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YEARBOOK 2018 WWW.TYNDALLCOLLEGE.IE A LOOK BACK AT OUR YEAR
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Message from Our Principal 3
Sixth Year Sign Off 4-5
Senior Leadership 2018-2019 6 WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO...
First Year Experiences 7-8
Geography & History Trip 9 Eamon McArdle and Aoife McArdle:
Christmas Celebration 10-11 Photographers
Student Council 12
Casey McGrath, Third Year: Cover Artwork;
Green Schools 13
Sophie Kennedy, Second Year: Sports
Intercultural Week 2017
Artwork
Technology Department 14-15
Sports Week 16 Ewan Hutchinson, TY: Match Photographs
Visit by Niall De Búrca
All Students, Staff and members of the
Mensana Mental Health Week 17
Tyndall College community who contributed
Transition Year 18-19
to this Yearbook in any way.
Development Education 20-21
Cycle Against Suicide
Numeracy 22
Business Department 23
Music Department 24-26
Literacy 27
First Year Celebration 28
Pope John Paul Award
Charity Work 29
CONTACT US
Art 30-31
JCSP 32-33
Sixth Year Skating
Halloween Fun 34
P.E. Department 35
Basketball Tyndall College, Mortarstown, Kilkenny
Basketball 36-39 Road, Carlow.
Soccer 40-42
T: +353 (0)59 915 3387
Robyn Butler European Gold 42 www.tyndallcollege.ie
Football 43
Cross Country 44
Find us on Facebook and Twitter
Achievements 45
Class Photos 46-50
Tyndall College Staff 2017-2018 51
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Message from Our Principal
Is cúis mhór áthais dhom fáilte a chur roimh gach éinne atá ag léamh an leabhrán iontach seo. It’s a great
honour for me to welcome you all to the very first edition of the Tyndall College Yearbook.
Great credit must go to our students and to our teachers, Ms. Phelan, Ms. Tyrrell and Ms. McArdle for carry-
ing out this exciting initiative which will now become an annual event for Tyndall College. I would like to pay
a special thanks to Ms. Phelan, who assisted our students with the necessary leadership and inspiration to
carry out this task.
It has been an eventful first year for Tyndall College. As we move towards the summer holidays I would like
to take this opportunity to wish all of our exam students in Junior and Leaving Cert our best wishes in their
upcoming exams. We have had many exciting events this year, from our sporting successes in Cross
Country and Basketball to our student achievers working with World Wise Global Schools, all of which are
documented in this excellent production.
While many events are celebrated here, the real successes in Tyndall College have been in the classroom. I
want to pay tribute to the excellent teaching staff and to the SNAs who have been tremendous throughout
the year in supporting our students.
Great credit too must go to Sinéad O’Keeffe and to the School Completion team for really looking after our
students’ needs, and a special mention to Liz who looks after our students on a daily basis in the lunch
room.
To everyone’s “mammy”, Bridget Sheehan, who is the heartbeat of our school, our caretakers, Willie and
Tommy and to all the cleaning staff a huge thank you. They do such fantastic work that goes unseen but are
so important to our school community.
I am very fortunate to work with excellent people, none more so than Ms. Morrissey, Deputy Principal, who
is a phenomenal support to our staff, our students and also to me.
Finally, I would like to thank our students and parents for choosing Tyndall College. We are moving into an
exciting time in our school and we will very soon be moving to a state of the art building, which will have
facilities that will further enhance the learning opportunities for our students.
I sincerely hope you enjoy this yearbook and please remember, my door is always open to parents and
students. No problem is too big or too small and I assure you that I will work with you to ensure the best
outcome for your child and our student.
Mr. Gerry McGill
Principal, Tyndall College
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PARTING WORDS FROM SIXTH YEAR
SHIRLEY WOONG
We have grown so much through the years. Not all of our experiences were good ones, but I
presume that the bad ones only aided our development to become better. Through the six years
we have lost some of our friends who chose a different path but we have also gained some new
classmates as well. Our class might be indeed small but that does not make it any less as
important as the others. The past six years was overall a wonderful and memorable experience
and we are proud to say we went to both Carlow Vocational School and Tyndall College. We will
not forget the teachers who have taught us along the way, and how they taught not only the
academics, but gave us lifelong advice. We appreciate every friend that we have met in school
and how each person has their own character to bring to that day. We hope that our class was
able to bring a sense of colour to the building and light it up as well as the other students. Our
experience here will surely not be forgotten and we would sincerely like to say thank you to the
individuals who make up this amazing school.
TYNDALL COLLEGE CLASS OF 2018
TYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018 |5 _________________SIXTH YEAR SIGNATURES
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SENIOR LEADERSHIP 2018-2019
Back Row (l-r): Shani Mullins,
John O’Brien, Ms. B. McAssey,
Zack Murphy, William
Thompson.
Front Row (l-r): Kerrie Moore,
Orlaigh O’Donohue, Jade
O’Toole, Chloe Ryan. Missing
from photo: Ryan Magee.
Tyndall College’s Senior Leaders will play an important role in assisting our new First Year students
next year. Their first training day took place in the Woodford Dolmen Hotel on April 20th where they
undertook intensive activities and skill development to help them prepare for the incoming First
Years in September. The team will certainly make a positive contribution to the lives of our new
students. The very best of luck to our Senior Leaders for the year ahead!
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FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCES
BY ALEX DOOLEY
At the start of first year, it was scary being in a new school and
meeting so many new people. By the middle of the first term, luckily,
I had made a lot of great friends and had settled in pretty quickly.
The school has great teachers and I was having a lot of fun by the
second term. We’ve been able to go on so many enjoyable trips and
we also learned a lot from them. We also got to do a lot of great
projects in classes. Overall I love my school, my friends and my
principal. When I’m older and leaving Tyndall College I’ll always look
back on this year as one of the best ever.
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TRIP TO THE
NATIONAL
HERITAGE
PARK,
WEXFORD
O n Tuesday 30th February our Junior Cert Geography
and History students enjoyed a wonderful trip to the
National Heritage Park, Wexford, where they got to
experience first-hand what life was like living in Ireland in
the past. They also got the chance to look at an audio
visual display before getting a guided tour of the
park. Afterwards the students were taken to Leisure Max
where they got the opportunity to go bowling.
A thoroughly enjoyable and educational day was had by
all!
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CHRISTMAS
CELEBRATIONTYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018 |11
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STUDENT COUNCIL
By Sophie Kennedy
W e are a group of students who have been
elected by our classes to represent them. Each
year group has two representatives on the council
who the students can go to and voice their ideas
or concerns. At the start of the school year we all attended a full day training course to prepare for
our roles on the Council.
When the Council meet, roughly twice a month, or more when certain issues arise, we discuss the
ideas that have been given to us by our classmates. Ms. Creegan is our liaison teacher and attends all
our meetings to ensure everything runs smoothly and to guide us.
When the Council has decided on what ideas or concerns we want to bring forward, a representative
approaches the principal, vice principal or teachers as required. They set up a meeting and discuss the
issues and where possible, our suggestions are put into practice.
Throughout the year, our meetings have been centered on improving our communication between
the student body, the Council and the school staff. Some of the things we have achieved are;
• We had an input into the new school Code of Conduct
• We came up with a suicide awareness day in conjunction with the Cycle Against Suicide
• We helped teachers design a new student-friendly school journal
• We provided feedback on our schools Critical Incident Policy
• We voted on the new Tyndall College PE uniform and Senior/Junior jumpers.
Overall, the Student Council is extremely important and gives the students a voice in our school.
Student Council 2017/2018
6th Year: Katie Dooley (chairperson)
Jake Kelly (vice chairperson)
th
5 Year: Nathaniel Curtis
Kaitlin O’Reilly
TY: Ewan Hutchinson (Secretary)
Chloe Ryan
rd
3 Year: Leah Sheehan
William Manuel
nd
2 Year: Sophie Kennedy
Zuhire Darsi
st
1 Year: Leah Reddy
Jake CondrenTYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018 |13
W e had a great
GREEN SCHOOLS
year in the Green
Schools. We formed a
committee of 8 students
from First to Sixth Year
comprising of Clodagh
O’Shea, Jack King, Zuhire
Darsi, Sophie Broderick,
Evan Treacy, Eric
McDonnell, Nathaniel
Curtis and Joe McNally.
To date the school has
been awarded three
green flags for Litter &
Waste, Energy and
Water. These flags are
displayed around the
school. Next year the Green Schools Committee 2017-2018
committee hope to begin Back Row (l-r): Nathaniel Curtis, Joseph McNally, Sophie Broderick, Mr. A. Doyle.
work on the Travel Front Row (l-r): Jack King, Clodagh O’Shea, Evan Treacy, Zuhire Darsi. Missing from photo: Eric McDonnell.
theme which will take
two years to attain.
The committee meet weekly and discuss ideas relating to the themes already covered. The committee
took part in various activities throughout the year, for example a Recycling Workshop in Carlow IT.
Here the students learned lots of important information on what can and can’t be recycled and what
happens to the recycled material afterwards.
INTERCULTURAL WEEK______________________
“Tyndall College, Everyone is Welcome Here”. This was the message echoing around the corridors of Tyndall
College in October as we held our first ever
Intercultural Week. The school now has students
from 19 different countries, so it was decided that
this had to be celebrated. A colourful visual display
of flags, greetings, fact files and a globe was put in
place at the entrance corridor of the school with
every country being represented. Many activities
took place over the week including discussions, a
céilí, Spanish dancing, quizzes, and students were
also given the opportunity to sample food from
some of the countries. Students also worked on
translating Hello and Welcome into the language of
the 19 nationalities represented in the school and
these were displayed around the school building.
Some proved easier to pronounce than others! To
conclude the week a Name that Flag competition
was held for all years. A great week was had by all, and the students most certainly enjoyed learning about the
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TECHNOLOGY
WOODWORK____________________________
Eric McDonnell, Third Year
Vince Fornillos, Third Year
Bobby Cope, Third Year
Ricky Brennan, Third Year
L-R: Small Table: Younous
Mohammad, Fifth Year;
Large Table: Jason Nolan,
Sixth Year; Lamp: Joseph
McNally, Sixth Year
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_______________________________METALWORK
First Year Group Project
Ricky Brennan, Third Year
Kyle Coleman, Third Year
Joseph McNally, Sixth Year
Keelan Lacey, Sixth Year
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SPORTS WEEK
A ll students in Tyndall College were involved in a wide variety of activities as part of Sports Week
2017. For Motivational Monday Turlough O’Brien, the Carlow Senior Football manager, generously gave
his time to speak to Fifth and Sixth Year students about the importance sports play in our lives and the
importance of hard work and determination in life.
Try it Tuesday included a handball tournament, a basketball clinic, football training, dance and a Wii
sports competition. Other activities during the week included a table tennis tournament in the Carlow IT
for all First and Second Year students. Great fun was had by all.
Friday 29th September was National Fitness Day and the TYs along with Ms. McAssey organised a 1k Fun
Run for 1st, 2nd and 3rd years around the school grounds which was a great success. Special thanks to
Jade O'Toole, Kerrie Moore and Emer Brown who worked tirelessly to make it work - well done girls!
VISIT BY STORYTELLER NIALL DE BÚRCA
O n Thursday 5th October the wonderfully engaging story-
teller Niall de Búrca visited Tyndall College. Niall is one of
Ireland’s finest traditional storytellers. Students from all year
groups thoroughly enjoyed listening to his many stories,
which are based on Irish legend and myth.TYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018 |17
MENSANA
MENTAL HEALTH WEEK
A ll students and staff at Tyndall College were involved in the promotion of positive mental health
initiatives over the course of Mensana Week in October. A wide variety of activities took place to high-
light the importance of physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. Sixth Year students organised a balloon
release. They each wrote down a worry or a feeling they had and attached it to a balloon, which they
then released outside the school. TY students connected with
people while having tea and cake at The Hub pop-up café in town.
Fifth Year students worked up a sweat with Joe Dunny at the Fit-
To-Go Boot Camp in the Town Park in recognition that a healthy
body can help
us maintain a
healthy mind.
An action-
packed week
that highlight-
ed such an
important
cause.18 | TYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018
TRANSITION YEAR
What a busy and action-packed year this has been for
our TYs, with both weekly activities and larger events
running throughout the school year.
The year began with a trip to the Ploughing
Championships and a Bogathon – straight in at the
deep end! In the months running up to Christmas,
students attended various events including SVP,
Social Justice, Trócaire and Concern workshops.
Students were also involved in a rowing and volley-
ball programme. Other activities included a pop-up
coffee shop for Mensana Mental Health week, a trip
to the GB Shaw Theatre, a visit from an enterprise
speaker, Zeminar, the Harmony Programme, a trip
to the Chocolate Garden and a cinema afternoon.
After the Christmas break, students were straight
back into a very busy January. The highlight was the
Cycle Against Suicide event which was held in the 3
Arena, a thoroughly enjoyable and
educational day for all! There have been several
highlights since Christmas including the Aware
workshops with Stephen Dargan on mental health
and positive thinking, and the Dog Art Project .
Some students attended an SVP Youth Day in Water-
ford and the Worldwise Global Schools Awards where
we earned our Global Passport. Students also attend-
ed an IT Carlow careers workshop and CPR training.
We hope this year has given students an opportunity
to develop various skills both inside and
outside the classroom, aiding them to be
innovative and creative in their learning
and to grow as individuals. From all the
teachers in Tyndall College we would also
like to offer a big thank you to our TY stu-
dents for all the help they have given us at
different stages throughout the year!TYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018 |19
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DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION
D evelopment Education is a subject which is taught
in TY. It tries to encourage young people to take action on a wide range of
human rights issues. It is also taught in a range of other subjects at both
Junior and Leaving Cert level. Students have undertaken various projects and
displays around the school and have participated in a variety of workshops
from Concern Worldwide, Trócaire, Amnesty International and many more.
We are partly funded by Worldwise Global Schools and Irish Aid.TYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018 |21
Development Education Group
Back Row (l-r): Nathan Harkin, Orlaigh O’Donohue, Leah Sheehan, Rachel Doran, Ms. B. McAssey, Zuhire Darsi, Ewan
Hutchinson.
Front Row (l-r): Danielle Harkin, Sophie Broderick, Sophie Kennedy, Chloe Ryan, Ciara Doherty McCarthy, Katie Brennan.
Missing from photo: Ms. A. Gordon.
__________________CYCLE AGAINST SUICIDE
In January Tyndall College students along with
their teachers Ms. Gordon & Ms. G. Lawler
attended the Cycle against Suicide Conference in
Dublin’s 3 Arena where over 7,000 students from
around the country also attended. Various
speakers, schools, artists and musicians including
a performance by Mundy, took to the stage to
tell their story in what was one of the biggest and
most empowering mental health event held for
young people. The powerful message of “It’s OK
not to feel OK; and it’s absolutely OK to ask for
help” resonated with all who took part.22 | TYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018
NUMERACY
MATHS WEEK
Tyndall College was a numerical hive of
activity throughout Maths Week 2017. All
students had the opportunity to engage with
a range of fun and exciting maths-related
pursuits like Sudoku, puzzles and working
out distances, weights and measurements
around the school building. All First and
Second Year students were also treated to a
lunchtime Maths seminar in Carlow IT. Many
thanks to the Maths Department for their
hard work in creating the programme for the
week, and also Ms. Connaughton and her
tutor group for their wonderful Maths
display that decorated the school reception
area and exercised the brains of both
students and teachers alike!
NUMERACY WEEK
Numeracy Week was held in May to enhance
and develop our numeracy skills, something
which is already part of our daily focus here at
Tyndall College. Our focus for the week was to
improve students’ understanding of the
analogue clock. Handmade clocks were made by
students and were placed in each classroom to
help students to work out the timings of each
class.TYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018 |23
BUSINESS DEPARTMENT
FIRST YEAR TRIP TO CAFFREY’S
First Year business students along with their Fifth Year business leaders participated in a
Business Tour with their teachers Ms. Howard-Bowles, Ms. Tyrrell , Mr. Kinsella and Ms.
Wyrwal. The students took part in a workshop at Caffrey’s Chocolate Warehouse in
Dublin. They learned and discovered information about the
production process, services/products, employees,
marketing, legislation, industrial relations and Europe while also
being involved in a hands-on session of chocolate decorating.
BOND TRADER CHALLENGE
Fifth Year Business students, Chloe Broderick, Corina
Piturcescu, Katelyn O' Regan, Caitlin May and Aoife
Moore took part in a Bond Trader Challenge along with
their Business teacher Ms. Howard-Bowles. The
students engaged in this fun, interactive and competi-
tive game with enthusiasm. The team were introduced
to markets and trading and an explanation on how to
trade with bonds, shares and cash in certain scenarios.
BUSINESS WEEK 2018
A packed schedule of events took place for our Business Week
2018. Staff and students alike were encouraged to get involved
and assist in creating awareness and promoting Business in our
school and in particular to focus on Business in the daily lives of
our students.
The 1 Oak class took part in a Business classroom competition ,
where each student was asked to design a logo and motto
associated with their ‘Oak’ class. The students were given a week to design a poster. Ben Kennedy was
the successful winner with his logo design and Agna Kramarczyk came in second place.
Senior students and teachers were given a unique opportunity to have comedian Ger Carey perform a
private show for them as part of Business Week. Ger, a comedian loved by Irish students for his
hilarious comedy shows, presented students with a hilarious, imaginative and thoroughly entertaining
insight in to the teenage mindset. He gave a terrific performance incorporating the key themes of
Business and Entrepreneurism.24 | TYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Junior Cert Trip to the National Concert Hall
Third Year Music students enjoyed a wonderful trip to the National Concert Hall in Dublin in
November to watch a live performance of their Junior Cert set works by the RTE National
Symphony Orchestra. It was a fantastic experience that gave students an opportunity to see
and hear all the instruments of the orchestra, listen to key points of information about pieces
that are on the syllabus and much more.
We were delighted to hear performances of
Rossini’s William Tell Overture and Handel’s
Water Music and a very special surprise –
Star Wars! No doubt this valuable
excursion will help during the Music exam
in June.
Youth Music Awards 2018
Congratulations to students Sophie Broderick, Danny
Carthy and Seán Carthy, who all took part in the Carlow Youth Music
Awards in the GB Shaw Theatre in April. All performed their own original
songs. Sophie’s song was called “When We Were Young” and Danny and
Seán’s song was called “All Gone—Lost Children”. They did themselves
and all of us at Tyndall College proud. Definitely names to watch out for in
the future!TYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018 |25 A ll Tyndall College students are extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to learn how to play a woodwind or brass instrument. This exciting programme is offered through Music Generation Carlow and allows our students to choose from clarinet, saxophone, flute, trumpet or trombone lessons. Instruments are provided on loan and lessons take place once a week in school. Students from First Year to TY had a very busy year perfecting their performances with their instrumental teachers Gavin Barr, Bill McGrath and Rachel Clancy. Some of our musicians performed at events during the year, including for Junior Cert Music practical exams, and all are looking forward to another busy year of music-making next year.
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TYNDALL COLLEGE CHOIR________________
The school choir was very busy all year rehearsing every Wednesday after school and preparing
for a variety of musical events such as the Christmas Celebration, Awards Day and Sixth Year
Graduation. The Tyndall College Choir consists of students from First to Sixth Year. Each and
every member demonstrated great commitment and as a result the group developed their
musical skills wonderfully over the course of the year. Many thanks to Ms. Phelan, Mr. Doyle
and Ms. Quinn for their hard work with the choir this year.
Tyndall College Choir
Back Row (l-r): Sophie Broderick, Chloe Broderick, Leanne Darcy, Kaitlin O’Reilly, Tracey Doogue,
Sophie Kennedy, Shakira Connors, Danielle Harkin.
Middle Row (l-r): Ms. A. Phelan, Emer Doyle, Nathan Harkin, Giulia Martinez Perugini, Joseph McNally,
Ewan Hutchinson, Rachel Doran, Leah Sheehan, Mr. A. Doyle.
Front Row (l-r): Jack King, Clodagh O’Shea, Evan Treacy, Erinn Lennon, Chantell Doughty, Chloe Ryan,
Ciara Doherty McCarthy, Katie Brennan. Missing from photo: Jayde Bailie Card, Amy Byrne.TYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018 |27
LITERACY
T yndall College is committed to enhancing and celebrating literacy on a daily basis.
This year in November, Literacy Week afforded us the opportunity to not only continue
with this great work, but to engage in a number of other fun literacy-based activities such
as our “Shelfie” competition. Staff members photographed their bookshelves (making
sure there were a few clues visible!) and students had to guess who had taken the Shelfie.
Continuing our commitment and dedication to literacy at Tyndall College Literacy
Fortnight was held in April. All First Year students enjoyed an extra focused literacy class
each day where various activities and exercises helped to break down many frequently
encountered aspects of the English language. Students were given the opportunity to
practice and develop their reading and writing skills. Literacy Fortnight was a great
success. Many thanks to Ms. McAssey and all teachers and students involved in running
the classes.28 | TYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018
FIRST YEAR CELEBRATION
O n Wednesday 25th October First Year students, along with
family and friends, celebrated the achievements of their first term
not just as secondary school students, but as the first ever group of
First Years at Tyndall College. A wonderful evening of music and
stories marked this milestone in their lives as students spoke of
their experiences, performed songs and were presented with school
pins by principal Mr. McGill and year head Ms. Kennedy. Thato
Rammusi and Clodagh O’Shea spoke eloquently about their journey
so far and introduced a Day in the Life video - a snap-shot of what
the year group have been up to since late August. Another special
moment was when John Hanly and Leah Reddy outlined the Letters
to Ourselves project that all students undertook in their tutor
groups. Each student wrote a letter to themselves that was sealed
and will be kept until the day of their Sixth Year graduation, when it
will be presented to them to read and reminisce.
GOLD POPE JOHN PAUL II AWARD
FOR JOSEPH MCNALLY______________________
Congratulations to Sixth Year student Joseph McNally on
receiving his John Paul II Gold Medal Award from Bishop Denis
Nulty at the Eighth Annual Pope John Paul II Award Ceremony
for Kildare and Leighlin Dioceses at St Peter & Paul's Church
Portlaoise, on 6th December 2017. Joseph had to complete 20
weeks of voluntary tasks at both Parish and Community level
to earn this award. These included teaching guitar, Green
Schools, Men’s Shed, Parish Records, the Museum, his local
choir and the Tyndall College choir. Well done Joseph – we
are delighted to see you awarded this very special accolade as
it is richly deserved.TYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018 |29
CHARITY WORK
BALI LIBRARY FUND
Throughout the year there were several events
held by Ms. McAssey with the help of students to
raise money for the Bali Library Fund. The aim of
this Fund is to buy books to make a library for
children living in poor and remote villages in Bali,
Indonesia. Fundraising events held included a
raffle for a Christmas crib, making of Halloween
and Christmas cards, a cinema afternoon and a
staff lunch. These events generated a huge total of
€850 for the Bali Library Fund. Many thanks to Ms.
McAssey for organising these events, to the
students who assisted her and to all who gave such
generous donations.
SHOEBOX APPEAL
Ms. McAssey with the help of TY students
organised the Team Hope Christmas Shoebox
Appeal in December. Students from all years
kindly donated to this appeal and the shoebox
gifts were given to some of the world’s most
vulnerable children, some of whom may receive
no other gifts at Christmas. This is a wonderful
campaign to have run in the school so thank you
to Ms. McAssey and all students who helped and
donated so generously.30 | TYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018
ART
Daniel Kehoe, Second Year
Agna Kramarczyk, First Year
Ben Kennedy, First Year
Hope De Faoite-Dickson, Second Year
Tracey Doogue, Third Year
Nathan Harkin, Third Year
Aoife Moore, Fifth Year
Cian Nolan, Fifth YearTYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018 |31
Silvia Dragova, Sixth Year Francesco Capeletti, Sixth Year
SIXTH YEAR TRIP TO VISUAL
PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZES
Carlow’s local enterprise office held a photography competition #Carlow Digital Carlow
Photography Competition which encouraged participants to take a picture of what County Carlow
means to the them. After whittling down the entries, the finalists were invited to attend the prize-
giving ceremony on Tuesday 21st November in VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art. First Year
student Leah Reddy took second place in the Junior Section winning a trophy and €150. Her photo of
the bridge in the forest at Duckett’s Grove is an exceptional photo for a student of her age. Sixth
Year student Gemma Ghezzi also won 3rd place in the competition. Well done to both girls on a
fantastic achievement.
Leah Reddy Gemma Ghezzi32 | TYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018
JCSP HIGHLIGHTS
Our Junior Certificate Schools Programme team had a busy year promoting
Literacy and Numeracy skills in a range of subject areas:
Our Art department developed the art of Flashmaster Maths
penmanship through a series of Calligraphy This initiative introduced our students to a new
workshops. Students learnt a new skill and it handheld device that allowed students to practice
helped them take pride in their own hand- their maths skills in a fun way. Students were able to
writing skills. set goals for speed and accuracy at different levels
and improve many aspects of their numeracy skills .
Thanks to a dedicated and hardworking
group of Transition Year students a
Paired Reading initiative was established
and run for our First Year Elm class.
Transition year students worked very
closely with each First Year student to
encourage, support and enhance the
quality of their reading skills.
25 Student Reading Challenge
25 students spent a fantastic day
out in Kilkenny this year and had
the opportunity to purchase a
book of their choice thanks to the
National Book Token reading
challenge. Book reviews were
then written.
Christmas Celebration
Technology featured in our Christmas JCSP celebration this year as
students participated in a Literacy and Numeracy quiz using Kahoot .
Lots of fun was had by all.TYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018 |33
Our French and Spanish departments
were busy reading Que-tal and
Allons –Y Magazines, and created
many fun projects including music,
food and fashion.
Our First Year Elm class had a fun series of
activities in December thanks to Ms. McAssey and
her team of transition year students. It
involved tasty treats cooked in the Home
Economics room and a day of “Messy Glooping” in
arts and crafts class.
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HALLOWEENTYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018 |35 ____________P.E. DEPARTMENT O ver the course of the year there was lots happening in physical education class. Brendan Hayden from Éire Óg took First and Second Years for a 4 week football programme. During PE, First Years participated in a Spikeball Tournament which was run by Transition Year students. First year students in Oak were lucky to have Joanne Wall from the Irish Wheelchair Association come in and do a session on inclusion in sport through wheelchair basketball. A selection of Transition Years took part in the 'Get Going, Get Rowing' programme and came into First Year classes for 4 weeks to teach them how to row. Transition Year girls got the opportunity to participate in a leadership in sports programme through Spikeball and taught First Years how to play the adapted volleyball game over 4 weeks. Sixth Years participated in a 3 week exercise and healthy food programme with some third level students from Carlow IT. The staff of the School Completion Programme along with the P.E. department organised various activities after Christmas for Leaving Cert students to help manage stress and anxiety In the lead up to their exams. These activities in collaboration with Sixth Years included; Zumba, House and Pound Fitness with Lesley Dempsey, The Ivy Rooms for snooker, pool and table tennis, walking in Oak Park, Tennis in Carlow Lawn Tennis Club, spinning, circuits, outdoors bootcamp and gym sessions in Supreme Fitness. Basketball_______________ There were an extra 4 teams competing in basketball this year in Tyndall College which included a First Year girls team, First Year boys team, U16 girls team and U19 boys team. A total of 55 students represented the school in basketball over the course of the year. It was a great year for basketball with all teams doing the school proud. See below how each team got on in the South East Basketball League. Team Result st 1 year girls Finished second on the table st 1 year boys Finished top of the table and reached the semi-final 2nd year boys Finished top of the table and were runners up in the final U16 girls Finished second on the table and were runners up in the final U16 boys Finished second on the table and reached the semi-final U19 boys Finished third on the table
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Each team showed tremendous team spirit and Tyndall College are very proud of each and
every basketball player. The First Year girls teams was coached by Ms. Bolger and U16 girls,
First Year boys, Second Year boys, u16 boys and u19 boys by Ms. Carter. A special mention to
First Year boys top scorers Orlando Lazar, Captain Tatyo Rammusi and Tyrese Leonard in the
First Year league and to Captain Manuel Martin, Boni Milinganyo and Jorge Pancorbo in the
Second Year league. The future of basketball in Tyndall College is bright, bring on next season.
A big shout out to Manuel, Jorge and Lucia as they contributed so much to basketball in
Tyndall College this year. We wish them all the best in the future as they go back to Spain.TYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018 |37
FIRST YEAR GIRLS BASKETBALL
Back Row (l-r): Ms. L. Bolger (Coach), Avril Dooley, Martyna Lawicka, Clodagh O’Shea, Chloe Kelly,
Michelle Kelly, Katie Brennan.
Front Row (l-r): Sandra Fortune, Agna Kramarczyk, Jessica Almeida, Zoe Condron, Sabina Hudak. Missing
U16 GIRLS BASKETBALL
Back Row (l-r): Ms. A. Carter (Coach), Shakira Connors, Rachel Doran, Clodagh Shani Mullins, Erinn
Lennon.
Front Row (l-r): Sophie Kennedy, Orlaigh O’Donohue, Ciara Doherty MacCarthy, Katie Brennan. Missing
from photo: Robyn Butler, Lucia Gonzalez.38 | TYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018
FIRST YEAR BOYS BASKETBALL
Back Row (l-r): Ms. A. Carter (Coach), Hewad Ahmad, Jakie Ngobeni, Kevin Doran, Vince Fornillos,
Manuel Martín, Erinn Lennon (Reporter & Table Official).
Front Row (l-r): Tyrece Leonard, Orlando Lazar, Thato Rammusi, Alex Dooley, TJ Curran, Seán Hade.
Missing from photo: Seán Carthy, Jake O’Callaghan, Niki Judin.
SECOND YEAR BOYS BASKETBALL
Back Row (l-r): Ms. A. Carter (Coach), Orlando Lazar, Zuhire Darsi, Edson Chaves, Manuel Martín, TJ
Curran, Thato Rammusi.
Front Row (l-r): William Manuel, Brandon Doyle, Jorge Pancorbo, Bobby Cope, Boni Milinganyo, Niall
McGrath O’Neill. Missing from photo: Seán Carthy, Shad Simpson.TYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018 |39
U16 BOYS BASKETBALL
Back Row (l-r): Ms. A. Carter (Coach), Brandon Doyle , Edson Chaves , Eddie Cavra, Zuhire Darsi, William Manuel,
Niall McGrath O’Neill.
Front row (l-r): Manuel Martín, Jack Coe , Jorge Pancorbo , Bobby Cope, Boni Milinganyo , Vince Fornillos. Missing
from photo: Shad Simpson, Ricky Brennan.
U19 BOYS BASKETBALL
Back Row (l-r): Ms. A. Carter (Coach), William Manuel, Younus Mohammed, Vince Fornillos, Boni
Milinganyo, Jack Coe.
Front Row (l-r): Niall McGrath O’Neill, Jorge Pancorbo, Manuel Martín, Bobby Cope, Arsalan Khan, Eddie
Carva. Missing from photo: Kevin Komoni, Keelan Lacey, Reece King, Ricky Brennan, Shad Simpson.40 | TYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018
SOCCER__________________________________________
SENIOR BOYS SOCCER
The Tyndall College Senior Boys Soccer team played with great spirit and loyalty to their team
this year when competing in the Kilkenny Carlow league. The boys played a total of four games
throughout the year and improved with every game.
They began with a heavy defeat away to Kilkenny City Vocational School. This was followed by a
home defeat the following week to Gaelcholáiste Pobail Osraí. Team morale was low at this
stage and it would have been easy for the season to fall apart.
Tyndall College then went to Graiguenamanagh to play Duiske College in the last round of the
league and fought with great determination and skill. Tyndall conceded two late goals and this
proved to be the difference at the end. With a much improved performance, however, spirits
were high after this match.
This result meant that we played Kilkenny City Vocational School in the league semi-final in
their back yard. Tyndall proved to be a different opposition on the day and with seven minutes
left were still level with the Kilkenny boys. The Kilkenny boys weren’t to be denied, however,
and broke the deadlock with a well-worked goal. Tyndall didn’t have time to pull back the
deficit and there ended a spirited season with much to take heart from going forward in future
years.
SENIOR BOYS SOCCER
Back Row (l-r): Mr. D. Cotterell (Coach), Brian Murray, Adam Zinn Collis, Jacob O’Brien,
Dylan Delaney, Boni Milinganyo.
Front Row (l-r): Alex Silva, Lais Zilerivius, Edson Chaves, Brandon Doyle, Bobby Cope,
Jack Coe. Missing from photo: Keelan Lacey, Kevin Komoni, Cillian O’Toole, Reece King,
Ronan Byrne, Danny Carthy, Seán Moore, Coady Tunstead.TYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018 |41
JUNIOR BOYS SOCCER
The Tyndall College Junior Boys Soccer team have had a fantastic year to date.
The first game was away to Kilkenny City Vocational School where the Carlow boys showed great
spirit to keep trying to break down a well organised Kilkenny outfit. With two minutes remaining
Brandon Doyle scored the winner after some beautiful trickery on the left wing.
Scoil Aireagail from Ballyhale then travelled to Tyndall College in Round Two. The Carlow boys
showed a superior sense of space and technical know-how to crack the opposition and won by a
comfortable five goals.
Next up were Gaelcholáiste Pobail Osraí who proved to be a spirited team and very dangerous
on the counter-attack. With Tyndall behind at half-time, they displayed great belief in themselves
in the second-half to win by four goals eventually.
The final game was away to Duiske College in Graiguenamanagh. Again, the Tyndall boys were
tested early on when they conceded an early goal. Their determination and loyalty showed
strongly once again, however, when they scored the equaliser with five minutes remaining, con-
firming top spot from the group stages.
A big well done to all players concerned and there is no doubt that this team is one to watch
over the coming years if the positive attitude continues.
JUNIOR BOYS SOCCER
Back Row (l-r): Mr. D. Cotterell (Coach), Aaron O’Neill, Edson Chaves, Lais Zilerivius, Boni
Milinganyo, Thato Rammusi.
Front Row (l-r): Evan Treacy, Bobby Cope, Brandon Doyle, Jakie Ngobeni, Jack Coe, Amaan
Ali. Missing from photo: Ryan Magee, Ricky Brennan, Niki Judin, Kristian Brown.42 | TYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018
FIRST YEAR BOYS SOCCER
Back Row (l-r): Aaron O’Neill, TJ Curran, Tadgh Curry, Kristian Brown, Mr. P. Manton
(Coach).
Front Row (l-r): Amaan Ali, Thato Rammusi, Orlando Lazar, Hewad Ahmad, Jakie
Ngobeni, Neha Ali (Assistant Coach). Missing from photo: Jake O’Callaghan, Seán Carthy.
Robyn Butler Wins Gold___________________________
Big congratulations to Second Year
student Robyn Butler, who was
awarded two gold medals at the
World Kickboxing Championships
in Portugal in October. Robyn
came first in Sword Fighting and in
Continuous Light Sparring. She has
practiced kickboxing for 5 years
and trains with the Enniscorthy
Dragons. We are all so proud of
your achievements Robyn, well
done!TYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018 |43
_______________________________________ FOOTBALL
The U16 and Senior Football panels both had early exits this year. The championship was run on a knock-
out basis.
The U16 football team met Coláiste Mhuire of Johnstown on their first outing. Playing against the wind in
the first half proved quite difficult to get settled. We played with most of our team behind the ball in
order to get in good attacking positions. Coláiste Mhuire's defence frustrated Tyndall College's attacks on
a number of occasions. In the second half the game started to drift away from us. Coláiste Mhuire's
strong panel proved hard to match. The lads played very well and fought to the end. Unfortunately as it
was a knock out basis we had an early exit this year.
The Senior football team met Kilkenny City Vocational School. This was another tough match. A low
scoring first half saw us trailing at half time. KCVS proved to have the upper hand in the second half. The
lads fought really hard in the second half, but struggled to keep a foothold in the game. We gave it our all,
but unfortunately we came up against a better team and the year had a disappointing early exit for us.
Back Row (l-r): Mr. F. Laffan (Coach),
Boni Milinganyo, TJ Curran, Adam Zinn
Collis, William Manuel, Eddie Carva.
Front Row (l-r): Edson Chaves,
Brandon Doyle, Lais Zilerivius, Jack
Coe, Bobby Cope.
Missing from photo: Ronan Byrne,
Coady Tunstead, Mikey Kealy, Ryan
Magee, Ricky Brennan.
JUNIOR BOYS FOOTBALL
Back Row (l-r): Mr. F. Laffan (Coach),
Alex Silva, Boni Milinganyo, Adam Zinn
Collis, William Manuel, Dylan Delaney.
Front Row (l-r): Brandon Doyle, Lais
Zilerivius, Edson Chaves, Jack Coe,
Bobby Cope.
Missing from photo: Ronan Byrne,
Coady Tunstead, Mikey Kealy, Ryan
Magee, Ricky Brennan.
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Cross Country_______________
Tyndall College was represented in the final leg of the Three Counties Cross Countries Championships in
November in Graiguecullen GAA grounds. This final leg of the three-day event was comprised of relay
races, in which schools looked to add points to their tally from the first two days. We had two teams
competing, with our Minor Boys team consisting of Tyrese Leonard, Kristian Browne, Thato Rammusi and
Sam Kennedy competing very strongly having put a huge effort in to their race. The Intermediate Boys
team on the day was made up by Eric McDonnell, Iain Kelly, Lais Zilerivius and Brandon Doyle. They
finished in an excellent 5th position in their relay race, and consequently won gold medal in the
Intermediate Boys Division 3. It was a well-paced and extremely mature run by such a young team. Huge
congratulations to them and to all who represented the school over the three days of competition. We
look forward to next year which will also include the track season in Spring time.
ATHLETICS TEAM
Back Row (l-r): Ms. M. Connaughton (Coach), Jacob O’Brien, Tyrese Leonard, Lais Zilerivius, Thato Rammusi,
William Manuel, TJ Curran, Coady Tunstead.
Front Row (l-r): Ben Kennedy, Clodagh O’Shea, Brandon Doyle, Edson Chaves, Sandra Fortune, Sam Kennedy,
Gabriel O’Shea. Missing from photo: David Samatovic, Iain Kelly, Eric McDonnell, Mr. K. Casey-Ryan.
Bobby Cope.TYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018 |45
ACHIEVEMENTS
Many of our students excel not just at school, but in a vast number of other activities. A huge
congratulations to these students for the commitment, discipline and dedication they
demonstrate on a daily basis. Each and every one of you are very positive ambassadors for
Tyndall College and we wish you continued success in all aspects of your lives, both inside and
outside of school.
BOBBY COPE, 3rd Year ZACK MURPHY, TY JACOB O’BRIEN, TY
Rugby, Carlow U15s Freestyle Dance Gaelic Football
Winners of Boyle’s Cup 2018 National U18s Champion Carlow Minor Team
JORGE PANCORBO, 2nd Year CHLOE RYAN, TY EWAN HUTCHINSON, TY
Chief Scout Award Spunout.ie
Swimming
First Venture Carlow Action Panel Committee Member
European Championships46 | TYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018
CLASS PHOTOS
1 OAK
Back Row (l-r): Myles O’Brien, Alex Dooley, Jessica Almeida, Martyna Lawicka, Amaan Ali, Jake Condren, Kyle Corcoran.
Middle Row (l-r): Ben Kennedy, Kevin Doran, Seán Hade, Agnieszka Kramarczyk, Saktiez Peariasamy, Orlando Lazar.
Front Row (l-r): Aaron O’Neill, Leah Reddy, Sarah Kate Nolan, John Hanly, Jake O’Callaghan, Kristian Browne. Missing from photo:
Tyreece Reilly.
1 ELM
Back Row (l-r): John Berry, Michael Lynch, Naomi O’Brien, Candice Coffey, Joshua Murphy.
Front Row (l-r): Fernando Mirszecu, Jakie Ngobeni, Tony Cassidy, Myles Doran. Missing from photo: Joshua Hoey-Thorpe, Brigena
Connors, Tony Cassidy, Jakub Jasczak, Nikita Judin.TYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018 |47
1 ASH
Back Row (l-r): Ben Slattery, Mylie O’Brien, Chloe Kelly, Avril Dooley, Sandra Fortune, Sam Kennedy, David Samatovic.
Middle Row (l-r): Tyrese Leonard, Sabina Hudak, Jack King, Ben Burke, TJ Curran, Michael McDonagh, Thato Rammusi,
Mateusz Niklewicz.
Front Row (l-r): Zoe Condren, Neha Ali, Gabriel O’Shea, Clodagh O’Shea, Michelle Kelly, Tadgh Curry, Hewad Ahmad.
Missing from photo: Seán Carthy, Helen Casey.
2 WALNUT
Back Row (l-r): Shad Simpson, Josh King, James Doyle, Thomas Berry, Myles Berry.
Front Row (l-r): Iain Kelly, Hope De Faoite-Dickson, Sophie McNally, Sophie Broderick, Giulia Martinez Perugini, Richie
O’Reilly. Missing from photo: Margaret Connors, Martin Kavanagh, Shane O’Brien.48 | TYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018
2 WILLOW
Back Row (l-r): Daniel Kehoe, Asha Dunne, Abigail Kelly, Boni Milinganyo, Zuhire Darsi, Tadgh Fitzpatrick, John Joseph
McCarthy.
Front Row (l-r): Jordan Power Molloy, Sophie Kennedy, Manuel Martín, Jorge Pancorbo, Katie Brennan, Ciara Doherty
MacCarthy. Missing from photo: Robyn Butler, Seán Glennon, Johnney O’Brien, Jasmine Supple, Kayla Whelan Doyle.
3 DOLMEN
Back Row (l-r): Vince Fornillos, Niall McGrath O’Neill, William Manuel, Ricky Brennan, Bobby Cope.
Front Row (l-r): Jack Coe, Eric McDonnell, Dean Behan. Missing from photo: Jack Mulllins.TYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018 |49
3 BARROW
Back Row (l-r): Taylor Coleman, Brandon Doyle, Danielle Harkin, Nathan Harkin, Casey McGrath, Leanne Darcy, Kyle Coleman.
Middle Row (l-r): Kevin Byrne, Laisvydos Zilerivius, Eddie Carva, Liam Darcy, Rachel Doran, Leah Sheehan, Shakira Connors, Stephen
Deverill.
Front Row (l-r): Tracey Doogue, Bethany Byrne-Hurley, Chloe Brennan, Sophie Dowling, Holly McGrath, Edson Chaves, Evan Treacy.
Missing from photo: Ryan Magee.
TRANSITION YEAR
Back Row (l-r): Shani Mullins, Neil Byrne-Hurley, Jacob O’Brien, Desmond Slattery, William Thompson, Zack Murphy, Erinn Lennon.
Middle Row (l-r): Coady Tunstead, Mikey Kealy, Amy Byrne, Dylan Delaney, Ewan Hutchinson, John O’Brien, Joseph Dillon.
Front Row (l-r): Kerrie Moore, Orlaigh O’Donohoe, Chloe Ryan, Chantell Doughty, Jade O’Toole, Emer Brown. Missing from photo: Adam
Curry, Craig Doran, Jennifer Doran, Shannon Moore.50 | TYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018
FIFTH YEAR
Back Row (l-r): Kaitlin O’Reilly, Kevin McGrath, Aoife Heary , Aoife Moore, Ethan Nash, Emer Doyle, Chloe Broderick, Nathaniel Curtis,
Arsalan Khan.
Middle Row (l-r): Katelyn O’Regan, Adam Zinn Collis, Seán Moore, Alex Silva, Jayde Baillie Card, Cian Nolan, Jack Doran, Jake Coonan.
Front Row (l-r): Liam Foley, Younus Mohammed, Michael Murphy, Brian Murray, Chelsea Morgan, Caitlin May, Molly Sibbald, Corina
Piturcescu. Missing from photo: Ronan Byrne, Daniel Carthy, Clarissa Reilly.
SIXTH YEAR
Back Row (l-r) Victoria Zemmer, Kevin Komoni, Reece King, Erin flood, Nathan Brennan ,Rebecca Hoey, Jake Kelly
Middle Row (l-r) Sara Innerebner, Keelan Lacey, Joseph McNally, Vittoria Spada, Gemma Ghezzi, Silvia Drangova, Jason Nolan. Front
Row (l-r) Shirley Woong, Katie Dooley, Francesco Cappelletti, Alexandra Munteanu, Megan O’Neill, Carol-Ann Fitzpatrick. Missing from
photo: Alison Holmes.TYNDALL COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2018 |51
TYNDALL COLLEGE
TYNDALL COLLEGE Staff 2017-2018
Bolger, Lena Quinn, Maria (Assistant Principal)
Bolger, Mary Rappoccio, Teresa
Calvey, Josephine (Assistant Principal) Reilly, Fiona
Carter, Alison Scully, Marie
Casey-Ryan, Kenneth Tyrrell, Maria
Connaughton, Margaret Walsh, Ciara
Cotterell, Danny
Creegan, Laura Sheehan, Bridget – Admin
DeVries, Anne
Dooley, Adrienne Dack, Dawn – SNA
Doyle, Adrian Kavanagh, Tina – SNA
Flynn, Orla Wyrwal, Marta – SNA
Gordon, Aoife
Halpin, Claire O’Keeffe, Sinead – School Completion Co-Ordinator
Howard-Bowles, Audrey Fleming, Angela – School Completion
Kennedy, Paula Farrell, Lorraine – School Completion
Kinsella, Patrick Brennan, Marita – School Completion
Laffan, Finbarr Walker, Fiach—School Completion
Lawler, Gemma Shanahan, Liz – Catering
Lawlor, Lorraine
Manton, Paul Kelly, William
McArdle, Laura Sheehan, Tommy
McAssey, Bridget Burke, Frances
McGill, Gerry (Principal) Byrne, Margaret
Morrissey, Emer (Deputy Principal) Cullen, Elizabeth
Ní Fhaoláin, Andrea Hutton, Emma
Phelan, Aisling O’Rourke, Elizabeth
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