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DUE to Met Eireann’s Red Status Wind Warning for Kerry tomorrow, it has been decided to postpone Presentation Secondary School’s Open Night. Staff and students were to welcome parents of sixth class pupils on Monday evening, but it will instead take place on Wednesday night, October 18 between 6pm and 8pm. […]

THERE was great pride in Presentation Secondary Tralee when news was received that three students from the school who sat their Junior Certificate examinations in June 2017 have been nominated to participate in the National Science Olympiad based on their excellent results in Science and Mathematics. Aisling Harty, Charlotte O’Halloran […]

THE students at Presentation Secondary School in Tralee were fundraising again earlier this month and collected an amazing €1,000 for Cuan Mhuire through a non-uniform day. “We have a longstanding association with Cuan Mhuire, mainly through Sr Bríd who is a former Principal, now working in the Farnanes centre in […]

IT’S been a really busy time at Presentation Secondary School lately. Last week there was the Sixth Year graduation day, Tuesday saw the Women’s Rugby World Cup visit and yesterday saw a cheque presentation to a great organisation. Students from Presentation Secondary School, Tralee presented a cheque for €430 to […]

THE girls at Presentation Secondary School got a chance to see the Women’s Rugby World Cup trophy on Tuesday morning. The cup is on a tour of Ireland at the moment and had already visited Tralee RFC last month. “We’re lucky enough to have it in school today,” said PE […]

THE time spent in Presentation Secondary School was celebrated yesterday as Sixth Year students enjoyed the annual graduation day. Staff, students and families gathered in St John’s Church where Fr Seamus Lindane celebrated Mass. This was followed by speeches by the Deputy Principal Chrissie Kelly, Principal Mary O’Keeffe and Chairperson of the […]

PRESENTATION Secondary School students received certs today to mark their involvement with a children’s liturgy programme. The Transition Year students were involved as part of the school’s Faith In Action programme co-ordinated through the Religious Education department. “We had 35 students who participated in the children’s liturgy programme at Our Lady […]

TRANSITION Year and 5th year students at Pres Tralee sold ice-cream at the  School Sports Day  which took place this week  in glorious sunshine. The girls raised over €300 for ICAN  -the Irish Children’s Arthritis Network  with a long queue for most of the afternoon. As usual , the PE department and […]

A TEAM of Transition Year students in Presentation Secondary School has reached the National final of the SEAI One Good Idea competition which will be held in Croke park on May 16. The ‘Locally Grown Is Better Known” science project involves Ciara Boyd, Blaithnaid Cotter, Rebecca Duggan and Eimear Allard. They […]

THE past couple of  weeks have been quite  busy for Transition Year students at Presentation Secondary School with a number of events taking place. TY students from Presentation Tralee and CBS attended a Lenten talk in the Presentation Primary Hall with Richard Moore organised by the Diocese of Kerry on Tuesday last. […]

A PRESENTATION Tralee TY group have reached the last 50 teams in the SEAI ‘One Good Idea’ competition. Ciara Boyd, Blaithnaid Cotter, Rebecca Duggan and Eimear Allard were extremely busy running their activity week recently and put the finishing touches to the final project submission this week. Continued below… Their project, ‘Locally Grown Is […]

LOVE Literature week 2017 is currently underway at Presentation Secondary school Tralee which is all about promoting the arts in the school. This year’s theme is “Celebrating Feisty Females in Literature”. The inspiration for this week’s events is the poem “Phenomenal Woman. That’s me” by Poet Maya Angelo. All students heard a recording […]

THE Pres girls opened their Butterfly Bank this week at the school in their aim to follow the success of their schoolmates of previous years in the ‘AIB Build A Bank’ competition. The Dream Bank from the school won the overall national prize in 2015 and last year’s Blossom Bank […]

FORMER Presentation Secondary School student, Alice Jaeger, returned to her alma mater on Tuesday, December 20 to receive an award on behalf of the school in recognition of receiving the highest marks in Leaving cert Higher level Art in 2016. All Art students in the school attended the ceremony together with Art […]

THE AIB Build a Bank School Bank for 2016 /2017 was launched at Presentation Tralee on Tuesday, December 20. The “Butterfly Bank” is encouraging students to “Spread Your Wings And Fly” by opening an account with the bank and saving to fund your dreams. The Bank management team is made up […]

THE St. Vincent de Paul Christmas Food Appeal was a tremendous success in Presentation Secondary School, Tralee this year. Following a visit from Christy Lynch, regional organiser of SVP, the Student Representative Council was motivated to organise the promotion of the appeal and the collection of food items and Christmas treats in […]

ALL students at Presentation Secondary School, Tralee were invited to wear Christmas Jumpers on Tuesday in order to raise funds for the Ronald McDonald house at Crumlin Children’s Hospital. However, students are being asked to use their creativity to “Upcycle” an existing jumper rather than wearing a shop-bought version. Continued below… […]

THE Presentation Secondary School Night at the Dogs was very well supported at Kingdom Greyhound Stadium. Staff members, students and their families all turned up for the night of entertainment with funds raised going towards improving facilities at the school. As well as the races, there were many spot prizes on the […]

PRESENTATION Secondary School, Tralee are holding a “Night at the Dogs” at Kingdom Greyhound Stadium on this Friday, November 25, doors open at 7pm. The school hasn’t done a major fundraising campaign like this in 20 years and they are hoping for a big attendance on the night. There will be […]

FIONNBAR Walsh joined students from CBS The Green and Presentation Secondary School to launch their Mental Health Awarness week which began today. This year, for the first time, the Student Representative Councils from both schools are working together to organise  the events  in their respective schools. The aim is to promote positive […]

TWO Presentation Tralee students have been selected to participate in the International  Junior Science Olympiad qualifiers. Michelle Doody, Ballybeggan, Tralee  and Ciara Boyd, The Spa, Tralee  of Transition year have been selected based on their excellent Junior Cert results in Science and Maths. Continued below… The International Junior Science Olympiad is a […]

A TRALEE teenager will receive an award later this month for getting the highest marks in Ireland in art. There were great celebrations in Presentation Secondary School when the news arrived that Alice Jaeger from Ballyard, of the Leaving Cert group 2016 had achieved the highest marks of any student in the country in […]

STUDENTS from Tralee and around the country are being invited to register to take part in the ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards 2017. Tralee students have a good record in the competition. Just last year, Presentation Tralee Transition Year Science students won three prizes including the Senior Waste category and Overall Senior Prize […]

PRESENTATION Tralee students held their Debs Ball on Thursday night and there was some style on display as we brought you yesterday (click here for previous coverage). Over 210 lads and lasses enjoyed the craic at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel and they really pulled out all the stops in the glamour stakes. […]

THE Leaving Cert results are less than a week away, but that was a million miles from the minds of students enjoying themselves in Ballyroe last night. The hotel hosted over 210 teenagers at the Presentation Tralee students’ debs ball and they looked very smart as they arrived for a […]

STUDENTS at Presentation Tralee raised over €800 for Arthritis Ireland  to mark ‘Children With Arthritis Awareness Month in May. Ms. Kingston’s TY Home Economics group at Presentation Secondary Tralee organised a Monster “Sweet and Savoury” Bake sale on Friday, May 13. Continued below… Arthritis is actually the biggest cause of childhood disability in Ireland […]

A FUNDRAISING lunch for organised by Presentation students for staff at the school raised €1,600 for Cuan Mhuire. On May 11, staff members were treated to a wonderful selection of quiches, cold meats and salads followed by desserts and tea/coffee – all prepared freshly by the TY students from Ms O’Connor’s Home Economic […]

A GROUP of Presentation Secondary School students came second in a national competition recently and won €3,000 for their school. The girls took part in the AIB Build a Bank Challenge which offers transition and 5th year students a chance to run their own School Bank. Joe Shannon, Manager of […]

PRESENTATION Secondary School sixth year students celebrated their graduation on Friday. The weather may have been awful, but it didn’t spoil the day for the many students and their families who attended a mass in St John’s  Church. Later there was a reception in the school hall where students no doubt reflected on […]

WHAT a day for  Presentation Secondary School Tralee in Dublin yesterday when they won three prizes at the Eco-Unesco Young Environmentalist Awards. Transition Year Science students at the school travelled to the Mansion House Dublin at the awards on Wednesday and Ms. Rita O’Donoghue’s group ‘If Your Dog Poops, You Scoop’ won the Senior Waste […]