Volume 18 Issue 3 Spring 2013 KCLR Talent competition
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Volume 18 Issue 3 Spring 2013 KCLR Talent competition
Spring 2013 O ver the past few weeks in Coláiste Mhuire we have raised awareness about a number of issues through "themed" weeks. We started with D.E.A.R or Drop Everything And Read. Every morning for twenty minutes classwork is paused and students and staff take-up some reading material and sit and quietly read. Reading is a wonderful pastime that improves vocabulary and communication skills. Good quality reading can inform, enlighten and challenge our perceptions. This very successful initiative has been running in the school for a number of years and it's wonderful to see the whole school participate by reading a novel, newspaper, short story or magazine on their tablet, kindle or smartphone! Anti-bullying campaigns have been strongly promoted in schools nationwide this year and deservedly so. Bullying is a blight in schools and there is huge determination to stamp it out. In Coláiste Mhuire we turned this negative into a positive by celebrating "Friendship" week. We often forget the life-long friendships that start in school. Friendship week celebrated all the characteristics of good friendships - loyalty, support, honesty, encouragement and fun. There were displays in the school reception, class competitions and activities to get students involved and perhaps to make a few new friends. In advance of St. Patrick's Day we had our annual "Seachtain na Gaeilge". It was a week dedicated to the promotion of our national language. Staff and students alike embraced the opportunity to speak as much Irish as possible. We were helped by announcements in Irish each morning, where tips were given, by pupils, about short Irish phrases we could use and listen out for. The best Irish speaker of the day got to wear the "Irish hat". Games and fun activities, through Irish, were held in the hall at lunchtime. Irish displays throughout the school captured our attention, and trips to theatre for performances through Irish were organised. Seachtain na Gaeilge was a great success proving that Irish is a fun, lively language that we can all use daily. "Maths week" is coming up. Sometimes we forget how much we use maths in our day-to-day lives - telling time, shopping, using phones and solving problems. Maths week will promote the fun and usefulness of maths through games, activities and puzzles. We all know how important physical exercise is to good health - the brain needs its exercise too! Lots of studies show how stimulating the brain reaps rewards such as better intellect and memory. So get ready for a brain-workout!! Spring is in the air and that means for exam classes that orals and practicals are impending. We wish our students good luck with their Irish and French orals and their practicals in HE, Art, Music, Construction and Engineering. Go neirí an tádh libh! We wish all in our school community a Happy Easter. Volume 18 Issue 3 A huge congratulations to Shane McCormack (4th Year) who won the Talent Competition with KCLR and Mrs Brown’s boys. Shane had to go through a number of heats before he was elected as winner of the overall competition. Shane has been singing for a number of years now and is no stranger to singing competitions. He is also working hard in his role in the TY Musical. Shane’s prize was two tickets to see the show “Mrs Brown’s Boys” live and he also received two hours in a recording studio. Make sure you catch Shane in this year’s Transition Year Musical “Oliver with a Twist” in May. STACEY DUNNE big well done to Stacey Dunne (3rd year) who won the recent Kilkenny School’s Singing Competition. For many years other schools in the county have claimed the coveted trophy but now, thanks to Stacey, it has claimed its rightful place in Coláiste Mhuire. Stacey is extremely busy at the moment studying for her Junior Cert and practising for her Junior Cert Music Practical in April but still finds time to enter singing competitions and is currently taking part in the Teen Stars All Ireland Competition Final which will take place in Clane Co. Kildare. We wish Stacey all the best.. KCLR Talent competition A Spring 2013 Transition Year Times A s the school year moves on, so does the range of activities and projects undertaken by the busy TY students. Projects, like the cookery programme and First Aid have been completed, while others, such as the trip to Clare and the musical take centre stage. At the time of writing the final arrangements have been made for the trip to Clare and the students are getting their gear ready for the huge range of activities planned for them. They will need everything from dancing shoes to mountain boots, with a ceilí workshop and Burren walk in the mix, along with a wide range of activities such as kayaking, surfing, rock climbing ,airsoft - a military simulation sport in which students will participate in mock combat with military style weapons in 100 acres of woodland. Students will also visit unique heritage sites such as the Unesco Geo Park, Cliffs of Moher, Atlantic Edge exhibition, Bunratty Castle and Folk Park, and if that’s not enough excitement, there’s also a murder planned – that is, a Murder Mystery event hosted by professionals from Foxford Lodge, Mayo. It promises to be a fantastic trip for all. C loser to home, the pace is hotting up as rehearsals intensify for the musical. Lines are learned, dance moves polished, costumes sourced and props gathered as the performance date draws ever nearer. The TY students rise to the challenge and are putting in the huge amount of work required to stage such a demanding show. Rehearsals are planned to take place during the Easter holidays and everyone involved is committed to making this a show to remember. The Young Social Innovators has been a very successful addition to the TY programme and students have been busy for the last term with a programme of art and craft classes for pupils of Scoil Chiarain Naofa, Johnstown, which were very popular with both groups involved. W ork experience took place in February, and once again Coláiste Mhuire students received excellent reports form employers. We were also lucky to be chosen for the RTE work ex- perience week, and our two budding broadcasters, Max and Ciara, had a very enjoyable and worthwhile week rubbing shoulders with stars such as Pat Kenny and Ryan Tubridy in the RTE studios. ongratulations to our film makers, who had their two short films chosen for the Fresh Film Festival, with a screening in the Lightouse Cinema, Dublin, earlier this month. C Activities T he weekly activity programme continues to provide an imaginative and interesting array of challenges and skills, including swimming, self defence, zumba and First Aid. Other recent highlights have been the Poetry Workshops with guest poet John W. Sexton, who held the young writers spellbound. A very informative trip to the Road Safety Show was a sobering experience for any would – be motorists, while a workshop on the theme of Knowledge, Awareness, Safety provided the boys and girls with the skills for personal safety and responsibility when socialising. With all the activity and buzz surrounding the TY schedule, students should still keep in mind the core subjects and coursework at the heart of Transition Year, and keep their sights on the end of year assessment where their credits will be counted up and rewarded. O n Wednesday 13th March, 17 Transition Year Students attended a full day’s cookery course at Cloughjordan Cookery School in Tipperary. The main aim of this cookery course was to encourage students to use and appreciate locally sourced ingredients and have the ability to prepare good quality foods and reduce their dependence on processed convenience foods. The students had the opportunity to develop and enhance Cloughjordan Cookery School their cookery skills by preparing a number of dishes including yeast breast, vegetable soup, homemade pasta and sticky toffee pudding. In addition to completing the cookery course, the students were given a guided tour of Cloughjordan Eco-village, the first in Ireland and their community farm. A thoroughly enjoyable and educational day was had by all. ast September Enterprise a group of TY students began to come up with ideas for a new business in Enterprise class. After much debate, one group decided that they would make a cross curricular link with Chemistry. This group Michelle Hickey, Rebecca Pembroke, Cameron Murphy, Conor Bergin and Sarah O’Connor with the guidance of Ms. Bergin, made many products including hair gel, lip gloss and bath bombs and learned about Chemistry along the way. They decided that they would then sell these as their Enterprise products. They began the task of looking up packaging, branding and pricing their product. As competition day rolled around the students set about getting their stand together. The carpenters of the group Cameron and Conor helped in designing a bathroom scene that involved many hours of hard work and dedication. Rebecca, Sarah and Michelle decided the colour schemes, while also designing business cards, posters and bringing in many props for their stand. On the morning of the competition, we met a small problem; the scene that took hours of making would not fit on the bus. However, ‘Plan B’, L Spring 2013 was organised straight away thanks to Conor Bergin who got some help from home and a van arrived promptly to get us there on time. The group won ‘Best Display’ for their hard work and were deserving winners. Ms. Monahan’s Enterprise class also had another group of students who entered the competition. This group included Emer Holohan, Rhian , Ciara Geoghegan, Niamh Dunne and Kelly O’Leary. They entered with D&G Sweets. Both groups represented the school very proudly and were highly commended by all judges on the day. Congratulations to all involved. Seachtain na Gaeilge B hí ár scoil ag céiliúradh Seachtain na Gaeilge le deanaí, agus bhí gníomháiochtaí éagsúla ar siúl timpeall na scoile chun ár dteanga agus ár gcultúr a chothú. Bhí cuma álainn ar an áit leis na póstaeir geala. Comhghairdeas do chách, tá na huibheacha seacláid tuillte agaibh! Bhí na daltaí ag faire amach chun an gheannacht chuí a chur ar an mbeirt leis na “hataí”! Bronnadh gradam speisialta le dalta amhain as gach rang- se sin “Gaeilgeoir na Seachtaine”. D’eagraigh cuid de na daltaí tráth na gCeist don chéad bhliain. Gan aon agó, bhain gach duine taitneamh as sin. Bhí iomaíocht ghéar idir foirne ach bhí lamh in uachtar ag Doire ag deireadh an lae. Na buaiteoirí a bhí ar an bhfoireann sin ná: Mark Fitzpatrick, Juliet Garrett, Rebecca Jacob agus Gerard Kavanagh. Comhghairdeas! Bhí diolachán cistí ar siúl sa halla ag an idirbhliain agus bhí an éileamh ar na rudaí blasta a bhí le fáil. Is bliain speisialta i 2013, toisc gurb i Bliain na Gaeilge. Is feidir linn Gaeilge a labhairt aon uair is mian linn agus mar is eol do gach duine sa seú bhliain, tá cuplá seachtan fágtha go dtí go mbeidh scrúduithe na Béaltrialach ag tosú. Ar fiú 40% den scrudú iomlán é. Mar sin bí ag caint-úsaid do Ghaeilge “Cleachtadh a dhéanann maistreacht” New Student Council 2013 W elcome on board to our Student Council reps. The Junior cycle students are represented by: Rebecca Jacob, Simon Lanigan, Tori Brophy, Kelly O’Brien, John Bowe, Stephen Carroll, Clara Moloney, Brendan Nolan, Fionnuala O’Connell, Pauric Sweeney, Martina Nemcova. The Senior representatives are: Layla Tobin, Marc Nemcova, Michaela Walsh, Eva O’Brien, Shannon Fogarty, Tom O’Sullivan, Marie Tobin, Andrew Morgan, Jessica Walsh, Rachael Dermody, Cameron Murphy, Eva Dawson, Alexandra Fogarty, Sarah O’Connor, Joe Shortis, Kieran O’Neill and Max Lavelle. CAO 2013 B y now all Leaving Cert students have submitted their CAO applications. The CAO system now shuts down until May 5th. From then until 1st July students can change their list of choices. It is vital that all applicants research any courses they might have an interest in. Discussing options with parents and people working in that career already can be of great benefit. When changing CAO choices it is most important that students list their choices based on what they would like to study rather than the points race. Reminder also to those who have opted for HEAR to submit all necessary documents before April 1st. If you have any queries please call V. Dempsey, Guidance Counsellor on 056 8831164. INTERNET SAFETY & CYBERBULLYING INITIATIVE CONTINUES @ COLÁISTE MHUIRE C ongratulations to all the local primary school children who en- tered the recent INTERNET SAFETY ART COMPETITION here at Coláiste Mhuire. Our resident Art teacher, Ms Anne-Marie Ryan had the difficult task of selecting the top three in each category 1st, 2nd and 3rd with each position receiving a cash prize sponsored by Coláiste Mhuire. The results are as follows: 3rd & 4th class category: 1st prize Sarah Curran, 4th class, St. Kieran’s N.S., Johnstown. 2nd prize Louise Wellwood, 4th class, Urlingford N.S. 3rd prize Niamh Ahonen-Smith, 4th class, Gortnahoe N.S. 5th & 6th class category: 1st prize Rachel Burke, Urlingford N.S. 2nd prize Rebecca Cuddihy, Scoil Ruadháin, Tullaroan 3rd prize Caoimhe Holland, Scoil Ruadháin, Tullaroan The above winners will be contacted through their schools in due course and a short event will take place after the Easter Holidays where the winners will receive their well earned prizes. The management and staff would like to take this opportunity to thank all the schools and their teachers for taking the time to enter this competition. More importantly, we would like to thank everyone for helping us promote the area of Internet Safety. In addition to the Art Competition, we invited a Guest Speaker in the area of Internet Safety & Cyberbullying to address parents/guardians and members of the local community on Tuesday 12th March. Over thirty people attended the function in the Library where John Collins of www.SaferSurfer.net delivered an interesting and informative presentation. As a primary school teacher and parent of four teenagers he had a very practical approach. John has kindly extended his Confidential Email Query Service to all members of the school community for the remainder of the school year should they have any concerns you would like him to address. John can be contacted via [email protected] Spring 2013 Leaving Certificate Applied T he LCA class enjoyed an educational trip to Kilkenny in early March. They viewed the modern and historical blend of the Council offices in Johns Street. They obtained a tour of the building, seeing the planning department, car taxation, education grants and the environmental protection sections. The highlight was the Council Chamber. Past Chairpersons were viewed and some familiar faces were recognised on the chamber walls including Mary Hilda Kavanagh, Catherine Connery and Phil Hogan. The students enjoyed using the wooden hammer that is used to start proceedings at council meetings and were also introduced to the computerised secret voting system. A tour of Kilkenny Castle was next on the agenda. Some students felt they were born into the higher echelons of society like the Butlers of Ormonde. Others felt a kinship with those who worked downstairs! The students were fascinated with the hand painted wall paper dating back to the 18 th century. Christopher was dismayed at the size of the bed. He was glad to belong to the 21 st century. All students wondered at the immense picture gallery and there was general agreement that it would be a suitable venue for their debs. The suit of armour was requested for hurling finals by the boys. The girls had no interest in the use of parasols to protect their skin from the sun. The trip ended with a visit to Kilkenny’s finest medieval hostelry, “Super Macs”. T he LCA group are presenting a game based competition called ‘De SQUARE’ as part of their Vocational Preparation and Guidance task. This task aims at developing student’s enterprise and organisational skills whilst staging an event. The competition includes eight different games which involves a lot of thought, judgment, speed and good eye co ordination. The first game is ‘The Blindfolded Walk’ and the object of the game is to walk diagonally between two lines while blindfolded. If you step onto or over the line you are out. The second game is ‘Stack the Cylinders’. The aim of the game is to stack ten cylinders on top of each other making sure they don’t fall over. You need a steady hand for this! The third game is ‘Bounce the Ball into the Cylinder’. Here you can stand in any position in De Kube but the ball has to bounce once and into a cylinder. The fourth game is ‘Blindfolded Hurdle Walk’. The competitor has to walk over two hurdles while blindfolded. It’s trickier than it looks! The fifth game is ‘20 Ball Pick up’. The aim of this game is to pick up the twenty balls that have been poured around De Kube within twenty seconds. You need to be quick! The sixth game is ‘15 Cup Turn’. The object of this game is to turn over fifteen cups which are positioned on a table. You only have fifteen seconds to do this. The seventh game is ‘Swing Ball’. The competitor has to swing the ball on a rope and judge it to knock the obstacle off the stand opposite. The last game is the trickiest off them all and decides who the winner will be. Final preparations are being made to the games which will be presented to the Transition year and second year students shortly after the Easter break. Can you beat De SQUARE?? LCA Presents ..... DE SQUARE SAMBA DRUMMING WORKSHOP L ast November the Music Department with the help of Ms. Nolan received a cultural grant in order to give the students a workshop in different musical styles. A Samba Drumming Workshop took place in January. There were three hour long workshops consisting of students from 5th year, Leaving Cert Applied Class, 3rd Years and 2nd Years. The Leaving Cert Applied class completed the workshop as part of their course and as one of their Key Assignments for which they will receive credits which contribute to their Leaving Certificate results. The other classes used the workshop as an opportunity to improve their general knowledge of this music style and for use in their Junior Cert Music Exam. The music classes spent a lot of time researching Samba Music before the workshop and found it very beneficial to put all they had learnt into practice with the workshop. To be able to play these instruments was a very worthwhile and enjoyable experience. All students thoroughly enjoyed the workshop and they all completed a report based on their knowledge of Samba Music and their Drumming Workshop experience. Ms. Nolan recorded each group when they had their piece learned and they were amazed at how good they sounded. All students involved were very grateful for the opportunity to participate in this experience. ransition Subject Year students are beChoice ginning the process of picking the subjects they will study for their Leaving Cert. Selecting the right subjects for the Leaving Cert, and the T Spring 2013 level at which to take them, is a critical task. The wrong choice here can have unintended consequences in two years’ time, when students find paths into college are blocked by not having the right subjects required for entry into their chosen course. A decision to drop all science subjects or foreign languages will have major implications on the range of careers open to you later on. Be sure to choose subject you enjoy and are good at, talk to parents, teachers and your Guidance Counsellor before making your final decisions. Dream Team Downed By Saints C olaiste Mhuire's girls' u16 gaelic football panel lost out to St. Leo's of Carlow in the league final held in Carlow on Tuesday, 8th January. The Johnstown girls were unbeaten all season, winning two and drawing one of their league games. Unfortunately, their good form deserted them, and Leo's ran out convincing winners on this occasion. Coláiste Mhuire started brightly, Niamh Dunne bagging a goal and a point, the latter set up by Sarah O'Connor. The home side found their way into the game, however, and overturned the deficit midway through the half. Despite a fantastic goal by Sarah O'Connor, the Carlow girls took a commanding lead into the break. St. Leo's bagged some early scores in the second half, stretching their lead. Despite being under tremendous pressure, the Johnstown girls fought valiantly to defend their line, and a goal by Niamh Dunne brought them back into the match. Unfortunately, they couldn't continue the comeback, and St. Leo's held on for a deserved victory. Coláiste Mhuire's cause was not helped by some dubious refereeing decisions, an early injury to centre-back Fionnuala O'Connell, Michelle Hickey's back strain, and the absence of influential midfielder Kaylyn Burke. Nonetheless, the girls put up a brave fight and never gave up from start to finish. Goalkeeper Lauren Stanley made some marvellous saves. The defence of Siobhain Colclough, Danielle Phelan, Fioonuala O'Connell and Rebecca Pembroke tried hard throughout, despite being under almost constant pressure. Bríd Moore and Natasha Phelan were strong at midfield and put some good balls into the forward line, where Michelle Hickey and Zoe Crosby covered enormous ground and played well. The inside forward line of Niamh Dunne, (captain), and Sarah O'Connor scored 3-1 between them, and should be happy with their efforts on the day. Stacey Dunne, Jacqueline Tobin and Ciara Tobin also did well when introduced. Also on the panel: Aimeé Grace, Chelsea Boyd, Lauren Purcell, Ciara Flynn, Shona Connolly. olaiste Mhuire’s U-14 Girls’ u14 girls were Gaelic Football involved in a blitz competition in O’Loughlin Gael’s G.A.A. grounds, Kilkenny on Wednesday, 6th March. The Johnstown girls took on city schools Loreto and Presentation Convent, as well as Grennan College Thomastown, with the top team progressing into the next stage of the competition. In their first game, the girls played Loreto and it was clear from the off that the city side held the advantage. Despite the awful weather conditions which made life difficult for both sides, ColáisteMhuire tried their best, with goalkeeper Jacqueline Boyd in particularly outstanding form. Losing the first match meant the team needed a positive result against Presentation Convent in the second round. This game was a much tighter affair. Shona Connelly was strong at fullback, while Danielle Martin led the charge from midfield. Ciara Tobin also caused the Presentation defence a lot of problems. Nonetheless, the Johnstown girls suffered a second defeat. In their final match ColáisteMhuire tackled Grennan College. Laura O’Sullivan really impressed with her running, and Zoe Crosby (captain) tried hard to rally her troops for a final assault on the Thomastown goal. Despite their best efforts, however, a win wasn’t forthcoming. While positive results eluded the ColáisteMhuire girls on the day, it wasn’t for the lack of effort on their part. Of some consolation was the announcement that star goalkeeper Jacqueline Boyd was named player of the tournament, so well done Jacqueline! A good day out was had by all and with training and dedication a win is surely around the corner, so keep it up girls! Panel: Zoe Crosby, (captain), Jennifer Saunders, Rebecca Walsh, Alise Rozalinska, Shannon Cleere, Leah Burke, Ailbhe Maddock, Caitriona Henderson, Ciara C Maloney, Danielle Martin, Nisieah Dalton, Tori Brophy, Billie-Mae Geoghegan, Juliet Garrett, Chloe Mullins, Edel Dowd, Sarah Jane McCormack, Mairead Kennedy, Laura O’Sullivan, Shona Connolly, Roisin Colclough, Aideen Dawson Neary, Jacqueline Boyd, Ciara Tobin, Emma McEvoy, Siobhan Burke, Faye Condon, Rebecca Beehan & Sinead Clear. he main Home School News theme of the activities in the Home School Community Liaison department over the past term has been the topical one of Internet Safety. Coláiste Mhuire’s Local Education Committee put together a series of events to bring this issue to the attention of the wider community. A children’s art competition was held to raise awareness of the issue among primary school children, and for the parents a series of classes is being held in the Old School, Urlingford, on Friday mornings. These classes, with tutor Eadaion O’Leary, aims to give participants a good grasp of the basics of internet security, and enable them to help protect their children online. This course is designed by ICS skills, and sponsored by the School Completion Programme. Parents Plus, a practical and positive guide to promoting children’s learning and confidence, is currently running on Tuesday mornings. The programme explores the issues of communication and encouragement of teenagers, along with teaching responsibility and solving problems together. Eileen Bowden is cooking up a storm in her Thursday Cook it! class for parents and friends, where the emphasis is on healthy eating for all the family, in a practical and relaxed setting. This class will continue after the Easter holidays. A small but dedicated group of tutors and learners are continuing with the Fáilte Isteach language classes on Tuesday evenings. Newcomers are always welcome, so if you know of anyone who might benefit from our free English classes please pass on the word! The HSCL co-ordinator is always on the lookout for new courses which might be of interest to parents, so if you have any suggestions or ideas please contact 086 2430372, or e-mail [email protected]. Better still, why not drop in to the Parents’ Room any morning for a chat! T Spring 2013 C ongratulations to the Boys U14 Football team who won the South Leinster U14 Football title on Thursday, 21st January 2013. The Johnstown lads had topped their group with victories over Grennan College (Thomastown), Scoil Aireagal (Ballyhale) and Abbey (Ferrybank). his set-up a semi-final meeting away to St. Mary's Secondary School, Castledermot (Kildare). A comprehensive victory was recorded to book a place in the South Leinster final against Avondale Community College, Rathdrum (Wicklow). The final was played in the plush surroundings of Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow on a perfect day for football. Both sides displayed early nerves but Coláiste Mhuire settled the quicker with a neat point from Keane Hayes (Gortnahoe-Glengoole) after five minutes. Points were exchanged between Hayes and his Avondale counterpart before some good build up play by Brian Kavanagh (Lisdowney) set-up Hayes for the games first goal. The Gortnahoe man showed no shortage of confidence when one-on-one, coolly slotting it passed the Avondale keeper. The Coláiste Mhuire lads seized the initiative by winning the resulting kick-out and Ciarán Dawson (Emeralds) reacted quickest to a through ball, which he blasted to the net. This saw the Johnstown school lead 2.02 : 0.01 mid-way through the half. However, they failed to raise another flag before the break as the Avondale players rallied and narrowed the gap to a major with four unanswered points. This left the half-time score at 2.02 : 0.05. The second half was a much more even affair than the first, with Avondale having much the better of the early exchanges. In fact, they drew level at 2.02 : 0.08 before the introduction Stephen Delaney (Lisdowney) at wing back and the switching of Brian Kavanagh to midfield helped the Johnstown lads regain composure. From here they went to kick six unanswered points, including a superb individual score from man-of-the-match Kavanagh and an insurance point from the industrious Niall Grehan-Carroll (Fenians). Final Score Coláiste Mhuire Johnstown 2.08: 0.08 Avondale C.C Under 14 Football T he Junior Hurling team regained the Leinster Junior title after a number of close encounter. The team showed great determination and no little skill in their Leinster campaign. They began with a narrow three point victory over Abbey C.S. where they led to over come a five point deficit at half time. Johnstown then faced Borris V. S. in the semi-final and in a terrific match overcame their Carlow rivals by two points. Darragh Quinn and Niall O’Gorman showed terrific leadership on the day when Coláiste Mhuire backs were to the wall. Johnstown met a strongly fancied St. Fergals team in the Leinster Final and it took extra time to separate two fantastic teams. St. Fergals were dominant in the first half and Johnstown were relying on the outstanding Darren Brennan in goal to keep Coláiste Mhuire in the match. Johnstown rejigged the team and slowly turned the tide with the outstanding Niall O’Gorman causing havoc. Johnstown equalised on the stroke of full time to send the game into extra time. Johnstown seized the initiative straight away and were dominant in extra time to record a three point victory. Coláiste Mhuire met Causeway C.S. in the All Ireland semi-final. Causeway had totally dominated Munster and were hot favourites to defeat Coláiste Mhuire. In a terrific match which could have gone either way Johnstown came up short by two points. This team put in a great effort throughout the season and hopefully will go on to further success at senior level. U16 Leinster Champions Upcoming Event Week beginning 15th April - Irish Orals Week beginning 22nd April - French Orals Week beginning 22nd April - HE Practicals 29th April - 10th May - Leaving C Practicals Week beginning 17th May - TY Musical Graduation Mass 23rd May Week of 23rd May House Exams 29th May School Awards Ceremony