Shimna News

Dear Parents & Carers, We are delighted to announce that the Shimna Tennis Open Tournament will be played at The Newcastle Tennis Courts, on Thursday 18 June. The tournament is open to students in Years 8, 9 and 10. Participants must be able to play a game of competitive tennis, which includes serving and returning the ball. We will meet in the Sports Hall at 9.00 am and walk down to the Newcastle Courts together. Racquets will be provided but students may bring their own. W

Dear Parents & Carers, We are delighted to announce the launch of our first ever College Table Tennis Tournament. It will take place in our Sports Hall over the course of the school the day next Thursday. The tournament, which is open to boys and girls in Years 8-11, will be arranged in a doubles team format. There is an entrant cap of 32 students, 8 students per year group, with those wishing to enter after the cap being reached placed on the reserve list. This is a great op

Great to be in a position to hand over the proceeds of our recent Talent Show to our chosen charities. Thank you to Sarah Herron from Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke and to Shona Collins from Newcastle Harbour Heritage Association for coming in to College to collect the cheques. Best of luck to the team at Newcastle Harbour Heritage Association with the Grand Opening of its Generator House on Saturday 13 June. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this most recent

Today, our Junior Boys Team tournament represented Shimna as the College made its debut in the Ulster Tennis Championships, playing against Sullivan Upper and Regent House. Our team of Year 9 boys comprising Jonah, Levon, Robbie, Darragh and Reece played very competitively, with some of the games going to tie-breakers, Darragh winning one of them. It was a great start for the boys, and they look forward to playing Ballymena Academy in Newcastle.

This morning, our students took part in a fantastic Apple coding session led by Ciara and Maria from The King’s Trust. They kicked things off with an active learning quiz before getting creative by designing their own apps, finding solutions to real-world problems. The session included hands-on activities. It’s safe to say the students thoroughly enjoyed the experience. A huge thank you to Ciara and Maria for such an engaging session!