History of Castleknock Community - The First Decade College opened on Wednesday 30th August 1995 in temporary
accommodation
at Hartstown Community School. Junior Debating team win the Inter schools Dublin West Debating
Competition - May 1996. College opens at Carpenterstown Road, Dublin 15 - September 1996. Niamh Breathanach, Minister for Education visits the College -
December ‘96 First Science Trip to London - May 1997. College Canoeing team enters Liffey Descent - May 1997 Parents Association hosts The Fashion Show and raised £15,000.00 -
November 1997. School Choir reach the finals of Slogadh – March 1998 Students visit Torai Island - May 1998 First students sit the Junior Certificate – June 1998. Gold Medal success in Leinster Authletics Championships for Kate and
Miranda Ruddock - May 1998. Marina Loughney wins a Silver Medal in the All Ireland Swimming Gala
in the 200m Individual Medley. Marina Loughney and Jennifer Victory selected to
represent Ireland and
the College in The FISEC games in Spain. July 1998 Transition Year and Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP)
launched in
September 1998. College Relay Swimming Team wins All Ireland Finals in Belfast –
October 1998 Adult Education programme launched in September "Starsearch" Talent
Contest hosted
in January 1999. Sinead McCarthy wins the inaugural event. College Choir perform in the National Concert Hall in the Co Dublin
VEC Festival
of Music. February 1999 First French Exchange Programme with Parisian School - February 1999. College wins Three All-Ireland Slogadh titles - March 1999 Rainbows programme launched in the College - March 1999. Leaving Certificate Students travel to Italy - May 1999. College Public Speaking team reach the National Semi Finals of the
Mental Health Public Speaking Project - May 1999 Grandparents’ Day hosted by the College in - May 1999 U14 boys win All-Ireland Basketball Final in Killarney - April 2000.
Transition Years travel to Barcelona March 2000
European School Tour to Bavaria Germany April 2000
Girls U14 Basketball win All Ireland Final May 2000
First Students sit Leaving Certificate June 2000
Mary Robinson UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Launches the
Refugee Solidarity
Badge designed by Graham and John Brocklebank – December 2000
Aoife Ni Mhaoileoin achieves second place in her category at the Young
Scientist
Exhibition - January 2001
Mental Health Public Speaking Team reaches the All-Ireland Final in
Trinity College.- May 2001
Leaving Certificate Applied Programme (LCAP) launched - September 2001
College Basketball teams win three Leinster titles April 2002
The Mentor Programme launched - September 2002
College Relay Team win All Ireland Finals. May 2002
September 2003 – First Prefects appointed September 2003
U14 Leinster Gaelic Football Champions 2003 & 04
David Hopkins (Senior Student) elected chairperson of Dáil na nOg in
Dublin.
A Fingal County Council initiative to promote political awareness.
National Finalists in the Mental Health Public Speaking Project 2004.
Aoife Ni Mhaoileoin represents Ireland in the Physics Olympiad in
Amsterdam May 2004,
and wins Silver.
Under 14’s Boys Gaelic Football Secure top flight football by winning
the Division B. Leinster Final.
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