Shimna News

Today, the Sports Hall was the venue for a day-long bench ball tournament, played out by form classes in Years 8, 9 and 10. Year 8 winners were 8D2 - Ethan, Evie Jake, Maddie and Olivia Year 9 winners were 9D3 - Cliodhna, Fionn, Jamie, Irian, Isabella and Sienna The programme was so busy, we didn’t quite make it to a Year 10 final, which makes them all winners. Fair play to the P7 class in All Children’s too, who joined us at lunchtime, hot foot from their Halloween Disco. Th

Well done to our Senior Netball Team who competed in the first round of the Senior Cup. Playing against the highly ranked Aquinas GS was a formidable challenge but our girls played with great spirit and enthusiasm. They lost on this occasion but are already looking forward to their next match against Dromore High School in the NI League. Key players today were Katelyn McClelland and Aurora Milligan Symington who provided the attacking players, Rachel Hodge and Evie Sloan, wit

A reminder that Sports and Charity Leaders in Year 14 have organised a bench ball competition for Key Stage 3 classes tomorrow morning. Students in Key Stage 3 classes can attend school in PE kit. Friday is an own clothes day for all students. As it’s also Reading Week, students and staff are encouraged to dress up as a favourite character from a book, play or film. Over the lunch break on Friday, we’ll be holding an additional competition. For a charitable donation, students

The U16 boys started their Bernageeha Cup campaign with a qualifying blitz at the Henry Jones Playing Fields.    In the first game against Lagan College, Shimna raced into a lead with early goals from Dara McGrath and Nathan Kelly. We kept control of the game throughout the first half go in at time with a comfortable lead. Shimna made numerous changes in the second half and stayed on top, with further goals and points from Ronan Grant, Darragh Smyth and Max Emerson.    In the