On 17th February 2017, the winning books in the Junior and Senior Category were announced at the Inaugural Great Reads Award hosted by The King's Hospital Library. Four Junior books and four Senior books were selected from a long list collated by librarians who are members of the Irish School Library Association. Students get to rate each book that they read. The Junior and Senior books getting the most votes - win! The school with the most student votes also win a prize.
On 17th February, "The Art of Being Normal" by Lisa Williamson won the Great Reads Award Senior Category prize and "Knights of the Borrowed Dark" by Dave Rudden won the Junior Category (the most read book in the competition) in the first ever Great Reads Award. Watch the awards unfold on Twitter - #graIRL.
Stratford College students participated in the Great Reads Award. Four Junior books and four Senior books were selected from a long list collated by librarians who are members of the Irish School Library Association. Authors had to be debut Young Adult authors, published between January 2015 and June 2016. Students get to rate each book that they read. The Junior and Senior books getting the most votes - win! The school with the most student votes also win a prize.
There was a lot of interest in a number of the books in both the Junior and Senior category.
Ms. O'Kelly
Stratford College opened its doors on Sunday 6th September for a vibrant Open Day and welcomed prospective students and their families, and members of the community. The event started with presentations from the principal, Mr. Barrett, from Chief Rabbi Wieder, the Chair of the Board, and an inspiring student representative.
On Monday 8th September Ms Skehan and her TY Geography students had their Geography class at the beach by the River Dodder.
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On Friday morning, 4th September, there was huge excitement as 4th, 5th and 6th year students gathered in the hall with their Form tutors to go watch the amazing film - The Odyssey, written and directed by Christopher Nolan - in the Rathmines Omniplex cinema. In the IMAX1 cinema to be precise!
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