Great performance by our 1st Years in winning the Dublin Colleges Championship. Well done to all the team, panel and, in particular, the team managers, Mr. Shannon and Mr. Purcell.
Past Student Updates – Gary Kelly – National Skills Competitiion 2016
Well done to Gary Kelly on his recent success in the National Skills Competition. Gary won a national award for his high level skills in metal fabrication. Gary was a former student and excelled in practical subjects, particularly Metalwork and Engineering.
Cross Country Photos 20th October, 2016
Great performances from our elite athletes in the recent cross country competitions. Well done to all involved, especially Mr. Shannon, Ms Ryan-Clarke and Mr. Bogomoletz.
Holy Family Community School – Art Exhibition
Holy Family Community School held an exhibition of student art work in Celbridge Library from 17th to 23rd November, 2016. The exhibition was launched by Kelsey O’Brien, fashion designer who had some of her incredible designs on display for all to see. There was a good attendance at the opening night and on subsequent afternoons and… READ MORE
Overview of Literacy Initiatives
At HFCS we believe it is very important for our students to be constantly improving their speaking, reading and writing skills. To aid this we have a number of initiatives to promote literacy including the following: A “book in the bag” policy – all students are asked to keep a book, comic or magazine in… READ MORE
Recommended Reads for First Years by the PDST
Author Title Publisher Comment Almond, David The Savage Walker Books Beautiful mix of words and pictures Blade, Adam Beast Quest Orchard Books Very popular – especially among boys Boyne, John The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Transworld Poignant and dark. Great story Donbavand, Tommy Uniform Barrington Stoke Spooky mystery with an open ending Grisham, John… READ MORE
35th Anniversary Celebrations
Ceiliúradh 35 Bliana 1981 – 2016 Celebrating 35 Years Our school opened in September, 1981, with 73 students. Over the past 35 years it has gone from strength to strength producing over 3500 graduates who have benefitted from the education, standards and values promoted by Holy Family Community School. The quality of our school can… READ MORE
Athletics Gold for Holy Family Community School
Great success in the recent cross country athletics competition with two gold medals for the school.
Prize Winners – Maths Week, 12th to 16th October, 2015
We have just had a great week of Maths activity in the school. The school halls were bedecked with Maths-related media in the lead up to Maths week and students in First and Second Year were honing their mathematical skills in advance of the upcoming Maths quizzes. The quizzes took place during the week… READ MORE
School Tours
Here are a few snapshots of our School Tours over the years …… READ MORE
25th Year Celebrations
We celebrated our 25th Anniversary in 2006 and we had many dignitaries… READ MORE
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