News from St Clare's Comprehensive School, Manorhamilton

Olympic Handball
TY students took part in the TY Olympic Handball in Ballinamore on Thursday 25th run by Leitrim Sports Partnership. Well done to the girls A team who made it to the final.

Kayaking
Forty TY students are completing kayaking sessions on Lough Allen. Thank you to St Clare’s and Leitrim Sports Partnership who subsidised the sessions and to Tojo and all the excellent instructors in the Lough Allen Adventure Centre. Thanks to Ms Bonnar for organising for the various teachers for accompanying the students over the number of weeks.

1st Year students sponsored walk for STOP
On Friday 12th of May all 1st year students took part in a Sponsored Walk to O’Donnell’s Rock. It was a beautiful sunny day and we were able to eat lunch on the top of the rock. This was a fundraising event for their CSPE class. Students raised €855 in total. This money will be given to our chosen charity, North West Stop based locally in Drumkeeran. North West Stop is a community based organisation that works to prevent suicide.
Pictured are students presenting the cheque to Emma Devaney from STOP North West. Pictured are Bethany O’Mahony, Sophie Fitzpatrick, Sheá Reynolds, Karl Venusa and Jakub Lesniak. These students raised the most money from 1st year. Well done to all students that took part.

1st Year students who enjoyed a sponsored walk as part of their CSPE class and raised money for STOP pictured preseniting a cheque to Emma Devaney from STOP.

Tennis
Our first year students took part in 10 hrs coaching, funded by Manorhamilton Tennis club. A huge thank you to organiser John Conlon and especially Vanessa who coached them all.

Connacht Schools T&F
St Clare's Comprehensive School students travelled to Athlone on Friday 19th of May. Karen and Sarah both dominated their walks, Sarah had over a metre to spare in shot put. Karen just piped into second place by a small margin in the hammer.
Lucas got a PB in the 1500m, just missing out on the medals.
1st Sarah Mulvaney-Kelly (Minor) - 1200M Walk
1st Sarah Mulvaney-Kelly (Minor) - Shot Put
1st Karen Mulvaney-Kelly (Junior) - 1200M Walk
2nd Karen Mulvaney-Kelly (Junior) - Hammer
5th Lucas Lyons (Junior) - 1500M

Luca Lyons

Sarah Mulvaney Kelly

Karen Mulvaney Kelly.

Gaisce Bronze Awards
Congratulations to Ellen Fitzpatrick and Hannah Smith who were awarded bronze Gaisce Awards. They are pictured with Ms Cunningham the PAL and Transition Year Coordinator in St. Clare’s Comprehensive School.
Gaisce –The President’s Award is a self-development programme for young people aged 14 -25 which has been proven to enhance confidence and wellbeing through participation in personal, physical and community challenges.
It is a direct challenge from the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, to all young people to dream big and realise their potential.
Gaisce Awards are non-competitive and self-directed: participants choose their own activities, goals and projects with the support of their President’s Award Leader (or PAL).

Congratulations to Ellen Fitzpatrick and Hannah Smith who were awarded bronze Gaisce Awards. They are pictured with Ms Cunningham the PAL and Transition Year Coordinator in St Clare’s Comprehensive School.