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Gallery / 15 April 2014
Stratford College Talent Show, 11th April 2014

Stratford College Talent Show, 11th April 2014

The Student Council and Prefects organised a terrific Talent Show on Friday, 11th April to round off a busy and dynamic term. Students had auditioned for the show at the end of March and the depth of talent by the students was on display at Friday's show. Students sang, in some cases accompanied by others, in some cases not; a poem was recited, a song was rewritten all about Ms. O'Kelly and the Library and a variety of instruments were played. It was a most enjoyable end to the term. Thanks to all the Prefects, the Student Council, Ms. Doran and Brendan for making it such a success.

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Gallery / 18 March 2014
Dress-up Day for Festival of Purim, 14th March 2014

Dress-up Day for Festival of Purim, 14th March 2014

On the 14th March, the Student Council and the Prefects organised the annual dress-up day to celebrate the Festival of Purim. Everyone from 1st Years to the teachers participated and had a wonderful time dressing up as a fictional character of their choice. There was a wide range of costumes presented on the day, such as ‘Wizard’, ‘The Pink Ladies’ and ‘Lady Macbeth’.  It was a great success as everyone’s costumes were very creative and we also raised over €100 for the Irish Heart and Stroke Foundation.

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Gallery / 14 March 2014
Seachtain na Gaeilge Concert, 13th March 2014

Seachtain na Gaeilge Concert, 13th March 2014

This year's Seachtain na Gaeilge Concert held on Thursday, 13th March 2014, was jam-packed with talent. Students from each year contributed to the many acts that made up the concert. The TY Irish class also show-cased their Irish film which they wrote, produced, edited and directed themselves. There was also a video of some of the Stratford National School pupils talking in Irish. We also viewed a bit of history by watching 'Riverdance' when it was first performed at the interval of the Eurovision Song Contest in May, 1994 - almost 20 years ago! Thanks to Ms. Ivers and Ms. Doran who put so much time into making this a most enjoyable afternoon, and to all the students who rehearsed so much to make it a very professional performance.

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Gallery / 12 March 2014
Battle of the Bands, 5th March 2014

Battle of the Bands, 5th March 2014

The annual Battle of the Bands competition kicked off at 7pm on Wednesday, 5th March 2014. Organised by TY students - with sound checks in place, Green Room buzzing with the bands and their back-up support, tuck-shop busy selling sweets and raffle tickets a-flying - this year's Battle of the Bands proved to be very efficiently run, with the whole schedule running like clockwork. There was some great music and the atmosphere was buzzing as the breaks between the bands were filled by great music by the DJ. Thanks to Mr. Desmond, the three judges and all those who helped make it a great night.

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Gallery / 8 January 2014
LCVP Table Quiz and 3rd Year CSPE dress-up day, 20th December 2013

LCVP Table Quiz and 3rd Year CSPE dress-up day, 20th December 2013

The annual end-of-term Table Quiz, organised by the 5th Year LCVP students, was a very colourful affair this year as students and teachers all dressed up as their favourite animal. The 3rd Year CSPE students organised the dress-up day as part of their Junior Certificate project which involves fundraising for the D.S.P.C.A. The table quiz was also a fundraiser for Barretstown. The 3rd Years raised approximately €300 and the 5th Years about €200. Well done to all the students concerned and to Mr. Desmond in particular. Well done to Team 5 (Ms. Gordon, Ms. Kenny, Andrew Enright, Rory O’ Neill, Kara Stein, Kate Dempsey, Chad Greenblatt, Gina Cohen and Bogdan Dumitru) - the eventual winners!

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Gallery / 16 December 2013
The Israeli Youth Orchestra, 29th November 2013

The Israeli Youth Orchestra, 29th November 2013

On Friday, 29th November, Stratford College hosted an Israeli Youth Orchestra from Haifa. The first half of the programme involved a number of Stratford College students playing a variety of Irish music. The second half of the programme was a delightful selection of traditional and modern Israeli music. The highlight of the morning was "The Typewriter" which you can watch on Stratford's YouTube channel. You can also listen to some Stratford podcasts! Thanks to Mr. Missanelli and the co-ordinators from the Haifa-based school for organising the event.

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Gallery / 16 December 2013
Mamma Mia! 27th and 28th November 2013

Mamma Mia! 27th and 28th November 2013

There was great anticipation for the school musical - an adaptation of Mamma Mia! - and the wait was worth it! ABBA music seeped through the corridors in the days before the performances and students could be seen in 1970s garb as they prepared for the dress rehearsal. There were two performances - Wednesday, 27th November and Thursday, 28th November. The photos and video are from the second performance which everyone deemed to be "superb". Well done to Ms. Coogan, Ms. Mahon, the stage production team, the performers, all the teachers involved in the musical and of course, Brendan who had the hall glistening.

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