Vol 24 No 24     05 April 2019

Leinster Senior Cup Victory

Congratulations to The High School Senior 1 boys' hockey team which defeated Wesley College 1-0 to win the Leinster Hockey Association Schoolboys Senior Cup for the first time in the history of the school.  We warmly congratulate the team on its achievements and wish all members of the squad every success in future competitions.

South Dublin Senior League Finalists

Congratulations to The High School Senior 2 team who played a great game in the South Dublin League final recently, coming away from the competition with silver medals.  We are delighted with their fine achievement and wish them further success in the future.
Ms S Jones

UCD Business Award

Form 4 pupils were recently presented with awards from UCD Quinn School of Business for achieving an A grade in their Junior Certificate Examination in 2018.  Well done!

Library Competition Winners

Congratulations to the proud winners of the HSD Library Twitter short story competition. 

Form 4 French Trip 

Last week pupils from Form 4 visited the Irish Film Insititute (IFI) as past of their Senior French course.  There they saw a special screening of Keeper directed by Guillaume Senez and presented in association with the French Cultural Service.  This Belgian art piece has been chosen as part of the IFI’s schools' programme.  Overall, the movie was a pleasure to watch and improved our French with its Belgian je ne sais quoi.
Ciaran Adair and Dylan Murphy.

Form 2 Rugby Tour

On a fine Friday morning Form 2 rugby players travelled to Rosslare at 6.30 am and took the morning ferry to the south of Wales.  We then drove to St David’s where we played a match against St David’s School. The High School won the game comfortably 38-22.  We then travelled to Celtic Camping where about an hour later, we participated in a fun mud-run.  We finished the evening with a movie, The Blindside.  The next morning we woke up, had breakfast and left to play Carmarthen Quins RFC.  At half time the game was very close but in the end The High School was victorious winning 31-14.  After the game we got taxis into Carmarthen and walked around the town for about an hour and a half.  We then went to Frankie and Benny’s for pizza followed by a visit to the cinema where we watched Captain Marvel.  At 11.00 pm we left Carmarthen to go to Pembroke port to get the 2.00 am ferry to Rosslare.  We arrived at Rosslare at 6.30 am and 
got the bus to The High School for 9.00 am.  It was a great tour. 
Charles Beatty

Model United Nations

Recently, The High School’s Model United Nations pupils received the wonderful opportunity to attend WCDMUN representing Indonesia and Azerbaijan. The conference was a wonderful experience for all participants, full of fierce debate and plentiful laughter.  We debated a range of current global problems such as the question of the privatisation of war, climate refugees, the rights of people with a disability, marine pollution, and the situation in Sudan. The conference gave us the opportunity to socialise with young people from schools across Dublin as well as France, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The High School won three awards: Distinguished Delegate – Daniel Fiala Li (Azerbaijan), Distinguished Delegate – Eve Shannon (Azerbaijan), and Best Junior Delegate - Jake O’Loughlin (Indonesia).  The conference finished with a disco which marked the end of the event.  I can assure every pupil that Model United Nations is one of the most enjoyable activities that The High School has to offer and I encourage everyone to sign up.   
Daniel Fiala Li 

Form 4 DCU Trip

Last week Form 4 pupils visited Dublin City University (DCU) where they
attended a lecture on the various courses available to all who study there.  They were then treated to a tour of their facilities which were most impressive.  It was a very worthwhile visit.

Form 1 Business

Pupils from Form 1 visited a local bank recently as part of their Business Studies course to learn about banking and to support enterprises in the locality. 

Form 1 Science Projects

Pupils in Form 1 have been studying our solar system this term and created some fine projects based on their learning.  They presented their work to their peers in class.  Well done, everyone! 

HSD Swimming Gala Success

Well done to The High School swimming team who attended their first 
gala recently.  The pupils did wonderfully well taking home 3 gold, 6 silver, and 3 bronze medals. 

Pi-Day Poster Competition Winners

Congratulations to pupils who participated in the 2019 Pi Day Poster 
Competition.  Stefan Maier was the overall winner.  Well done to all!

USA and South Africa Visits

We welcomed two touring schools to The High School recently: Legend High School/Titan Rugby Club U18s from Colorado, USA and Parklands School, South Africa.  Our pupils from Form 4 and 5 played brilliantly with HSD winning both games.   Well done to everyone involved. 

Art Gallery: Form 1 Lino Prints

HSD Past Pupils’ Union Annual Dinner

We would like to invite you to our Annual Dinner which is fast approaching and we'd love to see you there! This event is a great opportunity not only to catch up with old friends but also to connect with other past pupils as well as current parents in the school.  It's on Friday 12 April at 7.30pm in The High School.  If you would like to book a  ticket, please deposit €50 per ticket into our account BIC-BOFIIE2DXXX IBAN-IE46BOFI90001753902462. Please reference ‘Dinner’ along with your name so that we can keep track. If online banking does not suit you, you can send a cheque, made out to HSD PPU to HSD PPU, c/o 97 Churchtown Road Lower, Churchtown, D14 NY04.

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Summer Sports Programme 2019

Zion Parish Sale