St Joseph's

Secondary School Tulla

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR TY FUNDRAISING RAFFLE WINNERS

Details: Written by Administrator; Last Updated: 19 December 2017; Created: 19 December 2017; Hits: 1576

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A huge thank you to all of our sponsors and to everyone who bought lines to support our Transition Year First Aid Fundraising Initiative. We have raised €782 which will go towards training our TYs in First Aid.

Thank you to Bank of Ireland for a €200 One4All Voucher won by Margaret Leyden

Thank you to the school for the gift of a Christmas Hamper won by Niamh Mulqueen

Thank you to H&M Travel for a Lunch Voucher won by Frank Mulqueen

Thank you to Bens Surf School for surfing lessons won by Ruth Browne

Thank you to Delta Karting for a Karting Voucher won by Ms. Lonergan

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TY Taster Day in the Shannon College of Hotel Management

Details: Written by Administrator; Last Updated: 12 December 2017; Created: 12 December 2017; Hits: 1832

TY students were invited to spend a day in the Shannon College of Hotel Management recently. The students really enjoyed the taster programme which had been organised for them. It gave them a good insight into the different courses offered and the possible future career paths which might be open to a graduate of the college.

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Transition Year Newsletter

Details: Written by Administrator; Last Updated: 04 December 2017; Created: 04 December 2017; Hits: 1875

Click on the link below for our current Newsletter

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School Calendar Updated

Details: Written by Administrator; Last Updated: 01 December 2017; Created: 01 December 2017; Hits: 2203

We have updated the school calendar with the dates for the rest of the year and this is available here

Drumming workshop

Details: Written by Administrator; Last Updated: 01 December 2017; Created: 01 December 2017; Hits: 2109

The First Year and Transition Year music classes enjoyed a pop drumming workshop with John Hennessy. The students learned about the importance of rhythm and the role of the drum kit in pop music.Students had great fun trying out a variety of rhythms on the drum kit. Some students proved to be natural drummers and played amazing music.

We will have John Hennessy back in the new year for another enjoyable workshop.

Transition Year Christmas Market

Details: Written by Administrator; Last Updated: 28 November 2017; Created: 28 November 2017; Hits: 1984

Doonbeg Christmas Market

On this coming Friday December 1st, four mini companies from Transition Year will represent our school at the Doonbeg Trump Christmas market, which is being held at Trump International Hotel in Doonbeg. The Christmas market will be open between 4pm and 8pm with a firework display rounding off the evening. All families are invited to experience an early taste of Christmas and support our transition year students

John Paul 2 Awards

Details: Written by Administrator; Last Updated: 25 November 2017; Created: 25 November 2017; Hits: 1905

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Congratulations to all of our students who received their John Paul 2 awards last thursday night 23-11-2017 in the west county Ennis. Well done to you all - a fantastic achievement.

Tulla Crowned Munster Champs

Details: Written by Administrator; Last Updated: 25 November 2017; Created: 25 November 2017; Hits: 1849

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ST Joseph’s Tulla were crowned Munster U16½ B schools hurling champions on Wednesday after beating Blackwater Community School from Waterford.
Full match report and more photos to follow soon

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European Parliament Visit

Details: Written by Administrator; Last Updated: 22 November 2017; Created: 22 November 2017; Hits: 1757

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Between October 5th and 7th, a group of students from our school traveled to Strasbourg in France for a day in the European Parliament, as part of the Euroscola initiative. We were joined by students from all over Europe. This tour, subsidised by the EU, was won by the Saint Joseph's debating team in Dublin Castle last February. On October 6th, we entered the building bright and early, where we were greeted with some breakfast. After this, we entered the massive "Hemicycle" (the room where the politicians discuss the topics at hand). Here we were treated to speeches by students representing each school there – a fascinating experience. Meaghan Peter represented Ireland and delivered a great speech signifying who and what we are. We then had a discussion and question & answer session with Rainer Wieland, Vice President of the European Parliament, before we were given the chance to interact with other schools in a quiz, which required us to use many different languages. Then we were divided into a number of groups, each dealing with a key issue of our time, such as development aid, human rights, and youth employment; we then had to draw up policy reform proposal on each topic. This proved captivating, as we got to see a multitude of opinions and insights from all over Europe. After each group elected two spokespeople, we channeled back into the hemicycle, where these spokespeople presented these ideas and proposals to all the other groups. One of the spokespeople elected was our own Michael Fitzgerald, who put forward a speech on security and human rights. We were then given a chance to use the voting machines used by the MEPs, when voting on whether or not to accept theses presented proposals. The day was finished up by an entertaining quiz show as a single to the quiz we took part in earlier. On the other two days of the trip, we visited the cities of Strasbourg and Heidelberg, which featured beautiful architecture, fascinating culture, and a microcosm of a changing Europe in the heartland of the continent – the Rhineland. Overall, the trip was extraordinary, and something that we will all remember for the rest of our lives. It made us realise we are not only citizens of Ireland, but also of Europe, and the world.

Ethan Delaney

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