ASCN News
Fighting Gambling Addiction
Tony O’Reilly visited TYs on Monday to share his story about Gambling addiction and finding his way back. Students gained valuable insights into the dangers of gambling and how it targets young people on line.
Safety Awareness Week
Safety Awareness The Clara Schools HSCL scheme organised a Safety Awareness Week in conjunction with St Vincent de Paul. There were lots of great guest speakers throughout the week. On the 5th of December we held a jersey day in school to promote the Tractor Run for...
ASCN Annual Christmas Market
Last Friday we held our annual TY Enterprise Market here in ASCN. Students showcased their products for all to see and ran a very successful enterprise event. The night was a great success with the festive spirit in full swing. A special word of thanks goes to the...
Getting into Law with Trinity Outreach Programme
12 TY students attended Trinity College Dublin thanks to Trinity Law Society Getting into Law Programme. The students had a fantastic day listening to experts in the field of law, investigating the role of a solicitor and a barrister and engaging in law based...
DreamBig Programme 2024
Congratulations to Colin Rooney, Jack Cornally, Lee Bracken and Tymon Kulakowski who recently participated in a one week programme which supported young people from the Midlands to pursue a career in Advanced Manufacturing. Throughout the week the students visited...
6th Years Visit Maynooth University
As part of College Awareness Week, 6th year students visited Maynooth University on Friday. Students had the opportunity to get a tour of the campus, attend various talks and hear about all the options available in Maynooth University.
Gaeilge 24
Last week 95 students from 1st year to 6th year took part in Gaeilge 24 where students were encouraged to speak Irish for 24 hours. This initiative was promoted by Conradh and Gaeilge all over Ireland, with over 260 schools taking part and 25,000 students. Students...
Science Week at ASCN
As part of Science Week the TYs went to visit Ericsson's in Athlone . They were given a number of presentations on the history of Ericsson's, what Ericsson's actually do, AI and more. All Ty's went on a tour of the labs and were all given a fab goodie bag when...
Clara GAA Donation
Many thanks to our friends @An Clarach Gaa Club after the donation of Gaa Footballs for the school. Pictured is a selection of members of both Junior & Senior Football panels. Both teams are due to start their season in the coming weeks. The support is greatly...
TY Intergenerational Project
TYs have been taking part in the Intergenerational project working on a mosaic mural which will be displayed permanently in a yet to be decided location in the town. The students really enjoyed getting to know and collaborating with the senior members of their...