Vol 24 No 27     10 May 2019

East Leinster Athletics Championship

Last week a large group of pupils from The High School were selected to attended the East Leinster Athletics Championship.  The following pupils were awarded medals at the two-day event: Kehinde Ogundipe won bronze in the U16 200 metres; Taiwo Ogundipe was awarded bronze in the junior long jump; and Julian Hauxwell won bronze in the junior shot putt; Ben McLean Howard won silver in the junior shot putt; Saul Lysaght won silver in the intermediate high jump; and Taiwo Ogundipe, Kehinde Ogundipe, Samuel Kennedy, and Elijah Breen won silver in the U16 4 x 300 metre relay.  It was an amazing two-day event. We should like to offer our best wishes for further success to pupils who qualified to compete at the Leinster Schools Track and Field Championship later this month.   

Lir Theatre Visit

On Wednesday 1 May pupils representing Senior Drama at The High School attended a Technical Theatre and Skills workshop at The Lir Academy, Dublin.  The Lir is Ireland’s national college of performing arts and one of the most prestigious Drama schools in the country.  The session involved learning about the practical and technical aspects of the theatre– the lights, the sounds, the action.  Members of The High School drama department were invited to the Lir in order to pilot the workshop for other schools in the future and it was an honour to attend.  The pupils found the morning engaging and worthwhile. Thank you once again to The Lir for having us.

HSD PPU Donation

The Presdent of The High School and Diocesan Past Pupils' Union (HSD PPU) recently presented a cheque to support the charitable work of school.  The Union actively encourages all past pupils to keep in touch with one another via the HSD PPU website at www.hsdppu.com and would be delighted to hear from anyone interested in becoming a committee member or helping out in any other way.

Art Examinations 

Pupils from Forms 3 and 6 havebeen busy completing their Junior and Leaving Certificate Drawing Examinations this week.  We congratulate them on their achievement in completing this important stage of their course.

HSD International Representation

Congratulations to High School pupil Thomas Myles who will be representing Ireland this weekend at the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) 
European Youth Cup in Graz, Austria.  The IFSC is an international non-governmental non-profit organization whose main objectives are the direction, regulation, promotion, development, and furtherance of climbing competitions around the world.  Tommy has been bouldering for many years now and we wish him every success in future competitions.

Form 1 Exhibition

Form 1 Art pupils created a colourful collection of minature paintings with a distinctive confectionary theme.

NCH Young Musicians Series

Past pupil and award-winning viola player Fiachra de hOra  (HSD, 2012-18) recently performed at the National Concert Hall as part of the Young Musicians Programme.  You can listen to highlights of that wonderful concert by clicking the link below.  We wish Fiachra every success in future performances.

Supervised Study

A new session of Supervised Study started Tuesday 7 May just in time for the end-of-year examinations.  As there are only three weeks of study this month because of summer examinations the following fees apply:
4 days per week for 3 weeks      €45.00
3 days per week for 3 weeks      €33.75
2 days per week for 3 weeks      €22.50
1 day per week for 3 weeks        €11.25
Please contact the Office for additional information. 

Rathfarnham Parish Fete