Wednesday, 28 May 2008

Drive For Life



The Drive for Life course delivered to fifth year students at the college proved to be a great success. With dramatic footage of the real dangers on our roads and a very useful course of driving information the students found the course of very real benefit. Preparation for the written section of the driving test was included in the session.

Sunday, 18 May 2008

Oireachtas Live



Athy Community College hosted an Oireachtas Information Session on Fri 16th. The Education officer from the Cean Comhairle’s office took a group of over forty of the college’s students through a question and answer session, inviting them to explore the relevance of politics and how it should respond to young people.

Students were joined in the later session by le local deputies : Min Seán Power, Dep Jack Wall and Dep Seán Ó Fearghail who also answered questions from the students.

Friday, 2 May 2008

Athy College is Great Sport



The annual Sports Day concentrates on getting everybody involved with the widest possible range of activities. The emphasis is on fun and when the sun shines the fun is even greater. From meggars to volleyball to soccer to egg and spoon the students of Athy College showed how to combine fun and exercise . This is the last chance for some time out before end of term and state exams and congratulations to all who participated and to the teachers who organised it.