School Life, Culture & Achievements

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Cooking Demonstration: Easter Gingerbread Men with Siobhan Donnelly

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🍪 Wellbeing Initiative • Culinary Masterclass Cooking Demonstration: Easter Gingerbread Men with Siobhan Donnelly 24 February 2021 • Davitt College & School Completion Programme As part of our ongoing Wellbeing Initiative, Davitt College and the School Completion Programme were delighted to welcome Siobhan Donnelly of “Siobhan’s Cakes and Bakes” to the school to deliver a series of engaging cookery demonstrations. Taking place on Wednesday afternoons, these interactive sessions are designed to promote student wellbeing, practical life skills, and nutritional awareness through expert culinary showcases. For her very first demonstration, Siobhan guided our audience through the step-by-step process of baking and beautifully decorating festive Easter Gingerbread Men. Those in attendance thoroughly enjoyed learning the secrets to perfect dough consistency, spice balance, and detailed icing techniques. A sincere thank you to Siobhan Donnelly and the School Completion Programme for facilitating this wonderful wellness initiative. Watch the two demonstration video showcases below to see the masterclass in action! 🍪✨👩‍🍳👨‍🍳🐰🎨 🎥 Video Masterclass Showcases Demonstration Part 1 Watch Part 1 on YouTube → Demonstration Part 2 Watch Part 2 on YouTube → ×

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Safer Internet Day 2021: #BeKindOnline

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🛡️ Digital Wellbeing • #BeKindOnline Safer Internet Day 2021: #BeKindOnline 9 February 2021 • SPHE Department Today marks Safer Internet Day across the globe! 🌍 To celebrate, we are keeping the conversation going all week in our SPHE classes with essential discussions around digital wellbeing and internet safety. Our brilliant first-year students have been leading the charge, designing the incredibly creative posters featured below. We want to remind our entire school community of one simple but powerful rule: always #BeKindOnline. 💙 You are entirely responsible for your digital behaviour. Please take a moment today to step back and reflect on how your online actions matter, and the profound impact your words can have on others. 🌐📱🤝✨ ×

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Christmas Jumper Day Raises €724.94 for Mayo Roscommon Hospice

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🎄 Charity Fundraiser • Community Spirit Christmas Jumper Day Raises €724.94 for Mayo Roscommon Hospice 28 January 2021 • Davitt College Community Christmas is now a distant memory for us all! But we wanted to spread some of the festive cheer that was in the air towards the end of our last term with a look back at our fantastic Christmas Jumper Day. Our students and staff fully embraced the festive spirit, lighting up the school corridors in an incredible array of colorful, creative, and wonderfully festive knitwear. More importantly, the event was a massive fundraising success. Thanks to the outstanding generosity of our school community, a grand total of €724.94 was raised for the Mayo Roscommon Hospice. A sincere thank you to everyone who participated, brought in festive cheer, and donated to this incredibly worthy cause. Your generosity is greatly appreciated and will go a long way in supporting vital hospice services in our local region! 🎄🎅🦌✨💛👏 ×

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Trinity College Dublin Entrance Exhibition Award: Cathal Derrig

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🎓 Academic Excellence • University Honours Trinity College Dublin Entrance Exhibition Award: Cathal Derrig 26 January 2021 • Academic Achievement We are sending our warmest congratulations to Cathal Derrig, a member of our Leaving Certificate class of 2020, who has been honored with a prestigious Trinity College Dublin Entrance Exhibition Award. These awards are strictly reserved for incoming first-year students who achieve exceptional excellence in their Leaving Certificate results. Cathal’s academic dedication and brilliant performance have earned him this well-deserved national recognition. He is currently pursuing a Level 8 Honor’s Degree in Theoretical Physics at Trinity College Dublin. The entire community at Davitt College is incredibly proud of Cathal’s landmark success. We wish him every continued success in his university studies and in all of his future academic and professional endeavors! 🎓🏛️⚛️📜🌟👏 ×

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First Year Festive Showcase: Christmas Cards & Wood Technology Creations

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🎄 Student Showcase • English & Wood Technology First Year Festive Showcase: Christmas Cards & Wood Technology Creations Davitt College First Year Showcase As the winter term drew to a close, our multi-talented First Year students were incredibly busy channeling their festive creativity across different departments to craft beautiful seasonal gifts for their family and friends. ✍️ Seasonal Poetry & Christmas Cards in 1E English In the English department, students in class 1E worked exceptionally hard to compose imaginative Christmas poems and design beautifully styled seasonal greeting cards. The students combined their developing literacy skills with artistic flair to create thoughtful, heartfelt messages for their loved ones, spreading plenty of holiday cheer through the written word. 🪚 Handcrafted Decorations in Wood Technology Meanwhile, the practical rooms were buzzing with activity as First Year students put their design and manufacturing skills to the test in Wood Technology. Over several weeks, the students carefully planned, cut, and sanded beautiful wooden Christmas decorations. These custom pieces make for wonderful, lasting keepsakes that will undoubtedly hold pride of place on Christmas trees at home for years to come. We are incredibly proud of the hard work, craftsmanship, and imagination demonstrated by our First Years across both disciplines! 🎄✨🎅🪵🎁👏 ×

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“Winter Song” – A Festive Performance by The Davitt College Singers

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🎶 Music & Choir • Virtual Performance “Winter Song” – A Festive Performance by The Davitt College Singers 14 December 2020 • Music Department Embracing the sentiment that “social distance doesn’t mean we are not together,” The Davitt College Singers united creatively from afar to share a very special musical message. This Christmas, our incredibly talented vocalists came together from the comfort of their own homes to record a beautiful collaborative cover of “Winter Song” by Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson. Despite the physical distance, our students synchronized their voices to produce a moving, high-quality performance that perfectly captures the strength and spirit of our school community. We hope you thoroughly enjoy this wonderful performance from our exceptional students. We would also like to take this opportunity to wish all of our students, staff, families, and the wider community a happy and safe Christmas, and we look forward to a brighter year ahead! ❄️✨🎄🎶🌟👏 Watch directly on YouTube →

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BPW Western Region Champions!

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🏆 Public Speaking • Regional Champions BPW Western Region Champions! 8 November 2019 • Debating & Public Speaking Society A massive congratulations to our public speaking team who were crowned winners of the BPW (Business and Professional Women’s Organisation) Western Region Girls’ Public Speaking Competition! Our talented speakers went head-to-head with top schools across the province, showcasing incredible articulation, poise, and structured argumentation. This prestigious win highlights the immense public speaking talent we have here in Davitt College and continues our proud tradition of excellence in competitive speech. A huge well done to the girls and their dedicated mentors on a fantastic achievement on the regional stage! 🏆🎤🌟👏✨ ×

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Leaving Certificate Student Michael Fleming Selected for European Youth Parliament

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🇪🇺 European Youth Parliament • International Delegation Leaving Certificate Student Michael Fleming Selected for European Youth Parliament 23 October 2019 • Davitt College Castlebar Davitt College, Castlebar, extends its proudest congratulations to Leaving Certificate student Michael Fleming, who achieved the exceptional honor of being selected to represent Ireland at the international stage of the European Youth Parliament (EYP). Michael was one of just six young people chosen from across the entire country to form the Irish delegation. He travelled to Germany to participate in the prestigious 91st International Session of the European Youth Parliament, which took place in Hamburg. During the session, Michael and his fellow delegates collaborated with hundreds of peers from across Europe, engaging in intense committee work, debating pressing global issues, and drafting formal resolutions on European policy. This selection is a testament to Michael’s outstanding public speaking abilities, leadership skills, and keen interest in international affairs. The entire Davitt College community is immensely proud of his landmark achievement! 🇪🇺🎤📜🌟👏 ×

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Prestigious Inaugural Joe McDonagh Award for Davitt College

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🏆 National Award • Irish Culture & Heritage Prestigious Inaugural Joe McDonagh Award for Davitt College 17 October 2019 • ETBI National Awards The Education and Training Board of Ireland (ETBI) has proudly announced that Davitt College is this year’s joint winner of the ETBI National Joe McDonagh Award 2019. 🏆 Honouring a Champion of Irish Culture This prestigious award celebrates Irish culture, Irish heritage, and the Irish language. The late Joe McDonagh was a former Chief Executive Officer of Galway VEC and, more recently, the Chief Executive of the Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board. He was an enthusiastic Gaeilgeoir and a passionate champion of education, the GAA, and Ireland’s rich cultural heritage. 🏅 A Winning Night in Athlone The official Awards Ceremony was held in the Sheraton Hotel, Athlone, on the 25th of September 2019. Students from Davitt College, accompanied by their teacher Mrs. Fiona O’Connor, were absolutely thrilled to receive the Joe McDonagh Trophy, alongside a €1,000 scholarship dedicated to the continued promotion of Irish culture, language, and heritage within the school. 🤝 Creative and Inclusive Storytelling The school’s winning entry comprised a beautifully crafted short film featuring a re-enactment of the famous Irish folklore legend, Cú Chulainn. This highly creative project was voiced over in Irish, subtitled in English, and fully signed using Irish Sign Language (ISL). With inclusivity being a paramount part of the ETBI’s ethos, our students purposefully focused their film on the inclusive use of the three recognised languages of Ireland, brilliantly showcasing our national heritage for all to enjoy. 👥 Attendees & Pictured Dignitaries Front Row (Left to Right): Caoimhe Halligan; Ms. Bernie Rowland, Principal, Davitt College; Clodagh Cahill-Gilligan; Ms. Fiona O’Connor, Teacher, Davitt College; Fiona Minish, Emer Minish; Ms. Mary Madden, Director of Schools, MSLETB Back Row (Left to Right): Kolette Kucinskas; Ryan Mulligan; Dylan Loftus; Mr. Tom Grady, Chief Executive, MSLETB ×

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Davitt College Students Selected as Webwise Student Ambassadors

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🛡️ Leadership • Webwise Ambassador Programme Davitt College Students Selected as Webwise Student Ambassadors 1 October 2019 • Transition Year Leadership A massive congratulations to Davitt College Transition Year students Kollete Kucinskas and Damien Lydon, who have been proudly selected as Webwise Student Ambassadors! 💻 Promoting Internet Safety As part of this fantastic national initiative, Webwise Ireland will provide Kollete and Damien with comprehensive online webinars and offline training. This expert guidance is designed to empower our students to step into leadership roles and promote vital safer internet campaigns right here within the Davitt College community. Well done to Kollete and Damien on taking up such an important and positive initiative for the school! 🌐📱🛡️👏✨ ×

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