Mr McAleese and Killicomaine JHS pupils presented a cheque for £600.00 to representatives of Action Cancer.

The funds for this worthy cause were raised as part of the school's annual charity effort, organised by Mrs Murtagh.

Action Cancer have been giving a series of seminars to 10th year pupils in the school.

On Wednesday 18th April cheques for £1,500.00 were presented to each of four local charities:
Barnardos
Cancer Research N.I.
NSPCC
Save The Children

The remainder of the collection was divided between the following charities:
The Southern Area Hospice
Eden S.E.C.
The British Heart Foundation
Portadown Coalition Fund
Diabetes UK
Macmillan Cancer Support
Action Aid
Education Aid For Africa
Action Cancer
Animal Rescue and Conservation
The Haematology Ward, Royal Victoria Hospital for the Treatment of Children's Leukaemia

Included in the photograph above are the top collectors, who raised over £55.00 each. Five pupils raised £100.00 or more each. They were Katie Best (£155.35), Lucy Joyce (£150.00), Lily Robinson (£118.00), Rebekah Gibson (£113.00) and Louise Meek (£100.00).

The school would like to thank the pupils, parents, friends, neighbours and the local community who helped raise this outstanding amount.

Killicomaine JHS pupils raised £1,250.00 for the Uganda Orphans' Project.

On Wednesday 14th February, Mr Eddie Drury showed a Powerpoint presentation in assembly. The presentation showed the desperate living conditions of Ugandan orphans.

A local team plan to build an orphanage in Uganda this summer to help conditions.

The Killicomaine JHS pupils had no hesitation taking part in a non-uniform day to help raise funds for this worthy cause.

On Wednesday 28th February, Emma Spence from year 9 presented the team with a cheque for £1,250.00.

Killicomaine JHS pupils raised £1,000.00 from a non-uniform day to purchase televisions for Craigavon Area Hospital.

The funds were raised for Ward 4 South at the suggestion of a pupil, Luke Bloomer, whose grandfather had been treated there.

After consultation with the ward staff sixteen 14" televisions were bought at Currys, Rushmere, where Mr. Richard Bigley (manager) offered a special discount to the purchase.

Thanks go to Mr Rodney Freeburn owner of J.T.R. Jewellers, Lurgan, who engraved the plaques for the televisions free of charge.

Mrs Dorothy Sharpe, sister of Ward 4 South accepted the televisions on behalf of the ward on Tuesday 25th January at the school's open night.

Mrs Sharpe will be returning later in the term to speak to the whole assembly about work in her ward and how the whole community will benefit from Luke's idea.

On Tuesday 23rd May at 9.30am all of Killicomaine year 10 pupils together with form teachers, year heads and staff headed to Gosford Forest Park for the Action MS sponsored walk.

Photographs of the walk can be viewed here.

On arrival they were greeted by the ever efficient Action MS team and soon set off on the four mile walk which was enjoyed by everyone.

When thay arrived back at the car park there was just time for juice before the rain began to fall.

As usual pupils, their parents and the community supported this very worthwhile charity most generously, raising over £7000.00.

This is an amazing amount collected by just one year group. Many pupils raised over £100.00 individually and will be attending a special Action MS day in January 2007.

Those who collected £25.00 received an Action MS keyring, while pupils who raised £50.00 or more received a named pennant and are photographed above presenting the cheque.

Top collectors were; Leah Wortley £203.00, Jack Daly £200.00, Natasha Colhoun £169.00, Rebecca Capper £150.00.

Photographs of the Awards Dinner which was held in 2007 to thank the pupils, can be viewed here.