The graduation for Transition Year students took place on Tuesday May 21. Sixth Years had their graduation ceremony in the Cathedral with lovely mass - the theme of which was  ‘Take Flight and Remember Your Roots’. Take Flight is an artwork poster created for the Sixth Year Graduation Mass by Sixth Year pupil Roisín O'Connor, helped by ...

Take Flight

Transition Year students were visited by Anna Keegan from Trócaire this week. She informed students of the work Trócaire engages in to help communities ...Students also received their certificates and badges for all their work over the Easter period.

The Aloysius Foundation is a group of Transition Year students that represent St. Vincent De Paul in our school. We chose the name ‘Aloysius Foundation’ because St. Aloysius is the patron saint of young people.....Report written by: Abbie Nolan, Niamh Nolan and Caoimhe Connolly.

Students from Presentation College recently attended the regional Aloysius Foundation YSVP conference in the WIT Arena. They made a presentation and showcased the work they had done during the year. Katie Williams and the rest of the Presentation College SVP committee performed the song “Rise Up.”

The Transition Years from Ms Noone’s Religion class have created a game to highlight the issues that developing countries face every day. Their game has been entered into the Trócaire’s ‘Game Changer’ event. This event showcases games from students all over the country...

Over the past week or so, students from Presentation College have been seen running for fun. Pictured are some of our TY year group who participated in a ‘5km Fun Run’ on Friday 29 April in wonderful weather conditions. There were some excellent athletic results too. 

Transition Year Fun Run

Rory McCann came to visit our Transition Year students during March and April. Rory’s club, 10^th Planet, is a Jujitsu club based in Carlow Sports and Social Club on College Street. All students had a great time and left with valuable new skills.

Transition Years recently enjoyed a very informative talk given by Neil, a retired mental health nurse. Neil spoke about his experiences in the job. He also emphasised how he has seen physical activity have a positive impact on people and their mental hea ...