December 2016

Congratualations to all!

Lumen Christi had 4 teams competing at Minor, Junior, Intermediate and Senior Level in the Western Area Finals on Thursday 15^th December. 

The Minor team captained by Ellen McDaid, played an excellent game and won the game, against Mount Lourdes, Enniskillen. The two teams battled it out with Lumen Christi running away with the game in the end. The team should be so proud of their achievement and they will build on this experience as they proceed to the Northern Ireland League and Cup Quarter Finals.

The Junior team captained by Orla McGeough, played an excellent game of Netball and won the game, against Sacred Heart, Omagh.  Lumen Christi ran away with the game from the start.  The team should be so proud of their achievement and they will build on this experience as they proceed to the Northern Ireland League and Cup Quarter Finals.

The Intermediate team captained by Eimer Stewart were victorious over Mount Lourdes, Enniskillen. This team played a fantastic game of Netball and proved that they have a lot of talent and strength.  Again, the team should be so proud of their achievement and they will build on this experience as they progress to the Northern Ireland League and Cup Quarter-Final.

The Senior team captained by Gemma Mullan were defeated by Loreto, Omagh. This team played a fantastic game of Netball.  The girls showed great determination and never gave up fighting throughout the game. This team should be so proud of their achievements.  They also progress to the Northern Ireland Cup Quarter Final in January.

Well done girls and the PE Department!

At an awards ceremony on Monday 19th December, hosted by Queens University, Ben McCarron became the first ever player from the school to receive an Ulster Colleges All-Star Award at Under 16 level. Ben was selected at left-half forward on the team which was made up of players from schools across the nine counties in Ulster Colleges football. Ben plays for the Steelstown club in Derry City and is also a member of the Derry Minor team. Well done Ben, a fantastic achievement and thoroughly deserved.

Lumen Christi Derry 4-3 St Joseph’s Enniskillen 1-7

Match report:

Team captain Ben McCarron shot a super 3-1 from midfield as Lumen Christi claimed their first Danske Bank Corn Cúchulainn in Garvaghey on Monday 19^th December.

Lumen Christi trailed by three points at half-time, but two goals from Ben Mc Carron put them ahead and they held on until close to the end when, after sustained Enniskillen pressure, Oran McMenamin got on the end of a break to shoot a fourth goal and put his team out of the Fermanagh side’s reach.

Both teams depended heavily on their defences with Peter O’Flaherty and Craigbane pair Naoise Ó Mianáin and Oisin O`Donnell doing well for Lumen Christi and Gaels’ pair Caelan Corrigan and Odhran Agnew very solid for St Joseph’s.

Ben Mc Carron was the star man for Lumen Christi, while Sean Cassidy, Ryan Cassidy and Callum Jones worked hard for Enniskillen.

Sean Cassidy and Shane Doherty got Enniskillen off to a good start before Ben McCarron soloed through to open his account in the 11^th minute.

Enniskillen got back into gear however with a goal from Barry Maguire and they added points from Sean Cassidy and Callum Jones to lead 1-4 to 1-1 at the turnover.

Cassidy pointed a free on the re-start, but the turning point was a 45 metres’ free in the 41^st minute that went all the way to the Enniskillen net from the boot of Ben Mc Carron.

Although Ryan Cassidy responded with a point for St Joseph’s, Ben Mc Carron took a fine off the shoulder pass from Paul Nicholl to complete his hat-trick and put his side ahead for the first time since the 14^th minute.

St Joseph’s applied a lot of pressure during the final ten minutes, and Callum Jones reduced the lead to two points before Lumen Christi broke three minutes from the end and Oran McMenamin finished the move with goal No 4.

The squad consisted of the following players:

Year 12

Dylan Elliot
James Doherty
Christopher O`Donnell
Tiernan O`Kane
Peter O`Flaherty
Ben McCarron
Oisin O`Donnell
John Kindlon
Jude Mullan
Cathan Bonner
Cillian Hughes
Robert Roarty

Year 11

Connaire Molloy
Naoise O`Mianain
Ross O`Donnell
Connor Boyle
Paul Nicholl
Oran McLaughlin
Patrick McCarry

Year 10

Oran McGrath
Oran McMenamin
Jack Breslin
Sean Brolly

This is  a fantastic achievement by the team - congratulations and well done to each and every one. The team showed tremendous character and a will to win during the final and despite being 3 points down at half-time, they did not panic and played excellently in the second half to win by 5 points. This was a team performance, with each individual contributing greatly.

The 2015-16 Board of Governors Report has now been published on the school website.  Please click here to view the Report.

Congratulations to Ben McCarron Year 12 who has been awarded an Ulster Colleges’ Gaelic Football Al l-Star for 2016.  He will be presented with his award at a ceremony in Queen’s University on Monday 19^th December.  Ben currently plays for both Steelstown and Derry Minors.  This is the first time that a student  from Lumen Christi has received an all - star award and is a fantastic achievement.

Well done to Ben and his Gaelic coach Mr Mc Cullagh!

Congratulations to Year 14 student, Caoimhin Toland, who was awarded 1^st place in the Derry Junior Chamber of Commerce Voices of the Future, public speaking competition.  Caoimhin impressed the judges with his speech, “Should all languages take second place in importance to English, the international language of business?”  Well done, Caoimhin.