Senior 1st girls hockey quarter final win

Enduring cold and wet conditions we managed to beat Rathdown 6-1 in the quarter-final of the Plate on Tuesday.
The match started well with an early goal from Aimee Jones 0’Connor giving us a lead. But soon after, Rathdown gained possession and broke through the centre resulting in a goal, bringing the score to 1-1. A tense few minutes followed where our goalie Eve Roseingrave came between them and another goal. But we settled down with a goal from Susan McRann and went into the break with a one goal lead.
After a focused talk at half-time we emerged in the second half with a winning attitude. Taking control from the beginning we dominated the play and held possession for long periods, resulting in four more goals from Jessie Meeke, Sarah McCoy and Kate Barlow. Satisfied we had a comfortable lead we turned to a passing game, and finished with a final score of 6-1.
We travelled home soggy and cold but in high spirits and are now looking forward to playing Loreto Dalkey in the semi-final.  Katie O’Brien

Preventing drug and alcohol problems in teenagers - what parents can do

The High School Parents Association invite you to a talk by Dr. Bobby Smyth on Thursday 25th March at 7.15p.m. Dr Smyth is a Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, working full time with adolescents who have addiction problems for the past seven years. He is the lead clinician at the Youth Drug & Alcohol (YoDA) service based in Tallaght. He is also a clinical lecturer with the Department of Public Health & Primary Care in Trinity College.
Dr Smyth will give an overview of healthy adolescent development and then highlight the negative effects which teenage alcohol and drug use can have. He will indicate how parents can exert a powerful and positive impact and will discuss the pros and cons of various strategies which parents can employ to reduce the likelihood that their teenager runs into difficulty.

Cross country

Congratulations to Michael Treacy (4) who qualified for the All Ireland cross country final to be held in Cork on March 13th, by being placed fourth last Wednesday in the Leinster final at DCU. File photograph below.

Scholarship win

Congratulations to Jack Kelly (Form 6 last year) who has been awarded the TCD School of Physics Entrance Scholarship (€1500).

National poetry day competition

Well done to the following winners of the competition run by the Library Committee and also to all who entered:
Suzanna Wyse Jackson 1P, Josh Hogg 1P, Aisling O'Kelly 1W, Beatrice Doyle 1T, Roberta Mc Cune 1T, Billy O'Carroll 1T, Conor Prendergast 1T, Emma Mc Neilly 1C, Louise Dukes 1C, Daniel Mc Bride 2WH, Nathaniel OLeary 2WH, Cassia OReilly 2Q, Sara Mulhare 2Q, John Deering 2W, Lorcan OByrne 3J, Emma Carroll 3J, Jim Fogarty 4HE, John Bradish 4HE, Valerie Schneuwly 4HE.

Supervised Study

The next session begins on 8 March. The charge for 4 days per week (there is no study on Wednesday) is €60, 3 days per week €45, 2 days per week €30. Please see Mr O'Brien.
Supervised study is a privilege service run by the school for those who wish to take after school study seriously. Misbehaviour will result in the student concerned being banned.

Form 2 band playing in assembly

Fixtures and training this week

Rugby
2nd XV Sandford Sat 6 Home 11.00
JCT B St Gerard's Sat 6 Away 11.30
U 13 (L) Gonzaga Sat 6 Home 11.00
JCT B (L) Clongowes tbc Home tbc
JCT vs St Patrick's Navan (semi-final of the Fr Godfrey Cup) on Wed 10 March in Ashbourne RFC at 2.30 p.m.
Girls hockey
Senior 1 (semi-final of Plate) Loreto Dalkey Mon 1 Home 3.00
1st Yr B (semi) St Kilians Wed 3 Away 3.00
Min A (1/4) Loreto Bray Wed 3 Away 3.00
Matches vs St Columba's on Wednesday and Mt Sackville on Saturday to be confirmed on noticeboards

Boys hockey
Senior boys trophy final vs Kilkenny College Wed 3 12.00 Grange Road
and senior cup semi final vs St Andrew's away Friday 5 at 4.30 p.m.
Results - well done!
In rugby the 2nd XV beat Wesley 29-7 in the league and the Under 13 beat Newpark 29-19. In girls hockey the Senior 1 beat Rathdown 6-1 in the quarter final of the plate, the Senior 3 drew 1-1 against Our Lady's Terenure, the Junior A beat St Gerard's 2-1, the Minor C beat St Gerard's 2-0, the Minor B beat St Gerard's 1-0 and the 1st Year A beat Wesley 4-3. In boys hockey the Minor drew 1-1 vs Dundalk Grammar and the Under 13 won 5-0