News - November 2008

HEADLINES:

* ST GERARD'S DAY - 2008
* GAA NEWS
* GOLF NEWS
* RUGBY NEWS
* HOCKEY NEWS
* ICELAND TOUR
* ICELAND TOUR
* UCD HIGH ACHEIVER AWARDS
* UCD SCHOLARSHIPS
* ST GERARDS DAY - SUGAR LOAF RACE
* CROSS COUNTRY
* MUSIC FESTIVAL 2008
* SOCCER NEWS

St Gerard’s Day - 2008

Congratulations and Well Done to All of the Students who through your participation made St Gerard’s Day a most memorable occasion once again.

A special congratulations to the 200 Students who completed the Sugarloaf Race.

The Theme of Friendship for our St. Gerard’s Day Mass Reflects the Atmosphere in the School.

Well Done to Everyone who was involved in all elements of organising the day and a particular word of thanks to all of the staff who gave so much of their time to ensure St Gerard’s Day continues to be the success that it is.

GAA Success – Jordan Egan (21st October 2008)

CONGRATUALTIONS TO:
JORDAN EGAN 6TH YEAR. JORDAN WON THE COUNTY WICKLOW MINOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL WITH BRAY EMETTS. JORDAN WAS A KEY MEMBER OF THE COUNTY WICKLOW MINOR FOOTBALL TEAM FOR THE LAST TWO SEASONS.

Leinster Golf Panel - Michael Magee (21st October 2008)

MANY CONGRATULATIONS TO:
MICHAEL MAGEE 6TH YEAR. MICHAEL HAS BEEN SELECTED ON THE LEINSTER “A” GOLF COACHING PANEL FOR THE 2008 – 2009 SEASON.

SENIOR RUGBY TEAM RESULTS (3rd November 2008)

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SENIOR RUGBY TEAM ON THEIR EXCELLENT WINS

SLIGO GRAMMAR SCHOOL
10 – 7

ROYAL SCHOOL ARMAGH
SENIOR 1 35 – 8
SENIOR 2 17 – 8

Barcelona Tour – Senior Girls Hockey Squad (3rd November 2008)

Many Congratulations to the Senior Hockey Squad on their Successful Tour of Barcelona.

The Group had two excellent wins against and won both games 2- 1 and 7 - 0

The group also had two excellent training sessions with Spanish Internationals.

Many thanks to Ms Sarah Scott, Ms Cathy Molloy, Ms Eimear O’Regan and
Ms Ciara Broe for facilitating the experience for the students.

Iceland Tour - Geography Dept (3rd November 2008)

5th & 6th Year Geography Students spent four days in Iceland on a Geography Field Trip. The experiences gained on this tour will prove to be of invaluable use to the students over the coming months.

Many thanks to:
Mr Adrian Dungan & Ms Avril Herriott
for their preparation of this tour and also many thanks to
Ms Paula Hillman, Ms Linda Waters Mr Dermot Mulholland &
Ms Jason Emery for facilitating this amazing opportunity for the students.

St Vincent De Paul Conference (12th November 2008)

Congratulations to the following officers of the first St Gerard’s School St Vincent De Paul Conference.

President Lisa Marie Salley (5th year)

Vice President Theodore Jebb (5th year)

Treasurer David Mulrooney (5th year)

Secretary Miriam Bourke (5th year)

Congratulations to all of the above as well as all members of the committee, we look forward to your work during the academic year.

UCD HIGH ACHIEVER AWARD (Nov 2008)

UCD has introduced a UCD High Achiever Award for entrance to UCD.

Two Students from the Class of 2008 have been awarded a UCD High Achiever Award 2008.

They are:
Lyda Borgsteijn & Candice Pearce

We congratulate both Lyda and Candice on their achievements

UCD Entrance & Sports Scholarships (Nov 2008)

Congratulations to:
Lyda Borgsteijn
Thomas DeJong
Daire Kennedy

Who have all received UCD Scholarships. These scholarships reflect most positively on all of the teaching staff and the hard work with all of the students.

Congratulations also go to:
Gareth Crotty

Who has been awarded a UCD Sports Scholarship.

St Gerard’s Day – Sugar Loaf Race (17th November 2008)

The Sugarloaf Race in aid of Temple Street Hospital Raised €9,063.00.

Congratulations to all Students & Staff who raised the €9,063.00 to purchase new Monitors for the Accident & Emergency Unit in Temple Street Children’s Hospital.

The presentation of the above cheque will take place on Tuesday morning in the Junior School Hall.

Cross Country (17th November 2008)

Many Congratulations to all of the students who took part in the Wicklow Cross Country Championships held in St Gerard’s School last week.

It was an outstanding success with so many participants from the school.

Many thanks to Ms Ciara Broe and other members of the Sports Department for their efforts on your behalf.

Music Festival 2008 (17th November 2008)

Many congratulations to one and all who were involved in the tremendous St. Gerard’s School Music Festival.

The 35 Acts and the 60 Participants are testimony to the wonderful musical talents here in the school.

Many congratulations to all of the prize winners and in particular word of congratulations to Eabha McMahon, Andrew Hozier-Byrne, Overall winners Sarah-Kate Fenelon and the band of Tom Cullen, Rory La Harte and Jack Brennan.

A special word of thanks to Ms Ciara O’Connell, Ms Paula Hillman, Ms Diane Owens & Mr Cyrille Laurens for tremendous organisation of the event and also Mr Ciaran Nagle for his role of as chairperson of the judging panel.

For full results, please see the “activities - music festival” section on this website.

Student selected for Wicklow County Youth team (24th November 2008)

Congratulations to Anthony Kelly from 6th Year for being selected for the County Wicklow Youth Soccer Panel. Anthony recently played for the Wicklow youths against their much fancied Dublin counterparts and after a very entertaining game the Wicklow team lost out narrowly with a score line of 4-3.