Shimna News

St Mary’s Derry 3-3 Shimna 2-3 A heartbreaking end to a fantastic campaign as our U14 girls narrowly missed out on an Ulster Final after an incredible contest against St Mary’s in Derry last Friday. Both teams delivered what can only be described as a game of the season, going point for point right down to the very last kick. Captain Ellie led from the front, ensuring the team was ready for action following a three-hour bus coach journey. Special mention to Daniell

Ms McGlynn, Geography Department, writes: “On Friday, Caitlin, Sophie and Lara attended a writing workshop Ulster University, linked to The Future Island Island Sustainability Project we took part in last year. The aim of the workshop was to prepare students to create written pieces for a special Northern Ireland edition of the National Association for Environmental Education Journal. This was a highly enjoyable and rewarding day, which pushed all three students out of their

Mr Archer writes: “In November, Year 14 students Ana and Miguel attended Amnesty’s national conference in Birmingham to discuss the implications of the change in voting age. This marked the launch of Amnesty’s International campaign “Use Your Voice”, encouraging young people to share their ideas for the positive change they want to see in their communities and beyond. Our own Amnesty group has followed this up by canvassing the views of 200 Shimna students and members of the

Ms Mathieu, Head of ICT, writes: “Last Tuesday, Year 9 students at Shimna College explored the fascinating world of cryptography and codebreaking on as part of the CyberFirst Schools Partnership. Paul Hanna from Belfast Met visited Shimna to lead engaging sessions for CyberFirst’s Enigma Challenge. Students took part in a range of interactive activities, including deciphering morse code and cracking Enigma-style messages, putting their logic and problem-solving skills to the

Well done our junior athletes for their sterling efforts in the Down County Championships this week. Aoife and Danielle qualified for the Ulster Athletics Championships having achieved second places in the 1200m walk, hammer and discus. Other notable mentions go to Michelle, fourth in the shot; Ellie, sixth in the 800m; and Jamie, seventh in the 800m.