Message from the Principal
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
Issue 3 December 2018
Message from the Principal
Welcome to the Student Council De La Salle College Christmas Newsletter. As we
come to the end of this school term I would like to thank the De La Salle Brothers in
the College Community, staff, Board of Management, Parents Association, students
and parents for their continued support this term. I hope you and your family have a
lovely Christmas and every good wish for 2019.
Margaret Betts
De La Salle College Remembers Owen Murphy RIP
decided on a change of support his student.
career. This was to qualify Anyone under his care came
as a Special Needs first, no matter what.
Assistant (SNA).
After he qualified he spent Owen had a lot of passions in
a year in Mount Sion Sec- life. One in particular was tak-
ondary school. In 2010 he ing photos on his mobile
joined De La Salle College phone, no matter what the
as a staff member. He al- season , as he strolled up the
ways said that was a avenue to the College .He
dream come true for him. equally loved the comments
Owen was a true De la and reactions he got from
Salle man having started others about those snaps.
his education in St De- He loved plants and shrubs
clan’s and then went on to and his Mum and sister’s
De la Salle College sec- gardens were his pride and
Owen Murphy RIP ondary school -so to then joy.
5th July 1964 - 2nd November became a member of the
2018 De la Salle College staff He attended the Bloom festival
was, as he said over the years and really
So many people in Waterford himself , “the icing on the looked forward to this.
and the surrounding areas cake”. He had a passion for Rugby
were shocked to hear of and he would watch the
Owen’s passing. He loved De La Salle matches over a few pints in
Owen was son of Phyllis and College with all his heart one of his locals with friends.
the late William Murphy, and wished the school He also loved to watch the
brother to Muriel, brother in holidays away every year. Wimbledon tennis tournament
law to Gerry and a beloved As his brother in law Gerry every year.
uncle to Caroline and Melanie. said during his Eulogy- Owen travelled a lot but of all
He lived in Percy Terrace in “The students were lucky the cities he visited, New
the early years and then Owen wasn’t running the York was a special one for
moved a very short distance school because holidays him having been there four
away to St.Otteran’s Place in would have been times. He was planning a fifth
latter years. drastically cut short”. visit at some stage.
During Owen’s illness he
Owen spent 18 years working was so determined to be in
in the Book Centre before he work daily to help and
Page 2 De La Salle College Christmas 2018 Newsletter
enjoyed being in his company.
Owen was such a popular SNA in De
La Salle College and had a huge
He has left such a void in De la
amount of friends from all walks of his
Salle College and for his family
life. This was so evident at his funeral
and friends. His memory and
with the huge crowd who came to pay
legacy will live on
their
forever. Ní bheidh a leithéid
respects to his family.
arís ann .
His much loved De La Salle College
Ar dheis Dé go raiibh a anam
choir sang at his
dílis.
funeral and friends and
students also participated in the
Mass .He would have been so chuffed
about this.
Owen was so popular and loved by all
the staff, students and parents. He
always had a smile on his face, good
humoured, witty, obliging and most
importantly supportive to everyone
across the board. No job or task was
ever an effort - he gave it his all. Owen
was renowned for his ‘lucky bag’
which always contained a variety of Autumn came,
sweets, bars, chocolates etc. If anyone The crimson leaves faded and fell,
was a bit ‘down in the dumps’ a treat
from You, joyous and generous, fell too,
Owen’s ‘lucky bag’ , along with some
But your gentle warmth shines on,
kind words of encouragement from
Owen himself did the trick. in our hearts, and in De La Salle College.
Owen was an absolute gentleman, very
positive, cheerful, optimistic and kind
hearted. He had a great sense of
humour, loved life and everyone
Green Schools
De La Salle College Waterford is on
it’s journey to becoming a Plastic
Free School by 2020 with our new
filtered Water Fountain.
We are proud to be doing our part
for the environment, helping to turn
the tide on the planets plastic crisis.
We would like to remind all members
of staff and students not to bring
plastic bottles and cups onto the
campus unless they are reusable.
If you don’t have a reusable bottle
TY’s will be selling them all day
Thursday & Friday in the canteen.
Join in on the plastic free movement
and do your part for the environ-
ment.
Issue 3 Page 3
The Addams Family 15th - 19th Oct— Interview with Ms White
Could you briefly explain the show ly must face up to one horrible thing How did the production go?
and how you came up with the they’ve managed to avoid for genera-
It went very well. We sold out the
idea? tions: change
hall for both matinees and had great
Every year just before Easter myself, What was the highlight of the numbers turn up on all nights.
Br. Ben and Ms. Forsey meet up to week for you?
How does it feel to be such a
discuss possible options for the school
The highlight of the week for me is large part of a production that has
show. We always try to go with a
getting to sit back and watch the cast been running for a number of
show that will keep the interest of
perform on stage. I love it when years?
students in our school. Doing the Ad-
everything comes together with
dams Family provided us with the I feel kind of honoured to be part of
lights, costumes, props etc. It really
opportunity to decorate and dress up something that has been going on so
adds to the show and makes me
for Halloween. long. There have been so many well-
proud of all the hard work the cast
known names involved in the De la
It is based around the kooky and have put in. It creates such an at-
Salle show both on and off stage and
strange Addams family who think that mosphere in the school and there is
to be able to add my name to that is
to be sad is to be happy, to feel pain is such a buzz when the audience like
great.
to feel joy, and death and suffering are it.
things to be dreamed of. They are Could you give us a hint as to
What was it like to work with the
faced with many challenges through- what next year’s production might
cast?
out the show. Their dark and grue- be?
some daughter Wednesday is now The cast this year were wonderful.
I would love to give you a hint but
eighteen and is in love with Lucas They worked really hard and genu-
we have no idea what we are doing
Beineke, a sweet, smart boy from a inely enjoyed themselves. They all
next year. We are still recovering
‘normal’, respectable family. Too got along so well and that really from this year. There has been talk
make matters worse his family have makes a difference when in rehears- amongst this year’s cast that they
been invited to dinner by Wednesday als, even though they do tend to like would like to do High School Musi-
and when they arrive all hell breaks a chat, they put a lot of effort into cal or Mamma Mia but we are open
loose. Secrets are disclosed, relation- their show. to suggestions.
ships are tested and the Addams fami-
By Conor Twomey
Senior Debating
public speaking.
This involved the team debating
against C.B.S Kilkenny, Presentation
Kilkenny and Presentation
Waterford. Taking part in these de-
bates is a huge commitment for all of
the team who had to meet at both
lunch time and after school to
prepare.
Since October Alex Stotskyy, Allen debating team in De La Salle. Many
Manoj, Brian Cahill, Conor Twomey, This is the first year the team has
thanks to Ms. Dunne and Ms. Buggy
Fiachra Twohig, Oisín Henebery and practiced debating and we hope it will
for their continued
Robert Frost have been involved in grow in the years to come. We
support.
the Concern debating league. experienced great victory against
Concern debates afford students the Presentation Kilkenny, but
opportunity to debate about topics unfortunately lost out on two nail
affecting people in the developing biting debates against schools that
world. It enables them to use skills were much more experienced. We
believe there is a great place for the
such as critical thinking, research and
Page 4 De La Salle College Christmas 2018
Br Anselm Barret Cup
Mr. Dooley Brother Anselm Barret What did you say to the team be- What did it feel like to win the tour-
Cup Manager was interviewed by fore each game? nament?
Daniel Farrell and Ryan O Grady
[student council] this is what he had I said “Right lads look for work and It was brilliant considering I had setup
to say: plenty of space in the forward line and the tournament and it was our first
keep going to the bitter end.” Also I time winning the tournament. We won
told them to give a good honest effort it in the best way possible for us as we
Did you enjoy managing the and we said a prayer before we went were down by 8 points with 10 minutes
Brother Anselm team? out on the pitch. to go and came back to win it by 5
points. This was a great achievement
Yes as they were a pleasure to man-
age and always turned up to training
every week, they put in 110 percent
effort on and off the field. This paid
off as we were champions of the
Brother Anselm Barret Cup.
What plans did you have going
into the tournament and did you
expect to win?
I hoped to get to the semi-final and
get a performance out of the lads as I
knew it would be an exhausting day
for them. Winning was in the back of
my head as we played Thurles CBS
who were the Rice Cup All-Ireland
Champions.
U16A Basketball
The De La Salle College U16A
Basketball squad who won the
Midlands League two weeks ago have
qualified for the All-Ireland series
and will travel to St. Patrick's College
Cavan on Sunday the 13th of January
and play three qualifying games
against St Pat's Cavan, Summerhill
College Sligo and Coolmine C.S.
Dublin. Whoever wins all their
games qualify for the All-Ireland
league semi-final. We wish the squad
every success in January.
Issue 3 Page 5
cannot move with the Frisbee in Those students will help make up the
Ultimate Frisbee hand. The way in which you score 5th and 6th year teams in the next number
is by catching the disk in the end of years.
zone (like American football). It is
a non-contact sport. The main Can you tell us about the recent tour-
skills involved are throwing, catch- nament in the WIT arena?
ing and running. The game was It was a massive success. The boys repre-
originally played by university stu- sented DLS college very well. We are
dents in New England, USA. proud of how they conducted them-
selves throughout the day. They demon-
What inspired you to set up a strated the spirit of the game. 4 teams
team in DLS? from our school managed to qualify for
I wanted to give an opportunity to the All-Ireland! This will take place
all of the students here. This sport in Kilkenny, March 2019. We still have
is one that can be enjoyed by eve- some training to do, but we are improv-
ryone, you don’t necessarily need ing all the time.
to be a hurler or footballer. The
6th years of 2017 were the ones How do you feel that participation in
Mr. MacSweeney was interviewed who asked me to set up a team. the sport benefits students?
about Ultimate Frisbee. They had been playing it in PE and It encourages responsibility, negotiation
[interview written up by were enjoying the sport. and sportsmanship because there is no
Alex Byrne of the student council]. referee. Physical fitness and positive par-
Are there many students in- ticipation are ever-present in the sport.
What are the basics of the volved? We have started something new in DLS.
sport? Yes; there are over 50 students in I hope we can encourage other schools
Ultimate Frisbee is a competitive 5th and 6th year alone. Many TY to take up this exciting sport.
invasion game that can be played students and junior students have
both indoor and outdoors. Players also shown interest in the game. We are all looking forward to March
already!
Harty Cup
De La Salle Harty Cup management we will see a great display of the jersey. It’s a charity that was set up
team are Dermot Dooley, hurling. to build a new early
Jonathan O Mordha and Marie
Meagher. Their strength and condi- They team will be training very intervention centre for children be-
tioning coach is Gary Walsh of Water- hard over Christmas and they will tween
ford Warriors. have two challenge matches to be 0-6 years with additional needs. The
well prepared. centre also offers respite for families
We wish them the very bust of luck in through aftercare and the project is
their upcoming match on the 9th Jan- The players wanted to support
ongoing.
uary against St. Colmans. No doubt Touching Hearts by printing and
displaying the logo on the back of
Page 6 De La Salle College Christmas 2018
Dean Ryan Cup
The Dean Ryan
What were your last words to the biggest highlight of the overall
Interview with Manager and co-
lads before the final began? experience was when the team
captains of the team….
Before they went out I said to them beat Ard Scoil Rís in the first
enjoy the experience as a Munster round. This was a huge win as the
A final doesn’t come around very same team had beaten them two
Mr.Moore: often. I also reminded them that years in a row at White cup.
What inspired you to take up they were representing their “After the match we were all
the management of this Dean families, their clubs, and of course ecstatic! Everyone was hugging
Ryan team? their school. Most importantly I each other, including the
Myself and Mr. Cronin have told them to have no regrets, win managers”, Reuben told us.
been with these lads since first or lose, leaving the field. Ronan praised the managers by
year. Mr. Nevin joined us the saying “We had a great
following year. We have built up management team that put in a lot
a great relationship and rapport Were they a good group to take of effort. Organizing trainings
over this time. We always knew on advice? outside of school times, and
they were a good group that They were excellent to take things giving us our breakfast before
were willing to work hard to on board. They are an intelligent matches.”
achieve results. group of lads, who are willing to do Reuben mentioned that “The
anything in order to be the best entire panel were exceptional,
they can be. they never took their eye off the
What had you planned to ball and always kept going until
achieve this year? the final whistle.”
I believed we could win the What did it feel like to be beaten
in the final after coming all that Both captains were hugely
Dean Ryan, as we had been honoured to captain this team and
training since the 27th of July, way?
On a personal level I was extremely represent our college.
which is earlier than usual. We
has 30+ lads turning up to disappointed for the players be-
cause of the huge effort they had Well done to all involved, you’ve
training during the summer, this done the school proud!
showed us they were serious put in to get that far in the
about the competition. competition, but also a sense of
pride because they never gave up. I
have no doubt they will learn a lot These interviews were carried out
from this experience and will come and written up by Alex Byrne and
What one word would you use
back stronger for the Harty cup Daniel Farrell of the student
to describe this team?
over the next 2 years. council.
I wouldn’t be able to describe
these lads in one word. I would
say their honesty, their integrity,
and most of all these attitude Co-Captains Reuben O’Halloran
both on and off the field. and Ronan Power:
Both captains agreed that the
Issue 3 Page 7
Display Cabinets
"There was an awful lot of valuable On the B floor there is now one
materials in them, that weren't being display cabinet filled with taxidermy
displayed to their full potential" said animals, and another contains a wide
Ms. McDonough "It was time for a bit variety of labelled rock samples.
of an overhaul." This cabinet may be of particular
interest to geography students. On
First the cabinets were emptied, and the C floor, there is a cabinet that is
the items inside were cleaned. "TY1 filled with historical scientific equip-
took the rocks out of Ms. Stacks ment used in the college 100 years
room, which were very grey and bor- ago, including a telescope and his- what were the most interesting
ing. We genuinely thought we'd be torical electrical experiment equip- artefacts that were found.
dumping them, but only when we ment. “I discovered were the X-ray
washed them we realised that there's a machine, a very large rare Ammo-
serious collection here." There's is one final cabinet that is nite fossil and a piece of the Gi-
planned to go on the B floor. It will ants Causeway.”
Once the cabinets were cleaned out, it contain x-ray equipment belonging
Since then we are finding out
became apparent that the wooden to Brother Potamian, who was ap-
facts about these artefacts daily.
shelves themselves were stained with pointed Professor of Physics at De
age. They were sent to the woodwork La Salle Teacher Training College in
department, who stripped them down. 1893. In 1896, Brother Potamian
performed the 3rd x-ray in Ireland These interviews were carried out
They were then revarnished. The back
in De La Salle College, to examine a and written up by Diarmuid
walls of the cabinets had to be re-
steel splinter in a young woman's Sheehan, Daniel Farrell and Ryan
painted, since they hadn't been paint-
hand. O Grady of the student council.
ed in a long time and the colour had
changed. LED strip lighting was fitted Ms Stack was asked to mention
on the inside of the cabinets.
Student Council Cake Sale
sale, the teachers/staff held a cof- parents who baked for us. We would
fee morning in the staffroom, not have raised anything near this
offering donations. There was a amount without your generosity.
great vibe in the air, lots of fun was
We would also like to thank the
had and all enjoyed
local bakeries and outlets who sup-
delicious cakes and bakes.
ported us, and , in particular, Super-
All proceeds went to Solas, the valu, Kilbarry. We really
local cancer support centre in Wa- appreciate the goodwill, the
terford. The event was a great suc- community spirit and the support
cess! €946.65 was raised and all shown to us, within the school and
enjoyed the event. outside, in the local
community.
‘We, the Student council, would
like to thank everyone who Thank you for helping us to help
participated, contributed and others!’
helped out in any way. Within the
On Wednesday 5th Dec, the Student school community, a special thank
Council held a cake sale in the Study you to Ms. Harte and her students, ‘Ní neart go cur le chéile’
Hall at break time. They also organised Ms. Drohan and her students, to
a raffle for students and staff. While the the ladies in the school dining hall,
students were busy buying cakes at the and to the
Page 8 De La Salle College Christmas 2018
French Trip to Paris
How do you think the food
was received?
The boys embraced French food,
naturally it's a bit different but it’s
all part of the experience !
What do you think the benefits
for the students were?
The trip allowed the boys to expe-
rience the French language and to
appreciate the rich culture of the
country.
French Academy school and loved
On Wednesday 26th September exploring the nearby Latin Quarters. This article was prepared by
2018, 36 students and 4 teachers For most students, the biggest high- Connor Twomey who was also on
left Waterford for the school trip light was our second last day, a thrill- the trip this year.
to France. Having left school at ing 14 hour day in Euro Disney!
2:00a.m we arrived in Beauvais What a day we had…..exploring all
airport, outside of Paris shortly of the amazing rides and the adven-
after 10a.m. and met our coach turous colourful buildings located in
for the trip. We started with a the park. There was a palpable sense
guided tour of Paris and learned of a fun atmosphere during the fire-
all about the history of famous works show at the end of the night.
landmarks including Le Musée It was beautiful to hear the families
du Louvre, L’Arc de Triomphe singing the Disney songs in French.
and La Cathédrale de Notre
‘I really enjoyed seeing the Palace of
Dame. Such sights were breath-
taking! Our first afternoon set Versailles due to the scenic views
the tone for our trip. Each day and my interest in the Monarchy. I
was action-packed, fun, adven- would love to go back to Paris
turous and interesting. Even our again.’ – Bill Branigan
meals proved to be different and Vive La France!
exciting, not necessarily always
quite what we expected!
Interview with Ms. Duggan
We picnicked under the Eiffel
Did you enjoy exploring Paris
Tower, cruised the Seine on the
with over 30 students?
‘Bateaux Mouches’, dropped into
the Val de Marne shopping out- Teachers and students truly enjoyed
let, visited the Sacré Coeur, and
our French trip, It was a visit not to
admired the views of Paris from
Montmartre. forget.
DLS Waterford will return!
For some students, our after-
noon visit to ‘Le Palais de Ver-
sailles’ was unforgettable. Many What was the highlight of the
were impressed with the gran- trip, in your opinion?
deur and the opulence of the Seeing all the Parisian landmarks and
rooms and the magnificent pris- in particular, The Eiffel Tower illu-
tine gardens. minated at night, which was spectac-
We enjoyed classes with the ular.
Issue 3 Page 9
German Exchange
On October 20th 2018, 12 students ac-
companied by their teachers Ms. Walsh
& Ms. Conway travelled to Mainz in
Germany on a school
exchange with Willigs Boys
Grammar School. They flew to Frank-
furt Airport and were collected by host
families and spent the weekend with
them. They visited the famous St. Steph-
an Church, climbed the tower and saw
the Marc Chagall stained glass
windows. They were guests of the mayor
in the Rheinhalle, they did a day trip to
downtown Frankfurt for shopping, visit-
ed a castle in the Rhine Valley, St. Mar-
tin’s
Cathedral, the Experiment Science Mu-
seum, Opel Arena, Mainz 05 Football
Club and the Gutenberg Museum. They
experienced
German culture and put their
language skills to the test! They had an
overall fantastic experience & some hope
to go back again next year.
A TY French/ German breakfast was enjoyed by all on Tuesday 11th Dec in dining hall celebrating
European Languages and Culture.
Ski Trip
De La Salle College Ski Trip: opportunity to taste local cuisines and
Final preparation is well underway for experience some fantastic scenery.
the Annual Ski Trip to Andalo in Italy. There are a limited number of spaces
The group which consists of Transition left for the current Third years who
Years & 5 th years will be leaving wish to sign up for the 2020 Ski Trip.
The College on Friday the 15 th of Details can be found on the College
February to travel to Italy for a week of website or from Mr. Healy in room D2.
Skiing. Students may arrive on the
slopes with concerns or fears if they are
first time skiers, nevertheless, this action
packed week involves morning and
afternoon Ski School for all the students
who will conquer any fears and grow in
confidence throughout the trip. Not
only will they develop a new skill, this
trip solidifies existing friendships and
creates new ones and most of all its
great fun. Staying at the Pian Castello
Hotel, students will get the
Page 10 De La Salle College Christmas 2018
Trip to Strasbourg Rising Star hopefully 2020!
Q.What was the furthest place that
10 students from Ms Lee ‘s European you have travelled for a tourna-
studies class from De La Salle ment?
Waterford’s Ambassador School Pro-
A.Belfast!
gramme have been invited to form a
combined group to attend an expenses Q.What motivated you to manage
paid Euroscola in Strasbourg on Friday, the team?
14th December, this is a huge opportuni- A.I am a big fan of golf and I wanted
ty for students to attend this special Eu- to give something back to the pupils
ropean parliament event.
who might not necessarily get to go out
Euroscola is being organised exclusively to play in a competition!
for schools in the EPAS programme. De
La Salle Waterford and Christian Broth-
ers School Cork have been selected by Alex King :
Congratulations to Jack Cunning-
Europe house to represent Ireland at this ham, 6th Yr, who was selected to Q.What inspired you to play golf?
exclusive event. participate in the musical, ‘The A.Well, my Mam made me go to a golf
Euroscola brings together 16 to 18-year- Wizard of Oz’ by Festival Produc- camp when I was little and I just found
old students from all 28 European Union tions in the National Concert Hall in my love for it!
Member States. From the benches of the Dublin over the festive season. Jack
has been actively involved in many Q.How long have you been play-
European Parliament's hemicycle, the
productions for several years now. ing?
students get the unique opportunity to
experience EU decision making in the His role in our recent school show A.I've been playing since I was 7 so
form of a multilingual European youth ‘the Addams Family’ was spectacular. about 8 years now! Time flies.....
He also ran his own show ‘The Little
parliament. Euroscola allows these stu- Q.What was your biggest win to
Shop of Horrors’ during the
dents to get together, debate, take sides, date?
Halloween break in Garter Lane
negotiate, amend, vote and finally adopt
where he was producer, director and A.Probably "The Leinster Under 14
resolutions on real European issues.
choreographer. We want to wish Jack Open Championship" That was a big
Watch this space for more news soon….. continued success and great
enjoyment on the big stage in win for me!
I would also like to congratulate Rory
Golf Interviews Milne, who retained his title in the U16
A short interview with Mr. Monroe Close Competition of Munster 2018 .
and Alex King (2nd Yr student) who By Jack De Courcey
won The Munster Order of Merit for
U14 2018 and The Leinster U14
Open Championship 2018.
Mr Munroe :
Q.How long have you been run-
ning the golf team?
A.7 Years now!
Q.What Your Last Big Win?
A.Oh it would definitely have to be
the All Ireland's in 2017!
Q.What was your most successful
year?
A.Oh I can't even choose! It would
be between 2011 , 2014 , 2017 andIssue 3 Page 11
Ice Hockey
Matthew Quinlan (2EN) has been selected
as part of the 15-person Irish ‘Saints’ Ice A very musical Christmas at DLS!!!
Hockey team to represent Ireland in De-
cember at the EMF Ice Hockey Internation- The De La Salle Senior and First Candlelight in the Sacred Heart
al Tournament Slovakia 2018. Matthew will Year Choirs are preparing for a very Church on December 17th. The
compete in 6 games over three days against busy Christmas. For the First Years candle-lit church is always packed
it will be their first Christmas in De and there is a wonderful Christmas
other countries. This selection is made up of
La Salle so it’s all very new and excit- atmosphere.
players from Cork Wolfpack, Dublin Ducks
ing. Their first performance will be in The Senior Choir will also be sing-
and Kilkenny Storm Ice Hockey teams.
the Annual Christmas Concert which ing at a number of childrens’
Matthew started playing inline and ice hock- takes place in the College Chapel on events. On December 14th they will
ey with Kilkenny Storm in 2013 and has Tuesday December 11th. Their pro- sing in the pediatric ward of WUH
previously travelled with the ‘Saints’ to Bos- gramme includes Yesterday by the for the sick children. On Monday
ton, Toronto, Barcelona and Coventry. As Beatles and Close Every Door from the Dec 17th a number of Transition
musical Joseph. The Christmas Con- Years support the St Josephs
you can imagine, training in Ireland is diffi-
cert always concludes with O Holy Christmas Concert by playing and
cult without an ice-rink and so Matthew and Night, sung by three of the First Year
his team mates have often travelled to Bel- singing, on Tuesday we will have
boys and supported by the Senior carol services in the College Chapel
fast for training. Thankfully, when the ‘pop- and Staff Choirs. No doubt it will be for the whole morning and every
up’ ice rinks arrive across the country, train- a magical moment. The First Years
ing and games can take place on these, nor- with the Seniors perform in Carols by
mally at 7am!
Cumann Haca Oighir na hEireann, or the
Irish Ice Hockey Association (IIHA) was
founded in 1996 and is a member of the
International Ice Hockey Federation, Olym-
pic Council of Ireland and Sport Ireland. In
2014, the IIHA decided to invest in a youth
programme, the Irish ‘Saints’ which resulted
in an exponential growth in skill levels with-
in a very short timeframe. Some players
have spent their transition year abroad in
Poland and Canada playing hockey and at-
tending school. Hopefully, Ireland will have
an ice hockey team compete in the Winter
Olympics in the future!UCD Entrance WIT School of Business BSTAI Recognition
Scholars Awards 2018 Awards 2018
Congratulations to all 17 students
who received the WIT School of
Business BSTAI Recognition
Awards in October for obtaining
an ‘A’ grade Junior Certificate
Business Studies exam.
Chess
Lions Club Young
We are very proud of Cillian Drohan,
6th Year, who was selected to repre-
sent our school in the final of the Li-
ons Club Young Ambassador Award
Congratulations to former De La Salle
at the ceremony held in the Tower
College Student Brian Burke who was
Hotel. This is a fantastic achievement.
presented with a UCD Entrance Schol-
ars Award based on his outstanding
Leaving Certificate Results. Mr. Declan
O’Brien Deputy Principal was present Congratulations to Bill Branigan,
Jekabs
on the night to celebrate his achieve-
Biscuss, Declan Voogt and Ryan
ment. Hodge who represented De La
Salle College at the Munster Junior
Chess
Championship held in Limerick on
Sunday 25 November.
Brother Kilian’s First A huge congratulations is due to
Year Talk 2018 Jekabs Biscuss who finished 2nd in
the U15 category and Bill Branigan
who came 3rd in the U17 category.
It is a fantastic achievement for the
Earlier this year, Brother Kilian gave boys to be
his annual talk with the first years. Science Week considered amongst the best chess
He spoke about about his time in players in Munster this year. Well
Rome as a young man. He described done to all concerned.
the many beautiful places like The
Trevi Fountain, The Collosseum and
Saint Peters Square. He had lovely
Newsletter Summer 2019 will
pictures on the board to show us
feature all of the vast array of
what these well- known landmarks
extra-curricular activities which
look like. I think I can speak for all
take place in the school and which
First Years who have been told this
we did not get to tell you about in
fascinating and interesting story
There was great excitement in the Sci- this Christmas newsletter.
when I thank Brother Kilian for
coming to our classes and for sharing ence Department in De La Salle Col- Happy Christmas to the De La
his fond memories of Rome with us. lege as four baby chicks hatched in Salle Brothers, Staff, Students and
time for Science Week. The chicks Parents.
were cared for by the students and
were returned to Nore Valley Farm Nollaig Shona Agus Athbhliain Faoi
-Killian Calvey when they got a little bigger. Mhaise Daoibh Go Léir!You can also read
