Athy College News

Athy College Wins Again

2012-01-31T14:57:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to the U15 football team who beat Prosperous 3-0. Well done to trainer and manager Mr Doyle

South Leinster Champions

2012-01-27T06:35:00.001-08:00

Athy College today defeated Avondale CC to become the u14 South Leinster champions. Congratulations to captain Conor Germaine and Trainer Damien Murphy

And Finally

2012-01-25T14:38:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to the U14 Gaelic team who are through to the South Leinster final this Friday. Well done

Great Sport This Week

2012-01-20T07:14:00.000-08:00

The coming week is a busy one for our sports Department with an away Volleyball match on Monday, Both Boys and Girls basketball matches (home and away) on Tue, Soccer final on Wed (away), Volleyball (away) on Thur and U14 Gaelic Semi final on Fri. And that does not include individual athletics participants. Great Sport all together!

U15 through to Final

2012-01-15T12:17:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to U15 Football team who recently defeated portlaoise and are now through to the final. Well done tothe team and coach Mr Doyle.

Evening Classes

2012-01-09T15:06:00.000-08:00

Now is the time to enrol for Adult Evening Classes.

Online enrolmentis at www.kildarevec.ie with in person enrolment on Fri 13th at college at 1.15 pm or Thur 19 715pm to 8.30pm

Happy New Year

2011-12-29T03:16:00.000-08:00

Athy College wish all students and their families a very Happy and Peaceful New Year

Christmas ‘Goal Mile’ Athy.

2011-12-22T01:20:00.000-08:00

Athy College hosted their first ‘Goal Mile’ on Wednesday 21^st Dec 2011 on their all weather pitch. The event was attended by staff and students. A large turnout attended with all classes represented. Students and staff had the option of walking the mile on the tarmac path around the perimeter of the pitch or running the mile around the pitch edges, with 5 laps representing a mile. The event this year was organised on a trial basis to explore the feasibility of an all school campus event next Christmas 2012. Many thanks to all who attended and to the helpers on the day.

Campus Together

2011-12-08T15:17:00.001-08:00

Staff from all of the schools on campus got together in Athy College on Dec 8th to take part in a collaborative exercise in Teams Games Tournament. With a cummulative staff of over 80 between an Gaelscoil, Model School, St Patrick's and Athy College the gathering gave everybody the opportunity to get to know one another and is hopefully the first of many such events.

Getting there by Degrees

2011-11-26T17:16:00.001-08:00

Past pupil, Rachel Whelan, who recently graduated from Institute of Technology Carlow with a Bachelors Degree (Honours) in Business Management. Rachel is currently studying for a Masters in Business Management in Waterford Institute of Technology

Science Week at College

2011-11-14T14:02:00.000-08:00

Science Week began with a visit to Athy College Science department by the Fourth Class students from Scoil Phadraig Naofa. They were treated to "exciting" experiments which had universal appeal.

Christmas Comes to Athy College

2011-11-04T11:15:00.000-07:00

Great excitement as past pupil Seamus Malone, famous for his work on Chicken Run, Wallace and Grommit, Shaun the Sheep, gave a lecture and workshop on animation to a capacity crowd in the college on Thursday night. Seamus received an Emmy for his direction of Shaun the Sheep last year and gave the audience a great insight into how animation really works.

Aardman Studios where Seamus works are just about to release their latest movie "Arthur Christmas" and Seamus gave a background tour of its creation.

Third Yr Trip To Baltinglass Outdoor Education Centre

2011-10-28T01:24:00.000-07:00

A rainy start didn't dampen spirits of the third year students on their recent trip to Baltinglass Outdoor Education Centre. A fantastic day was had by all, students took part in wall climbing, abseiling, canoeing, archery and orienteering. Thanks to the SCP for its support.

GOAL Jersey Day

2011-10-25T14:20:00.001-07:00

Athy College Fifth year LCVP students with Karen O’Shea of the ‘Goal’ Charity Organization. Karen visited the students on Tuesday 25^th Oct. to give them a talk on the work that Goal do around the World. The students raised a total of €317 as part of Goal Jersey day recently held in the school. The LCVP class presented Karen with a cheque on behalf of the students of Athy College.

2011-10-25T14:20:00.000-07:00

Congratulations

2011-10-21T02:48:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Athy College u15 soccer team for their great win over the Curragh Post primary School.

Parent Teacher Meeting

2011-10-14T04:23:00.001-07:00

Parent teacher meeting for exam classes Tuesday next Oct 18th form 4.15pm to 6.15pm

After School Study

2011-09-16T16:46:00.000-07:00

Supervised after school study has now begun and takes place from Mon to Thur (4.15pm - 5.45pm). There is no charge and it is open to all students. Names to Ms O'Connor

Join Us Next Year

2011-09-01T15:01:00.000-07:00

Athy College will be holding our annual Open Day for primary school students on Fri 16th September when primary schools will be invited in to take a tour of the school.

On SAT 17th the school will be open until 3.30pm for parents who wish to visit and enrolments will be taken on the day.

Enrolment is open until Feb 1st 2012 and in line with best practice there is no deposit required. Enrolment forms can be collected from the college office or downloaded here.

Frequently Asked Questions

2011-08-15T15:00:00.000-07:00

Dates of Opening

Students return to school on the following days and must be in full uniform:

Wed Aug 24th -First Years and Sixth Years

Thur Aug 25th - Second and Third Years

Fri Aug 26th - Fifth Years and both LCA years

Timetables and books will be organised and students should be finished by 1pm and will not have to return for classes until Mon 29th. Students will be given a book rental bill which must be paid before books are released. Bills are normally in the range of €100 to €150. This includes book rental, 24 hour insurance, locker rental, ID card, journal, etc

Food

At Athy College we operate a Breakfast Club where students are welcome to a simple breakfast each morning before school (Tea/Coffee/juice/toast/cereal) free of charge.

At the morning break sandwiches and fruit are available for all students also free of charge.

A subsidised lunch is available Mon to Thur at the cost of €2.50 per day. We ask students to pay in advance. Lunch consists of filled rolls and soup or a hot dish on some days

Leaving School

First and Second year students are not permitted to leave the school during lunchtime and we appreciate the overwhelming support of parents in operating this policy

Information

The most current information on the college is always available on www .athycollege .ie our policies, timetables, application forms, etc are available on www .athycollege .net Queries, comments are welcome at mail @athycollege .ie

Mobile Phones

Mobile Phones are not permitted in the college. If they ring or become visible to staff members they will be confiscated. See full policy here.

Leaving Cert Results

2011-08-11T09:01:00.000-07:00

Leaving Cert results will issue from the school on Wed 17th at 10.30 am

Nora O'Connor

2011-07-07T10:59:00.000-07:00

It is with deep sadness that we learned today of the death of our friend and colleague Nora O'Connor. Nora retired last September and is fondly remembered by staff and hundreds of students both past and present. We offer our sympathy to her daughters Joan, Olivia and Aileen and her sisters and brother.
Funeral Details: Nora O'Connor,

Removal from her daughter, Joan's house, Ballyadams, Athy, on Sunday morning at 11.15, arriving at St Michael's Parish Church, Athy, for Requiem Mass at Midday.

Burial afterwards in Milltown Cemetery. Guard of honour from new school premises 11.30

Book Bill Payments

2011-07-04T16:18:00.000-07:00

In view of the hard financila times which we are going through, some parents requested if we could accept instalments on the book rental bill during the summer.

It will be possible for parents to pay instalments on students' book billsduring school hours on the following dates:

August 9th, August 12th and August 16th to August 19th

Academic Scholarship

2011-06-20T14:54:00.000-07:00

The 2011 Academic Scholarship for Athy College was recently won by Dylan Kelly, a current student of Churchtown NS. Dylan was presented with the trophy by John Calvey of Bank of Ireland and school principal Richard Daly. The scholarship includes vouchers for School books, school uniform and a continental school tour.

GUIDANCE POLICY - DRAFT

2011-06-16T02:31:00.000-07:00

The draft of Athy College's up-dated Guidance Policy is available to be read by BOM members, teachers,parents/guardians and students on www.athycollege.net. Thank you to Mrs. M. Cambie McEvoy for her work on formulating this policy. All input and comments are welcome and should be emailed to bsunderland@athycollege.ie

A Pitch for All Seasons

2011-06-09T09:05:00.000-07:00

Construction of the new all weather astroturf pitch has begun and the pitch will be available for playing on at the end of the summer. This new campus facility will mean that we have a playable pitch regardles of the weather.

Best of Luck

2011-06-08T00:40:00.001-07:00

Best of luck to all of our exam students who start their Leaving and Junior Certificate examinations today. We wish you evey success.

WELL DONE TO OUR TRIATHLETES

2011-06-05T10:28:00.000-07:00

Hearty congratulations to 3 Athy College teachers who completed the Athy Triathlon to raise funds for the Irish Cancer Society. Pictured above are Billy Higgins, who cycled, Frank Whelan, who swam, and Deirdre Murphy, who ran. In total, with the help of Athy College's students, they raised over €3,500!

Make a Book

2011-05-30T13:52:00.001-07:00

Members of Athy College JCSP group who attended the Make a Book exhibition in March.

Retirement Function

2011-05-26T15:14:00.000-07:00

Best wishes to retiring teachers Shirley Butler, John Clooney and John O Dwyer who attended their retirement function last week. Also present at the event was CEO for Kildare VEC Mr Sean Ashe, former principal Mr John Doyle, Dr Breda Sunderland and Mr Richard Daly

Guest Lecture on "Hamlet"

2011-05-23T13:53:00.000-07:00

Fifth and
sixth year students were thoroughly engaged in arguing their interpretations of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" following a guest lecture by Mr. Daly, where he presented his view of the play.

School Tour

2011-05-19T00:06:00.000-07:00

Plans are afoot for a School Tour to Barcelona next October. Details from Mrs Murphy. Deposits are due before Friday 27th May!

Picking Daisy

2011-05-11T15:26:00.000-07:00

Congrats to recent past pupil Daisy Delaney who was "snapped" by the newspapers at Punchestown recently. Always an eye for fashion!

Ag dul go dtí an Gaeltacht

2011-05-10T12:35:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Siobhán O'Rourke and Olivia Daly who are the winners of this years VEC Scholarships to the Gaeltacht. They will both spend three weeks in Carraroe, Co Galway in July

NUI Maynooth Awards

2011-05-05T16:00:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Nicole Whiteford, Sarah Johnson, Alanna Moran, Gary Kelly, Sam Owens-Mailes who received awards from NUI Maynooth this week

American Art

2011-05-02T13:39:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Sinead Moloney, Evelina Connolly, Olivia Daly, ArleneKelly and Siobhan O'Rourke the winner and runners up respectively in the Kentucky/Kildare Twinning Art Competition recently. Also in the picture are Mrs McKenna, Art Teacher and Sean Cleary and Marjorie Moore from the Kildare Twinning Association

Construction Advances

2011-04-30T15:49:00.000-07:00

Building on the new campus is going ahead well with extensions to two of the existing primary school buildings and advanced construction of the new St. Patrick's Primary School under way. Construction of the new schools should be complete before the September target and also the construction of the all weather pitch

Athy College Art Exhibition

2011-04-16T15:49:00.000-07:00

Guest Speaker at Athy College Art Exhibition was Mairead McGuinness.In her speech congratulating Art teacher Linda Dempsey and all of the participants Mairead surprised the audience by declaring her intention to contest the selection to become President of Ireland!!
A capacity crowd both welcomed her announcement and unanimously declared this years exhibition the best yet.
View the speech: here

Leaving

2011-03-28T13:58:00.000-07:00

As Leaving Certificate students are coming near the end of their time in Athy College preparations are under way for their graduation evening and getting down to the final preparations for their examinations their class photo gets taken.
With only a few weeks of school left revision, practicals, etc become the order of the day. Best of luck to all.

World Maths Day 2011

2011-03-21T13:30:00.000-07:00

Athy College celebrated World Maths Day 2011 by holding a Table Quiz which received a great response from the students. Questions and prizes and lots of fun shows that maths doesn't have to be boring.

Recording Classes to Enhance Teaching and Learning

2011-03-18T09:53:00.000-07:00

As part of our exciting initiatives to improve teaching and learning in Athy College, on some occasions classes may be recorded for analysis and peer teaching. Please let the Principal know, in writing, if you do not wish your son/daughter to participate in this excellent initiative. Students will not be identifiable by name.

Presentation of Certificates in Instructional Intelligence

2011-03-08T13:26:00.000-08:00

Mrs. D. Murphy and Mrs. N. O'Neill pictured recently at the IVEA presentation ceremony where they received their certificates in Instructional Intelligence from Dr. Barrie Bennett, University of Toronto.

Campus Expands

2011-02-15T04:14:00.001-08:00

Construction of the new St. Paatrick's Primary school has begun this week and it should be completed in time for next Sept when the 26 classroom building will be open. Construction will also be completed on additional facilities for both the Gaelscoil and Model School buildings and the installation of our All weather pitch.

PRE-LEAVING AND PRE-JUNIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMS

2011-01-23T14:02:00.000-08:00

The Pre-Leaving and Pre-Junior Certificate exams commence on Friday, January 28th and continue in the Sports Hall until Friday, February 4th. Students can access their timetables via their school google accounts. Any problems - please contact the Deputy Pricipal.

Happy Christmas

2010-12-26T16:28:00.001-08:00

Athy College wish all students and parents a very happy Christmas and prosperous New Year. Classes resume on Jan 10th.

R.D.

BOOK CLUBS

2010-12-09T12:53:00.000-08:00

First and second year book clubs will have their Christmas meetings during the week beginning Monday, December 13th. So, you have until Monday to finish reading your book. Enjoy! Please remember to return the book on Monday 13th.
Breda Sunderland

Student Homework

2010-12-08T15:34:00.000-08:00

Students should check their college e-mail accounts and link on this page to access latest homework update

Athy College OPEN

2010-12-05T07:43:00.000-08:00

Athy College IS open tomorrow (Mon)for all who can safely travel. Students who cannot attend should check www.athycollege.ie for scheduled work. R.Daly

Student Info During Snow

2010-12-03T03:18:00.000-08:00

During the snow students (particularly exam students) can make use of the time to operate a study plan. In the event of the snow continuing more and more study guides, notes, homework will appear here

School Closure

2010-12-02T12:51:00.001-08:00

Athy College will remain closed until Mon next when classes will resume. R. Daly

School closed

2010-12-01T08:23:00.000-08:00

In the interest of Safety Athy College will not open tomorrow (Thur)

R. Daly

College Closed Tomorrow - Wed 1st

2010-11-30T13:56:00.000-08:00

Due to continued adverse conditions Athy College will be closed again tomorrow Wed 1st Dec

School Closed Today - Tue

2010-11-30T00:39:00.000-08:00

College Closure

2010-11-29T14:01:00.000-08:00

Athy College will be closed tomorrow (Tue 30th) due to adverse weather conditions.

School closed

2010-11-28T23:24:00.001-08:00

Athy College is closed today 29th due to adverse weather

Assessment Test for Sept 2011

2010-11-16T09:42:00.000-08:00

Students enrolled for next year will have their assessment test on Sat 27th November from 9.15am. We look forward to meeting you all again then.

Athy College Officially Opens

2010-10-18T10:13:00.000-07:00

Today is an amazing day an amazing day for Athy, for Kildare and for education.

I am delighted to welcome the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills Mary Coughlan here today to our town of Athy, represented by Cathaoirleach Cllr James Mahon and our county represented by Mayor of Kildare Cllr Brendan Weld. Minister you are very welcome and today we assure you that the investment in our education in Athy is indeed an investment in the future. Your investment in Athy will not be wasted. Not only with our education partners but with the wider community will our facility be shared. We already play host to Athy Film Club, through our access cinema, we offer a wide and ever expanding range of adult education programmes and look forward to sharing our facilities even more as we develop our role within the community.

The new edifice which we open here today is more than just a school but is the herald of a new beginning for our town. It is a vote of confidence in a RAPID town, a town which has seem much change over the years and which is now armed with the tools to face the future with a new confidence.

This year as we left the old building we took with us the caring and pioneering character which has always been part of our school. From the opening of the old school in 1940 to the opening of the new school in 2010 our pioneering and innovative spirit has been visible through the years and in several arenas.

This pioneering spirit nurtured through the VEC is a resource for our town our county and our country as we face an uncertain future.

Since the foundation of the VEC we have cherished the values of multidenomination and co-education and we are delighted to share a campus with St. Patrick’s Primary School, Athy Gaelscoil and currently our closest neighbours and housemates Athy Model School

Official Opening

2010-10-15T16:11:00.000-07:00

The Official Opening of Athy College by Táiniste and Minister for Education and Skills takes place on Mon 18th October at 10.30am

Fifth Year Ecology Field Trip

2010-10-07T15:07:00.000-07:00

Fifth years and Science Teacher Mrs O’Neill headed out into nature with a field trip to Alatmont Garden to study the flora and fauna and even hug a tree or two

Jack & Jill - Phones for Kits!

2010-10-07T12:50:00.000-07:00

C9 students are collecting phones for The Jack and Jill Foundation as part of their Junior Cert CSPE project. If we collect enough phones we will be rewarded with a set of jerseys for our school. If you have any old/unwanted/broken phones please send them in to us. Thank you!

Singing Par Excellence

2010-09-21T11:26:00.000-07:00

Athy College is proud of its Senior Choir who today with singer Barry Keatley performed for President McAleese at the opening ceremony of the National Ploughing Championship.

Also at the Ploughing Championship the IWAI (Inland Waterways) stand is featuring the Barrow Cot which is a boat constructed by last year's Leaving Certificate student Darren O'Keeffe.

Students from the college are also assisting the organisation of the Fashion Show. Well done to all.

Open Day

2010-09-19T02:18:00.000-07:00

Our Open Days on Fri and Saturday saw over 600 visiting the college and Saturday in particular was an occassion which had a surge in enrolment applications for 2011 and following years. With only a few weeks left for acceptance of enrolments for next year the number of applicants has exceeded even our most optimistic expectations. We hope to be able to accommodate everybody and will be in contact with all who have lodged applications.

Junior Cert Results

2010-09-12T13:57:00.000-07:00

Junior Cert Results will be issued to students on the morning of Wed 15th. We wish students every success. The evening presents a great opportunity for family celebration of this significant moment in a students life. It is also important that students resume normal classes on Thursday morning.

Driving the Message Home

2010-09-06T13:19:00.000-07:00

Sixth year students were taken through their paces today with day long instruction on driving under the "Driving for Life" initiative. Among the initiatives introduced today was the use of a driving simulator where students got a real life feel for the impact that distractions can have on a drivers concentration.
With some tragic accidents this year involving young drivers it is hoped that initiatives like this may save lives and congratulations are due to Kildare Road Safety Officer Declan Keogh who organised the event.

Evening Classes

2010-08-03T08:43:00.000-07:00

On line enrolment is now open for this autumn's Adult Evening Classes. A list of courses and enrolment details are on www.kildarevec.ie

Campus Plan

2010-07-10T14:17:00.001-07:00

This Autumn will see the next developments taking place on the Education Campus with the construction of the new St Patrick's Primary School, the moving of Athy Model School to its new premises and the construction of the All weather pitch and athletics track. All of the work will be completed next April. (click on the above picture to enlarge)

From a Distance

2010-06-26T03:29:00.000-07:00

Many thanks to a friend who gave me some aerial pics of the school. This one is before the grass began to grow. More will go up shortly on facebook.

Boxing Clever

2010-06-13T16:31:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Past Pupil Eric Donovan who won Bronze in the European Boxing Championships in Moscow last week. Eric is expected to be a contender in the 2012 Olympics in London. Well Done.

Breda on TV

2010-06-08T14:27:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Dr Breda Sunderland on her outstanding performances on television 3e on the "fyi" programme on examination preparation. Visit it on http://www.tv3.ie/3e/shows.php?request=fyistudystation&tv3_preview&video=23234

NUI Maynooth Academic Awards 2010

2010-05-28T14:01:00.000-07:00

Pictured at the 3rd Year Academic Awards in NUI Maynooth are students Oyinda Adewale, Sam Johnson, Amy O'Keeffe and Joel Akinola with Ann O'Brien, Director of Access (NUIM), Prof. Gerry Jeffars (Education Dept NUIM) and Breda Sunderland (DP Athy College). Congratulations to the recipients of these prestigious awards.

Picking Daisy

2010-05-26T07:47:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Daisy Kate Delaney who represented not only the school and Athy but Kildare on Dáil na nÓg. Well done Daisy. We even saw you on Oireachtas report

The Italian Job

2010-05-25T14:00:00.000-07:00

Great to see Pietro Giglio.( past pupil from Italy) back to visit us. Pietro is now studying for his PhD in Paris and has very fond memories of his time in Athy.

Master Class

2010-05-21T16:28:00.000-07:00

Great turnout and entertainment and creativity were the hallmarks of Linda Dempseys Art Workshop at Athy College last Saturday. Adults interested in developing their artistic talent in the coming academic year should make enquiries to info@athycollege.ie

Autumn Evening Classes

2010-05-15T00:38:00.000-07:00

We are now putting together our schedule for next Autumn's Adult Evening Classes. If you or your group have any special requests for particular classes email us as soon as possible with suggestions. info@athycollege.ie

NUIMaynooth Multimedia Premier

2010-05-09T02:22:00.000-07:00

Some of our first and fifth year students at the Multimedia Film Launch in NUI Maynooth on Thursday, May 6th. Nine schools from Co Kildare, including Athy College, worked with the University to produce a 35 minute film on Biodiversity.

Fáilte

2010-05-05T16:10:00.001-07:00

Fáilte - Welcome

The Principal and staff of Athy College invite you to visit us on

Friday and Saturday, May 14th and 15th to view our new school.

Our Annual Open Day for primary school students will take place in the Autumn. In the meantime, you are welcome to view our exciting new facilities at any time between 9.30am and 7pm on these days.

(Enrolment applications for 2011 and following years will also be accepted)

Code of Behaviour (draft)

2010-05-03T12:54:00.000-07:00

The draft Code of Behaviour is now available for your perusal by clicking on the "Policy Documents" heading. The comments and input of members of the Board of Management, staff, students, parents/guardians would be much appreciated. Please email your comments to bsunderland@athycollege.ie

Incoming First Years

2010-04-27T05:39:00.000-07:00

Next September's First Year students and their parents/guardians are invited to an Information Evening tonight in the college at 8pm. Information on subjects, facilities, etc will be presented in this session.

2nd Year Science Achievement Awards

2010-04-24T16:06:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Benjamin Mannhalter, Collin Karikari and Tosin Williams who won 2nd prize at the recent Science Achievement Awards at NUI Maynooth. Prizes were presented by Prof. Bernard Mahon, Dean of Science. Tosin and Collin are pictured here with their teacher Mrs. Brennan and Prof. Mahon.

Third Year Options

2010-04-22T15:15:00.000-07:00

A very successful Third Year Options night gave information to this year's Junior Cert Students on options and subjects available to them in the senior cycle. Presentations were made by Dr. Sunderland, Mr Whelan, Ms Cambie McEvoy and and Mr Daly. The evening was presented by Assistant Principal Mr McDonagh and hosted by HSCL co-ordinator Ms Butler.

2nd Year Science Achievement Awards

2010-04-22T14:29:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Tosin Williams, Collin Karikari and Benjamin Mannhalter whose project took 2nd place in the NUI Maynooth Science Achievement Awards on Tuesday night last. 20 students from Athy College entered projects under the direction of their Science teachers, Mrs Brennan and Mrs O'Neill. Prizes (camcorders) were presented by Prof. Bernard Mahon, Dean of Science and Engineering at NUIM>

Home Economic Practicals JC

2010-04-22T00:23:00.000-07:00

Home Economics practicals for Junior Cert are on Today (Thursday). We wish them best of luck as they "christen" one of our new HE rooms today.

Athy Film Club Launch

2010-04-20T16:25:00.000-07:00

Athy Film Club launched tonight with Guest Speaker Michael D Higgins congratulating all concerned in bringing this art form to the people of Athy. The club will hold its viewings in the new demonstration room/theatre in the college which boasts a state of the art projection and sound system. A packed house enjoyed a series of short irish movies before the main feature entitled "The Band Played" which seemed to please the audience

ATHY COLLEGE ART EXHIBITION ON “THE FIELD OF DREAMS”

2010-04-19T14:26:00.000-07:00

The sun shone brightly on Athy College’s Annual Art Exhibition which took place on Friday evening last, April 16^th, in the new campus on the Monasterevin Road. Hundreds of guests thronged to see the work of 65 exhibitors, all students of Linda Dempsey.

This was a particularly special evening as it was the first public event to take place at the new College. Even more special was that the Art Exhibition was opened by RTE broadcaster, Derek Mooney. Derek Mooney has become a good friend to the college in recent years. His afternoon programme on RTE1 tracked the progress of the school building project from the doldrums of the building list to its splendid completion on Co. Kildare VEC’s 25 acre education campus.

Principal, Richard Daly thanked Derek for championing Athy College and paid tribute to him as a broadcaster of vision and courage – prepared to ask the questions and highlight situations that others avoid. Derek Mooney responded by thanking all the bodies, including the public representatives, responsible for bringing what he so aptly termed “this field of dreams” to fruition.

After viewing the exhibits many of the guests took the opportunity to wander through the college and view its amazing facilities.

Code of Behaviour - Notice to Staff, Parents/Guardians and Students

2010-04-17T13:02:00.000-07:00

Throughout the year we have been working on formulating our Code of Behaviour. First of all, thank you to all teachers, parents, guardians and students who have contributed to the process. All input was very valuable. Within the next 2 weeks the most up-to-date draft will be available on the website for your perusal. We would greatly appreciate any additional input you have at this stage. Comments can be sent to bsunderland@athycollege.ie.

Wider Options Art Exhibition

2010-04-12T13:26:00.000-07:00

On Fri evening next Athy College will host its annual Wider Options Art Exhibition at 7pm in Athy College. Cheese and Wine reception. Special Guest: Derek Mooney

Easter Holidays

2010-03-26T16:48:00.000-07:00

College will be closed for the next two weeks for Easter holidays. We would like to wish all a very happy Easter.

Leaving Cert Graduation mass

2010-03-24T03:40:00.000-07:00

Leaving cert Graduation Mass on this Thursday 25th March at 7.30pm in College Hall. all parents welcome. Full uniform to be worn by students.

2010-03-20T17:34:00.000-07:00

Assessment Test

2010-03-17T12:40:00.000-07:00

This Saturday 20th March students joining Athy College next September sit their assessment test. Enrolment for 2011 will shortly be taking place

Academic Awards

2010-03-04T14:42:00.000-08:00

Leaving Certificate Student of the Year: Amma Adeosun.
Amma is currently studying in Trinity College Dublin.

Leaving Certificate Applied Student of the Year: Tanyell Kinsella.

Academic Awards

2010-02-23T14:45:00.000-08:00

The Academic Awards will take place on Thursday evening at 7:30pm in the new school on the Monasterevin Rd. We look forward to seeing you there.

Evening Classes

2010-01-15T02:28:00.000-08:00

A full list of classes and on-line enrolment details are available on line at

www.kildarevec.ie

Enrolment at the college on Wed 20th 7pm - 9pm

Swine Flu Immunisation

2010-01-13T07:39:00.000-08:00

Students have received permission forms for Swine Flu Immunisation today.
Immunisation will take place here on Mon 18th but forms must be returned by Fri 15th

School Open

2010-01-12T05:14:00.001-08:00

Athy College is open for all students tomorrow Wed.

School Opening

2010-01-11T06:43:00.000-08:00

Athy College will remain closed, tomorrow Tuesday (12th) for Health & Safethy reasons . The position regarding opening on Wednesday (13th) will be reviewed tomorrow morning (Tuesday 12th) and decision made by 12 noon. See here for update

Latest Update

2010-01-08T10:16:00.001-08:00

Following the announcement by the Minister for Education and Science the school will remain closed until Thur 14th January. Check here for any updates

School Closure

2010-01-08T09:07:00.000-08:00

Due to adverse weather conditions school will not be open on Mon next. Please check here for further updates.
RD

School Closure

2010-01-06T03:27:00.000-08:00

Due to adverse weather conditions Athy College will not reopen until Mon 11th.

Christmas Greetings

2009-12-20T17:21:00.000-08:00

Athy College wishes all students, parents, families and friends a very happy Christmas and peaceful New Year.

School will re-open on Thur Jan 7th for all classes.