Poetry Aloud Honour and CIT Business Quiz for St. Joseph’s Girls

Poetry Aloud participants pictured with teacher Joan McElligott. Front from left: Sarah O'Mahony, Aine Sheehan, Kayla O'Connor, Jodie Glennon.  Back from left:  Ms. McElligott, Ailish Donovan, Laura Daly, Mar Galles Munoz, Wiktoria Niewiadomska, Siobhan Brosnan, Fia Lawless and Jessica O'Leary.Poetry Aloud Heats at St. Joseph’s

St. Joseph’s Presentation Secondary School, pupils and teachers were honoured to be asked to host a regional heat of the Poetry Aloud Competition recently.
This competition celebrates the joy of speaking and listening to poetry.  It is run in conjunction with the National Library of Ireland and Poetry Ireland. The students who participated in the competition felt it was a great experience for all involved.

*Poetry Aloud participants pictured with teacher Joan McElligott. Front from left: Sarah O’Mahony, Aine Sheehan, Kayla O’Connor, Jodie Glennon. Back from left:  Ms. McElligott, Ailish Donovan, Laura Daly, Mar Galles Munoz, Wiktoria Niewiadomska, Siobhan Brosnan, Fia Lawless and Jessica O’Leary.

St. Joseph's Girls BSchools’ Business Quiz at CIT
Then, on Wednesday of last week a group of students from the school travelled to the CIMA Schools’ Business Quiz held at the Cork Institute of Technology.
Teachers took 14 students from which 12 took part as three teams of four with two subs.
Business teacher, Pierce Dargan reported that the girls had both an enjoyable and worthwhile experience as the quiz was a mix of the Junior Certificate Business course and general knowledge.

*Business Quiz team members, front from left: Laura O’Connell, Emily O’Sullivan, Aine Barry, Roisin Beazley. Back from left: Claire Kenny, Aoife O’Sullivan, Blaithin O’Mahony, Roisin Scanlon, Siofra O’Connor, Emma Murphy, Moya Sheehan, Aisling Teahan, Roseanne O’Shea, Colette O’Shea.