News Archives - 2012 / 2013 ARCHIVE Summer holidays 1. The school is now closed for the summer holidays. 2. Offices will re-open on Monday, 12 August. 3. Any matters requiring urgent attention before 12 August can be posted to the school, marked for the attention of the Principal, or sent by e-mail to [email protected] 4. Leaving Certificate results will be available for collection in the school between 9.00 a.m. and 1.00p.m. on Wednesday, 14 August. Wednesday, 5 June to Friday, 21 June The school extends its best wishes to all students who will be sitting their Junior and Leaving Certificate examinations during this period of time. We hope that the hard work put in by students and teachers in preparations for these examinations will now pay dividends. The teacher-in-charge of examination arrangements for the school is Sr. Christine to whom all examination-related enquiries should be directed. The school‟s support services remain in force throughout the examination period for any student who may need any assistance/advice. News Update 16 Paired reading Transition year students and first year students who participated in this year‟s Paired Reading Programme were awarded with their certificates this last week of term. This is the third year that the programme has run in our school. Paired Reading aims to help students foster a love of reading in an enjoyable and relaxed atmosphere as well as affording all students the opportunity to forge new friendships. Cora Murphy, 1st Year pictured with her Paired Reading certificate. First year tutees from left to right: Jordy Sheridan, Sinéad Ronan-John, Aoife Whitty, Jayne Harrison, Aoise Meyler and Katie Sweeney. The students met for 15-20 minutes at lunchtime from Tuesday to Friday during the first term. First years picked a book that interested them from the Paired Reading box in TB3 and then read with their TY tutor for the duration. The programme went on up until Christmas and finished up with a Paired Reading Party in the lunch room where students enjoyed games, sweets and general festive cheer. Some students volunteered to continue to read with their tutor for the duration of the school year. Unfortunately not every TY student who trained had the opportunity to put their skills into practice in school but some TY tutors brought their skills to the wider community by helping younger neighbours and friends with their reading outside school time. Some of this year's TY tutors: Back row left to right: Naoise Brennan, Patrice O'Gorman, Gillian MacDonald, Bethany Sheridan. Front row left to right: Emma Carroll, Orlagh Barry, Eimear O'Brien As the Paired Reading Co-ordinator, I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the students who were so generous with their time and committed to the idea of reading for enjoyment. I hope the programme has instilled in you a love of reading that will remain long after you leave Loreto. Well done girls! PRIZEGIVING 2013 OPENING PRAYER – FR. FEGAN SCHOOL CHOIR Sang a piece dedicated to the sixth years PREFECT We recognised the work and commitment of the Prefects and Vice-Prefects during the year. 1st Year J.C. 1.1 Prefect Aoibheann Butler Vice-Prefect Gillian Banville J.C. 1.2 Prefect Rebecca Hamilton Vice-Prefect Clíona Foley J.C. 1.3 Prefect Katie Knowles Vice-Prefect Olivia Middleton J.C. 1.4 Prefect Sally Shortle Vice-Prefect Siadhbh Sheil 2nd Year – by Maths J.C. 2.1 Ms. Riordan Prefect Ciara Cullinane Vice-Prefect Jessie Harding J.C. 2.2 Ms. O’ Keeffe Prefect Ciara Cantwell Vice-Prefect Róisín Cooney J.C. 2.3 Ms McDonald Prefect Andrea O’Brien Vice-Prefect Mary Eviston J.C. 2.4 Ms Cotter Prefect Georgina Steel Vice-Prefect Caoimhe O’Keeffe 3rd Year – by Irish J.C. 3.1 Ms Hearn Prefect Aisling Maher Vice-Prefect Anna Collyer J.C. 3.2 Ms O’Reilly Prefect Sarah Boyle Vice-Prefect Katie Lacey J.C. 3.3 Ms Shannon Prefect Freya Innes Vice-Prefect Clara Smith J.C. 3.4 Ms De Róiste Prefect Hannah Rowe Vice-Prefect Kate Kelly J.C. 3.5 Ní Thúairisgh Prefect Lauren Carthy Vice-Prefect Rachel Rowe 4th Year – Transition 4.1 Mr Kilbride Prefect Muireann Byrne Vice-Prefect Orlaith Prendergast 4.3 Ms Curran Prefect Cáit Sheil Vice-Prefect Caoimhe Cotter 4.4 Ms E. Kinsella Prefect Rachel Keane 4.5 Mr Brennan Prefect Aisling McAuliffe 5th Year 5.1 Mr Gunning Prefect Rachel Bermingham Vice-Prefect Caoimhe Connick 5.2 Ms Jordan Prefect Niamh Foley Vice-Prefect Michelle Furlong 5.3 Mr Kavanagh Prefect Aideen McMorrow Vice-Prefect Ciara Lawlor 5.4 Ms Whitty Prefect Ruth Sinnott Vice-Prefect Aisling Ryan 6th Year 6.1 Ms O‟Gorman Prefect Blánaid Fanning Ironside Vice-Prefect Leanne Moore 6.2 Ms Griffin Prefect Aisling Kelly Vice-Prefect Katie Lillis 6.3 Ms Walton Prefect Madeleine O‟Carroll Vice-Prefect Jill Murphy 6.4 Ms Zimmerman Prefect Zoe Arthur Vice-Prefect Ellen Quigley 6.5 Ms Forde Prefect Sarah Hyland Vice-Prefect Niamh Sweetman 6.6 Mr Cummins Prefect Chloe Whitty Vice-Prefect Katie Wright STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Students were chosen by nominations from staff and students, for contributing to school life in a positive way, during the year. Awarded not just for academic ability, but may be for some other qualities that have been shown during the year. JUNIOR CERT 1st year 1.1 Emma Byrne 1.2 Rebecca Jones 1.3 Nicole O‟Connor 1.4 Zara Zimmermann 2nd Year Maths 2.1 Ms. O‟Riordan Juliette Foyle 2.2 Ms. O‟Keeffe Katie Hannigan 2.3 Ms. McDonald Larah Campbell 2.4 Ms. Cotter Amy Quigley 2.5 Mr. Murphy Muireann Ní Chorcora 3rd Year Irish 3.1 Ms. Hearn Anne Daly 3.2 Ms. O‟Reilly Grace Kelly 3.3 Ms. Shannon Amber Ferguson 3.4 Ms. De Róiste Leanne Corrigan 3.5 Ms. Ní Thúairisg Dearbhla Morgan 4th Year - Transition 4.1 Mr. Kilbride Muireann Byrne 4.2 Ms. O‟Farrell Claire Somers-Cashen 4.3 Ms. Curran Rebecca Hore 4.4 Ms. E. Kinsella Lauren Murphy 4.5 Mr. Brennan Amy Cardiff 5th Year - 5.1 Mr. Gunning Jane Barrett 5.2 Ms. Jordan Eva Farrell 5.3 Ms. Kavanagh Aideen McMorrow 5.4 Ms. Whitty Shannon Smythe 6th Year - 6.1 Ms. O‟Gorman Leanne Moore 6.2 Ms. Griffin Niamh Dempsey 6.3 Ms. Walton Elaine Mernagh 6.4 Ms. Zimmerman Louise O‟Connor 6.5 Ms. Forde Niamh Sweetman 6.6 Mr. Cummins Shauna Walsh Aisling Busher, 5th year, who won the “Loreto‟s Got Talent” show performed her winning piece. STUDENTS‟ COUNCIL We acknowledged the work that the Students‟ Council has carried out so consistently during the year. This year saw the inaugural year of “The Students‟ Council Award” to a student of their choice. 1st year Rebecca Jones Sally Shortle 2nd year Katie Stone Heather Jackson 3rd year Jamie Dempsey Katie McGuire 4th year Alice Mahon Emma Bursnell Mooney 5th year Holly Loughman Mairead Walsh 6th year Karen McHugh Ali Murphy Head Girl Niamh Cullen Deputy Head Girl Jennifer Ryan SPECIAL AWARDS ENGLISH - Úna Hickey Perpetual Cup for English Miss Úna Hickey was an English teacher in the Loreto, Wexford. When she retired, she presented this silver cup to the school, as a perpetual English trophy. For her enthusiastic participation in class and obvious love of the English language as well as all the hard work and dedication she has shown, this student was the obvious choice. Her contributions are insightful, particularly in poetry, and she definitely has a way with words! Congratulations to this year‟s recipient, Róisín Kavanagh. MUSIC - Sr. Mary Walshe Memorial Cup for Music Sr. Mary taught music and choir in the Loreto, Wexford for many years. When she died in November 2003, it was decided to present the Sr. Mary Walshe Memorial Cup each year to a student who studied music in Loreto and achieved a very high standard. The award is to remind us of the great contribution Sr. Mary made to music in the school and in Wexford. This year‟s recipient has shown great commitment and dedication to both her music studies and as a member of the school choir and orchestra during her six years in Loreto. The Sr. Mary Walshe Memorial Cup was awarded this year to: Orla Sherwood IRISH - Gradam Roinn na Gaeilge The Irish Department give these awards to senior cycle students, who have made a great effort in both improving and perfecting their spoken Irish. This award hopes to both encourage and reward those who have embraced speaking Irish at all levels. Mar a deir an seanfhocal…”Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh sí.” The awards are as follows: Shauna Cousins Áine Wright Blánaid Fanning Ironside Ruth Sinnott Zoe Arthur Gemma Ferris Kailey Roche Shauna Skelton SPIRIT OF TRANSITION YEAR AWARD This award is presented to a student who has immersed herself in all that Transition Year has to offer. She has taken part in a wide range of activities and has done so enthusiastically, willingly and with a constant smile. So for her enthusiasm, her energy, her positive attitude. This award went to: Orlaith Prendergast MODERN LANGUAGES - STUDENT OF THE YEAR AWARD Every year the departments of French, German and Japanese give an award to a student of Modern Languages. This award aims to encourage language learning as well as reward students‟ hard work and enthusiasm. This year‟s recipient was Emily Breen in fifth year. Emily is gifted linguistically. She is studying German and French and is a very capable student. This year she participated in the All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad and qualified for the second round which was held in Dublin in March 2013. Congratulations and well done to Emily. GREEN SCHOOL This year the Green School Committee gave its award to two members who have made an outstanding contribution and were very committed to the Green School. During the year they never failed to have announcements made, check bins, attend meetings, write minutes and do meter readings. This year‟s award was presented to Tara Murphy and Muireann Ní Chorcora. MEITHEAL LEADERS In gratitude to the Meitheal Leaders for the hard work and enthusiasm they put in this year to help first years settle into school and to acknowledge the valuable resource that Meitheal is to our first year students – Loreto shows it‟s appreciation to the Meitheal leaders. The Meitheal leaders are as follows: Aisling Berry Sophie Butler Nora Cash Saoirse O‟Keeffe Alanna Griffin Elsa McDermott Niamh Foley Zoe Zimmerman Eimear Hore Sinéad Moore Maria Maher Aisling Kavanagh SILVER GAISCE We presented certificates to students who completed their Silver Gaisce Awards. To achieve this award, each student had to complete 4 challenges: ● Personal – learn or improve a personal skill (1 hour a week for 26 weeks) ● Physical – commit to physical exercise (1 hour a week for 26 weeks) ● Community – do voluntary work (1 hour a week for 26 weeks) ● Hike – complete a 50-70 km hike over 3 days and 2 nights. To complete the above has been quite a challenge for the students and they deserve congratulations. They are: Ciara Daly Niamh Dempsey Niamh Grayson Shauna Nic Aogáin Elena Owens Niamh Rafter Julie Rossiter Sinéad Rowe Jennifer Ryan Georgina Sutton Jessica Walsh Shauna Warren Orla Sherwood ROTARY LEADERSHIP COMPETITION We congratulated and made a presentation to Aisling Busher, 5th Year, who won the school level of the Rotary Leadership Competition. She went on to win the Wexford final and took part in the South East Regional Final. The judges commented on the high standard of participants at the school level and how the future looks bright with such strong leaders among our school community. ATTENDANCE We recognised and rewarded good attendance in the school. In the next school year – 2013-14, during year group assemblies, we will present 107 students with Certificates of Good Attendance. These certificates will be presented to students whose cumulative absence for this school year, up to the 1st of May, 2013 did not exceed 3 days. Certificates will be presented to 18 sixth years during the coming week. At prize giving we recognised 33 students that had a full attendance record during this period. They are: First Year Katie Brown Sally Shortle Caoimhe Ní Corcrain Second Year Grace Dowd Grace Murphy Aoileann Hourihane Third Year Laura Bruen Eimear Buckley Abbie Bursnell Mooney Rachel Cantwell Anna Collyer Emily Long Shannon Gleeson Hollie Jordan 4th Year Cáit Sheil 5th Year Aisling Busher Megan Cullen Louise Foley Laura Haddigan Kelly Murray Tara O‟Farrell Aisling Reardon Orla Nimmo 6th Year Zoe Cousins Melanie Delaney Orla Delaney Blánaid Fanning Ironside Laura Kent Leanne Moore Louise O‟Connor Jennifer Ryan Shauna Walsh Jessica Kam, also a special award was presented to Jessica, for never missing a day during her six years in Loreto, Wexford. (since we started using the Anseo System to calculate attendance records for prize giving) SPORT AWARDS To show our appreciation to the Sports‟ Captains and students who helped to organise different sports. For their help and commitment throughout the year, please note the following. This year is also the inaugural year of awards to a senior and junior player in each sport, who their coaches have commended for their exceptional dedication and outstanding contribution to their sport over the year. Hockey Senior Captains Marie Claire Morrissey Ruth Bowe Senior B Captain Orla Sherwood Minor A Captain Niamh Buckley Junior Captain Lauren Carty Junior B Captain Mary Lyons 1st Year A Captain Mary Barrett 1st Year B Captain Sarah Murphy 1st Year C Captain Zoe Jenkins Outstanding Contribution to Hockey Junior Award Claire Cullen Senior Award Orla Sherwood Football Senior Captain Niamh Crosbie Senior Vice-Captains Julie Coakley Shauna Murphy Under 16 Team Captain Ellie O‟Connor Vice-Captain Amy Cardiff Under 14 Team Captain Cathy O‟Connor Outstanding Contribution to Football Junior Award Clare Barry Senior Award Niamh O‟Gorman Senior Football Team presentation As we already know this was a very successful year for football in the school. Our under 16s unluckily were beaten by a point against Coláiste Bríd, while despite our under 14 team losing in group stages, our first years went on to win the first year blitz held in Pairc Gharman last week, which bodes very well for the future. But the footballing highlight has to go to our seniors. After a lot of tough trainings and matches over the last two years, for most of the panel, their reward came on 4th of December 2012 when they claimed Loreto, Wexford‟s first Senior ”A” Leinster title in 15 years against Coláiste Iosagáin by a score line of 1-09 to 0-08 points. Special mention must go to Julie Coakley who received the player of the match award, thanks in no small part to her contribution of 6 points on the day. Despite the team‟s subsequent defeat in the All-Ireland semi-final in March to Athenry of Galway, nothing can take away from the girls‟ efforts and commitment to the cause and determination right up until the final seconds of their last game. The panel of 26 girls were already presented with their Leinster Cup and medals earlier this year. The captain Niamh Crosbie was presented with a token of our appreciation for all the effort and work that they put in. Camogie Senior Team Captain Marie Claire Morrissey Vice-Captain Áine Wright Under 16 Team Captain Emma Walsh Vice-Captain Sorcha Foley Under 14 Team Captain Sarah O‟Connor Vice-Captain Larah Campbell Outstanding Contribution to Camogie Junior Award Róisín Cooney Senior Award Marie Claire Morrissey Basketball Senior Team Captain Carol Kavanagh Junior Team Captain Laura Bruen Vice-Captain Rebecca Popplewell Transition Year For exemplary dedication to coaching: Karen Rowe Marcella Furlong Georgina Warren Aoife Day 2nd year Team Captain Lauren Kavanagh 1st Year Team Captain Clodagh Dee Outstanding Contribution to Basketball Junior Award Mary Eviston Senior Award Marcella Furlong Athletics Cross Country Captain Patrice O‟Gorman Track and Field Senior Captain Elena Owens Equestrian Captain Karen Rowe Special mention to: Karen Rowe, Rachel Rowe, Siadhbh Whitty and Davina Murphy, for coming 3rd in the All Ireland