FCJ-The Inside Story Halloween 2015

The school year has begun once again, and we are off to a great start! Although we are delighted to be back in school,

it is safe to say we are all looking forward to a well deserved break after a busy first half - term.

Q.What is a Mummie's favourite type of music? A. Wrap!!!!!

Q. Where does a ghost go on Saturday night? A. Anywhere where he can boo-gie.

Q. What happens when a ghost gets lost in the fog? A. He is mist.

Q. Why doesn't Dracula mind the doctor looking at his throat. A. Because of

the coffin.

Newsletter Team Sarah Cummins, Aideen Kinsella, Ciara Moore, Matthieu Osbourne

& Tommy Sheppard Thanks to Mr. Brendan Daly, Ms. Nicola Carr & Ms. Eileen Martin for all their help.

Cover designed by Sarah Cummins (Bríd IV)

Academic Awards

2015 Leaving Certificate Awards

Cormac Byrne, Ballyhogue &

David Foley, Clonegal

Extract from Ms. Threadgold’s speech: “…..for this award we

have 2 worthy recipients! Both boys, both the youngest of their

families, both competitive and both always keen to have the last

word!! Both talented young men who enjoyed, and excelled in

all aspects of school life, they were a pleasure to have in our

school. both achieved 6 As. Both are now settled into UCD -

Dublin won’t know what hit it! Where they differ is as follows

- One comes from Clonegal, Co. Carlow, the other from Bally-

hogue, Enniscorthy. One is studying Economics & Finance

while the other is studying Engineering……..”

Academic Awards

2015 Junior Certificate Awards

Cian Fitzhenry &

Róisín Ó Muirí, both from Kiltealy

“….. Both students are quiet unassuming diligent students who

get their work done with the minimum of fuss or fanfare. They

both hail from Kiltealy so it is a great day for The Duffrys!!

Always in school, on time, in class, with proper books and

materials, homework done and in full school uniform. They

contribute to every aspect of school life including on the sports

field and justice is done today as I hand the Top Junior Cert

Award of all As in Higher Level subjects, 11 in all, to …….”

Academic Awards

Presented in September of 2015

Aidan l Nessa Doyle & John Kavanagh BrÍd l Grace Kehoe & Brian Byrne Colm l Elizabeth O’Leary & Joshua D'Arcy Padraig l Aaron O’Byrne-Doran & Lauren O’Byrne-Doran Victoire l Aine Byrne & Michael Malcolmson

Aidan ll Robert Murphy & Niamh O’Dowd Bríd ll Brian Lee & Lisa Doran Colm ll Ciara Carroll & Ben Kidd Padraig ll Lauren Cullen & Adam Jordan - Kelly Victoire ll Sarah Phelan & Niall Hickey Aidan V Alan Bolger & Clodagh Murphy Bríd V Cathal Lee Colm V Aine Murphy Padraig V Peter O’Toole Victoire V Ciaran Doran

Academic Awards- First Years of 2014/2015

Academic Awards– Second Years of 2014/2015

Academic Awards– Fifth Years of 2014/2015

First in class Summer 2015

1st Year

Eimear Harrington Liz O’Leary Ciara Doyle

Aaron Morahan Tom Manning Isobel Ryan

Lauren Bolger Skye Turner Roisin Kavanagh

Sebastian Wisniewski Aine Byrne Sam Horan

Nessa Doyle Edward Kinsella Aisling Crawte

Joshua D’Arcy Brian Byrne Thomas Kearns

Nicola Dobbs Seamus Connolly Chloe Quinn

Lauren O’Byrne-Doran Aimee Stafford Paulina Skiersinis

Ben Lowry Micheal Malcolmson David Farrell

Eli Byrne Andrew Skelly Olivia Davis

Lucy Murphy Anna Burke Kian Horan

Elizabeth O’Leary Rebekah Savidge Wiktoria Dominiak

Emma Cummins Lauren Cahill Emmanuel Njoku

Grace Kehoe Kate Wibbe Nicola Dobbs

Fionn Ó Muirí John Kavanagh Ciara Walsh

Sophie Gillot Ríona Byrne Aoife Clauson

Edward Kinsella Elizabeth O’Leary Eve Furlong

Ciara Roban Roisin Lambert Hannah Sweeney

Aaron O’Byrne-Doran Harry Leech Adam Deacon

Aisling Cowman Orla Fitzgerald Phillip Byrne

Tom Browne Kevin Sheppard John O’Neill

Most improved 1st Year of 2014/2015

Emma Rothwell Sean Luc Ahuir

Caoimhe Murphy Oisín O’Brien

Ciara Walsh Thomas Kearns

Billy Brownrigg Ben Bailey

Alannah Timmons Caoimhe Rame

Lauren Bolger Aisling Kavanagh

Aoife Clauson Stephen Carroll

Aisling Cowman Joseph Kehoe

Chloe Hallers

Emmanuel Njoku

Daniel Smyth

Chloe Quinn

Alex Rothwell

John O’Neill

Katie Kennedy

Colm Nolan

Sebastian Wisniewski

Leanne Kenny

Patryk Drozdz

Shalom Oladarin

Shane Dixon

Eimear Doyle

2nd Year

Amy Smyth Kurt Krantz Cormac Ryan

Jamie Rooney Jordan Allen Charlotte Stammers

Shauna Ryan Jack Murphy

Sam Meany Shauna Hayden Most Improved

Katie O’Toole Chloe Kavanagh Chloe Walsh

Jack Sinnott Ellie Whitebread Shauna Nolan

Robert Murphy Chloe Walsh Britney Conroy

Lisa Doran Aoife Milne Peter Kavanagh

Michael McGinty Cathal Lambert Sam Meany

Niamh O’Dowd Ciara Bolger Alan Doyle

Sean Kirwan Laura Bailey Roisin Treacy

Katelyn Ronan James Murphy Lorna Murphy

Neal Redmond Sarah Louise Kirwin Cathal Dunbar

William Dunne Kevin Mulhall Michael O’Brien

Liam Ascott Joey Whelan Laura Bailey

Ben Kidd Sophie Boxwell Cathal Lambert

Ciara Carroll Aidan Mahon Caoimhe Hanrahan

James Lawlor Orla Doyle Alex Hosey-Nolan

Lauren Cullen Patrick O’Hagan Dylan McGinly

Sarah Phelan Kate Kirwan Sean Kirwin

Niall Hickey Jordan Kirwan Racheal Hancock

Robert Murphy Michael O’Brien Amy Coleman

Adam Jordan-Kelly Steve Warren Ciara John-

ston

Micheal McGinty Johnny Sinnott Laura

Ogueleka

Brian Lee Robert St. Ledger

Saoirse Cowman

Orla Doyle

Reece Martin

Daniel Ging

Liam Ascott

Kelli Maguire

Harry Somers

Juliette Perry

Jack Regan

Patrick O’Toole

Katelyn Hassey

James Byrne

5th year George Leech Daniel Vickers Hugh McInerney

Emma Melay Ciaran Doran Roisin Gerrardi

Catherine Sheppard Val Brooks Chris Njoku

Jack Moynihan Laura Maguire Eilish O’ Connor

Aine Murphy Genevieve Perry Katie Sheehan

Shay Wakerly Tomek Bialko Lucy Power

Aoife Doyle Kerri O Leary Dylan Raleigh

Clodagh Murphy William Wise Peter O’Toole

Noah Rossiter Mairéad Dunne

Conor Cummins Alison Frayne

Noel Mulhall Cathal Lee

Luke Nolan Aoife Doyle

Most Improved Justine Murphy

Sasha Dunne Sinead Nolan

Chloe Moulds Sean Bolger

Chloe Robbinson Niamh Atkinson

Adam Sadler Alison Coleman

Laura James Honor Mooney

Roisin Kelly Noah Rossiter

Aisling O’Rourke Kerri O’Leary

Denise Bolger Andrew Doyle

Shauna White Adam Rigely

Daniel Vickers Aine Murphy

Aoife Hennessy

Most Improved

Certificates

are given to students who

have worked hard and

shown real improvement

in a particular

subject.

Senior Prefects 2015 The Senior Prefects are elected each year by the Sixth Years. This year there are five girls and five boys. The Prefects elect a Head Girl and Head Boy from their members. Regular meetings take place with their Mentor, Ms. Íde O’Shaughnessy, to discuss a wide variety of issues relating to school life. A Senior Prefect is expected to give good example in class and around the school with regard to school rules, behaviour, punctuality, uniform, etc. They are asked to be alert for vulnerable students and potential difficulties; to notify the principal of any breakages or damage to school property; taps left running in the toilets, etc. Each Prefect is assigned to a specific 2nd Year class. The Prefect develops a relationship with the class and acts as liaison between Dean of Year / Form Teacher and class, e.g. encouraging class participation in school events. Among their other duties the Prefects represent the student body to school guests and at events outside the school and are responsible for the organisation of the End of Year Mass and the Debs Ball.

Senior Prefects 2015/2016

[Mentor: Ms. Íde O’Shaughnessy] Diarmuid Crean, Edel Crean, Roisin Kelly, George Leech,

Hugh McInerney, Leah Maher (Head Girl), Clodagh Murphy, Dylan Raleigh (Head Boy), Caoimhe Redmond and Aaron Rooney

Meitheal Leaders 2015/2016 In F.C.J. Bunclody the Meitheal Programme is advertised among 5th Year students who are invited to apply. All applicants are interviewed and the students chosen to become Meitheal Leaders undergo a training programme in the summer prior to their return to school in Septem-ber. This training programme covers the areas of personal development, identity, self-esteem, communication skills, listening skills, assertiveness skills, group dynamics, group management and many other skills that are necessary for the students to develop if the programme is to be successful. After their training the students return to the school as 6th years and are given responsibility for a number of incoming 1st years. The Meitheal Leaders ensure the smooth transition of 1st Years into the school and are available to assist them in any way necessary dur-ing their first few days in school. After this initial work they work with the junior students, developing a relationship of trust and mutual respect. If a junior student should experience difficulties or anxieties of any kind they can turn to their Meitheal Leaders and find in them under-standing, respect, advice and assistance. In this school the programme has proven to be very effective in promoting the happiness of students in general as well as reducing instances of bullying and isolation.

Meitheal Leaders 2015/2016 (Mentor—Mr. Tom Quilter)

Tomek Bialko, Sholah Cowman, Annie Doyle, Rian English-Adams, Elizabeth Kavanagh, Eva Kavanagh, Roisin Kelly,

Anna Kinsella, Bernadette Lambert, Hugh McInerney, Bill Milne, Chloe Moulds, Peter O’Toole, Aisling Power, Dylan Raleigh

& Shay Wakerly

Student Council 2015/2016 The Student Council is elected annually. The Council is made up of students from each year who are elect-ed by their fellow peers. They help to create a con-nection between students and the FCJ staff. They work hard to promote the welfare and interests of the student body. Each class has a representative to communicate with the Student Council on topics relating to school life. This year’s elections were held on the 8th of October. Each student who was nominated had the opportunity to give a speech to win votes. The Council’s Mentor is Ms. Mary McIvor.

The Student Council 2015/2016: Caitlin Clauson, Seamus Connolly, Caitlin Davis,

Luke Garland, Jonny Hassett, Sam Holmes, Elizabeth Kavanagh, Seamus Kearns, James Kelly, Macayla McDonald, Brian Moran, Kevin Morrissey,

James Murphy, Emily Power & Gavin Watchorn.

Outstanding Accomplishment This year we had an impressive 26 students who

received 5 or more A Grades at higher level in their

Junior Certificate examinations and were presented

with Academic Awards

Liza Bates, Aoife Bowe, Orlaith Breen, Becky Byrne,

Anna Dillon, Maja Dumana, Owen Finnegan,

Cian Fitzhenry, Matilda Dunne-Cronin, Aoife Gorman,

Barry Hickey, Conor Kehoe, Aideen Kinsella,

Aoife Lawlor, Ciara Moore, Kimberly O’Connor,

Roisin Ó Muiri, Hannah O’Neill, John O’Neill,

Maura O’Rourke, Matthieu Osborne, Sebastian Pim,

Adam Ryan, Barry Ryan, Tommy Sheppard

& Niamh Treacy

School News School Musical “Back To The 80s”

This week we are in the middle of

presenting our school musical,

which happens every two years.

Everyone involved has worked

really hard to prepare the show

with rehearsals on each day until

6:00 pm and at the weekends. It is

well underway and was enjoyed by

the students from the local primary schools earlier in the week.

Since then every seat has been filled for the public performances.

Anna Dillon, Daithí Medcalf, Robbie Kavanagh, Oran Fitzpatrick,

Jack Hobbs, Daniel Wibbe, Chloe Moulds, Rian English-Adams,

Katelin Murphy, Róisín Nolan, Aaron Rooney, Jack Ryan, James

Kearney, Cathal Lee, Lizzy Breen, Bronwyn Castles, Aoife Murphy

and Tom Dillane have principal roles. A huge thank you to Ms.

Threadgold, Mr. Daly, Mr. Earls, Mr. Hennessy, Ms. O’Dwyer, Ms. C.

Doyle, Mr. Cloney, Ms. O’Connor, Mr. O’Neill, Ms. O’Neill, Ms.

Kearns, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Murphy, Ms. O’Hara, Ms. L. Nolan, Ms.

Roberts, Ms. B. Doyle, Ms. Connolly, Ms. Lennon, Ms. O’Connell, Ms.

Nolan, Ms. Wade, Ms. Behan, Ms. Kelly, Ms. Mernagh and to Ms.

Nicola Carr, Mr. Kevin McEvoy, Ms. Gemma Grant, Mr. Trevor

Whelan, Mr. Joe Travers, Mr. Pat O’Gorman, Mr. Bob Leacy, Mr. Niall

O’Muiri and Mr. Fran Stephenson. In the next Newsletter we look

forward to showing you lots of photos and

interviews with cast members, backstage

crews and members of staff. We are very

proud to say that there are 65 students

appearing on stage and 75 students working

backstage, etc. with 30 members of staff

working in all areas

First Year Parent Meetings Every year the parents of each 1st Year class are invited in to meet

school management, the Dean and the class Form Teacher in an effort

to ensure that students benefit fully from what the school offers. Ms.

Threadgold, Principal, opened each meeting and outlined how the

school works. She told parents that she had met each 1st year class

and talked to them about homework and organising their time properly;

the Meitheal Leaders involved with each class explained their role in

helping the new students adjust to secondary school; the S.E.N. Co-

ordinator, Ms. Louise Kenny, outlined her role and spoke about the

assistance given to students who need help with their studies; the

class Form Teacher spoke on topics such as the pastoral care system

and various structures in the school. Finally, the Dean of Year, Mr.

Brendan Daly (Deputy Principal) gave parents an idea of other areas

which are helpful to students such as the Anti-Bullying campaign,

“Healthy Eating”, “Active Schools project” and addressed any

concerns parents had. The ePortal system was one of the things

talked about this year. The meetings took place in the Convent in the

afternoon from the 29th of September to the 5th of October. Near the

end of each meeting the students from the class were brought over to

have tea with their parents and to introduce them to their new friends.

Because the numbers in our school have gone up so much—to 815 (414 girls & 401 boys), there is now a sixth 1st Year class, which is called Marie I. Marie was one of the names of the F.C.J. Society Foundress, the Venerable Marie Madeleine d'Houët.

Active Schools

The First and Second years are performing exercises at Break time for the Active Schools programme. Beep tests for First, Second and Fourth years were completed in September in the HWH Bunclody G.A.A. Complex and will be repeated at the end of the year to see how much they have improved. First years have also completed two five kilometre runs and had an active fun day. All of this activity is being done so that we will continue to hold the Active Schools Flag which was awarded to our school earlier this year.

CRN Championships Clodagh Kehoe from Ballindaggin, who did her Leaving Cert. here in June, participated in the U18 Cumann Rince Náisiúnta Irish Dancing Championships in Castlebar, Co. Mayo recently. Congratulations to Clodagh who won first place in her age category.

European Youth Boxing

Saoirse Dignam from Ferns, who also did her Leaving Cert. here in June, defeated the world number 3, Yulia Stojko of the Ukraine, in the European Youth boxing championships in Keszethly, Hungary. Saoirse repre-sented Ireland in the Welterweight Division. She took home the bronze medal, which was a fantastic achieve-ment. Well done Saoirse! Her sister Sadhbh is in Aidan IV.