Presentation Secondary School, Wexford

Summer Newsletter 2008

Front Cover
The front cover “Summertime” was designed by Rebecca Kehoe 1A4
Transition Year

The first week back after Easter the students enjoyed a Car Safety Workshop. The Mini-Company groups Slice of Heaven and Blank Canvas represented the school at the County Enterprise finals. Slice of Heaven won an award for “Best Interview”. Congratulations to all involved.
The girls gained a valuable insight into the area of “Respect” through drama, in a workshop with the Gaiety School of Acting. Students explored their more creative side with a Flower Arranging Workshop, given by Ingrid from Slaney Flowers.
The girls had a Thursday morning in Leisuremax where they had great fun bowling. Eanna Ni Lamhna provided the girls with an Envoirmental Workshop in Curracloe.
Tommy Redmond returned to refresh the girl’s memories on their drugs awareness learning’s. He assisted them in putting together a presentation on what they had learned for all the third years in the school.
Students had great fun with a unique fashion show, where they designed, created and modeled outfits made from minimal materials.
The girls will participate in two dance workshops before the end of the year. Local artist Emma Byrne will visit the TY’s in May to share her experiences and provide them with a workshop. On May 22 TY students will be honored for their achievements over the year at their awards night.

English Fiction Library

We are delighted to report the return of an outstanding library book – after thirty years! A past pupil found this when she was cleaning out her house and kindly sent it back with apologies for any inconvenience. Hope this encourages others to return all books – hopefully a bit sooner!!

Sport

Basketball

Both the 1 and 2 year ‘C’ basketball teams were unbeaten in their groups and both progressed to the quarter final stage of the competition. The 1 years made their exit from the competition at the expense of a physically strong FJC Bunclody side. The 2 years eased through their quarter final and faced Loreto Wexford in the semi. The semi-final was a very close fought affair and the lead changed hands throughout the match with both teams playing some excellent basketball. In the closing stages the Presentation girls came from a basket down to defeat our near neighbours by three points and book their place in the final.

The girls took on a very determined Presentation Clonmel in the final, with the Tipperary side being the eventual winners. Both teams did themselves and the school very proud with their achievements and commitment to training and we look forward to next years competitions.

First Year: Caoimhe O’Sullivan, Jessica Reville, Aoife Walsh, Susan O’Doherty, Alison O’Doherty, Nicola Culleton, Becky Meehan, Cara McDonald, Ciara Grey, Rebecca Kehoe, Beth Kavanagh, Aoife Crowley, Leigh Pierce, Cally O’Leary.

Second Year: Lauren Lawlor, Laura Donnelly, Emma Walsh, Sara Walsh, Dearbhla Daly, Eleanor Nolan, Stella McKay Firth, Aisling Nolan, Aoibhinn O’Connor, Eadaoin Miskella, Gemma Kelly, Deirdre Kenny.

1 and 2 Year D Basketball

After a lot of training, both the 1 and 2 year D teams qualified from their groups and progressed to the South-East semi-finals. The 1 year team were given a walkover in the semi-final and played Comeragh College, Tipperary in the final. They played some very good basketball in the final but unfortunately lost on this occasion.
The 2 year team played C.B.S., New Ross in the semi-final. This was an exciting game from start to finish which the girls won by a mere one point. In the final the girls played New Ross V.C. but lost the game on the day.
The teams were as follows:
1 Year: Lauren Devereux(captain), Kelly Chan, Niamh Heaney, Ruth McNamara, Stephanie Storey, Orlagh Codd, Carina Avtina, Aoife Doyle, Roberta Butler, Helen Murphy, Shannan Howell, Chloe Curran, Grainne Rafferty, Sian Hayes, Shona Doyle, Lauren Kelly, Mollie Fortune

2 Year: Maria Bunici(captain), Billie-Jean Doheny, Sinead Cowman, Ciara Thomas, Aoife O’Brien, Lauren Vaughan, Amy Kennedy, Shauna Healy, Orla Foley, Lauren Devereux, Lauren Kelly.

Athletics

The South Leinster Athletics Championships took place in Scanlon Park, Kilkenny recently with over twenty athletes representing the school. The school was very successful with the following winning medals:

Christine Furlong, 1 Hammer
Eleanor Nolan 1 Shot Putt, 3 Javelin
Robin Brennan 3 Shot Putt
Aine Hayes, 3 Triple Jump
Aoife Kavanagh 3rd 200m
U16 Relay 3: Robin Brennan, Aoife Kavanagh, Orla Boggan, Kelly-Anne Kearney.

The top three in each field event, and top two in each track event progress to the Leinster finals in Santry, Dublin on 21 May.

U-14 Gaelic Football

The gaelic football team qualified from the Wexford group and progressed to the Leinster knock-out stages. In the first round they travelled to play Loreto Kilkenny. Unfortunately, with quite a few players feeling ill from the bus journey the team did not play to the best of their ability and lost by a significant margin.
The team was as follows: Aine Hayes(captain), Aisling Nolan, Lucy Cullen, Demi Farrell, Ashleigh Conroy, Deirdre Kenny, Ciara Day, Shauna Busher-Carley, Nicola Cullen, Caoinhe O’Sullivam, Beth Kavanagh, Ala Blachon, Alison O’Doherty, Susan O’Dohertry, Aoife |Crowley, Chlou Curran, Ciara Neville, Niamh Doyle, Patricia Doran, Becky Doyle, Eadaoin Miskella, Niamh White, Sarah Walsh, Ciara Roche

Golf

Emma Murphy 2 year and Tara Dunne 6 year represented the school at the All Ireland Championships in April after winning the Midlands competition in October. The girls travelled to Middleton Golf Club on Monday 21 April to take on the best from the other regions. On the day the Maguire twins from the North, who have been making headlines over the past two years won the prestigious event with Emma and Tara finishing a very impressive 4. Well done to both girls on their achievements.

Learning Support/Resource Department
Students who attend Learning Support and Resource teaching in our school have had a very busy year. Skills have been strengthened, many books read and reviewed and stories written. Those preparing for exams have done some solid revision and we wish them the best of luck in the Junior and Leaving Cert examinations. We hope their hard work pays off. Students who attend Learning Support and Resource groups are a happy group of students who have gained both skills and confidence over the year and have had fun learning too.

Student Council 2008-2009

The following students have been elected


1 Year: Jasmine Busher Susan O’Doherty

2 Year: Sinead Cowman Aisling Nolan

3 Year: Sarah Coughlan Kelly Hore

4 Year: Andrea O’Doherty

5 Year: Enya Barron Chloe May Rachel Tobin

Thank you to all those students who went forward for election. You ran a very energetic, enthusiastic and hard working campaign which would rival any in the adult world. Without you we would not have had an election.

Art

The following students
Sinead Saunders 5 year, Yunhoo Lee, Aoife OBrien, BillyJean

Doheney, Lauren Vaughan, all 2 year, produced an art noir film with german installation artist Arne Witt on February 23. It will be shown before the end of term.

Laura Reynolds and Lauren Stewart Clancy both from 2 year, jointly won a Logo Design Competition for the new bowling alley in Drinagh. First prize was a free pass for their classmates at the new centre.

The winner of this years selected work to be placed on “Wall of Art” for 2008 is Abby Robertson 6 year.

From the Principal

The Staff and management send best wishes to all our 6th year and 3 year students who will take the written components of their exam in June.

We wish all parents, students and teachers a very Happy Summer.