Daffodil Day

Thank you very much to all those who helped the Irish Cancer Society by purchasing daffodil pins and badges. Altogether we raised €753, which is €153 over our €600 goal. Thanks very much to Mrs King, our librarian, for organising this very successful event, and also a big thanks to all those who helped to sell the daffodils.

Ski trip 2008

Next year's ski trip to New Hampshire (USA) for Forms 4,5,6 will take place during the Christmas holidays from 29 December 2007 to 5 January 2008. Further information will be available on the noticeboard in the Technical and Crafts Building. Please note that pupils should be certain about their participation as the €400 per pupil deposit to the tour company is not refundable.
M. C. Cryan

Canoe trip on the Liffey

There will be a canoe trip on the Liffey on Saturday 12 May for pupils who have already canoed with the school. Pupils who are interested in taking part should see Mr Cryan as soon as possible.
M.C. Cryan

Lunch time concert in aid of CARI

Well done to 3G who organised a lunch time concert in aid of CARI as part of their CSPE action project. Robert Savage reports how the class contacted CARI because of their concern for young asylum seekers needing support.
"We believed that the best way to raise money was to have a lunch time concert in the school which would attract a large crowd. Our year has a band who would play and we also got a band from 5th year to join us. I was very nervous about doing a solo piece singing Johnny Cash's 'Ring of Fire' but seeing how asylum seekers manage being lonely and homesick I decided to overcome my own nerves and go for it. The concert was a great success and we raised over €300 for CARI!
 

Karate in Tokyo

lan Duggan has been selected to represent the Irish World Shotokan Karate-do Federation (WSKF) at under 16 level in the WSKF World Championship in Tokyo, Japan in August 2007. The competition will be run between the 20th and 25th and lan will participate in two disciplines, Kata (form) and Kumite (fighting). Representing Ireland in two disciplines is not usual and is therefore a great honour for lan.
He is a brown belt having started karate 3 years ago and became the Irish champion in U 16 in March 2007, previously having achieved champion status U 14. This is a major achievement given his age.
lan trains with Ms Leslie Lalor at Highfield Karate Club, Rathgar.
 

Above - Deirdre Hughes, Appeals Director of the Friends of St Luke's Hospital, receives a cheque for €3058.55 collected at the Christmas 40 Foot swim and at the Carol Service. Well done everybody!

Table Tennis champion

Congratulations to Sam, our table-tennis champion this year, who has won the Evans Cup.

Below: President's Award trip to Kerry

Fixtures and training this week

Girls tennis
Min B Sancta Maria Tues 8 Sancta Maria 3.00
Senior Wesley Tues 8 Wesley 4.15
Min B Killiney Wed 9 Home 2.00
Jun B St Kilian's Wed 9 Home 1.45
1st Yr tournament vs Alexandra Wed 9 Home 2.00
Jun A Loreto Dalkey Thurs 10 Home 2.30
Senior Holy Child Killiney Thurs 10 Home 4.00

 
Boys tennis
Senior (C) Naas CBS Wed 9 Naas TC 2.00
Junior (C) St Gerard's Thurs 10 Away 4.00

Boys cricket
Jun (L) Malahide CS Wed 9 Away 2.00
1st XI (L) CUS Wed 9 Home 2.00
Jun (L) St Mary's Thurs 10 Home 2.00
U 13 CUS Fri 11 Home 2.30
1st XI (L) King's Hospital Sat 12 Home 2.00

Girls cricket
Jun King's Hospital Thurs 10 Away
1st Yr St Andrew's Fri 11 Home

Results - well done!
In girls cricket, the Senior team beat Alexandra College and the 1st Year team beat Rathdown. In boys cricket the Under 13 beat Sandford in the cup and have made it through to the semi-final.