High Cross College Eurovision Song Contest 2025
What an incredible event! Our annual Eurovision Song Contest was a huge success, with a fantastic number of class participants showcasing songs in French, German, Polish, Irish, and English as a foreign language. It was a celebration of talent, creativity, and the joy of language learning. The performances were full of energy and passion, and […]
Literary Accolades for High Cross Students
Huge congratulations to Ethna Eldo on being a finalist in the Transition Year National Short Story Writing Competition! We’re incredibly proud of her achievement and her generosity in donating €50 of her €150 prize to the National Breast Cancer Research Institute. Well done, Ethna! Your talent and compassion inspire us all!
Our First Years had a great Start to Halloween with their Transition Year Buddies
Our First Years had a great start to Halloween with their Transition Year Buddies, as they celebrated with a range of Halloween themed games and activities. Many thanks to their teachers Ms Quirke, Ms Devlin and Ms Payne for organising the First Years to have a ‘Howl’ with their buddies.
Our First Years meet their Buddies, with lots of fun and laughter
Our First Year students had a great time being introduced to and meeting their ‘Buddies’ for the first time. The role of the Buddy Programme is to ease the transition of our first years from Primary School to Secondary School by providing a link between First Years and Senior Students, as they get familiar with […]
Well done to our TY students doing the Survive on 5 Challenge
Well done to our TY students who are taking part in the Young St Vincent de Paul “Survive on 5 Challenge”. The girls are surviving on €5 each day for their food and drinks this week to raise Awareness of living on low income. Here’s Maria explaining what “Survive on 5 Challenge” is about And […]
TY’s are so happy to be part of this project with St Oliver’s Students and Blue Teapot Theatre
TY students had a great animation workshop, with St Oliver’s Students and Blue Teapot Theatre for GALWAY 2020. TY’s are so happy to be part of this project with St Oliver’s Students and Blue Teapot Theatre
Jim Fahy talks to TY’s about the value of Volunteering
Delighted to have Jim Fahy into share his knowledge and experiences on the value of volunteering with our TY Students.Thanks so much for a very beneficial and engaging talk.
High Hopes!
High Hopes by Panic! At The Disco. This performance showcases our First, Second, Third Years with the Transition Year Artistic Performance classes, members of our orchestra and trad group, solo vocalists, Irish dancers, modern dancers and gymnasts in the school. Preview YouTube video Presentation College, Tuam – High Hopes Presentation College, Tuam – High Hopes
The Transition Years have a very busy start for September
Our Transition Year students have had a very hectic schedule for the month of September with a wide range of workshops, trips, talks and outings. From the girls trip in Loughrea temperance hall to see ‘Michael Collins: A Musical Drama’ produced by the Bravo Theatre Group. The students all enjoyed the amazing performances from all […]
Congratulations to Ciara & Emma on their involvement in the creation of The Happy Head App
Congratulations to last years Transition Year students, Ciara McGuire and Emma Madden on their involvement in the creation of The Happy Head App for young people. The positive Mental Health App was launched by Maria Walsh in conjunction with Tusla.