News - January 2010

HEADLINES:

* YOUNG SCIENTIST COMPETITION 2010
* HOCKEY NEWS
* MUSIC FESTIVAL RESULTS
* INTERNATIONAL SKIING
* RUGBY NEWS

Young Scientist Competition 2010 (19/01/10)

Many Congratulations to the 3 Projects which represented St Gerard’s School in the Young Scientist Competition last week.

The Judging Panel were highly complementary of all of the projects and I thank the students and their teachers for the trojan work over the last number of weeks in the preparation of these projects.

The following Projects participated in the Young Scientist Exhibition:

1. Physical, Chemical & Mathematical Sciences
Garreth Byrne
Category: Junior, individual
Project: The great St. Gerard’s dust buster
Result: Equal 3rd Place

2. Technology
Aran Spencer-Higgins, Sean Thomas
Category: Junior Group
Project: Gahim, website builder
Result: Highly Commended

3. Social & Behavioural Sciences
Neil Counihan, Alan Smith, Declan Keaney
Category: Intermediate Group
Project: Prevention is the cure, skin cancer, the risks, do we care
also took part at Intermediate level in the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Many thanks and congratulations to the Science Department for the continued encouragement of all of the students under their care. The Young Scientist Exhibition continues to be the premier students exhibition in Ireland – it is a competition which all science students should aspire to.

1st Year Girls Hockey (22/01/10)

Many congratulations to the 1st Year Hockey Team on their tremendous success in reaching the Leinster Quarter Finals after their powerful win over Mount Temple School (winning 7-0 on Tuesday).

Congratulations to the squad and to their coaches, Ms Eimear O’Regan & Ms Etaoin Donovan, on their success to date and we look forward to the quarter final with great anticipation.

Senior Hockey Team Cup Win (19/01/10)

Leinster Senior Cup 1st Round
St Gerards’s School 4
The Teresians School 0

Many congratulations to the Senior Hockey Team on an excellent performance on Saturday against The Teresians School. The 4-0 win does not reflect the superiority of our side. This is but the first step on a long journey and one in which the challenges will be far greater. Many thanks to coaches Ms Cathy McKean & Ms Sarah Scott.

Results of the Music Festival November 2009

Instrumental

Winner: Ben Blunnie
Runner-Up: Hayley O’Sullivan
Third: Iain Meeke

Vocalists

Joint Winners: Hilary Repko
Joint Runners-Up: David Mulrooney Niall McLoughlin
Joint Third: Eden Kavanagh Maia Nunes

Bands

Winner: Aaron Lynch, Jack Brennan, Rory LaHart
Runners-Up: Four Seasons Medley Group
Third: Fear No Pain

International Skiing Representatives (25/01/10)

Sean Murray & Kyle McCarthy (1st Years)

Many congratulations to Sean & Kyle who will be representing Ireland in Skiing at the Children's Borrufa Cup which will be held in Ordino-Arcalis, Andorra from 23rd to 30th January 2010.

The event attracts about 25 teams from all over the world to compete in slalom, giant slalom and the combined event.  The team's head coach is Shane O'Connor who himself has been selected to race for Ireland in the forthcoming Winter Olympics to be held in Whistler, Canada in February this year. The best of luck to Sean & Kyle.

Leinster Senior Rugby League Final (25/1/2010)

St Gerard’s School 14 The Kings Hospital 13

This remarkable victory marks a watershed in the history of sport in St Gerard’s School. The Spirit, Determination, Mindset & Skill showed yesterday is the new expectation of all teams from St Gerard's 3rd to 6th Year in all codes of sport in the school. We congratulate the Senior Squad and their management on an outstanding performance.