Time Out

It may be mid term but the Juniors began by coming back to school - well, maybe not to class but to some basketball training

Athy College Wins Again

Congratulations to the U15 football team who beat Prosperous 3-0.  Well done to trainer and manager Mr Doyle

South Leinster Champions

Athy College today defeated Avondale CC to become the u14 South Leinster champions.  Congratulations to captain Conor Germaine and Trainer Damien Murphy

And Finally

Congratulations to the U14 Gaelic team who are through to the South Leinster final this Friday.  Well done

Great Sport This Week

The coming week is a busy one for our sports Department with an away Volleyball match on Monday, Both Boys and Girls basketball matches (home and away) on Tue,  Soccer final on Wed (away), Volleyball (away) on Thur and U14 Gaelic Semi final on Fri.    And that does not include individual athletics participants.  Great Sport all together!

U15 through to Final

Congratulations to U15 Football team who recently defeated portlaoise and are now through to the final.  Well done tothe team and coach Mr Doyle.

Evening Classes

Now is the time to enrol for Adult Evening Classes.

Online enrolmentis at www.kildarevec.ie with in person enrolment on Fri 13th at college at 1.15 pm or Thur 19 715pm to 8.30pm

Happy New Year

Athy College wish all students and their families a very Happy and Peaceful New Year

Christmas ‘Goal Mile’ Athy.

Athy College hosted their first ‘Goal Mile’ on Wednesday 21^st Dec 2011 on their all weather pitch. The event was attended by staff and students. A large turnout attended with all classes represented. Students and staff had the option of walking the mile on the tarmac path around the perimeter of the pitch or running the mile around the pitch edges, with 5 laps representing a mile. The event this year was organised on a trial basis to explore the feasibility of an all school campus event next Christmas 2012. Many thanks to all who attended and to the helpers on the day.

Campus Together

Staff from all of the schools on campus got together in Athy College on Dec 8th to take part in a collaborative exercise in Teams Games Tournament.  With a cummulative staff of over 80 between an Gaelscoil, Model School, St Patrick's and Athy College the gathering gave everybody the opportunity to get to know one another and is hopefully the first of many such events.

Getting there by Degrees

Past pupil, Rachel Whelan, who recently graduated from Institute of Technology Carlow with a Bachelors Degree (Honours) in Business Management. Rachel is currently studying for a Masters in Business Management in Waterford Institute of Technology

Science Week at College

Science Week began with a visit to Athy College Science department by the Fourth Class students from Scoil Phadraig Naofa. They were treated to "exciting" experiments which had universal appeal.

Christmas Comes to Athy College

Great excitement as past pupil Seamus Malone, famous for his work on Chicken Run, Wallace and Grommit, Shaun the Sheep, gave a lecture and workshop on animation to a capacity crowd in the college on Thursday night. Seamus received an Emmy for his direction of Shaun the Sheep last year and gave the audience a great insight into how animation really works.

Aardman Studios where Seamus works are just about to release their latest movie "Arthur Christmas" and Seamus gave a background tour of its creation.

Third Yr Trip To Baltinglass Outdoor Education Centre

A rainy start didn't dampen spirits of the third year students on their recent trip to Baltinglass Outdoor Education Centre. A fantastic day was had by all, students took part in wall climbing, abseiling, canoeing, archery and orienteering. Thanks to the SCP for its support.

GOAL Jersey Day

Athy College Fifth year LCVP students with Karen O’Shea of the ‘Goal’ Charity Organization. Karen visited the students on Tuesday 25^th Oct. to give them a talk on the work that Goal do around the World. The students raised a total of €317 as part of Goal Jersey day recently held in the school. The LCVP class presented Karen with a cheque on behalf of the students of Athy College.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Athy College u15 soccer team for their great win over the Curragh Post primary School.

Parent Teacher Meeting

Parent teacher meeting for exam classes Tuesday next Oct 18th form 4.15pm to 6.15pm

After School Study

Supervised after school study has now begun and takes place from Mon to Thur (4.15pm - 5.45pm). There is no charge and it is open to all students. Names to Ms O'Connor

Join Us Next Year

Athy College will be holding our annual Open Day for primary school students on Fri 16th September when primary schools will be invited in to take a tour of the school.

On SAT 17th the school will be open until 3.30pm for parents who wish to visit and enrolments will be taken on the day.

Enrolment is open until Feb 1st 2012 and in line with best practice there is no deposit required. Enrolment forms can be collected from the college office or downloaded here.