Welcome to Week 11 of The Buzz Newsletter!
Following student feedback, we have two new extracurricular activities starting this week. We’ve listened to your preferences so check out any activities that interest you:
PULSE (Apsiring Medical Student Club) takes place on Monday’s at 3:30pm in room 2-7. If you want to go beyond the classroom and explore what healthcare looks like today, welcome to PULSE! Whether you’re destined for Medical school, curious about research, or just love Grey’s Anatomy and want to join a welcoming community of thinkers, you belong here.
The Rubik’s Cubing Club is a place to meet other cubers and solve cubes together on Fridays at 11am in 2-8. Open to all from beginners to experts. Members can ask questions, share algorithms, learn new methods and help each other improve.
The Institute’s Sailing team put in a superb performance at the Leinster Schools Team Racing Championships in Dun Laoghaire last month. Congratulations to Molly O’Flaherty, Louise Hanley, Zita Tempany, Natalie Kilcullen and Conor Cronin, who took home the silver medal! We wish them the very best of luck at National Championships in early March next year!
Today, Tuesday 10th November is Free Taster Tuesday in the Canteen! Choose two from six delicious main course tasters to try for free.
A reminder that the internal school deadline for applying to UCAS courses is Friday, 11th December. This means UCAS applicants must have their application fully completed, paid for and submitted by then. Book online using the QR code for a UCAS Guidance meeting asap if you have not already.
The Guidance team have recorded a lunchtime CAO talk which is in the Guidance Moodle folder. If you have any questions, please feel free to drop in to the Guidance team any morning between 8:30-9:30am.
Please note, RACE 2027 forms are due to arrive in the school this week. You do not need to make an appointment, just call in to 2-6A Mon, Tues, Thurs or Friday 8:30am-3:30pm (except lunchtime 12-1pm). DARE applicants will need to sign up for CAO as step 1! There is a recording on Moodle in the FT – Weekly Webinars folder on how to make a DARE application via the CAO.
Upcoming Events:
- Thursday 12th November: RSCI Intro to Medicine Webinar – 5pm.
- Thursday 12th November: UL Degree in Politics Webinar – 7:15pm.
- Saturday 14th November: DCU Glasnevin (St. Patrick’s Campus) Open Day – 10am-2pm.
- Saturday 14th November: Marino Institute of Education Open Day – 10am-3:30pm.
- Saturday 14th November: UCD Belfield Campus Open Day – 10am-4pm.
- Saturday 14th November: ATU Donegal (Leterkenny Campus) Open Day – 10am-1pm.
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