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Science Week, 10th - 14th November 2014

This year was a very busy schedule for Science students in Stratford. Ms. McCarthy and Ms. O'Sullivan organised many different events, including trips to Trinity, DIT, the Natural History Museum, the ISTA Science Quiz in the RDS and the highlight of the week, W5 in Belfast. Browse through the photos of the week to get a good sense of the enjoyment that was had by all. Check the Science/Maths blog for more details. A big thank-you to Ms. McCarthy and Ms. O'Sullivan for organising everything.

Awards Ceremony, 24th October 2014

The annual Awards Ceremony was held on Friday, 24th October in the school hall. Guest of Honour at the Awards Ceremony was 15 year old Harry McCann, founder of Kid Tech and founder member of the Digital Youth Council. Students, teachers, parents and past-pupils were treated to a wonderful musical interlude - you can listen back to them on the podcasts. Well done to all the students who received an Award on the day and to all students for their own personal achievements.

TY Trip to Delphi, 1st - 4th September 2014

The TY students went to Delphi during the first week in September where they were able to enjoy it to the utmost because of the beautiful weather. It was only on the last day that the weather turned against them, but that is part of the Delphi experience! The TY students did lots of different activities - including canoeing, surfing and climbing - and according to Ms. Finnegan really pushed themselves to do things they normally wouldn't attempt. Thanks to Ms. Finnegan for organising the trip and to Ms. Cooper for also coming on the trip.

School Photos, Summer 2014

Official Class Photos, 2013-2014

The official class photos were taken by Edmund Ross Photography this year in May.

6th Year Graduation, 16th May 2014

On Friday, 16th May, the school hall was beautifully arranged by Mrs. Bondi and the Student Council for the 6th Year Graduation. The speeches were thought provoking by Ms. Gordon, Student Council Representatives and the Chairman of the Stratford College Parents Association. There were a number of musical interludes provided by the students and a terrific 6th Year Graduation video. Parents, teachers, friends and past-pupils enjoyed a wonderful meal managed by Mrs. Gresak. Thank you to Brendan also for having the hall and school looking so splendid.

TY Graduation and Sports Assembly, 12th May 2014

The Sports Assembly was held as part of the Transition Year Graduation on Monday, 12th May. Prizes were presented to students who won events on Sports Day. Well done to everyone! Well done to the Transition Year students who also graduated on the same day. They showed us their Irish Film, played music, sang individually and as a whole group, and virtually all the students spoke about different aspects of their experience in Transition Year. They also put together a TY video which captured their experiences of the year - it can be viewed on the Stratford YouTube channel.

Sports Day, 6th May 2014

Sports Day 2014 dawned to a sunny morning with lots of white clouds blown by the wind. With just a few showers forecast for the afternoon, the weather was perfect for all the activities organised by Ms. Finnegan. Sports Day kicked off at 11:15am with Basketball and Football, while there was ongoing amusement with the Sumo Suits and the blow-up Obstacle Course. The Three-Legged race finished off the morning's activities. After lunch, sprints, tug-of-war and more basketball and football matches were held. It was a very chilled day with musical entertainment provided by the the 5th Year students. Well done to Ms. Finnegan and to all the students who help her make it a great day!

School Walk, 1st May 2014

On an overcast May morning the school set off from Crone Wood car park, to walk a part of the Wicklow Way which skirts Djouce Mountain. After a few food and drinks breaks and a deluge of rain the 10km walk ended above Lough Tay on the Roundwood-Glendalough road. Thanks to the 5th Year LCVP class and Mr. Desmond for organising a day of two halves (on the weather-front)!

SciFest@Stratford, 29th April 2014

The first ever SciFest was hosted in Stratford College, on Tuesday 29th April when the TY students exhibited their Scratch programming projects to three SciFest@Schools judges and to the whole school. Not only was it a first for Stratford but it was also the first SciFest@Schools to feature Scratch programming projects in Ireland! Thank you to the judges, Sheila Porter, CEO of SciFest; Brian Gillespie, Lecturer in the School of Computing, DIT and Dee Slattery, Lecturer in Scratch and other technologies, Blackrock Education Centre. The judges were really impressed by all the programming work done by the students. Well done to all the prizewinners! SciFest@Stratford was arranged by Mr. Desmond and Ms. O'Kelly.