There has been great excitement all week here in Knockanean as we all look forward to the Senior Football County Final this Sunday in Cusack Park! Pupils wore their club colours on Friday and designed wonderful flags and art to decorate the school in anticipation of the big game!
The Student Council members for 2025/2026 are: Ruby Hill (2nd), Maisie O’Connell (3rd), Artem Shenko, Alfie Higgins (4th), Patrick Brooks (5th), Cillian Malone, Ada Bujnowska, Megan Downes (6th).
The Green Schools Committee members for 2025/2026 are: Lily Kirrane, Cian Carrigy (2nd), Albie Johnston, Erin Waters, Reuben Deegan (3rd), Aoibhín O’Brien, Louis Ryan (4th), Croíadh Barry (5th), Niamh O’Reilly, Caoimhe McMahon and Donnacha Mockler (6th).
The Active Schools Committee members for 2025/2026 are: Ríadh Byrnes O’Donoghue, Aidan Cullinan (2nd), Max Callinan, Gearóid McMahon, Isabel Cleary, April Duggan (3rd), Ruadhán O’Loughlin, Eoin Erskine (4th), Katelyn Cullinan, Nathan O’Connor (5th), Maya Dowling, Chloe Smyth, Alison Casey, Mia Hedigan and Eabha Farrelly (6th).
On Wednesday the 25th of September, around forty pupils from the school travelled to Lees Road for a day of cross-country running. It was for schools in East Clare. We left on a bus at 10:10 with Shona, Colm, Cillian, and Tina. When we arrived we went to our tent and put down our bags. We walked the track to prepare ourselves and warmed up. There were three categories, under 8, under 10, and over 10. The under-8 boys and girls ran first and they put in a great effort. Then the under 10 boys and girls ran and we won two medals in these races! After that over 10 boys and girls ran and we won three medals in this category. The girls under 10 team also won a team medal. We were really happy to win the medals and it was great to win a team medal as well.
It was lashing rain for most of the day and everyone was drenched! We got cookies at the tent after the races to celebrate and when we came back to school Tina had made us hot chocolate to warm us up! Anyone who won a medal on the day gets to progress to the Clare County finals in November. Overall we had a fun day out despite the miserable conditions and hopefully, it won’t be as wet for the next stage of races!
By Michael Quinn, Seán Hassett and Lillie Ryan.
Knockanean National School 