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THE tremendous talent of pupils at the Scariff Community College was in the spotlight last week, when the school staged a variety night.
The evening showcased student tal- ent, with a hip-hop group, traditional music, sketches, recitations, singing and more.
Organised by the transition year students and the fifth years, the night involved almost 50 students in per- forming and back-stage work.
“A lot of work went into the show and that was obvious. We are very lucky to have so many talented stu- dents and organisers in the college,” a spokeswoman for the Community
College said.
The show was such a success that it’s hoped it could become an an- nual happening. And it was the first of many events which are being held in the newly refurbished school, to which teachers and 265 pupils re- turned to on February 12, after being in temporary accommodation on site for the past 18 months.
The €2.5 million roof replacement and refurbishment was undertaken for health and safety reasons.
“The roof was made of asbestos and had begun to leak,’ said Sean Daly, Principal. “We had buckets in the corridors gathering the rainwa- ter. It called for a complete redesign of the roof.”
Replacing the roof provided the Opportunity to make some other 1m- provements at the school.
The science and home economics rooms have all been refurbished and re-equiped and the floor coverings have also been replaced. And the school has gained an extra car park, when the temporary car park created while the work was ongoing was turned into a permanent one.
The next stage in the school’s de- velopment will be to drain the hurl- ing and camogie pitches, land which was bought through locally raised funds some years ago.
‘“That’s our next big campaign,” said Daly. **The land is not usable for the whole of the winter months, and
we would like to have them available all year round.”
Arrangements are being made for an official rededication and reopen- ing ceremony for the community college in the coming weeks.
There were also other opportunities to view the new facilities. Two infor- mation days were organised, one on March | for third-year students and their parents interested in what tran- sition year has to offer and an open evening on March 8 for prospective new students and their parents.