On Thursday afternoon, 23rd September and all Friday morning, team 'SC-Babbage' (5th Year students - Annalivia, Adam, Dónal, Lysander and Ayush) competed in the National Finals of the 2021 EU Codeweek Hackathon. Similarly there were National Finals in Romania, Italy, Greece, Slovenia and Latvia.
On Thursday afternoon, the team were told of their new brief: to add accessibility features (voice-to-text etc) to their digital solution to promote local communities/groups to communicate with each other. So basically they had to add new functionality to their 'charitable donations' website which they had built from the first round of the competition back in April.
The deadline for the code? 10am on Friday morning. Some of the team coded/tested, while others joined an online meeting (all through discord) to learn more about accessibility issues and software.
On Friday morning once the 10am deadline was met, the next task was to prepare the pitch to be finalised by 11.30am. All done through discord again! Well done to Ayush who demo'd the website live, with voice-to-text recognition working!
Nervously we all waited for the results to be announced just before 2pm. It was a great achievement for team 'SC-Babbage' to come 2nd. Everyone learned a lot about teamwork and meeting punishing deadlines!
Thanks to Ms Talbot and all the 5th years who came along to support the team as we waited for the results... it felt like being in the Eurovision! Thanks too to Julie Power and Pam O'Brien and all the Irish judges for organising this competition.
Ms O'Kelly
Hugh congratulations to Stratford College Classics students who came 2nd and 3rd in the annual Ides of March Quiz in Blackrock College on Tuesday 28th April. Students from schools all over Dublin and further afield participated. Stratford scored an Olympian 41/46 to take second place and 40/46 to take third place. Thank you to Ms. Donohoe and Ms McGill for coordinating this great event.
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Delia Donohoe has been appointed as Permanent Deputy Principal of Stratford College, following her tenure as Acting Deputy Principal since August 2023. This milestone marks her 21st year as a dedicated member of the Stratford community, where she has made a lasting contribution both in the classroom and in leadership.
Speaking about her appointment Chair of the Board of Management Ms. Aoife Cassidy said: “I am delighted to announce the appointment of Delia as Deputy Principal; she has been a leader and teacher at Stratford College for more than 20 years. During this time, she has served in an acting capacity as Deputy Principal, including over the last three years. She has strong leadership skills and an unwavering commitment and dedication to our school community. We have every confidence that she will continue to lead with the same energy, warmth and dedication in the years ahead. We are delighted to formally confirm Delia’s appointment and wish her every success in the role going forward.
A brilliant afternoon for the 2026 incoming 1st years to meet each other and other Stratford students including our current 1st years, senior prefects & their year head Ms. Finnegan. Something for everyone to enjoy!
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