The school is alive with the sounds of tracks from Bugsy Malone this week. Over 150 cast and crew are busy putting the finishing touches before their first performances on Tuesday, 22nd October for primary schools. Director David Doyle and Musical Director Maeve Lyons have been working hard over the last two months to ensure the show is of the highest standard. Evening Shows Thursday 24th, Friday 25th and Saturday 26th at 8pm . Tickets available from school reception.

Last week, students from Presentation College Carlow signed up for the Cyber Code as part of the Young Social Innovators Project. The project, run by Transition Year students, deals with the major issue of Cyber Bullying.

Congratulations to our medal winners from Saturday 18th May:
Keith Noctor : Silver in Senior 400m Hurdles
Danny Lawler :Silver in Senior 800m
Owen Scully: Bronze in Senior 400m
Senior Relay Team finished Second: Keith Noctor, Gavin Curran, Danny Lawler and Owen Scully.

Presentation College would like to wish all students the best of luck in their summer exams.  Please find exam timetables below: 

Kerry footballer Colm Cooper visited Presentation College Carlow on Tuesday 14th May as part of the AIB Build-A-Bank Competition. The GAA All-Star took a two hour training session with the school football teams displaying some of the finer points of the game.

This year,being Bliain na Gaelilge, there is a stronger focus on Irish language activities at Presentation College Carlow. Some First Years in particular have demonstrated a deep interest in the native tongue. At the end of April, Class1A1 directed and performed the play ‘Pluirin Sneachta’ and it proved to be a most enjoyable experience for all. To add to the excitement, the results of the Seachtain na Gaeilge National Competitions were announced a week later and Sadhbh Redmond, a First Year student, was pleasantly surprised to see her name on the winner’s list for the seanfhocal competition. Sadhbh got second place in the Junior Section and was awarded a cash prize and a certificate. Her entry was an artistic interpretation of the seanfhocal ‘Ni feidir ceann criona a chur ar cholainn og’ (‘You can’t put an old head on young shoulders’). Comhghairdeas mor le Sadhbh. 

Students from 2A1 and 2A5 Religion classes went on a tour of the mosque in the Islamic Centre in Clonskeagh, Dublin as part of their studies of World Religions. The students enjoyed an informative and educational tour around the interior of the mosque and also learned about the various traditions and rituals associated with the Islamic religion. The students were accompanied by their teachers Mrs. Maher and Mrs. Coburn and a great day was had by all.

‘Take Away My Way’ Competition
Congratulations to Viktorijia Vilcauskyte, Transition Year student of Presentation College Carlow who has reached the All Island Final of the Take Away My Way Cookery Competition. This competition is run in by St Angela’s College Sligo in conjunction with Safefood Ireland. The competition asks secondary students around Ireland to choose their favourite take away dish and modify it to create a healthy take away dish alternative.

Active School Week takes place in Presentation College from Monday April 29th to Friday May 3rd .This week highlights the importance of P.E., physical activity and sport in school and reinforces the Active School Flag which was achieved last year. Active School Week concludes with a Sports Day for all students. This year Monica Percy, one of the leaders in Operation Transformation, will be in the school during Sports Day and will present medals.