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'HEY SIR!! WILL YA SIGN ME SHIRT?!?!'🖊👔🤪 - With only one or two more exams to go, our Leaving Certs will soon be SIGNING OFF for good!😅 Signing 6th Year shirts has been what seems like a life long tradition in our school🎓 On the last day the students have an unspoken competition to see who can get the most signatures on their shirt. This year the staff contemplated taking down the staffroom door as it was being banged on so much looking for teachers’ signatures. This was all in the name of fun and tradition of course!🤣![]()
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#signingoff #almostthere #LeavingCert2025
With the temperatures soaring and the fact that it's Friday, surely the best way to kick off the weekend is with a BBQ, go on, you know you want too!🌡🌭🍗 Putting us in mind of this, are these great photos from the 6th Year BBQ which happened after the recent Graduation ceremony👨🏼🎓🍔 Students and their families had one last opportunity to chat, laugh and get photos with their teachers before leaving FCJ👨🏫📸 The relaxing atmosphere, the sun and smell of the BBQ really made it feel like summer had finally arrived☀️😎![]()
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#bbq #graduation #sunshine #heatwave
Some sage advice from our 6th Years🌟🧑🎓 Having spent their teenager years 'growing up' in FCJ, they're in the ideal position to share what they've learnt along the way🤔 They are now nearing the end of their exams, infact within in a week the state exams will be wrapped up, meaning they'll be signing out for good📝 Pay heed to these insights, younger FCJ-ers!😁![]()
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#AdviceToMyYoungerSelf #lookingforward #leavingcert2025 #SigningOut
Today was the final day of the Junior Cycle exams 2025📝📚 For our 3rd Years it was their final time being part of the 'younger' students that walk our corridors, as from September, they'll be part of the Senior Cycle cohort🎓 Well done to everyone who sat exams in FCJ this year, no doubt you did us all very proud👏 For now, enjoy the celebrations and remember to stay safe and look after each other🥳 We'll see you back here in a few months time!😁👋![]()
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Included here are some great photos from the 3rd Year fun day which happened on their final day of school!🌞😎🍦⚽![]()
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#JuniorCycle2025 #summerishere #sun #icecream
Here's some great pictures from the very successful TY Graduation and Fun Day that happen the last week of school!🤩![]()
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Students spent the early part of the day doing activities in the sun before having a BBQ for lunch⚽️☀️ This was cooked up by Mr Farrell and Mr Flynn🍔 Then for dessert it was 99s all-round from the ice cream van!🍦 ![]()
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Afterwards the year group headed into the gym for their awards ceremony. Here a number of awards, certs and prizes were given out🏅 Near the end the big awards of the day were given, these being; The TY Endeavour Award and The Spirit of TY🏆 ![]()
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This year they went to two highly deserving people. The Endeavour Award went to Fionn O'Donnell while the Spirit went to Ben Curry!👏✨
Some great pictures of Ms Morris' 1st Year Science students completing their Ecology fieldwork just before we finished up for summer!🌳🌻☀️ The pooters, sweep nets, bioviewers and quadrats were put to good use to sample the biodiversity on our campus!🐛🦋🪱🐝 It's always great when you can practically take what you learn in the classroom to the outside world!🌎 And you have to agree, in this fine weather our school grounds look absolutely smashing!🤩🌸🌼🌺![]()
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#ecology #science #practicallearning #sunny
🌿 Help FCJ Secondary School secure funding to build a Sensory Garden for our students and neighbouring schools to use.![]()
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🗳️ Vote for us in the AIB €1 Million Community Fund – enter charity number 20147389.![]()
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👉 Click, vote & share – every vote counts! Thank you! 💚![]()
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There was a great sense of celebration this week as Mr Daly, joined Charles Smith of the Irish Angus Producer Group for a special visit to the farm that's home to the 5 Certified Irish Angus calves won by Grace Warren and Hollie Mae Power Sinnott, in the prestigious Irish Certified Angus Schools Competition at the National Ploughing championships🥳🐄![]()
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The calves names are Poppy, Fernado, Charlie, Benny (after Mr Daly!😂) and William. The 4 bulls and 1 heifer are being reared alongside Hollie Mae’s grandfather’s herd of Angus cattle, offering the perfect setting for the girls to carry out their competition project. They are weighing in at 511kg, 541kg, 481kg, 425kg and 578kg⚖ ![]()
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Grace and Hollie-Mae who were selected as finalists in March 2024 when they were in TY. As part of the competition, they are tasked with rearing 5 Angus calves while also preparing an in depth project on comparison of Irish beef sector vs the rest of the world, while looking at multi species topics such as sustainability, traceability, and food production🥩🍽![]()
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During the visit, Grace and Hollie Mae proudly introduced the calves to Mr Daly and Mr Smith, outlining their daily care routines and sharing insights into their broader project work. The dedication and passion shown by the girls left a strong impression👏![]()
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Mr Smith commended the students, saying, 'It’s a pleasure to see such commitment from the next generation of farmers'. Grace and Hollie Mae are doing exceptional work, and their care for these calves is clear to see.![]()
We’re immensely proud of the girls' accomplishments so far in this competition and grateful to Hollie Mae’s grandfather, along with their teacher Ms O Dwyer for supporting them😁![]()
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As the girls continue to rear the calves in the lead up to the final judging at Croke Park in March 2026 , there’s no doubt their project is already a source of great pride for our school and their families📚![]()
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The girls will continue to rear the calves over the summer and pay visits to local primary schools in June to prompt their project. The girls will continue to care for and feed their calves to get them ready for slaughter in ABP Slaney Meats in Bunclody in mid August🐮
Vote Now!🔔🗳 Help FCJ Secondary School Build a Sensory Garden with AIB Community Funding!🌸🌼🤩 ![]()
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FCJ Secondary School is competing in the AIB Community 1 Million Fund to develop a Sensory Garden. This garden will enhance learning and provide a therapeutic experience for students in our new special classrooms and the wider school community🎓🏫🌹🌺🌷![]()
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Please cast your vote for FCJ Secondary School using our charity number 20147389 via the AIB link: aib.ie/personal-forms/community-fund. Every vote brings us closer to building this much-needed resource. Your vote can make this dream a reality!☑️✨![]()
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We envision the Sensory Garden to be a calming, engaging space that will also be accessible to other schools in the Bunclody area, benefiting a wider community of students🌳😁![]()
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We also kindly ask you to share this link with family and friends📲 Your support and generosity are greatly appreciated in helping us create this incredible space for our students and the wider Bunclody community. Thank you!👏
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Christmas Prayer Service – December 2020
Enrolment/Open Day Video – October 2020
Graduation Speeches for the 6th Year Class of 2020
Our Lockdown Art Gallery
National Modern Foreign Language Award Winner 2020
“Par ma moustache!”
May Awards & Mass – 2019
‘Grease’ The Musical – 2019
