Steelstown PS from Derry have won the Northern Ireland Primary School Road Safety quiz after coming out on top at the final which was held at the NI Fire and Rescue Training Centre, Belfast on Monday 3rd March.

They were followed by St Colmcille's Primary School, Ballymena in second place and Fairview PS, Ballyclare in third place.

The quiz is open to teams of 4 P7 pupils and covers road safety, road signs and general knowledge.  It has been running for over 20 years and this year over 220 schools entered across the 11 regional heats based on council areas.  A total of 22 teams contested the final in front of an audience of over 150.

Dean Maguirc College, Carrickmore is celebrating the success of winning the Danske Bank Rafferty Cup when their U – 16 team defeated St. Pius X College, Magherafelt in the Ulster Final. This indeed was a momentous win given that it came after extra time and a subsequent replay.
Remarkably the team has made history as prior to this victory, this group of young players had captured the Gerry Brown Cup and Paddy O’Hara Cup in the previous successive years.
Congratulations on three in a row!

Photograph: The winning team pictured with their managers Mr. Enda Kilpatrick and Mr. Terry McCann and the Principal, Mr. James Warnock

 The Diocese of Derry, very keen that faith and Church are a meaningful part of young people’s lives, held its first meeting of young diocesan ambassadors on Wednesday 13th February in the conference room of Saint Eugene’s Cathedral. To enable the diocese to better hear the voice of the young, 40 young people from Catholic Post Primary Schools, who were commissioned recently at the Annual Catholic Schools Week Mass, met with Bishop Donal McKeown to begin to share the views of young people in their school and parish communities.  Meeting once a term, the forum gives young people a valuable opportunity to talk directly with the Bishop and the Diocesan Youth Ministry team and to highlight issues which are important to young people today. The young people present bring a range of different religious experiences to this forum.

St. John the Baptist’s College have celebrated another competition win in the Art Department. Pictured here are St John the Baptist’s College winners of the Credit Union Poster Competition. From left Mrs Noella Murray, Principal, Aisling McConville, Credit Union, Bryan McLaughlin, Credit Union Director and Mrs Anita McGibbon, Art teacher along with competition winners from Years 8 and 9.

Congratulations to all involved!

St. Ciaran’s College, Ballygawley, like all schools, faces the challenge of preparing our young people for a knowledge intensive economy. We were delighted when Diane Morrow asked us to take part in a holistic Mtech Academy programme which would provide a project-based, technology-centric curriculum that addresses the specific requirements of students and teachers thus preparing them for new opportunities in the digital world.

A group of Year 10 students worked on a problem based learning activity investigating the power of mobile technology in creating smart towns and cities. Throughout the year these students engaged with industry and investigated some of the leading technological advances in 5G, AI, Autonomous Vehicles and Sensor Technology. Pupils worked collectively to create ideas for the future and got the opportunity to pitch their findings on the stage in Barcelona.