St. Fintan's High School

Facebook Twitter

Transition Year

Recent Posts

Categories

The Week Ahead …

It’s another busy week ahead at St. Fintan’s! Our Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle students started their Mock Examinations this morning and we wish them all the best of luck over the next two weeks! Our French exchange students are here and hoping for some Irish sunshine after today’s rain. There are lots of activities planned with students taking part in Irish sports on Tuesday, attending class tasters and a walk around Howth on Wednesday, an Irish Céili on Thursday and a Geography and History of Dublin tour on Friday in town. Our Transition Years enjoyed a very interesting Forensics workshop on Monday and will attend a Hospitality workshop on Thursday. Lots happening in sport this week too with away matches on Tuesday for our 2nd Year hurlers against Terenure College and our 1st Year Gaelic Football team will play Portmarnock. Thursday marks the first round game for our Senior Cup Rugby Team who will clash with Gonzaga College in Terenure. Best of luck to all!

Read More »
January 29, 2024 No Comments

TY Graduation

Congratulations to our fabulous Transition Year Group 2022-2023 who graduated on Tuesday night. They have had an action packed year and immersed themselves wholeheartedly into the whole TY programme. Their success and achievement across all areas of the curriculum has been outstanding. Well done all!

Read More »
May 25, 2023 No Comments

Alex’s Army – Raising Awareness and Support for Children Living with Cancer

Best of luck to our TY student, Alex McEleney who will appear on Ireland AM tomorrow, Thursday 25th of May at 9:30 am approximately. We are immensely proud of Alex here at St. Fintan’s High School and his initiative, Alex’s Army. Through this and other work, Alex uses his own experience to raise awareness and support for children living with cancer and their families. What an inspirational young man!  

Read More »
May 24, 2023 No Comments

TY Term News

It’s been another busy and exciting term for our Transition Year students. Here are a few highlights! The TY Ski Trip to Tarvisio in February was a great success with many laughs, achievements and a few tumbles!! The TY soccer team progressed to the next round of the TY Cup beating Castleknock CC 7-1 in February. It was a brilliant performance with some excellent goals from Tom McEntagart, Conor Ennis, Senan Dixon, Jack Mc Dermott, Paddy Fogarty, Louis Martin and Mark Hogan. Our students did a film workshop with Burning House Productions in March. The students really immersed themselves in the process and learnt lots about the filming process. Congratulations to the TY cast and crew of Shrek the Musical. They blew the roof off during three stellar performances in March. We had two student enterprise groups competing in the Fingal Enterprise Awards. Strip Swiper (Mark Hogan) and Crop Cards (Edward Liu, Seth Gosker & Andrej Punic) worked tirelessly with the help of Ms. Browne. Huge congratulations to Mark Hogan and his business Strip Swiper who won the Innovation Award at the awards. Mark created a sustainable cleaner for plastic PVC strip curtains. Well done to our budding TY architects who completed the Architects in Schools Programme in March culminating with a presentation to our principal, Kathy Mullen. Their Beo Bay plans demonstrated their wonderful creativity, social conscience and design. Thanks to our architect Muhammad Achour.

Read More »
March 31, 2023 No Comments

Springtime!

Spring is well and truly on the way! Wishing all students, staff and families a great and relaxing Mid-Term Break. Our 1st Years were feeling the love today creating Valentines Cards in class in time for February 14th! Check out their work below. Best of luck to all of our Transition Years as they hit the ski slopes today in Tarvisio.        

Read More »
February 10, 2023 No Comments

Guys & Dolls Getting Ready to Roll!!

March 5, 2025

Our Transition Year musical ‘Guys & Dolls’ is in final rehearsals before opening night next Thursday the 13th of March. The show promises to be as fantastic as ever as our guys and dolls dance and sing their way through 1930’s New York. Tickets are on sale now and will be on sale for the first 15 minutes of lunchtime for the rest of this and early next week. €10 for students & €15 for adults!

Read More »

TY Ski Trip

March 3, 2025

A fantastic and memorable week was enjoyed by our Transition Years in Italy over mid-term. Despite some falls and tumbles, it was a really enjoyable experience for all and a highlight of the year for all of the students!

Read More »

Historic Senior Rugby Triumph!

February 13, 2025

St. Fintan’s have done it! In a nail-biting clash against Castleknock College today at Donnybrook. After a closely fought game, it was in the closing minutes when Castleknock were ahead 27-24 that Michael Bolger touched down and sealed the win for the school. A massive well done to all the team and their coach Mr. Kaveh. Thanks to all the fantastic supporters who travelled en masse today to support their school! Final Score St. Fintan’s High School 29 – 27 St. Vincent’s Castleknock College See full report here on Leinster Rugby and other press coverage on the following links https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/2025/02/13/st-fintans-reach-first-schools-senior-cup-semi-final-with-dramatic-win-over-castleknock https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2025/02/13/michael-bolgers-late-try-secures-historic-first-semi-final-spot-for-st-fintans https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/michael-bolger-rises-to-the-occasion-as-fintans-book-their-place-in-leinster-schools-senior-cup-semi-final/a511093224.html https://www.balls.ie/rugby/st-fintans-leinster-senior-cup-semi-623060

Read More »

Easter Cookery Demonstration

February 13, 2025

Come join us for an Easter Cookery Demonstration on Tuesday the 25th of March with Celebrity Chef Edward Hayden at 7pm in The Abbey Tavern in Howth. It should be a really enjoyable and social evening! Tickets available from the School Office or by using the WAY2Pay link below: https://www.way2pay.org/BuyTickets/aid/91687

Read More »

Excitement Building for Rugby Quarter Final Tomorrow!!

February 12, 2025

For the 1st time ever, Our Senior Rugby Team have qualified for the quarter-finals of the Leinster Schools Senior Cup. After securing a 48-15 win over Temple Carrig Greystones on the 5th of February, we will play Castleknock College tomorrow, the 13th of February in Donnybrook. Tension is mounting but we know our lads will give it their all tomorrow and we wish them the very best of luck.

Read More »

Celebrating The Year of The Snake

February 12, 2025

We enjoyed a great day and had lots of fun celebrating Chinese New Year 2025 last Friday, the 7th of February. The whole school was colourfully decorated in red including red fan displays made by students in a special workshop the week before. Tutor time was dedicated to Chinese New Year and all students received a fortune cookie from our Culture & Diversity Team. We enjoyed intercom announcements celebrating the event and Lunchtime was action packed with Jianzi played all through the break on the Astro and music accompanying Chinese Fortune Telling and students queueing up for our ever popular Chopstick Challenge! A very Happy Chinese New Year to all!!

Read More »

Happy Chinese New Year

January 29, 2025

Today marks the start of Chinese New Year. The school has been decorated to represent The Year of the Snake this year and we will be celebrating Chinese New Year with lots of events planned for February the 7th. Follow our padlet link below for lots of information and activities to celebrate and Happy Chinese New Year to all! https://padlet.com/connie_davenport/chinese-new-year-2025-exaquwnvvfeg7tnu

Read More »

The Week Ahead…

January 21, 2025

On Monday, our Transition Year enjoyed a special JFK Forensics Workshop uncovering all of the mysteries surrounding the assassination of President Kennedy. On Thursday, in sporting news, the school will compete in the Senior Leinster Frisbee Cup and our 2nd Year Hurling team face Terenure. On Friday the 24th, the TY football team play Skerries. This is also Catholic Schools Week with various activities planned throughout the week and time given during Tutor periods to reflecting on this year’s theme of ‘Living life to the full in areas of our lives like Friendships and our communities etc.’ More information on Catholic Schools week is available on the following link: https://catholiceducation.ie/catholic-schools-week-2025-alive-in-christ/ We are also approaching Chinese New Year on the 29th of January. This year is The Year of the Wood Snake and TYs are busy decorating the school for this next week! We hope to have some events on Monday to celebrate the advent of this year’s New Year!

Read More »

Welcome Back

January 7, 2025

It’s a cold start to the new term but we’re ready for lots of work and preparation for the term ahead. Our exam years will be kept busy preparing for their Mock Exams and our Transition Years have lots of activities planned aswell as preparing for the School Musical production of ‘Guys & Dolls’ and their upcoming Ski Trip. Wishing all students and staff a productive and enjoyable new term ahead!

Read More »

It’s Beginning to Look Alot Like Christmas…

December 19, 2024

We’re just about nearly ready to head off on Christmas Holidays. Well done to all of our students for all of the hard work completed this term! Wishing all students, staff and their families a very Happy and Restful Christmas! 1st Year Art 1st Year Art 1st Year Art 1st Year Art 1st Year Art

Read More »

TY End of Term News Round-Up

December 19, 2024

It’s been another exciting couple of months for our TY students. A visit to Dublin Castle and a Life Skills Workshop in late November was followed by an action packed two day trip to Derry and Belfast. Our City Culture days continued also in November. In December, TYs went on an Irish Aid trip and attended the IFI for a French film screening. TY Enterprise have been very active and busy refining their company ideas culminating in a vibrant Christmas Market for all the school community on the 17th of December. A group of students attended a Children’s Rights Workshop on the 12th of December and all will finish off the term with Ice Skating on the 19th of December. A good rest is in order to prepare for next term with anticipation for the TY Annual Ski Trip and School Musical ‘Guys & Dolls’ fast approaching! Check out our gallery of recent events below: Belfast & Derry Trip Belfast & Derry Trip City Culture Trip City Culture Trip Children’s Rights Workshop Life Skills Workshop Life Skills Workshop Dublin Castle Trip Enterprise Christmas Market

Read More »

Christmas Art Gallery

December 18, 2024

A selection of some of the great work done by our Art students this term. We started the year with a surreal still life installation encouraging students to engage creatively with primary source objects and to practice their observational drawing skills. 2nd & 5th Year students took the surreal inspiration into sculpture projects following the same theme! 6th Year Theme Exploration Still Life Drawing 2nd Year Surreal Sculpture 2nd Year Surreal Sculpture Still Life Drawing Still Life Drawing Still Life Drawing 2nd Year Surreal Sculpture 2nd Year Surreal Sculpture 2nd Year Surreal Sculpture Still Life Drawing 2nd Year Surreal Sculpture 2nd Year Surreal Sculpture 2nd Year Surreal Sculpture 2nd Year Surreal Sculpture 2nd Year Surreal Sculpture 2nd Year Surreal Sculpture Still Life Drawing 6th Year Theme Exploration Still Life Drawing

Read More »

Winter Sports Update

December 18, 2024

Check out our Sports newsletter using the link below to get all the latest sporting news over the last few months! https://stfintanshs.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Sports-Newsletter-Christmas-2024-1.pdf  

Read More »

Stand Up & Be You Week Goes off with a Bang!

November 11, 2024

Today was the start of ‘Stand Up & Be You Week’. The school has been decorated with colourful displays and posters emphasizing the message of how important it is to Stand Up & Be Yourself! We kicked off the week today with music, intercom announcement and the start of voting for our ‘Tie-Dye Your Teacher’ event is well underway! In a very exciting initiative, we re-launched our ‘Cairde sa Chúirt’ Room with a great buzz of students enjoying cupcakes and hot drinks out in the yard on a gorgeously sunny November afternoon. A massive amount of work from students and teachers has gone into making this ‘home away from home’ room a wonderful facility for our students to relax and unwind. Our ‘Cairde sa Chúirt’ room will be open at lunchtimes all this week and every Monday at lunchtime from then on.. Stay tuned for more updates on events to come this week

Read More »

Science Week

November 6, 2024

It’s Science Week this week and we have been celebrating all things scientific with a range of events across the school. We have been running a ‘Science Question’ of the day every morning with a prize for the first correct answer. The school has been decorated with scientific facts and figures posters as part of a competition for the week. The 3rd years took part in a Science Quiz in the cafeteria on Tuesday and on Friday there will be a ‘Battle of the Sciences’ for 5th year students studying a science subject in the cafeteria.  

Read More »

St. Fintan’s High School Lotto

November 6, 2024

This week sees the launch of the St. Fintan’s High School Lotto Draw! The money raised from this initiative will be used to support our student’s educational experience and the general wellbeing of our school. We have lots of ideas about how to use the funds raised but are open to any suggestions from both parents and students. Together, we can work to introduce small improvements and comforts that will have a positive impact on the day to day lives of our students, making their experience in St. Fintan’s even more enjoyable! The first draw will take place on November 21st at 8:00 pm. There will be a weekly prize of €20 and a jackpot of €500 to be won if you match all four numbers. Enter now by following the link below or by scnning the QR code. You never know, you just might win… https://www.ourfundraiser.ie/org/stfintanshs

Read More »

useful links

Contact Us

Facebook Twitter

View Policies © St. Fintan’s High School 2023 All rights Reserved Powered by DataDyne