2020-2021

General School News, Student Council / 18 May 2021

6th Year Graduation reimagined as an outdoor Garden Party

This year's 6th Year Graduation on Friday, 14th May was held outdoors and reimagined as a Garden Party, following strict public health guidelines. At noon it was pouring rain... but then it stopped and from 12.30pm it was such a beautiful sunny afternoon!

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Subject Blogs, English/Drama, Digital Teaching & Learning / 14 May 2021

1st Year English students make video about Remote Schooling during Covid

Ms Beamish's English class were asked to make a short video for homework exploring what it was like going to school during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Subject Blogs, Wellbeing, Junior Cycle / 4 May 2021

World Wise Global Schools Webinar about Our Journey Towards Racial Justice

On Thursday, Thursday the 27th of April, we watched the World Wise Global Schools Webinar about Our Journey Towards Racial Justice. Racial Justice is the proactive fight for everyone, no matter their identity, to have fair treatment for all groups in society. The webinar promoted pro-active citizenship and was very encouraging for us all, to stand up and do the right thing.

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Transition Year / 4 May 2021

TY student receives Bronze An Gaisce Award

Congratulations to Nathan in TY who received his Bronze An Gaisce Award in late April!

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Subject Blogs, Wellbeing, General School News / 30 April 2021

Surprise! Barista Bike serves up hot drinks for Stratford!

At the end of the 1st Year assembly there was a big surprise ... the Barista Bike team were outside the front of the school so that we could all get hot chocolate and coffee!

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Subject Blogs, English/Drama, General School News / 30 April 2021

1st Years produce an impressive online Assembly

Friday morning, 30th April and the whole school settled down to watch a really impressive 1st Year online assembly!

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Subject Blogs, Business/LCVP / 29 April 2021

1st Year team of Business students compete in Bank of Ireland Money Smarts Challenge

1st Year Business students - Liam, Anna, Sarah and Kaydi - competed in one of the virtual regional finals in the Bank of Ireland Money Smarts Challenge on Wednesday, 28th April. The prize if they reached the National Finals? €25,000 for your school!

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Subject Blogs, Business/LCVP, Computer Science, Transition Year / 28 April 2021

TYs compete in EU Codeweek Hackathon - one team gets to National Finals

Six countries, six hackathons! The TYs competed in a new EU Codeweek venture - a 24 hour hackathon - which started on Monday, 26th April. Students aged 15-19 from Ireland, Romania, Italy, Greece, Slovenia and Latvia were invited to create an innovative tech solution. On Tuesday afternoon they had to pitch their solution to a panel of judges.

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