Ms Doyle writes: “The girls played very competitively yesterday in the Minor and Junior NI Netball League against Dromore High School. Despite being on the losing end, the girls gained great experience and really enjoyed the matches. Star players in the Minor team were: Zoe Astruc-Kidd who was relentless in her efforts as centre, to feed the ball into the shooters Amy Baker and Sophia Campbell. Both shooters moved well in the circle and their accuracy improved as the game pr

A massive thanks to Mourne Basketball Club for a new extra-curricular club. We are hoping to play our first competitive fixture against a local school before the end of term. Once we acquire our new Sports Hall in January, we hope to be in a position to offer further opportunities to other year groups.

Congratulations to Darragh Scannell and Reece Maguire who represented Shimna at the South-East Post-Primary Schools Table Tennis Tournament. The day started with group games, with Reece qualifying for the main tournament and Darragh the Shield competition. Darragh played brilliantly to finish runner up in the Shield, while Reece went one better by winning his section outright. He is now the Under-14 boys South-East Post-Primary Schools champion. The boys’ achievement is all t

Yesterday, Year 14 students Lily-May Truesdale and Jude Watt represented Shimna at a model COP30 environmental talks, held at Belfast Castle. The event, which coincides with the current COP30 in Brazil, brought together students from 28 schools across Northern Ireland. The students were given the opportunity to role play the part of national ambassadors, campaigners, lobbyists and journalists. Find out more about more about the experience here https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/artic

This morning, the College community came together for a series of special assemblies. In keeping with our integrated ethos, it was an opportunity for students and staff to reflect on the meaning of remembrance in a mutually respectful manner. Thank you to the students who read poetry and performed musical items.