April 2016
PTA Event Promoting Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing Symposium
In response to a desire to continue to promote positive mental health and well-being in our students, Lumen Christi College Parent Teacher Association would like to invite you to attend a Mental Health & Well Being Symposium on Thursday 28 April @7pm in the Assembly Hall.
The evening has been organised to help you to understand some of the issues around the topic of Mental Health in Young People, signs to be aware of and how to access professional support should the need arise. We are delighted to have a number of experts from the local area in attendance to advise and answer any queries you may have.
The Guest Speakers on the evening are:
1. Paul Leslie from CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services)
2. Angela O’Neill from the Eating Disorder Service
3. Maranna Donaghy from Primary Care Talking Therapy & Well Being Hub
In addition, there will be representatives from the following mental health organisations present with whom you will also have an opportunity to speak:
DAISY, LIFELINE, HURT, ZEST, CHOICES NOW & YOUTHLIFE
Dian Chúrsa na Gaeilge
AS and A2 students attended a 2 day intensive revision course run by Cumann Bhríde in Donaghmore on 31st March and 1st April.
Aonach Oibre agus Seiminear Buntáiste Breise na Gaeilge
Two AS students attended a careers fair and a seminar on “the added advantage of Irish” in Coláiste Feirste in Belfast in April 2016. They found the day very useful and were able to share the information they received with the other students.
Year 13 Outreach Students
Tenner Programme
The Tenner Programme Raises £215 for Jamie's Journie In Term 2 six KS3/4 students took part in the" Tenner Programme" - Young Enterprise raising £215 for Jamie's Journie. The fund raising involved a lucky dip (The luck of the Irish) and a raffle of Easter baskets.
Well done to the students! Thanks to everyone who contributed!
Top Place in GCSE ICT 2015
Eoin Matthewson was awarded first place in N. Ireland in GCSE ICT at the “Celebrate with CCEA” Award Ceremony in Titanic Belfast on the 7th April 2016.
This CCEA event recognises the achievements of some very talented young people as well as the support and encouragement of their families and teachers.
Well done Eoin!
Spring Fayre 2016
Mayor’s Reception for Top Achieving Students
Mayor Elisha Mc Callion hosted a reception in the Guildhall on Thursday 31st March to recognise top achieving students in the Derry and Strabane District Council Area.
The following Lumen Christi College students were presented with awards:
Christopher Sweeney – second place in NI in GCE ICT.
Eoin Matthewson – first place in NI in GCSE ICT 2015, James Nangle – second place in NI in GCSE ICT 2015, Thomas O'Hagan- third place in NI in GCSE ICT, Cathal Roarty – second place in NI in GCSE Irish, Cahan Bonner third place in NI in GCSE Irish and Rebecca Doherty – third place in NI in GCSE Music.
Caitlin Barber, Maeve Cassidy, Amy Harkin, Vanessa Hutton and Niall Grace – Gold Millennium Volunteers awards.
Well done to all!
Spring Concert 2016
Lumen Christi College’s Blood Drive
The Northern Ireland Blood transfusion Service were invited to the college all day on Wednesday 6th April. By the end of the session they had collected 60 units of blood from our staff and students -a huge volume of blood for a school session. Well done to the sixth year students and staff who kindly donated of their time and blood. This will help many, many people in the near future!
Students from Lumen Christi College recently raised £3,500 for Jamie's Journie.
Jamie’s Journie is a charity set up by Year 12 pupil Jamie Harkin. The Charity provides support in so many ways for children and their families in the North West who have been affected by Cancer,whether it is by providing emotional support or helping with being admitted to hospital.
Jamie has beaten Cancer on 2 occasions and he wanted to help others through their journey so he has also set up a website to give anyone affected by cancer a forum to ask questions about their treatment, voice any concerns they have, or even just have a chat with someone who has been there before. We at school are very proud of this remarkable, brave and giving young man and after he spoke at Assembly to all Key Stages the donations flooded in.
Derry Credit Union Young People’s Awards
The Derry Credit Union hosted the Young People’s Awards in the City Hotel on Monday 21st March. This wonderful evening celebrated a number of the inspirational young people of our city. We would like to congratulate the following students from Lumen Christi who secured nominations:
• Business & Entrepreneurship – James Nangle
• Contribution to Sport – Callum Nash & Fintan Stewart
• Courage – Jamie Harkin
• Leadership – Gemma Mullan & Katie Sweeney
• Volunteering – Liturgy Team
A special mention must go to James Nangle and Jamie Harkin who came out top in their respective categories. We would also like to recognise the contribution of those students who are members of the Derry Credit Union Youth Committee and who assisted in hosting the evening admirably: James Mc Daid, April Toland, Aine Gallagher, Naomh Morrison, James Toland.
Well done everyone!
Wear It Beat It Day
On 5th February, Lumen Christi College raised over £600 by participating in ‘Wear It Beat It Day’ for the British Heart Foundation. Mrs Gill and some of our students presented the cheque to Gary Wilson, fundraising manager for the charity.
NSPCC
NSPCC would like to let parents/carers know that the update to the Net Aware tool to help them keep their children safe online is now complete!
The new apps and ratings they tested with young people in schools are now live on the site here:
Year 13 and 14 Blood Donation Session - Wednesday 6th April
