Stratford students and staff were thrilled and very proud to hear that Ms McGuckin's son, Gregor, arrived home safely on Monday, 15th October, after his rescue from the Indian Ocean during the non-stop round-the-world Golden Globe yacht race.
It took Gregor McGuckin three years to prepare for this very special race. This year was the 50th anniversary of the non-stop round-the-world Golden Globe yacht race and the sailors were only allowed use the technology available in 1968, i.e, a compass, moon and stars to guide them.
Gregor McGuckin started the 48,000 km race on 1st July from France. A huge storm in the southern Indian ocean caused his yacht to roll 360 degrees, three times, causing his two masts to break. A fellow sailor was also forced to drop out of the race and Gregor McGuckin attempted to help rescue him.
Gregor McGuckin arrived back in Dublin on Monday, 15th October and was featured on the RTE News and in the Irish Times. Yachting World magazine (November 2018) featured a front cover article on the rescue.
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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