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Lucan Community College
Leinster Senior A Champions League Final
Lucan CC 2-2 Blackrock College
Lucan CC win 3-2 on penalties.
Lucan CC are Leinster A Champions after a pulsating victory against Blackrock College.
It was 1-1 after 90 mins in a tight game, Lucan's goal expertly finished by Dylan Healy.
It was 2-2 after extra time, Kevin Madu scoring a brilliant individual goal. Lucan were 2-0 down in the penalty shootout but captain Edvinas Jakas saved two penalties, scored 1 himself, along with Sam Kennedy and Dylan Healy which meant Lucan CC were victorious 3-2.
6th year student wins Gold in Team Sparring
Amy Wade (6th year) and her teammates become European Champions yesterday winning Gold in the Junior Female Team Sparring. A fantastic achievement and great results from Team Ireland. Amy also got to the quarter final in her -57kg Female individual section beating Scotland and Bulgaria and narrowly missing out on a medal in a close fight with the eventual winner of the section from Hungary. A great achievement.
TY Musical 'Legally Blonde'
Our TY musical takes place next week from the 7th-9th of May. It is geared up to be a fantastic evening out. To buy tickets scan the QR code or visit our website. All welcome.
Colaiste Phadraig
Coding: On Saturday 5th April, five of our students attended the National Bebras Final in Maynooth University. These students qualified after their high results in the Bebras Challenge in November. This was a massive achievement in itself as over 12,000 students competed with only 600 invited to the National Final. Hugh congratulations to 2nd yr Daniel McDevitt, who came 1st out of the 126 students in his category.
The Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge is a challenge that has participants think like a computer to solve problems, for example, one question asked to find a safe code with a limited number of information. It is designed to promote computational thinking and problem-solving skills among students, encouraging the next generation of digital innovators and creative thinkers.
After the winners were announced, Dan took home a gold certificate and a 100 euro One4All gift card for his 1st Place triumph.
Well done also to Ayman Ahmed, Sean Finn Hennessy, Adam Wheeler and Dara Power, who all had brilliant scores on the day.
School Tour: Our 60 2nd yr students, and six teachers, all returned safely after a memorable 4-day school tour to Barcelona during the Easter Holidays. It was an action-packed tour with a lot of exciting activities including a trip to PortAventura, sightseeing tours of Barcelona, a visit to Monserrat Cathedral, a walking tour of Montjuic Olympic Park, a visit to L'Aquarium and a visit to Barceloneta and Salou Beach. Unfortunately, the Nou Camp Stadium is undergoing a major renovation, so they missed out on a traditional tour of the home of Barcelona FC. They did however do an immersive virtual tour where they got to explore the new museum, which brought them on a journey through Barca's past, present and future via historic moments, legendary players and famous sporting triumphs.
The fine Spring sunshine made for a fantastic tour for everyone and the students are to be commended on their exemplary behaviour and co-operation throughout. Our current 1st yrs have already signed up for a similar tour in 2026.
Hurling: Our 2nd yr hurling team had an impressive 3-15 to 3-3 victory against Clonkeen College just before the Easter Break in their Dublin League 1-4 final, with Aaron Farrell scoring an impressive 2-7 on the day. Daniel Wallace also had a fine game as he added 0-6 with some beautifully taken scores. The team then faced Colaiste Choilm, Swords on Tuesday for a place in the semi-finals. It was a high scoring and entertaining encounter but Lucan were eventually beaten 4-20 to 4-13 by an impressive Swords team. Aaron continued his excellent form with another 1-6, while Peter Hickey (2-0), James Dillon (1-2), Daniel Wallace (0-4) and Caoilinn Reilly (0-1) got the other scores.
Wellbeing: Colaiste Phadraig hosted a Mental Health Awareness Day on Wednesday 9th April. Students on the Amber Flag Committee decided it would be a good idea to place a 'supports sheet' (a list of services available for students struggling with mental health issues) around the school. 1st yrs George Mulavarickal and Cian Mills and 2nd yr Sean Finn Hennessy, along with Ms. Farrell, visited every single classroom to place this information on the walls and to explain the initiative to students.
Students and staff were also invited to take (and wear!) a green ribbon as part of the See Change Green Ribbon Campaign. This campaign aims to spread awareness about mental health difficulties and open up honest conversations about mental health and well-being.
Transition Year: Some of our TY students concluded their 4-week block of rowing lessons with Municipal Rowing Centre in Islandbridge just before the Easter Break. The glorious Spring sunshine made for perfect rowing conditions and the students really enjoyed being out on the calm waters of the Liffey, in the wide-open spaces beside the club.
The students were racing for a place in the school's regatta in Islandbridge on Thursday 8th May and all three boats qualified! Well done to the 12 students involved.
Student News: All of our students got to enjoy some ice-cream on Friday, the last day before the Easter Holidays, as a reward for their excellent co-operation, courteous behaviour and good manners throughout the school year. An ice-cream van was hired for the day by management for grateful students with the delicious 99s being extremely popular on a warm, spring day. Local ice-cream vendor Paddy (whose father started the business 50 years ago) was serving ice-creams at a rate of 1 every 20secs and in total he served over 750 ice-creams to students and staff throughout the day so many thanks to him on his professionalism and patience.
St Joseph's College Lucan
Junior Achievement Ireland: Well done to our TYs who participated in a 'Girls go Circular' workshop organised by Junior Achievement Ireland. The students learned about the circular economy and came up with excellent sustainable business ideas for the world of fashion.
Junior Hockey: Our junior hockey team had a great win in a recent hockey game against Lucan Community College. It was a great game played in brilliant conditions and with a many of the students knowing each players on the opposing team due to the locality of the schools. Well done to our girls for coming out on top in the game.
Darkness into Light: Once again this year student and staff from St. Josephs will be participating in Darkness into Light in St. Catherines Park on May 10th. This is a fantastic fundraiser will all proceeds going towards Pieta House. Details of how you donate can be found on the school Instagram page.
Special Assemblies: The annual special assemblies were held in the school before the Easter break. These assemblies reward students from each year group who have made an exceptional contribution to school life and the ethos of the school over the last year. Well done to all the awards winners.
First year basketball: Well done to our First Year Basketball team who were narrowly beaten by a strong Ennistymon CS team yesterday in the All Ireland Basketball competition. We are super proud of all our players who displayed great skill, strength and determination on the day and throughout the season. St Joseph's were placed 3rd overall in the Minor C All Ireland competition. Many thanks to Basketball Ireland and UL Sports Arena for hosting the match. We wish Ennistymon CS the very best of luck in the All Ireland Final in two weeks’ time.
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