Nora O'Connor

It is with deep sadness that we learned today of the death of our friend and colleague Nora O'Connor. Nora retired last September and is fondly remembered by staff and hundreds of students both past and present. We offer our sympathy to her daughters Joan, Olivia and Aileen and her sisters and brother.
Funeral Details: Nora O'Connor,

Removal from her daughter, Joan's house, Ballyadams, Athy, on Sunday morning at 11.15, arriving at St Michael's Parish Church, Athy, for Requiem Mass at Midday.

Burial afterwards in Milltown Cemetery. Guard of honour from new school premises 11.30

Book Bill Payments

In view of the hard financila times which we are going through, some parents requested if we could accept instalments on the book rental bill during the summer.

It will be possible for parents to pay instalments on students' book billsduring school hours on the following dates:

August 9th, August 12th and August 16th to August 19th

Academic Scholarship

The 2011 Academic Scholarship for Athy College was recently won by Dylan Kelly, a current student of Churchtown NS. Dylan was presented with the trophy by John Calvey of Bank of Ireland and school principal Richard Daly. The scholarship includes vouchers for School books, school uniform and a continental school tour.

GUIDANCE POLICY - DRAFT

The draft of Athy College's up-dated Guidance Policy is available to be read by BOM members, teachers,parents/guardians and students on www.athycollege.net. Thank you to Mrs. M. Cambie McEvoy for her work on formulating this policy. All input and comments are welcome and should be emailed to bsunderland@athycollege.ie

A Pitch for All Seasons

Construction of the new all weather astroturf pitch has begun and the pitch will be available for playing on at the end of the summer. This new campus facility will mean that we have a playable pitch regardles of the weather.

Best of Luck

Best of luck to all of our exam students who start their Leaving and Junior Certificate examinations today. We wish you evey success.

WELL DONE TO OUR TRIATHLETES

Hearty congratulations to 3 Athy College teachers who completed the Athy Triathlon to raise funds for the Irish Cancer Society. Pictured above are Billy Higgins, who cycled, Frank Whelan, who swam, and Deirdre Murphy, who ran. In total, with the help of Athy College's students, they raised over €3,500!