Ms. Reynolds and Ms. S. O'Sullivan have a thriving group of debating students who have been involved this term in the Junior and Senior L&H Debating Competition in TCD, as well as the European Youth Parliament.
Senior L & H Debating Competition
Congratulations to Rory O'Neil and Diarmaid Kelly who got through to the semi-finals of the Senior Literary and Historical Debating Competition in Trinity College.
European Youth Parliament
Congratulations to Jorden Bukspan (5th) and Rory Murphy (TY) who represented Stratford College at 2013 European Youth Parliament (EYP). The results of the competition will posted in the new year. Let's hope they have similar success to our previous contender, Diarmaid Kelly, who was chosen to represent Ireland as last years EYP session held in Berlin.
Junior L & H Debating Competition
Every Monday evening, the English room becomes engulfed by eager debaters, hungry to learn the skills of oration. Alanah O'Byrne (2nd), Cormac Kelly (2nd), Eoin Little (1st), Jake Turley (1st), Megan Wynne (1st) and Ana Jovanovic (1st) have all admirably represented Stratford College at UCD. They're thriving under the expert tutelage of Lucy Murphy, a past pupil, and Ms S. O'Sullivan. We look forward to a new round of debates in the Spring.
Ms. Reynolds
Stratford celebrated Wellbeing Week 2026 (5th - 8th May), a special week dedicated to promoting positive mental health, physical activity and cultural awareness. Students had the opportunity to take part in a variety of fun and engaging activities throughout the week, including walks, workshops, cultural events, sports, and wellbeing challenges.
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Congratulations to 1st Year Computer Studies students - Yair, Liam and Giorgi - who made it to the ECO-UNESCO 2026 Young Environmentalist Awards Finals held on 12th May with their Scratch coding project called "Giorgi the Litter Fighter". This is the first time that a Stratford project has made it to the finals - so very impressive work!
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Well done to the Stratford College Chess team who reached the Libermann Cup Finals to play against Coláiste Eanna on Monday 11th May. This is the first time that the Chess team has reached the finals. While it proved to be challenging with Coláiste Eanna showing great experience and ultimately winning out, the Stratford chess team are determined to be back next year!
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