March 2015

Congratulations to Year 11 students who came second in the Gael Linn Senior Quiz held in the Whitehorse Hotel in February. They are accompanied by the Irish Language Assistant, Erin Ní Cheallaigh and Irish Teacher, An tUasal de Brún.

Our French Department recently welcomed a group of 25 students from Collège Saint Michel in Bourgoin-Jallieu who were visiting Derry as part of a European exchange programme.  Students in 9A and 9B listened to the French students’ presentations on their home town and also delivered their own detailed presentations on life in Derry. Our French visitors, accompanied by their teacher Madame Namur, were very impressed with our pupils’ level of French and enjoyed a guided visit around our classrooms.

Congratulations to Ryan Begley and Callum Canavan Year 14 who competed in the Irish Chemistry Olympiad on Saturday 7^th March 2015 in DCU. Both have won places in the second round of the competition where they will compete for the chance to represent Ireland in the 2015 International Olympiad in Azerbaijan this summer.  Ryan was also awarded a bronze medal. Well done and good luck!

Congratulations to the Lumen Christi College team   -   Jack Bradley, Niall Mc Intyre & James Mc Dermott who won first place in the Northern Ireland final of the Royal Society of Chemistry Schools’ Analyst Competition held in Stranmillis College on Saturday 7^th March 2015. The boys will travel to Aberdeen to represent Northern Ireland at the UK Final of the competition in June. Well done and good luck boys!

The team are pictured here receiving their prize from Professor Duncan Thorburn Burns RSC.

Class 10E participated in ‘Do You Get The Guildhall?’ on Friday the 6^th March accompanied by Mrs A. Mooney and Ms C. Doherty. This initiative forms part of the District Council’s Community Relations Programme. 

On arrival the students were introduced to Derry City Council and its’ everyday function.  They took part in a mock debate in the Council Chambers and were given a tour of the Guildhall.  Former Mayor Martin Reilly was interviewed by the students and he discussed his experiences as a Councillor and Mayor. The pupils enjoyed their trip to the Guildhall.