An Fáinne Óir
First Year Sponsored Walk
€4000 raised for Rumbek
Yes, this is the amazing total raised by the first year students in aid of our 'twin' school in Rumbek in the Sudan. We support the Rumbek project because of the involvement of Sr. Anne Farren, IBVM, who was both a pupil and a teacher when our school was known as Loreto College. Special thanks to: all the people who sponsored the walkers; Mrs. Doherty for organising the event; Mrs. Jordan and the prefects for supervising and providing the refreshments; all the young teachers who did the walk themselves (the sessions in the new fitness suite must be working alright)
Click HERE for lots more pictures
Congratulations!
"Teaching English" is a professional journal for teachers of English. Every year they promote a national poetry competition. Prominent among this year's winners are the following Loreto Community School students:
Rebekah Mooney (Joint 1st Place Junior)
Catherine Buck (2nd Place Junior)
Ruby Malone (Commended)
Stacey McNutt (Joint 3rd Place Senior)
Just Click on a names to read the winning poems.
The girls were pictured in Portlaoise on Sept 19th when they received their prizes from writer Frank Galligan. Also included is their teacher Mrs. Maureen Curran.
Another notable success for a Loreto student
Patrick Hull achieved first place in the Schools' History competition organised by Trinity College in association with the Irish Times, Four Courts Press and History Ireland 2007. His winning entry was an essay entitled ‘ Flight of the Earls - A Study With Focus on the Area of Rathmullan '. Patrick received a gold medal, certificate and a cheque and was highly praised for his work by Professor Ciaran Brady, Head of History, Trinity College .
The award ceremony was recently held in Trinity College , Dublin. Patrick is pictured above with Mr. K. McTaggart (teacher), Dr. Charles Ivar McGrath (co-ordinator of the competition) and Professor Ciaran Brady (Head of History, TCD).