All this week's news from The High School Dublin

Vol 23 No 24 16 March 2018

The High School Wins The Leinster Junior Cup

Congratulations to all members of The High School Junior A hockey team who defeated St Andrew's College 2-1 in the final of the Leinster Hockey Association Schoolboys' Junior Cup to win the competition for the second year running. The team also recently won the Leinster Hockey Association Schoolboys Junior League trophy for the second successive year. These victories are unique in the history of the school. There seems to be no stopping The High School hockey teams this year as each week our players participate in competitions at the highest level. The High School's Harry Lynch scored the first goal having won a corner and flicked it in. The opposition scored with a rebound reverse shot but Evan Jennings scored the next goal for The High School hitting a ball across the D for Joe Murphy to slot home. After half-time The High School defence fought well with Ross Howard holding the fort and throwing aerials to relieve pressure. The opposition held the ball well but couldn’t convert their chances.
Harry Lynch

Leinster Hockey Association U13 League Victory

Congratulations to The High School U13 boys' hockey team which defeated Sutton Park School 3-0 to win the Leinster Schoolboys U13 league competition. The goals were scored by Alex Lynch, Alexander Stewart, and Ben Pasley. We warmly congratulate the team on its achievement and wish all members of the squad every success in future competitions.
Mr P Fitzpatrick

Leinster Hockey Association Senior League Final

The semi-final of the Leinster Hockey Association Senior League was a fast and furious game from the tip-off. The first goal went in after just 10 minutes. Alistair Empey slipped the ball across to Peter Lynch who was free at the back post to tap it in. After 20 minutes Alistair Empey powered into the D with a reverse shot bringing the score to 2-0. Our opponents were kept at bay through some great tackling on our side. At half-time the score was 2-0. The second half started with HSD on top. Both teams traded attacks. Ten minutes in and Peter Lynch hit a reverse shot across the endline. It was skillfully tapped in at the backpost by Alistair Empey. Andrew Canning and James Coman were threatening down the flanks from right and left back. Our opponents were unlucky not to find deflections as they created great space. It was end-to-end for 20 minutes until St Andrew's College scored with a drag flick bottom left. The final result was 3-1 to The High School. The final round of the competition will be played against Wesley College in Wesley College after Easter. This team will also play in the Leinster Schools' Senior Trophy against New Park Comprehensive in the near future.
Ms S Gray

Form 1 Girls' Hockey Tour

Pupils from Form 1 enjoyed their first hockey tour last weekend with an
overnight stay in Cork. They played a number of hockey tournaments, visited a cinema, went swimming, and spent an afternoon zip-lining. It was a thoroughly enjoyable and fun-filled weekend. Players bonded and pupils got to get to know one another really well. It was reportedly one of the most enjoyable school trips yet!

HSD MUN - Join In!

The inaugural High School Model United Nations Conference will be held on the 20 and 21 April. Schools from all over Dublin will be attending, representing different countries, and debating solutions to today's global problems. Would you like to get involved in this exciting project? Maybe you could volunteer to be a member of the Secretariat? Or are you interested in Media? Or perhaps joining the Security team would interest you? Join the debate - Be involved - make change happen! Sign up in B1 or speak to Ms Wilson as soon as possible.

TCD Visit

Our Form 6 Chemistry pupils attended a forensics workshop at HSD during the week, with a team of scientists on hand from the Forensics Department at Trinity College Dublin. It was a thoroughly interesting and worthwhile experience.

Theatre Trip

On Thursday 7 March pupils involved in The One Act Drama competition went to the Bord Gais Energy Theatre to see the musical 'Legally Blonde'. It was very entertaining and surprisingly hilarious with an empowering story line and amazing songs and dances that resulted in a standing ovation at the end. The theatre was filled to the brim and everyone was dancing along to the songs at the end!

Charity Donation

This year's Helen Kane Memorial Charity Challenge was a wonderful success. Pupils managed to raise over €1,740 through their activities either swimming in the Forty Foot or by climbing the Sugar Loaf mountain.

The money raised was donated to St Luke's Hospital and pupils presented their representative, Ms Deirdre Turley, with a cheque at Assembly last week. Well done to all concerned.

Spring Into Reading Readathon

Join in The High School Spring Into Reading Readathon! Great prizes are to be won. The challenge is open to all forms so get reading. You can collect your Readathon sheet from the Library to get started. Closing date for entries has been extended to Friday 13 April - all the more time to give this reading challenge a go.

Student Council Meeting

There is a Student Council meeting taking place on Wednesday 21 March at 8.30 am in A22. All class representatives should attend.

Dates for your Diary

16 Mar 18 - Staff meeting, 12.45 pm
16 Mar 18 - St Patrick's Day - public holiday begins, 11.55 am
20 Mar 18 - St Patrick's Day - public holiday ends, 8.55 am

20 Mar 18 - St Patrick's Day - public holiday ends, 8.55 am
21 Mar 18 - Form 6 parents' meeting - Leaving Certificate arrangements, 7.30 pm
23 Mar 18 - Spring term ends, 11.55 am

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