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Our U14 Girls Gaelic team made the short trip to Bryansford GAC to face off against St. Colman's, Ballynahinch in their Ulster LGFA Championship game. While both teams were guaranteed quarter final places, top spot in the group was at place. The game started with both schools going back and forth for the first 5 minutes with Evie Sloan and Katie Shiells the scorers for Shimna. Shimna then burst into gear and two quick goals from Robyn Rick gave Shimna a commanding lead. Shimn

Our girls’ Year 8 and 9 football team did the College proud in the IFA Festival of Football, held in wintry conditions at the Donard Park ground yesterday. They were unbeaten in six games, winning five and drawing one against teams from Kilkeel, St Louis, Newry High and Dromore .   Our girls demonstrated skill, composure on the ball and great teamwork throughout. Evie McCann, Abbie McClure and Caoimhe Pagan  were solid in defence and quick to bring the ball forward, while Kac

Our U14 Boys performed with great credit in their debut Ulster finals. Winning one, drawing one and losing two matches, they finished third overall. Star performers were Darragh McGrath, who demonstrated exceptional running and kicking, as well as Daniel Murray, Porter Headley and Charlie Sneddon for their defensive work. Ollie Rice and Thomas Hyland also deserve credit for playing with boys a year older than themselves, showing great determination and bravery.

Thank you to Gareth, Niamh and Angeline from the BBC for leading a highly informative news-making session with our Year 10 students on Monday. Following up on the initial training session last month, our students were given the opportunity to present their own reports, separating out real and fake news agendas.

Thanks to everyone for joined us on a gloriously sunny Saturday afternoon for a community table tennis event. It was also the first time we’ve used our brand new equipment. A massive thank you to Aleks and Frankie from Table Tennis Ireland for organising and coaching all-comers.