Jack & Jill - Phones for Kits!

C9 students are collecting phones for The Jack and Jill Foundation as part of their Junior Cert CSPE project. If we collect enough phones we will be rewarded with a set of jerseys for our school. If you have any old/unwanted/broken phones please send them in to us. Thank you!

Singing Par Excellence

Athy College is proud of its Senior Choir who today with singer Barry Keatley performed for President McAleese at the opening ceremony of the National Ploughing Championship.

Also at the Ploughing Championship the IWAI (Inland Waterways) stand is featuring the Barrow Cot which is a boat constructed by last year's Leaving Certificate student Darren O'Keeffe.

Students from the college are also assisting the organisation of the Fashion Show. Well done to all.

Open Day

Our Open Days on Fri and Saturday saw over 600 visiting the college and Saturday in particular was an occassion which had a surge in enrolment applications for 2011 and following years. With only a few weeks left for acceptance of enrolments for next year the number of applicants has exceeded even our most optimistic expectations. We hope to be able to accommodate everybody and will be in contact with all who have lodged applications.

Junior Cert Results

Junior Cert Results will be issued to students on the morning of Wed 15th. We wish students every success. The evening presents a great opportunity for family celebration of this significant moment in a students life. It is also important that students resume normal classes on Thursday morning.

Driving the Message Home

Sixth year students were taken through their paces today with day long instruction on driving under the "Driving for Life" initiative. Among the initiatives introduced today was the use of a driving simulator where students got a real life feel for the impact that distractions can have on a drivers concentration.
With some tragic accidents this year involving young drivers it is hoped that initiatives like this may save lives and congratulations are due to Kildare Road Safety Officer Declan Keogh who organised the event.

Evening Classes

On line enrolment is now open for this autumn's Adult Evening Classes. A list of courses and enrolment details are on www.kildarevec.ie

Campus Plan

This Autumn will see the next developments taking place on the Education Campus with the construction of the new St Patrick's Primary School, the moving of Athy Model School to its new premises and the construction of the All weather pitch and athletics track. All of the work will be completed next April. (click on the above picture to enlarge)