keepingupwithkillina

Ty Mini Company Successes

In TY, myself, Hannah Corble, Emma Lynam and Niamh Digan set up a mini company as part of our enterprise class. We decided to write a small children’s book educating children about the importance of bees. We ran ideas off each other, drew illustrations and wrote the story. Our story is about a bee calledContinue reading “Ty Mini Company Successes”

European Youth Parliament

Teni Shittu and Ashley Gerasch took part in the European Youth Parliament Leinster Regional Session on the 25th of January 2020. It spanned over the full weekend taking place in Coláiste Éanna CBS a secondary school in Rathfarnam, Dublin. The girls spent the weekend getting to know the other delegates and preparing for Sunday, the dayContinue reading “European Youth Parliament”

Junior Hurlers win first ever Junior C Shield

Junior Hurlers Win First ever junior c shield It was a cold frosty morning and the Killina junior hurlers were on their way to Shinrone in attempt to put an end to their drought of silverware. They landed in Shinrone GAA pitch at 12 and got togged out soon after with their games heads on.Continue reading “Junior Hurlers win first ever Junior C Shield”

Driving Tips

1. Make sure you know the rules of the road even after your Theory Test. You can download it for free on RSA.ie or buy the book from any book shop. This will make it easier for you during your driving lessons 2. Complete all of your Driving Lessons. You are only legally required toContinue reading “Driving Tips”

Killina Girls’ Soccer Victory

This has been yet another fantastic year for our girl’s soccer teams. Thanks to the brilliant minds of Philip Austin and Graham O’Connor, the girl’s soccer teams progression has continued and will look to reach even further heights over the next couple of years. The school this year won the Treble in Leinster at allContinue reading “Killina Girls’ Soccer Victory”

A Christmas Carol at Killina

On December 6th 2019, our school held our own production of A Christmas Carol. With direction from Ms. Cantwell and music and choreography from Ms. Kavanagh, the play was a huge success. The first thing involved was casting where we all read extracts from the script to Ms. Cantwell and Ms. Kavanagh and a fewContinue reading “A Christmas Carol at Killina”

Zambia Immersion Project 2018/2019

September of 2018 was when the people that wanted to get the opportunity to go to Zambia could sign up. We had to do a 500-600 word essay on why we wanted to do the immersion project and why we would be worthy of being one of the students going. We then did interviews andContinue reading “Zambia Immersion Project 2018/2019”