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1st and 2nd Years had a great day out in Ballina today, for the Mayo Badminton competition.

In an electrifying clash between Ballyhaunis U15 soccer boys and St. Clare’s Comprehensive of Manorhamilton in the Connaught Shield Semi Final

Congratulations to the following students who were the recipients of a Galaxy Tablet as part of our recent Strive For Five initiative. 

Ballyhaunis  Community School is a member School of Sanctuary. This means we strive to make our school as safe, welcoming and inclusive as possible for all students and their families.

1st Year Talent Show took place on Wednesday. We had such an array of talents on display.

LCA 2 Art class enjoyed having Kevin, Mary and Denise from Western Care join them for Art class the past 4 weeks.

Please click on the ‘Read More’ tab to view information on FREE upcoming Art & Craft classes for Parents/Guardians.

Students from Ballyhaunis Community School represented Spain at the Model Council of the European Union debate

Well done to last week’s Strive For Five  winners;

Well done to 15 of our Junior Cycle Students who competed in the IMTA Pi quiz today. A great day was had by all.

Please click on the links below to view the timetables for the 2024 State Examinations.

We were delighted to welcome Benedicte Leduc & Maud Haslé to BCS last week.

Congratulations to Leaving Cert student Carlagh Peake, on her selection to represent Ireland at the European Youth Boxing Championships

Two students in each year group won a €25 ‘One for All’ voucher.

Congratulations to Mahad Maqsood of the class of 2023 who has been awarded an Entrance Scholarship from UCD.

Pictured below are a selection of images from our Senior Cycle Engineering students’ recent projects.  

Parents/Guardians and Students please see attached notice on Measles from the HSE National Immunisation Office.   Post-Primary School measles alert Feb 2024 English

BCS U15 Boys Soccer team played in the quarter final today against Louisburg.

Congratulations to our Senior Boys Gaelic team who defeated Gortnor Abbey to claim the Connaught C title at the COE last Saturday. 

Please click on the link attached to view information for Parents/Guardians/Students on the updated Ballyhaunis Community School Mobile Phone Policy..

We are looking forward to launching our ‘𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟓’ 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧 starting February 19th. 

Happy St. Brigid’s Day, the first day of Spring.

First and Second Year Girls had a very successful basketball outing with Ms. O’ Donnell to play Charlestown, on Tuesday last.

Best of luck to our two fabulous TY teams as they attempt to qualify for the National Finals for the 2024 Junk Kouture. 

Congratulations to Carlagh Peake (6th Yr.) who secured her 6th National Boxing title yesterday, at the National Stadium Dublin.

Today our 1st Year boys had a comprehensive win against St Jarlath’s College, Tuam.

The Green Schools Water Ambassadors gave a talk to first-year students during CSPE classes this week. They discussed water conservation and Ireland’s water issues.

𝐁𝐓 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 Transition Year students travelled to the RDS in Dublin yesterday to attend the BT Young Scientist Competition.

Ms. Cox and a group of BCS students travelled to St Gerald’s College in Castlebar today, to participate in Mayo Schools Cup Chess Competition 2024.

The BCS Senior Boys Gaelic Football team played in the Connacht quarter final today, against Presentation College Athenry, in the COE.