Forty five  brave firewalkers took part in last Friday nights Firewalk, in aid of Presentation College Zambia fund. 
What is fire walking? It's the practice of walking barefoot across a bed of burning coals without getting burned. Fire walking is a powerful tool designed to help transform fear and to inspire people to do things they initially didn't think possible. It can show you that there is more to 'reality' than you think, that many limitations which people experience in life are self-imposed, and that you can actually create your own reality in your work, family and intimate relationships. Congratulations to all involved and a huge "Thank You" to all who sponsored the volunteers. See Photos Here

On Wednesday January 11^th,all transition year students were introduced to a new sport “Ultimate Frisbee” as part of their P.E. program.It was facilitated by Mr. Dominick Smyth the Ultimate Frisbee Development Officer who also plays on the Irish  team and assisted by Carlow native  Ms. Helen Hobson from Hacketstown who is also a member of the national team.

Ultimate is a non contact sport played with a disc and challenges you to throw,catch,run,jump and dive.

How to play?

Take a rectangular pitch with endzones at each end.One team goes from left to right,passing the disc between teammates and catches in the endzone to score a point.All the while a second team is trying to stop them by making it difficult to throw or catch.

Transition Year students enjoyed a great day out on Wednesday 21st December . They travelled to Dublin to Christmas on Ice in Kilmainham, followed by an entertaining afternoon at Jedward and the Beanstalk Panto in the Olympia Theatre.

On Wed.Dec.14th the fifth year girls tag rugby team played an away game against St. Leos.This is the girls third game this year and it proved to be a very entertaining and exciting game, ending in a draw.The following girls scored tries for Presentation College,Grace Byrne,Claudia,Leigh Walshe,Aina,Stacey Farrell,Elisa,Jacinta Bermingham and  Jenny Malone.

Fourteen Presentation College students are setting up their three stands.

Well done to the Fourth and Fifth Year students who took part in last Thursday night’s display of school talent in the GB Shaw Theatre. Presentation College were one of four local schools who took part in a great night’s entertainment by performing an extract from the popular West Side Story.

Fifth Year Tag Rugby

On Mon. Dec. 5th the Fifth Year girls tag rugby team played a team from Tullow C.S.. Tullow won the game , however the Presentation girls learned a lot and are definitely improving as they get more game play.

In November for three weeks, Ms. Nathalie O’Shea, a past pupil and dance teacher with Karen Yates Dance School , taught all transition year students hip hop and break dance  as part of their physical education program.This proved to be a most enjoyable and worthwhile experience.

eircom today announced details of the shortlist for the 2011 eircom Junior Spider Awards. The awards, which were established in 2009, recognise and reward students for the successful and innovative ways in which they use the Internet in their daily lives.

The awards are open to students at both primary and post primary level. The Mega Spiders at primary school level has three categories which are Best School Website, Best School Blog and Best Project.

At post primary level, the categories are split across two groups: The Giga Spiders for First to Third year students and the Tera Spiders for Fourth to Sixth year students. The categories under both age groups include Best Concept and Best Web Design. There is also a Grand Prix Award which goes to the overall winner at each age level in the primary and post primary category.http://www.juniorspiders.ie/2011/12/01/shortlist-announced/

TY News

Transition Year students enjoyed a visit to Trinity College Dublin last week and NUI Maynooth in the previous week. These were tremendous opportunities for the students to view the facilities and hear about the different courses available after leaving secondary school. Meanwhile, back in school, TY students were busy promoting their mini-companies and running the school bank. This week, their learning curve takes them to the workplace as each student does one week of work experience. Presentation College is as ever deeply appreciative of the efforts made by the many local employers who assist with the work experience programme.

Sports News

The past few weeks have been very busy with important football matches. Our senior boys soccer team (U19) had a fantastic 5-1 victory over St. Kieran’s of Kilkenny last week and an encouraging 2-2 draw with Carlow CBS. Our U.18 and U.16 Gaelic footballers qualified for Leinster quarter finals with victories over De La Salle Bagnalstown and Monasterevin.

West Side Story

Best of luck to the Fourth and Fifth Year cast members of the memorable school show West Side Story who will perform an extract from the show in the GB Shaw Theatre on Thursday 8^th December. The performance is part of the ‘Six of the Best’ series which met with great success last year.