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)!
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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.
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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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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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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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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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On Sunday, 23rd February, Ms. Donohoe and Ms. Mahon brought a group of 5th and 6th Year Classical Studies students to Rome to see at first hand Roman architecture, art and artefacts. They all had a magnificent time, helped by glorious sunshine. Thank you to Ms. Donohoe for organising such a brilliant trip!
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Ms. Finnegan, Mr. Desmond with most of the TY students and a scattering of 5th Year students went to Italy on this year's skiing trip. The weather was quite balmy for this time of year, the skiing was excellent and the food hearty and filling! Lots of laughs were had and everyone had a ball! Thanks to Ms. Finnegan for organising such a terrific holiday.
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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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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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