The Junior Celebration of Achievement was a tremendous success. To view pictures from the event and of all the winners click on the image below:

To mark the start of the Ulster Project bishop Farquhar celebrated mass with the families and young people going to America. Click on the image below to view pictures from the event.

During May, another 10 more year 13 & 14 students successfully completed the BSL Sign Language level 1 qualification.  This was the culmination of 20 months of weekly classes to learn introductory sign language, conversational sign language and sign language at home and in school.

This QCA endorsed qualification is administered by the Council for the Advancement of Communication with Deaf People [CACDP] and under the expert tuition of Ms Elizabeth McAghtery, herself a member of the Deaf Community.
Congratulations to all of the students who completed their BSL Level 1 qualification during 2008/09

The Sports day in Aquinas started exceptionally well and some images can be fround by clicking the image below:

But after break the weather broke, click on the image below to view pictures:

Concern received over 800 entries from places far and near: Japan; Niger; Liberia; India; USA; UK and Ireland.  Entrants were asked to let them know what they would write in a letter to President Obama on one of three critical issues: world hunger, climate change in the developing world or child labour.

Aquinas had tremendous success in the Junior Competition with first prize going to Eoghan Curran (Yr11) and Joint second prize going to Anna Lyttle (Yr11).

Congratulations!

You can find out more about the competition and the issues highlighted by clicking on the image below:

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