The Student Council meet every Monday at 1:30 pm in the Study Hall. Representatives from each of the form groups in the school are invited to attend. At each meeting class representatives bring suggestions from their respective form classes and, in turn, report back about the changes being made and actions being taken.
Each year, the Student Council choose 3 charities to support – one local, one national and one international. Fundraising and awareness raising has become an integral part of the work done by the students. Last year, the Student Council fundraised for the Irish Red Cross at our Christmas Concert. We held a non-uniform day in support of Breast Cancer Ireland. We also ran a Bring & Buy Sale and raffle to raise funds for & awareness of Little Blue Heros charity.
Every year, we send representatives to the CEIST student leadership conference and to the Meath Comhairle na nOg AGM, thereby getting involved in choosing the work topic that Meath Comhairle and its new members work on for the next 2 years. We also liaise with the Irish Secondary Schools Union – the ISSU – on issues of local and national interest to our students. In their turn, the ISSU provide training for the new intake of student representatives. Among other activities last year, our members provided input on the design of the new student journal and visited the Dáil. This year, we will make a return visit to the Dáil. Worldwise Global Schools will provide training to the Student Council on Global Justice issues.
STUDENT COUNCIL NEWS & UPDATES
05/11/2024
Student Council attend Meath Comhairle na nÓg Annual Youth Conference
7 members of our student council attended the annual conference of Meath Comhairle na nÓg, held in the Ardboyne Hotel on October 24th. It was a busy and enjoyable day. The Cathaoirleach of Meath County Council Sharon Tolan opened the conference with an address to all the delegates.
The students engaged in icebreaker exercises with students from schools across Meath. Afterwards, we went on to discuss different topics and issues that are important to youth today, including “Digital Safety”, “School Stress”, and “Youth Inequality”.
2 students from our group have been elected to be members of Comhairle na nÓg. They will be members for the coming 2 years, and amongst the people who will be replacing the 10 members who are leaving. 2 representatives from each school were picked. “It was nice to be able to talk and be heard about the issues of today”.- L. Norman. “It was great to talk to Meath councillors about our problems in school today.”- A.Byrne.
01/10/2024
Student Council attend Workshop with Lizzy Noone, Worldwide Global Schools (WWG)
On Tuesday the 24/9/2024 the student council had the opportunity to have a training day provided by Lizzy Noone from Worldwise Global Schools. This training provided by Lizzy not only grew our members together as a student council by doing an activity which helped each member acknowledge their strengths and how we can use them in our student council. Lizzy Noone showed us the global goals and how they all interlink, and helped us brainstorm what we as a school community can do to raise awareness and help with the world crises. Overall all a very engaging and enjoyable experience for our student council.
08/06/2024
Little Blue Heroes Fundraiser
Over the course of the 9th and 10th of May, the Student Council held a Bring and Buy sale to raise money for Little Blue Heroes. Students donated items in saleable condition that they no longer needed and other students then had the opportunity to purchase these items when on display in the school’s atrium. A raffle was also held with all of the prizes kindly being donated by local businesses including SuperValu Trim, Farrell’s Pharmacy and Ted Murtaghs. The fundraiser was a great success with a total of €650.30 being raised for Little Blue Heroes.
22/04/2024
CEIST Student Leadership Conference 2024
On the 17th of April 2024, nine student council members represented the school at the 2024 CEIST Student Leadership Conference held in DCU. This event allowed the students and teachers to hear about and openly discuss the great work happening across CEIST schools around the country. We met students from across the country saw lots of examples of how schools can support the student voice and student leadership. The theme of this year’s conference was “Making a Difference – our CEIST Values in Action.”
22/04/2024
Student Council visits Dáil Éireann
On Friday, April 12th our Student Council visited Dail Eireann and enjoyed a guided tour of both houses of the Oireachtais. It was a great day out for the students, who were treated to an informative and entertaining history of Leinster House, its previous occupants and current incumbents. On the day the students were accompanied by their liaison teachers Ms S Bannigan and Ms I Caffrey.
26/10/2023
Student Council: Open Evening
On the 4th of October E Williams Byrne, J Pietruszka and A Doran represented the Student Council in our open evening. They showcased Student Council’s goals, commitments and achievements for those touring the school. They made a great effort to make everybody feel welcome.
Student Council: ISSU Training
On the 4th of October, our Student Council engaged in a session of online ISSU training. Levels of ISSU training ranges from level 1 to level 5, Chairperson training, Secretary training and more. For Student Council members who could not attend on the day, please find the training hub here: https://www.issu.ie/issu-training-hub
