Kim Comiskey, Media, contributed her memories of Stratford for the 60th Anniversary book, '60 Years A Growing', which was launched in November 2014.
I graduated from a BA in Media and French last year from DIT. I specialised in documentary production. In the final year of my degree I directed and produced a documentary 'Sur La Pointe', which screened at various festivals around Ireland last year and won the RTS 2014 Award from RTE for Best Undergraduate Factual in Ireland. Following this I interned in New York last summer on an independent documentary.
I am currently doing a paid internship in an innovation agency based in Dublin called Jump! I am mostly working in brand and marketing innovation. I am still very good friends with Stratford kids; Alan, Laura, Ashley, Leon, Damien and Eithne. Only recently I visited Damien and Laura in London for Notting Hill Carnival. I am extremely appreciative to Stratford for giving me such a brilliant bunch of friends that have stuck by me since school. Although we all went to separate colleges we have still remained friends throughout and have some hilarious memories of the past few years. I think some of the fondest memories of school days include our class trip to New York, the school plays, the fashion show and our 70s themed night in fourth year.
Kim Comiskey
Read the 60 Years A Growing eBook for more Stratford memories.
The 1st years completed a zombie lab today where they used their scientific methods and thinking to identify patient zero from the zombie suspects. Using measuring skills, pH, observation skills and much more they successfully identified the source of the outbreak!
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The TY Horticulture class were out in the Autumn sunshine planting Spring bulbs using the chaos planting method. This is when a multitude of different spring bulbs (Hyacinths, Daffodils, Tulips, Crocuses, Narcissi) are mixed together and randomly planted so that we have a mixture of flowers and patterns emerging in the spring. It mimics nature and so is more enticing to pollinators and native insects that need the food in Spring.
Stratford is celebrating Maths Week 2026 (12th - 18th October) with daily activities around the school, at breaktimes and in Maths classes! The tutor-time daily quiz is proving to be extremely competitive as each form group tries to solve it and then run to find Ms Matthews in order to win the box of chocolates!
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