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Ms McCann writes: “On Tuesday, a group of students took part in the national bird count. The group recorded data to show the species and number of birds inhabiting the boarders of the school grounds. The group were positioned in various stations for visual sightings and also used the ‘Merlin’App to monitor auditory recordings. The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch is the UK’s largest annual bird survey, recorded last year, over 590,000 people counting 9.1 million birds to check pop

Earlier today, we were delighted to hand over the money raised from our non‑uniform day before the half‑term break to Air Ambulance Northern Ireland. We were especially pleased to welcome Colleen Milligan from the Air Ambulance NI fundraising team for the presentation. The Shimna community showed great generosity in supporting a charity that delivers life‑saving critical care across Northern Ireland every day. It’s a truly worthy cause that makes a real difference in our loca

Two of our Sixth Form students, Ailbhe and Jude, were interviewed yesterday regarding proposed changes to the education system in Northern Ireland. Find out more here https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj6d87jy2w6o

Earlier today, three Shimna students competed in the Ulster Cross-Country championships. They deserve great credit for the way they battled through heavy rainfall and icy wind at the event held in Mallusk. Year 9 student Jamie Magee recovered well after an early fall to finish strongly in the minor boys 2.3km race in a time of 9:39 seconds. Year 12 student Jamie O'Flaherty also ran a great race in the Intermediate boys over 4.6km. He maintained a very steady pace throughout a

Great to welcome in our friends from Mourne Stimulus, the fantastic daycare charity in Kilkeel. We were delighted to present them with a cheque for the amount raised in one of our recent student-led fundraisers. https://www.mournestimulus.com/