Mental Health Awareness Week is under way, with a jam-packed programme of events, workshops and themed lessons focusing on gratitude as a central theme. On Tuesday, we welcomed the award winning Shona Project who spoke with Forms I to V. There are further workshops with psychologist Tom Tate with Form VI, morning walks and evening […]
It has been another busy half-term for the Transition Year pupils. Some braved the elements in the first week of January for an early-morning hike up Kilmashogue and the following week we had a TY Bake-along and made delicious chocolate cookies. We had a fascinating talk from Law Ed on the Irish legal system and […]
Sir Anthony Seldon, who has written biographies of the last 6 British Prime Ministers and is currently working on that of Liz Truss (a slim volume?), writes in the Spectator today that ‘our young people deserve inspiration, joy and love in their schools, which should be places that discover and celebrate what they can do, […]
The Senior girls’ basketball team recently won the East Leinster Regional Final and have qualified for the All-Ireland competition, to be played in the New Year. They defeated a strong Luttrellstown Community School side in that final, with brilliant performances from captain Abbie Murray, Ayodeji Ediale, Molly Mann and Laia Perich-Godo. See a full match report here. The […]
Last year, the Warden introduced a new set of awards called Musarum Comes to recognise a pupil’s contribution to the arts in the College. Awards for this year were awarded at an assembly yesterday to the following pupils: Art: Georgia Goodbody, Ella Taylor and Isabella Treacy Music: Harry Powell, Lauren Ng and Coco Xu Drama: […]
Congratulations to Form VI pupils Hughie Casey, Gabriel Murphy and John-Jack Beglan O’Connell who were presented with Leadership Awards at an assembly yesterday. Hughie and Gabriel coordinated an amazing Movember fundraising campaign over the past five weeks, helping to raise over €5000 and awareness for men’s mental and physical health. The boys set themselves a […]
Well done to the Pupils’ Council who organised a Christmas Jumper Day in aid of Focus Ireland – a Dublin based homelessness charity. Lots of pupils and staff got involved and have raised over €300 for this wonderful charity.
Congratulations to the winners of our recent Wellbeing Poster competition, held by both the Art and SPHE Departments. Pupils were challenged to create a poster promoting positive mental health and wellbeing. There were lots of very super entries and three prizes were awarded at both junior and senior level. The College is always focused on […]
Our senior girls have gone from strength to strength this year, led by a strong core of Form VI pupils – Abbie Murray (Captain), Sarah Cron, Raichael Murray, Elisa Bulla, and Lauren Ng. Their hard work and effort were rewarded last week (during exams) with a comprehensive semi-final win over Holy Child Killiney. They then took […]
I am sure that, like me, you were alarmed by the riots in Dublin on Thursday evening last week. The Irish like to think of themselves as welcoming and friendly …the land of 1000 welcomes… so it was a bit of wake-up call when the cry went out, as you may have heard on social […]
SCT XV v Dundalk Grammar; won, 38-17 (tries Aubrey Gardner, Ryan Ovenden, Gavin O’Dowd, Ned Chambré; Aubrey Gardner 4 conversions and a penalty).
Friday: Junior XI v Temple Carrig (H, 4.00pm).
Junior XI v Temple Carrig; won, 3-0 (Jan-Christian Dijkstra, Lou Sacolax, Felix Strigel).
Seniors v Nord Anglia; lost, 41-53.
Senior A v Adamstown; won, 27-19. Well done to the team on qualifying for the Leinster semi-final.
First Form XV v Templeogue; lost, 12-27 (tries Finlay McQueen, Herbert Durdin Robertson. Conversion Harry Ovenden)
1st XI v Sutton Park; won, 3-0 (Molly Mann, Helena Schoen, Alannah McCoole). 3rd XI v Dundalk Grammar; lost, 0-4. Junior A XI v Sutton Park; won, 1-0 (Sophie Dobbs). Junior B XI v Wesley; lost, 0-5. Minor A XI v Dundalk Grammar School; won, 3-0 (Lucy Higgins, Suvi-Helene Cully). First Form blitz v Muckross […]
