Vol 26 No 03     18 Sept 2020

HSD 150 Cricket Exhibition Match

As part of the HSD 150 celebrations the Senior cricket team welcomed the Leprechauns, Ireland’s premier wandering cricket club, to an exhibition match which was played at YMCA in Sandymount.  The Leprechauns – featuring several past pupils – won the toss and elected to bat.  A heavy shower delayed the start of play but once it passed the Leprechauns got off to a flyer, hitting several boundaries inside the first five overs.  The High School made a breakthrough in the sixth over when Alexander O’Connor trapped their opening batter Leg Before Wicket (LBW).  Runs kept flowing from the bat but The High School stuck to their task with wickets for Ben Shaw, Orla Bagnall, and another for O’Connor.  At the conclusion of their innings Leprechauns Cricket Club reached a total of 180.  The High School’s reply got off to a quick start with Ben Shaw (31) and Tristen DeBeer (44) scoring fluently.  After they were dismissed, Sean O’Brien (35) took over the run scoring but in the end The High School fell three runs short of their target. It was an excellent match and a wonderful contribution to the HSD 150 celebrations.   
Ethan Clarke

Form 6 Autumn Examinations

This October pupils in Form 6 will sit a series of examinations as a year group.   It is planned that the examinations will start on Tuesday 6 October until Friday 9 October, and be of 90 minutes duration.  They will take place in the Form 6 base rooms on the C floor except for Music, Home Economics, DCG, and Construction Studies. The pupils will be permitted go home at 12.35 pm when the examinations end.  The timetable will be issued early next week.

HSD Parents' Association

The HSD Parents' Association Annual General Meeting has been postponed from Monday 21 September to Wednesday 7 October at 8.00pm and will take place online.  Invitations and full details will follow shortly.
HSD PA Committee 

Form 3 Parent Teacher Meetings

The Form 3 parent-teacher meeting will take place on Thursday 24 September between 4.15pm-6.45pm.  This meeting will take place remotely.  Bookings are being done in the usual way. Parents will be able to meet with up to six teachers.  Each meeting will be five minutes long as normal.  The teacher will make contact with the parent/guardian through the student account on the MS Teams platform.

HSD Orchestra 

Orchestra rehearsals begin on Thursday 17 September at 4.00 pm with the return of the String section only.  Other instruments will be invited to attend in the coming weeks and months.  If you play an instrument and are interested in joining The High School Orchestra, please contact Ms Phillips in the Music Block.

Senior Drama

This year Drama is being made available to all Senior Cycle pupils. The programme will involve pupils working in small groups creating and devising their own pieces of theatre.  This will provide an opportunity to be involved in the theatre making process from start to finish creating a truly unique experience, and one usually only made available at third level or in professional theatre group settings.  Following playwriting and practical devising workshops, each group will work on creating their own piece.  There will be regular workshop and rehearsal sessions with group supervision. These pieces will be crafted for the first half of the year with a view to being performed and recorded in the second half of the year.  Interested pupils should contact Mr Milofsky and fill out the form on their Form Class Teams page.
Mr Milofsky

Nut Free Zone

For some time now, the food served at The High School has been nut free.  It is no longer permitted to bring nuts or nut-based products into school for health and safety reasons.  

A Note for your Diary

A staff training day will take place on Friday 18 September.  The school will be closed to all pupils.  The date for Form 1 Vaccinations has changed.  They will now take place on 21-23 September.

Swimming Lessons

Swimming is a great way to stay fit, make new friends, and to maintain wellbeing. Each Tuesday at Terenure College Swimming Pool, pupils from The High School come together for a fun swim.   Juniors take to the pool from 7.15 - 8.00 pm while Seniors attend from 8.00 - 8.45 pm.  All are very welcome to join us.