Archive | March, 2016

Amber Flag Awareness Day

Wednesday 16 march was Amber flag awareness day in Grennan college. The Amber flag is awarded to schools who promote positive mental health. Mr. Dunne’s 2nd year S.P.H.E. class organised a no uniform day where everyone wore something orange or amber. They also made smoothies for the ENTIRE school!! These proved very popular with the […]

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6th yr. Music Trip

6th year music class recent visit to the National Concert Hall in Dublin to listen to the National Symphony Orchestra perform Berlioz’s Symphony Fantastique. Brilliant opportunity to see a live orchestra.

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Student Enterprise Awards 2016

This year three TY groups and one 2nd year group were entered into the Student Enterprise Awards regional final. Forty teams from schools across Kilkenny took part. Grennan College received a special award for ‘Best Branding’ with their ‘Doggie Nom Noms’ treats. Great work went into all entries so well done to all who took […]

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Debating Team

Our debating team of Ciara Gardner, Edwina Kelly and Orla Gardner, recently took on ferrybank proposing the motion that our efforts to combat climate change are too late. This was round 1 of the Carlow / Kilkenny ETB debating competition. After a tempestuous affair the girls were narrowly defeated but can take a lot of […]

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