Fourteen lucky Coláiste Ailigh Transition Year students are off to St Louis, Missouri for three weeks as part of an exchange program with four private high schools. The program is in its thirteenth year and plays a big part in the school’s efforts develop its students as global citizens.
The seven girls will be attending Villa Duchesne and St Josephs Academy whilst the boys will attend Priory College and Desmet High school. It’s a fantastic opportunity for the students and one of the main highlights of their transition Year program.
The exchange is jointly organised by Coláiste Ailigh and the Donegal Friends of St Louis who have been promoting economic, cultural, tourist and educational links between the two counties since 1992.
This year’s lucky participants are: ó clé: Liam Kapawa, Charlie O Ceallaigh, Aisling Ní Shiadháil, Aaron Ó Gallachoir, Amy Ní Giolla Lontóg, Pól Ó Domhnail, Cáit Nic Gairbheith, Sally Ni Annagáin, Grace Ní Chonchubhair, Micheál Pasoma, Hannah Nic Fhionntaí, Chloe Ní Dhochartaigh: Colm Ó Gallachoir agus Odhrán Ó Muireadhaigh.