ASCN News
The Engineering Olympics TUS Athlone
On Friday 25th October, some TY and 5th year students visited TUS Athlone for The Engineering Olympics. The students teamwork skills were put to the test in a number of different engineering events. They got to explore the Engineering building and heard about the...
Young SVP
The Young SVP group at the school recently had a visit from Clodagh Lenihan of St Vincent de Paul. During the session, they learned about the challenges and dilemmas poverty can bring. We also made a donation of lots of socks for homeless shelters which were kindly...
Midlands Skills Trip
On Tuesday 22nd October, students from 5th and 6th year visited Midlands Skills in Tullamore. The focus was on Construction Apprenticeships - Electrical, Carpentry, Bricklaying, Plumbing and Insulation. The students got a great insight into the many opportunities...
Pallas Driving School and Paintballing
On Monday, TYs tested their driving skills at Pallas Driving school. This was followed by a Paint-balling battle on the fields of Tynagh where Ms. Earner and Mr. Dunning became the main targets [ba_image_carousel content_alignment="center" slide_count="6"...
6th Year trip to TUS Open Day
Midlands NexGen College & Career Expo
On Monday a large group of students from TY, 5th and 6th Year visited the Midlands careers Expo in the Tullamore Court Hotel. Students had an opportunity to see and speak to a wide array of exhibitors, including third level institutes, training bodies, Defence Forces...
Senior Girls Soccer
Hard luck to our Senior Girls Soccer Team who lost out to St Killian’s on Friday in the cup. Player of the match for us was Mary-Kate Maher who pulled off a number of impressive saves.
Agri-Aware Intro to Ag-Science
As part of transition year Laois and Offaly Education & Training Board in conjunction with Agri-Aware are delighted to be offering its new program "Introduction to Agriculture" to all TYs in ASCN. Ms. Victoria Kells from Agri-Aware visited ASCN today and worked...
Clara LGFC Donation
Members of the Clara Ladies Gaelic Football Club committee visited the school this morning to present members of the Junior and Senior Ladies Football teams with new footballs. This support is greatly appreciated and the new footballs will be put to great use as our...
King Lear Trip
Today, our students had the incredible opportunity to watch a live performance of their single text, King Lear, at the Mill Theatre in Dundrum. The experience brought Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy to life, deepening their understanding and appreciation of the play. A...