First dives for Sub Aqua trainees Easter assembly at Monastery NS Ardee

MONASTERY NS Ardee held a very special Easter Assembly for their boys and girls with lots of rewards and fun.

Principal Mr McGee welcomed everyone to the school Easter Assembly and especially our guest from the Simon Community in Dundalk, Yvonne Carr. She spoke to the boys and girls about the Simon Community’s work with the homeless and how they rely so much on the voluntary contributions of everyone to provide this service. Senior pupils Oisin Kelly and Aaron McKenny presented a cheque from Monastery NS to Simon which was raised from the proceeds of a Christmas Jumper / non-uniform day in December.

There was also a special presentation of Easter Eggs from the Parish of Ardee and Collon to the Monastery NS Altar Servers for all their work in serving mass for our community. Then followed a presentation by each class teacher of a Student of the Month Certificate for the month of March. Mr McCoy and Mrs Higgins also presented prizes for the

Internet Safety Poster Competition recently held in the school. Our Active Schools Committee gave assembly the latest the active schools’ news and Mr Garland and Mrs Marks presented Active School Council Badges. The our Green Schools’ Committee presented their latest news and plans for the school year and Ms McCabe and Ms MacNally presented their Green Schools’ Committee badges. Finally the school hosted their Parents’ Association Easter Egg Raffle with over 50 prizes! There was great fun and excitement as Mr McAdam and parents Lisa O’Brien and Monika Tryczynski pulled out the winning tickets. It was a wonderful occasion and thoroughly enjoyed by the boys and girls.

Sub Aqua Club trainees enjoyed their first ever outdoor dive in Donegal last weekend.

LAST weekend 30 divers, of which nine were trainees, travelled to St. John’s Point in Donegal. For the nine new divers it was a very exciting time, who got to experience a real dive after six months of training in Aura swimming pool as well as many lectures on scuba diving.

On Saturday they completed two ten metre dives and on Sunday they dived at St.John’s Point lighthouse.

Everybody in Dundalk Sub Aqua Search and rescue Unit would like to congratulate them having completed their very first dive. Some of them may become Search & rescue diver’s in the future and will continue the service that has been in operation in this locality now for over 20yrs.