Form 6 Geography trip to Shankill

6W recently went to Shankill beach accompanied by their teacher, Mr Swan, to complete the requisite field investigations for the revised Geography syllabus. Among the activities were sketching the beach profile, measuring and recording the profile of the beach from shore to cliff, measuring the cliff height, analysing beach material to identify rock shape, size, type and origin, measuring the speed and direction of longshore drift (offshore current).
Fireworks

As explosive substances, fireworks (including bangers) are dangerous, illegal and can cause serious injury. Having anything to do with fireworks on the school premises (including possessing them) can lead to suspension from school. We ask for your cooperation.
Within the last few weeks, in Dublin, a girl has already been seriously injured by a banger, resulting in the need for plastic surgery. The pain of such a burn injury must be intense. Because fireworks are illegal in Ireland and there are no checks on standards, many of those on sale are sub-standard and dangerous. If you are setting them off at Halloween at home, please be very careful and use a taper or lighting stick to light them so that they are nowhere near your hands. Never hold a firework while lighting it and never throw it at another person. Don't bend over fireworks while lighting them or if you think they haven't lit properly, as they may explode in your eyes.
Remember the misery caused to thousands of pets, wild animals and birds by the noise of fireworks.

Maximum points in the Leaving

Congratulations to Frank Moriarty who achieved maximum points this year in the Leaving Certificate. Frank was one of only 102 candidates nationwide to achieve such high points.

School council

There will be a meeting for all members of the school council on Thursday 12 October in C4 at 8.30 a.m.
B. McNamara

Simon Fun Run

We had 95 pupils who entered the Simon Fun Run on Sunday. Congratulations to you all and a big thank you for taking part. We hope we can win the schools team prize again this year for collecting the most sponsorship money. Pupils have two weeks to collect their money and leave it in to Mr McClure in A4.

Help to house the homeless

Habitat for Humanity is a charity which builds houses for people living in very poor housing conditions. To date, they have housed over 1 million people in 200,000 houses. This year, The High School is sending a team to Romania to spend ten days building houses at Easter. To cover the high costs of the houses and some of the group's travel costs, we will be raising funds during the year.
The group is running the Dublin Minithon at 9.20 a.m. on Monday 30 October. We are looking for additional volunteers to run the Minithon and to raise funds on behalf of Habitat for Humanity. Would all those interested please contact Ms Thorp in B2 for entry and sponsorship forms.
Mark Savage

Fixtures and training this week

Rugby
SCT (L) Kilkenny Wed 11 Kilkenny 2.00
2nd XV Kilkenny Wed 11 Kilkenny 2.00
U 13 A, B Kilkenny Wed 11 Kilkenny 2.00
JCT Terenure Sat 14 Home 11.00
U 14, U 13 St Columba Sat 14 Rathfarnham 2.30
 

Girls hockey
Jun C (L) Muckross Tues 10 Pembroke 4.00
Sen 1 Alexandra Wed 11 Alexandra 2.30
Sen 2 Alexandra Wed 11 Alexandra 3.30
Jun A, Min B St Columba Wed 11 Home 2.00
Sen 3, Jun B St Columba Wed 11 Home 3.00
Sen 2 (L), JunB Loreto Foxrock Sat 14 Home 9.00
Sen 1, Jun C Loreto Foxrock Sat 14 Home 10.00
Sen 3 Loreto Foxrock Sat 14 Home 11.00
Jun A (L) Beaufort Sat 14 Home 11.00
Min A Loreto Foxkrock Sat 14 Foxrock 9.00
Min B Loreto Foxkrock Sat 14 Foxrock 10.00
Min C Loreto Foxkrock Sat 14 Foxrock 11.00
Please check noticeboard in case there are any changes to matches

Boys hockey
U 14 Wesley Wed 11 Home 2.00
Jun B Wesley Wed 11 Home 4.30
 

Results - well done!
In rugby the JCT beat CUS in the league 27-10 and the Under 13 beat Newpark 10-5. In girls hockey against King's Hospital the Jun A won 2-0, Junior B 1-0, Minor A 2-0 and Minor B drew 0-0. The Junior A beat Wesley 1-0, the Junior B beat Notre Dame 1-0, the Senior 3 beat Notre Dame 1-0 and the Minor C drew with St Raphaela's 0-0.
 

Above - Debs reception

Below - President's Award hillwalking from the Wicklow Gap to Turlough Hill over Camaderry