Shimna News

Our Under-16 boys have secured a semi-final berth, with a comprehensive 8-19 to 2-3 over St Patrick’s Ballymena in the quarter-finals. It was an all-round team performance, with Max Emerson, Darragh Smyth and Nathan Kelly all starring in front of goal. Dara McGrath, Fahlin Murphy McKibben and captain Tom Heaney Sloan also played exceptionally well. Player of the Match went to Darragh Symth for his controlled performance, goals and a wonderful long-distance 2 pointer.

Preparations are in full swing for our whole-school production next month, James Barry’s The Wizard of Oz. It’s going to be wicked! Tickets are priced at £5 each. You can book your seats through this link: Tickets for Wizard of Oz Performances: Wednesday 17th December - 7:30pm start time Thursday 18th December - 7:30pm start time Book early to avoid disappointment.

Next Friday ( 28 November ), a group of our Year 11 boys will be undertaking a marathon cycling event in the fitness suite. Their aim is to keep the exercise bike running non-stop through the course of the school day. The boys are raising money for The Well, a local suicide prevention charity - https://thewellhub.net/ If you would like to support them by making a donation to this excellent cause, please click on the link - Charity Fundraiser for The Well

This week’s Deep Thinking Club looked back on the Troubles and their legacy. Thanks to guest speakers Kenny Donaldson and Sammy Heenen from SEFF, a group that supports victims from across all parts of the community, for leading the session and taking questions from students and staff. https://seff.org.uk/ .

In a busy day of sport, our U14 Boys Rugby team enjoyed a stunning 27-3 victory against Newtownhamilton High School at the Armagh Rugby Club. Dara McGrath scored a hat-trick, with Brady Donaghy, Jamie Murphy and Porter Headley also adding to the tally. Mr Smyth reports, ‘even more pleasing was the exemplary behaviour shown by the boys throughout the game.’ Meanwhile, our Intermediate Girls Netball teams suffered their first defeat of the season, against St. Joseph's GS. St Jo