September 9th , proved a very important day in our school year. Invited guest, Mr. Adrian Hayes (Explorer and Team Motivator) raised our first Green Flag.
The award is organised by Repak, in association with An Taisce’s Green-Schools programme. It is designed to reward a school that has gone to extra length to reduce, reuse and recycle.
Mr. Kennedy along with all the members of our Committee worked very hard to achieve this flag.
Adrian Hayes who raised the flag is a world explorer. He is the record holder for traveling to the three poles in the shortest time. The North Pole, South Pole and Everest. His father grew up in Tipperary Town and later moved to Southampton. Adrain now lives in Dubai and the next challenge in his sights is to summit K2.
At this event we were pleased to have the company of some very important invited guests. As well as our Green Flag Committee we had members of our Board of management, our Parents Council, our Student Council and the C.E.O of Tipperary ETB, Ms. Fionuala McGeever.
Our next target is to get our second Green Flag which targets Energy Conservation.
By Jack Ryan and Mary Martha Ryan
