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Current News 22
May 2008
Ms.Griffin
reports on Prize-Giving:
The school prize
giving ceremony was held on Tuesday, 20 May, in Rowe Street
Church. A prayer was incorporated into the service of
thanksgiving, as part of the event. The whole school was in
attendance. Fr Jim Fegan, our chaplain, led the prayer service.
Sr. Carmel Swords announced the prizes and they were presented
by Mr. O' Shea.
The service began
with presentations bring made to Prefects and Vice-Prefects,
Students Council Members, Sports Captains, Vice-Captains, Head
Girl and Deputy Head Girl. The Student Achievement Awards were
presented to students for their positive contribution to school
life. These students had been nominated by both teachers and
students. Special sports awards were presented to students to
recognise their excellent performances in various sports. The
Junior Camogie Team received their Junior All Ireland Schools
Camogie Final medals and their Leinster Championship medals.
E.C.D.L. certificates were presented to Roisin Furlong and Emily
Wallace. The Sr. Mary Walshe Perpetual Music Cup was presented
to Laura Murphy, for her exceptional contribution to music in
Loreto during her six years in the school. The Una Hickey
English Cup was awarded to Christina Murphy for her enthusiasm,
consistency and amazing insight into the subject. Deirdre
Hopkins, sixth year, received the Principal's Award. Fifty four
students receive certificates to recognise their good attendance
during the year.
This year the
Loreto Parents' Council sponsored the plaques which were
presented to the Students' Council members. We would like to
thank the Parents' Council for their contribution.
At intervals
during the ceremony, Prefects representing each year group gave
excellent speeches informing us of their year group's
achievements and happenings during the year.
Lorraine Byrne
reports on the Transition Year Show:
On the 8th
and 9th of May, our transition year group staged a
variety performance for the parents, students and teachers of
our school. The performance was broken into four categories:
dance, drama, music and production. Everybody worked extremely
hard to ensure the success of the show.
All of our hard
work and dedication paid off as the show was a huge success.
Everyone was really happy with their contribution and thoroughly
enjoyed the occasion.
Thanks to Mr.
Kavanagh, Ms. Roche and Ms. Lordan-Lohier for producing the show
and a special thanks to Suzanne O' Leary for choreography and
The Gaiety School of Acting for dramatic direction.
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15 May 2008
Incoming 1st year
meeting
An audience of 350
attended the meeting for incoming 1st year students and their
parents/guardians on Monday, 12 May. The meeting was addressed
by Mr. O' Shea (Principal), Sr. Carmel (Deputy Principal), Ms.
Bolger (teaching staff) as well as Clodagh Rochford and Claire
Farrell, Head and Deputy Head Girls respectively. The meeting
also saw the launch of the school's new and updated Prospectus
which was very well received by those present.
Eucharistic
Ministers
Bishop Denis
Brennan formally commissioned 68 6th year students as Ministers
of the Eucharist at a special ceremony in the school on
Wednesday, 14 May. Fellow clergy also in attendance were Frs.
Jim Fegan, David Murphy and Sean Gorman. Guest of honour on the
day was Sr. Carmel O' Brien, organiser of the Eucharistic
Ministers programme in the school, who was rejoining us for the
first time since her recent illness.
Subject options
published
2nd and 5th year
subject groupings for September 2008 were published today. Any
alterations to allocations will be dealt with by Mr. O' Shea
directly with the students involved.
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9 May 2008
4th year
show a great success
Congratulations to
all involved in the 4th year Talent Show which proved to be a
most enjoyable event and a wonderful showcase for the wealth of
musical, acting and dancing talent among the 104 students.
Special thanks are extended to the teachers who helped with the
production - Ms. Roche, Ms. Lordan-Lohier and Mr. Kavanagh.
Gratuliere! – German Success!
Congratulations go out to Jane Breen (5th
year) and Lisa Bolger (4th year) who achieved great
success in their Junior Cert. German Exam. Both girls were
recently acknowledged as being amongst the top 70 students in
the country which is a wonderful achievement and a sign of the
hard work put in by both students. Well done girls.
Following this success both girls were
invited to attend for interview by the German Embassy and the
Goethe Institute, Dublin. Sincere congratulations to Jane who as
a result was awarded one of the few scholarships to go to
Germany during the coming summer. We wish Jane a very enjoyable
trip to Germany. Gute Reise!
Safe and enjoyable
field trips
5th year students
were accompanied by their teachers on their annual Ecology and
Geography field trips this week. The sun shone brightly on all
and both trips were deemed to be of immense educational benefit.
State examinations
update
Well done to all
3rd and 6th year students who this week completed their LCVP and
Art examinations and who submitted their course work in CSPE,
Religion, History and Geography. We thank the teachers involved
for ensuring strict compliance with all deadlines.
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2 April 2008
Ladies Football News - Mr. Cummins reporting
The Ladies footballers of Loreto Wexford
competed admirably in the Leinster Under 16 and Senior
Championships this year, despite falling short of the final in
both competitions.
At Under 16 Level Loreto were placed in a
very strong group with St. Mary’s Arklow, St. Leo’s, Carlow and
Presentation, Portlaoise. An early victory over St Mary’s was
followed by a defeat to St. Leo’s, paving the way for a knockout
match against the Portlaoise girls. In a game played in
Tinryland in Carlow the girls put in one their best performances
of the year to comfortably qualify for the Leinster semi-final.
The semi final was played in mid January in Thomas Davis’ GAA
Grounds in Dublin, with Scoil Mhuire , Longford providing the
opposition. In what proved to be a classic encounter Loreto led
for long stages of the match before succumbing to a late
onslaught from their opponents to lose on a score-line of 5-7 to
3-9.
While there was obvious disappointment at not
reaching the final many of the Loreto girls are eligible for
this grade again next year. This team will contain the bulk of
last years Leinster under 14 finalists and will no doubt be
competing for provincial glory again.
This year's Under 16 panel included:
Lill Roche, Clara Donnelly, Grace Cardiff,
Hazel Redmond, Ciara Codd. Zoe Codd, Kate O’Gorman, Roisin
Moran, Emma Shanley, Siobhan Cloake, Majella Byrne, Kate
Caulfield, Rachel O Brien, Niamh Boggan, Roisin Murphy
(captain), Aoife Dunne (vice captain), Tara Whitty, Caroline
Curran, Eimear Dunne, Michelle Harding, Grainne Waters, Aoife
Sheil and Mary Hayes.
The Senior Footballer Team competed in the
‘B’ competition this year. Despite fielding a relatively young
team, that included a number of the Under 16 squad Loreto
competed very well and were unlucky not to go all the way.
In the group stages the girls recorded
comprehensive victories over Gorey C.S and Loreto, Bray before
suffering a narrow defeat to Coláiste Bhríde, Enniscorthy. A
Quarter-final encounter against Heywood C.S from Laois followed
and a wonderful performance saw Loreto pull through on a 2-12 to
3-8 score-line.
The Semi-final against Moate C.S proved to be
Loreto’s downfall. Played at Ballylinan, Co. Laois during the
first week of January, the girls never really recovered from a
poor start that saw them concede two early goals and eventually
were defeated on a 2-11 to 1-5 score-line. The fact that Moate
were allowed play a considerably older team (many of whom will
be 20 this year), that included a number of PLC students
certainly did nothing to aid Loreto’s cause. Moate later
comfortably won the Leinster Final over Loreto, Navan.
Well done to all the girls for the efforts
this year and hopefully next year will see many of them finally
win a Leinster title. For some however, next year is not an
option and a special word must go to the 5 sixth years who won’t
be with us next year. So to Madeleine Byrne, Susan Cardiff,
Clara Whelan, Aoife Waters and Emma Hore, all the best with your
future careers both on and off the field and thanks for your
great efforts in the red and black jersey over the past few
years.
The senior Football panel included the
following:
Caroline Curran, Clodagh Burrell, Liz Leacy,
Grainne Waters, Susan Cardiff (Co Captain), Maire Caulfield,
Madeleine Byrne, Aoife Waters (Co Captain), Eimear Dunne, Roisin
Murphy, Emma Hore, Aoife Morrisey , Mary Hayes , Roisin Doyle,
Lynn Bradley,Clara Donnelly, Kate Caulfield, Grainne Murphy,
Eimear O’Gorman, Amy Codd, Aoife Dunne, Tara Whitty, Karen
Meyler, Sarah Nolan, Michelle Harding, Grace Cardiff and Clara
Whelan.
The attentions of the school’s footballing
fraternity have now turned to the Under 14 squad. The growing
interest in ladies football was illustrated by the fact that
over fifty First Years competed this year in a an internal First
Year League. As well as this, several trials and practice
matches were played before a final Under 14 squad could be
settled upon. The squad, which consists of many of last year’s
Under 14 pane that qualified for the Leinster Final hopes to do
very well in the Leinster Championship again this year. This
group has already defeated Coláiste Bhríde, Enniscorthy and
Presentation, Wexford in practice matches as well as defeating a
strong St. Brigid’s, Callan outfit in the first round of the
Leinster Championship on a scoreline of 5-15 to 6-8. We now
await a quarter final against, as of yet, unknown opposition.
Best of luck to all involved.
The squad includes:
Ellie Carley, Aine Leacy, Siobhan Cloake,
Lill Roche, Andrea Furlong, Shannon Mc Grath, Laura Warren,
Roisin Doyle, Majella Byrne, Niamh Boggan, Julie Coakley, Laura
Ross, Marie Claire Morrisey, Fiona Bennett, Roisin Kavanagh,
Niamh Crosbie, Shauna Murphy, Katie Lillis, Hannah Duggan, Ali
Murphy, Megan Smith, Niamh O’Gorman, Chloe Whitty, Clodagh Kent,
Leanne Moore, Danielle Kehoe, Niamh Cullen, Caitriona Power and
Aine Wright.
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28 February 2008
Good luck to our
senior camogie squad in the replay of the All-Ireland semi-final
on Saturday next in Glynn Barntown at 12.00 p.m. We hope that
there will be a large following for the team to help them make
it over the line into the All-Ireland final.
Well done to the
senior hockey team that overcame a very strong Loreto, Kilkenny
outfit in yesterday's South East A final on a narrow 1.0
scoreline, Eanna Horan being our scorer. We will now compete in
the Kate Russell Interprovincial Tournament in Dublin on 13 and
14 March 2008.
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27 FEBRUARY 2008
Mr. O' Sullivan and Ms. Dudley say ‘thank
you’
BAG PACKING IN DUNNES STORES: Thanks to the
fourth years, the parents council, the parents of the players
and the players themselves who bag packed in Dunnes Stores from
Thursday, 24th January to Saturday, 26th
January. Thanks to everyone’s help, we raised €2,720.25 which
will go a long way towards paying for our trip to St. Killian’s,
New Inn, Galway for the All Ireland camogie semi-final.
MS. GAHAN WRITES:
Good luck to Senior Hockey Team who are
paying Loreto, Kilkenny in South East Final.
Well done to our Junior Badminton Team who
played in the Leinster Championship recently and have qualified
for the All Ireland on the 12th March in Gormanstown.
Team members: Ciara Dunne, Eimear Dunne, Clodagh Kent, Kate
O’Gorman, Shannorn McGrath.
Well done to girls who competed in Leinster
Athletics Cross Country Finals on Wednesday, 22nd
February. Team members: Ciara Wilson, Helen Wallace, Emily
Mahon, Roisin Kavanagh, Sinead Rowe.
TY students: Becky Jenkins and Emma Lynch
report on survey:
Our 4th Year French class
conducted a survey about the consumption of alcohol. We asked
students in the Senior Cycle questions concerning their
knowledge of the legal age to buy alcohol and whether or not
they drink etc.
In the survey we found:
1. That 74% knew the legal age to purchase
alcohol.
2. The majority of students had their first
drink before they turned 15!
3. The majority of girls had their first
drink with their family!
4. The most popular drinks were spirits and
also-pops!
Thanks to Ms. Sills for her help with the
making of the survey and to Ms. Maddock for kindly allowing us
computer access.
FOURTH YEAR GUEST SPEAKERS:
1. BODY IMAGE – DIANNE FLETCHER
Fourth Years took part in a Body Image
Workshop on Wednesday, February 6th. The workshop
lasted for one hour. Ms. Fletcher provided information on
Healthy Eating, Self Esteem, Eating Disorders and maintaining a
positive Body Image. Classes worked in groups of four,
answering quizzes and offering their own opinions and questions
on the topic which were then shared with the entire group by the
elected group leader. The informal atmosphere ensured that
everybody felt comfortable enough to contribute or ask
questions.
Free information leaflets on all the topics
discussed containing the relevant contact details were available
at the end of the talk. Ms. Fletcher was also available to all
members of the school community on Wednesday, February 27th
when she presided over an information stall in the reception
area. Again, information leaflets were available to all
students as they made their way to class. If anybody would like
to receive more copies of these leaflets, please contact Ms.
Jordan.
2. ALCOHOL AND DRUGS AWARENESS – TONY
O’CARROLL
Tony O’Carroll and his assistant, Adrian
addressed all Fourth Years on Monday, 18th February
regarding Alcohol and Substance misuse. The presentation was
extremely insightful as students watched clips of how people
suffering from addiction have damaged their appearance and
general health and destroyed many lives. The content of the
presentation was both frightening and shocking and the damaging
and destructive effects of substance abuse were clearly
conveyed.
There was plenty of time for questions at the
end as students had the chance to share their own views.
Tony and Adrian also addressed First Year
students using the same format. Feedback in general was
extremely positive and pupils are hopefully now fully aware of
the potentially fatal effects of drugs and
alcohol.
Brigid Blackburn 4.1 reports on Film Studies:
Moving Image Module
Our 4.1 class got the opportunity to watch
and review three films: Mean Creek, Garage and Tsotsi. We saw
each one in the Screen Cinema, Enniscorthy.
Ifelt there was a good variety as each film
belonged to a different classification: Block buster, Irish Film
and Foreign Film. This opened our eyes to different types of
film. The whole class enjoyed our three trips to the cinema.
We also did film studies in class and watched
different genres. I particularly liked the film: Donnie Darko.
It is one of my favourites.
Our film studies module allowed students to
discuss the issues in these film like bullying, mental illness
and physical disability. It also gave students an opportunity
to look at the other sides of film making such as camera work,
lighting, sound and production.
Overall, I found this section of Drama to be
one of the more enjoyable.
TEAM MATHS COMPETITION 2008 - Ms.
Cotter reports:
On 25th January, 2008, Loreto was
represented by four teams in the Annual Team Maths Competition
that is run by the Wexford Branch of the Irish Maths Teachers’
Association. This quiz is for students who are studying Leaving
Certificate Higher Level Maths.
All teams performed very well on the night.
The team consisting of Aine Doyle, Marie Doyle, Sarah Ebrill and
Fiona Scallan came in Second place and the team consisting of
Katie Berney, Ciara Daly, Julie Molloy, Gemma Riordan came in
fourth place. Eva Browne, Coco Cullinan, Aoife Fleming, Clare
Fortune, Deirdre Kelly, Clare Nagle, Fiona O’Brien and Stephanie
Quinn also competed in the competition.
Well done girls!
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18 January 2008
CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE:
Ms. O’Donoghue reports:
The entire school community gathered together in
Rowe St. Church on 21st December for our annual Carol
Service. We were treated to beautiful music and carols from our
school choirs and soloists under the expert direction of Ms.
Walton. Our chaplain, Fr. Jim, displayed his many talents by
conducting the choir as well as facilitating the Service.
Sorcha O’Connor and Rochelle Carr performed a moving Liturgical
Dance to The First Noel.
The Christmas
story was told by our very talented First Year students.
Many thanks to all
involved for a truly memorable occasion.
6th Year Charity
Show: Ms. O’Donoghue reports:
The Sixth Year
students held our annual Charity Christmas Show on 19th
December in the Concert Hall. This year’s show was “The Rose
of Loreto”! Similar to the Rose of Tralee, twelve
students showcased their talents to win the prestigious title of
LORETO ROSE. While all girls gave outstanding
performances, Sophie Bonheim took the crown. She gave us an
interesting insight into her idea of the perfect date and her
wish for the future.
The audience were
treated to some very special performances during the interval.
Ten teachers displayed their talent for dancing dressed as Santa
along with our principal, Mr. O’Shea, while Sr. Carmel, our
deputy-principal, and Fr. Jim performed a scene from the musical
“Grease”. The show was presented by two well known
“talents”: Mr. Gunning and Mr. Murphy. Well done to all
involved. Over €3,000 was raised for the St. Vincent de Paul.
5TH
Year Art Project display : Ms. Byrne writes:
“Feeling into
Action” is what I call this Exhibition! Students used a variety
of art materials and creative expression as a means of making an
inner journey to the self, emphasis being on process as
well as on product.
The art work
consisted of personal diaries, wall hangings, paintings, 3D
construction pieces, canvas, printing and embroidery work etc.
Choice of
materials was important to the student as it created no
boundaries in terms of expression. The art of making a piece of
art-work in this way triggered internal activity that
contributed to emotional healing.
It helped students
who were struggling with personal issues or just in search of
personal growth.
The exhibition was
a tremendous success. It showed wonderful skill, colour,
talent, self-expression and certainly brightened up the foyer on
some of those very wet days.
Congratulations
and well done to all the 5th Year girls involved.
Ms. Gahan writes on Hockey,
Athletics and Equestrian:
Well done to Sara
Shovlin and Catriona Corcoran who were successful in the
National Athletics multi-events in Nenagh on Sunday, 13th
January. Catriona won a silver medal and Sara a bronze in the
heptathlon event.
Good luck to the
Senior Hockey Team who play Newtown School, Waterford in the Cup
semi-final on Wednesday, 23rd January in Kilkenny.
Natasha Quigley
has been selected on to the Irish Under 16 Hockey Team and will
travel to Manchester soon to play her First International. Well
done Natasha!
Equestrian and
Athletics Cross/Country Teams are being picked now and girls are
looking forward to their respective competitions. The South
Leinster Athletics Competition will be run in Carlow on
Wednesday, 6th February. The Equestrian
Cross/Country is hosted by Borris VEC to be held at Bagenalstown
on Saturday, 15th March.
CAMOGIE: Ms. Dudley
reports:
Well done to our
junior camogie team who reached the Leinster Final following a
dramatic victory over old rivals, Borris V.E.C.
Loreto got off to
a fantastic start with a great goal from Aoife Shiel. Lisa
Bolger led the way from midfield, scoring six points while Clara
McGuinness and Marie Doran were rock solid in defence.
With time just up
we were a point behind when Laura Warren collected possession 65
yards out. She put the head down and soloed straight for goal
before sending a bullet to the back of the net to seal victory.
We now play
Presentation Kilkenny in the Final.
Thanks to Joe
O’Donoghue and Glynn Barntown for the use of their facilities.
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20 December 2007
FOOTBALL:
Mr. Cummins writes,
Loreto Ladies
through to Semi Final
Loreto, Wexford 2-12 Heywood C.S, Laois 3-08
The senior ladies footballers of Loreto
Secondary School, Wexford qualified for the Semi-final of the
Leinster Championship with a hard fought win over Laois
opposition on Thursday last, 29th November. In a game
played at Carlow Town Hurling Club the Wexford girls started
brightly and looked to be comfortable when leading 1-2 to no
score after ten minutes, the goal coming from corner forward
Mary Hayes. However a fortuitous goal, quickly followed by a
point, brought the Laois girls back in contention. The Wexford
girls dominated the remainder of the first half exchanges and
were deserving leaders at half time on a scoreline of 1-5 to
1-1.
At that stage no one could have predicted the
drama that was to follow. As the second half unfolded the teams
were to be level on no fewer than three occasions with
goal-mouth action aplenty. In fact both sides were to hit the
wood-work on three occasions as Heywood really put it up to the
Wexford girls who had been so dominant in the first half. An
early goal and a point brought Heywood back into match and they
were level by the third minute of the second period. Loreto
replied admirably with points from Emma Hore and Aoife Morrisey
and an expertly taken goal from full forward Roisin Doyle. This
put them five clear, but again Heywood responded and within
minutes a goal and two points had drawn them level. The last ten
minutes were extremely tense as the teams exchanged points, with
Loreto never letting their opponents get ahead of them. This was
due to the great forward and mid field play of Lynn Bradley,
Roisin Murphy, Kate Caulfield, Clara Donnelly, Eimear Dunne and
Aoife Waters, as well the tenacious defending of the Loreto
backs and goalkeeper who included Caroline Curran, Grainne
Waters, Liz Leacy, Clodagh Burrell, Susan Cardiff, Maire
Caulfield and Madeleine Byrne.
In the end Loreto hung on to win by a point
and now face the prospect of playing either Colaiste Bhride,
Enniscorthy or Moate in a Leinster semi final.
The Loreto team and panel was as follows:
Caroline Curran, Clodagh Burrell, Liz Leacy,
Grainne Waters, Susan Cardiff, Maire Caulfield, Madeleine Byrne,
Aoife Waters, Eimear Dunne (0-1), Roisin Murphy, Emma Hore (0-7,
3f), Aoife Morrisey (0-2), Mary Hayes (1-0), Roisin Doyle (1-2),
Lynn Bradley.
Clara Donnelly for Bradley, Kate Caulfield
for Hayes, Grainne Murphy, Eimear O’Gorman, Amy Codd, Aoife
Dunne, Tara Whitty, Karen Meyler, Sarah Nolan, Michelle Harding,
Grace Cardiff, Clara Whelan.
CAMOGIE
Mr. O’Sullivan reports:
LORETO V MOUNTRATH ON 23.11.O7
Loreto 4 – 10 Mountrath 1 – 02
Loreto Wexford advanced to the Final of the
Leinster Senior B Final after a hard fought victory over
Mountrath of Laois in Wexford Park on Friday last.
The early exchanges were fierce and hardy
with no quarter asked or given. Wexford senior star, Katrina
Parrock started with a flurry, scoring five points to
Mountrath’s solitary point. However, it was her sister Sinear
who stole the show in the first half when she bravely out-jumped
two defenders and doubled to the net. It was the goal that set
Loreto on their way and they never looked back. Mary Hayes and
Linda Bolger added two more points to leave the half time score:
Loreto 1 – 07, Mountrath 0 – 02.
The Parrock show continued into the second
half when Sinead set up Katrina for 1 – 01. From there on
Loreto went into cruise control with Aisling O’Connor setting up
Lisa Bolger and Mary Hayes for two more goals. Defensively,
Loreto were simply fantastic with Roisin Doyle giving a ‘player
of the match’ performance from centre back while Catriona Curran
made four outstanding saves between the posts.
The Final took place on 1.12.07
WEXFORD ECHO
PUBLISHED THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF THE MATCH BETWEEN LORETO AND
St. Brendan’s, Birr.
1/12/07
Scintillating Parrock fires Loreto to glory
by Ronan
Fagan (Wexford Echo)
Loreto, Wexford
5-12
St. Brendan’s, Birr 2-4
The potential
of young Katrina Parrock has been well signposted, and the
17-year-old provided further evidence of her sporting prowess
when leading Loreto, Wexford back to the throne of the Leinster
Post-Primary Schools senior ‘B’ camogie championship when firing
a personal salvo of 3-7 in last Saturday afternoon’s final win
over St. Brendan’s Community School, Birr at Dr. Cullen Park in
Carlow.
The St. Martin’s ace, who helped Wexford reclaim the All-Ireland
senior championship last September, was a real thorn in Birr’s
side throughout, and her three first-half goals and four points
had the scales tipped firmly in favour of this superbly well
drilled Loreto outfit at halftime (4-6 to 0-4) as they sought to
win back this particular title for the first time since 1996,
when current Wexford aces Michelle Hearne and Kate Kelly
featured.
Birr shook Loreto’s timbers when grabbing a couple of goals
within the space of a minute early in the second-half, as they
narrowed the gap to 5-8 to 2-4. However, the great composure
with which the Wexford girls responded to such blows bore
testament to the diligent and immaculate preparation undertaken
by selectors Enda O’Sullivan (Nenagh Eire Og, Tipperary) and Kim
Dudley (Naomh Eoin, Carlow), whose forces subsequently shut out
Birr as they completed a fully deserved and very
enthusiastically celebrated victory.
While Parrock was the undoubted headlinewinner, there is quite
an amount of quality about this Loreto team. Indeed, centre-back
Roisin Doyle was certainly hot on Parrock’s heels in the player-ofthematch
stakes, while full-back Liz Leacy, midfielder and captain Rita
Carroll, together with the Bolger twins, Linda and Lisa in the
wing-forward berths also contributed in rich measure.
The Loreto girls, who are trained by Wexford legend George
O’Connor, entered Saturday’s match with a certain psychological
advantage, having accounted for the same opposition in the
under-16 provincial decider of 2005, a season which also saw the
school capture under14 and under-18 honours, as the tremendous
work of manager O’Sullivan began to bear real fruit.
This breakthrough to the All-Ireland senior semi-finals – where
Loreto are due to face the
Connacht champions – is another crucial step
along the road to the sort of greatness enjoyed by Colaiste
Bride of Enniscorthy during the first half of this decade, and
with such a young squad at its disposal, there’s every
possibility that the Loreto can achieve similar glory.
Amid
wintry conditions they settled well against a very game Birr
outfit, and good work inside by Laura Rowe led to Katrina
Parrock putting away the first goal after five minutes, the same
player having earlier pointed a free. The opposition responded
with a couple of points before Parrock demonstrated her class to
devastating effect as she put good daylight between the sides.
The
centre-forward tagged on a second personal point before
finishing a cross from the right by Rowe to the dressing-room
end net in the eleventh minute. A couple of further points from
Parrock, including one free, had extended the margin to 2-4 to
0-2 after 16 minutes.
Loreto were now playing with real confidence, and the ball was
brilliantly worked across the edge of the small square by Linda
Bolger and Rita Carroll for Lisa Bolger on the left to embellish
the lead with a neat goal on 20 minutes.
The sides exchanged points, before the small but vociferous
Wexford support were given further reason to exercise their
vocal chords when Parrock hand-passed the ball over the
‘keeper’s head and to the net on 29 minutes. Linda Bolger tagged
on an injury-time point, to help leave Loreto firmly in the
driving seat at the turn (4-6 to 0-4).
The Slaneysiders simply wouldn’t rest on their laurels as they
resumed in quite purposeful fashion – points from Lisa Bolger
and Katrina Parrock sandwiching a third minute goal from Laura
Rowe, who poked the sliotar over the ‘line when latching onto a
ground stroke by Parrock (5-8 to 0-4).
A
short while later Birr gained some hope as Emma Dunne and
Bebhinn Kennedy each hand-passed to the net. Although the
midlanders challenged strongly for a time, their best efforts
were snuffed out by a well marshalled Loreto defence. At the
other end, meanwhile, points from Mary Hayes, Parrock (2 frees)
and Lisa Bolger in addition to a number of near goal misses –
rounded-off a memorable day for these brilliant girls and their
keenly focussed management team.
They all posed
happily even in the increasingly poor conditions for photographs
after captain Rita Carroll had received the senior ‘B’ Cup from
Colm O Cathain, Secretary of the Leinster Schools.
CROSS COUNTRY ATHLETICS: Ms. Gahan writes:
Our
Cross Country Athletics teams are training hard at the moment in
preparation for the Schools and Colleges Competition in
February. The teams had a pre-Christmas Friendly Competition
with St. Peter’s College on Tuesday, 11th December in
Piercestown. Training commences again on the first Tuesday
after Christmas holidays. Ciara Wilson, 5th Year, a
Senior Athlete, competed in the Under-19 All-Ireland this month.
SILVER GAISCE - PRESIDENT’S AWARD: MS. GRIFFIN REPORTS:
Emily
Wallace, in Sixth Year, was presented with her Silver Gaisce –
President’s Award in TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN ON Wednesday, 28th
November. Many of our Transition Year students participate in
the BRONZE GAISCE – PRESIDENT’S AWARD. Over the last year,
Emily has completed challenges in the four sections of the
Silver Award. The four sections are the same as for the Bronze
Award: Pursue a skill, participate in one form of community
service, choose a physical recreation, plan and carry out an
expedition of a minimum of three days. However, at Silver
Level, one is required to set more demanding challenges and
carry them out for a longer period. For her venture, Emily came
through a selection process and spent a week sailing on the
ASGARD 11, THE Irish State sail training vessel. Emily
sailed from Inverness in Scotland to Dublin. During the voyage,
she took part in basic seamanship and shipboard duties, such as
steering and handling sail. CONGRATULATIONS EMILY.
SPHE: GUEST SPEAKERS Ms. Jordan reports:
1.
Interactive Drugs Talk:
Garda
Dunne and his colleagues visited the school recently to address
Second Year students on the issue of Drug Abuse in Wexford.
Students were shown samples of drugs such as heroin and cocaine
and were briefed on exactly what the law states regarding these
issues. There was time at the end for questions and answers
which proved to be very useful and informative also. The second
year students would like to thank the Gardai for taking the
time to visit the school.
2.
Pioneer Talk:
First
Year students recently received a talk from the Pioneer
Association. The benefits of abstaining from alcohol during the
formative years were outlined.
First
Year students who wish to receive the Young Pioneer Badge and
certificate are reminded to fill in the Application Form and
return it to your SPHE teacher with €4.50.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL:
The
school has renewed its membership for the year with Amnesty and
there is currently a group operating in the school and taking
action on many Human Rights issues from around the globe. All
new members are welcome.
Contact
peson: Hannah Corboy in 5th Year.
HEALTHY EATING WEEK: 26–30 November. Ms. Oliver reports:
The
school hosted its first HEALTHY EATING WEEK during the
last week of November.
A
selection of fresh fruit, muesli, yogurts and fruit juices were
made available to the students in the school at both break
times. Fresh soup was provided during lunch break on the
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The soup was prepared
by chef Aidan O’Halloran of Mother Hubbard’s Catering 4 U!
This was a great success. The Healthy Eating Committee
would like to thank Mr. O’Halloran for his continued help and
support.
A
creative lunch lox was launched during the week. Students were
encouraged to formulate a healthy lunch, giving valid reasons
for their choices. Prizes included a hand bag from GOSSIP
and a voucher for €30. Winners to be announced!
A big
thank you to all the parents who gave willingly of their
time to prepare and sell fruit each day and also to serve the
soup. Healthy Eating Week would not have been such a success
without this help and dedication. Thank you also to the
following sponsors: Tesco, Dunnes Stores, Pettits, Supervalue,
Ballycross Apple Farm, Gossip, Kates Farmshop, Only Natural,
Killowen Yogurts and Stable Diet.
C.S.P.E 2.4 class; Teacher: Ms. Jordan: Nickola Whitty
and Saoirse Wadden-Hayes report:
Last
week, our class of 2.4 donated €375 to Our Lady’s Hospital for
Sick Children, Crumlin. This money was raised from the fun day
we all had on the 26th October. The 1st
Year students had a real fun time at it. Our class put a lot of
hard work into preparing this fun day which was for a good
cause. We would like to thank the following people: The
teachers for allowing their First Year students to go, our
Principal, Mr. O’Shea, our caretakers, Martin and Jim, Bridget’s
Hair Salon, Court St., Enniscorthy for the lovely raffle prize
that they donated. We thank Ms. Jordan, our C.S.P.E. teacher
for organizing this great event. This was a Junior Cert.
C.S.P.E. Action Project.
Reports on two important events not yet to hand: 1. The School
Show which took place on Tuesday, 18th Dec., and The
Annual Carol Service which will take place on Thursday, 20th
December.
As a result of the School Show and a No Uniform
Day €3,000 will be presented to the Society of St. Vincent de
Paul at the Carol Service.
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11 December 2007
Report submitted
by Shauna Watson, 4th year student
On Tuesday, 20 November the Big
Ballot count was on in Dublin City Hall.
The Big Ballot was run by the Ombudsman for
Children’s Office who visited over 70 schools in Ireland for
children and young people’s voices to be heard. The topic that
was to be voted on was “What matters most to young people in
Ireland?”. The subjects of the ballot that young people could
vote on included: Education; Health, Wealth and Material
well-being; Play, Leisure and Re-creation; having your voice
heard and Family and Care. The outstanding winner was Family and
Care.
Emily Logan, the Ombudsman for Children, was
there welcoming over 200 people from different schools around
Ireland. Miriam O’ Callaghan was also there to host the event.
The YAP team (Youth Advisory Panel) for the Ombudsman for
Children’s Office were given the job as ambassadors for each
county. I was lucky enough to get my home county Wexford and I
was looking after 2 teachers and 8 second year students from the
FCJ Bunclody. The day was a great experience for everyone there
and the results were that Family and Care was voted as what
matters most to young people in Ireland.
Well, everyone does need tlc!
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28 November 2007
ENGLISH
DEPARTMENT:
PHILADELPHIA
HERE I COME: Eva Browne reports and reviews:
All 6th year students travelled to the Helix in
DCU on Thursday, 8th November, accompanied by their
teachers to see
Philadelphia
Here I Come.
Philadelphia here I come
is a story about 25 year old
Gar O’Donnell and the emotional rollercoaster ride on the night
before his departure to America. Gar’s main problem is the lack
of communication between him and his father, which he tries to
resolve, and we as teenagers can fully empathise with his
plight, misunderstood beings as we are!
Having read the
play, it was an exciting experience going to see it. It was a
day off school for one thing! As I entered the theatre, my
excitement over the wonderful set had me giggling like a
schoolgirl, (which I am), perfect, down to every last Virgin
Mary statue!
By the time the
play began you would think that I would be in hysterics but I
quieted myself and my eyes were opened to a new world of the
story as it unfolded before me as if in real life. I had
enjoyed reading the play in class but this made it so much more
enjoyable as every move, every mannerism, every look of
frustration, disappointment and happiness appeared
instantaneously before my eyes. The experience of being shown,
rather than told, of Gar’s expression of sadness, of Gar
Private’s tone of bitterness, of the rowdiness and bravado of
“the boys” was so much richer than I ever thought it would be!
On stage, the
accents, emotion and tiniest mannerisms of the characters came
alive and transformed the play from a story to a real life,
heartbreakingly humorous event. This transformation from paper
to stage could not have happened without the excellent acting of
the characters who, especially in the case of Gar Public and
Private, seemed as if they were created for their respective
roles! (Of course it didn’t hurt that they were good looking,
ay girls??!) Private blended seamlessly into the scenes, with
all ignoring him perfectly except for Public – you couldn’t help
but think that he felt a bit left out.
This play was a
thorough joy and an incredibly rich experience. It was well
worth the four-hour bus ride there and back. I would recommend
anyone and everyone to go to see this play – even if you really,
really don’t like English!!
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD:
Madeleine O’Carroll, 1.3 :
The Samaritan’s
Purse is an international Christian relief and development
agency, meeting the critical needs of victims of war, poverty,
famine, disease and natural disaster, whilst sharing the good
news of Jesus Christ.
Samaritan’s Purse
Ireland brings care, hope and God’s love to people in real need
in 30 countries with projects such as OPERATION CHRISTMAS
CHILD. The simple act of generosity gives hope to children
caught in the midst of wars and natural disasters and shows them
that they have not been forgotten.
Whilst sending
small gifts of non-essential items, like woolly caps and
scarves, sweets and small toys, wrapped in beautifully coloured
shoe boxes cannot be construed to meeting a “critical need” it
is guaranteed to light up a little person’s life this
Christmas. The girls in First Year and other pupils have had
the privilege to make this happen. This project is such a
simple idea and for a country as rich as Ireland is an effective
way to remind us how well off we are and encourages us to share
our bounty.
We thank Mrs.
Rossiter, mother of Fianna, 1.4 for taking the boxes to the
local centre for collection by Operation Christmas Child.
SPORT - Mrs. Gahan writes:
Well done to Eanna
Horan, Julie Molloy, Steffi Bowe and Amy Rossiter who
represented Loreto Wexford and South East Province in an
Interprovincial Hockey Tournament in Belfast on the 10 and 11th
November.
Good luck to Amy
Rossiter, Steffi Bowe, Natasha Quigley, Jean Devoy and Zoe Codd
who will play in Galway on the 1st and 2nd
December in their hockey tournament.
The Athletics
Cross Country Season is now well under way and girls who are
involved in this sport are training hard and have their first
Competition between St. Peter’s College, Holy Faith, New Ross
and Good Counsel, New Ross.
Loreto Wexford/St.
Peter’s will compete against the Holy Faith/Good Counsel team.
Mr. O’Sullivan reports on
CAMOGIE:
Junior B
camogie: Loreto 1 – 10, Bunclody 0 – 00.
Despite missing a
number of players due to the GPA strike, Loreto beat Bunclody in
the Final Group game of the Leinster Championship.
It was not as easy
as the scoreline suggests with victory not secure until well
into the second half.
The girls now play
Borris in the semi-final.
Senior Camogie:
Loreto 5 – 14; Ballyhale 1 – 0.
Despite missing a
large number of players, Loreto enjoyed a comfortable win over
their Kilkenny rivals in the final group game of the Leinster
Championship.
Roisin Barnes set
us on our way with a goal inside the first minute and it was
plain sailing after that.
Thanks to Liam
Morrissey for taking charge of the game and Faythe Harriers for
the use of their facilities.
O’Briens Irish
Sandwich Bar have been confirmed as the new sponsors for the
camogie teams. The girls were delighted when they heard the
news and thanks to Deirdre Hopkins, Sinead Parrock and Roisin
Barnes who negotiated the deal.
Thanks to George
O’Connor who trained the team for over an hour on Wednesday. It
was a highly enjoyable experience with the girls gaining great
insight into modern day hurling.
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26 October 2007
SCHOOL MUSICAL - Mr. Kavanagh writes:
Rehearsals are well under way for this year’s
musical OKLAHOMA!
in conjunction with St. Peter’s College. This show will be on
in the Dun Mhuire Theatre from 21 to 24 November. Once again,
we are delighted with the level of talent and commitment from
the students involved. Details on how to purchase tickets for
the show will appear in later updates.
Ms.
Jordan reports on CONCERN DEBATE:
Congratulations to the 4th Year
Debating Team who defeated Colaiste Bhride, Carnew in the First
Round of the Concern Debating Competition on Thursday, 17
October.
The motion was OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT AID IS
A WASTE OF MONEY. Loreto proposed the motion. The team was
captained by Katie Flynn who defined the motion excellently
while also concluding the debate with a very convincing
summation. Other team members were: Rachel Creane, Sarah Noonan
and Brid Blackburn who all spoke confidently and clearly.
The next debate will be held in St. Mary’s
College, Arklow. The motion is CELEBRITY LED CAMPAIGNS ARE A
WASTE OF MONEY. Loreto will be opposing the motion. St.
Mary’s will propose. The debate starts at 8 p.m. All
supporters are welcome. If anyone would like to travel to the
debate by bus please contact Ms. Jordan.
MS.
ROCHE REPORTS ON TY NEWS:
On Thursday, 20 September, Nicky Bailey came
to the school to conduct workshops on percussion with all
Transition Year groups. Each student had the opportunity to try
a wide variety of percussion instruments and the group created a
samba rhythm together.
On Wednesday, 19 September, 4.1 and 4.2
classes travelled to Dublin to attend a theatre production of
the Dublin Fringe Festival. They also enjoyed a guided tour of
the National Gallery as part of their Arts Trip.
On Friday, 21 September, 4.3 and 4.4 classes
followed a similar programme.
Graffiti Theatre from Cork presented their
play : CLOSED CIRCUIT TO Transition Year groups on
Thursday, 11 October. This was a lively play which dealt with
topical issues such as teenage drinking and violence, ever
increasing surveillance, peer pressure and other matters of
interest to young people.
In Art, TY students have begun a huge
project. They are creating a design for a large Applique
Tapestry for the new school building. The work on this project
will continue for the next few years.
These events have been organised as part of
the Drama and Art programmes.
THIRD
YEAR EVENT - Ruth Murphy reports:
The third year students had a “Body Image”
talk on Monday, 15 October for two hours. The talk was given by
Diann Fletcher – a psychiatric nurse who suffered from anorexia
herself for 12 years from the age of 17 to 29. She is also a
professional counsellor for people with eating disorders.
During our SPHE classes, prior to the talk,
we discussed the topic of ‘Body Image’ and compiled our own
questions about healthy eating. She picked 30 of our questions
and answered them throughout the talk.
Ms. Fletcher began by telling us about a
famous experiment that was carried out on a group of men in the
1950s. They were all closely observed for three months – their
habits/personalities, likes/dislikes etc. Then they were put on
a diet for 3 months which halved their calorie intake. After
this dieting period, the effects on the men were disastrous.
They had become obsessed with food. Many of them had mental
health problems and eating disorders. They constantly talked
about food and food scared some of them. All in all, their
mental and physical health was badly damaged. It took some years
to recover from this three month experiment.
The main message of this example was not to
diet – it will only lead to more serious issues like eating
disorders. Foods she suggested we stay away from were sugary
cereals like Special K (believe it or not!) and Coco Pops as
these will only give a temporary sugar rush that will leave you
tired later in the day. We should all make sure to eat food
that is rich in minerals and vitamins, such as green vegetables,
to help us concentrate in class. She suggested humus as an
excellent spread on crackers or bread for lunch.
Ms. Fletcher also talked about the influence
of the media on us and the pressure to be skinny. She also
provided us with details of support services available regarding
these issues.
We would like to thank all our SPHE teachers
and Ms. Diann Fletcher for providing us with this talk.
CAMOGIE - Mr. O’Sullivan reports:
On 2 October, Loreto played their opening
game of the LEINSTER CHAMPIONSHIP against Portmarnock. Loreto
girls won a hard fought victory with two goals coming from
Katrina Parrock.
Caroline Curran had a great game in goal,
saving us on a number of occasions, while Katrina Sinnott had a
great game at wing back.
Others who played well were: Sinead Parrock,
Roisin Barnes and the Bolger sisters, Linda and Lisa.
Congratulations to Rita Carroll who was
elected captain of the team for the second year running and to
Katrina Parrock who was elected vice captain. Final score:
Loreto 2 – 10; Portmarnock 2 – 07.
On 11 October, Loreto played Colaiste Bride,
Enniscorthy in a Challenge Match. We sent out an experimental
side with a number of juniors making their senior debuts. It
was a good workout for the girls and we wish Colaiste Bride the
very best in their upcoming Leinster Final. Final score:
Loreto 2 – 08; Colaiste Bride 1 – 07.
On 19 October, Loreto played Bagenalstown in
the LEINSTER JUNIOR B CHAMPIONSHIP. Loreto had an easy victory
over their Carlow rivals.
It was a great performance from the entire
panel from goal keeper: Maire Claire Morrissey to the goal
machine at full forward, Susie McGovern. Final Score: Loreto 4
– 17; Bagenalstown 1 – 01.
They now play FCJ Bunclody to see who tops
the group. It is very important to win this game to ensure a
home venue in the semi-final. Good luck to all.
BASKETBALL - Ms. O’Gorman reports:
The U-16 A Basketball Team defeated
Presentation, Wexford 28 - 24 in a very exciting encounter.
Loreto trailed until the last 4 minutes when Anna Berry scored
the equaliser. Then Ruth Hannon scored 2 very good baskets,
leaving Loreto the victors.
Team: Lorraine Byrne (capt) (4 pts), Rachel
Moran (2), Ciara O’Donnell, Charlotte O’Dwyer, Anna Barry (2),
Sinead Doyle (4), Gemma McGuire, Emma Jane Maher, Siobhan
O’Reagan, Ruth Hannon (14).
The U-19A Basketball Team had a very
impressive victory over Presentation, Wexford: 50 - 14.
Team: Deirdre Kelly (capt.), Katrina Sinnott
(26), Sarah Ebrill (6), Emer O’Gorman, Fiona Scallon (6), Aoife
Walshe, Victoria O’Malley Moore, Liz Leacy (4), Staphanie
Curtis.
SPANISH STUDENTS WRITE ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE IN Ireland and
Loreto.
‘Being in Ireland’ by Begona:
My name is Begona. I’m 14 years old. I’m
from Spain but I have been in Ireland for four weeks. The
family I have been staying with is really nice. I have had a
great time with them. We went to an Irish Football Match. It
was very different from the Spanish football. Also we went to
the Ploughing Match. I learned many things about farms because
in Spain there aren’t many.
In the school, Loreto school, I have known
many girls. All of them are lovely. The teachers are very nice
too. Some of the classes are different from Spain so I have
learned new things. I have had a really good time and improved
my English at the same time and now I don’t want to go back
home!
I have really enjoyed it. Begona Ortiz.
‘Irish Experience’ by Leticia:
My name is Leticia and I’m 14. I’m a Spanish
student and I’ve been learning English for a month in the Loreto
School of Wexford, Ireland.
The first day I came to school I was scared
because I didn’t know what to do but all the girls were so nice
and helped me a lot. My family is lovely and I have done many
things with them, like going to a football match in Dublin,
going shopping to Wexford town.
Irish people are very kind and all of them
have been very nice to me. I wouldn’t mind to stay here longer
because I have known very nice people and I have had a great
time learning English and having fun. Leticia Knoeu.
‘My Stay in Ireland’ by Irene:
My stay here, in Ireland, was really good:
the school, the town, the country, the people. Everybody was
really kind to me. School was very nice. It’s a little bit
different than mine in Spain but the difference hasn’t made it
worse. I think the best thing in school was the playground
because it was very big and green, but perhaps in winter it’s
not used a lot because of the cold. The weather was really
different: one person told me that here you can have the four
seasons in the same day. In general, it is colder than the
weather we have in Spain, especially in my town, because I’m
from the South. I think I have been very lucky because it has
not rained a lot.
About the town, I really like it, all this
country is very green. Maybe the best thing I’ve seen here is
the type of houses you have here. They are nice and big. I
also have to say that the beach is lovely; both the beach and
the water are clean and this is very important because it makes
the landscape and the view better.
Dublin is also very nice. We went there for
a weekend and we did a tour of the city, visiting the most
important places and monuments, like Christchurch, Trinity
College, Dublinia, St. Stephen’s Green, Dundrum Shopping
Centre...
In short: this is
an experience that I’m never going to forget because I’ve had a
good time and I found all the people very nice.
Irene Zarco Soto.
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19
October 2007
TRANSITION YEAR NEWS
Eighty students
are taking part in the President’s Award Challenge which is
Ireland’s most respected Individual Award Programme.
The girls will be
aiming for a Bronze Award and hopefully, at a later stage, some
of them will undertake the challenges to gain Silver and Gold
Awards.
Each student will
participate in an activity in each of the areas of Skills,
Community, Physical and Adventure.
Good luck to each
and all.
SPORT IN GENERAL
Jennifer McGuire
2.4 has competed in the Scottish National Tae Kwando Competition
in May this year. She is now training and hoping to be awarded
a Black Belt in her sport.
Ciara Whelan 5.5
and Hannah Barrett 3.1 will travel to the Netherlands on 20
October to compete on an International Sports Acro Team. They
will be joined by Gymnasts from other clubs in Ireland. We wish
them good luck.
Sarah Shovlin TY
has been selected to compete for Ireland at an International
Athletics Multi-Event competition in Glasgow on 1 December.
Siobhan Cloake 2.1
won the Club County Cross Country Final on 7 October. All our
Cross Country Athletes are now training for the Schools and
Colleges Competition in February.
FOOTBALL
Both
the U-16 and Senior teams made good starts to their Leinster
campaign. The U-16 team defeated St. Mary’s, Arklow by 4 – 10
to 4 – 3 while the Senior Team were victorious over Gorey
Community School on a 9 – 11 to 2 – 2 scoreline.
ART
Junior Cert.
Examination Project work was displayed in the Foyer for a week.
It consisted of a variety of Art Media ranging from Drawing,
Painting, 3D Construction and Craft. Words alone cannot convey
the wonder and awe expressed by the many visitors, parents,
teachers and students as they gazed at the result of the gifts
the students possess and expressed in the various pieces.
Congratulations to
all.
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1 October 2007
SCHOOL MASS
All members of the school community gathered for the Beginning
of Year School Mass on Wednesday afternoon, September 26th.
The theme of the Mass was “New Beginnings”. The celebrant was
our school chaplain: Fr. Jim Fegan. First Year students played
an important role in the Mass. Four first year representatives
set the tone at the start of Mass by sharing their first
impressions of school life in Loreto and their hopes and
ambitions for the future. The occasion was greatly enhanced by
the beautiful music and singing under the direction of Mr.
Kavanagh.
Prefects, vice-prefects and Meitheal leaders received their
badges and we wish them the best of luck in the important roles
that they will fulfil over the course of the year. Katrina
Parrock and Aoife Egan received special mention for their
wonderful performances in the All Ireland Senior Camogie Final
and All-Ireland Intermediate Football Final respectively. Mr.
O’Shea presented them with tokens of the school’s appreciation
of their great efforts to the sound of rapturous applause.
Thanks to all students and teachers who helped in the
preparation and participated in the school Mass.
MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST COURSE
Good luck to the 85 Leaving Certificate students who have
volunteered to attend a Spirituality Course each week with a
view to being commissioned as Ministers of the Eucharist at the
end of the year.
SPORT
CAMOGIE: Hearty congratulations to Katrina Parrock on her great
performance in the All Ireland Camogie Final against Cork. The
Wexford team, which included past pupils Margaret Darcy, Kate
and Mag Kelly, Michelle Hearne and Noleen Lambert, brought great
pride to Loreto and to the County by their success. In
particular, we appreciate the hard work put in by the team
during the season to become Irish Champions.
What excitement when the Cup arrived in the school! Katrina
Parrock and Mags Darcy held the cup aloft in the school grounds
to the mighty cheers of the students and staff. Both girls gave
heartfelt speeches. According to Claire Farrell and Irene
Brophy, the pride was palpable in Mr. O’Shea’s speech!
FOOTBALL: Playing in the All Ireland Football Final against
Leitrim were present pupil, Aoife Waters and past pupils: Fiona
Rochford, Julie Kelly, Tara Moloney, Laura Corrigan, Deirdre
Fox, and Naoimi Fogarty.
On the Home Front: Teams in all sports are training hard in
preparation for their various leagues.
YOGA: The Sixth years have started their Yoga Class with Eileen
Rowe on Mondays and their Workout with Ms. O’Connor on Tuesdays
and many of them can be seen zipping around the block on the
other school days. Well done!
TAG RUGBY: The Fourth years are playing Tag Rugby with Noel
Ferguson and are looking forward to their competition later in
the season.
LEINSTER SCHOOLS MULTI-EVENTS: The Leinster Schools
multi-events took place in Morton Stadium, Dublin recently.
Catherina Corcoran and Sarah Shovlin represented Loreto
Wexford. Both girls completed in five events: Hurdles, Long
Jump, High Jump, Shot Putt and Eight Hundred Metres. Catherina
competed in the junior age group and finished first overall with
a score of 2400 points. This was a very close competition with
forty-one competitors but Catherina eventually won by just nine
points. Her best events were High Jump and Long Jump.
Sarah competed in the Intermediate age group and finished in
Third position. Her best events were High Jump and Hurdles.
THE GREEN COMMITTEE - Emma Fitzpatrick writes:
Following on from last year’s visit from Wexford County
Council’s Environmental Officer, we hope to establish a GREEN
Committee for the school. We have put recycling bins in every
classroom in the school and we hope students and teachers will
make good use of them. Our aim is to acquire a green flag for
the school. So far, our project has been greeted with great
enthusiasm. Two students from each class have volunteered to
co-ordinate the project within their basic class. Fifth and
sixth year students have taken on the challenge of organising
the campaign. On behalf of the Green Committee, we would like
to thank everyone for their co-operation so far and we hope
everyone will continue to support us.
4th YEAR TRIPS TO DUBLIN - Shauna Watson writes:
On Wednesday 19th September, 4.1 and 4.2 travelled to
Dublin accompanied by Ms. Roche and Ms. Bolger. When we arrived
we went to the Dublin Theatre to see “Particularly in the
Heartland”. American actors in their twenties and thirties
played the ten to fifteen year old characters. Even though the
play was hard to follow and confusing at times, the acting made
the play come to life. We also enjoyed Ms. Bolger and some of
the audience throwing “eggs” at the main characters. The show
was entertaining and energetic but most of us still don’t know
what it was about!
We left the theatre and went to grab something to eat – but not
enough time to shop! At three o’clock we all met up and went to
the National Art Gallery. We had a guided tour of the 20th
century work of Irish artists. We saw the work of the talented
painters and also some unusual works of art. We then hit the
road back home to Wexford and arrived about 7.15 just in time to
catch the rain!
4.3. and 4.4 trip to Dublin
A student writes:
On arriving in Dublin, after travelling upon the newly built
bypass, we all enjoyed, as most girls do, two and a half hours
of quality shopping in St. Stephen’s Green shopping centre.
Our next destination was a Theatre performance of “Grimm Jam” at
the Fringe Festival. Students held differing views but all were
surprised at its shortness.
Next we visited the National Arts Gallery where we had a guided
tour of artists such as Jack Yeats and learned how they used
different techniques to create movement and feeling in their
paintings. I have no fear in saying that everyone enjoyed the
trip and will be looking forward to their next trip together. We
thank Ms. Cummings and Ms. Lordan Lohier for bringing us on this
trip.
4TH YEAR TRIPS TO SHEILBAGGAN - Michelle Drennan
writes:
On Friday, 14th September, 4.4 and 4.3 went to the
Outdoor Pursuit Centre in Sheilbaggan. The morning was spent
here. We learned how to pack our bags correctly while walking
and camping. We also learned how to read maps and find the
correct direction on the map. We then made a human map of
Wexford.
In the afternoon, we went to Tintern Abbey where we got into
groups and completed the orienteering course. Some of the
girls, along with Mr. Gannon, beat the record that was
previously held in Tintern Abbey. They completed the course in
twenty minutes.
A fun day was had by all. Thank you to all at Sheilbaggan and
to Ms. Brennan and Mr. Gannon.
On Friday, 21st September, 4.1 and 4.2 set off for
Sheilbaggan. The day turned out reasonably fine after an
extremely wet morning which left the orienteering course fairly
muddy. In the morning we learned about what to bring for trips
to places to places like Glendalough and were made aware of the
country code. After lunch we got to do a couple of things in
the obstacle course like the spider’s web which tested our
flexibility – or lack! The orienteering took up most of the
afternoon. We took a few tumbles along the way but had a laugh
all the same! Overall , we enjoyed the day. We all agreed that
it was better then being in school!!
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1 October 2007
To all members of the school community,
I wish to advise you that the school will be
closed to students on Monday, 8 October 2007 due to staff
inservice training.
Thank you,
Billy O’ Shea,
Principal.
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26 September 2007
I am pleased to
formally re-launch our school's website today following a
refreshing make-over of the site in the last few weeks.
We have added a
number of extra features to our new website including an
extended list of contacts and many more school photos that will
be regularly updated.
The full range
of school policies continues to be available for viewing and
downloading as required.
I encourage all
members of the school community to visit our website on a
frequent basis so as to be fully aware of all that is happening
in our busy school.
On this day
when we celebrate our start of year school mass in Rowe Street
Church, I extend my very best wishes to everyone in Loreto,
Wexford for a happy, healthy and successful year.
Billy O' Shea,
Principal.
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