Shimna News

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 Grant and Danielle Trimble qualified for the Ulster Athletics Championships having achieved second places in the 1200m walk, hammer and discus. Other notable mentions go to Michelle Makoni, fourth in the shot; Ellie Moore, sixth in the 800m; and Jamie Magee, seventh in the 800m.

Some of our Year 13 students and staff are taking part in the Belfast Marathon Team Relay event today. They are raising money for Air Ambulance NI. If you would like to make a donation, click on the link or use the QR code below. Staff captain Mr Keenan writes: “Students and staff have trained really hard for the event, although the students are steadfast in their refusal to make it a race, instead focusing on just getting to the finish line before Monday.” https://eventmast