New School

Excellent progress is being made on the new building with a completion date in December. Currently scaffolding is being removed and the pitches are being seeded.

Enrolments for 2010 are now being invited on a first come basis.

Wider Options Art Exhibition

On this Friday 24^th the annual Wider Options Art Exhibition takes place in Athy Community College. Starting at 7.30pm this promises to be a great night and all are welcome.

NUIMaynooth Academic Awards

The following Junior Cert students will be recipients of Awards for Academic Achievement, to be presented in May at NUIMaynooth:
Gaeilge: Amy Keogh
French: Jacub Piasek
Science: Melissa Glancy
Mathematics: Samuel Akinola

European Scholarships

Congratulations to Laima Liepinyte and Joshua Adido who have been awarded European Language Scholarships for this summer

That's politics

Leaving Certificate Applied students welcomed some of our local politicians to the school last Thursday to answer questions about local issues. Thanks to Cllrs Mark Dalton, Aoife Breslin and Mary O'Sullivan for facing the music and thanks to the students for organising it.

Music Workshop

Shane Sullivan and Mickey Joe Harte, the former Eurovision contestant visited the school to promote a Music workshop which they will be holding in the town in July. Students showed great interest in taking part.

Government in Action

All three local Dail deputies presented themselves to a group of students in Athy Community College as prt of an Oireachtas workshop which seeks to make government relevant to young people. TD's Jack Wall and Saán Ó Fearghaill and Minister SEán Power fielded questions from an eager bunch of student whohad plenty to ask. The three politicians gave straight answers to sensitive questions on racism and employment and it was a learning experience for all.