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From Academics to Sports, and Music to Environmental Awareness Campaigns, FCJ Bunclody endeavours to provide learning and life experiences for all students, whilst underpinning the core values of our ethos: TRUTH, RESPECT, and JUSTICE.
The Active Schools Committee recently put the following video together to showcase the number of initiatives and great PE programme we have in place in FCJ🏋️🤼🤸⛹️🤾![]()
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It was produced by Aoife Somers and Kyle Connolly TY, along with other active schools members too. The group have entered it in a competition so fingers crossed it wins! Best of luck to you all!🤞⚽️🏀⚾️🎾🏐![]()
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#PE #ActiveSchools #getfit #healthylifestyle #lecheileschoolstrust
A huge thanks to Bunclody Fire Brigade for welcoming and showing Aidan 3 around their station on Monday👨🚒😁 Students got a great insight into how the fire service works and how vital they are to our community🧯👏 While there, they got to see how the various life saving equipment works and how they are used in an emergency event🔥 💧![]()
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#wexfordcountycouncil #wexfordfireservice #lecheileschoolstrust
Today is International Men’s Day🙋♂️🤩 Although we owe the story of our school to women, namely the great FCJ Sisters who founded our school 168 years ago, we do have to acknowledge the huge contribution that men have made over that time too🥳![]()
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We are extremely proud to say that we are the only FCJ school in Ireland that has boys as students👨🎓 (Some may suggest this is more of a hindrance than an honour though!😅😂) And with this, our claim to fame is that we are the only FCJ school IN THE WORLD that has a hurling and Gaelic football team!⚾️🏐 Also, our Principal, Mr Daly, is the first man to ever hold that position, as in the past it was occupied solely by women👨🏫 ![]()
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A typical Convent secondary school at the time, FCJ only enrolled girls until 1969👱♀️ It was in this year that a group of local altar boys walked over the bridge in Bunclody, up the hill of Ballinapark and in the gates of St Mary’s Convent. Having knocked on the thick wooden door they sought out a word in the ear of the Reverend Mother. The ambition of these young boys was to start secondary school there the following September📚 Previous to that, and at a time where cars and buses were very scarce, many local boys had to cycle the 21 kms to the CBS in Enniscorthy or had to become boarders in St Peter’s College in Wexford Town🚴 Thankfully, our Principal at the time, Sr Gonzague, along with the other FCJ Sisters, obliged the lads’ request. And the rest as they say, is history…😊![]()
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Today almost half the student body is male. That’s nearly 500 boys that put on the green uniform everyday. With a smile on her face, Sr Madeline Hayes will tell you that, when the lads joined, things were never the same again. Of course this was all for the better!😁![]()
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#internationalmensday #fcjsisters #fcjsistersireland #lecheileschoolstrust
TY students test their maths problem solving in a nationwide online competition!➕✖️➖➗![]()
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113 of our Transition Years entered the 2024 IMTA Maggie Gough Competition. This is an online competition which tests the problem solving skills of Junior and Senior Cycle students🤔 It is named after the first known Irish woman to receive a PhD in Mathematics – Maggie Gough (Sr Mary de Lellis Gough). There were 15,795 entries from 182 schools across the country🧑🎓🧑🏫![]()
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A huge congratulations to our top students in FCJ: Fionn Stafford (1st), Kevin Freeman (2nd), Daniel Gregory (joint 3rd), Aindriú Kelly (joint 3rd), Kieran Donald, Sacha Mcauley, Jack Fagan, Danny Nolan, Damien Pohludek, Joey Whelan and Jan Dunne🏆👏![]()
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Nationwide, the mean score for TY students was 59.62% with our top two students getting 91% and 90% - a fantastic achievement. Well done to everyone who entered the competition - transition year is all about participation and taking on new challenges!🥳
ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING!🕺 We’ve just about finished sweeping the desert sand out of the Concert Hall and the neon lights have been dimmed for the last time🃏♠️♣️♥️♦️ So wait, what now?🤔 You mean we’re just meant to…go back to class?😱🫣 We have to say though, in recent memory, we don’t think there has been an FCJ musical with so much style, so much sequin clothes and most importantly, so much smiling💃👗👠😁🤪![]()
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Here is a compilation of great pictures from our brilliant musical, ‘Honeymoon in Vegas’🎲🎰 It includes a big sneak peek into what life is like backstage (Just FYI - It’s CRAZY, but WE LOVE IT!!!😍) There’s a bundle of energy on stage, but behind the set, and below in the pit, there’s a huge amount going on too. There you will find the unseen heroes of the production!🎭🎤🎨🎼🎷🎸🎹🥁🔨🖌🪚![]()
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A MASSIVE THANK YOU to Yvonne Kavanagh (TY), who went above and beyond to capture many of these photos over the course of the show. Like the actors, Yvonne was present for every single show, from the dress rehearsal to the finale, snapping events with her trusty camera!📸👏![]()
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#vivalasvegas #elvishasleftthebuilding #ratpack #franksinatra #broadway #ceaserspalace #fcjsistersireland #lecheileschoolstrust #thatsawrap #fcjmusical
Sports Round Up!!!⚽️🏀🏈🎾🏐![]()
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Our U16 camogie girls had a huge win over local rivals, Colaiste Bride Carnew, the other day💪 The dense fog on the day didn’t hamper the scoring however with FCJ racking up a mammoth 10-13 to 1-07 scoreline🤩 The girls now face into a Leinster quarter final next week. Best of luck!🤞![]()
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The U16 hurlers had great success the other day too. They played CBS Wexford, winning on a scoreline of 3-22 to 1-16🥳 Like the girls they now progress into a quarter final⚾️![]()
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On hurling, here are the upcoming senior hurling championship fixtures; Tuesday 19th November at 12pm away in Castlecomer and Tuesday 26th November at 12.30pm, Home vs Creagh College in HWH Bunclody GAA📆🕰![]()
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Also here, our Principal Mr Daly pictured with three 1st Year lads who were recently involved in and won medals in the Leinster Council I.A.B.A. - Michael Andrews Memorial Competition🥊 They are; Oskar Mordarski, Cody Byrne and Cian White. Well done, boys, you'd be a brave person to get into the ring with you!!🏆![]()
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Congratulations to Isabel Byrne Victoire 4 who came 6th in the 90cm Interschools Showjumping🏅 Isabel represented our school on Sunday 10th November in Wexford Equestrian. We would love to see more of our students out jumping over the next few week so saddle up!!🏇![]()
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Also, well done to Robbie Webster Colm 2 who won gold in National Taekwondo Championships u60 kg held in UL last week!🥇🥋![]()
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Finally a sports throwback to the 1980s. A great article on our brilliant school hockey team at the time!📰
Another great day for our TYs as they hit the Waterford Greenway!🚴🚴♀️![]()
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Along the 40km journey it was a day of 4 seasons with a variety of weather to keep them company!☀️🌧 The rain (and the broken bike chains) weren't enough to dampen their spirits though, as they all had a ball!😄 A big thanks to the teachers for giving up their time to accompany them there!👏 Hopefully the calf muscles weren't too sore the next day!😅🦵![]()
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#greenway #CyclingLife
Our 5th and 6th years had an absolute ball on their History trip to Derry and Belfast last weekend📜🏰🇮🇪 The students left FCJ at 5am last Friday morning for what was a jam packed and fun filled excursion😴⏰ The group visited all of the must see historical places which Derry and Belfast are bursting with. From the peace walls to the murals there was any amount to see🖊 The nights were topped off with great laughter, games and one of Mr Deane’s now famous quizzes!🤔![]()
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A massive thanks to the teachers for giving up their weekend to bring the students on this brilliant trip😁🧑🏫 Also, well done each one of the 5th and 6th years for their impeccable behaviour all weekend!👏![]()
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#lecheileschoolstrust #peacewalls #derrygirls #grandadjoe #srmichael #nowenteringfreederry
We are looking for two hosts families to host exchange students🙋🏡![]()
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• Maiwenn, a French girl will be arriving in Bunclody on 24 February until end of May🇫🇷![]()
• Lisa, a German girl, will be arriving in Bunclody on 8 January until end of May🇩🇪![]()
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Host families will receive payment for hosting the girls💰 They will join Transition year in FCJ for their time here🧑🎓![]()
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Contact us through the main office if you are interested - Either phone in or email [email protected] 📲☎️
Other Media
The HSE Visits FCJ Bunclody – Staying Safe in School
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
