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Major web design competition win

Congratulations to a group of fourth year students who recently won first prize in the General Practice Information Technology (GPIT) National Web Design Competition. The objective was to design a web site dealing with teenage health matters. 

The website entitled "Teen Health" contains articles on issues such as drug use, smoking, skin problems etc. It also includes an interactive element in the form of online quizzes and games based on health issues. The project was completed over a two month period by the students who showed much talent and commitment throughout. The prizes of a laptop computer for the school and an iPod for each of the students were awarded at a prize giving ceremony on Wednesday 26 May. Each iPod is worth about €450 and with the laptop the total prize value is about €3,800. Well done to the pupils concerned and to Ms M. Hearne, the member of staff who co-ordinated the project!

Mr. P. Lennon (Director GPIT), Ms M. Hearne and Mr B. Duffy (Principal)

The junior team who also received prize tokens, with Ms M. Hearne, Peter Lennon (Director GPIT) and Nessa Feehan (GPIT)

Good luck in exams!

Good luck to all doing exams - especially Forms 3 and 6. We hope you have a great holiday once they're all finished!

Farewells and good wishes

We are sad to see four of our longest serving teachers retiring this year, but would like to thank them for their enormous contribution and wish them and their families the very best in the future.

Mr R. Miller has been teaching here since 1963. He taught Greek, Latin, Classical Studies and Business. In addition, Mr Miller has been the school Guidance Counsellor running a comprehensive careers course, a Form Teacher, Year Head and in charge of the arrangements for scholarships.

Mrs D. Larkin has taught general subjects in the junior school (of which she was Headmistress) and Art in the senior school since 1979. She has been co-ordinator of the Art Department and Transition Year Co-ordinator since the inception of the programme.

Mr J. Toomey has taught Chemistry, Biology and Science since 1970 and has also served as a Form Teacher, Year Head, Co-ordinator of the Science Department and has made a large contribution to the coaching of athletics.

Mrs M. Dowsett has taught Biology, Chemistry, Science and Health Education since 1980 and has also served for many years as a Form Teacher.

We would also like to send our good wishes with the two teachers beginning career breaks this year - Ms C. Ritchie and Ms G. O'Sullivan, and with Ms Phelan, Mrs Bena Hanly and Ms Watson who are leaving us.

Initiative awards

These are awarded at the Prize Distribution and are open to pupils of Forms 3 to 6. They are awarded to between 0 and 3 students who have shown initiative, organisational ability or administrative ability in starting or promoting a school activity.

To be eligible for a prize a student must be nominated in writing by two other students with a short statement of the reasons for the nomination. Please give nominations to Ms Saville (A10).

Library award

Well done to the winner of the annual library award for variety and quality of reading - over 100 books read!

Gaisce - President's Award

Congratulations to those who successfully completed all the challenges for the Bronze President's Award for 2003/04. These challenges have been undertaken throughout Transition Year and involve a community activity (15 weeks), physical activity (12 weeks), skill (26 weeks) and a venture challenge. For the majority the venture involved hillwalking in the Wicklow Mountains throughout the winter, including a night walk, climbing Lugnaquilla and Carrauntoohil in Co Kerry.

The recipients for this year are:

Neil Barrett, Robert Bradish, Karl Brown, Suzanne Burke, Bevan Carr, Andrew Cobban, Grace Cummins, Ailbhe Donnellan, Elizabeth Donnelly, Danny Finn, Sam Fitzpatrick, Sinead Frizelle, Tim Harris, Mengxi Hu, Aidan Hunt, Rob Hunt, Adam Hurley, Fergus Keane, Davey Kelleher, Amy Kenealy, John Kirkpatrick, Emma Laing, Rachel McCoy, Sara Miller, Frank Moriarty, Dylan Murphy, Robert Nason, Una NihEigeartaigh, Jake O'Brien, Rachel O'Byrne, Ciaran O'Callaghan, Sean O'Gorman, Scott O'Malley, Lorna O'Rourke, Jordan Ralph, Ruth Roseingrave, Katie Smith, Laura-Anne Stewart, Karen Sutton, Daragh Walsh, Amy Ward, Jenny Weekes, Michael Willoughby, Alex Wilson.

Transition Year awards ceremony

Senior cricket cup final

Mr R. McMullen at the cricket final

Canoeing awards

Congratulations to Ciaran O'Callaghan who won the Junior Liffey Cup, Tom Burke who won the Broad Cup (Form 1) and Jordan Ralph who won the canoeist of the year award.