Transition Year 2018/2019
Classes: Binchy, Edgeworth, Enwright, McGahern, Toibin
TY Yearhead: Mrs McDermott
TY Coordinator: Mr Eunan Martin
The Ploughing Championships 2018
On the 18th of September 2018, the current TYs arrived at 8:30am to head off to Tullamore and left at 9:30am. We got off to an early start but everyone still enjoyed themselves. Unfortunately in typical Irish fashion, rain came with winds due to Storm Ali. Overall the day was a fun trip with a bitta craic.
Touring the History of Athlone
On the 14th of September 2018, class Binchy, with Mr McCormack, toured Athlone and learned about the history under their feet. Oh Ben Moran. Here they are pictured at the site of the old bridge of Athlone.
Mindfulness and Self-Defence
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Left: Two time World Taekwondo Champion Leon Brydone teaching the TYs self-defence.
Right: Louise Shanagher gives the TYs nap time as they learn mediation |
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Lilliput
On the 27th of September the TYs made their journey for Gaisce to Lilliput.
The Rotary Club
On September 20th Denise Dolan and Tom Murphy, on behalf of the Rotary Club in Athlone gave a presentation to the TYs.
They talked about the various Rotary Club competitions to come.
They talked about the various Rotary Club competitions to come.
Hair and Beauty
On October 10th, Caoimhe Crowe O'Connor visited our school and gave a presentation on hair and beauty which was enjoyed by those aspiring to work in the industry.
Photography
Also on October 10th Luke Daniels, who is a professional photographer, was invited to present a seminar, teaching those about photos and shapes. Thanks Luke.
ACC-AIT Fitness Link
Athlone Community College and Athlone Institute of Technology have established a fitness link. The TYs are supervised and learn about fitness under sports science students at AIT.
Science Week
On November 14th, some TY students attended a talk about pain and painkillers. The talk was put on by Jackie Gorman, from the Atlantic Corridor, and Gary Stack, a lecturer in Nursing from A.I.T. specializing in Pharmacy.
RSA Mock Traffic Accident
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On December 5th, all the TYs from our school went to the Regional Sports Centre to the site of a mock traffic accident. We learned the procedure for a road traffic accident and someone had the roof of their car taken off.
Retreat Nursing Home
The above TYs (Luke, Michaela, Ruairi, Faye, Oliwia, and Fiona) entertained with their musical talents at Retreat Nursing Home. Accompanying them are Michael "Chuck" Daly and, famous local legend, Frankie McDonald who is standing next to his granddaughter, Faye.
Dundrum
On December 7th the TYs went on a shopping trip to Dundrum and after that, with the much needed help of penguins, went ice skating. Despite the early start and the slips while skating, everyone enjoyed themselves.
Lipsync
Here are the pictures from before the big day of the Lipsync. Make sure to go and support the TYs on the 12th of December.
Junk Kouture
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Some TYs making junk...kouture dresses. When the time comes, please be sure to vote, they put so much effort in to these great creations.
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Lipsync Battle
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ACT 1: Sax
ACT 2: Elton John ACT 3: Tina Turner ACT 4: Moana ACT 5: Pitch Perfect ACT 6: Amy Winehouse ACT 7: Single Ladies ACT 8: Steps/Cotton Eye Joe ACT 9: Backstreet Boys ACT 10: C'est La Vie ACT 11: Frozen ACT 12: Candy Man ACT 13: Men in Tights ACT 14: Adele/Lady Gaga ACT 15: Spice Girls ACT 16: Greatest Showman |
The Lipsync Battle was an extremely fun event. Despite initial worry, nearly everyone joined in. Those who didn't, missed out on a lot.
Congratulations to Frawley, Fiona, Faye, Oliwia and especially Conor and Evan for winning the battle. |
Lipsync Teacher Act
The highlight of the night definitely came during the final secret Teachers' Act when Mr Forde did his "practice tumble".
Criminal Courts of Justice
The TYs have started a rotational trip to the Criminal Courts of Justice. The TYs got to go in and listen to numerous court cases including murder, custody and fraud cases. It was a truly eye opening experience to witness barristers, solicitors and other staff working in the court to prosecute,defend or listen to both sides. Students met with a barrister who told them a brief overview and history of our courts. Here we see Enwright role-playing as barristers, solicitors, and judges in a mock trial. Sam Beckham was innocent.
EYP - Leinster Regional Session
European Youth Parliament (EYP) is a European competition and here are pictures of the three students, David King, Eóin Roche, and Luke Murphy from ACC who took part this year in the Leinster Regional Session. EYP is a large committee based debate which took place over three days in Dalkey, in Dublin. The event was a great experience.
School Bank
Bank of Ireland in conjunction with some TY students organised the School Bank. This was an easy way for students to sign up for free in the school.
Oesophageal Cancer Fund Collecting
On March 2nd some TY girls collected money for the OCF by selling lollipops.
Special Olympics
A group of volunteer students helped in a training session for Special Olympics Ireland who will be taking part in the Abu Dhabi. Everyone here in ACC wishes the team the best of luck.
GAA Coaching Module
Some TYs signed up for a GAA coaching module and even Miguel got involved. Good for you Miguel.
Pallas Karting and Paintballing
Pallas Karting and Paint-balling, the final big activity for this years TYs. The Paint-balling was great as students took shoots at Mr. Martin without fear of punishment.
Ben Moran
