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Great performances and mixed results in busy day of sport
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

Shimna Integrated College
Nov 191 min read


Fundraising proceeds presented to Evora Hospice
Yesterday, we were delighted to present a cheque for over £600 to Emma Highes from Evora Hospice. The money was raised over two days before half term, through the KS3 bench-ball tournament and our World Book Day celebration. You can find out more about the great work undertaken by Evora Hospice here - https://evorahospice.org/. Thank you to everyone to everyone who gave so generously.

Shimna Integrated College
Nov 191 min read


Emphatic victory for junior girls in first official Donard Park fixture
Today marked a historic occasion, with the first competitive school match at our new Donard Park ground, a junior girls’ football match. It was a tremendous debut, with a 6-0 victory over a spirited Blackwater team. Led by team captain Sophie Mayers, who was dominant in centre midfield, it was a true team effort, with our squad made up of students from Years 8, 9 and 10. Eight of them were drawn from Year 8, which underlines the strength in depth in our ranks. This included K

Shimna Integrated College
Nov 171 min read


Netball teams gain valuable competitive experience
Ms Doyle writes: “The girls played very competitively yesterday in the Minor and Junior NI Netball League against Dromore High School. Despite being on the losing end, the girls gained great experience and really enjoyed the matches. Star players in the Minor team were: Zoe Astruc-Kidd who was relentless in her efforts as centre, to feed the ball into the shooters Amy Baker and Sophia Campbell. Both shooters moved well in the circle and their accuracy improved as the game pr

Shimna Integrated College
Nov 161 min read


First step towards the creation of a College basketball team
A massive thanks to Mourne Basketball Club for a new extra-curricular club. We are hoping to play our first competitive fixture against a local school before the end of term. Once we acquire our new Sports Hall in January, we hope to be in a position to offer further opportunities to other year groups.

Shimna Integrated College
Nov 141 min read
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