Prize Day

Prize Day took place recently. The guest speaker was Dr Aengus O'Marcaigh, Consultant Paediatric Haematologist at the National Paediatric Haematology/Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant Centre at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin. He spoke about the importance of medical and scientific research for the improvement of life expectation and health of people and described some of the interesting research in which his own team is engaged.
The Principal spoke about the need for national leadership in the current crisis, with particular emphasis on the value of education, research and training as methods of helping the working population, present and future, to contribute to the new innovative Ireland which is needed as the global economy recovers. He particularly questioned the current government's decision to slash and burn education when it was most needed.
Choir and orchestra performances were greatly enjoyed and everybody adjourned for supper in the dining hall afterwards.
Thanks to everybody who helped to prepare this occasion - grounds and caretaking staff, office staff, catering staff, teaching staff, prefects, etc. Particular thanks to Ms Saville who organises the Prize List and gathers the prizes with Mrs King's assistance.

National Poetry Day

On 8 October, various English classes visited the Library to celebrate the poetry of many Irish poets. Some famous works were read and many pupils also wrote their own poems and entered them in the Library competition. A very colourful display of poems was put up around the walls and lost of quizzes were available. A huge thank you to Mrs King and the committee for an excellent job that produced yet another fun and educational poetry day.
Mike Dolan 2WH and Aisling O'Kelly 1W.

Right - pupils of 1P and 1C

5th Year play

Only 1 1/2 weeks to go to this year's play, "What I hate about the shrew", which is a teenage tale loosely based on "The Taming of the Shrew". A shrew is a small mouse-like animal but Shakespeare used this term to describe an unpleasant, argumentative young woman. If you'd like to see Finn Murphy get the better of Aisling Reina, this is the play for you! Tickets go on sale this week during lunch breaks adults €10, students €7, for performances on Thursday, Friday and Saturday 19-21 November.

Do you have crutches from the Nurse?

Please return any crutches you may have borrowed from the Nurse as soon as possible - they are required by other people!

Fixtures and training this week

Rugby
1st XV (L) Kings Hospital Wed 11 Away 2.30pm
2nd XV Kings Hospital Wed 11 Away 2.30pm
JCT A (L) Kings Hospital Wed 11 Home 2.30pm
JCT B Kings Hospital Wed 11 Home 2.30pm
U14 A Roscrea Wed 11 Away 2.30pm
U14 B Roscrea Wed 11 Away 2.30pm
U13 A De La Salle Wed 11 Away 2.30pm
U13 B De La Salle Wed 11 Away 2.30pm
Girls hockey
Min B (L) Loreto Bray Wed 11 Home 2.00
1st Yr B (L) Loreto Bray Wed 11 Home 2.00
Min A (L) Loreto Dalkey Wed 11 Home 3.00
Jun A, B Wesley Wed 11 Away 2.00
Sen 1, 1st Yr B Wesley Wed 11 Away 3.00
1st Yr A Wesley Wed 11 Home 3.00
Matches vs Muckross on Saturday are being arranged
Boys hockey
Junior John Scottus Wed 11 Pembroke 2.45
Results - well done
In rugby, the 1st XV beat Wesley in the league 18-3. 2nd XV beat Wilsons Hospital 24-14. JCT beat St.Andrews 14-3 in the league. U16 beat Blackrock 26-7. U13 B beat Templeogue 34-26. U13 A beat CUS 24-12. In girls hockey against King's Hospital, Sen 1 drew 1-1, Minor A drew 0-0, Junior A won 3-0, Senior 2 won 3-1, 1st Year B won 2-0, Minor C won 1-0, Senior 3 drew 0-0 vs Dominican Wicklow in the league. 1st Year A beat Alexandra 4-0. Junior B beat St Gerard's 1-0, Minor C beat King's Hospital 1-0 in the league, Minor A drew 1-1 against King's Hospital in the league, 1st Year B beat St Gerard's 1-0 and the Minor B drew 1-1 vs Santa Sabina in the league.

 

BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2010

Congratulations to Donal Naylor (2Q) and John Swanwick (2Q) who have both qualified to compete at the RDS next January. Their projects "A study of Gunnera Tinctoria (Giant Rhubarb)" and "Increasing garden biodiversity: a 12 month observational study and development of new bird feeders" are two of the short-listed 520 projects selected from 1588 entries.
Dr C. Whitford

Careers exhibition - forms 4,5,6

On Thursday 19 November 2009, 7.30p.m. to 9.00p.m. there is a Careers exhibition being held in St Killian's German School, Clonskeagh. This exhibition has been organised by a group of Guidance Counsellors from the local schools including The High School. All of the Universities, Institutes of Technology, and Senior Colleges from the Dublin area will be represented on the evening.
What makes this exhibition different from others is that there are current students on the various courses available for questions on the evening. Admission to the exhibition is free to the senior students (4,5,6) of The High School. This is a very good opportunity to find out more about courses and colleges in an efficient and time saving way. I would encourage as many people (both parents and students) to attend as possible.
T. Jones

Supervised study

A new session commenced on Monday 9 November from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. each day except Wednesday. The monthly fee is €60 for 4 days, €45 for 3 days and €30 for 2 days per week.

Swine Flu

Please read the information sheet distributed today carefully.