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Awards & Achievements

Stratford College is proud to celebrate the participation, success and achievements of all our students

The Road to Izmir Image: The Irish Times/Fighting Words Supplement
Award / 12 May 2016

TY student, Cormac Kelly, published in The Irish Times ‘Fighting Words’ Supplement

Congratulations to Cormac Kelly who's short story "A Road to Izmir" was published in the 'Fighting Words' supplement  on Wednesday, 11th May 2016. The supplement which features Young Irish Writing was published by The Irish Times. 

See also the English/Drama blog.

[Image: The Irish Times/Fighting Words Supplement]

Drama Faces
Award / 5 May 2016

Junior/Senior students come joint 2nd in Over 14 Improvisation competition at Feis Maitiu 2016

Congratulations to the O14 group of Stratford students who came joint 2nd in the Improvisation competition at Feis Maitiu 2016 on Wednesday 4th May 2016. 

O14 students: Geordan Sheridan-O'Brien, Laura Kelly, Gabriel Messam, Cormac Kelly and Ryan Baker

See also the English/Drama blog.

1st Year Boys Basketball League Final Winners Photo: Ms. Donohoe
Award / 4 May 2016

1st Year Boys Basketball team win their League Final

Congratulations to the 1st Year Boys Basketball team 2015-2016, who beat Kishoge 24-17 in their League Final on Tuesday, 4th May 2016. Well done to their coach, Ms. Finnegan.

1st Year Boys Basketball team: Jeremy Messam, Oscar Macartney, Srijan Singh, Alex Doherty, Chris Doyle, Peter Barry and Josh Barling.

See also the Sports blog.

Trinity Scholar for Science, April 2016 Photo: Paul Kelly
Award / 13 April 2016

Past Pupil Diarmaid Kelly (2014) announced as a Trinity Scholar 2016 for Science

Congratulations to past pupil, Diarmaid Kelly (2014) who was listed as one of the new Trinity Science Scholars on Trinity Monday - Monday, 11th April 2016.

See also the Past Pupils blog.

Stratford College Classical Studies students Photo: Ms. Donohoe
Award / 15 March 2016

Stratford College win annual ‘Ides of March’ Classical Studies Quiz

On Monday, 14th March 2016,  Stratford College were awarded 1st place in the annual 'Ides of March' Classical Studies Quiz  with a heroic score of 49/50. Members of the winning team were Tim (3rd Year), Anna (3rd Year), Oscar (5th Year) and Rory (6th Year). 36 teams were entered in the quiz. Well done to this team and the other Stratford teams.

See also the Classics/CSPE/History blog.

World Book Day Award 2016 Image: www.worldbookday.com/wobod
Award / 4 March 2016

Stratford’s entry listed as ‘some of our other favourites’ for World Book Day Award 2016

Congratulations to the TY Library prefects 2015-2016 - Lara McGuinness, Julia Tatar Concado, Gina Cohen, Cormac Kelly and Ryan Baker. Their video entry for the World Book Day Award 2016 was listed in 'some of our other favourites', announced on World Book Day, 3rd March 2016. This competition was open to all primary and secondary schools in the UK and Ireland. Stratford College was the only Irish school to make the final list of winning entries. The theme was 'where does your reading take you?'

Watch the video: World Book Day Award 2016

See also the Library blog.

Awards Ceremony, October 2015. Photo: Moya McCrea
Award / 28 October 2015

Awards Ceremony, 2015

The Awards Ceremony were held on Friday, 23rd October 2015. Browse this PDF file to see the full list of recipients. Congratulations to all students, past and current, who received awards on the day. 

See also School News blog.

Receiving the second Green Flag for Energy Photo: unknown
Award / 21 May 2015

Green Schools awarded second Green Flag for Energy

On Tuesday, 19th May 2015 Stratford College Green Schools were awarded a second Green Flag for Energy at The Helix in Dublin City University. Green Schools worked really hard to prepare for an inspection at the end of March and the Energy Flag is the fruits of their work. Well done to everyone involved in Green Schools and the whole school community at large.

See also the Student Council blog.

Cup won by Stratford College students for the U16 Group Improvisation Photo: Ms. Coogan
Award / 8 May 2015

Junior students placed 1st and 2nd in U14 - U16 Improvisation competitions at Feis Maitiu 2015

Congratulations to the U14 group of Stratford students who came 2nd in the Improvisation competition at Feis Maitiu 2015 on Tuesday, 5th May. The next day the U16 group of Stratford students came 1st in the U16 Improvisation competition.

U14 students: Anna Baker, Kharisma Messam, Laura Kelly, Ana Jovanovic, Charlie Ward-Pratt

U16 students: Alannah O'Byrne, Shimi Tillman, Fionn Bentley, Cormac Kelly

Newpark Music Festival2015Image
Award / 30 April 2015

2nd Year student placed 2nd in her class, Newpark Music Festival 2015

Well done to 2nd Year student Ana Jovanovic who came 2nd in the U16 Vocal competition at the Newpark Music Festival on Wednesday, 29th April 2015. Well done to all the Stratford students who participated in the competition and to Ms. Conlon who prepared them.