assisted by Evie Gorman, Emil

Thanks to our Senior Leaders for bringing together representatives of the different Form Classes this morning. It was a valuable opportunity for student voice, with meetings held in Key Stages to evaluate school experience across the year groups.   The Student Leaders will meet with the Principal later this week to review feedback and take forward proposals for improvement.