Congratulations to the remarkable Stratford Classical Studies students who swept the boards at the Ides of March Classical Studies Quiz on Thursday, 21st March. The team who came 2nd, lost by a mere 1 point.
Congratulations to the 17 students from Stratford College who participated in the annual Ides of March Classical Studies quiz on Thursday, 21st March. This year 21 teams took part in the quiz with students representing a number of secondary schools from Dublin, Mullingar and Drogheda. The quiz comprised of ten rounds with six questions each. Questions are based on all of the topics on both the Junior and Leaving Certificate syllabus. Each school covers 5/10 topics at Junior Cert and 4/10 topics at Leaving Cert.
We entered four teams and our success was remarkable. Stratford came second, third, fourth and fifth. A truly Herculanean achievement. WELL DONE to you all.
Our team captained by Rory Murphy (3rd Year) came very close to winning first place. They scored 53/60 points, only one point behind the top spot.
It was such a joy to see so many of you enthusiastic, passionate and enjoying yourselves at a Classical Studies event.
Thanks to all of you who attended:
2nd place: Rory Murphy (3rd Year), Alice Murphy (5th Year), John Nolan (6th Year) and Katie Richardson McCrea (5th Year).
3rd place: Oscar McHale (2nd Year), Peadar Charles (6th Year), Michael Lawlor Rojas (5th Year), Hugh Cannon (5th Year) and Fearghal Kelleher (6th Year).
4th place: Leanna Morgan (3rd Year), Amy Bennett (6th Year), Diarmaid Kelly (5th Year) and Rory O’ Neill (5th Year).
5th place: Nicole Lawlor (3rd Year), Jake Regan (6th Year), Emma O’Brien (6th Year) and Rachel Jones (5th Year).
See also Awards and Achievements page.
Ms. Donohoe (Classical Studies teacher)
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