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Table Tennis Team impress on Ulster debut
Our newly formed U13 Boys’ team travelled to the Racquets Club in Lisburn to take part in the Ulster Post-Primary Schools Table Tennis Finals. Captained by Reece, the team of Year 8 and 9 students included Levon, Elijah, Robbie, Darragh and Jonah. First up were Royal and Prior, Donegal where wins from Reece, Levon, Robbie and doubles’ victories from partners. Reece and Darragh and Robbie and Jonah, saw Shimna win 5-4. This was followed by a narrow defeat to a strong St Cathe
Shimna Integrated College
Jan 301 min read
Shimna students reach for the stars with National Space Academy
Yesterday, we were delighted to welcome Eleanor Edwards from the National Space Academy to Shimna. Eleanor delivered an exciting and interactive workshop for 8B and 8S. The workshop focused on the fascinating topic of “Life in Space.” Our students took part in a range of hands-on activities in the sessions, including observing chemical reactions in space using glow sticks, investigating pressure with marshmallows and syringes, and unleashing their creativity by designing thei
Shimna Integrated College
Jan 301 min read
Year 10 students explore online security with Cyberfirst
Yesterday, our Year 10 students took part in an ICT Day hosted by CyberFirst. All students were able to take part in 4 interactive workshops and gain a valuable insight into Cyber Security in various real-life settings. The workshops included PSNI Cyber Escape Rooms, CyberFirst Enigma challenges, Mbots and coding, as well as talks on AI, and its influence in the industry. Shimna recently gained the CyberFirst School Silver Certificate, recognising the school’s growing commitm
Shimna Integrated College
Jan 291 min read
Netballers enjoy success in final fixtures of the season
The girls enjoyed a very competitive morning of netball at Ballyholland C.C. Shimna played against St. Mark’s and St. Louis in the final League games of the season. The Shimna Minors playing first, had a decisive victory over St. Louis, winning 17 goals to 9. Unfortunately Zoe, captain and centre in the team, suffered an ankle injury, and had to come off. With some reorganisation, Isabella, assumed the captain’s and centre roles performing them very well. Connie, came on as w
Shimna Integrated College
Jan 282 min read
Celebrating German Week Across Our School Community
Students of German have been busy celebrating German Week by taking part in a variety of fun and engaging activities over the past week. Our Key Stage 3 students demonstrated fantastic creativity by designing T-shirts to promote and celebrate learning German. Meanwhile, our Year 11 and Year 13 students visited All Children’s IPS, where they delivered an interactive German lesson to the P7 class. We were delighted by how quickly the P7 pupils picked up German greetings and by
Shimna Integrated College
Jan 241 min read
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