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Junior drama

Congratulations to all who participated in the junior drama production this year - a spectacular success! Well done also, and thanks, to Lesley Hogan, director and script writer, and to all who helped with the production.

Young Entrepreneur

Congratulations to the winners of this year's Andrew McKay Memorial Award for the best company in the Transition Year Businesss Studies competition. Their company, Ponchomania, www.ponchomania.tk, was selected as the best by a panel of outside judges who were very impressed with the overall quality of the businesses examined.

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).

President's Award

Congratulations to the following who successfully completed the Bronze Presidents award in Transition Year. These Awards will be presented on Thursday 26th May.

Conor Barry, Aisling Burke, Nicola Cantan, Iain Cobban, Barbara Daly, Jessie Elliott, Denise Fagan, Claire Fergus, Elizabeth Glynn, Melissa Hanney, Sam Horgan, Graham Johnson, Beth Kelly, Katherine Kiernan, Nigel Kinlan, Max Lane, Janine Levine, Andrew Lohan, Alison May, Katie McCann, Suzanne McCoy, Mark McNulty, Gemma McRann, Karen Meade, Tom Meredith, Cara Mulcahy, Jenny Murphy, Laura Nelson, Evan O’Callaghan, Patrick O’Connor, Fergal O’Connor, Alan O’Keeffe, Tamryn Reinecke, Killian Rogan, Caitriona Ryan, Eoin Silke, Andrew Stevenson , Rowan Stokes, Elizabeth Surgeon, Lauren Turner, Jamie Wright, Catherine Alexander, (Form 5) Paul Jones (Form 5)

Canoeing

Well done to the winners of the canoeing awards - Junior Liffey Cup - Mark McNulty; Broad Cup (Form One) - Sam Williamson; Canoeist of the year award - Elizabeth Surgeon

Congratulations to the following who achieved the Level 2 kayak Proficiency Test in transition year 2004/05:

Beth Kelly, Mark McNulty, Faye Simms, Niamh Sleator, Elizabeth Surgeon

Judo

Congratulations to the Girls Transition year Judo Team who got silver at the Annual School’s Team Judo Championships held in Plunket College, Whitehall on Monday 9th May. The team consisted of Katie Jane Barry, Nicola Cantan and Beth Kelly.

Congratulations to the following who achieved the Yellow belt in Judo in Transition Year 2004/2005.

Katie Jane Barry, Sam Bennett, Andrew Caulfield, Fionn Fitzmaurice, Jennifer Flanagan, Shane Gould, Graham Johnson, John Kilbey, Ciaran Maginn, Suzanne McCoy, Mark McNulty, Karen Meade, Evan O’Callaghan, Larry O’Connell, Patrick O’Connor, Max Prendergast, Jamie Wright.

Congratulations to the following who achieved the White belt in Judo in Transition Year 2004/2005.

Nicola Cantan, Robyn Fitzpatrick, Beth Kelly, Nigel Kinlan, Cian KinsellaMcLennan, Eneko O’Carroll, Sean O’Donohoe, Roger Persechini, Laura Price, Killian Rogan, Nicholas Stevenson

Sport this week

2nd XI Clongowes Wed 18 Away 2.30

2nd XI (L) Muckross Tues 17 Home 2.30

1st XI (L 1/2 final) Mt Anville Thurs 19 tbc tbc

1st Year Mt Sackville Fri 20 Home 2.30

Jun A Wesley Fri 20 Home 4.30

Seniors King's Hospital Thurs 19 Away 3.30

In girls cricket, the 1st XI won against Wilson's Hospital to qualify for the semi-final of their league. The senior girls tennis team have also qualified for the semi-final of the Leinster competition. Congratulations to both!