Do you Bebo?
As most students probably already know
Bebo.com, and other similar sites, are websites established by companies
to encourage teenagers to communicate with their friends through them.
They provide web space for photographs and members can invite their
friends to link to their page where chat messages can be posted. The
Bebo site is categorised by school without the permission of schools,
"for convenience", according to the owners. The purpose of the site,
from the point of view of the company, is to make profit from
advertising which is targeted at the teenage audience.
WARNING - if you post your photograph and your name associated
with your school and you also leave your page open to all to access (or
you allow strangers to link to your page), then someone wishing to
locate you or to target you in some way knows who you are and where you
are and what you look like.
HURTING OTHER PEOPLE? The originators of the site intend it to be
a friendly exercise to increase communication and most people use it in
that way. However, a small number of people in many schools in Ireland
are using this site to hurt other people deliberately, by posting
malicious gossip and accusations or by creating false pages or by
excluding individuals from their list of "friends" and then pointing
this out. Are you one of these people? If so, you are participating in
organised bullying. How does that make you feel about yourself and the
kind of person you are? A person who chooses a sneaky, supposedly
anonymous way to attack and hurt others - similar to telling lies or
calling names and then running away to hide? Please rethink what you are
doing! If you use Bebo, use it as it was intended to be - to promote
friendships.
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The year's activities
begin! Form 1 hockey training
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New member of staff
Welcome to Mr L. Cullen who will be
teaching Religious education and History. Mr Cullen was not available
for the group photograph published last week of other new staff. |
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Foundation Day 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.
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Transition Year
ballroom dancing |
Swimming
Congratulations to Michael Gray who took
part in the Leinster Age Groups D2 in May and won gold in the 100 Free
and 100 Fly, silver in the 200 IM and bronze in the 100 breast and 100
back.
Good at arguing?
All those interested in senior debating
please attend a meeting on Friday 15 September at 13.30 in B7, Mr
Miller's room. (Forms 4 to 6)
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Form 1 rugby training |
Ski trip
A small number of places have become
available on the ski trip which will take place during the Christmas
holidays. Any pupils from 4th, 5th or 6th year who are interested and
have not paid a deposit last term should see Mr Cryan in T3.
Corridor safety
Please remember that, at busy times, you
should pass in the corridors and on the stairwells on the RIGHT hand
side.
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Canoe training begins |
Fixtures and training this week
Girls hockey
Sen 1, Min A King's Hospital Wed 13 KH 2.00
Sen 2, Min B King's Hospital Wed 13 KH 3.00
Jun 3rd Year King's Hospital Wed 13 Home 2.30
Min C King's Hospital Wed 13 Home 3.30
There will also be matches (details later on the noticeboards - remember
to check) against Loreto Beaufort on Saturday 16th.
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Boys hockey
To avoid clashes with rugby, the days for training for 1st and 2nd years
have been changed. 1st year training will now be on Tuesdays, and 2nd
year will be on Mondays, both 4.00-5.30 approx.
Results - well done!
Well done to the Minor and Junior teams who both won their matches
against St Gerard's, and also the seniors who drew. A good result for
first matches of the season!
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