SUMMER 2007
Principal’s message Patricia Dwyer
As
I write it is hard to believe that May is upon us again. What a busy
and successful year it has been. In the period of
exam pressure
for students and teachers alike, it is important to
take the time to
reflect on what we have achieved in the past few months
here in
Two
subject inspections took place this year in Science/Biology and
Irish. As with Geography and Music the previous year,
the reports
gave great recognition for the wonderful work being
done in both
areas.
Our
sparkling new windows are now fully installed. We have
increased the number of computers by adding 15
machines to a
second IT lab.
The
links with DCU continue apace and students throughout
the school have benefited from a wide range of
programmes,
including Discover DCU, Take Five, DCU Debating and
Easter
revision courses for 3rd and 6th year students.
The
healthy eating policy has been extended with lunches including
sandwiches or roll, bottled water and a piece of
fruit, for 1 euro/1
euro 50 cents.
We
have celebrated with success on the basketball court and
in Art, English essay, Drama and choir competitions.
Visitors from
students visited
Roof
was a great success, The Plough and the Stars performed by
our Drama Club and Mercy Melodies - made special by
the fact
that our Finnish visitors joined us in music and song.
Several
students will benefit from scholarships to
Our
Junior Certificate students are facing their biggest challenge
to date and we hope their efforts are rewarded in
June. It’s a
bittersweet time for departing Leaving Certificate
students who
are naturally anxious to perform well in their final
examinations, yet
excited about the next phase in their lives. We wish them
well.
We
also bid a fond farewell to Ms. Irene Whelehan. Irene
has
committed almost all of her teaching career - 38
years in fact - to
the welfare of the students of
listening ear to the girls when necessary,
encouraging them always
to give their best, not just in the sporting arena
but in all aspects of
school life. I know that all of us in the
wish her good health and happiness as she begins a new
phase of
her life in
Of
course we are already planning for next year and look forward
to the refurbishment of our Science labs. Students
will then be
able to avail of the most modern science labs in
our outstanding teachers. Over the summer months we
will also
enhance the teaching and learning tools in
the provision of at least one interactive white board
and a number
of digital projectors.
Finally,
I would like to thank all the teachers and support staff,
parent’s association, Student Council, Board of
Management, and
you the parents and students for all that you
contribute to life in
Beannacht Dé ar an obair agus
go d’té sibh slan sabhaile ar
ais ag
deireadh an tsamhraidh.
UNTIL THE NEXT TIME
When
I was young the “old folks” used to say to us then,
“young ones” that as you get older the years fly by “just
like
the blink of an eye”. Never a truer word was said!!!
It is hard to
believe that I have taught in this school for the past 38
years,
…… since 1969. When I first started the
school was called Virgo
Clemens
and as you now know it is called
During
the time I have spent here, I have seen off a lot of Principals and I have had
the privilege of teaching every single student that
set foot in
amazing to think that very many of my past students are
mothers, grandmothers
and some are also near retirement age. It’s a funny
old world!!
So
what shall I miss most?
I
will miss all the staff, students and my teaching colleagues. I will also miss
the
kindness that people have shown me over the years. The end
of year student
-teacher
matches (despite my best efforts to help the students win by sending
off teacher after teacher -the teachers still remain
victorious in all sports -hockey,
soccer, basketball and rounders).
So
what shall I not miss?
The
Sunday evening blues, getting up early, refereeing matches in the rain and
Saturday
morning matches.
I
would like to wish my 6th years the best of luck in June and I hope that they
all
have a wonderful life. I will be thinking about all of
you as I sit in my sun room in West
send her to than
Best
wishes, Irene Whelehan
SCHOOL COMPLETION PROGRAMME
It
is a very exciting time for the schools in the local
area as a new programme has been launched
which aims to improve the number of students
staying in school and the quality of their participation
in school. This new programme is called the Coolock
School
Completion Programme and Coordinator,
Linda
Devitt,
was recently appointed. Linda is based
in
pupils from
and Scoil Chaitriona Girls. Linda will be organising
lunchtime activities (hip hop dancing, sports, music
etc.),
after school activities (homework clubs and
study groups) and summer programmes, she will also
be helping out with the already successful breakfast
club in
Linda
if you have any queries or suggestions about
the school completion programme and what you
think will work well.
STUDENT COUNCIL NEWS Ms. E. Conneely
The
students council had a very successful year. Attendance
at meetings was excellent and
discussions were lively and enjoyable. The council
requested that students be allowed outside
at lunchtimes during the fine weather. This has
worked well and students have been very cooperative.
The
highlight of the year was the sponsored walk. Council members worked very hard
distributing sponsorship cards collecting money and in
general creating a positive atmosphere.
Over
3000 euros were raised. It has been agreed that some of the money will be spent
on
“cheering up” the toilet area. More details on this in the
next newsletter. Wishing you all a great
summer and thanks again for all your contribution during
the year.
DRAMA MERCY
The
Drama Club went to the Globe Theatre in
the theatre we worked with a Shakespearian
actor learning new ways of approaching
acting. We then went on a fantastic open-top
bus tour of all the sights in
Ms.
Niland and Ms. Griffin
THE
PLOUGHAND THE STARS
Congratulations
to all the girls in
the Junior Drama Club for their
wonderful performance of Sean O
Casey’s
renowned play The Plough
and the Stars. They worked very
hard to put this timeless classic on
for students, family and friends on
the 9th May. To celebrate their
success, the club enjoyed a day
in
a Shakespearian workshop in the
Globe. Working with actors from
the Royal Shakespeare Society was
exciting and inspiring. Many thanks
to all who helped with this years
production especially Michael
O‘Donohoe, Stephanie Byrne,
Danielle Barry and Ciara
Coyle.
Enjoy
the Summer girls!
Lizzie
Donovan,
Lynn
Mulligan
and Amy Dunne
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Our
4th year play was Fiddler on the Roof. This
was done in conjunction with the Transition Year
students of
was Sarah and our backstage manager was
Susan
and our costume designer was Pauline
and our director Jimmy. The musical started on
the 13th of March and finished on the 15th to
a packed house. Overall, it took eight weeks
to prepare but the end result was worth all the
effort. On the first night we were all extremely
anxious and nervous and needless to say
tempers were a little bit frayed, but once the
show started everybody relaxed and found
the experience memorable. A lot of friendships
were made and we would encourage all
future 4th year students to participate.
MERCY MUSIC
Ms.
Daltún and Ms. Doherty
exchange programme in 2007. This will involve
members of the school choir spending 5 days in
Nurmo, in
eastern
During
the month of April, the initial stage of the
Exchange
Programme took place with Nurmo Upper
Secondary School Choir and Band visiting
They
were hosted by students and staff of Mercy
College. The exchange began on Wednesday the
25th
of April and lasted for five days, with a very
busy schedule for both choirs. Nurmo
and Mercy
choir performed two concerts together on Thursday
afternoon and evening, with songs performed by
both choirs in Irish, Finnish and English. The Finnish
visitors also took part in classes based on Irish Culture,
Music and History.
They
were also treated to an Irish food fair on Friday
morning. They tasted and had a chance to prepare
a lot of different Irish dishes including Irish
Stew,
Coddle,
Colcannon, scones with smoked salmon
and Bailey’s Cheese Cake. In the afternoon Nurmo
Choir
visited many of the main tourist spots in
including the
College. The day finished with a concert of Irish Music
in Temple Bar.
Nurmo Choir also performed at the vigil mass on
Saturday in St Brendan’s Church. This was a very
enjoyable experience for the choir. The exchange
finished with a party for both choirs and the host
families in the school. We were entertained by a
traditional Irish Music group called Cibé, and were
even treated to a sean nós dance. The exchange
was a great success and the choir are looking
forward to making the return part of the exchange
to
We’d
like to take this opportunity to thank all those
involved for their support. In particular we’d like to
thank Mr. Young and Mrs. Dunwoody for their expert
classes given to the Finnish group on Irish History and
Irish Cookery. We would also like to
thank all the
families that hosted the choir from
them the exchange would not have been possible.
Members of Nurmo Upper
Secondary School Choir and band performing in
Feis Ceoil 2007
Hitting
the Right Note!
This
year’s entry in the Feis Ceoil
from
was a 33-strong choir in the Turner Huggard Memorial Cup
competition. This was the first time the school choir
has entered
the 3-part competition in the Feis
Ceoil.
The
choir sang two songs, Evening Song by Zoltan Kodaly and The
Rhythm
of Life by Cy Coleman. The competition, which involved
schools from all over
hall, Ballsbridge on March
12th 2007. The girls sang wonderfully
and received special commendation from the
adjudicator for
their enthusiastic and tuneful performance. We look
forward to
entering the 3-part competition again next year.
Well
done girls!
Junior
and Leaving Certificate Practical exams
The
Junior and Leaving Certificate practical
examinations took place in April directly after the
Easter
break. The Junior Certificate students were
examined by Ms. Yvonne Muldoon and performed
on a variety of instruments including Guitar, Piano,
Recorder and Voice. The girls performed very
well
and were complimented by Ms. Muldoon on their
excellent performances and the welcome they
gave her in school.
The
Leaving Certificate students were examined by
Ms. Gabrielle Harte over
a two-day period.
The girls
sang a selection of songs from musicals, popular
songs and classical melodies in both groups and
as soloists. Some of the students also performed
on piano and guitar. Sixth year students performed
very well and their extensive preparation was
evident on exam day. Well done to all.
Our
annual Mercy Melodies concert took place during the
Finnish
Exchange Programme on April 26th. As well as the School
Choir
and the Nurmo School Choir we also had soloists from
3rd
and 6th year performing at the concert. One of our
past pupils
Lisa
Kenny also came along to accompany Sara Kenny on
Guitar. The concert was a great success.
Choir
Exams
Our
annual Choir exams took place in March of this year. Three
choirs took part in the exams this year. Our first year
choir did
exceptionally well in their first choir exam.
Congratulations to
all the choirs. The comments from the examiner were
very
complimentary and very encouraging.
AWARDS
Guest speaker Fiona Cunningham Guest speaker Fiona
Cunningham Anne Madden and Sr. Moira Lynam. Sr
Moira Lynam, Chairman of the
presents the award for Best Leaving presents the award for
Best Junior Anne is studying to be a Primary Board of Management Claire
Certificate 2006 to Aisling
Keenan.
Certificate 2006 to Danielle Barry school teacher in St. Patrick’s O’Connell
with the Sr. Mary
Aisling is now studying in DCU College Gonzalez Perpetual
Trophy for the
highest Leaving Certificate result in Mathematics. Claire
is studying
Science
and Physiology in Carlow
Bank
Of
and Aoife Brennan
Supreme
Work 1st Year, Rebecca O'Hara,
Sarah
Byrne, Beth Valentine, Natasha Rickaby
Overall
Student of The Year, Sinéad Collins
Supreme
Work 2nd Year, Grace CArr, Kelly Bruen,
Jessica
Whitley, Ciara Murphy
Bank
Of
and Christiana Fabelurin
Bank
Of
and Carley Tyrell
Supreme
Work 4th Year, Amy Dunne,
Emma
Roche
Supreme
Work 3rd Year, Sarah Smyht,
Kairi Nguyen, Samantha Kehoe, Shauna
Prenergast, Amy Delaney, Rebecca Gilligan,
Ayan Ali Gudade
1st
Year Best Academic Students, Áine O'Connor,
Orlaith Keenan, Nicole Colton, Sinéad
Mc Evoy
2nd
Year Best Academic Students, Ciara Redmond, Laura
Kelly,
Kattie Coffey, Amy Brannigan
3rd
Year Best Academic Students, Bláthanaid Martin,
Aoife Brennan, Shauna Prizeman, Diana Volovei
5th
Year Best Academic Students, Caroline Carney,
Bernadette
Hogan, Louise Donoghue
6th
Year Best Academic Students, Christiana Fabelurin,
Jennifer
4th
Year Best Academic Students, Danielle Hurley,
Louise
Clancy Andrews, Danielle Barry
Supreme
Work 5th Year, Laura Deighnan, Kim Than
Ho,
Lisa
O'Reilly, Grace Kavanagh
Supreme
Work 6th Year, Lindsay Kavanagh, Julie Kelly, Orla Healy,
Karen
Mc Loughlin, Deirdre McCall
SPORTSMERCY
This
was a very successful season for the Basketball programme. Mercy Basketball
Club won the Women’s Superleague National Title
for the first time in a fantastic final in the
University Arena,
all finished well up the leagues.
We
competed at 1st year, 2nd year and Cadette levels in
the Basketball All Ireland school leagues and what a year it was for the
2nd years. They won the Leinster
Title at B level, beating a very good Loreto Beaufort team in the finals in Inchicore 46-37. The team
then
went on to win the Bronze medal at the All Ireland finals in Thurles beating teams from Naas,
Cork and Kilkenny but losing to a
good team from Dingle in the round robin format.
However, the future looks very bright for these young basketball players who
are
enhancing
The
First and Second years travelled to Barcelona at Easter as part of the Mercy
Club and reached their first European final losing by only
two points to a very tall German team!! This was a
brilliant achievement for the girls and their behaviour on the trip was
excellent.
All
of these successes could not be achieved without the co-operation of the
parents and the continued support for the Basketball
programme within the school by the Principal Ms
Dwyer and Deputy Principal Mr O’Mahony.
Yours
in Sport, Mark Ingles (Basketball Coach)
Mr Lyons
Glory,
glory Man United !! 28 girls from
the 28th April to witness a thrilling match that all
but secured the Premiership title
for Manchester United (much to the annoyance of the
few Liverpool and
fans in our group!). The match, however, was just one
of the many highlights of our
action packed weekend. These included a tour of Anfield, bowling, rock-climbing,
bumper cars ( my neck still hurts!!) and SHOPPING!!!!
There was also a surprise visit
to Old Trafford and a chance meeting with some of
the stars of
at the Trafford Centre,
Well
done to all the girls who travelled. Your excellent behaviour and good humour
made the weekend one to remember. A special thanks to
Ms Dwyer, Ms Boyle
and Ms O’Regan for their
hard work and support throughout the trip.
Kerrie
Ryan
Kerrie
has reached the
top level at soccer,
playing both U17 and
U19s for
is currently playing for
Raheny United. During
the Easter break Kerrie
went to
the U17s Irish team and
played against
win the tournament.
Hopefully,
there will be
more to come when the
U17s
play against
June.
Ciara Madden
(5th
Year)
LITERACY
Recent
Educational research has shown that “Reading for pleasure” is an
essential component in improving children’s
attainment of literacy skills. (
Umbold, 2006). With this in mind
literacy campaigns this year:
DEAR
(Drop Everything & Read)
January
saw silence descend on Mercy for 20 minutes each day for a week.
During
that time every member of the school community stuck his/her nose in a
book and enjoyed a quiet read.
READING
CHALLENGE
This
challenge was to read one book a week for five weeks. This was a huge
success with most students enjoying the project and reaching
their target. The
girls will hopefully continue to read in the future.
PAIRED
Once
again we are indebted to the members of the local community who
gave so willingly of their time and enabled us to run
this programme. Over the
past number of years this programme has been a great
success with both adults
and students. It allows for true co-operation between
students, school and the
community. As always new volunteers are always
welcome.
BREAKFAST CLUB
In
October Ms. Boyle started the Breakfast Club
and since then, there have been plenty of students
“popping in“ for a cup of tea. When it first started,
there were about eight or nine students but now there
are approximately 27 students. It is great fun and an
even greater start to the day. So, if you are ever in
school before eight thirty am come and join us.
Shauna
Byrne, 1st year (Bronte)
ADVENTURES IN PARIS
Students
from Room 35 went on a school trip to
They
spent four days visiting places of historical and
cultural interest such as the
Museum, Notre Dame and the Arc de Triomphe. They
relaxed while cruising the River Seine and enjoyed the
thrills and spills of Disneyland Paris. A great time was
had by all.
The
students of Lee visited the Helix on the 7th
December to see a production of Sleeping Beauty.
Everyone
enjoyed this exciting and entertaining version
of the well-known story.
FIREBRIGADE
Stephanie
Byrne
Ron
Tullie and Maria Markey are currently doing
a Fire Brigade course with us. Ron is a fire
officer for the past 25 years and is stationed in
Rathfarnham. Maria is stationed in Phibsboro
for the past 5 years. During the past eighteen
months they have visited over 40 schools and
talked to over 4,000 students. The course covers
areas such as: chemistry of fire, fire extinguishers,
emergency call outs and an introduction to first
aid ( burns, fractures, wounds, falls, CPR). After
the ten weeks, there was an evaluation drill
and a final exam. It was a very worthwhile and
valuable experience. I was also delighted to see
that many women are now taking up a career
as a Fire Officer.
LITERARY CORNER
A
DAY IN
THE
LIFE OF A CORNFLAKE
There
is no movement ….. just lying here sprawled out, not a
worry in the
world …. except for the fact I
am being squashed by the others. The
journey was long …. a few
injuries occurred …. some lost their limbs and
some didn’t make it to the sealing of the package. But
I made it along with
hundreds of survivors.
What’s
that? Clicking of heels gets louder as they approach …. It stops …..
I’m
getting scared now … the thought of what is on the other side scares
me. A slight tilt of the box sends us rolling,
rolling around. I take it she is an
ingredient reader, she must be on a diet!!! Her heels
go clicking again, a
big sigh of relief for us flakes, usually the
ingredient readers use low fat milk
or worse soya milk. Its still again not a word until a high pitched scream
from a crying child disturbs it …. Its
getting a little bit louder, I think they are
approaching the cereal isle… we are all praying that
the weetabix gets it
this time. We wait…. The screaming of the child
wanting coco-pops sends
shivers down my spine. But the mother thinks cheerios are better…. “buy
the things will ya I can’t
take any more of this screaming” and then it hits
me…. Why doesn’t the kid want to buy us cornflakes?
I mean I understand
that the chicken on the front isn’t all that exciting
but we taste good. It
doesn’t seem right to me…. We’ve just been flung into a
trolley …. We
were off guard due to the racket of the kid ….flip
flop the cardboard box
is open …. We wait for it… the foil has been opened
…. There’s light ….. A
dirty large hairy hand is touching us… it swallows me whole
and I just lay
here waiting for nature to take its course.
Leanne
Kavanagh 5th year
POWERSCOURT
On
the 7th March, 3rd year students went
on a Geography field trip to Powerscourt
Co.
Wicklow. We filled out worksheets based on
the rivers and waterfall. The aim of these sheets
is to give us a better understanding about the
formation of rivers and waterfalls.
We
visited
a brilliant time. Many thanks to Ms. Whelehan,
Ms.
Keogh, Ms. Conneely and Mr Lyons who
organised our trip.
CAREERS
The
fifth year students have been very busy with many career related activities
since
Christmas. They all attended Opportunities 2007 in
is
Service
gave ten 5th year students the opportunity to spend a day with current DCU
students. This involved going to lectures, Labs., tutorials, the computing facilities and
the library. The first ever DCU Access Debating
Competition was held on the 21st
March
and
were “that this House would criminalize parents that
smack their children" and "that
this house believes that the Irish language is a dead
language” Congratulations to all
students who participated. Thirty Achievement Awards were
presented to 4th and 5th
year students in the Mahony
Hall in the Helix. The students were nominated by their
teachers for their hard work and success in one of the
five different areas:
Sporting
Community
Spirit
Art
and Culture
Special
Nomination
Academic
NEWSFLASH……….NEW SCIENCE LABS
The
summer holidays will see great noise and building works going
on in the Labs. By
updated, refurbished laboratories. The labs will boast
all of the
latest in equipment and technologies for schools.
WOODLAND VISIT
Sixth
Year students enjoyed a very
pleasant day in Newbridge Demense
as they studied the flora and fauna
of the area. Ecology is an important
part of the Leaving Certificate Biology
course and this is always educational
and enjoyable.
FUTURE PHYSICISTS
Two
fifth year students (Amy Dunne
and Shaunna Dwyer) attended
a
Physics
workshop in
Jessica
Brady, 5th year,
Sutton
Art Awards
Shabnam Azad and Claire
O’Reilly
Ms.
D. Teeling
(Careers
and Guidance Counsellor)
HISTORY
Well
done to the girls in Heaney for their Medieval project.
They
worked hard to create a stone castle and a motte and bailey castle.
Parents
were invited to a presentation on Thursday 10th May.
Ms.
Niland
LCVP ROUNDUP
Shauna
Hutton, Laura Moran and Jenny Prior (5th Year)
This year as part of the LCVP. some
of the 5th year students
organised a Talent show for 1st and 2nd years. A lot
of
students took part and showed their hidden talents. There
were many different acts including singing, dancing
and
acting. The day was a great success and the money
that was raised from the show was donated to the Jack
and Jill Foundation. Many thanks to
Ms. Cassidy and Ms.
Maloney.
Annmarie Byrne, 5th year
BUDDING MEDICAL STUDENTS
As
part of the LCVP fifth year class the students that
study Biology and/or Chemistry attended a seminar in
St.
Vincent’s Hospital,
we attended talks on the following:
Medicine
Nursing
Social
Work
Radiography
Laboratories
and Research Deptartment
Occupational
Therapy
Physiotherapy
When
the talks had finished we were given a tour of the
hospital by the medical students. At the end of the tour
we
arrived back to the lecture hall for a summary of the
day’s
course. I thought that the day was very worthwhile and
it
gave myself and all who attended a very good insight
into
potential career options.
QUIZZICAL
Bernadette
Hogan, 5th year
The
fifth year LCVP class organised a Quiz for first years
in the Hall on Thursday the 8th March. Throughout
the
event, there were a number of spot prizes. The main aim
of this project was to help us with our
organisational and
communication skills and it was also used to encourage
all the 1st year classes to mix with each other. The
winners
were:
Sinead
McEvoy
Robin
King-O’Shea
Jessica
Madden
Orlaith Keenan
Stephanie
Kehoe.
Ms.
E. Byrne
FIELD TRIP
1st
years Eliot went on a field trip just before Easter. We
walked up to the visible speedometer on the
armed with measuring tapes, flags and stopwatches.
We
measured the time it took vehicles to travel a certain
distance at certain speed, attracting a lot of interest
from
passers by!! We used the results to see the relationship
and
eventually derive formulas for speed, distance and
time.
Students
agreed it was a lot more fun than learning off the
formulae from the book.
MY CONFIRMATION
Amy
Armstrong (5th Year)
On
the 27th June, I joined the 6th class of
to make my Confirmation in St Brendans
Church. My teacher Ms. Quinn
and the rest of my form class helped me prepare. When
it came to the big
day I was 10% prepared and a 100% SCARLET!! The
reason why I made my
Confirmation
was because I was 14 when I moved to
and the age for Confirmation in
Quinn
suggested it to me I thought ……. Why not?
In
the end I had a brilliant day with my family and friends and although
it looked like I was on hormone tablets amongst the
6th class students, I
couldn’t have asked for a better time. To top it all off,
my classmates threw
me a surprise party. Deadly!!
LOCKERS
Have
you ever considered the life of a locker? What lies inside? The lost
sandwich or apple!! Or perhaps the lost copy, the one that
had your
homework in !! Just imagine everything being jammed into a
small space
and you cannot find anything …. sounds
very familiar, just like a teenagers
room but on a smaller scale!!
In
March, the 1st year classes had a competition to see who had the tidiest
locker. Everybody did their best to keep their lockers
neat and tidy. Ms.
Keogh
and Mr O’Mahony came to each class and inspected all
the lockers.
The
prizes were awarded as follows:
Sarah
Byrne (Bronte)
Nayla Abdulla (Elliot)
Lizzie
Warren (Lee)
Louise
O. Toole (Austen)
We
were presented with our prizes during assembly, cosmetic bags with
makeup inside. They were really lovely.
PARENT’S ASSOCIATION Carol Coffey
As
another year draws to a close we would like to thank the parents and
the students for all their hard work during the year
and the association
themselves -without them it would not be possible.
Thanks to the LCVP
5th
year students for all their help for the 6th year graduation…….brilliant
sandwich makers!! Many thanks to the prefects and student
council for
their help in the Easter raffle. To remind you that the
1st prize went to Rachel
Conlon
in first year and 2nd prize to Emma Lally’s father
and 3rd prize went
to Ms. Dunwoody. All the money raised will go into
school funds……total
raised was nearly 1000euros, To the 4th year students a
job well done and
to say a big thanks to Mrs Mc Call for giving her
time so generously over the
past ten years. Good luck to her daughter Deirdre and
the rest of the 6th
and 3rd year exam students. Finally, on behalf of the
parents association we
would like to say a fond farewell to Ms Whelehan, a great person, great fun
and a great teacher. Happy
retirement Irene.
HSCL END OF YEAR ROUNDUP
Ms
Somers
Another
busy term and the following represents some of the
HSCL. news.
Alderian Counselling, the local committee support group
for parents, a
Rainbow
group for children and an Art course for adults. A very successful
Computer
course for adults facilitated by Mary Boyle a member of staff, was
also established this term. A large
meeting of HCSL. teachers from the
area was hosted in the Parents’ room. Special thanks
to Monica Heade, 5th
year students and Linda Devitt
for their huge contribution.
Editor
Paula Downes
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