{"id":1411,"date":"2019-08-29T11:16:13","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T11:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scoilmhuiretrim.info\/new\/?page_id=1411"},"modified":"2025-11-12T08:52:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T08:52:17","slug":"student-council-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scoilmhuiretrim.info\/new\/student-council-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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 \u2013 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 \u2013 the ISSU \u2013 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 D\u00e1il. This year, we will make a return visit to the D\u00e1il. Worldwise Global Schools will provide training to the Student Council on Global Justice issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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STUDENT COUNCIL NEWS & UPDATES<\/mark><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

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10\/11\/2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Student Council attend Meath Comhairle na n\u00d3g Annual Youth Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n

By H Phipps, 3rd year student<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the yearly Meath Comhairle na n\u00d3g Youth Conference in the Ardboyne Hotel we got to talk to decision makers, discuss with other students from different schools and listen to members of the Comhairle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We spoke to representatives from the LMETB, Garda\u00ed and Meath County Council about topics including vaping and the new Leaving Cert course work. We were asked about the topic of school stress, which is the issue that the Comhairle has been discussing during their current term. We were asked about causes, coping mechanisms and solutions which we discussed with the other students at our tables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The chairman of the Ombudsman for Children spoke and received questions from Comhairle members about the right for a student to switch off from school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of the participating schools, including ours, were able to elect 2 members of their student council to join the Comhairle for a 2 year term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was an amazing experience and we were able to see new ideas from other schools which we brought back to our student council. We are very grateful to Ms Caffrey who gave her time to give us this experience.<\/p>\n

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05\/11\/2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Student Council attend Meath Comhairle na n\u00d3g Annual Youth Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7 members of our student council attended the annual conference of Meath Comhairle na n\u00d3g, 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 \u201cDigital Safety\u201d, \u201cSchool Stress\u201d, and \u201cYouth Inequality\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 students from our group have been elected to be members of Comhairle na n\u00d3g. 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. \u201cIt was nice to be able to talk and be heard about the issues of today\u201d.- L. Norman. \u201cIt was great to talk to Meath councillors about our problems in school today.\u201d- A.Byrne.<\/p>\n

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01\/10\/2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Student Council attend Workshop with Lizzy Noone, Worldwide Global Schools (WWG)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n

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08\/06\/2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Little Blue Heroes Fundraiser<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 \u20ac650.30 being raised for Little Blue Heroes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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22\/04\/2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CEIST Student Leadership Conference 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2019s conference was \u201cMaking a Difference \u2013 our CEIST Values in Action.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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22\/04\/2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Student Council visits D\u00e1il \u00c9ireann<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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26\/10\/2023<\/span><\/p>\n

Student Council: Open Evening<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2019s goals, commitments and achievements for those touring the school. They made a great effort to make everybody feel welcome.<\/p>\n

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Student Council: ISSU Training<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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