CCS Unlimited - Cabinteely Community School

The House Journal of Cabinteely Community SchoolCCS UnlimitedA Welcome fromthe PrincipalThe importance of involvementEditorial CommitteeMarie-Therese CanavanMargaret PegnamDesignBrendan CampbellPhotographersJames MoloneyAlice McCarthyJoseph KeatingBrendan CampbellKillian LubyJade KennyPrintersRuon PrintOf all the tasks I get to do every year one of the most enjoyable hasto be welcoming you to our in – house magazine ‘C.C.S. Unlimited’.With the pace of life so hectic in the school it can be difficult to graspthe extent of student participation in school life. It is only at this timeof year as the Editorial Committee debate what should be included inour magazine that I begin to appreciate the many varied activities thatstudents have engaged in over the last twelve months. It is hearteningto see so many students avail of the opportunities which schoolpresents to them and it is with great pleasure that I invite you tobrowse through this issue and see for yourself the breadth of studentinvolvement and spirit.This spirit was embodied in the introduction of the Green Schoolsinitiative. This is a completely new departure and involves studentsand staff working in partnership to create and sustain awareness aboutour own environment here in the school.Students concerns for others was to the fore yet again in 2008. CysticFibrosis and the Peter Bradley Foundation were beneficiaries ofstudent fund-raising throughout the year, as was the D.S.P.C. A. andW.S.P.C.A. A big thank you and well done to everyone involved.A first for Cabinteely occurred this year with the arrival of both theCeann Comhairle, John O’Donoghoe T.D. and the Minister forEducation, Mary Hanifin T. D. to the school . In front of nationalnewspapers and T.V. crews our students shone as they quizzed theirpolitical leaders in a lively question and answer session.Once again our students were worthy ambassadors for the school asthey travelled far and wide : from Donegal to Paris and Barcelona.They did us proud.The tradition of Transition Year has always been strong in Cabinteelyand students who have participated in it have reaped the benefitsfor years after. We are delighted to be in a position to extend thisexperience to all students this year. I know that our students, withtheir energy and enthusiasm, will once again wholeheartedly grasp theopportunities which this year will present.Powering all of this activity is our students’ ever-growing passion forlearning. Long may it continue.Best wishesJoe KeaneCCSUnlimited 3CCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 3 13/06/2008 10:48:21