School Chess Team Tournament

School Chess Team Tournament

Written by Clinton Ejiofor – School News Team

On Thursday The 7th of February, The School Chess Team went to The Rock National School to compete in a Chess Tournament.

The school chess team was a group of 4 6th class boys. There names were Anto John Malekal, Ashin Joshy, Bartosz Kupisiak and Peter Delaney.

Anto John came in 1st

Bartosz Kupisiak came in 3rd

Overall the school came in 2nd place and the school is very proud of these young talented boys who took part in the tournament.

Thanks to Mr. Barry who managed the chess team.

Interview with Chess Coach, Mr. Barry

1. Q. How did you feel before the chess tournament started?

  1. ”A little bit nervous but I know we had a good team”

2. Q. Do you think you picked the right boys to be on the chess team?

  1. “Yes, because they represented the school very well.”

3. Q. Were you happy with how the tournament ended?

  1. “Very happy, Anto John won! And the other boys played really well.”

School Quiz Team

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Written by Treasure Esho – School News Team

Monday the fourth of February the school quiz team went to represent the school in the Abbeyleix Manor Hotel. The members of the team are Abi White, Louise Allen, Kathryn and last but not least Conor Stack.

The team was captained on the night by Conor. Kathryn was vie captain and was also the team’s writer. The school came in 2nd place, which is a massive achievement. Knoch Primary School came 1st out of the 33 schools.

The teacherwho helped the team to 2nd place was Mr. Malone who deserves a lot of credit. Each member received a much deserved plaque. They will be moving on to represent the school in the next stage of the competition in Naas. We wish them all the best of luck.

School Quiz Team who achieved 2nd place. (Mr. Malone is also pictured wearing the blue glasses)

School Quiz Team Success!

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Huge congratulations to our school quiz team who achieved third place in the Allianz Cumann na mBunscol table quiz. On Wednesday March 7th, Holy Family Senior played host to the annual Laois Cumann na mBunscol table quiz in our Nano Nagle Halla. Over 30 schools took part on the night. Mia, Luke, David and Susie represented our school, and of no surprise to us, they were a credit to the school and their parents, finishing in 3rd place overall. The quiz was very competitive and included several tricky questions. Well done to the team and their mentors, Mr. Griffin and Mr. Malone. 

Try and answer one of the questions below:

Name an Irish county that begins with three consonants.