As part of the Ceiliúradh celebrations, we were delighted to receive the Leading the Way - Lighting the Way Ceist Lantern from St. Leo's College. This lantern is being passed from school to school. It symbolises our common Ceist values. Pictured are our Doireann, our Head Girl and Aaron, our Head Boy along with Principal, Mr Ray Murray and Deputy Principal, Ms Lorraine Gillespie. We now pass the lantern and all it symbolises for our Ceist community to Presentation De La Salle College Bagenalstown.  

February First is always St. Brigid's Day. This year was particularly special. We also marked the fifteen year anniversary of Ceist - this is the governing body of our Presentation College. Many different class based activities took place. Ms Fogarty showed her classes how to make St Brigid's crosses. Click on the heading for more photos.

 

On Wednesday 22nd September nineteen young people from Graiguecullen/Killeshin parish received their Heather Cowan Award. This is the third year the parish and Cowen family have presented the awards in memory of a very special young person Heather Cowan, who passed away three years ago. Presentation College has had recipients of this Award each year. This year the recipients are: Ben Hovenden Damian Korus Jodie Dooley Salter. We would like to thank them for their service to their school and parish....

 

This year is a challenging one for students and their families. Bishop Denis has made a short video which we are sharing with all students at this time.  Click on this link to view it: Catholic Schools Week

 

Each year at this time we celebrate “Catholic Schools Week” as a school community. This year the themes of Faith, Hope, Resilience, Love and Community have never been more important as we adapt to the fast pace of change and challenges in the world.

Thanks to technology we can still share in this celebration with some thoughts and reflections throughout the week. Please feel free to take a moment to read the following quotes and reflection on today’s theme;

FAITH

“Our humanity, our community response, our FAITH and our dedication has served as a beacon of light for many during the darkness and difficulty of the last few months. Let us keep this beacon burning brightly to make sure no one is left alone as we forge a new normal in our lives.” Deacon Brian Williams

 

American poet Amanda Gorman captured the world’s attention with her stirring reading of “The Hill We Climb,” she composed in honour of the 46th presidential inauguration. The 22-year-old’s words reflect this day in history and the hope of a brighter tomorrow. ​
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Just like President Joe Biden, Gorman had a speech impediment as a child and worked tirelessly to become the speaker she is today. She is the youngest poet to ever give a reading at a presidential inauguration—and her words now resonate worldwide, offering a fresh perspective for hope and faith.

Wishing all our staff, students, their families and the wider Presentation family every grace and blessing today on 'Presentation Day'. Please click on the link for further details: Message from the Presentation Sisters

 

Congratulations to the students who received their Awards recently. The following students were awarded with their Awards at a ceremony in Graiguecullen: Katie Bannan – Gold, Seán O'Driscoll – Gold, Ben Hovenden - Papal Cross, Jodie Dooley Salter - Papal Cross, Amelia Chodorska - Papal Cross and Damian Korus - Papal Cross. In addition, the following students received Awards from their parishes:   Doireann Broderick - Gold, Sarah Doyle - Gold, Emer Flynn - Gold, Pádraic Kelly - Gold, Oisín Shannon - Gold, Nessa Whelan - Gold, Chloe Watchorn - Gold. Pictures from Ceremony

Catholic Schools Week 2020 ran from 26th January to 2nd February. The theme of this year’s Catholic Schools Week was ‘Catholic Schools: Living in Harmony with God’s Creation’. The theme encourages us to see that we all have a responsibility to care for the earth, not just for our own future, but for the future of every one of God’s creatures. We celebrated each day’s themes with ...

Once again staff and students were involved in the Christmas Shoe box Appeal. TY students had a keen interest in helping out with this project and over 30 students volunteered to help Ms Ryan in the very worthy cause...

Presentation Sisters and friends of Nano Nagle, all over the world, celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of Mary in the Temple on the 21st November each year...On Presentation Day students and staff participated in a wonderful mass organised by the Religion and Music departments. Students were involved in all aspects of the mass. Head Girl -  Meadhbh Broderick and Head Boy - Charlie O’Meara welcomed everyone to Askea Church.

Students recently held a no uniform day to raise funds for the Hope Foundation... With the help of the donation from staff and students from Presentation College improved eye care will be made available to the children living in slums and hospitals in Kolkata.