See pictures as Coláiste Ráithín students raise funds for a great cause
KWETB were involved in the fund-raiser also, days on from launching new strategic plan
Wicklow People
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Transition Year students at Coláiste Ráithín in Bray combined with the Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB) to hold their fourth annual fund-raiser for Sunbeam House Services on Friday – and what a sight it was!
It also followed the recent launch of the KWETB's new strategic plan which, among other things, aims to boost participation in sports and physical activity.
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The hall was packed put with proud family members of all the students, and Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, from neighbouring Kildare, was in attendance and helped with the presentations. Principal Brian Doran started off proceedings and introduced everyone, including special speakers, the Cathaoirleach of Baltinglass Municipal District, Cllr Patsy Glennon, who is chair of St Kevin's board of management, and Deputy Edward Timmins, who is a former board member. Also in attendance was Cllr Avril Cronin, who sits on the St Kevin's board of management and is also a member of KWETB. Cllr Pat Mahon also attended the event, while two other special guests, Irish 7's rugby player Kathy Baker and basketball player Lorcan Murphy, helped out with the sports awards presentations. Principal Doran said: 'Awards were presented for different academic achievements and sporting awards were also presented. We also had best attendance awards and presentations for highest Leaving Certificate results. The main trust of the evening was attendance and endeavour. We wanted to reward students who made a committed effort throughout school, which ties in with our school motto 'striving together for excellence'. Notable winners on the evening included Lauren Donaghy, who was presented with the award for best leaving certificate results and currently studies veterinary medicine at UCD. Lilly Ann Swaine Fogarty was the winner of best overall result in leaving certificate applied 2024, while Conor Bruce was the winner of the Citizenship Award. The Dunlavin based school is still waiting to go out to tender after receiving planning permission in May of 2023 for the construct of a new school campus that will see the capacity at the secondary school increase from 700 to 1,000 students. The proposed development at St Kevin's will include the refurbishment of the existing two-storey school building and the demolition of the existing single-storey school building (c 2,139sq.m) and the removal of temporary classroom accommodation to make way for the construction of a three-storey extension (c 8,023sq.m). The development will provide new specialist classrooms, a Special Education Need (SEN) unit, a library, two new multi-use games areas (MUGA), an outdoor classroom/ biodiversity area and a SEN external play area. The existing sports pitch will be relocated as part of the development, with solar photovoltaic panels (PV) erected at roof level to reduce electricity costs and a total of 82 car parking spaces and 200 bicycle parking spaces for students, faculty and parents created.
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Coláiste Ráithín's TY students, in conjunction with KWETB's Bray Sports Promotion Unit, ran their fourth annual fundraiser in aid of Sunbeam House Services in the school on a beautiful sunny Friday, May 16. The students were thrilled to welcome some of Sunbeam's clients who took part in the warm-up and even helped to motivate the students by throwing water balloons at them! It was an afternoon of fun, which started with some games and finished with a dip in the sea, while the main event saw students take on three laps of the obstacle course on the school pitch. Some of the TY students completed both work experience and an element of their Gaisce award with Sunbeam House Services this year, so they felt it would be the perfect cause for this year's fundraiser. Coláiste Ráithín hopes to nurture and grow their relationship with Sunbeam House Services over the coming years as both sides feel they can learn a lot from each other. The school wishes to thank Ruth and Gary from the Bray Sports Promotion Unit, Rebecca McKenna and the clients from Sunbeam House Services, and all of the students and teachers and parents who made the afternoon such a success.
