On Wednesday, 11th March, Seamus Heaney's poem, 'When all the others were away at Mass' was selected as Ireland's favourite poem over the last 100 years.
At the 2nd Year Assembly on Friday, 13th March an audio recording of Heaney reciting his poem, 'When all the others were away at Mass' was played to staff and students. This poem was chosen from a shortlist that had been created by an independent jury during 2014. RTE then asked the public to vote. This poem was announced as the winner by President Michael D. Higgins on Wednesday, 11th March.
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In the run up to the state exams, Stratford's Wellbeing Team draws your attention to the suite of resources on gov.ie under the heading of Wellbeing support for Exam Students, Parents and School Staff.
As is tradition at this time of year, the annual rounders game took place between our outgoing 6th Years and Teachers. Despite great efforts by our 6th years and some fabulous play, Teachers came out victorious. Fair play to all who played in this game.
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Congratulations to our prize winners at our end of year assembly. Awards including attendance, student of the year and the Principal's Junior & Senior student award for this academic year.
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