Newtown Review 2010-2011

Contents
Editorial...................................................... 2
Newtown.Review.Team.2011........................ 3
New.Staff................................................... 4
Gapper.Interviews....................................... 8
Hammocks,.Barges.and.Refugees:.
Newtown.in.the.30s.and.40s...................... 9
First.Form................................................. 14
Philip.Boucher.Hayes.Interview................... 16
2nd.Form.................................................. 22
The.Big.Freeze.......................................... 24
2nd.Form.Ski.Trip...................................... 26
Agricultural.Science.Farm.Visit................... 27
Model.UN................................................. 28
Third.Form................................................ 30
Trinity.Scholars.......................................... 32
Art........................................................... 33
Junk.Kouture............................................. 37
Short.Stories............................................ 38
Poetry...................................................... 41
Fourth.Form.............................................. 42
21.Years.of.TY.......................................... 44
Intergenerational.Project............................ 47
Holistic.Health.Team.................................. 48
The.TY.Gaeltacht.Trip................................. 49
Kolkata..................................................... 50
Young.Social.Innovators............................. 52
The.Hamlet.Project.................................... 54
Staff.Photos............................................. 55
Fifth.Form................................................. 56
The.Secret.Life.of.the..
Newtown.Household.Staff.......................... 58
Music....................................................... 59
Chamber.Choir.Trip.To.The.UK.................... 60
Music.Report.2010/2011......................... 62
Spring.Concert.......................................... 66
Musicians.in.Newtown.
A.Cure.for.Cold.Hands.Interview................. 67
DJ.Jack.Power.Interview............................. 68
Jack.Hanafn.Interview............................... 69
Sixth.Form.Photos..................................... 70
6th.Form.................................................. 73
Bristol.Orienteering.Trip.April.2011............. 74
Sports...................................................... 75
Clan.Events.2011..................................... 76
Cross.Country.2010.................................. 77
Winners.2010........................................... 78
Winners.2011........................................... 79
Rugby....................................................... 80
Hockey..................................................... 83
Munster.Sport........................................... 88
Equestrian................................................ 90
Horse.Riding............................................. 92
Irish.Water.Safety.Lifesaving.Classes..
at.Newtown............................................... 92
Orienteering.............................................. 93
Badminton................................................ 94
South-East.Inter.Schools.Sailing................. 94
The.Newtown.Association.......................... 95
Old.Scholars............................................. 96
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Its hard to sit down and say exactly
what I want to say in this short piece.
Every editor before me wrote about the
stresses and strains of being an Editor
and how they came to overcome it. Ill
take a different tact if thats okay. When
we started work on the Review we had
a thousand good ideas and our new
Staff Editors were keen to let us follow
through with them. If we had tried to
pursue all of those ideas the magazine
would have never been finished! So
thats my advice, one idea that you
follow through on and make work is
worth more than one thousand ideas on
paper that wont ever be realised. I really
enjoyed putting this Review together
and I hope you enjoy reading it.
Kevin ODonnell
Hello readers and welcome to the 71st annual Newtown Review.
Not being ones to shy away from a new challenge or experience, we decided to offer ourselves up
as co (staff) editors back in October, and now, in May, we are thrilled that we did. We all heard,
repeatedly, during our Higher Diploma in Education year (which we experienced in the wonderful UCC)
that one should always remember the motto Teachers all, Learners all. This motto sums up our
involvement with the 2011 review and the review team. Although we facilitated, supported, advised and
guided, we also stood back and watched the students shine. They have achieved so much and have
learned a variety of invaluable skills that will benefit them long after this review has been consigned to
bookshelves around the world. It has been a pleasure to work with this team and we hope that you enjoy
reading it as much as we have enjoyed our role in it. As always, the entire school community were as
generous with their time and support, for this we are extremely grateful. Our hearty congratulations
to all concerned and we would like to extend our best wishes to the student review team as they move
forward into Sixth Form.
Tara Coady and Sinead Maher
Editorial
70 years after the first Newtown Review was published, we
continue its legacy. Today, the Review is a constant reminder
of what hard work and determination can produce. No matter
who writes, edits, photographs or produces the Review it is the
work of the entire school body that fills its pages. After all,
it is an archive of what each school year has entailed. It pays
tribute to the events, competitions, sporting achievements
and above all the hard labour that pupils put into different
undertakings throughout the year, which may be otherwise
forgotten after a week or even a day. The Newtown Review
is in essence the culmination of a years sweat, tears and
laughs.
The experience has been a worthwhile one, for sure, but more
than that it has been an education. I must thank the Review
team for their incredible effort in putting this issue together.
Of course the pupils and staff of Newtown must also be
thanked - so much of what they do during the year goes
unnoticed and if the Review can pay tribute to just one of
those achievements, it is worth any hardship. I hope that this,
the 71st issue of the Newtown Review, will do just that.
Beth Rochford
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Newtown review team 2011
EDITORS:.. Beth.Rochford.and.Kevin.ODonnell
CREATIVE.DIRECTOR:.. Amy.OLoughlin
SPORTS:.. .Olivia.Chambers,.Jack.Joyce,.Alex.Hackett..
and.Megan.Byrne
INTERVIEW:.. Caroline.Fitzgerald,.Sliabh.Wells.and.Luke.Fitzherbert
PHOTOGRAPHY:.. .Thea.Johnson,.Ruth.Harrison,.Nichola.Fennell,..
Becky.Casey.and.Tess.de.Blanc.
EVERYTHING.ELSE:.. .Amy.Corkery,.James.Corcoran,.Jamie.Smyth,..
Kate.Moore,.Georgia.Doorley.and.Abi.Wilkinson
STAFF.EDITORS:... Mrs..Maher.and.Ms..Coady
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Where are you from?
Coolderry.in.Co..Offaly.
What do you teach?
I.am.the.1st.and.2nd.
form.boys.housemaster.
and.I.help.coach.the..
1st.year.rugby.team.and.the.senior.boys.
hockey.team.
How do you like Newtown?
The.staff.have.been.very.good.welcoming.me.
into.the.Newtown.community.and.showing.
me.the.ways.of.the.school..They.are.very.
supportive.and.encouraging.so.Im.very.
grateful.to.them.for.that..
How does Newtown differ from other
schools/places you have worked?
Newtown.is.a.very.original.and.unique.
school..Its.based.on.trust.between.staff.and.
students.and.I.think.if.it.works.well.then.its.
a.good.thing..Most.schools.wouldnt.have.
a.policy.like.that.so.in.a.way.its.putting.a.
lot.of.responsibility.on.students.and.staff.
to.work.together.to.achieve.the.best.for.
everyone..
Who do you think is the most colourful
character in the school?
That.lad.that.paints.lines.on.the.rugby.
pitches..Sound.man.
What is the most interesting thing youve
heard in the staff room?
I.overheard.someone.saying.something.about.
all.the.students.getting.a.new.laptop.each.
next.year!.
What has been your most embarrassing
moment since youve come to Newtown?
Some.of.the.students.actually.thinking.I.was..
on.X.Factor...
Stuart Greene
Where are you from?
Dungarvan,..
Co..Waterford.
What do you teach?
Art,.Craft.and.Design..
and.the.odd.bit.of..
hockey.coaching.
Everyone.is.very.friendly.
I.live.here!.Things.are.a.lot.more.relaxed.
which.is.defnitely.different.
Mr.OCuinn.and.Mr.Denniston..Theyre.both.
entertaining.and.interesting!
Where do you see yourself
in 10 years time?
Still.teaching.Art.and.coaching.hockey..But.
hopefully.selling.more.paintings.so.I.can.
take.it.easy!
Probably.writing.this!
Who would you say is your
celebrity lookalike?
That.term.celebrity..Sure.I.dont.know,.
everyone.calls.themselves.celebrities.
these.days!
Favourite music?
Trad..cant.beat.it!.The.Feile.na.Deise.
weekend.in.Dungarvan.is.the.highlight..
of.my.calendar!
Sinead Hehir
New Staf
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Where are you from?
Saint.Etienne,.France.
What do you teach?
French.
How do you like
Newtown?
Its.a.great.school;.the.atmosphere.is.very.
good.
Relations.between.students.and.teachers.
are.very.different..Everyone.is.very.relaxed.
Mr.OCuinn..he.is.always.making.jokes.
When.I.was.pregnant.last.year,.I.almost.fell.
on.Peter.Keogh..My.centre.of.gravity.had.
completely.changed..Poor.guy,.he.was.so.
surprised!
What has been your most enjoyable/
memorable experience in school so far?
When.my.5th.year.students.cried.the.day.
that.I.left.last.year.for.my.maternity.leave..
They.had.even.made.a.present.for.the.baby..
Everyone.was.so.moved,.especially.Finn.Troy.
and.Georgina.Stapleton...
Do you have any pets?
A.dog.called.Elvis..He.is.a.Cocker.Spaniel.
and.very.spoilt..I.also.have.a.horse.called.
Daisy.
Madame Guyon
Where are you from?
Dublin.
What do you teach?
Spanish.and.CSPE.
How do you like
Newtown?
I.really.like.it.so.far..The.students.are.
enthusiastic.and.all.the.staff.are.wonderful.
What did you study in college?
My.primary.degree.was.in.European.Studies.
.I.studied.Spanish,.French,.History,.Rights.
and.Ethnic.and.Racial.Studies..Then.I.did.a.
Higher.Diploma.in.Education.
Where do you see yourself in
10 years time?
Being.happy,.doing.what.I.love.doing.
Theres.too.many.to.remember.
Who would you say is your
celebrity lookalike?
You.mean,.what.celebrity.looks.like.me?
Favourite music?
Bob.Dylan,.Kings.of.Leon,..
Leonard.Cohen,.Amparo.Ochoa,..
Christy.Moore,.Yes,.Nina.Simone.
Favourite food?
Gauibas.al.ajillo.y.paella.
Two.English.sheep.dogs.
Nadine Cosgrove
New Staf
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Where are you from?
Ballyhale,.Co..Kilkenny.
What do you teach?
Gaeilge.
How do you like
Newtown?
Its.a.lovely.school.to.work.in..Everyone.is.
very.friendly.
Newtown.is.very.inclusive.of.all.and.students.
have.more.freedom.
We.are.all.colourful.in.our.own.way!
I.have.a.BA.in.Irish.and.Geography,.a.Higher.
Diploma.in.Cooperative.Organisation,.Food.
Marketing.and.Rural.Development.and.a.
Post.Graduate.Diploma.in.Education.
Theres.too.many.to.mention!
Favourite music?
Planxty.vs.Beyonce.(its.on.Youtube..look.it.
up!)
Favourite food?
Chocolate.
A.farm.full.of.animals.
Jean OCarroll
Where are you from?
Dublin
What do you teach?
English
How do you like
Newtown?
I.like.it.a.lot..The.atmosphere.is.friendly.and.
welcoming..The.staff.and.students.are.lively.
and.interesting
Me?
Someone.told.me.that.once.you.teach.here.
you.never.want.to.teach.anywhere.else.
.true!
Letting.ffth.years.out.ten.minutes.early..
and.not.even.realising.I.had.the.time.wrong.
Who would you say is you celebrity
lookalike?
Barrack.Obama..Tall,.handsome,.
charismatic.(and.were.related!!)
5th.year.Hamlet..rap.version
Aisling Kearney
New Staf
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Where are you from?
Midleton,.Co..Cork
What do you teach?
Career.Guidance
How do you like
Newtown?
Its.one.of.the.nicest.schools..
I.have.ever.worked.in.
Theres.a.lot.more.musical.talent.here.
Edward.Denniston./.Gerry.Hanlon
European.Studies,.Translation.Studies,.
English.(in.France).and.Guidance.
Counselling.
I.dont.get.embarrassed..I.laugh..
at.the.situation..Life.is.too.short.to..
get.embarrassed.
Who would you say is your celebrity
lookalike?
Barbara.Streisand
Mary Kelleher
New Staf
Where are you from?
Co.Wexford.
What do you teach?
Biology.&.Maths
What did you study in
college/university?
Bachelor.of.Science.&.Quality.Management.
and.a.Higher.Diploma.In.Education.
Lovely.School!.One.of.the.nicest.schools..
Ive.taught.in
A.very.nice.atmosphere
Mr.OCuinn
My.group.of.6th.form.have.been.a..
pleasure.to.teach.and.I.wish.them.all.the.
best.in.their.exams
Who would you say is your celebrity
lookalike?
I.was.told.Jennifer.Garner.-.but.I.dont.know
What is your favourite type of Music?
Anything.80s
What is your favourite type of food?
Pasta
Yes,.Kittens.&.fsh
Karen Rowe
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angela Paul
Where are you from?
Victoria,.British.Columbia,.Canada.
How did you end up coming
to Newtown?
Through.Latitude.Gap.Year.
Volunteering.Programme.
What was your frst impression
of Newtown?
I.frst.saw.the.school.at.4.30am..
Haha..it.was.a.long.trip!.The.next.
day.it.was.a.lot.of.take.in.
What sort of jobs/duties did you
have to do over the year?
Roles,.newspapers,.tea.lists,.
helping.the.nurse.to.take.students.
to.the.doctors/hospital.or.to.go.to.
the.pharmacy..
I.went.on.trips.with.the.sports.
teams.etc.
What is your most memorable
experience from the year?
Waking.up.on.the.1st.of.April.and.
thinking.Oh.my.God,.Im.so.glad.
I.dont.have.to.clean.that.up!.
Nah.not.actually!.Probably.going.
surfng.in.Tramore.in.February.even.
though.it.was.freezing!.Kayaking.
in.the.rapids..The.brown.bread!..
In.Canada.do.you.ride.moose.to.
school.and.live.in.igloos?..
Of.course!.
What are your plans when you
return home?
Probably.go.work.and.make.money.
for.school.
Gapper Interviews
Emmanuel Natan
Nunes Soares
Where are you from?
Im.from.Palmas-.Paran,.Brazil..
What sort of jobs/duties did you
have to do over the year?
I.can.describe.it.using.one.word:.
Swimming-pool!.
What do you think about the
Irish weather?
Its.so.nice,.it.never.rains!!
What was your most
embarrassing moment during
the year?
On.my.second.day.in.Newtown,.
Luke.was.introducing.me.to.a.
member.of.staff,.so.she.had.asked.
me.a.question.and.I.answered.
but.she.couldnt.hear.what.I.was.
saying..In.order.to.listen.to.me,.
she.came.closer.and.I.thought.
she.was.going.to.kiss.me.as.they.
do.in.Brazil.and.other.parts.of.
world,.but.she.wasnt!..I.felt.really.
embarrassed.at.that.moment.
Did you have a good experience
in Ireland?
Yes,.this.year.has.been.a.really.
good.chance.to.meet.new.people,.
travel.around.Ireland.and.Europe.
and.improve.my.English.
Did you learn anything while you
were here?
Yes,.I.learned.some.Irish.now.I.am.
pretty.much.fuent.
Cory rieck
Where are you from?
Harpers.Ferry,.West.Virginia.
How did you end up coming
to Newtown?
By.luck.really..If.everyone.could.be.
so.lucky!
What was your frst impression
of Newtown?
Im.actually.very.impressed.with.
how.talented.the.students.are.
from.music.to.art.to.sports...
Way.to.go.Newtown!
What is your favourite lunch?
Hands.down,.the.Cajun.chicken.
What is your most memorable
experience from the year?
Jumping.into.the.cold,.cold.river.
in.Carlow.with.Phoebe.and.Mr.
Greene.
Did you learn anything while you
were here?
Many,.many.things.but.most.
importantly.I.learned.what.W.C.
stands.for.
What are you plans when you
return home?
I.think.Ill.join.a.soul.group.and.
go.on.tour,.maybe.to.Alaska..But.
most.likely.Ill.continue.my.job.as.a.
sound.engineer.and.DJ.
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Hammocks, Barges and refugees:
Newtown in the 30s and 40s
Since.its.founding.in.1798.by.the.Religious.Society.of.Friends,.Newtown.School.has.played.a.vital.part.
in.the.education.of.boys.and.girls.from.all.over.Ireland.
Originally.intended.to.educate.poor.Quakers.from.
Munster,.Newtown.has.since.broadened.into.the.
multi-denominational.school.it.is.today..Based.on.
the.Quaker.ethos.of.respect.for.the.contribution.
of. the. individual,. regardless. of. their. ability. or.
aptitude,.the.school.continues.to.educate.in.this.
tradition.. Now. a. thriving. boarding. school. which.
welcomes. pupils. of. all. persuasions,. Newtown.
aims. to. instil. a. set. of. values. which. refects. a.
balance. between. the. material. and. the. spiritual.
through.a.sound.liberal.education.for.life.
In. the. 213. years. that. have. passed. since. its.
establishment,. Newtown. School. has. undergone.
many. changes,. but. has. always. promoted. the.
founders. ideals.. After. admitting. boys. and. girls.
at.the.schools.opening,.it.then.spent.a.period.of.
over.50.years.being.a.boys-only.school..Newtown.
fnally. became. fully. coeducational. in. 1924.. The.
admittance. of. girls,. though,. was. not. enough. to.
deal.with.the.decline.in.pupils.in.the.wake.of.the.
Civil.War.and.the.school.found.itself.on.the.brink.
of.closure..It.was.at.this.time.that.Arnold.Marsh.
took. over. Newtown. School. and. managed. to.
revive.it.dramatically..His.endeavours.to.continue.
the. schools. running,. on. his. own. fnancial.
responsibility,.are.undoubtedly.a.major.reason.for.
Newtowns.continuance.to.this.day.
By.1936.Newtown.was.a.small,.prospering.school.
under.Arnold.Marshs.care..Fewer.than.100.pupils.
graced. its. halls,. their. ages. ranging. between. 10.
and.18,.though.little.remained.to.the.leaving.cert..
This. was. made. obvious. by. the. fact. that. Bertie.
Finegan,. a. former. pupil,. was. the. only. person. in.
his.class.in.what.would.now.be.referred.to.as.6th.
form..He.was.subsequently.appointed.Head.Boy,.
which.according.to.Bertie.was.for.lack.of.options.
rather.than.on.merit.
At.the.time.Ireland.was.in.a.period.of.economic.
crisis. precipitated. by. the. withholding. of. land.
annuities. from. the. United. Kingdom,. who. in. turn.
recouped.the.monies.by.imposing.extra.duties.on.
imports.from.Ireland..This.led.to.a.period.known.
as. the. Economic. War. which. saw. the. country.
sink. into. a. period. of. severe. hardship.. Financial.
diffculties. gradually. spread. to. Newtown. and.
delayed.the.construction.of.new.accommodation.
for.girls..Instead,.two.derelict.bus.bodies.which.
had. been. joined. together. and. set. on. a. base.
remained. the. girls. dormitories. for. a. number. of.
years..Nancy.Pasley,.a.pupil.at.the.time,.described.
the. beds. in. dorms. as. hammocks,. due. to. the.
way.they.sagged.in.the.middle..She.also.noted.
that. the. mattresses. were. stuffed. underneath.
with.newspapers.to.prevent.a.breeze..Food.was.
another. common. grievance. for. many.. One. meal.
was.given.the.nick-name.of.Floating.Stew.while.
the. traditional. jam. roly. poly. was. referred. to. as.
Dead. Baby.. The. reason. for. these. christenings.
remains,.thankfully,.undisclosed..Remarkably.such.
unappetising.meals.were.always.well.demolished.
by. pupils.. Some. staples. were. hard. to. come. by,.
such.as.butter.which.was.commonly.replaced.by.
dripping.. The. Lambs,. a. Quaker. family,. ensured.
that. Newtown. always. had. a. constant. supply.
of. marmalade. and. jam,. though. the. levels. and.
quality.of.bread.available.struggled.to.keep.to.the.
same.standard..Although.such.conditions.seem.
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scarcely. adequate,. the. pupils. were. unperturbed.
and.such.things.became.part.of.life..It.was.also.
very.uncommon.for.pupils.to.be.sick,.much.to.the.
schools. nurse,. Ms.. Birds,. delight.. It. was. after.
her.that.the.sick-bay.got.its.name:.Nest.
Every. morning. before. breakfast,. pupils. were.
woken. by. a. bell. and. subsequently. had. to. run. a.
lap. of. the. Bohs. hockey. feld. or,. during. summer.
term,. to. swim. a. lap. of. the. unheated,. outdoor-
pool. -. regardless. of. weather. conditions.. After.
breakfast.collect.took.place.in.which,.along.with.
the. headmaster,. pupils. took. it. in. turns. to. do.
readings.. Afternoons. were. spent. playing. hockey.
and.rugby.or.swimming,.tennis.and.cricket.in.the.
summer. term. -. swimming. being. compulsory. for.
those.who.had.yet.to.pass.their.life-saving.exam..
Matches. were. then. played. on. Wednesdays. or.
Saturdays.-.regularly.against.Newtowns.chief.rival,.
Bishop.Foy..At.the.time.Thursday.was.a.half-day.
and.detention.took.place.in.the.afternoon,.where.
misbehavers.served.out.their.punishment.writing.
tedious. lines.. Dances. were. held. on. Saturdays.
though.it.was.quickly.established.that.pupils.had.
a.severe.lack.of.knowledge.of.ballroom.dancing.
and. so. classes. were. organised. for. Tuesday.
afternoons.. On. special. occasion. dances,. pupils.
dressed. up,. particularly. the. girls. who. wore. long.
evening.dresses..It.was.at.these.dances.that.boys.
and.girls.wooed.each.other,.and.even.made.visits.
to.the.back.of.the.bicycle.shed..Another.popular.
way. of. soliciting. someones. attention. was. by.
sending.tiny.folded.notes.around.class,.declaring.
your.love..When.a.boy.and.girl.were.seen.to.be.
dating.it.was.referred.to.as.clicking,.a.universal.
state.during.Hazel.Bowmans.time..I.dont.think.
anybody.wasnt.clicking!.On.Sundays.a.religious.
service.of.some.sort.had.to.be.attended.in.the.
morning,.followed.by.lunch..In.the.afternoon.the.
school.body.went.for.a.walk.into.Waterford..Those.
who.had.detention.had.to.be.accompanied.by.a.
member.of.staff.or.a.prefect.
On.rare.occasions.during.summer.terms,.Arnold.
Marsh. called. a. school. holiday. for. the. day. so.
pupils.could.enjoy.an.Excursion..He.often.hired.
a. barge. on. which. pupils. and. staff. travelled. the.
River. Suir.. On. one. trip. a. student. fell. into. the.
Holy. Well. in. St.. Mullins. while. on. another. the.
barge.hit.sand.banks,.sending.eight.precariously.
positioned. pupils. overboard. -. evidently. school.
health. and. safety. regulations. had. yet. to. be.
introduced.. John. Brigham. later. continued. this.
School. Holiday. when. he. became. headmaster,.
as. well. as. giving. a. day. off. to. pupils. before. the.
start. of. their. exams.. Other. holidays. during. the.
school.year.included.St..Patricks.Day,.when.pupils.
often. visited. Tramore. strand,. and. Halloween,.
when. those. unfortunate. not. to. return. home.
entertained.themselves.by.other.means,.such.as.
a. climb. of. the. Comeragh. Mountains.. Plays. and.
stage.productions.were.organised.throughout.the.
year,.including.performances.of.Dido.and.Aeneas.
and.The.Twelfth.Night.along.with.many.Irish.plays..
Other. entertainment. included. the. odd. concert,.
comprised.of.music.performed.by.members.of.staff.
and.pupils,.as.well.as.visits.from.poets,.writers.
and.architects..The.most.widely.anticipated.visit.
was.from.Grandpa.Pit,.a.grandfather.of.a.pupil.
at. the. time,. who. used. to. wow. the. crowds. with.
conjuring. tricks.. The. real. highlight. of. the. year.
though.was.Whit.weekend,.on.which.old.scholars.
visited.the.school.and.admired.pupils.artworks.
which. were. put. on. display.. It. was. the. only. time.
when. prizes. were. presented. to. pupils. for. their.
years.work,.and.so.was.excitedly.anticipated.
Barge Trip To St. Mullins 1936
September 2010
1st.. Back.to.school.lads!
2nd
. .
International.Be.Late.for.
Something.Day
20th
. .
TY.head.to.the.Gaeltacht.
with.Cuinners.
21st. .Ploughing.Champs..
5.form.and.6.form!.
International.Peace.Day.
23rd
. .
TY.Ploughing.Champs
24th. .TY.back.from.Gaeltacht
25th. Old.scholars
26th. Old.scholars
29th. AGM
OctOber 2010
1st. .International..
Vegetarian.Day
13th. .Final.Chilean.Minor.
released.after.69.days
18th. TY.ACTIVITY.WEEK
19th. 6.form.PTM.
22nd...TERM.!
31st. Halloween
diary dates
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During. this. time,. Arnolds. wife. Hilda. Roberts.
was. also. at. school. with. him.. A. well-known.
portrait. painter,. she. was. a. valuable. addition. to.
the. liveliness. of. the. school. and. continued. her.
painting. during. her. time. there,. making. some.
members. of. school. staff,. pupils. and. workmen.
her. subjects.. She. and. her. husband. also. taught.
Drawing. classes. in. school.. Together. they. were.
responsible.for.the.start.of.the.annual.Waterford.
Art. Exhibition,. which. proved. an. important.
stimulus.to.the.growth.of.art.interest.in.the.city.
and. Newtown. alike.. The. frst. exhibitions. from.
1934. to. 45. were. in. fact. held. in. the. Newtown.
gymnasium.which.introduced.many.locals.to.the.
school. who. were. otherwise. unaware. of. it.. From.
this. the. Municipal. Collection,. organised. by. the.
Art.Advisory.Committee.of.Waterford.Corporation,.
developed.in.town..Paul.Henry,.Jack.B..Yeats.and.
Dermod. OBrien. were. just. some. of. the. openers.
of.the.exhibitions.in.school.
The. frst. Newtown. School. Magazine. was.
published.in.December.1934.and.was.originally.
intended.to.be.a.quarterly.publication,.including.
articles.written.and.submitted.by.pupils.and.the.
sport.events.of.each.term..In.its.frst.few.years,.
however,. that. was. not. the. case.. The. editor. of.
the. fourth. offcial. Magazine. in. December. 1936,.
Murrogh. V.. OBrien,. described. it. as. neither. an.
annual,. fortnightly,. quarterly,. nor. anything. else..
It. is. far. superior. to. all. such. publications.. It.
appears. just. whenever. it. chooses.. At. the. time.
the. Newtown. &. Mountmellick. Old. Scholars.
Association.published.a.yearly.report.containing.
the.minutes.of.the.annual.General.Meeting,.the.
years. events,. results. from. examinations,. sport.
and. music. along. with. a. list. of. staff,. pupils. and.
old. scholars.. It. wasnt. until. the. summer. term.
of. 1941. that. the. frst. Newtown. Review. was.
published,. amalgamating. the. School. Magazine.
and. the. Old. Scholars. Yearly. Report.. From. then.
on.it.was.to.be.an.annual.publication,.distributed.
each.summer.
In. 1939. Arnold. Marsh. left. Newtown,. and. was.
replaced. by. John. Brigham,. a. young. Quaker,. not.
long.qualifed..He.arrived.with.his.wife.Lily,.small.
son. David. and. a. great. deal. of. enthusiasm.. His.
arrival.at.school.coincided.with.the.start.of.World.
War.II..Newtown.now.felt.a.new.duty.as.a.result.
of.the.European.affiction..During.the.thirties.and.
forties,.the.school.received.numerous.European.
refugees,. many. of. whom. were. German. and. of.
Jewish.persuasion,.as.well.as.a.large.number.of.
evacuees.from.England..They.had.been.rescued.
SENIOR HOCKEY TEAM 1944
Standing: Nancy Finegan, Audrey Torrie, Clare
MacLachlan, Daphne Storah, Evie Hutchinson.
Seated: June Stafford, Honor Morgan, Dorothy Pearson,
Joan Wilmot, Audrey Harrison.
On Ground: Pilly Simpson, Daphne Russell.
RUGBY CUP WINNERS - EARLY 30S
Standing: Ossi Lush, John Higgins, Robin Fletcher, Fred
Williams, Gerry Lush, Jim Sexton, Billy Hinds.
Sitting: Kurt Boehm, Benson Swain, Don Harvey, Harry
Lush, Stuart Lilburn, Harry Elmes.
On Ground: Desmond Nash, Douglas Harrison.
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through. what. was. referred. to. as. the. Quaker.
Network,. an. informal. welfare. network. that.
provided.aid.and.safe-houses.for.refugees.and.all.
those.held.in.camps,.irrespective.of.their.political.
or.racial.backgrounds..Newtown.became.a.home,.
school. or. just. a. temporary. place. of. retreat. for.
pupils. and. teachers. alike. who. had. been. forced.
to.leave.their.countries..Many.took.up.residence.
with. Irish. Quakers. over. the. holidays. and. some.
were.even.adopted..One.pupil,.Georg.Hollaender.
who.joined.the.school.in.1933,.later.set.up.the.
Holland. Fund.. Its. purpose. was. to. ensure. that.
Newtown.pupils,.who.were.without.pocket.money.
as.he.had.been,.or.were.otherwise.deprived,.may.
be.helped.at.the.principals.discretion.
One.of.the.main.ways.in.which.the.war.affected.
Newtown. was. through. a. shortage. of. fuel.. The.
little. turf. the. school. did. have. had. to. be. piled.
on. the. school. terrace. in. the. hopes. of. drying. it.
out..When.it.was.burnt.in.dorms.for.heat,.pupils.
took. it. in. turns. to. pump. a. wind-up. fan. to. keep.
the. fre. going.. There. was. not,. however,. any. way.
of. heating. the. classrooms. so. pupils. were. sent.
on.runs.around.the.playing.felds.to.warm.up.in.
between.classes..a.tactic.still.used.by.Ms..Barry.
to.this.day..The.lack.of.fuel.was.also.apparent.on.
the.train.journeys.pupils.took.home.for.holidays..
One.former.pupil,.Hazel.Bowman,.recalls.the.train.
journeys. constant. halting. every. mile. while. men.
restocked.the.fuel.from.piles.in.local.felds.-.It.was.
so.slow.that.the.front.carriages.passengers.could.
plant.seeds.and.then.the.rear.passengers.could.
pick. the. seeds. fowers.. On. one. journey. which.
a. pupil,. Bertie. Finegan,. took,. the. train. stopped.
indefnitely.in.New.Ross.leaving.the.passengers.
little.choice.but.to.abandon.the.train..Luckily.for.
Bertie.and.his.friends.their.bicycles.were.stowed.
in. the. luggage. van. and. so. they. cycled. back. to.
Waterford..At.the.time.such.a.journey.would.have.
seemed. short. as. it. was. a. common. occurrence.
for.pupils.to.cycle.home.from.Newtown..Douglas.
Harrison.remembers.frequently.leaving.school.on.
his.bike.in.the.morning.for.holidays.and.arriving.
in.Dublin.that.evening,.not.much.worse.for.wear..
Others. who. did. not. have. his. stamina. often.
stopped. off. in. friends. houses. for. the. night. on.
their.way.home.
Despite. the. aforementioned,. Newtown. pupils.
were. largely. unaffected. by. the. war.. Some. boys.
made.it.a.hobby.to.track.armies.movements.on.
maps,.but.they.were.wholly.unaware.of.their.exact.
positioning.. News. of. the. war. was. slow. to. reach.
the.school.though.a.day-off.was.given.when.the.
war.ended...By.that.stage.circulating.leafets.had.
been.read.by.many.of.the.pupils.detailing.some.
of. the. terrible. atrocities. of. the. war.. Regardless.
of. conditions. in. school,. which. may. to. us. seem.
arduous,. Newtown. pupils. as. a. whole. were. very.
happy.and.unperturbed.by.them..When.speaking.
to.old.scholars.in.regard.to.their.time.at.Newtown.
I.have.found.that.they.have.much.to.say,.whether.
good. or. bad,. accurate. or. disputable.. However.
one.thing.which.they.remain.unequivocal.about.is.
that.above.all.else,.they.thoroughly.enjoyed.their.
time. at. Newtown. and. have. in. turn. yet. to. meet.
someone.who.did.not..For.many.it.was.the.best.
years.of.their.life.
A.huge.thank.you.must.be.said.to.Joan.Johnson.
and.the.school.Archives,.whose.infnite.knowledge,.
and.trust.in.me.with.it,.made.this.article.possible..
To.all.those.old.scholars.who.helped.to.bring.the.
article. to. life. . Hazel. Bowman,. Bertie. Finegan,.
Douglas. Harrison,. Philip. Jacob,. Nancy. Pasley. .
your.cherished.memories.are.truly.appreciated.
Beth Rochford
Tableau By P.e. Class For Whit Weekend C.1943
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WHolE SCHool 1943
On Ground: ? ? ? Trevor Grubb, Edie Baker, David Brigham, (if anyone can identify them please inform school
archives)
Sitting: Clare MacLachlan, ?, ?, Nurse Armstrong, Miss Loney, Gladys Gillespie, Anne Smith, Lester Smith,
Pat Brigham and little Mary, John Brigham, Joan Bevis, Nurse Bennett, Eileen and Rex Webster, Alan
Doherty, F.E.F. Foster, William Boggs.
First Row: Connie Lang, Dorthy Hutchinson, Pat Ward, Elizabeth Maguire, Dorothy Pearson, Joan Wilmot,
Betty Dickinson, Sally Dobbs, Pegeen OFlaherty, Ruth Childers, Pilly Simpson, Daphne Storah,
Erskine Childers, Scottie Bowman, Sidney Murphy(behind), John Powell-Harris, Gavin Pitt, Rory
Childers(behind), Sandy Ingle(behind), Dick Campbell, Peter Goodwin, Derek Torrie, Bertie Finegan,
Peter Tyrell.
Second Row: Edmund Lamb, Gordon Brickenden, Freddie Goodwin, Jim MacLachlan, Goodwin, Philip Chearnley,
Daphne Russell, Rosemary Jeffs, Daphne Archer, Aileen Dickson, Saive Coffey, Joy Gold, David Pim.
Third Row: Micheal Illing, Raymond Simpson, Elizabeth Gray, Philippa Murphy, Patricia MacLachlan, Henry Bell,
Philip Jacob, Joan Boyd, Evie Hutchinson, Stanley Bishop, Dermot Corrigan, Sheila Tyrrell.
Fourth Row: Alan Williams, Eric Priestman, Roland Doanaghy, June Stanford, Campbell Wilson, Hazel Chapman,
Camilla Hobson, Beryl Poole, Raymond Gillespie, Warnock Aitken.
Fifth Row(on roof): Weston Jacob, Robina Bell, Connie Green, Audrey Harrison, Valerie Wiltshire, John Mitchell, Kurt
Schwarz, Brian Pim.
Sixth Row: John Hengstenberg, Honor Morgan, Nancy Finegan, Daphne Woulfe.
Seventh Row: Joe Stockil, Kim Healy Bertie Hutchinson.
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1
st
Form
What makes
1st Form tick?
Most likely to
Save.a.person.from.under.a.falling.piano:....... Aaron.Vogelaar
Outrun.Mr..Cox:............................................. Holly.Moore
Reach.the.Rocky.Cant.Reach.This.Sign:...... Aaron.Vogelaar
Wear.a.black.sack.and.still.look.fashionable:.. .Hannah.Pim/.
Paula.Herrera-Petit
Get.Ireland.out.of.the.Recession:................... Abby.English
Write.Christmas.cracker.jokes:....................... Ciaran.Finnegen
Be.a.Superhero:............................................ Mohammed.Yasser
Win.the.National.Ploughing.Championships:.... Cory.Cooke
Give.Apple.Inc..a.run.for.its.money:................ Sean.g.Cafferkey
Have.a.Christmas.No..1:................................ Carrie.Mullane
Movies
1..The.Hangover
2..Avatar
3..Inception
tV Shows
1..Modern.Family
2..X.Factor
3..Gossip.Girl
.Songs
1..Horse.Outside
2..Do.It.Like.a.Dude
3..Cooler.than.Me
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Philip Boucher Hayes attended Newtown School
from 1983 to 1989. Since leaving Newtown he
has become one of Irelands most successful and
respected media personalities.
Philip began his career working for RTE radio.
Since then he has also produced several television
documentaries and won critical acclaim for his
foreign correspondence from war-torn countries
such as Iran, Lebanon and Iraq.
Philip was interviewed by the Newtown Review in
2004. However as that interview was conducted
through email we felt that when the chance arose
to meet him in person it was an opportunity not
to be missed. We also thought that since The Old
Scholar section is dedicating a page to former
principal Tim Macy, and including an interview
that Philip did when he was in 5th year, it would
be ftting to interview Philip years on and see how
he is getting on.
The interview team Caroline, Sliabh and Luke
travelled to RTE studios in early May to meet
Philip. He gave us a fascinating tour of the RTE
studios, where we saw and met some well known
personalities and afterwards we began the
interview.....
Philip, youve had an
amazing career, what are you
working on at the moment?
Well.yesterday.was.a.really.really.weird.day..My.life.
is.lived.by.deadlines.all.the.time.so.I.go.from.one.
deadline.to.the.next..Yesterday.I.met.a.deadline.
which. I. had. been. working. on,. four. days. before.
broadcast-which.is.very.unusual..
I.just.fnished.making.a.documentary.for.TV.called.
Whats. Ireland. Eating?. where. we. took. the. till.
receipts. of. 3,000. households. and. we. analysed.
them.to.fnd.out.what.people.are.actually.eating.
as.opposed.to.what.we.say.we.are.eating..Then.
we.went.behind.that.to.fnd.out.who.is.getting.the.
money.from.that,.what.impact.it.is.having.on.our.
health,.on.the.economy.and.who.is.getting.rich..
It.would.seem.supermarkets.are.getting.very.rich.
at.the.expense.of.Irish.farmers...
NOvember 2010
1st. boarders.home
2nd. back.to.class
3rd. .International..
Sandwich.Day
16th. . George.Morris.falls..
off.his.wardrobe.and..
breaks.his.arm
17th. .Royal.Engagement.
Announced
19th. .5.form.PTM.and.Harry.
Potter.Released
23rd. .Life.savers.pass.their.
exams.top.class!
27th. Snow
28th. Snow
29th. .Snow..House.Exams.for.
2+3,.Cancelled.for.5
30th. .SNOW!.Snow.boarding.on.
rugby.pitches,.prep.let.out.
early.and.massive.snow.
ball.fght.occured
diary dates
Philip
Boucher
Hayes
i NtErVi EW
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December 2010
1st. . SNOW!.NO.SCHOOL!..
NO.EXAMS!..
Mysterious.giant.snow.
man.at.bottom.of.gate
2nd. SNOW
December 2010
3rd. SNOW
4th. SNOW
5th. .SNOW.MELTING:(.
Facebook.is.going.mental.
with.everyone.changing.
. .their.profle.picture.to.
their.childhood.cartoon.
characters
6th. ICE,.school.open
8th. .Hello.to.Ms..Hehir.and.
Ms..Kearney,..new.
teachers.for.art.&.English
14th. Interhockey.VS.Abbey
15th. .Interhockey.VS.St.Leos..
Minorhockey.VS.St..Leos.
Neptune.Mini.Company.
Photo.Competition.
16th. .Christmas.Lunch..
NOM.NOM
So.thats.done,.dusted,.out.the.way.as.of.Sunday.
and. I. go. back. to. what. Ive. been. doing. all. along.
which.is.presenting.and.reporting.on.the.evening.
current. affairs. programme. Drive. Time. which. I.
will.do.for.another.week.before.my.wife.has.our.
second.baby.and.then.Ill.be.disappearing.off.to.
change.nappies.and.bottle.feed.for.a.long.time.
What would you expect to fnd from
the food survey or the receipts? are
we lying about how healthy we are?
Yeah.well.just.take.a.look.at.TV,.magazines.and.
newspapers. and. the. kind. of. food. and. cooking.
that. people. talk. about. doing. . theres. a. huge.
amount. of. coverage. given. to. organic. food. but.
50c. of. every. e100. we. spend. on. food. is. spent.
on. organic.. So. the. amount. of. coverage. that. is.
given.to.organics.is.completely.disproportionate.
to.what.we.actually.go.and.spend..
The.evidence.and.what.we.came.up.with.is.that.
the.food.which.is.made.on.television.largely.stays.
on. television. because. 50%. of. what. we. buy. is.
highly.processed,.convenience.foods..
Thats.great,.its.really.convenient.to.be.able.to.go.
to.the.fridge,.take.out.a.slice.of.ham,.slap.it.on.to.
two.slices.of.bread.but.thats.where.supermarkets.
and.food.processers.add.value.and.take.more.of.
our.money.off.us..
So.thats.what.we.were.analysing...And.there.are.
other.little.things.too.like.for.every.euro.spent.on.
fruit.and.vegetables.we.spend.e1.50.on.treats..
Were. practically. eating. our. own. body. weight. in.
chocolate.bars.every.year.
do you fnd journalism rewarding?
Even though its very hard work?
Who.says.its.hard.work?.Yeah.I.do.because.no.
two.days.are.ever.the.same.and.if.they.are,.youre.
doing.it.wrong,.youre.telling.the.same.story..
Ive.gotten.to.go.to.absolutely.phenomenal.parts.
of.the.world..Ive.gotten.to.meet.really.fantastically.
interesting.people.and.those.are.really.privileged.
things.to.be.able.to.say.you.do.in.a.job..And.like.I.
say,.every.single.day.is.completely.different;.I.have.
absolutely. no. idea. what. today. is. going. to. throw.
up..I.can.tell.you.what.the.main.news.stories.of.
the.day.are.and.continue.to.be.but.as.to.what.Im.
going. to. end. up. doing,. what. story. Im. going. to.
end.up.with?.I.couldnt.tell.you,.I.just.dont.know..
And.thats.the.exciting.thing.about.it.
Who is the most interesting person
youve ever met?
I.think.that.different.people.affect.you.in.different.
ways.. Im. still. really. affected. by. a. woman. I. met.
in.Lebanon.back.in.2006.when.I.was.covering.a.
war.there..I.had.moved.into.an.apartment.which.
had. been. vacated. by. people. who. had. run. away.
and. fed. the. city. and. this. woman. living. in. the.
apartment.next.door.was.just.too.old.to.move..
Every.night.I.came.home.she.was.standing.there.
waiting.with.a.bowl.of.food.for.me.and.she.had.a.
fascinating.life.story.to.tell..She.was.in.her.90s,.
she.was.a.Palestinian.refugee.who.had.fed.one.
war. and. come. to. another.. She. said. to. me. one.
day:.My.whole.life.is.just.war,.war,.war..
Then.something.happened.back.up.in.Beirut.and.I.
had.to.leave.in.a.hurry.having.been.in.this.place.for.
a.week.and.she.said.to.me.that.she.had.felt.safe.
for.as.long.as.I.was.there.and.I.said.Well.thats.
a. bit. foolish. to. be. perfectly. honest!.. But. we. sat.
down. and. we. had. a. big. long. chat. about. life. and.
everything.-none.of.which.I.actually.broadcast.but.
which.to.this.day.still.really.profoundly.effects.me..
And. then. at. the. other. end. of. the. spectrum....
God. this. is. a. real. toughie!. I. mean. Ive. met.
some. phenomenally. interesting. politicians,.
philosophers,.people.who.have.been.involved.in.
truly.historic.events..Ive.never.been.star.struck.
by.anybody.except.Bill.Clinton.and.maybe.Bono.a.
little.bit!
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is there anything that you will
never forget in any of the countries
youve been to?
I.think.covering.the.after.effects.of.the.Tsunami.
in. 2004.. It. was. pretty. memorable. for. all. of. the.
wrong.reasons..It.was.just.really.gruesome..
You.go.to.somewhere.like.Iraq.or.Afghanistan.and.
even. though. everything. is. already. random. and.
you.may.or.may.not.get.killed..Fifty.or.a.hundred.
yards,. sometimes. just. fve.
or. ten. centimetres. can.
separate. life. from. death..
So. it. appears. random.
but. theres. a. reason. for.
everything,.theres.a.reason.
that. people. have. gone. to.
war.. Then. something. like. a.
Tsunami. happens,. its. just.
random,.you.cant.even.call.
it.an.act.of.God.its.just.an.
act. of. nature. and. theres.
nobody.to.get.angry.with.,or.
against,.and.that.was.really.
quite. depressing. and. that. stayed. with. me. for. a.
long,.long.time.and.what.mother.nature.can.do.to.
the. human. body. was. really. quite. upsetting.. Not.
something. to. be. talking. about. in. the. Newtown.
Review.I.think!
How can you prepare yourself for
that? How can you not let it afect
you and do your job?
I.think.if.youre.not.letting.it.affect.you.then.youre.
not.doing.your.job.properly.in.some.ways..Obviously.
you.have.to.remain.detached.and.remember.that.
your.job.is.to.go.get.the.story.and.broadcast.it.at.
the.end.of.every.day..If.youre.huddled.up.in.a.ball.
somewhere.in.a.dark.room.crying.your.eyes.out,.
youre.not.much.use.to.anybody!.
But. at. the. same. time. you. have. to. allow. some.
bit.of.humanity.into.your.reporting.and.you.cant.
just.be.totally.dispassionate.about.it.and.say.OK.
well.X.number.of.people.were.killed.in.this.place.
in.these.circumstances.today..
Youre.trying.to.fnd.the.human.story,.the.thing.that.
people. will. understand. and. relate. to,. the. thing.
that. affects. you,. because. if. its. affects. you,. the.
chances. are. it. will. affect. the. people. that. youre.
broadcasting.to.
do you fnd it hard to
be unbiased towards
a side, for example in
a war?
I. used. to.. You. fnd. yourself.
taking.sides,.its.only.natural..
But. the. more. you. do. it,. the.
better.and.easier.it.becomes.
to.see.things.from.a.number.
of.different.perspectives..You.
think. Oh. yeah. they. have. a.
point.or.I.see.how.this.balances.against.that..
These. things. arent. as. black. and. white. as. you.
think. when. you. frst. approach. them.. Theres. an.
awful.lot.of.grey.in.there.
Was your life ever in danger in any of
those places?
Yes,.on.a.good.few.occasions..But.your.job.is.not.
to. refect. on. and. talk. about. the. times. that. you.
were.in.danger.but.to.tell.the.story.of.the.people.
who.live.there..You.are.just.a.visitor,.just.a.guest.
in. these. countries,. youre. not. the. story.. Its. not.
important.what.happens.to.you.or.what.doesnt.
happen.to.you..
But.I.have.had.my.fair.share.of.war.stories.and.war.
wounds.and.days.when.things.went.badly.wrong.
and. you. fnd. yourself. at. vehicle. checkpoints. on.
December 2010
.19th.. Boarders.Crimbo.Lunch.
Nom
21st. .X.Country.And..
No.Uniform.Day.
23rd. .Schools.Out.For.Crimbo
31st. .Oddly.2000.blackbirds.fall.
from.the.sky.in.Arkinas.
and.100000.fsh.turn.up.
dead.on.a.20.mile.stretch.
somewhere.very.far.away?.
On.the.same.day.too?
JaNuary 2011
8th. .man.survives.a.gun.shot.
by.using.his.HTC.phone.
has.a.shield
9th. Boarders.back
10th. .Finegael.website.got.
hacked.and.so.did.
Maestro..Over.the.
Christmas.holidays..
Ms.O.Carroll.got.married.
and.Mrs..Dillion.gave.birth.
to.Amy.Rose
diary dates
Philip
Boucher
Hayes
i NtErVi EW
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12th. .Minor.and.Senior.Hockey.
VS.Villiars
13th. 3.form.PTM
14th. .U13.rugby.VS.new.ross.
CBS..
6.form.WIT.open.day
16th. GOLDEN.GLOBES
19th. . JCT.VS.Middleton.SCT..
VS.DLS.
20th. . Briony.and.Brenna.
Munster.debating.semi.
fnals
23rd. .Brian.Cowan.stepped.
down.as.FF.leader
25th. .Massive.riots.in.Cairo..
Holistic.Health.Team.
present.campaign.to.WIT.
students.and.Mayor
26th. .Australia.Day!.
Minorhockey.VS.Kilkenny.
College`-.Inter/senior/
minor.VS.Loreto.Kilkenny.
.Snr.boys.VS.Villiers
27th. .Waterford.schools.
competition.1st.PTM
your.knees.with.a.gun.at.the.back.of.your.head.
pleading.for.your.life.and.the.life.of.your.driver.but.
Ive.got.to.put.those.things.behind.me.
in war zones, how do the
natives regard you?
do they take a liking to you?
It. depends. on. where. you. are. but. it. is. a. good.
thing. being. Irish,. a. really. good. thing.. But. thats.
changing. now. since. 2001.. Its. funny. I. covered.
the. Balkans. and. to. our. advantage,. we. were. as.
neutral.as.neutral.can.be..
Post.2001.and.Osama.Bin.Laden,.the.rules.kind.
of.changed.and.you.were.just.Western..Maybe.
some. of. the. more. enlightened. or. some. of. the.
more.educated.people.would.say.okay.youre.Irish,.
you.have.your.history.of.oppression.and.confict,.
we.can.make.common.calls.with.you..
But.more.often.youre.a.Western.journalist,.youre.
treated. with. suspicion.. It. depends. on. who. you.
are.talking.to..If.youre.talking.to.civilians.theyll.
be.as.nice.to.you.as.you.are.to.them.
Have you any views on the Middle
East at the moment?
My. life. changed. very. drastically. at. the. end. of.
September. 11th.. I. did. a. phenomenal. amount.
of. foreign. travel;. I. think. it. was. in. Ireland. about.
six. months. of. every. year. because. I. was. fitting.
around. the. place.. On. a. personal. level,. I. have.
very.little.feelings.about.Osama.Bin.Laden..On.a.
profession.level,.Im.not.sure.that.it.makes.much.
difference.if.hes.still.here.or.not..Sorry.thats.not.
a.very.profound.thought.is.it?.Whether.it.means.
everything.or.if.it.means.nothing..you.decide!
What are the downsides to your job?
or are there any downsides?
Yes:. the. amount. of. time. away. from. home;. the.
hours.that.you.work..But.theyre.just.part.of.the.
territory.
What exactly are your hours? What
time would you come in and what
time would you manage to get home
on an average day?
Thats.a.closely.guarded.secret,.I.couldnt.possibly.
tell. you!. It. depends.. Filming. the. documentary,. I.
didnt.put.down.the.laptop.and.go.to.bed.before.
11pm.and.my.day.would.begin.at.7am.listening.to.
Morning. Ireland.. Those. are. somewhat. untypical.
days. -. you. could. not. keep. working. 14,. 16,. 18.
hours.. Days. more. typically. when. Id. be. working.
on. the. radio. programme. . my. day. would. begin.
at.7am..listening.to.Morning.Ireland.and.the.day.
would.fnish.at.7pm.when.we.come.off.air,.so.ten.
or.twelve.hour.days.
What do you owe your success to?
Thats.a.horrible.question!.I.dont.want.to.answer.
that!. I. disagree. with. the. presence. of. your.
question!. Who. says. Im. successful?. Well. the.
thing. that. I. think. is. the. common. denominator.
with. most. people. that. are. successful. in. this.
Philip Boucher Hayes, ffth from the left in the second last
row, on a European Trip in the 1980s.
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profession. anyway. is. a. lot. of. hard. work. put. in.
when. youre. in. your. 20s. and. knowing. what. you.
want.to.do.can.pretty.much.straight.away.get.you.
there..If.you.dont.know.what.you.want.to.do.with.
your.life,.I.would.say.for.Gods.sake,.go.out.there.
enjoy.the.world.and.see.it..I.unfortunately.had.the.
affiction.of.knowing.exactly.what.I.wanted.to.do.
so. I. just. pursued. it. while. in. school. and. college.
and. straight. out. of. college.. That. I. suppose. put.
me.a.few.rungs.on.the.ladder.higher.than.if.I.had.
waited.until.I.was.25.or.26.
You did a series of reports on
Peak oil, do you think the irish
people since have understood the
consequences of Peak oil?
I.think.the.Irish.people.are.waking.up.to.the.fact.
that.were.not.just.at.Peak.Oil.but.were.at.peak.
everything,.peak.water,.peak.land,.peak.population-.
the. world. has. a. fnite. amount. of. resources. and.
we. are. putting. even. more. unrealistic. demands.
on.them..Have.we.woken.up.to.Peak.Oil,.are.we.
aware. of. it?. Yes.. Have. we. changed. our. habits.
accordingly?.Probably.not.yet.
How signifcant will the publics
reaction to the Queens visit be?
Im. kind. of. tempted. to. think. that. its. just. going.
to.be.an.awful.lot.like.England.versus.Ireland.in.
Croke.Park.a.number.of.years.ago..A.game.I.didnt.
get. to. see. because. RTE. put. me. on. anticipated.
riot. duty. so. I. was. running. around. North. inner.
city.Dublin.talking.to.every.likely.looking.lad.who.
might. want. to. start. something. and. I. ended. up.
fnding.three.guys.wandering.around.with.a.little.
beer.carrier.full.of.petrol.bombs..They.ended.up.
in.a.pub.with.me.watching.the.match!.And.it.was.
an. absolutely. wonderful. occasion. and. everyone.
stood. respectively. for. the. singing. of. God. Save.
the.Queen.and.most.importantly.we.beat.them,.
we.absolutely.stuffed.them!.It.was.just.a.joyous.
occasion.and.day..
Will.the.Queen.be.joyous?.No,.Im.not.sure.joyous.
is.the.best.word.to.describe.it.but.will.there.be.
that.same.sense.of.what.was.all.the.fuss.about.
when.its.over?.Yes.there.will...A.nice.old.eighty.
fve.year.old.woman.is.going.to.come.here,.get.a.
tour.of.the.place.and.go.on.her.way,.and.it.will.be.
good.for.tourism.
in recent years youve been working
in ireland. Can you see yourself
returning to foreign reporting?
After.2006.I.was.in.Lebanon..When.I.was.leaving.
Lebanon,. I. was. driving. to. Syria. and. the. Israelis.
were. blowing. up. every. long. vehicle. that. was.
capable.of.carrying.missiles.that.Hezbollah.were.
launching. into. Israel. so. you. did. not. want. to. be.
anywhere.on.a.road.near.long.vehicles..The.driver.
that. I. was. trying. to. explain. this. to. had. about.
twenty.words.of.English.and.I.had.about.the.same.
number.of.Arabic.after.all.these.years..
After.all.these.years.in.the.middle.east,.my.Arabic.
is. pretty. atrocious. but. eventually. he. got. what. I.
was.trying.to.say.that.driving.behind.this.truck.was.
not.a.good.idea.and.he.overtook.and.literally.two.
minutes.down.the.road.a.drone.missile.overhead.
hit.the.truck.off.the.road.so.I.was.thinking.God...
and.it.had.been.one.of.many.incidents.like.that.
and. I. was. thinking. You. know. what?. Its. time. to.
start.discovering.my.own.country.for.a.while.and.
go.start.reporting.from.home..
Because. I. hadnt. done. it,. reporting. on.
environmental. studies. was. something. that. I.
really.enjoyed.here.that.I.hadnt.really.done.for.a.
good.number.of.years..Paying.attention.to.water.
quality.involves.spending.time.at.home.and.Ive.
really.enjoyed.it.in.the.last.couple.of.years,.just.
rediscovering.my.own.country.because.one.of.the.
JaNuary 2011
28th. .East.Munster.X.Country.
31st. .Mocks.Begin!.2nd.form.
ski.trip.4th.year.W.E
February 2011
7th. .More.Mocks.And..
TY.W.E
14th. . TY.going.surfng,.
Valentines.Day,.TY.water.
safety
16th. .U13.rugby.VS.New.Ross.
.Jnr.hockey.boys.VS.
Middleton-.1st.year.girl.
hockey.VS.abbey
18th. 2.form.PTM
22nd.New.Zealand.Earthquake
27th. Oscars.
march 2011
3rd. .Give.it.up.for.Trocaire-.1st.
year.girls.hockey.V.ursuline.
.minor.and.senior.boy.VS.
Villiers
diary dates
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great. privileges. of. this. job. is. being. able. to. do.
the.amount.of.travelling.around.Ireland.that.I.get.
to.do,.its.a.great.little.place..
Ive.had.my.fll.of.foreign.travel.for.now.so.Ill.stay.
at.home.for.a.while..Maybe.Ill.go.back.out.again.
at.some.stage.because.you.do.get.wanderlust.
every.now.and.again.and.Im.sure.Ill.get.it.-.my.
feet.will.start.to.get.itchy.again..So.yes,.is.a.very.
long.winded.answer.to.that.question!
iN QUiCK...
James Bond or Jason Bourne?
Jason.Bourne..Well.unless.you.throw.in.a.little.
bit.of.Sean.Connery,.the.real.bond.
Are you a food lover?
Oh.yeah.sure.look.at.me,.do.I.not.look.like.I.am?
What motto do you live your life by?
Dont.wait,.just.do.it.
Did you watch the royal wedding?
I. couldnt. avoid. the. Royal. Wedding. because.
there.were.so.many.people.in.here.(RTE.studios).
watching.it..I.dont.know,.Im.not.so.Republican.
that. I. wasnt. interested. in. it. and. I. wasnt. so.
much. of. a. monarchist. that. I. was. interested. in.
watching.it..It.was.more.like.Oh.look.there.they.
are....Westminster.Abbey.looks.great....doesnt.
she.look.pretty...God.is.it.still.going.on!?
Whats your favourite music?
Im. not. a. great. music. listener. to. be. honest.. I.
dont. really. have. the. time.. Bruce. Springsteen.
still.remains.number.one.on.my.iPod..Hes.just.
gone.from.strength.to.strength.in.the.course.of.
the. last. six. or. seven. albums,. he. just. cant. do.
any. wrong. in. my. mind.. I. suppose. Ive. actually.
become.a.little.bit.of.a.country.hick.-.Im.listening.
to. an. awful. lot. of. country. and. western. at. the.
moment.
Your favourite flm?
Can. I. cop. out. on. that. one. and. say. that. I. still.
havent. seen. it.. I. used. to. review. flms. in. the.
station.and.I.genuinely.gave.an.awful.amount.of.
thought.as.to.what.is.the.best.flm.I.have.ever.
seen..Maybe.its.because.Im.a.nit-picker.but.I.
found.problems.with.every.flm.I.watched.so.Im.
still.waiting.for.someone.to.make.the.best.flm.
Ive.ever.seen.
in Music
PAULA PETIT: Whats a snare drum?
CARRIE MULLANE: Its a type of piano
ANNA BOYD: Holly has loads of deer
HOLLY MOORE: What? Whos Holly?
STEPHEN S: Anyone want to go swimming?
ALEX H: Nah man I left my moisturizer at
home and my skin will get all dry
Talking.in.Collect
MR.LEMON: Waterpark won it last year but
Newpark will win it this year
in Geography
MRS.KEAPPOCK: Robbie, what protection does the
atmosphere provide for the Earth?
ROBBIE H: Emmmm it burns away the like.
Fireballs and asteroids and stuff.
BELN: I know Chinese.. Aloha
KILLIAN K: Do you know any Christmas songs?
ANGELA M: Merry Christmas to you, Merry
Christmas to you (to the tune of
Happy Birthday)
BEN K: Theres 48 weeks in a year
IVAN: Its in your genes to move around
BEN S: Well at least youre in your jeans, you
shouldnt be running around naked
RUTH: You smell like ginger
MADISON: Ginger? How can you smell like
ginger
SEIBHE LITTLE: (About a homework correction) Sir,
what was my mistake?
MR. COX: Doing Geography?
MR. DENNISTON: I want you to think of the sounds
that you would hear in an operating
theatre.
HILARY GREENE: Whats that? Where operas are
performed?
IVAN RYAN: I cant think and write.
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2
nd
Form
What makes 2nd Form tick?
Most likely to
Save.a.person.from.under.a.falling.piano:....... Sarah-Anne.Bakker
Outrun.Mr.Cox:.............................................. Conor.Buckley
Reach.the.Rocky.Cant.Reach.This.Sign:...... Peter.Joyce
Wear.a.black.sack.and.still.look.fashionable:.. Rowan.Keane
Get.Ireland.out.of.the.Recession:................... Evan.Jacob
Write.Christmas.cracker.jokes:....................... .Fiachra/Nikki/.
Sarah/Eve
Be.a.Superhero:............................................ Ted.Sanders
Win.the.National.Ploughing.Championships:.... James.Kiersey
Give.Apple.Inc..a.run.for.its.money:................ Ted.Sanders
Have.a.Christmas.no.1:................................. Kate.Cafferkey
Movies
1..The.Hangover
2..Just.Go.With.It
3..Inception
tV Shows
1..South.Park
2..90210
3..Desperate.
Housewives
Songs
1..Horse.Outside
2..Your.Song
3..Never.Say.Never
march 2011
7th. U19.boys.teninis
8th. . Its.got.a.frog.on.it.go.to.
enterprise.competition
9th. . All.Ireland.Linguistics.
Olympiad,.SCT.V.
Waterpark,.SNR.girls.VS.
Kilkenny.college,.SNR.
boys.hockey.V.Ashton
10th. Donor.Discussion.Day
11th. . 5.form.French.lunch-.
Japan.Tsunami.and.
Earthquake
14th. .U16.girls.tennis.
competition.win..
Munster.Shields
15th. .irish.table.quiz.in.foy.hall.
even.for.those.who.dont.
speak.irish
22nd..World.Water.Day,.Quote.
from.Mr.Lemon.continue.
with.the.deadliness.
(paraphrasing.but.you.get.
it)..YSI.Speak.Out.
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Newtown. has. long. been. a. sort. of. bubble,.
separate. from. the. outside. world.. Thus. its.
students. are. seemingly. quite. oblivious. to. news.
beyond. Newtowns. four. walls.. Whether. good.
or. bad,. such. a. quality. was. made. apparent. this.
year. when. Ireland. saw. the. earliest. snowfall. in.
seventeen.years..Though.news.reports.had.been.
broadcasting. the. expected. snowfall. all. week,. it.
still. came. as. quite. a. surprise. when. Newtown.
woke. to. a. blanket. of. snow. on. Saturday. 26th.
November..The.morning.after.the.Late.Late.Toy.
Show,.such.a.sight.more.than.helped.to.set.the.
Christmas.buzz.going,.though.a.little.premature..
While. such. freezing. weather. was. seen. by. many.
as. an. economical. disaster,. Newtown. welcomed.
it. wholeheartedly.. The. hill. overlooking. the. rugby.
pitch. soon. became. a. bustling. ski. track. with.
The Big Freeze
students. fying. down. on. any. vehicle. available..
Snowball.fghts.quickly.ensued.
Albeit. only. a. handful. of. students. remained. in.
school. for. the. weekend,. by. Monday. morning.
Newtown. was. flling. up. with. returning. excited.
boarders.. The. day. students. however,. were.
short. in. numbers. due. to. treacherous. road.
conditions.. Such. a. shortage. was. welcomed. by.
those.scheduled.to.begin.Christmas.exams.that.
morning..The.lack.of.students.meant.that.exams.
were.postponed,.however.the.relief.this.brought.
was. soon. replaced. with. boredom. as. students.
were.required.instead.to.sit.for.eight.long.hours.
in.Study.Hall..But.dampen.their.spirits.it.did.not.
and.the.snow.was.enjoyed.long.into.the.evening.
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Tuesday.saw.a.slight.ease.in.the.freezing.weather.
conditions. and,. unfortunately. for. many,. even.
allowed.for.an.exam.or.two.to.be.sat..That.evening.
Prep.was.interrupted.by.a.blustery.snowstorm.and.
any.study.was.abandoned..Students,.kitted.out.in.
anything.remotely.resembling.ski-gear,.took.to.the.
rugby.pitches..The.snowball.fght.that.ensued.may.
only. be. described. as. chaotic.. The. student-body.
participation. was. like. no. clan. competition. ever.
could.hope.for.as.every.student.was.bombarded.
in. turn. by. carefully. crafted. snowballs.. Such. an.
eventful.evening.left.clothes.dripping.and.frozen.
fngers.throbbing.throughout.the.grounds.
That. night. another. heavy. snowfall. meant. that.
any. chance. of. school. returning. to. normal.
disappeared.. However. just. in. case. any. day.
students. did. attempt. to. come. into. school,. the.
6th.form.boys.constructed.a.seven-foot.snowman.
to.guard.the.gateway,.blocking.any.entries..They.
were. however. obliged. to. move. it. and. it. instead.
took.up.residence.in.a.new.location..Wednesdays.
timetable. took. a. slightly. unorthodox. form. of.
morning. Collect. followed. by. another. snowball.
fght. and. then. break,. where. hot. chocolate. and.
soup. was. served. in. the. dining. room. to. soothe.
frozen.students..Meanwhile.an.igloo.competition.
was. undertaken. by. many. students. and. resulted.
in. the. sort. of. dedication-to-the-cause. seldom.
seen. in. school. work.. . The. subsequent. study.
session. was,. as. expected,. poorly. attended. and.
by.lunch.the.majority.of.students.had.managed.to.
fnd.a.way.to.travel.home.by.any.means.possible..
The. rest. of. the. week. was. gladly. spent. enjoying.
the. snow. at. home.. The. schools. reopening. the.
following. Monday. meant. a. return. to. reality. and,.
for.many,.a.return.to.Christmas.exams.
Beth Rochford
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It. all. began. on. Saturday. 29th.
January,. a. day. which. also.
happened.to.be.Eve.Heffernans.
birthday..With.some.diffculty.we.
managed.to.rise.from.our.beds.
at. the. incredibly. early. start. of.
half. past. fve. in. the. morning!.
An. hour. later. the. bus. left. the.
school.full.of.tired.yet.excited.students,.Music.blasted.
down.the.aisles.
After.arriving.in.the.newly.fnished.Terminal.2.of.Dublin.
airport,. we. had. to. wait. around. for. a. while. until. Mr..
OCuinn.fnally.realised.that.we.were.in.the.wrong.place-
our.fight.left.from.Terminal.1!.So.we.all.marched.all.the.
way.back.over.to.Terminal.1.and,.after.a.debate.with.Mr..
OCuinn. as. to. whether. or. not. there. was. a. McDonalds.
in.the.airport,.we.all.headed.towards.Burger.King..Once.
our.stomachs.were.fully.satisfed.we.left.for.our.boarding.
gate.to.begin.the.two.hour.fight.to.Geneva.
Upon. arriving,. we. were. greeted. by. a. Haut. Lac.
representative.by.the.name.of.Ferry..With.him.leading.the.
way.we.hopped.on.a.bus.and.set.off.towards.Haut.Lac..
When.we.fnally.got.there.it.was.dark.and.we.were.all.very.
hungry..Once.wed.been.given.our.dorms.we.had.dinner.
and.were.then.ftted.with.our.ski.
gear.and.put.into.ski.groups..By.
the.time.this.was.all.fnished.we.
were.exhausted.and.went.to.bed.
for.a.good.nights.sleep.
The.next.morning.we.woke.bright.
and. early.. After. breakfast. we.
set.off.on.the.short.walk.to.the.
nearby. train. station.. The. train.
journey. to. the. slopes. took. an.
hour.and.a.quarter.but.the.time.
passed. quickly.. We. skied. from.
ten. to. half. four,. as. we. were. to.
do. everyday,. and. were. at. frst.
a. little. unsteady. on. our. skis..
Despite. a. lot. of. falls. the. frst.
day,. we. steadily. improved. and.
quickly.found.our.feet..Everyday.
we.stopped.for.lunch.at.half.one.
and. had. some. much. needed.
sandwiches..Over.the.next.few.days.our.skiing.improved.
and.soon.even.the.beginners.were.on.red.slopes..On.the.
ffth.day.we.fnished.skiing.at.lunch.time.and.headed.into.
the.local.village.for.some.shopping..The.chocolate.was.
defnitely.the.highlight.of.the.days.shopping!
When.Saturday.eventually.arrived.we.were.sad.to.leave..
On.the.way.back.to.the.airport.we.stopped.in.the.small.
village. of. Greyer,. famous. for. its. cheese.. We. spent. the.
last. of. our. Swiss. Francs. before. travelling. on. to. the.
airport..We.were.all.set.to.go.to.our.boarding.gate.when.
Grace.Allen.lost.her.boarding.pass..After.a.few.minutes.
panic,.Mr..OCuinn.managed.to.talk.his.way.into.getting.
another.one.for.her..Thankfully.we.all.boarded.the.plane.
and. took. off. for. Dublin.. Once. we. arrived,. we. split. into.
whoevers.getting.collected.and.whoevers.getting.the.
bus.. Those. who. got. the. bus. back. to. Waterford. were.
so.tired.that.they.struggled.to.stay.awake.though.some.
chatted.throughout.the.journey..We.fnally.arrived.back.in.
school.at.three.in.the.morning.
It. was. a. tiring. trip. but. defnitely. one. worth. going. on..
Money.and.energy.well.spent!.A.big.thanks.to.the.staff.
who.brought.us.on.the.trip.
James Kiersey, Sarah Baker
and Triona Harvey
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At. 9. OClock. on. the. dot. (give. or. take. ffteen.
minutes).we.stampeded.onto.the.bus.fully.kitted.
out.in.our.farm.gear.(wellies.for.some,.Uggs.for.
others)..After.a.short.twenty-minute.bus.ride.we.
arrived.at.Kill..
We.were.introduced.to.our.guide.for.the.day.and.
began.our.tour.of.the.farm..First,.we.pulled.up.by.
some.winter.housing.sheds.where.we.had.a.nice.
look.at.some.heifers.(some.of.us.paid.attention.
to. the. cows!).. The. layout. and. contents. of. the.
shed. were. explained. to. us.. Our. guide. told. us.
about.the.different.types.of.cows.there.and.told.
us.where.they.would.be.moved.on.to.next.(some.
were.headed.to.the.slaughter.house,.much.to.the.
disgust.of.the.girls!).
After.about.twenty.minutes.in.the.cold,.a.group.of.
us.were.regretting.leaving.our.spare.jumpers.on.
the. bus.. We. were. Freisian!. We. then. mooved. to.
the.winter.storage.units.to.see.the.bulls.and.were.
flled.in.on.how.everything.worked.there..We.then.
ploughed. on. to. the. fnal. part. of. the. tour. which.
was. looking. at. crimp. wheat.. By. this. stage. we.
could. Barley. feel. our. fngers. and. the. Lameness.
was.kicking.in..We.were.herded.back.to.the.bus.
(with.the.smell.of.manure.stuck.to.us.like.glue).
and.headed.back.to.school..The.trip.was.a.great.
success..It.can.be.summed.up.by.a.quote.from.
Harry. Milne. I. I. loved. that. place.. A. big. pat.
on. the. head. and. thank. you. for. Mr.Jones. who.
organized.the.trip.
Nichola Fennell
agricultural Science Farm Visit
march 2011
23rd. . minor.and.1st.form.girls.
hockey.VS.Loreto.Wexford,.
1st.form.boys.hockey.VS.
Kilkenny.College,.JCT.VS.
Bandon.semi.fnal
24th. . Swimming.Gala,.TY.
intergenerational.project
25th. . Non.uniform.day.in.aid.
of.Japan..U16.tennis.Vs.
Rockwell.and.win..Daffodil.
collection.day..Model.UN
27th. .school.showjumping.
competitions,.6.form.play.
for.S.E.M
28th. .fancy.PISA.tests,.U19.
tennis.boys.VS.Clonmel.
and.win.
29th. .Irish.water.safety.exams,.
U16.girls.tennis.VS.Thurles
30th. .Jnr.girls.hockey.vs.Loreto.
Kilkenny.
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T
his. year. Newtown. sent. two. delegations,.
representing. Kenya. and. Mexico,. to. Wesley.
Colleges. Fourth. Annual. Model. United. Nations.
Conference..
We. set. off. from. school. in. a. bus. with. an. odd.
looking.trailer.at.break.time.on.the.25th.of.March.
and. travelled. with. Mr.. Ronan. and. Ms.. Cosgrove.
to. Dublin.. Some. of. us. had. had. a. few. weeks.
to. prepare. and. some. of. us. had. been. roped. in.
at. the. last. minute.. All. of. us. were. still. throwing.
research. and. resolutions. together. hurriedly. the.
night.before.
After. arriving. at. the. hotel. some. of. us. ate. lunch.
and. others. starved. because. some. of. us. ate. all.
the.ham!.We.changed.into.our.formal.attire.and.
headed.to.Wesley.College.at.about.fve.oclock..If.
you.think.that.some.of.the.youths.of.the.Peoples.
Park.are.intimidating,.you.should.have.seen.the.
swarm.of.teenagers.dressed.in.suits.who.met.us.
upon.arrival..From.the.start.James.was.admired.
for. his. slightly. alternative. take. on. formal..
Nonetheless.picking.up.fve.mock.awards.at.the.
end.of.the.conference..
We.were.then.split.into.our.committees;.Phoebe.
Moore.and.Anna.Hickey.on.the.Health.Committee;.
James.Corcoran.Hodgins.and.Nichola.Fennell.on.
the. Environment. Committee;. John. Mullins. and.
Holly. Wells. on. the. Historical. Committee;. Olivia.
Chambers.and.Dahnan.Spurling.on.the.Economic.
and. Social. Committee;. Becky. Barr. and. Caroline.
FitzGerald.on.the.Disarmament.and.International.
Security.Committee;.and.Alice.Fortune.and.Georgia.
Doorley.on.the.Human.Rights.Committee.
At.the.opening.Ceremony.Maryam.Hosseinkhah,.
an. Amnesty. International. human. rights. activist,.
was. the. guest. speaker.. She. spoke. about. how.
her. time. in. prison. had. opened. her. eyes. to. the.
injustices. suffered. by. the. Iranian. women. and.
about. her. struggle. campaigning. for. equal. rights.
for.women.in.Iran.
During. the. Opening. Ceremony. we. had. a. video.
message. from. Aung. San. SuuKyi,. the. Burmese.
opposition. politician. and. human. rights. activist,.
praising.the.WCDMUN..It.was.a.great.honour.to.
have. such. encouragement. from. someone. who.
is. considered. such. an. international. symbol. of.
peaceful.resistance.in.the.face.of.oppression.
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We. then. returned. to. our. committee. rooms.
where. we. lobbied. our. resolutions. and. began.
our.frst.debates..Over.the.two.days.the.Health.
committee. tackled. the. questions. of. Medical.
Research. in. LEDCs,. Medical. Health. in. the.
21st.Century.and.Medial.Tourism..Environment.
debated. the. questions. of. Exploitation. of.
Endangered.Species.for.Commercial./.Medical.
Purposes,.Increasing.the.International.capacity.
for.Regulating.and.Monitoring.Hazardous.Waste.
and.Addressing.the.Impact.of.Bio-Energy.on.Food.
Security.. The. Historical. Committee. discussed.
the. questions. of. The. Cambodian. Genocide,.
The. Falklands. War. and. The. September. 11th.
Terrorist. Attacks.. ECOSOC. deliberated. over.
the.questions.of.Disaster.Capitalism,.The.Role.
of. Multinational. Corporations. and. Protection.
of. National. Minorities.. DISEC. considered.
the. questions. of. Organised. Crime. in. Funding.
Terrorist. Organisations,. Cyber. Terrorism. and.
Establishing.Common.International.Standards.
for.Import,.Export.and.Transfer.of.Conventional.
Arms..Human.Rights.Committee.pondered.the.
questions.of.Mercy.Killings,.the.Rights.of.Media.
Personnel. and. the. Rights. of. Privacy. regarding.
DNA.Testing.and.Databases..
At. nine. oclock. on. Saturday. morning,. while.
in. General. Assembly,. we. were. informed. that.
Saudi.Arabia.had.run.out.of.Oil..This.was.our.
emergency. debate. and. thankfully. wasnt. real..
We. later. debated. resolutions. on. this. topic. in.
General. assembly,. with. an. interesting. input.
from.Mr..Mullins
At. six. oclock. we. attended. the. closing. and.
awards. ceremony.. We. were. all. thrilled. when. it.
was.announced.that.Olivia.Chambers.had.won.a.
very.well.deserved.award.for.Highly.Commended.
Delegate.. The. Secretary. General. closed. the.
WCDMUN.and.we.all.grabbed.some.sandwiches.
before. being. collected. or. heading. back. to.
school.
The. WCDMUN. was. an. extremely. enjoyable.
experience.in.which.we.were.able.to.debate.and.
discuss.topics.which.interest.us.about.current.
affairs.and.the.world.that.we.live.in.today.with.
other. young. people. of. similar. mindsets. and.
opinions..
Thank. you. to. Ms.. Cosgrove. for. mentoring. us.
in.the.weeks.leading.up.to.the.conference.and.
to. her. and. Mr.. Ronan. for. accompanying. us..
Also,. thank. you. so. much. to. the. Old. Scholars.
Association. and. to. the. Parents. Association.
for. contributing. towards. the. funding. of. our.
expenses.. We. really. appreciate. all. of. your.
help!
Nichola Fennell and Georgia Doorley
april 2011
1st. . chamber.choir.competition
2nd. Bristol
3rd. BRISTOL..TY.Junk.Kouture
5th. . LC.IRISH.AND.JAP.ORALS..
Kayaking.TY,.3rd.form.HE.
practical
6th. JCT.Final.Cup.in.Clonmel
10th. .Junk.Kouture.southern.
fnals
12th. LC.music.practicals
13th. .TY.Dragons.Den..LC.
Spanish.Orals.
14th. .UCC.open.day.5.form..LC.
Spanish.Orals.and.French.
Orals..TY.intergenerational.
project
15th. .FRENCH.AND.GERMAN.
ORALS..JC.music.
practicals.
29th. Royal.Wedding
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Newtown.Review.2011
3
rd
Form
What makes 3rd Form tick?
Most likely to
Save.a.person.from.under.a.falling.piano:....... Marcus.Walshe
Outrun.Mr.Cox:.............................................. Liam.Landy
Reach.the.Rocky.Cant.Reach.This.Sign:...... Will.Troy
Wear.a.black.sack.and.still.look.fashionable:.. George.Morris
Get.Ireland.out.of.the.Recession:................... Bertram.Allen
Write.Christmas.cracker.jokes:....................... Will.Troy
Be.a.Superhero:............................................ .George.Morris/..
Neill.Dunne
Win.the.National.Ploughing.Championships:.... Nigel.Kennington
Give.Apple.Inc..a.run.for.its.money:................ Barry.OSullivan
Have.a.Christmas.No.1:................................. Leo.Creighton
Movies
1..Avatar
2..Due.Date
3..The.Fighter
tV Shows
1..Misfts
2..Skins
3..Criminal.Minds
Songs
1..Horse.Outside
2..Love.The.Way.You.Lie
3..Baby
may 2011
2nd. Osama.Bin.Laden.Dead
4th. .East.Munster.Girls.
athletics..LCVP.exam.for.
LC..SNR.boy.hockey.VS.
Villiers.and.won.cup..40th.
anniversary.of.Willy.Wonka
7th. Scholarship.day
10th. 1500m
11th. . TY.in.CityWest..East.
Munster.boys.athletics
12th. JC.art.exam.
17th. QUEEN
18th. QUEEN
19th. QUEEN
20th. .QUEEN...
Walk.for.life.Hospice
21st. .Leinster.win.the..
Heineken.Cup
23rd. .Obama.here..Is.Feidir.Linn.
Missouri.tornado
24th. form.photos
26th. EXAMS.COMMENCE.
diary dates
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In 2011 past Newtown Scholar Oisn Brogan was awarded the
prestigious Trinity Scholars award. I got in touch with Oisn to
learn more about his achievement.
Oisin: Being.asked.to.write.about.one.of.your.own.achievements.is.
a.bit.of.an.odd.experience..You.dont.want.to.take.away.from.the.
diffculty,. while. at. the. same. time. have. to. avoid. sounding. like. the.
success.has.gone.to.your.head..(Which.I.hope.it.hasnt).
On.April.11th.I,.along.with.84.other.students,.was.named.a.scholar.
of. Trinity. College.. On. Trinity. Monday,. the. frst. day. of. Trinity. Week.
(one.of.many.Trinity.College.traditions).the.Provost.of.the.College.
reads.through,.subject.by.subject,.all.the.newly.elected.Fellows.and.
Scholars.on.the.steps.of.the.Exam.Hall.in.Front.Square..As.you.can.
imagine,.a.large.crowd.gathers,.all.the.contenders.hoping.to.hear.
their.name.read.out..It.makes.for.an.odd.occasion,.with.the.joy.of.
the.new.scholars.juxtaposed.beside.people.who.werent.so.lucky..
My.own.emotions.went.from.ecstatic.to.disappointment.extremely.
quickly. when. I. realised. some. of. my. friends. names. were. absent.
from.the.list.
I. said. elected,. which. technically. they. are,. but. the. scholars. are.
elected. by. the. board. of. the. Trinity. based. upon. the. Scholarship.
exams..infamously.diffcult.exams.set.in.January.to.perfectly.ruin.
the.Christmas.exams.of.any.budding.scholar..To.become.a.scholar,.
you.have.to.get.70%.average.across.your.exams..70%.seems.easy.
in.secondary.school,.but.becomes.much.more.diffcult.in.college.
Being.a.scholar.of.Trinity.brings.many.benefts..One.is.being.able.to.
write.Sch..after.your.name.(which.no.one.actually.does).but.the.
main.ones.are.free.fees,.accommodation.and.evening.meals.for.fve.
years..While.an.age-old.tradition,.the.reason.Trinity.keeps.it.going.is.
to.keep.the.brightest.in.the.college.to.do.Masters.and.PhDs.
Im.not.sure.how.many.of.Newtowns.past.pupils.rank.among.Trinitys.
scholars..I.know.only.of.one.other,.Ciaran.Parkin,.who.was.in.the.
same.year.as.me.and.was.a.good.friend.of.mine.in.Newtown..
Kevin ODonnell
trinity Scholars
32
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1X Collaborative Painting 1Y Collaborative Painting
Becci Auld 2X
Lucy Latta 2Y
Rosemary Brown 2X
Roberta
Doorley
2X
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Anna Gallwey 3X
Daniel Fenton 3W
Gillian Bond 3Y
Megan Fitzgerald 3X
Rachel Brady 3Y
Emily Hermon 3W
George Morris 3W
Georgia Tuohy 3Y
Gillian Richardson 3W
Jamie Round 3X
Jean Ann Mulligan 3Y
Kelsey Cunningham 3Y
34
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Alice Lee 4th
Amy O Loughlin 5th
Simon Quigley 4th
Georgia Battel 4th
Isobel English 5th
Jamie Smyth 5th
Martha Kirchner Arteche 4th
Mizuki 4th
TY Craft (Collaborative Mosaic)
35
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Abi
Hurley-
Collins
6th
Jessica
Hegarty
6th
Jessica
Molloy
6th
John Boyd 6th
Erica Gurnee 6th
Kaija Kennedy 6th
Octavian Fitzherbet 6th
Lydia Thorpe
5th
Rachel Morris 6th
Ruah
Bearney
Pearson
Octavian Fitzherbet 6th
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.Junk.Kouture.is.a.national.competition.in.which.students.must.design.
and.make.a.dress.entirely.out.of.recycled.materials..We.heard.about.this.
competition.at.the.start.of.the.school.year.and.subsequently.decided.
it.was.something.we.wanted.to.take.part.in..In.order.to.do.so.we.had.
to.start.on.our.designs.as.soon.as.possible..Unfortunately.we.learned.
quickly.that.we.both.had.entirely.different.ideas!
.Eventually,.after.a.lot.of.sketches.had.been.thrown.into.the.(recycling!).
bin,.we.both.decided.on.our.fnal.design.and.started.its.construction..
The.frame.of.the.dress.was.made.from.recycled.wire.and.an.upside-
down.laundry.basket..The.basket.was.covered.with.an.old.silk.skirt.and.
the.wire.bodice.frame.was.then.covered.in.broken.glass.from.wine.and.
jam.bottles..The.dress.was.fnally.completed.and.ready.to.wear.by.the.
end.of.the.Christmas.holidays..
.A.photograph.of.the.dress.was.submitted.to.the.competition.and.we.were.
then.chosen.to.compete.in.the.regionals.which.were.held.in.Clonmel.
Park. Hotel. on. the. 3rd. of. April.. Unfortunately. we. werent. selected. to.
progress.to.the.fnals.held.in.Dublin.two.weeks.later..Despite.this.we.
both.really.enjoyed.the.experience.and.were.lucky.to.have.gotten.as.far.
as.we.did..Thanks.to.Ms.Hehir.for.all.of.her.help.throughout..
Phoebe Moore and Holly Wells
Junk Kouture
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Short Stories
S
imons suitcase was tattered at the edges. The leather handles were worn. The zips often got
stuck when he opened and closed it. Once, it looked professional, smart expensive. He too
had once looked that way. Things had changed.
He walked across the lobby of the hotel. The receptionist had disgustingly long red nails. They
tapped as they hit each key.
You leaving, she asked, sending a bit of spit fying across at him. What had he expected
for twenty euro a night. Cheap hotels were cheap for a reason. All luxury cut out.
Yes, he replied, stepping back a bit to wait for the reply.
Ill get your bill.
Thank you, he said, knowing hed wasted his breath. She didnt care. He walked out onto
the street and stepped into the smallest taxi. They charged less
Airport please, he said, making himself comfortable in the back seat.
Business? Pleasure? the taxi driver asked as they pulled off from the kerb.
Neither, Simon said. He better not lie this time. Hed tell the truth. Im moving
The taxi driver was a little taken aback.
Where to?
Europe
Have you family there? The taxi driver asked, still a little surprised and curious.
No, just want a new life.
They reached the airport. Simon handed the taxi man a handful of crumpled cash.
Keep the change.
He climbed out onto the snow-covered pavement. His shoes crunched as he walked towards
departures. He walked through the door past the newsagents. He didnt read newspapers. He
knew too well what it was like to be behind a headline. He was used to airports, knew everything
about them and the quickest way through them and their security. He was through in no time.
Three hours to his fight. He sat in Departures watching peoples lives going on around him, none
of which he could join in on or feel connected to. He clutched his suitcase closer to him, feeling
the hard corners press into his ribcage.
He jolted up. He must have fallen asleep. He fumbled until his hand slid over the suitcase. A
small child and a mother had sat down beside him. The child had blue eyes. Alice has beautiful
blue eyes and the smallest of hands. Her hands clutched her one-eyed teddy bear. He jerked from
his daydream as the little child attempted to unzip his suitcase. He almost snapped, pulling the
suitcase from the childs hands towards himself. The toddler toppled backwards. He regretted it
but he needed to protect her things. He couldnt have anyone touching them. He twitched. What
had he become? He stared at the child on the foor, whimpering.
It was time. On the call for his gate he lay the suitcase on the unoccupied seat to his left, stood up,
and departed to a new start, carrying just a teddy bears button eye in the palm of his hand.
Mia Falkenthal 3X
THE TEDDYBEARS EYE
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A
knock on the door late at night is never good. Its never expected and
its never welcomed. Its bad news, its a grave face delivering grave
news. I didnt want to get out of bed to go answer the door. I lay in
bed with my eyes fxed on the ceiling. I could hear Mam going to answer the
door. I could hear each footstep as she drowsily plodded down the stairs.
I didnt know who the news was going to be about. John had gone into town,
hes been working hard at his music lately and his band are starting to get
good. They were playing in some pub or battle of the bands, hed been talking
about it all week but I hadnt really taken it in. Katie was out in town too. It
was one of her friends 18th birthdays. She left earlier on tonight with her fake
ID, cheap white wine and stern warnings from Mam not to drink too much.
I rolled over and checked my alarm clock. It was half three. I knew I should
get up but I knew what was coming. My bed offered me sanctuary and denial
of what I knew was coming. I didnt hear John or Katie coming in but then
again I never do. Sometimes Katie comes in drunk and sits at the bottom of my
bed to tell me her exploits from the night. Its funny but being woken up isnt
usually worth the pointless stories.
I pulled back the covers and got out of bed. It was a warm night and I was only
wearing boxers in bed. I grabbed a pair of shorts and put them on. My phone
was in the pocket. I checked it. One new message from Katie jmgmpapgmgmg
md gmmd. I chuckled. That girl is the worst drunk texter. I have a whole
folder in my phone of her funniest drunk texts. I left my room and walked
down the hall. I could hear the jingle of my mothers keys down stairs. The
whole house was dead quiet.
The stairs creaked under my bare feet. My heart was beating fast, I knew
exactly what was coming but yet I still felt clueless about what was about to
happen. I could see my Mam at the front door with two guards. Grave faces.
The one on the left was talking to my Mam, the other one looked up at me.
Mam screamed and collapsed. She was in a heap on the ground crying. No one
should ever have to lose two kids in one night.
Kevin ODonnell
THE KNOCK
Short Stories
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R
obert tapped his feet together under the church
pew. His walking stick rolled off the bench.
Beside him, he could hear Grace sniffng. He
patted her gently on the back. The church was warm.
The reason may have been that the little church was
packed with friends and family of Andy. Andy always
loved this church. The stained-glass windows, the
candles at Christmas, everything. Good, old Andy. He
was a good man.
The hill was steep. Robert panted. He slowed down.
Andy sped past him with little grace in his back.
Hurry up, he shouted.
Whats the rush? yelled Robert.
They climbed over the hill. He looked up. Beside St.
Anthonys church was their school. The plaque on the
gate read: Butlerstown Primary School, founded by
Sir Thomas Rice in 1800. The milkman was doing the
morning rounds to the little shops and houses around the
square. Mr Murray, the baker, was having his morning
chat with his next-door neighbour, Mr Power.
Youre slow this morning, teased Andy. Robert
shrugged his shoulders. Peggy held me up, he said,
pointing to his little sister beside him.
No I didnt, Peggy scorned as she pulled at Roberts
hand. Andy laughed. They walked across the cobbled
square to the school.
Whats that in your hand, Andy? asked Peggy as
they stopped to let Miss McManus and her car go by.
Andy held up his hand proudly.
Wow, whispered Peggy. Her eyes widened. It was a
lemon. Robert frowned.
How did you get that?
I went to the shop.
No. I mean where did you get the money? she asked
as the walked again.
Oh Granda gave me 50p for beating him in chess. It
was the frst time I beat him. Andy ran to a group of
children playing marbles in the school yard. Robert
smiled to himself.
Im just going to pick up a few things for Mam.
You two play ahead, he told Grace and Peggy. They
sprinted into the yard.
Robert was surprised to see that everyone was still
outside when he arrived back late.
Whats going on? he asked a girl with pigtails beside
him.
Andy saw the ghost of Sir Thomas Rice, she looked
around nervously. Robert stared at her. He rolled his
eyes.
REMEMBER
Where is he now? he asked her.
The ghost?
No, he sighed. Andy!
In the Headmasters offce.
Oh, no.
Andy came out to the yard with his head held high.
The children swarmed around him. Are you okay
Andy?, Did he hit you?, Wheres the ghost?! The
questions were never-ending. Andy smiled proudly.
Robert pushed himself through. He grabbed Andys
arm and pulled him out.
Ow, my arm, snapped Andy, pulling away his arm.
Come here. Robert pulled him behind a tree.
What is going on Andy?
Andy paused. He took a deep breath.
I saw the ghost of Sir Thomas Rice, he whispered.
Robert stared at him.
Where was it? he asked. Andy pointed behind Robert.
Slowly, Robert turned around. There was a wall.
Andy there is nothing there, he muttered, his voice
verging on annoyance.
No, up there, whispered Andy. Robert looked up.
Above them was a statue of a mans head. Underneath
the head the words read : Sir Thomas Rice. Robert
burst out laughing.
Andy, thats not a ghost! he laughed. Andys horror-
struck face melted into a smile.
Oh, he whispered, I made a mistake. They looked
at each other and burst out laughing.
Come on, said Robert as he put his arm around
Andys shoulders, lets get back to class.
What do I tell everyone?
Just say, Robert paused, that we sorted out the
problem.
Robert opened his eyes. The priest was still talking.
Robert didnt listen. He wanted to think of Andy.
May Andrew Sean OCallaghan rest in peace, said
the priest.
Amen, whispered Robert. He smiled.
Hannah Murray
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Poetry
desperado
Wheres.the.desperado.with.the.fastest.gun?.
Did.he.ride.away.into.the.setting.sun?.
Did.he.leave.you.sitting.on.the.porch.alone?.
He.said.hed.call.but.you.know.he.just.wont.phone
Your.hearts.full.of.holes,.it.leaks.like.a.sieve.
You.feel.like.dying.but.you.know.youre.gonna.live.
Now.your.cowboys.gone
Well.the.posse.caught.him.out.on.the.plain.
He.was.messing.around.with.Mary.Jane.
He.was.tall.and.handsome.but.he.wasnt.true.
I.told.you.hed.never.be.good.for.you
Now.hes.over.the.hill.and.far.away.
And.hell.break.another.heart.some.day.
With.his.Buckskin.shirt.and.his.winning.smile.
He.might.come.back.if.you.wait.a.while
Leo Creighton
Melody
Melody.makes.sense.to.me.
Rhythm.makes.me.shake..
The.strumming.of.my.old.guitar.
Sets.my.head.awake..
I.pity.that.piano,.
Sitting.in.its.room..
Crying.to.be.played.aloud.
And.danced.to.by.a.fool.
Come.a.little.closer.
I.wanna.see.your.eyes..
I.wanna.sing.you.all.my.songs.
And.all.the.lullabies.
Sing.a.song.of.sixpence.
And.make.a.million.quid..
Sing.another.masterpiece.
My.God.thats.what.I.did.
Kevin ODonnell
the ladder
Bow.to.the.strong.
Laugh.at.the.weak.
Thats.how.it.is
Its.not.fair.
But.thats.life.
Isnt.it?
Climb.until.
There.is.no.
Further.to.go
And.hope.
You.dont.get.
Pushed
You.see.it.
But.chose.to.ignore.
Its.safer.that.way
Soon.enough.
Toes.will.be.stood.on.
And.friendships.will.be.torn
The.ladder.will.
Always.want.
To.be.climbed
No.matter.how.
Much.they.try.
Break.it.down
Its.not.fair.
But.thats.life
Isnt.it?
Nichola Fennell
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Newtown.Review.2011
Transition
Year
What makes
t.Y. tick?
Most likely to
Save.a.person.from.under.a.falling.piano:....... Stephen.Trevor
Outrun.Mr.Cox:.............................................. Charlie.Kelly
Reach.the.Rocky.Cant.Reach.This.Sign:...... Holly.Wells
Wear.a.black.sack.and.still.look.fashionable:.. Beln.cija
Get.Ireland.out.of.the.Recession:................... Christian.Cullen
Write.Christmas.cracker.jokes:....................... Pati.Cases
Be.a.Superhero:............................................ April.Allen
Win.the.National.Ploughing.Championships:.... Alex.Pim
Give.Apple.Inc..a.run.for.its.money:................ Simon.Quigley
Have.a.Christmas.no.1:................................. John.Mullins
Movies
1..Inception
2..Paul
3..Harry.Potter.and.the.
Deathly.Hallows.Part.1
tV Shows
1..Misfts
2..X.Factor
3..Glee
.Songs
1..S&M
2..Whats.My.Name
3..Teenage.Dream
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21 Years of TY
A
is.for.Anniversary..I.feel.that.I.have.helped.
to.establish.the.Transition.Year.programme.
on.a.sound.footing..I.am.stepping.down.as.TY.
co-ordinator.after.21.years.at.the.helm..At.the.
heart.of.any.TY.programme.is.the.variety.of.ways.
of. Assessing. the. development. of. individual.
pupils. other. than. the. formal. exams.. Staff.
continuously. assess. the. programme. to. look.
for.ways.of.improving.the.pupil.experience.
B
is.for.BordIascaighMhara..Who.can.forget.
getting. into. those. white. boiler. suits. and.
trying.to.right.a.liferaft.in.the.pool.with.Cormac.
McGinley.on.the.Survival.at.Sea.course?..The.
evening.offshore.radio.course.allied.with.frst.
aid. make. up. the. triumvirate. of. tasks. that.
are. sought. by. employers. in. the. Marine. and.
Recreation.sector..We.wish.Cormac.well.as.he.
moves.to.Castletownbere.to.take.up.the.post.
of.Harbour.Master.
C
is. for. Co-ordination.. Ranging. from. Core.
subjects. to. Cross-Curricular. approaches.
in.the.Curriculum.to.CPR.with.Denise.Kelly.to.
working.with.the.Cheshire.Homes,.Roger.Green.
and. the. Annual. Quiz.. How. to. Communicate.
with.all.concerned.is.a.major.Challenge.for.any.
TY.co-ordinator.
C
is. for. Change...the. programme. has.
constantly. changed. in. response. to. the.
individual. needs. of. each. year. group. and. the.
specialised. modules. that. individual. teachers.
were.able.to.offer.
D
is.for.Development..The.Development.of.
each.individual.pupil.on.an.interpersonal.
and. intrapersonal. level. is. a. key. part. of.
the. programme.. Workshops. on. a. range. of.
development. issues. such. as. Fair. Trade. and.
gender.Equality.with.the.Development.Education.
Centre. in. Waterford. and. Susan. Gallwey. has.
given.pupils.a.chance.to.interact.with.TY.pupils.
from.other.schools.and.Primary.school.children.
as.they.deliver.the.workshops.themselves..
E
is. for. Experiences.. TY. offers. pupils. a.
chance.to.Experience.many.things..These.
include. the. whole. area. of. Enterprise. which.
allows. pupils. the. chance. to. work. with. the.
Junior. Chamber. of. Commerce. and. a. range.
of. businesses. locally.. In. the. 2011. Waterford.
City.Final,.the.Marvellous.Magic.Movies.team.
scooped. top. prize.. E. is. also. for. Evaluation.
as. we. expect. pupils. to. evaluate. their. own.
involvement.in.the.modules,.to.evaluate.their.
work.placements.and.for.staff.to.evaluate.their.
input.into.the.programme.
E
is.for.European.trips.which.were.a.feature.
of. the. early. TY. years,. criss-crossing. the.
Rhine. to. visit. the. Bayer. and. BASF. chemical.
companies,. climb. the. Cathedral. spires. in.
Freiburg. and. Cologne,. visit. the. Maginot. Line.
and. the. Black. Forest,. and. pick. up. the. odd.
smattering.of.French,.German.and.Dutch...
F
is.for.FYTP..This.acronym.is.for.Fourth.Year.
Transition.Year.Programme...the.transition.
between.the.Junior.Certifcate.and.the.Leaving.
Certifcate..It.has.always.been.seen.in.Newtown.
as.part.of.a.full.6.year.cycle.of.education..
F
is. for. First. Aid. which. has. become. a.
compulsory.module.on.the.timetable.and.
assessed.by.Philip.OKeeffe.of.the.Civil.Service..
Film.studies.has.moved.from.being.a.module.
in. TY. to. a. key. part. of. the. Leaving. Certifcate.
English.programme...The.Armed.Eye.group.ran.
regular.days.to.give.pupils.an.idea.of.how.flms.
are. made.. French. Theatre. is. another. regular.
event.of.the.TY.calendar.
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G
is.for.Group.activities..Who.hasnt.taken.
the. Rocky. road. to. the. Kerry. Gaeltacht?.
Who.has.found.the.chipper.on.the.Blaskets?.
Has. anybody. found. the. seal. that. Mr. Falvey.
injured.yet?.
G.
is.for.the.Glencree.Reconciliation.Centre.
the. venue. for. the. workshops. organised.
by. Compass. to. bring. TY. pupils. from. different.
schools.together.to.discuss.issues.of.interest..
Gaisce. or. the. Presidents. Award. has. been. a.
vital.element.in.setting.tasks.and.achieving.a.
result..The.4.sections,.Community.Involvement,.
Personal. Skill,. Physical. Activity. and. Venture.
Activity. are. about. stickability.. Many. sign. up.
but. not. all. complete. the. tasks.. As. their. PAL.
(Presidents.Award.Leader),.I.am.delighted.that.
the. incoming. 6th. form. have. had. the. highest.
number.completing.their.Silver.Award.
H
is. for. Highlights.. Highlights. include. trips.
but. also. charity. collection. days.. The.
Christmas. Holly. Days. collection. in. aid. of. the.
ISPCC.and.the.Happy.Hearts.in.aid.of.the.Irish.
Heart.Foundation.are.but.two.highlights.on.the.
Calendar..Daffodil.Collection.Days.in.March.in.
aid.of.the.Irish.Cancer.Society.have.become.a.
regular.fxture..Holistic.Health.in.the.Regional.
Hospital. is. a. new. initiative. which. has. kept.
a. small. number. of. pupils. very. busy.. This. a.
natural.development.of.the.regular.modules.on.
Food.Hygiene.and.Health.Education.that.Karen.
Keogh.runs.as.part.of.the.TY.Programme.
I
is. for. Involvement,. using. ones. Initiative,.
and. developing. a. sense. of. Independence..
Any.programme.is.only.as.good.as.the.people.
who.do.it...I.is.also.for.Information..With.such.
a.complex.and.varied.programme.it.is.a.tricky.
task. to. communicate. information. throughout.
the. year.. Information. sessions,. standard.
letters,.updates,.emails.and.newsletters.have.
all. been. used.. IT. developments. will. be. the.
key. to. more. effcient. and. regular. information.
dissemination.
J
is.for.Journey..I.had.no.idea.setting.out.21.
years. ago. that. the. journey. would. be. this.
long.
K
is. for. Kayaking. and. Killary.. Our. long.
association.with.Rupert,.Gary,.Karen.and.
Aine. in. Dunmore. East. Adventure. Centre. has.
included.Kayaking.in.the.harbour,.downstream.
from. Clashganny. along. the. Barrow. and. over.
the. weir. at. Graiguenamanagh,. archery,. wall.
climbing. and. a. multiplicity. of. team. building.
exercises.. Adventure. trips. further. afeld.
included.Tiglin,.Baltinglass.and.more.recently.
Killary.for.a.greater.range.of.hiking,.abseiling.
and.highwires.
L
is. for. Linguistics. and. Lateral. Maths,. the.
preserve. of. the. recently. retired. Hugh.
Dobbs.
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M
is.for.Modules,.10.week,.15.week,.rotating,.
all. year...something. of. a. minefeld..
Modules. such. as. Media. Studies. allowed.
pupils.to.use.their.Multiple.Intelligences.to.the.
fullest..TY.has.always.been.about.allowing.the.
pupil.to.Mature.so.that.they.are.ready.to.start.
the.Leaving.Certifcate.programme.
N
is.for.Nutrition,.one.of.the.most.popular.
modules.in.TY,.cooking.skills.for.life.
O
is.for.Outdoor.Pursuits..Fridays.afternoon.
trips. or. a. week. of. activity.. Orienteering.
was.a.key.personal.interest.of.mine..Thanks.to.
Mr.Dobbs,.the.Pims.and.the.Storeys.for.their.
support.. TY. is. about. providing. Opportunities.
and.Options.for.pupils..Open.Your.Eyes.to.the.
place.of.Work.is.one.such.option.provided.by.
Ms. Keogh. that. trains. pupils. to. consider. the.
variety.of.jobs.available.through.visits.out.and.
speakers.in.
P
is. for. Participation.. From. Projects. to.
Portfolios.and.Problem.solving.to.Personal.
development..The.more.pupils.participate,.the.
more.they.will.get.out.of.the.year..Not.exclusive.
to. TY. but. sowing. the. seeds. of. interest. for.
Agricultural. Science. at. Leaving. Certifcate. is.
the. annual. September. visit. to. the. National.
Ploughing.Championships,.mud.and.all.
Q
is. for. Questions,. questions,. questions..
Every.breaktime,.every.class.break,.every.
lunchtime,.after.school,.from.teachers,.pupils.
and.parents.alike..Such.is.the.lot.of.the.TY.co-
ordinator.
R
is.for.Research..The.emphasis.on.project.
work.requires.sound.Research..Access.to.
the. computer. room. is. the. constant. call. from.
pupils..
S
is. for. Sampling. and. Skills.. Oceanic.
Manoeuvres. in. Tramore. has. been. the.
destination.for.regular.Surfng.lessons..Thanks.
to.Paul.and.Linda.for.the.opportunity.to.sample.
the. waves.. Showcasing. Skills. learned. in. TY.
has.become.the.forte.of.Ms.Keogh,.Ms.Coady.
and.their.pupils..
T
is.for.the.Tutor.Team..The.team.is.breaking.
up.with.the.promotions.of.Mr.Denniston.to.
Junior.Cycle.Co-ordinator,.Ms.Keogh.to.TY.co-
ordinator,. myself. to. Senior. Cycle. co-ordinator.
and. the. recent. retirement. of. Mr. Dobbs.. A.
massive. thanks. to. all. their. team. for. their.
support.since.the.start.of.TY,.21.years.ago.
T
is.for.Tourism.Awareness.which.has.been.
a. core. part. of. the. Geography. curriculum.
and.begun.by.Failte.Ireland.and.developed.by.
teachers. in. the. classroom.. T. is. for. Talented.
Youth. which. is. a. series. of. online. optional.
courses. run. by. the. Centre. for. Talented. Youth.
at. DCU.. These. include. Legal. Studies. and.
Journalism.
T
is. for. Teamwork. amongst. the. pupils,.
developing. thinking. skills. and. utilising.
Technology.
U
is. for. the. Unknown.. When. we. started.
21. years. ago,. we. were. facing. into. the.
unknown..It.is.now.a.well.worn.path.which.has.
had.many.changes.
V
is. for. Volunteerism. (like. the. excellent.
HOPE. project).. Good. luck. to. those. off. to.
India.
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W
is. for. Work. Placement. which. is. a. core.
element. of. the. programme.. It. has.
changed. its. name. from. work. experience.
to. placement. over. the. years. to. refect. the.
ever. growing. diffculty. of. fnding. a. suitable.
experience.. Thank. you. to. all. parents. and.
employers. for. their. support. in. the. past. and.
into.the.future.
X
is.for.Xenophobia,.not..There.is.no.fear.of.
a.fear.of.foreigners.as.we.have.had.regular.
school.and.pupil.exchanges.to.La.Source.Paris,.
Roermond. and. Hagen. as. well. as. a. welcome.
infux.of.foreign.students.into.the.year.
Y
is. for. YSI.. Pupils. participating. in. Young.
Social.Innovators.have.had.great.success.
at. the. National. Showcase. over. the. years..
Congratulations.to.the.two.teams.who.competed.
successfully. at. this. years. event. and. to. their.
staff.mentors,.Ms..Keogh.and.Ms.Coady..Y.is.
for.Young.Scientist.which.Mr.Ronan.facilitates.
when.there.is.a.team.of.interested.scientists.
who.wish.to.enter.a.project.
Z
is.for.Zipwire,.another.of.those.odd.adrenalin.
rushes. which. fades. out. to. the. Zimmer.
frame.as.I.retire.from.TY.co-ordination.
Andrew Cox
1st TY Trip (Hockey Match)
intergenerational Project
4th.form.is.a.year.that.you.can.do.something.different.that.you.usually.wouldnt.get.a.chance.
to.do.and.the.Intergenerational.project.is.just.that..fve.students;.Amy.Kelly,.Ashley.Murray,.
Rebecca.Hoban,.Patricia.Cases.and.Marta.Kirchner.along.with.Cory,.volunteered.to.help..We.
went.down.to.St..Bridgids.Family.Community.Centre.every.Thursday.afternoon.for.six.weeks..
Each.Workshop.included.an.activity,.either.cooking.or.dancing.with.the.older.adults..We.did.
three.weeks.of.cooking.and.three.weeks.of.dancing..It.was.an.experience.I.will.never.forget,.
from.Martas.diffculties.making.a.Spanish.Omelette,.to.Patricias.moves.on.the.dance.foor..
Oh,.and.we.cant.forget.Ashley.Murray.dancing.the.tango...
The.projects.aim.was.to.bring.together.the.new.and.old.ways,.building.awareness,.understanding,.
relationships.and.challenging.stereotypes..We.learned.so.much.from.the.older.adults.about.
nights. when. they. were. young. and. teenagers. are. different. nowadays.. At. the. end. of. the. six.
weeks.we.had.a.small.celebration..We.cooked.cupcakes,.small.pizzas.and.scones..We.danced.
to.songs.by.Elvis.Presley.and.Lady.Gaga..It.was.an.amazing.experience.overall.
Rebecca Hoban
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Quotable Quotes
LYDIA THORPE: Aaaahh! The pool is wet!
IVAN RYAN: (About the Department of
Education Inspectors) So, theyd
throw a load of numbers at you
like youre Jesus or something?
GEOFF KEATINGE: I bet that you can make 33,000
copy books from one tree branch.
FREYA LITTLE: But where would you find a
perfectly square tree?
LEO CREIGHTON: I dont know any female artists.
Do you?
RUAR FINNEGAN: Oh yeah. Mona Lisa.
ALEX PIM: (Having a conversation) Is it just
me or can you hear me talking?
ABI WILKINSON: He has bald hair.
ANON: Pasta doesnt have wheat in it.
ANON: Wooh, its the Great Wall of China.
I hope it was okay after the
earthquake oh
SARAH KEOGH: Pregnant women having C-
Sections arent knocked out.
Theyre still alive.
LILY FITZMAURICE: (Younger sister) Next time youre
grounded!
MOLLY FITZMAURICE: (Older sister) Im sorry!
ASHLEY MURRAY: Sorry, I cant go skinny-dipping. I
forgot my togs.
JAMES CORCORAN
HODGINS: I wish I could wear a kilt so I
wouldnt lose my keys.
JuNe 2011
3rd. .SPORTS.DAY,..
SCHOOL.ENDS...
COUNTRY.MARKET.ETC..
diary dates
Holistic
Health team
This. project. started. off. as. a. Transition. Year.
module.. It. was. set. up. and. coordinated. by.
Ms.Keogh.. It. wasnt. compulsory. and. the. one.
rule. was. commitment.. Quite. soon. it. began. to.
take. shape:. The. issue. was. chosen. and. the.
team. was. narrowed. down. to. three. members,.
Holly.Wells,.Leigh.Marsh.Horgan.and.I..Our.aim.
was.to.educate.people.about.the.need.for.organ.
donation.and,.most.importantly,.the.importance.
of.discussing.your.wishes.with.your.next.of.kin.
This.project.has.gone.from.strength.to.strength;.
between. launching. a. Donor. Discussion. Day,.
having.a.large.media.campaign.and.presenting.
a.pitch.to.a.team.of.dragons.as.part.of.our.YSI.
competition,.we.have.hardly.had.time.to.breathe!.
We. developed. partnerships. with. Preferred.
Marketing,. The. Irish. Kidney. Association,. WIT,.
DVF. Print,. Gerry. OCarroll. (Photographer). and.
of.course.WLR.FM.(among.many.others)..These.
really.helped.to.get.our.project.off.the.ground.and.
allowed.us.the.success.that.we.have.enjoyed.
This. is. no. longer. a. transition. year. project.
but. hopefully. a. part. of. a. social. revolution. for.
generation. after. generation. to. become. more.
informed. about. why. and. what. is. needed. to.
become. an. organ. donor.. You. can. follow. this.
revolution. on. our. facebook. page,. Health.
Messages. and. you. can. get. your. donor. card. by.
free-texting.donor.to.50050..Its.your.next.of.kin.
that.makes.the.decision.so.be.the.one.to.start.
the.conversation!
Phoebe Moore
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The TY
Gaeltacht Trip
On.Monday.20th.September,.three.girls,.four.boys.and.
I.set.off.from.Newtown.into.the.wilderness,.also.known.
as. Dingle,. Co.. Kerry.. A. very. enthusiastic. Mr.. OCuinn.
and. Ms.. Hehir. accompanied. us.. After. an. extremely.
long. and. bumpy. bus. journey. we. fnally. arrived.. The.
boys.were.dropped.to.their.house.frst,.where.they.met.
their. Bean-an-T.. We. were. then. shown. to. our. house.
and.introduced.to.our.own.Bean-an-T..A.late.lunch.was.
then.devoured.followed.by.a.walk.along.the.beach.to.
the. local. games. hall. where. a. game. of. soccer. was.
organised..This.was.where.Mr..OCuinn.broke.the.news.
of.the.walk.on.Blasket.Island.the.next.day.
Tuesday.morning.came.all.too.quickly.for.some.people.
as. we. piled. into. the. bus. that. would. transport. us. to.
our.ferry..One.very.rough.ferry.journey.later.and.wed.
reached. Blasket. Island.. We. arrived. it. seemed,. with.
the.rain.in.tow..In.a.disastrous.attempt.to.stay.warm.
we. power-walked. around. the. island.. We. were. then.
rewarded.with.some.very.tasty.chips!.Thankfully.the.
next. day. was. warm. and. sunny. and. we. all. enjoyed. a.
short.swim.in.the.sea.followed.by.a.bus.tour.of.all.the.
highlights.of.Dingle..We.visited.old.churches,.burials.
and.after.much.pleading,.a.shop!
Thursday. brought. the. long. awaited. shopping. trip. in.
Dingle. and. a. visit. to. the. famous. Aquarium.. After.
everyone. had. seen. enough. of. the. fsh. and. eaten.
enough.battered.mars.bars.we.all.piled.into.the.bus..
Our.next.stop.was.the.games.hall.and,.lucky.for.us,.
an. Irish. lesson. from. Mr.. OCuinn.. Unfortunately. no.
amount.of.groaning.could.deter.his.decision.and.the.
lesson.just.had.to.be.endured!.Once.it.was.fnished.
we.all.returned.to.our.houses.for.dinner.followed.by.
scones,.T.V..and.bed.
On.Friday.we.were.woken.by.the.arrival.of.the.bus.to.
bring.us.back.to.Waterford..After.saying.our.goodbyes.
to.the.Bean-an-T.we.all.piled.into.the.bus..I.can.safely.
say.the.Gaeltacht.was.an.experience.to.remember!
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Kolkata
Rebecca.Hoban,.Ashley.Murray,.Phoebe.Moore,.
John.Clancy,.Nurse.Theresa.Sullivan.and.I.arrived.
in.India.at.half.past.eight.Saturday.morning..We.
were. so. exhausted. from. our. travelling. that. all.
we. wanted. to. do. was. sleep.. When. we. walked.
through.the.airport.doors.onto.the.street.it.was.
an.experience.you.cant.even.begin.to.imagine..
There. were. horns. beeping,. it. was. boiling. hot,.
and. it. smelled. like. car. fumes. and. spices.. We.
got.on.the.bus.and.headed.for.our.hotel..As.we.
were.driving.along,.we.were.looking.out.the.tiny.
windows. of. our. mini. bus. and. all. we. saw. was.
poverty.. It. seemed. as. if. everybody. was. out. on.
the. streets.. When. we. stopped. at. traffc. lights.
we. found. ourselves. the. centre. of. attention.
for. everybody. around. our. bus.. We. couldnt.
understand.why.so.many.people.were.staring.at.
us. but. we. soon. realised. that. we. were. just. as.
fascinated.with.them.as.they.were.with.us.
Over. the. next. couple. of. days. we. visited. many.
projects. that. HOPE. fund.. There. are. more. than.
60.projects.altogether.in.Kolkata.but.we.only.go.
to.see.about.20.as.we.were.only.there.for.just.
over.a.week..The.frst.evening.we.went.to.an.art.
exhibition. in. Kasba. Girls. Home.. The. art. work.
was.amazing..There.were.paintings,.sculptures,.
belts,. bags,. jewellery. and. much,. much. more.
.all.handmade..Afterwards.the.girls.performed.
for. us. on. the. roof.. By. the. end. of. the. night. we.
were.all.up.dancing.to.Le.Paglu.Danse.
On.our.visit.to.the.Rehabilitation.Home.we.met.
those.who.were.forced.to.scavenge.at.the.Howrah.
Railway. Station.. We. were. shocked;. none. of. us.
could. possibly. contemplate. such. desperation..
There. were. also. young. boys. in. the. home. with.
lost. limbs. or. suffered. from. mental. health.
problems.from.living.on.the.streets.or.jumping.
onto.moving.trains..Here,.John.and.Polash,.a.boy.
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who.had.lost.his.legs,.played.guitar.for.us.while.
we.all.sang..This.rehab.centre.is.where.people.
go.after.being.in.Howrah.Drop-In.Centre,.a.safe.
place. for. boys. and. girls. to. go.. Howrah. Railway.
Station. is. the. biggest. railway. station. in. Asia..
Over. 2. million. people. go. through. the. station.
every.day..The.Drop-In.Centre.is.a.place.where.
many.street.children.go.when.they.have.nothing.
left.or.have.run.away..They.memorise.the.train.
times. and. platforms. so. that. they. can. be. . the.
frst. person. on. each. train,. to. pick. up. anything.
left. behind. that. may. be. sold,. including. plastic.
bottles,.pieces.of.paper.and.batteries..They.also.
jump. on. and. off. moving. trains,. literally. risking.
their.limbs.and.lives.each.time..The.centre.gives.
them.a.meal.a.day.and.only.has.two.rules..no.
fghting.or.using.drugs.or.solvents.in.the.centre..
We.found.the.Drop-In.the.hardest.place.to.visit.
as. it. made. us. realise. the. situation. that. some.
people.are.forced.to.live.in.
We. also. visited. The. HOPE. Hospital,. we. met.
Samuran.who.showed.us.around..Every.summer.
Nurse. Sullivan. volunteers. in. this. hospital. so. it.
was.great.to.see.the.work.she.does!.The.projects.
Ive. mentioned. are. just. some. of. what. we. saw..
Overall. we. saw. four. girls. homes,. Punorjibon,.
SEED. (a. short. term. home). ,. PBK. (a. long. term.
home),. a. boys. home,. four. slum. crches. and.
coaching. centres,. two. rehabilitation. centres,.
two.hospitals.and.a.couple.of.other.projects.
It.was.an.amazing.experience..We.would.like.to.
thank. Nurse. Theresa. Sullivan. for. giving. us. the.
chance. to. go. to. Kolkata. for. co-ordinating. this.
trip. and. for. all. the. help. with. our. fundraising..
Without.Nurse.Sullivan,.the.trip.would.not.have.
been. possible.. We. are. so. grateful. to. be. HOPE.
Volunteers.
Olivia Power
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Young Social innovators
We.decided.to.become.Young.Social.Innovators.
in. September.. . We. chose. to. work. with. The.
Southeast. Simon. Community. and. Focus.
Ireland.to.help.them.in.their.work...With.limited.
resources.and.funds,.both.organisations.work.
to.help.those.who.are.homeless.and.those.at.
risk.of.homelessness.
The.title.of.our.project.refects.one.of.the.key.
ideas. that. we. learned. from. our. research,. the.
fact.that.homelessness.can.happen.to.almost.
anybody...In.todays.economic.climate,.everyone.
is.just.three.pay.cheques.away.from.becoming.
homeless...That.is.a.frightening.fact.
We. had. lots. to. do. if. we. wanted. to. make. a.
positive. difference. in. our. community.. . Helped.
by. a. team. of. Transition. Year. friends,. we. took.
part.in.a.local.bucket.collection...The.day.was.
freezing.and.it.made.us.think.about.the.people.
that.are.homeless...We.ran.our.CANpaign.just.
before.Christmas...All.food.items.donated.were.
then.distributed.to.those.in.need...We.created.
our. Simons. Star. Certifcate. of. Appreciation.
to.thank.people.for.their.generosity...We.joined.
the. staff. at. the. local. offces. of. Focus. Ireland.
for.what.we.called.Its.a.Wrap...We.wrapped.
the.toys.that.had.been.donated.for.the.children.
affected. by. homelessness. in. Waterford.. . It.
was. a. day. of. mixed. emotions. but. it. made. us.
appreciate. what. we. have.. . After. the. holidays,.
we. helped. the. staff. at. The. Southeast. Simon.
Community. to. relocate. their. offce,. we. didnt.
have. to. move. far. because. the. new. offce.
was. only. next. door!. . A. non-uniform. day. was.
organised,. with. the. help. of. Amy. OLoughlin.
from.Fifth.Year...The.money.raised.was.divided.
between.both.organisations...The.cheque.was.
presented.to.Fiona.Lewis.at.morning.collect...It.
was.the.frst.time.that.we.had.to.speak.in.front.
of. the. whole. school,. it. was. a. bit. frightening.
but.we.were.glad.that.we.did.it...Fiona.spoke.
to.everyone.about.the.work.of.The.Southeast.
Simon. Community.. . She. was. also. presented.
with.a.copy.of.Bangfash..Written,.sung.and.
recorded. by. Jack. Hanafn,. it. has. become. the.
soundtrack.to.our.project...It.describes.how.life.
can.change.in.an.instant.
As. part. of. the. YSI. Competition,. we. had. to.
showcase. our. project. in. Cork. in. March.. . We.
chose.to.do.a.short.drama.to.highlight.the.work.
that.we.had.done.and.the.things.that.we.have.
learned...We.based.our.drama.on.the.idea.of.
see.no.evil,.hear.no.evil...We.can.all.be.guilty.
of.ignoring.the.needs.of.others.or.of.pretending.
that. these. needs. do. not. exist.. . Through. this.
project,.we.have.learned.how.to.become.active.
citizens. and. have. realised. that. every. small.
action.can.make.a.real.difference..
We.were.in.for.a.big.surprise...As.a.treat.for.all.
of.our.work,.Ms..Coady.had.organised.for.us.to.
go.to.the.Possibilities.Forum.2011.in.Citywest..
The. key. speaker. was. His. Holiness. The. Dalai.
Lama...Other.speakers.on.the.day.were.Richard.
Moore. and. Mary. Robinson.. . We. also. heard.
from. people. who. are. making. a. difference. in.
communities.around.Ireland...There.was.music,.
theatre. and. poetry. too.. . It. was. an. incredible.
day. and. one. which. we. wont. forget. for. a. long.
time...Ms..Keogh.and.The.Holistic.Health.Team.
also.had.a.fantastic.day...We.are.so.grateful.to.
our. teacher. for. bringing. us. to. such. a. brilliant.
forum...We.were.defnately.inspired.
The. next. day. was. our. day. to. meet. some.
dragons...We.had.been.selected.to.pitch.our.
ideas.to.a.group.of.dragons.in.the.YSI.Den..
The. Holistic. Health. Team. also. pitched. to. the.
Dragons...We.were.well.rehearsed.but.it.was.
Believe in it, Act on it
Hannah Murray, Jane Murray, Sarah Jameson, Mizuki Hirikawa and Georgia Battell
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nerve-racking.being.flmed...We.were.awarded.
e500. to. go. towards. the. cost. of. getting. our.
portable. hot. and. cold. drinks. trolley. made. for.
The.Southeast.Simon.Community...This.trolley.
will.be.used.by.the.organisation.to.raise.money.
throughout.the.year,.it.will.get.its.frst.outing.for.
Simon.Week.next.October.
We.were.delighted.to.be.selected.to.take.part.
in.the.National.Showcase.in.City.West.on.the.
eleventh. of. May.. . It. was. a. brilliant. day,. there.
was.so.much.to.see.and.do,.there.was.a.silent.
disco,.dance.and.drum.workshops.and.outdoor.
games.like.archery.and.mini-golf...
The.judges.congratulated.us.on.the.work.that.
we.had.done.and.we.have.received.very.positive.
feedback. from. many. other. organisations. that.
are.working.to.improve.the.lives.of.others..Sr..
Stansilaus.Kennedy.spoke.about.the.importance.
of. being. active. citizens,. our. Taoiseach,. Enda.
Kenny. talked. about. the. important. role. that.
teenagers.play.in.our.society,.Mary.Black.sang,.
the. appropriately. chosen,. No. Frontiers. and.
we. were. amazed. when. the. band,. Republic.
of.Loose.came.on.stage.and.sang...It.was.a.
super. day. and. we. are. really. glad. that. we. got.
involved.with.YSI.back.in.September...We.would.
encourage.anyone.that.is.interested.in.helping.
others,. working. in. the. community,. making.
the. world. greener. or. a. better. place,. making.
our. world. more. inclusive. and. poverty. free,. to.
mention.but.a.few,.should.sign.up.for.YSI.with.
Ms..Coady.in.September...You.wont.regret.it!
We.must.thank.the.Fifth.Form.girls.for.supporting.
us. and. singing. with. us. on. the. big. day.. They.
made.a.powerful.sound.
We.want.to.thank.Ms..Coady.for.being.a.huge.
support. to. us. throughout. the. year. and. for.
enabling. us. to. experience. the. happiness. and.
satisfaction. that. comes. from. helping. others..
We.have.enjoyed.every.minute.of.YSI.and.have.
learnt.so.much...Thank.you,.Ms..Coady.
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This year saw the introduction of a new
venture in school, The Hamlet Project.
It was to be an attempt to further
students understanding and knowledge
of Shakespeares Hamlet.
The.well-known.play.is.on.this.years.5th.and.6th.
form.English.syllabus.and.so,.widely.studied..
However,. as. with. many. of. Shakespeares.
works,. the. play. has. proven. a. challenge. and,.
for. many,. remains. a. slight. mystery.. Despite.
practically. learning. Hamlet. off-by-heart,. it. is.
diffcult.to.imagine.the.play.in.action,.why.the.
characters.say.what.they.say,.and.the.emotions.
they. express. as. they. say. them.. Such. things.
may.seem.irrelevant.but.when.it.comes.down.
to.the.comprehension.of.a.play,.they.are.vital..
For.many,.it.is.very.diffcult.to.study.a.play.and.
understand.it.as.a.play,.rather.than.just.a.piece.
of. writing. commonly. associated. with. school.
and.indeed.work..Knowing,.it.seems,.does.not.
always. equate. to. understanding.. The. Hamlet.
Project. attempted. to. alleviate. this. problem.
by. devising. exercises. around. the. text. which.
portray. the. different. potential. interpretations.
of.the.play,.forcing.the.student.to.see.the.very.
familiar.in.a.new.way.
Introduced. by. Mr.. Denniston,. the. idea. of. the.
Project.was.to.explore.the.dramatic.possibilities.
of.Shakespeares.tragedy.-.its.action,.language,.
characterisation,. themes,. motifs.. It. aimed. to.
devise. a. dramatic. interpretation. of. some. of.
the.plays.key.scenes.in.a.performance.space..
To.do.so,.research.of.the.plays.social,.cultural.
and. political. background. was. necessary..
By. the. Projects. end. it. was. hoped. that. its.
participants. would. be. able. to. construct. and.
communicate.a.lucid.and.text-based.narrative.
of. the. play,. resulting. in. its. presentation. in. a.
dramatic. space.. Mr.. Denniston. hoped. that.
participants. might. begin. to. see. the. text. of.
the. play. in. a. physical,. three-dimensional. way.
-.simultaneously.hearing.the.tone.and.seeing.
the.possible.gestures,.happening.in.a.space..Of.
course,.he.also.hoped.to.see.the.participants.
experience.a.little.of.the.demands.of.acting.
A.group.of.5th.and.6th.form.students,.including.
myself,.signed.up.for.the.Project.and.attended.
weekly.hour-long.sessions.on.Tuesday.nights..
Groups. were. set. up. and. jobs. allocated.
depending. on. whether. you. wished. to. act,.
script-write,. or. organize. set. and. costumes.. A.
few.weeks.were.spent.getting.to.know.the.play.
as. some. 5th. form. had. yet. to. begin. studying.
it. in. class.. Subsequently. particular. scenes.
were. chosen. and. their. dramatic. possibilities.
explored.. The. way. in. which. these. scenes.
could. be. presented. to. an. audience. was. also.
investigated.. Script-writers. were. given. this.
task,.and.suggested.such.ways.as.presenting.
the. play. through. narration,. performing. some.
of. Hamlets. soliloquy. scenes. as. counseling.
sessions. with. a. psychologist,. or. even.
presenting.the.scenes.as.part.of.conversation.
between.the.actors.
Despite.not.performing.the.play.to.an.audience,.
the.select.scenes.performances.were.videoed.
for. a. possible. showing. at. a. later. date. as. a.
short-flm.. This. coincided. with. the. projects.
video-journal.which.was.to.be.a.way.to.examine.
the.Projects.success.and.to.possibly.present.it.
to.other.schools.or.youth.groups.in.the.future..
Throughout.the.sessions,.flming.was.the.role.
of. James. Corcoran. and. Becky. Casey,. who.
managed.to.not.only.document.the.progress.of.
the. Project. but. to. also. show. the. participants.
in. a. new. light,. as. actors,. script-writers. and.
directors..I.speak.for.all.of.us.when.I.say.that.
The. Hamlet. Project. has. been. a. worthwhile.
experience..We.will.now.not.only.be.better.able.
to. tackle. the. play. in. the. Leaving. Cert,. but. to.
appreciate.it.in.all.aspects.of.its.performance..
For.this,.we.thank.Mr..Dennistons.giving.of.his.
spare. time. and. his. continued. interest. in. our.
literary.development.
Beth Rochford
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FroNt roW L to r: April.Rellis,.Jean.OCarroll,.Tara.Coady,.Patricia.Hogan,.Sinad.Hehir,.Keith.Lemon,.Seamus.OCuinn,..
Angela.Paul,.Brideen.Kirwan,.Aisling.Kearney
SecoND roW L to r: Saralee.OBrien,.Paul.Keappock,.Bernie.McGettigan,.Edward.Denniston,.Gerard.Hanlon,..
Joan.Glasheen,.Ann.Curran,.Iris.Graham,.Gina.Hanley,.Anne.Barry
tHIrD roW L to r: Karen.Keogh,.Siobhn.Keappock,.Claire.Guyon,.Karen.Rowe,.Bryan.Ronan,.Corey.Rieck,..
Nadine.Cosgrove,.Terry.Butler
FourtH roW L to r: Gillian.Denniston,.Mike.Ashmore,.Emyr.Jones,.Andrew.Cox,.Declan.Sexton,.Stuart.Greene,..
Sinad.Maher,.Emmanuel.Natan.Nunes.Soares.
Newtown Staf
FroNt roW L to r: Anne.Foley,.Donna.Murphy,.Trish.O.Shea,.Betty.Croke,.Bernadette.Bennett,.Margaret.Duggan,.Zofa.Hadbavna,.
Helena.Novackova,.Betty.Maher,.Breda.Costello,.Marian.Wall.
MIDDLe roW L to r: Keith.Lemon,.Richard.Winters,.Teresa.Sullivan,.Andy.Wall,.Mary.Collins,.Betty.Power,.Valbone.Delijaj,.Breda.
Callahan,.Mary.Farrell,.Jo.Soikans,.Pauline.Robinson.
Back roW L to r: Seamus.Reid,.John.Clancy,.Alan.Winters,.Alina.Dauksaite,.John.Hourigan,.Donal.Motherway,.Hugh.Lyons,.Paul.
Dooley,.Elizabeth.Kavanagh,.Eithne.Colclough.
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Newtown.Review.2011
5
th
Form
What makes 5th Form tick?
Most likely to
Save.a.person.from.under.a.falling.piano:....... Killian.Kelly
Outrun.Mr.Cox:.............................................. Stephen.Scallan
Reach.the.Rocky.Cant.Reach.This.Sign:...... Geoff.Keatinge
Wear.a.black.sack.and.still.look.fashionable:.. Ruth.Harrison
Get.Ireland.out.of.the.Recession:................... James.Corcoran
Write.Christmas.cracker.jokes:....................... Alan.Jephson
Be.a.Superhero:............................................ Ivan.Ryan
Win.the.National.Ploughing.Championships:.... Harry.Milne
Give.Apple.Inc..a.run.for.its.money:................ .Andrew.W/..
Jack.P/.Ben.S
Have.a.Christmas.No..1:................................ Kevin.ODonnell
Movies
1..Harry.Potter.and.the.
Deathly.Hallows.Part.1
2..Inception
3..Black.Swan
tV Shows
1..Misfts
2..Jersey.Shore
3..Gossip.Girl
.Songs
1..S&M.
2..Firework.
3..Your.Song.
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Though.most.of.us.eat.the.product.of.their.work.
almost. every. day. the. average. Newtown. student.
knows. little. about. the. catering. staffs. work. that.
creates.the.food.that.arrives.on.their.trays..Thus.
the.Newtown.Review.entered.the.hidden.depths.
of.the.kitchen.to.ask.the.catering.staffs.questions.
that. might. inform. us. on. these. mysteries. of.
Newtown..
We. sat. down. with. Mr.Lyons,. Head. of. the.
Household.Department,.to.get.the.basic.facts.on.
the. kitchen.. On. questioning. him. we. discovered.
all.food.is.quality,.Irish.and.bought.locally..Fresh.
foods.such.as.meat.and.fsh.are.brought.in.daily..
It.is.not.unknown.for.food.to.be.sent.back.to.the.
supplier.if.its.not.of.high.enough.standard..The.
kitchen.staff.consists.of.21.catering.staff.(some.
who.double.as.household.staff).and.3.chefs..The.
kitchen.staffs.day.begins.at.6:30..They.begin.to.
prepare. the. porridge. and. tea. for. breakfast.. At.
9.00.more.staff.come.to.assist.the.beginning.of.
lunch.. They. start. to. heat. up. the. pots. of. water.
used.for.cooking..After.the.rush.of.serving.lunch.
the.staff.who.arrived.at.6.30.leave..The.remaining.
staff. take. a. break. and. then. begin. to. prepare.
tea.. Having. exhausted. Mr.. Lyons. knowledge. he.
directed.us.towards.the.kitchen.staff.in.hope.that.
they.could.provide.us.with.more.information.and.
history.on.the.kitchens.
the Secret life of the
Newtown Household Staf
As.the.pots.of.water.heated.and.bubbled.in.the.
background. we. interviewed. Anne. Foley,. longest.
working. of. the. chefs. and. catering. staff.. When.
she.frst.arrived.in.1979.the.kitchen.was.not.in.
its. current. location,. adjacent. to. the. lunchroom.
but. down. in. the. basements. where. the. Pottery.
room.is.now..Transporting.the.food.upstairs.to.the.
lunchroom.was.such.a.task.that.the.maintenance.
workers.would.often.bring.the.pots.of.food.up.the.
stairs.for.them..Some.of.the.staff.and.students.
believed. that. the. basements. were. haunted. at.
this. time. due. to. the. many. dark. passages.. One.
of. these. passages. was. exploited. by. the. border.
boys. who. would. often. sneak. down. into. the.
supplies. room. to. take. biscuits. and. other. food..
The. catering. staff. would. be. puzzled. to. how. this.
food.disappeared.until.one.day.Anne.Foley.went.
down.to.the.supplies.room.one.day..She.heard.a.
noise.and.after.some.searching.found.two.border.
boys.hiding,.giggling.under.a.table..
Over.the.32.years.Anne.Foley.has.been.working.
in.the.kitchen.the.food.hasnt.changed.drastically,.
although. new. foods. such. as. pizza. and. lasagne.
have.been.introduced..More.vegetables.have.been.
introduced.. Its. safe. too. say. however. Newtown.
changes. the. pots. and. pans. in. the. kitchen. will.
bubble.on.
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Music
Music.in.Newtown.has.enjoyed.another.fruitful.year..The.Chamber.Choir.took.
gold.at.the.Cork.Choral.Festival.and.got.a.chance.to.sing.in.one.of.Europes.
most.prestigious.venues,.the.Church.of.St..Martin.of.the.Fields..Although.it.
was.much.delayed.by.the.snow.the.school.concert.was.a.highlight.of.the.year.
for.all.musicians.and.pupils,.showcasing.the.musical.talent.in.the.school..The.
year.saw.the.emergence.of.new.songwriters,.with.various.recordings.coming.
out.throughout.the.year..As.is.always.the.case.the.rooms.of.Mountmellick.are.
constantly.awash.with.exciting,.original.sounds.
On.behalf.of.all.involved.in.music.in.Newtown,.I.would.like.to.extend.my.best.
wishes.to.Miss.Barry.who.is.taking.a.career.break..You.will.be.missed.
Kevin ODonnell
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Chamber Choir trip to the UK
The.Chamber.Choir.Trip.to.the.UK.began.on.the.14th.of.
March.and.ended.on.the.18th.of.March
MoNDay:
5.45:. Breakfast.served.for.the.zombie-like.students.
6.20:.. . Having.met.our.bus.driver.for.the.week,.Bert,.we.set.
off.to.Rosslare..Everyone.was.tired.but.extremely.
talkative.and.there.was.excitement.in.the.air!
7.30:. We.arrived.in.Rosslare.and.boarded.the.ferry.
8.20:. . Despite.the.early.start,.the.guitars.were.out.and.we.
were.already.singing!
8.50:. . About.half.the.choir.piled.into.the.Childrens.Theatre.
to.watch.Despicable.Me.
10.30:. . Lunch.time..Everyone.went.about.their.separate.
business..Some.went.to.the.top.deck.to.gaze.at.the.
horizon,.others.to.the.game.room.or.the.shop,.or.
just.sat.and.chatted.
12.45:. .Arrived.in.Pembroke!.We.then.began.our.very.long.
journey.to.London..Unfortunately,.we.could.not.stop.
and.visit.the.school.in.Neath.en.route,.so.instead.
we.stopped.in.the.Welsh.town.of.Bridgend.for.a.
chance.to.stretch.our.legs.and.grab.something.to.
eat.
. .During.the.remainder.of.the.bus.journey,.John.
Mullins.was.crowned.the.undefeated.spit.(card.
game).champion.of.the.journey.
7.10:. . After.an.exhausting.13.hours.of.travelling,.we.
arrived.at.the.Europa.Gatwick.Hotel..We.were.happy.
to.be.there!.We.were.given.our.room.keys.and.had.a.
chance.to.have.a.quick.swim.before.dinner.
8.30:. Dinner.time!.The.food.was.much.appreciated.by.all.
9.15:. . We.sang.on.the.steps.in.the.lobby.to.thank.the.
Hotel.for.being.so.accommodating.and.keeping.
dinner..
10.00:. . Everyone.was.in.their.rooms,.exhausted.and.ready.
to.sleep.
tueSDay:
7.40:. Wake.up.call!
8.15:.. Breakfast.
9.00:. Warmed.up.our.voices.for.a.long.day.of.singing!
9.45:.. .We.departed.the.hotel.for.Leighton.Park.School.in.
Reading,.another.Friends.School.
11.15:. .Arrived.in.Leighton.Park..We.were.greeted.by.the.head.
of.the.Music.Department,.Ms..Rosemary.Scales,.and.
a.few.of.the.students.in.Upper.Sixth.Form.
11:30:. .We.were.divided.into.four.groups.and.given.a.tour.of.
the.school.by.the.students..It.would.be.a.bit.of.an.
understatement.to.say.that.we.were.impressed!.We.
saw.the.different.facilities.that.the.school.offered..
The.highlights.for.me.included.an.apple.core.the.
size.of.my.torso.made.from.clay,.and.a.dress.made.
from.newspaper.and.plastic.bags..They.also.have.an.
incredible.number.of.science.labs.
12.30:. .Lunch.time..Everyone.was.equally.impressed.with.
the.food.on.offer,.and.the.moving.tray.holder!
1.00:. .We.had.a.workshop.with.Greg.Beardsell,.the.
conductor.of.the.Irish.Youth.Choir..We.had.just.over.
two.hours.with.him,.much.to.the.delight.of.many.of.
the.members.of.the.choir!.He.worked.with.us.on.two.
of.our.songs,.Ubi.Caritas.and.Great.Day..He.was.
a.great.help.to.us.
3.30:. .The.Leighton.Park.Senior.Choir.then.joined.us.for.
the.remainder.of.the.workshop..Greg.led.us.all.in.
an.impromptu.performance..We.sang.many.different.
songs,.including.songs.by.Queen,.Lady.Gaga.and.
Pink.Floyd..We.managed.to.sing.for.40.minutes.
nonstop!
4.15:. .We.enjoyed.break.to.relax..Some.of.us.began.
a.game.of.tag.rugby.with.some.of.the.Leighton.
Parkers,.while.others.played.music.with.some.
members.of.our.host.school..The.girls.on.the.
sidelines.of.the.rugby.even.managed.to.fnd.some.
English.eye-candy!
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5.25:. . Tea.time!.The.food.was.delicious.yet.again!.When.
we.had.fnished.eating,.we.sang.in.the.dining.room.
for.the.Leighton.Parkers.to.thank.them.for.their.
hospitality..We.then.left.to.return.to.the.Hotel.
7.50:. We.arrived.back.to.the.Hotel.and.went.for.a.swim..
9.45:. Lights.out.for.2nd.to.4th.form.
10.00:. Lights.out.for.5th.and.6th.form.
WeDNeSDay:
7.30:.. Wake.up.call.
8.00:. Breakfast
8.45:. Rehearsed.to.practice.our.songs.for.Thursday!
10.00:. Departed.for.our.day.in.London.
11.30:. . We.arrived.in.London.and.picked.up.our.tour.guide.
for.the.morning..He.knew.all.about.London,.and.
told.us.many.stories.about.the.city..He.informed.
us.that.Big.Ben.is.actually.the.bell,.not.the.tower.
and.that.London.actually.consists.of.two.cities:.The.
City.of.Westminster.and.The.City.of.London..We.
were.shown.the.silver.dragons.that.symbolise.the.
entrance.to.and.exit.from.The.City.of.London,.and.
the.HQ.of.MI6...He.also.told.us.that.although.the.
Demon.Barber.of.Fleet.Street.was.a.fctitious.story,.
there.was.in.fact.a.barber.shop.on.Fleet.Street.
with.a.pie.shop.next.to.it..The.barber.shop.is.now.a.
Starbucks.while.the.pie.shop.is.a.Mc.Donalds!
1.20:. . Our.tour.ended.and.we.dropped.off.our.tour.guide.
with.a.huge.Thank.You!.It.was.now.time.for.shopping.
on.Oxford.Street!
4.45:. . We.all.met.up.and.got.10.minutes.to.run.around.
Hamleys.on.our.way.to.the.restaurant.for.dinner..
7.30:.. . Our.West.End.show,.Wicked,.began..Everyone.
loved.it!.The.costumes.and.the.singing.were.
amazing!.The.writer.deserves.a.huge.round.of.
applause.for.the.amazing.story.produced..There.was.
more.eye-candy.to.be.had.when.the.Prince,.Fearo,.
came.on.stage,.much.to.the.delight.of.the.choir.
members.yet.again!
11.45:. .Arrived.back.to.the.Hotel,.still.buzzing.from.the.
amazing.show.
tHurSDay:
Happy.St..Patricks.Day!
7.30:. Wake.up.call.
8.45:. Warm.up.for.the.biggest.day.of.singing.yet!
9.00:. . Departed.for.Mass.in.a.little.church.full.of.Irish.
people..Despite.singing.so.early.in.the.morning,.
everyone.enjoyed.it.due.to.the.St..Patricks.Day.
spirit..After.mass.there.was.a.chance.to.have.a.cup.
of.tea.and.a.chat.with.the.local.priest.and.members.
of.the.congregation..
12.25:. . Lunch.time.in.the.hotel..We.then.had.some.free.
time.to.swim.or.just.relax.
2.15:. Rehearsal.time!
3.15:. Depart.for.St..Martin.in.the.Fields!.
4.45:. . We.arrived.in.Trafalger.Square.and.entered.
St.Martin.in.the.Fields..It.was.smaller.than.any.
of.us.had.imagined,.but.just.as.incredible.as.
described..Everyone.was.in.awe..The.organ.was.
huge,.and.many.photos.were.taken.of.it.and.of.the.
mindboggling.warped.glass.above.the.alter..We.were.
so.thankful.for.being.given.the.oppurtunity.to.sing.in.
such.a.magnifcient.venue.
5.00:. .We.then.had.a.quick.rehearsal.to.get.a.feel.of.
the.sound.in.the.church..The.acoustics.were.
amazing,.the.sounds.ricocheted.around.the.church..
Everyones.faces.were.flled.with.wonder.and.awe..It.
was.incredible..We.were.then.showed.to.our.warm.
up/.changing.room.
6.15:. .Tea.time.in.The.Crypt!.We.went.back.to.our.room.
to.change.into.our.uniforms.and.had.a.quick.visit.
from.Ms..Barrys.nephew,.Stephen.Concannon,.who.
taught.in.Newtown.for.a.few.weeks.in.2008.
7.30:. .Concert!.Laura.Power.opened.the.Chamber.Choirs.
section.beautifully.with.a.solo.of.Halle.Halle.
Hallelujah..The.concert.was.fantastic,.and.the.
Traditional.Irish.music.was.enjoyed.thoroughly.by.
all..We.wish.to.thank.Justin.Pearson.profusely.
for.inviting.us.to.sing.and.giving.us.this.amazing.
opportunity..
. .We.left.St..Martin.in.the.Fields.feeling.tired.but.
extremely.happy..We.had.a.non-stop.sing.song.on.
the.bus.back.to.the.hotel.
11.40:. .Arrived.back.at.the.hotel..Everyone.packed.quickly.
as.there.was.a.party.to.be.had!
12.10:. .We.had.a.party.in.one.of.the.function.rooms.with.
lots.of.Pringles,.chocolate.and.fzzy.drinks..We.ate.
and.sang.with.the.guitars.and.took.lots.of.pictures..
It.was.the.perfect.way.to.end.the.week.
12.50:. .2nd.to.4th.form.to.bed..Bert,.our.bus.driver.treated.
the.remaining.5th.and.6th.years.to.a.song..We.then.
a.had.another.mini.sing-song.and.went.to.bed.at.
around.1.15.
FrIDay:
6.30:. Wake.up.call..Breakfast.and.the.last.of.packing.
7.40:. .Departed.the.hotel..There.was.barely.a.peep.from.
anyone.
. .Stopped.en.route.in.Bridgend.in.Wales.again.for.
some.lunch.and.a.quick.leg.stretch..
2.20:. .Boarded.the.boat..More.movies.were.watched.in.the.
childrens.theatre,.along.with.the.leftover.snacks.
from.the.party..There.was.singing,.and.chatting.and.
card.games.were.played..Nikki.Boyd.beat.John.at.
spit,.much.to.the.delightt.of.everyone.he.beat.on.
Monday.
6.45:. .Arrived.in.Rosslare..Some.people.were.collected.
and.others.continued.on.to.New.Ross.or.Waterford..
Everyone.was.happy.that.the.long.day.of.travelling.
was.over,.but.very.sad.that.the.trip.was.over!
The choir wishes to profusely thank Ms. Barry,
Mrs.Keappock, Ms.Coady, Mr. Green and Bert
the bus driver for all their help over the week
and for bringing us to the UK. We had the
most amazing trip and we will never forget it.
THANK YOU!
Amy Corkery
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Junior Choir:
This. years. frst. form. showed. great. courage. in.
their. singing. from. the. start. of. the. year.. There.
were.more.boys.than.girls.but.that.did.not.deter.
the. young. ladies. from. sharing. voice!. With. the.
exercises. and. vocal. games. from. the. outset. of.
term,. this. group. were. very. willing. and. eager. to.
participate..They.were.quick.to.learn.and.not.at.
all.shy!
.We.experimented.with.a.gender.divide.in.the.frst.
term.as.many.of.the.boys.voices.were.unchanged.
but.some.were.changing.and.some.were.already.
changed. so. it. was. easier. for. them. to. work. on.
repertoire. for. boys. voices.. Though. girls. voices.
also. change. at. this. time,. the. change. is. not. so.
radical.and.the.girls.in.this.years.Form.1.bended.
beautifully.and.easily.in.their.sound.
In.the.frst.term.the.group.also.enjoyed.the.songs.
of. Jack. Hanafn,. a. wonderful. young. singer. /.
songwriter. in. 1x.. Jack. kindly. shared. his. songs.
with.the.group.on.a.few.occasions.and.the.choir.
had.the.privilege.of.backing.Jack.on.Bangfash.for.
the.Christmas.Concert,.which.took.place.in.March.
because. of. the. Christmas. weather. turmoil.. The.
boys.also.sang.Pick.a.pocket.or.two.from.Oliver.
while. the. girls. sang. and. acted. out. Its. a. hard.
knock. life. from. Annie.. As. ever,. the. Junior. Choir.
opened.the.concert.to.the.delight.of.parents.and.
friends..
Our.next.task.was.to.prepare.for.the.Department.
of.Education.and.Skills.Choir.Exam..For.this.the.
choir.revisited.songs.from.earlier.in.the.year.and.
presented. 59th. Street. Bridge. Song,. Streets. of.
London. and. When. the. Saints. go. Marching. in..
they.have.worked.very.hard.on.their.sight.reading.
.both.rhythm.and.melody..and.we.look.forward.
to. the. exam. due. to. take. place. on. Wednesday,.
May.25th.
Amongst.the.frst.form.group,.there.is.great.singing.
talent.and.I.hope.many.of.them.will.audition.for.
the.Chamber.and.Senior.choirs.for.next.year..Well.
done.Form.I!
Music report 2010/2011
Senior Choir:
The.loyalty.to.the.senior.choir.amongst.the.girls.is.
always.something.that.strikes.me.every.year..This.
year. was. no. exception.. A. wonderful. core. group.
of. 6th. form. girls. quickly. flled. the. shoes. of. last.
years.seniors.and.ably.aided.by.a.great.number.
of. 5th. form. girls. who. in. turn. encouraged. their.
peers. to. come. along,. we. began. the. year. with. a.
wonderful.representation.from.the.senior.years..
With. a. strong. older. presence,. the. sound. was.
strikingly.mature.and.confdent,.and.this.in.turn.
helped.the.younger,.newer.members.of.the.group.
to.grow.quickly.and.steadily.in.confdence.
Unfortunately,. due. to. timetabling. restrictions,.
we. only. had. full. rehearsals. once. every. three.
weeks.this.year.and.while.the.girls.attendance.at.
sectional. rehearsals. was. excellent,. our. general.
progress. in. getting. through. repertoire. with. all.
voices.together,.was.slower.this.year.
In. the. opening. term. we. worked. on. Wade. in. the.
water.arranged.by.John.Forbes.and.On.the.Sunny.
Side. of. the. Street. arranged. by. Mac. Huff. .. The.
warm. sound. required. by. the. jazzy. quality. of. the.
former.suited.the.altos.greatly.while.the.sopranos.
got.to.feature.in.the.bright,.scat.sections.of.Sunny.
Side..In.addition,.we.prepared.An.arrangement.of.
Tchaikovskys.Dance.of.the.Sugar.Plum.Fairy.(with.
a.Christmas.twist!)..as.our.Christmas.number.but.
alas,.the.snow.put.paid.to.the.Christmas.Concert.
and.we.had.to.shelve.that.song.for.another.day..It.
didnt.feel.right.to.sing.carols.in.March!
The. concert. took. place. on. March. 11th. and. the.
girls. sang. beautifully. and. with. a. great. sense. of.
fun.
DES.exams.were.our.focus.following.the.concert.
and. to. the. above. we. added. Dont. stop. me. now.
by.Queen..It.was.tricky.and.we.did.have.to.make.
some.adjustments.to.the.score.to.make.it.ft..It.
was.challenging.to.learn.but.rewarding.to.perform..
Our.exam.takes.place.tomorrow.and.that.will.be.
our.fnal.event.for.the.year.
My. sincere. thanks. to. Gina. for. all. her. help. with.
the.choir.and.to.you.all.for.a.great.year..Special.
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thanks.to.Rachel.Morris,.Brenna.Traynor,.Hannah.
Hermon,. Camilla. Driver. and. Laura. Power. who.
will.be.leaving.school.this.year..you.have.been.a.
great.core.group.girls.and.I.know.your.peers.have.
learned.a.lot.and.gained.great.confdence.singing.
with.you..
As.I.take.my.leave.for.the.coming.year.Id.like.to.
wish.you.all.well.for.2011-2012.and.be.sure.to.
keep.up.your.singing.and.keep.your.choir.in.good.
shape.in.my.absence.girls!
Chamber Choir:
With. the. departure. of. the. 6th. form. choristers.
each. year. I. am. always. concerned. for. the. choir.
and.wonder.how.well.ever.fll.those.shoes,.and.
every.year.the.existing.members.never.cease.to.
amaze.me.in.the.way.they.step.into.those..shoes.
admirably,. and. with. great. ease.. This. is. due. to.
the.support.their.older.peers.had.passed.on,.(so.
6th. form. of. old. you. are. never. forgotten!),. and.
due.to.their.ever.increasing.vocal.confdence.and.
determination. to. lead. the. way. for. the. younger.
and.new.choir.members..So.the.reality.is,.I.need.
never.worry!
Joining. the. crew. this. year. were. Simon. Major.
(bass),. Georgina. Stapleton. and. Alice. Bowring.
(2nd. sopranos). from. 6th. form,. Lucy. Walsh. (1st.
soprano).and.Isabel.English.(2nd.soprano).from.
5th.form,.Max.OBrien.(tenor).and.Geoffrey.Graham.
(bass). from. 4th. form,. Leo. Creighton. (baritone),.
Clara. ffrench-Davis. (alto). and. Anna. OConnor.
(1st.soprano).from.3rd.form.and.Nicky.Boyd.(1st.
soprano),. Ella. Chapman. (2nd. soprano),. Harron.
Jungawalla. (tenor),. Christian. Sunstad. (baritone).
Sophie. Crotty. and. Akeyla. Makhoba. (alto). from.
2nd.form.and.Daniel.Morris.(tenor),.a.unique.fnd.
from.1st.form!.Seventeen.new.members.in.a.line.
up.of.38.is.a.signifcant.number.but.as.Ive.said.
above,.worry.was.not.to.be.an.issue!.They.were.
simply.fabulous!
Choosing.events.for.the.year.was.one.of.our.frst.
discussions. and. while. we. would. have. liked. to.
take. part. in. the. All. Island. School. Choir. of. the.
Year. competition. again,. we. felt. it. would. be. too.
much.pressure.too.soon.in.the.year.to.impose.on.
new.members.in.particular..We.decided.instead.
that.we.would.return.to.the.Cork.Choral.Festival.
as.our.competitive.event.and.plan.a.trip.to.the.UK.
for.the.Spring.term.
We. were. invited. to. take. part. in. the. WLR/Lions.
Club. Christmas. Hamper. Appeal. Concert. again.
and.this.is.an.event.which.the.choir.always.enjoys..
Singing.carols.with.a.massed.choir.accompanied.
by. a. full. orchestra. is. hard. to. beat!. And. on. that.
note,. well. done. to. Neil. Dunne. (violin). and. Loic.
Jacob.(clarinet).who.both.played.in.the.orchestra.
as.well.as.performing.with.the.Chamber.Choir.
For. this. event. we. sang. Halle,. halle,. halle. a.
Caribbean. carol. ably. opened. by. Laura. Power.
singing.an.unaccompanied.solo.to.a.full.cathedral..
The.choir.and.percussion.gave.their.support.before.
ending.in.a.resounding.chorus..We.followed.this.
with.Bob.Chilcotts.Where.riches.are.everlastingly,.
a. setting. of. an. old. English. Christmas. text,. also.
with.exciting.percussion.accompaniment.
We.continued.to.work.on.a.selection.of.additional.
pieces. in. the. frst. term. with. our. Christmas.
concert. in. mind. but. the. weather. hampered. the.
occasion.and.so.we.sang.instead.in.Collect.to.an.
appreciative.crowd!
The. new. year. brought. new. repertoire. and. we.
set. to. work. building. on. our. programme. for. our.
trip. to. Reading. and. London. which. was. by. now.
shaping. up. very. nicely.. On. March. 11th. we. held.
our. Christmas. concert. and. aired. some. of. our.
new. pieces.. We. planned. to. visit. Leighton. Park.
School. and. share. a. workshop. with. their. school.
choir,.led.by.the.dynamic.English.conductor,.Greg.
Beardsall.. For. this. we. prepared. Ola. Gjeilos. Ubi.
Caritas,. Great. Day. arranged. by. Ken. Burton. and.
Greg. Scanlons. Oche. which. returned. to. our.
repertoire. from. our. 2007. . 2008. season. by.
popular. demand!. Greg. (B). worked. primarily. on.
the.frst.two.pieces.and.while.it.was.a.long.and.
tiring.session.for.the.young.singers,.it.was.such.
a. pleasure. for. me. to. listen. and. hear. the. choir.
improve.as.Greg.put.them.through.their.paces..
There. were. many. highlights. during. that. week.
but. perhaps. the. most. special. was. the. choirs.
performance. at. the. Church. of. St.. Martin. in. the.
Fields.. This. wonderful. opportunity. came. by. way.
of. an. invitation. from. Justin. Pearson. (amazing.
cello. playing. uncle. of. Ruah!). and. the. Lochrian.
Ensemble.. I. suspected. the. choir. thought. I. was.
getting.somewhat.carried.away.by.the.prospect.of.
this.gig..it.is.after.all.just.another.church.-.but.
this.venue.is.one.of.the.most.prestigious.music.
venues.in.the.world,.and.more.than.its.renown,.
its.acoustic.for.singing.is.so.stunningly.beautiful..
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One.of.the.magical.moments.of.my.teaching.career.
to.date.was.to.see.the.young.singers.experience.
what. I. remembered. from. my. endless. visits. to.
St..Martins.when.I.lived.in.London,.and.that.was.
simply.as.an.audience.member..To.perform.there.
was. incredible. and. it. enhanced. both. the. music.
and. our. singing. beyond. belief!. I. hope. the. choir.
members.will.look.back.fondly.on.that.experience.
and. realize. how. truly. special. an. occasion. that.
was.. Id. like. to. take. this. opportunity. to. thank.
Justin.again.for.his.kindness.and.also,.to.David.
Ogden,. a. member. of. the. ensemble,. who. kindly.
arranged. An. Irish. Blessing. which. we. sang. with.
the.orchestra..
Another.highlight.throughout.the.week.for.me,.and.
just. as. important. as. the. singing,. was. watching.
the.choir.members.interact.within.the.group,.and,.
with.anyone.we.came.in.contact.with.during.our.
visits,.or.at.our.concerts..From.1st.to.6th.form,.
they. are. all. incredibly. united. and. look. out. for.
one.another.as.singers,.and.as.friends..Singing.
should.and.does.cross.all.social.barriers.and.it.
was.wonderful.to.see.that.so.strongly.evident.in.
how. they. presented. themselves. at. every. turn..
Well. done. guys.. Mrs.. Keappock,. Miss. Coady,.
Mr..Greene.and.I.were.bursting.with.pride.for.the.
week!
Wherever.we.go.we.always.manage.to.convert.the.
bus. driver. into. a. choral. head. by. the. time. the.
trip.is.over.and.this.year.was.no.exception..There.
was.Massimo.in.Milan,.Georges.buddy.Jimmy.in.
Belfast.and.Bert.in.London!.We.all.agreed.we.were.
blessed.to.have.him.with.us,.ensuring.we.got.to.
every. item. on. our. itinerary. safely. and. on. time,.
but.there.was.no.doubt.he.thoroughly.enjoyed.the.
choirs. singing. and. by. the. end. of. the. week,. he.
was.an.expert!.Another.choral.convert..yay!
On.our.return,.tired.but.elated,.we.had.two.weeks.
to.tighten.up.our.programme.(Burton.and.Scanlon).
for.the.Cork.International.Choral.Festival.and.this.
we.did.in.style,.taking.home.1st.prize.with.a.mark.
of.91.25%.-.our.highest.ever.in.competition..The.
adjudicators. remarks. noted. the. high. level. of.
diffculty.of.the.repertoire.for.maturing.adolescent.
voices.(up.to.8.parts.in.places),.and.commented.
on. how. well. they. delivered. it,. saying. that. their.
technical. ability. and. vocal. confdence. was. far.
beyond.their.years.
In.the.summer.term.we.returned.with.two.weeks.
to.go.to.a.performance.at.Christ.Church.Cathedral.
as. part. of. their. Coffee. Concert. series. which.
takes.place.on.Sundays.at.12oc.midday..It.was.a.
pleasure.to.be.invited.to.sing.and.having.built.up.
such. a. substantial. programme. in. the. course. of.
the.year,.it.was.a.wonderful.opportunity.to.share.
it. with. the. large. audience. who. attended.. Laura.
led. us. out. in. style. with. our. opener. Halle,. halle,.
halle.and.was.followed.by.James.OHalloran.who.
stepped. . up. to. the. podium. for. his. conducting.
debut.with.Lullabye,.Goodnight.my.Angel.by.Billy.
Joel.. Ubi. Caritas. . came. alive. in. the. wonderful.
acoustic. of. Christ. Church. and. we. contrasted.
this.with.Niall.McEnoys.skilled.beatboxing.which.
accompanied.Totos.Africa.
The.middle.section.of.the.concert.featured.a.great.
selection.of.solos.and.duos.from.Kaija.Kennedy,.
Ben. Turner,. Brenna. Traynor,. Simon. Major. and.
Laura.Power.who.performed.a.mixture.of.covers.
and.an.original.number.from.Ben..
The. choir. then. returned. with. Greg. Scanlons.
Oche. in. the. presence. of. the. conductor. and. he.
gratefully. acknowledged. their. fne. performance..
We.then.followed.with.some.folk.songs,.Black.is.
the. colour. and. An. Irish. Blessing. and. concluded.
with.Burtons.Great.Day..A.spontaneous.standing.
ovation. . something. I. have. never. seen. at. a.
lunchtime.recital.in.Christ.Church..gave.us.the.
opportunity. to. share. Bob. Chilcotts. beautiful.
arrangement. of. O. Danny. Boy. with. our. grateful.
audience..It.was.a.very.special.performance..One.
I.think.we.will.all.remember.fondly.
Our.last.job.for.the.year.was.choosing.the.repertoire.
and.putting.the.fnal.touches.on.our.chosen.pieces.
for.the.choir.exam..or.so.I.thought!.Little.did.I.
know.that.with.the.help.of.their.co-conspirators,.
Mrs..Keappock,.Miss.Coady.and.Miss.Keogh,.the.
choir.were.planning.a.performance.after.school,.
all.just.for.me!.(I.thought.I.was.being.summoned.
to. tune. a. little. boys. violin!!). I. was. so. touched.
and.very.moved.and.simply.blown.away.by.their.
ability.to.sing.so.musically,.mixed.up.in.their.voice.
parts,.spread.out.in.a.great.big.circle,.ably.guided.
by. James.. Im. afraid. the. tears. werent. long. in.
coming. and. Miss. Keogh. had. to. run. for. tissues,.
but. it. was. with. pure. pride. and. pleasure. at. the.
beauty. of. their. singing.. Such. a. lovely. memory.
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to. take. away. with. me. for. the. year,. as. indeed.
are. all. the. beautiful. sentiments. expressed. on.
the. amazing. card. that. came,. so. kindly,. with. the.
Irish. Blessing.. Im. the. frst. to. admit. that. where.
choral.music.is.concerned.Im.not.always.easily.
impressed,.but.today.I.was.not.just.impressed,.I.
was.astounded..As.Mrs..Keappock.learned.form.
Nanny. McPhee,. and. rightly. pointed. out,. you. are.
confdent,. independent. musicians. and. all. your.
hard. work. and. commitment. to,. and. passion. for.
your.singing,.has.instilled.that.in.you,.yourselves..
I. hope. you. never. lose. it.. Music. is. a. wonderful.
friend.to.have.in.life.
As.I.take.my.leave.for.next.year,.and.ending.this.
one.on.such.an.incredible.note,.Id.like.to.thank.
you.all.for.a.very.special.year..Working.with.such.
talented.and.engaged.singers.as.you.are,.pushes.
me.to.be.a.better.teacher.and.conductor,.in.every.
lesson,.and.in.every.rehearsal.and.performance..
Thank.you.for.that,.and.most.especially.thank.you.
for. all. the. fun. and. pleasure,. and. above. all,. the.
pride.it.gives.me.to.hear.you.sing..You.are.more.
than.fabulous!
To.the.6th.formers..Kaija,.Laura,.Georgina,.Alice,.
Brenna,.Alex,.Hannah,.Ben,.Loic,.Simon,.Ruadhan.
and. James. . you. have. been. amazing!. Some. of.
you. have. given. 5. years. of. lunchtimes,. evening.
times.and.concert.times.to.the.choir.and.I.thank.
you.for.your.loyalty..Some.of.you.came.on.board.
along.the.way.and.Im.delighted.that.even.if.it.was.
just. for. one. year,. . you. got. to. experience. choral.
music.in.the.company.of.all.your.pals,.and.made.
some. new. ones. in. return.. Thank. you. for. being.
such. great. leaders. and. for. looking. out. for. the.
younger. choristers. so. admirably. throughout. the.
year.. The. spirit. of. the. group. always. flters. down.
from.the.top.and.while.the.work.was.always.done,.
you.set.a.great.and.fun.atmosphere..Please.keep.
singing!.Find.a.choir.wherever.you.are.next.year.
and.they.will.be.so.lucky.to.have.you..Best.of.luck.
guys..You.will.be.greatly.missed.
To.those.of.you.who.are.leaving.Newtown.for.other.
schools,.or.indeed,.other.countries,.lots.of.luck.to.
you. too.. I. hope. you. will. have. the. opportunity. to.
continue.your.singing,.and.I.thank.you.too.for.all.
you.have.given.to.the.choir.
To.those.of.you.who.will.still.be.here,.you.have.the.
job. of. fying. the. fag. and. looking. after. the. choir.
now,. encouraging. your. friends. to. join,. working.
hard.at.rehearsals.and.keeping.the.standard.up..
I. have. no. doubt. you. will. continue. to. enjoy. your.
singing.next.year..In.fact,.having.heard.you.today.
in. that. very. special. performance,. I. can. be. safe.
in.the.knowledge.that.Mrs..K.and.Nanny.McPhee.
are.absolutely.right!.
Best wishes to you all from 2011 2012
Miss B.
irish Youth Choir:
The. Irish. Youth. Choir. is. a. national. choir. of.
approximately.80.singers.from.all.over.the.country.
and.this.is.a.group.in.which.Newtown.has.always.
had. a. healthy. representation.. This. year. Laura.
Power.auditioned.for.the.choir.and,.as.I.write,.she.
waits.to.hear.the.outcome.of.her.audition..Best.
of.luck.Laura..Heres.hoping.youll.be.heading.to.
UL.in.June.to.join.the.ranks.of.the.IYC.
Quotable Quotes
JESS CORRIGAN: Is your baby going to be a Summer
baby, miss?
MRS. HUGHES: Its due in April.
JESS CORRIGAN: Oh, an Autumn baby!
MR. JONES: If my spring has sprung, what do I
need to do to get it down?
KILLIAN KELLY: So, is it okay to masticate at the
table?
AMY CORKERY: Oh, thats in Buffy.
SOPHIA EGAN: Buffy? Is that the one with the
Cookie Monster?
SOPHIA EGAN: Wait, so spaghetti doesnt grow on
trees?
ANDREA HARVEY: Did I send you any weird texts
while I was asleep?
STEPHEN SCALLAN: (While in England) Wow, it looks
really English here
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Spring Concert
Newtowns. annual. Christmas. concert. was.
postponed. this. year. due. to. the. adverse.
weather.conditions..So.on.a.March.evening.
the. Christmas. concert. took. place.. In.
front. of. a. packed. Foy. Hall,. an. assortment.
of. Newtowns. musicians. displayed. their.
variety.of.talents..The.concert.started.with.
a.bang.(or.Bangfash).with.a.performance.
from. the. Junior. Choristers. who. separated.
to.perform.Its.a.Hard.Knock.Life.for.the.
girls.and.Pick.a.Pocketfor.the.boys..Jack.
Hannafn,.backed.by.the.choir,.sang.his.own.
song. Bangfashand. was. rewarded. with. a.
roaring.applause.
The.piano.was.graced.for.the.night.with.the.
talents.of.Roisin.Sutherland,.playing.Elegy,.
Heidi. McIlvenny. playing. Here,. There. and.
Everywhere,. Sarah. Galloway. and. Andrea.
Hemmingway. playing. The. Montagues. and.
Capulets,.RuahBerney-Pearson.playing.the.
jazzy. Low. Side. Blues. and. Isabel. English.
playing.with.the.orchestra.
A.clarinet.quintet.made.up.of.Beth.Rochford,.
Becky.Casey,.Becky.Barr,.Sarah.Murray.and.
Loic.Jacob.played.Ave.Verum.Corpus..Loic.
appeared.again.later.on.in.the.evening.to.play.
Andante.Sosetenuto..Morwenna.Maclean.
played.the.very.beautiful.Chaconneon.the.
harp..Neil.Dunne.played.Adoration.on.the.
violin..Lydia.Thorpe.played.Sicilieneon.the.
cello..Joe.Dixon.played.a.piece.he.likes.to.
call. The. Lady. of. Deathon. guitar.. Megan.
Fitzgerald,. Jane. Murray. and. Georgia. Tuohy.
played.Gavottearranged.for.violin.trio.
The. voices. of. Brenna. Traynor. and. Simon.
Major.complimented.each.other.in.a.moving.
rendition.of.Damien.Rices.9.Crimes..Ben.
Turners. voice. and. guitar. flled. the. Foy. Hall.
when. he. played. Shine. by. David. Gray..
Laura.Power.sang.a.fantastic.I.Could.Have.
Danced.All.Nightfrom.My.Fair.Lady..James.
OHalloran.performed.an.emotional.Let.it.
Beby. the. Beatles.. Kaija. Kennedy. wowed.
the. crowd. with. a. performance. of. Adeles.
Someone. Like. You.. Although. questions.
were. raised. as. to. what. was. tied. around.
Kevin.ODonnells.ankle.and.what.a.panzer.
is,. A. Cure. for. Cold. Hands. impressed. the.
crowd.with.a.performance.of.their.own.song.
Panzerswith.Leo.Creightons.voice.ringing.
throughout.the.Hall.
.
The.orchestra.played.Winterfrom.Vivaldis.
Four.Seasons.and.the.bluesy.Watermelon.
Manby. H.Hancock.. The. Senior. Choir.
performed. On. the. Sunny. Side. of. the.
Street. and. Wade. in. the. Water.. The.
Chamber. Choir. who. were. departing. for.
London.the.following.Monday.sang.Black.
is. the. Colour,. Ubi. Caritas. and. Great.
Day.
The. concert. showcased. the. spectrum. of.
tremendous. musical. talent. in. school.. It.
was. enjoyed. and. appreciated. by. all. -. both.
the. performers. and. audience. left. happy..
Thank. you. to. Ms.Barry,. Mrs.Keappock,.
Stephen. Mackey. and. all. the. instrumental.
teachers,. not. only. for. their. efforts. on. the.
night,.but.also.for.their.year.round.efforts.
in. encouraging. and. nourishing. music. in.
Newtown.School.
Kevin ODonnell
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Musicians in Newtown
How did you start the band?
Kevin:.We.were.both.playing.guitar.in.Mount.
Mellick.one.day.and.we.started.Rocky.Took.a.
Lover.by.Bell.X1.together..We.decided.to.learn.
some.covers.so.we.could.go.busking.down.
town..We.started.writing.originals,.we.said.if.
were.gonna.do.it.well.do.it.properly.
Leo:.We.thought.itd.be.better.than.being.in.an.
Elvis.Tribute.Band.anyway.
Who infuences your music?
Leo:.We.were.both.seriously.infuenced.by.the.
Beatles..They.were.the.major.infuence.
Kevin:.Especially.John.Lennon..Buskers.who.
made.it.big,.like.Glen.Hansard.were.a.big.
infuence.as.well.
Howd you come about writing your frst
song, Panzers?
Leo:.We.were.messing.around.with.chords.and.
we.just.came.up.with.some.words.
a Cure for Cold Hands interview
A Cure for Cold Hands are a band comprised of two Newtown students: Kevin ODonnell
and Leo Veggie Creighton. Both play guitar and sing in the band though sometimes
they augment their sound with instruments as diverse as mandolins, ukuleles and egg
shakers in socks tied around their ankles. They have written numerous original songs and
performed one of them - Panzers - in the Not-So-Much-A-Christmas Concert in March.
You can fnd them online at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Cure-for-Cold-Hands
Kevin:.And.then.we.were.trying.to.come.up.with.
a.rhyme.for.answers.and.the.only.thing.we.
could.think.of.was.Panzers.
Leo:.We.are.poets,.I.know.
Did you enjoy playing the christmas
concert?
Kevin:.It.was.good.fun.to.play.infront.of.people.
but.very.nerve.wracking.
Leo:.The.concert.for.the.parents.wasnt.as.
nerve.wracking.though.because.its.not.like.
youre.going.to.see.them.everyday.
Finally to fnish up, have you been recording
any of your songs?
Kevin:.Yeah,.we.were.recording.down.in.Cork.in.
Blackwater.Studios.in.Fermoy.
Leo:.And.we.try.and.record.on.the.laptop.every.
so.often-have.a.bit.craic.on.the.laptop,.yknow?
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Did you have past musical experience before
you started DJing?
Yeah,.I.played.guitar.and.drums.but.Id.mainly.
call.myself.a.guitar.player.
What made you shift to DJing then?
Well.I.started.off.recording.songs.I.had.written.
on.my.guitar.and.I.got.really.interesting.in.
manipulating.and.mastering.the.recordings.I.
made..The.whole.computer.aspect.of.music.
really.interested.me.anyway..Then.James.
Corcoran.and.I.were.asked.to.do.something.for.
Blazing.Horse,.a.festival.organised.by.people.
we.knew..James.had.a.soundsystem.and.I.
had.some.musical.computer.equipment.so.
we.decided.to.do.with.a.DJ.set..I.really.liked.
playing.to.a.crowd.and.wanted.to.continue.so.I.
bought.some.DJ.decks..After.I.got.my.frst.set.
of.decks.I.got.some.small.gigs.and.played.at.
some.family.events.
How did you get your residency at the
Strand?
I.was.DJing.at.a.21st.and.a.person.there.said.
he.could.get.me.more.gigs.as.he.was.a.DJ..
He.gave.me.his.number.and.gave.me.a.bit.of.
dJ Jack Power interview
DJ Jack Power is 5th Form Newtown student Jack Power. He has been DJing for two
years and has a residency in The Strand in Dunmore East where he plays every Saturday
night. You can fnd him online at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Jack-Power
training.on.how.to.DJ..Though.it.was.good.I.
started.getting.my.own.gigs.in.different.pubs.
and.clubs.using.the.connections.I.had.got..Just.
before.when.I.DJed.at.the.Strand.for.the.frst.
time.Cliffy,.the.owner,.said.if.I.DJed.well.hed.
give.me.some.more.gigs.there..The.next.day.he.
called.me.to.say.everyone.was.dancing.and.I.
had.been.great.and.he.asked.me.if.I.wanted.to.
have.a.residency..During.this.residency,.James.
and.me.stopped.DJing.together..
Whats the average night at the strand like?
I.start.at.10.and.fnish.around.2.or.2.30..I.
usually.start.with.chart.music.and.as.the.night.
goes.on.I.play.more.and.more.house.music.
What do you use the money you get from
DJing for?
I.use.the.money.to.get.myself.more.DJ.
equipment..I.recently.got.an.Apple.Macbook.
Pro.and.Pioneer.decks.
What are your plans for future?
Id.like.to.get.into.producing.music.
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Jack Hanafn interview
Jack Hanafn is a First year student in Newtown school who writes songs and plays
guitar. Last Christmas he sold a CD with his own song Bang Flash in school
with all proceeds going to the Simon Community. He performed Bang Flash
at the Christmas concert backed by the First Year Choir. You can fnd him online at:
http://www.youtube.com/user/JackHanafn
How long have you been interested in music?
Ive.been.interested.in.it.since.I.was.about.two.years.old..
What are your infuences?
The.records.my.mum.used.to.play.when.I.was.young.like.Don.
McLean.were.a.big.infuence..Leonard.Cohen,.Bob.Dylan,.U2.and.
Dire.Straits.all.infuenced.my.song.writing..Classical.music.was.
always.an.infuence.too
How do you write your songs?
I.start.with.the.music.and.then.the.lyrics.fow.afer.that.
How many songs have you written?
Quite.a.few,.Ive.written.about.10.this.year.
What would you say to other young musicians who want to
start writing songs?
Once.you.get.the.hang.of.it.it.gets.easier.but.you.have.to.work.
hard.to.get.your.songs.sounding.decent.
and how can people hear you songs?
Every.Christmas.I.will.sell.a.CD.for.The.Simon.Community.and.you.
can.also.hear.my.songs.on.my.Youtube.Channel..
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Sixth Form
Abi Hurley Collins, Seana ONeill
Alex Murray
Camillia Driver
Alice Bowering
Andrea Hemmingway
Aifric Heffernan, Erica Gurnee
Clive K
and
Kyran W
Chris Falkenthal
Dan B and Paul Porter
Daniel Moloney
Fiona Carty
Finn T Adam T and Theo M
Gary Marshall
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Photos
Hannah C and Naomi
Glenn Ruane Laura Power
Harrison Sharpe
Joe Dixon
Hannah H and Brenna T
Heidi McIlvenny,
Brid McNamara
John B and Ben C
Loic Jacob
Octavian Fitzherbert
Niall McEvoy
Luke Bailey
Kaija, Chaz and Jessica
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Sixth Form Photos
Olly Jay Robyn M and Georgina S
Robert Galvin
Sarah Galloway
Ruadhan Treacy
Siobhan G and Briony S
Stephen Ennis
Yuki O and Rachel M
Simon M
Niall Walsh
Ross H James OH and Ben T
William OMorchoe
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6
th
Form
What makes
6th Form tick?
Most likely to
Save.a.person.from.under.a.falling.piano:....... Finn.Troy
Outrun.Mr.Cox:.............................................. Clive.Kennington
Reach.the.Rocky.Cant.Reach.This.Sign:...... Olly.Jay/.Paul.Porter
Wear.a.black.sack.and.still.look.fashionable:.. .Niall.McEvoy/..
Ross.Huet
Get.Ireland.out.of.the.Recession:................... Gary.Marshall
Write.Christmas.cracker.jokes:....................... .Aifric.H/..
Ross.H/.Olly.J
Be.a.Superhero:............................................ Finn.Troy
Win.the.National.Ploughing.Championships:.... Gary.Marshall
Give.Apple.Inc..a.run.for.its.money:................ Gary.Marshall
Have.a.Christmas.No..1:................................ Kaija.Kennedy
Movies
1..Black.Swan
2..Inception
3..Avatar
tV Shows
1..Misfts
2..Jersey.Shore
3..Skins
.Songs
1..S&M
2..Sunny.Afternoon
3..Barbra.Striesand
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Bristol orienteering trip april 2011
A. light. drizzle. descended. down. the. window. of. our.
aircraft. as. we. boarded. our. fight. to. Bristol. for. a.
weekend. of. orienteering.. We. arrived. in. Bristol.
at. around. 7.30am. and. headed. straight. for. the.
hotel. where. we. enjoyed. a. buffet. breakfast.. After.
breakfast. we. headed. to. the. science. museum,. we.
really.enjoyed.this.visit,.especially.blowing.of.giant.
bubbles,. entering. a. womb,. sound. vibrations. and.
making.our.own.Wallace.and.Gromit.cartoons..
Our. bus. driver. collected. us. and. brought. us. to.
Stock.Hill.in.Somerset..Our.start.times.were.all.
close. together,. it. was. a. relatively. short. course.
(light. green). with. the. odd. grumpy. orienteerier.
taking. part.. Ben. Slevin. did. the. best. of. the.
Newtown. Team. fnishing. an. impressive. 3rd.. We.
had.one.or.two.stragglers.still.on.the.course.as.
we.waited.on.the.bus.to.get.back.for.dinner.and.
the.shopping.trip..We.arrived.back.at.the.hotel.
for. . a. well. deserved. shower. and. dinner.. After.
the.long.dinner.we.spilt.up.and.went.for.a.stroll.
around. Bristol.. Everyone. had. a. great. but. tiring.
day.and.most.of.us.hit.the.hay.early..
We. were. up. at. dawn. for. breakfast. and. left. the.
hotel.for.anothers.day.orienteering,.this.time.in.
Headstill.in.Wilshire..It.was.a.beautiful.setting.for.
a.days.orienteering.even.though.there.was.a.2km.
uphill.walk.to.the.start..This.was.a.longer.course.
around. 4.5km. and. Stephen. Scallan. fnishing.
brilliantly.coming.3rd.in.his.course..We.headed.on.
to.the.bus.once.again.and.this.time.to.Cheddar.
for.a.spot.of.caving..We.descended.down.into.the.
caves.with.our.local.cave.guide.
Some.of.the.group.were.a.bit.scared.with.all.the.
small.gaps,.crawling.our.way.out.of.a.cave,.and.
some. sudden. deaths.Everyone. enjoyed. it. even.
with.all.the.bad.jokes..We.were.given.2.seconds.
to. wash. our. face. and. headed. for. the. airport. to.
catch.our.fight.back.
The.trip.was.very.successful.and.hugely.enjoyed.
by.all.and.on.behalf.of.all.of.all.the.group.I.would.
like. to. thank. Mr.Cox. Ms.. Rellis. and. Mr.. Green,.
without.them.the.trip.wouldnt.have.been.possible.
or.half.as.fun.
Alex Hackett
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Cross Country 2010
On.Tuesday.the.21st.of.December.the.annual.Clan.
Cross-Country.took.place..As.seems.to.be.a.tradition,.
the.day.started.off.frosty.and.everyone.was.dreading.
it.. Despite. the. bad. weather,. there. was. still. a. great.
atmosphere. and. turn. out.. Clan. colours. were. to. be.
seen.everywhere.
A.mixture.of.serious.runners.and.walkers.participated.
in. the. race.. Well. done. to. everyone. who. turned.
up. and. took. part. despite. the. cold. weather. and.
congratulations.to.those.that.won.
A.huge.thank.you.must.go.to.all.the.members.of.staff.
who.helped.to.organise.and.run.this.event..A.special.
thank.you.to.Mr.Butler,.who.is.the.key.organiser.of.the.
X-Country.and..to.the.very.colourful.clan.captains,.it.
was.their.frst.event.as.leaders.and.they.did.a.great.
job.of.encouraging.everybody.to.participate
Megan Byrne
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WiNNErS 2010
SWIMMINg gaLa
Minor.Boys.Champion:. Luke.Farrell.
Minor.Girls.Champion:. Megan.Fitzgerald
Junior.Boys.Champion:. Liam.Landy.
Junior.Girls.Champion:. Katie.Gurnee.
Inter.Boys.Champion:. Jamie.Petch.
Inter.Girls.Champion:. Heidi.McIlvenny
Senior.Boys.Champion:. Andrew.Heffernan.
Senior.Girls.Champion:. Siobhan.Glasheen
PreSeNtatIoN oF X-couNtry WINNerS
Minor.Boys.Champion:. Conor.Buckley.
Minor.Girls.Champion:. Charlotte.Hackett
Junior.Boys.Champion:. Liam.Landy. .
Junior.Girls.Champion:. Emily.Hermon
Inter.Boys.Champion:. Jamie.Cross.
Inter.Girls.Champion:. Olivia.Chambers
Senior.Boys.Champion:. Callum.Chambers.
Senior.Girls.Champion:. Charlotte.McCormack
PreSeNtatIoN oF teNNIS WINNerS
Minor Boys Single:
Champion:. Raoul.O.Brien.
Runner.Up:. Daira.McBride
Minor girls Singles:
Champion:. Lucy.Latta.
Runner.Up:. Laura.McDaid
Junior Boys Singles:
Champion;.. Ben.Doyle.
Runner.Up:. James.Kavanagh
Junior girls Singles:
Champion:. Kelsey.Cunningham.
Runner.Up:. Charlotte.Hackett.
Inter Boys Singles:
Champion:. Jamie.Cross.
Runner.Up:. Sam.Butler
Inter girls Singles:
Champion:.. Aifric.Heffernan.
Runner.Up:. Olivia.Chambers
Senior Boys Singles:
Champion:. Ben.Cross.
Runner.Up:. Luke.Bailey
Senior girls Singles
Champion:.
Runner.Up:.
open Mixed Doubles:
Champions:. Ben.Cross/Aifric.Heffernan.
Runners.Up:. Alex.Hackett/Ruth.Harrison
PreSeNtatIoN oF 1500M WINNerS
Minor.Boys.Champion:.. Conor.Buckley.
Minor.Girls.Champion:.. Charlotte.Hackett
Junior.Boys.Champion:..Liam.Landy
Junior.Girls.Champion:.. Emily.Hermon
Inter.Boys.Champion:.. Jamie.Cross
Inter.Girls.Champion:.. Olivia.Chambers
Senior.Boys.Champion:..Stephen.Scallan
Senior.Girls.Champion:..Charlotte.McCormack
atHLetIcS coMPetItIoN
Presentation of certifcates of
excellence and Participation
Minor.Boys.Champion:.. Conor.Buckley
Minor.Girls.Champion:.. Laura.McDaid
Junior.Boys.Champion:..Nigel.kennington
Junior.Girls.Champion:.. Charlotte.Hackett
Inter.Boys.Champion:. Alex.Hackett
Inter.Girls.Champion:. Olivia.Chambers
Senior.Boys.Champion:..Clive.Kennington
Senior.Girls.Champion:..Charlotte.McCormack
George.Fitzgerald..
Memorial.Shield:. James.Kavanagh
Contribution.to..
Girls.Hockey:.. Laura.Power
Clan.Trophy:. Yellow
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SWIMMINg gaLa
Minor.Boys.Champion:. John.Jephson.
Minor.Girls.Champion:. Holly.Moore
Junior.Boys.Champion:. Ruari.Finnegan.
Junior.Girls.Champion:. Triona.Harvey
Inter.Boys.Champion:. Brian.kenny.
Inter.Girls.Champion:. Una.Maya.Kennedy
Senior.Boys.Champion:. Alex.Hackett.
Senior.Girls.Champion:. Olivia.Chambers
PreSeNtatIoN oF X-couNtry WINNerS
Minor.Boys.Champion:. Aaron.Vogelaar.
Minor.Girls.Champion:. Holly.Moore
Junior.Boys.Champion:. Conor.Buckley.
Junior.Girls.Champion:. Nicola.Boyd
Inter.Boys.Champion:. Barg.Kennedy.
Inter.Girls.Champion:. Andrea.Harvey
Senior.Boys.Champion:. Stephen.Scallan.
Senior.Girls.Champion:. Olivia.Chambers
PreSeNtatIoN oF teNNIS WINNerS
Minor Boys Single:
Champion:. Conor.Kenny.
Runner.Up:. John.Jephson
Minor girls Singles:
Champion:. Katie.Aherne.
Runner.Up:. Lucy.Allen
Junior Boys Singles:
Champion;.. Raoul.OBrien.
Runner.Up:. Tom.Greene
Junior girls Singles:
Champion:. Lucy.Latta.
Runner.Up:. Laura.McDaid
Inter Boys Singles:
Champion:. Sam.Butler.
Runner.Up:. Barg.Kennedy
Inter girls Singles:
Champion:.. Kelsey.Cunnigham.
Runner.Up:. Rebecca.Hoban
Senior Boys Singles:
Champion:. Jamie.Cross.
Runner.Up:. Ben.Cross
Senior girls Singles
Champion:. Olivia.Chambers.
Runner.Up:. Aifric.Hefferrnan
open Mixed Doubles:
Champions:. Alan.Jephson/.Olivia.Chambers.
Runners.Up:. Anna.Hickey./.Sam.Butler
PreSeNtatIoN oF 1500M WINNerS
Minor.Boys.Champion:.. Aaron.Voeglaar
Minor.Girls.Champion:.. Holly.Moore
Junior.Boys.Champion:..Conor.Buckley
Junior.Girls.Champion:.. Trona.Harvey
Inter.Boys.Champion:.. Barg.Kennedy
Inter.Girls.Champion:.. Andrea.Harvey
Senior.Boys.Champion:..Alex.Hackett
Senior.Girls.Champion:..Isabel.English
atHLetIcS coMPetItIoN
Presentation of certifcates of
excellence and Participation
Minor.Boys.Champion:.. John.Jephson
Minor.Girls.Champion:.. Holly.Moore
Junior.Boys.Champion:..Ruari.Finnegan
Junior.Girls.Champion:.. Triona.Harvey
Inter.Boys.Champion:. Brian.Kenny
Inter.Girls.Champion:. Una.Maya.Kennedy
Senior.Boys.Champion:..Alex.Hackett
Senior.Girls.Champion:..Olivia.Chambers
George.Fitzgerald..
Memorial.Shield:. Nigel.Kennington
Contribution.to..
Girls.Hockey:.. Heidi.McIlvenny
Clan.Trophy:. Blue
WiNNErS 2011
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Newtown.Review.2011
This.year,.the.U16.team.started.the.season.with.a.series.of.
challenging.games.against.teams.from.Rockwell,.Midleton.
and.Clonmel.High.School.
Our.competitive.season.began.with.an.away.game.against.
Clonmel. High. School. in. the. Mungret. Shield.. It. was. a.
challenging. game. but. we. came. out. on. top. with. a. score.
line.of.16-8..Our.frst.home.game.of.the.year.was.against.
Patrician. Academy,. Mallow.. The. score. ended. at. 16-0,. a.
convincing.score..
The. semi-fnal. was. away. to. Midleton. who. we. had. lost.
to. 29-12. in. a. challenge. match. at. the. start. of. the. year..
Playing.Midleton.away.from.home.was.going.to.be.a.serious.
challenge.and.the.odds.were.strongly.in.their.favour..It.was.
a.hard.match.and.Midleton.fnished.on.top.11-0..
After. this. defeat. we. were. entered. into. The. Giles. Shield..
Our. frst. match. in. this. tournament. was. at. home. against.
Bandon,. in. the. semi-fnal.. The. score. fnished. 15-10. to.
Newtown.. This. victory. brought. us. through. to. the. fnal. of.
the.Shield..
The. fnal. was. played. a. week. later. in. Clonmel. against.
Sexton. Street,. Limerick.. It. was. yet. another. tough. match..
At.half-time.the.score.stood.at.12-8..We.had.conceded.an.
intercept.try.just.before.the.break..The.second-half.started.
badly.with.a.quickly.converted.try.by.Sexton.Street..Finally,.
we.got.it.together.coming.back.fghting.to.score.three.tries..
This.brought.the.score.to.23-17,.a.great.win.for.Newtown..
The. team. had. a. good. game. overall. with. Hugh. OConnor.
receiving.the.Man.of.the.Match.title..
Overall,.a.successful.year.for.the.team.who.grew.stronger.
throughout.
Our.thanks.to.Mr..Keappock.and.Mr..Ashmore..
Brian Kenny.
SQuaD:
Fionn Cronin, Liam Landy, Sam ffrench Davis, Leo
Creighton, Neill Dunne, Alex Pim, Jack Tully, Hugh
OConnor, David Kavanagh, Brian Kenny (Captain), Nigel
Kennington, Connor Vogelaar, Ronan Sharpe, Luis Petit,
James Kavanagh, James Kiersey, Marcus Walshe, Daire
McBride, Evan Jacob, Devon Hartel and Peter Joyce.
ruGbY
U-16 rugby 2010-2011
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Senior rugby
A.season.that.promised.so.much.yet.yielded.so.little.came.to.a.premature.end.
on.a.sunny.March.day.in.Ballinakill.
In. years. to. come. when. we. look. back. on. the. season. of. 2010/2011,. the.
statistics.wont.lie..They.will.tell.us.that.Newtown.failed.to.progress.past.the.
Mungret.Cup.quarterfnals,.losing.out.to.their.oldest.rivals,.Waterpark.College..
They.will.tell.of.home.defeats.to.Bandon.and.away.defeats.to.Middleton..They.
will.tell.that.this.wasnt.a.vintage.year.for.Newtown.Senior.Rugby.
What.the.statistics.wont.tell.us.however.is.the.individual.achievements..The.
statistics.wont.tell.us.how.Hunter.Maclachlan.broke.several.tackles.to.score.
the. try. that. brought. us. back. in. the. match. against. Waterpark.. Nor. will. they.
mention. the. strong. leadership. captains. Ben. Cross. and. William. OMorchoe.
showed.at.all.times,.good.and.bad..The.statistics.will.fail.to.mention.that.Ben.
Kavanagh.anchored.the.dominant.scrum.in.the.decisive.games.
In.late.September,.we.travelled.to.High.School.Clonmel..That.same.afternoon.
our.Munster.A.players.were.playing.Leinster.in.Donnybrook,.leaving.a.reduced.
side.to.play.in.Clonmel..The.story.of.the.match.is.a.long.one;.the.bottom.line.
is.with.a.minute.to.go.we.trailed.by.two.points..Alex.Hackett.stepped.up.to.take.
a. penalty.. It. was. simple.. He. misses. the. kick. and. we. lose. by. two. points.. He.
gets.the.kick.and.we.win.by.a.point..Alex.showed.great.bravery.to.score.that.
penalty..The.reason.I.mention.that.moment.is.this,.when.those.of.us.returning.
in.September.do.so,.that.courage.will.be.required.week.in,.week.out..Exciting.
times.lay.ahead..It.is.unjust.that.the.current.6th.Form.will.not.be.here.next.year.
to. show. the. commitment. they. continually. displayed. this. year.. We. wish. them.
well..Our.Thanks.go.to.Mr..Emyr.Jones.and.Mr..Hugh.Lyons.who.never.stopped.
believing.in.us.
By Jack Joyce
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Guinness autumn
international 2010
Ireland. were. pitted. against. South. Africa,. Samoa,. New.
Zealand.and.Argentina,.in.that.order,.in.the.2010.Guiness.
Series.
We. proved. ineffcient. and. disorganised. against. a. weak.
Springbok.side,.going.down.23-21.after.the.introduction.of.
Peter.Stringer.and.Ronan.OGara.created.two.late.tries.for.
Bowe.and.Kearney..
There.was.a.similar.story.a.week.later,.the.beefy.Samoans.
putting.up.a.greater.effort.than.expected..Ireland.struggled.
to.a.20-10.win.without.really.establishing.a.game.plan.
The. crunch. game. of. the. series. was. always. going. to. be.
against. the. All. Blacks.. The. arrival. of. black. jerseys. to. the.
Aviva.for.the.frst.time.was.met.with.strong.Irish.opposition.
and. early. tries. from. Ferris. and. ODriscoll.. However. New.
Zealands. superiority. eventually. triumphed. and. Ireland.
went.down.38-18
On.the.last.Sunday.of.the.Series.just.over.25,000.made.it.
to.the.Aviva.for.the.Argentina.game..Inspired.by.Heaslip.and.
Gordon.DArcy,.who.had.the.last.say.with.an.82nd.minute.
try,.Ireland.cantered.to.a.29-9.win.without.ever.needing.to.
push.out.of.frst.gear.
The. feeling. of. disappointment. was. shared. by. player.
and. spectator. alike.. Although. glimpses. were. seen. of. a.
truly. great. Irish. team. the. overall. feeling. was. not. entirely.
positive.looking.ahead.to.the.Six.Nations..The.ticket.crisis.
also. caused. outrage. and. led. to. poor. attendance. at. the.
matches.
By Jack Joyce
On.the.21st.of.May.2011,.the.world.was.meant.to.end..Under.
the.roof.in.Millennium.Stadium.72,000.people.screamed.
like.it.was.the.last.day.of.their.lives..The.prophecy.was.that.
the.great.food.would.come..The.great.food.of.blue.came.
to.Cardiff.that.day.
It. was. a. classic. day. for. European. Rugby,. the. greatest.
comeback. Ive. witnessed. in. sport.. A. great. Leinster. side.
lived.up.to.all.the.expectations,.Jonny.Sexton.silenced.all.
his.doubters..That.was.what.you.could.see.on.TV..What.you.
didnt.see.was.the.carnival.that.took.place.on.the.streets.
of. Cardiff.. The. Final. of. the. Heineken. Cup. brings. all. the.
rugby.heads.of.Europe.into.one.place.for.a.celebration.of.
the.game.
After.the.champions.had.been.crowned,.we.fled.out.onto.
the.street..Chants.of.the.blue.army.rang.out.until.the.early.
hours. and. even. the. Northampton. fans. joined. in. on. the.
songs..Mauls,.rucks,.line-outs.and.back.moves.had.moved.
Six Nations review
It.was.a.mixed.Six.Nations..The.Championship.can.certainly.
be.described.as.one.that.got.away.
It.is.generally.agreed.that.Ireland.stand.a.better.chance.in.
the.championship.in.those.years.in.which.we.play.England.
and.France.at.home..This.was.such.a.year.
Irelands. championship. was. marred. by. poor. discipline..
OGara.was.forced.to.come.to.the.rescue.in.Rome.hitting.
a.last.minute.drop.goal.to.snatch.a.two.point.win..Ireland.
carved.out.as.many.chances.as.they.conceded.penalties..
All.they.could.manage.was.one.ODriscoll.try.
Despite.the.best.efforts.of.Sean.OBrien,.Ireland.went.down.
22-25. to. France. at. the. Aviva,. a. missed. tackle. by. DArcy.
granting.the.French.a.key.score.
.The.Scots.did.not.lie.down.as.expected.two.weeks.later.in.
Murrayfeld..Ireland.made.hard.work.of.a.21-18.victory.
At. the. Millenium. Stadium,. a. poor. Irish. performance. was.
overshadowed. by. a. frustrating. decision. from. the. referee..
Mike.Philips.scored.a.try.from.an.illegal.quick.throw..Wales.
triumphed.come.full.time.
Redemption.followed.in.Dublin..Grand.Slam.seeking.England.
were. humbled. in. the. Aviva. Stadium.. Paul. OConnell. ruled.
the.lineout,.Sexton.was.everywhere.and.Mike.Ross.was.at.
the.forefront.of.a.dominant.scrum..
Looking. ahead,. this. wasnt. good. enough. in. a. World. Cup.
year.. Ireland. had. one. dominant,. convincing. performance.
in. fve. games.. Time. is. running. out.. The. most. important.
thing.Ireland.must.do.between.now.and.October.is.to.get.to.
grips.with.the.new.breakdown.rules..If.they.do.not,.they.are.
destined.for.an.early.trip.home.from.New.Zealand..
By Jack Joyce
from. the. pitch. out. onto. the. street,. the. occasional. Garry.
Owen.created.great.excitement.
What.the.weekend.proved.to.me.was.that.Leinster.fans.dont.
deserve.the.bad.press.they.get..The.blue.army.travelled.in.
droves..There.were.over.ffty.tents.in.the.rugby.club.where.
I.stayed,.all.Leinster.fans.whod.made.the.pilgrimage..The.
city.was.a.sea.of.blue..The.nightclubs.played.the.Wild.Rover.
for.dance.foors.packed.with.Leinster.supporters.
When.Leinster.lifted.the.cup.and.the.crowd.lifted.the.roof,.
there.was.a.feeling.of.I.was.there..The.excitement.was.
unbelievable..It.felt.as.though.the.whole.place.would.combust.
from. the. pure. energy. of. the. crowd.. The. true. champions.
took.what.they.rightly.deserved..Allez.les.Bleus!.
Kevin ODonnell
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HockeY
This.year.we.came.together,.as.a.team,.for.the.frst.time..
Our. frst. few. weeks. playing. hockey. were. pretty. atrocious.
seeing.as.the.majority.of.us.had.never.picked.up.a.hockey.
stick.in.our.lives..However,.as.the.weeks.went.by,.our.skills.
and.co-operation.got.much.better.
Our.frst.Blitz.was.in.Bandon..We.played.four.matches.that.
day,.one.against.Bandon,.one.against.Villiers,.one.against.
Midleton.and.one.against.Ashton.
A. big. squad. travelled. to. this. tournament. and. we. had.
enough. members. to. make. two. seven-a-side. teams.. Both.
teams. played. outstandingly. well. and. we. were. happy. to.
fnish.second.to.Ashton.
First Form Boys Hockey
Throughout. the. season. it. was. those.
four. teams,. Bandon,. Ashton,. Villiers. and.
Midleton,.who.were.our.main.rivals..Our.frst.
eleven-a-side. match. was. against. Midleton.
and. we. lost. 2-0.. Our. last. game. was. also.
an. eleven-a-side. game. against. Kilkenny.
College.. The. team. that. lined. up. that. day.
was. made. up. of. Ben. Flanagan,. John.
Jephson,.Aaron.Vogelaar,.Conor.Kenny,.Daryl.
Hemmingway,.Robin.Doyle,.Cory.Cooke.and.
Cian. Hogan.. That. game. was. probably. our.
best. performance. to. date.. It. was. a. great.
team. effort.. We. thought. we. had. lost. the.
game.in.the.last.few.minutes.when.Kilkenny.
scored. a. goal. from. a. short. corner.. But. we.
didnt.give.up.and.a.great.clear.from.Aaron.
Vogelaar.sent.the.ball.up.the.line.and.found.Conor.Kenny..
It.was.a.great.shot.but.it.was.indeed.the.keeper.who.got.
the.last.touch.kicking.it.into.his.own.goal..The.game.ended.
one.all..
Our.season.ended.brilliantly,.but.we.wouldnt.be.the.team.
we. are. now. without. training.. On. behalf. of. the. First. Year.
Boys. Hockey. Team. I. would. like. to. say. thanks. to. David.
Quinn,.Stephen.Pim.and.especially.Mr..Butler.for.their.time.
and.patience..
Cian Hogan
The. First. Form. Girls. have. enjoyed. a.
tremendous. hockey. season. this. year.. We.
all.played.exceptionally.well.together.for.our.
frst. year. as. a. team.. Saoirse. Hutton. was.
brilliant. in. goal. as. was. Anna. Boyd. playing.
sweeper. and. Sophie. Lee. playing. centre.
back.. Carrie. Mullane. played. very. well. as.
centre. mid-feld.. We. played. fve. matches.
this. season.. We. won. two,. with. goals. from.
Lily.Rose.Fitzmaurice,.we.lost.two.and.drew.
one.
We.would.like.to.give.a.big.thank.you.to.our.
coaches,.Miss.Kiersey,.Miss.Hehir.and.Mrs.
Hughes.. We. couldnt. have. done. it. without.
them.
Well. done. to. everyone. and. we. are. looking.
forward.to.our.next.season.as.a.team.
Lily Rose Fitzmaurice & Anna Boyd
First Form Girls Hockey
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We.started.the.season.with.a.few.friendly.matches.against.The.Ursuline,.The.Abbey.
and.Colaiste.Brid..We.were.excited.about.this.season.after.last.years.successes..
In.the.South.East.League.however.the.other.teams.came.back.stronger.than.last.
season..The.matches.were.a.lot.tougher.and.were.all.very.close..We.had.our.fair.
share.of.wins.and.losses..Overall.it.was.a.great.season,.despite.the.fact.that.we.
had.a.small.squad.
We.would.like.to.thank.Ms.Kiersey,.Ms.Hehir.and.Mrs.Hughes.for.their.dedicated.
hard.work.with.the.squad.throughout.the.year.
Laura McDaid and Kate Cafferkey.
Minor Girls Hockey
All. members. of. the. Junior. Girls.
team. trained. with. determination. and.
enthusiasm.this.season..It.paid.off.as.we.
made.it.to.the.Junior.League.fnal.against.
Loretto.Kilkenny..
A. special. mention. to. Katie. Gurnee. as.
both. Vice. Captain. and. goalkeeper,. who.
only.let.in.3.goals.throughout.the.entire.
season!.No.goals.were.scored.against.us.
in. any. of. our. league. matches.. This. was.
an.amazing.achievement!.
Overall. the. Junior. Girls. had. a. great.
season. and. look. forward. to. progressing.
even.further.as.a.team.next.year.
Sarah Murray.
Junior Girls Hockey
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The.Junior.Boys.had.a.diffcult.season..The.lack.of.training.
and. commitment. from. the. team. was. evident. throughout.
the.season.and.as.a.result,.the.games.played.showed.a.lot.
of.individual.potential.but.lacked.a.consistency.and.team.
understanding..We.have.some.very.fne.individual.players.
that.are.young.and.will.be.the.future.but.we.need.to.have.
more.enthusiasm.from.the.whole.team.next.year..
Daira.McBride,.Luis.Petit,.and.Jeff.OBrien.were.particularly.
good. and. have. made. great. progress. throughout. the. year..
Junior Boys Hockey
Barry. OSullivan. has. been. very. impressive.
and. gained. in. confdence. throughout. the.
season.. John. Mullins. and. Geoff. Graham.
were.the.backbone.of.the.team.but.Transition.
Year. and. all. the. various. activities. on. the.
curriculum. upset. their. commitment. during.
the.season..
Nigel.Kennington.was.excellent.and.always.
made.himself.available..a.great.all.around.
talent.
Congratulations.to.Albert.Claret.who.began.
this. year. as. a. rookie. and. ended. it. as. a.
very. creditable. player.. William. Hickey. was.
unfortunate. to. break. his. wrist. during. the.
season.as.he.had.worked.hard.to.improve.
so.much..I.hope.he.continues.to.make.the.
same.progress.next.year.
Well. done. to. all. who. made. themselves.
available..Remember,.it.is.a.team.and.endless.commitment.
to.train.and.play.
SQuaD:
Albert Claret, Ruiari Finnegan, Tom Prendergast, Daira
McBride,Louis Petit,John Mullins,Geoff Grahamm,Max
OBrien,Raoul OBrien,Ben Doyle,Nigel Kennington,Barry
OSullivan,Jeff OBrien,Will Hickey
Mr. Butler
It.had.been.a.successful.year.for.the.Inter.
Girls. team.. Our. frst. match. was. played.
against.Abbey.Community.College..It.was.a.
good. game. and. it. tested. our. ftness. level.
hugely..We.drew.the.match.1-1..
Unfortunately,.due.to.the.fact.that.our.inter.
team. consisted. mostly. of. fourth. form,. we.
lost. numerous. players. throughout. the.
season. due. to. various. Transition. Year.
activities..Thankfully,.3rd.and.5th.form,.even.
some.2nd.form,.were.able.to.help.us.make.
up.the.numbers..
Our. next. match. was. against. Kilkenny.
Colllege.. It. was. a. tough. match. which. we.
lost. 2-0.. In. our. next. match. we. had. picked.
up.speed.and.beat.Loreto.Kilkenny.3-2..Our.
last.match.was.against.Loreto.Wexford.who.
we.beat.2-0..
It.was.a.great.way.to.end.the.season.and.has.encouraged.us.to.keep.up.the.training.into.next.season..We.would.like.to.
thank.Ms..Rellis.for.all.her.efforts.throughout.the.season.
Rebecca Hoban
inter Girls Hockey
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The.senior.girls.had.a.very.tough.season.this.
year..Despite.our.enthusiasm,.commitment.
and. skill. we. could. not. manage. to. get. the.
best.of.our.A.League.opponents.
We.started.our.season.very.positively.however,.
winning.both.of.our.pre-season.matches.
After. that. we. suffered. defeat. after. defeat.
even.though.our.team.was.very.strong.and.
determined..We.didnt.let.our.losing.streak.
get. us. down. and. started. every. game. with.
the. same. positive. attitude. and. energy.. We.
were.though,.at.the.end.of.the.day,.always.
up. against. teams. who. were. just. slightly.
more.developed.and.ftter.than.us.
After.our.league.and.cup.matches.were.over.
a.senior.development.panel.for.next.season.
was.formed..In.a.practice.match.they.played.
a. very. strong,. young. Killkenny. College. team.. Although. the.
score. didnt. refect. it,. it. was. a. very. close. game. that. could.
have. gone. either. way.. The. girls. showed. great. potential. for.
next.season.
Senior Girls Hockey
We.would.like.to.thank.Ms.Hughes.for.her.commitment.to.
the.team.and.for.her.support.throughout.the.season.
Olivia Chambers
The. senior. boys. hockey. team. enjoyed. one. of. their. strongest.
seasons.in.several.years..We.were.greatly.helped.by.our.new.
coaching.staff,.Mr..Green.and.David.Quinn.(Quinny)..Our.frst.
major. challenge. was. the. All-Ireland. Schools. Qualifer,. a. blitz.
event.in.Garryduff,.Cork..Despite.going.1-0.down.to.Villiers.we.
fought.back.to.win.2-1..Goals.from.Theo.Marden.Wasteneys.
and.Jamie.Petch..An.exceptional.defensive.effort.in.the.next.
match. held. us. at. 0-0. with. Munster. champions. Middleton. at.
half.time..Sliabh.Wells.cat-like.refexes.in.goal.and.Stephen.
Scallans. blistering. speed. from. the. short. corners. made. it.
extremely.diffcult.to.break.through..However,.Middleton.found.
the.backboard.midway.through.the.second.half.and.we.were.
unfortunate.to.lose.1-0..It.was.a.similar.story.against.Ashton.
despite. looking. promising. in. parts.. They. were. the. stronger.
team.winning.2-0..In.our.fnal.match.against.Bandon.a.mixture.
of.fatigue,.injuries.and.calls.going.against.us.left.the.score.line.
at.4-0.to.Bandon.at.the.fnal.whistle..A.very.disappointing.end.
to.what.were.some.truly.great.performances.
We. played. various. friendly. matches,. winning. most,. and. we.
were. really. starting. to. come. together. as. a. team.. We. were.
unfortunate.to.lose.Quinny.as.coach.when.he.left.in.November.
Senior Boys Hockey
for.Canada..Our.next.competitive.match.was.
in. the. A-Cup. against. Villiers.. Captain. Sam.
Butler.scored.an.excellent.goal.to.give.us.a.1-0.
lead.but.Villiers.answered.quickly,.scoring.off.a.
defensive.mistake..The.game.fnished.1-1.and.
went.to.Golden.Goal..After.twenty-fve.minutes.
the.deadlock.had.yet.to.be.broken..Most.of.us.
were.now.anticipating.a.penalty.shoot.out.but.
our.hopes.were.dashed.when.Villiers.received.
a.controversial.short.corner..The.ball.was.hit.
into. the. bottom. corner,. unstoppable. for. the.
keeper,.and.we.fell.to.our.knees,.each.one.of.
us. truly. gutted.. . However. each. cloud. has. a.
silver. lining. and. we. went. on. to. beat. Ashton.
3-0.in.the.senior.B.semi-fnal..Goals.from.Sam.
Butler.and.Jamie.Petch.(2)..This.left.us.to.play.Villiers.again.in.
the.fnal.
We.started.really.well.and.were.defnitely.the.better.team.but.
they.scored.a.break-away.goal.midway.though.the.frst.half..We.
still.dominated.and.our.persistent.pressure.paid.off..Sam.Butler.
scored.from.a.goal-mouth.scramble.just.before.half.time..At.1-1.
it.was.fairly.tense,.one.of.their.players.got.a.yellow.card.and.a.
sin.bin.having.given.away.a.short.corner..The.short.corner.was.
around.10.minutes.from.the.end.of.the.match.and.our.stopper.
was.off.so.we.just.had.to.play.without.him..The.ball.was.played.
up. to. Sam. at. the. top. of. the. D. who,. as. we. rehearsed,. sent. it.
back.to.Jamie..The.keeper.left.a.big.enough.gap.between.him.
and.the.post.and.Jamie.swept.it,.frst.time,.into.the.goal!!.It.was.
just.like.we.planned.and.now.we.had.an.extra.man.and.an.extra.
goal..But.it.wasnt.over.yet.and.we.pushed.on,.in.doing.so.only.
further.increasing.their.frustrations..Luke.scored.a.disallowed.
goal. and. was. unlucky. not. to. score. on. a. few. occasions.. We.
continued. strongly. and. the. match. fnished. 2-1. leaving. us. as.
rightful.champions..We.were.the.stronger.and.more.disciplined.
team. on. the. day.. It. was. the. perfect. way. to. end. the. season..
Thanks.to.Stuart.Green.and.David.Quinn.who.turned.our.squad.
around.and.made.us.a.formidable.side.
Jamie Petch
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A.mixed.5th.form.team.made.up.of.both.boy.and.girl.hockey.players.
played. against. a. mixed. 6th. form. team. on. Wednesday,. November.
10th..Although.just.a.training.match.both.teams.were.looking.for.
the.win.for.bragging.rights..It.turned.out.to.be.a.very.competitive.
game.
5th.form.went.ahead.from.the.start.and.it.was.not.long.after.Jamie.
Petchs.disallowed.goal.that.Megan.Byrne.put.one.away.to.give.5th.
form.a.1-0.lead.
Continuing. pressure. from. 5th. form. was. rewarded. with.
another.goal..This.time.it.was.Alan.Jephson.pushing.it.past.
Laura.Power.
The.second.half.began.with.a.3-0.lead.for.5th.form,.the.third.
goal.coming.from.Sam.Butler..From.the.start.of.the.half.6th.
form.came.out.fghting..They.had.most.of.the.possession.
and. were. unlucky. not. to. score. after. many. opportunities..
Totally.against.the.run.of.play.Jamie.Petch.slotted.one.away,.
making.it.4.goals.for.5th.form.
Both. teams. battled. it. out. until. the. fnal. whistle.. A. good.
game.was.had.by.all.involved..Thank.you.to.Mrs..Hughes.
and.Miriam.Kiersey.for.refereeing.the.game.
Olivia Chambers
The.Old.Scholars.VS.Current.Students.is.a.match.that.we.
all.look.forward.to.every.year..
Our.Students.team.consisted.of.a.mixture.of.ffth.and.sixth.
form.who.are.players.on.Newtown.hockey.teams.while.the.
Old.Scholars.team.was.a.mixture.of.professional.players,.
past.hockey.players.or.even.hockey.coaches.who.at.some.
stage.attended.Newtown..
The. match. kicked. off. to. a. get. start. for. the. Students..
We. had. many. opportunities. to. score. but. failed. to. do. so..
Finally,. I. scored. from. a. great. pass. by. Sam. Butler.. The. Old.
Scholars. were. unlucky. not. to. score. in. the. frst. half. having.
had. numerous. opportunities.. Just. before. the. whistle. went.
for. half. time. Alan. Jephson. scored. a. great. goal. giving. the.
students.a.strong,.two.goal.lead.going.into.the.second.half..
The.old.Scholars.came.out.after.the.break.very.determined.
to.score..Within.the.frst.ten.minutes.of.the.second.half.
we. had. conceded. two. goals.. These. brilliantly. worked.
goals. brought. the. score. to. 2-2.. The. rest. of. the. match.
was. very. tight.. However. in. the. last. fve. minutes. the. Old.
Scholars.scored.their.third.goal..This.put.us.under.a.lot.
pressure.. Luckily. Jamie. Petch. scored. a. great. goal. just.
before.the.fnal.whistle.blew..Thus,.this.years.exhilarating,.
high.tempo.game.ended.3-3.
It. was. a. much. enjoyed. match. by. both. the. players. and.
the.spectators..Thank.you.to.Mr.Butler.who.organised.the.
teams.and.refereed.on.the.day.
old Scholars Feature Match
Feature Match 5th
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South East U16
Girls Hockey
The.frst,.three-hour.long.trial.for.this.years.Under.16.Inter.
Pros. took. place. in. September. in. Kilkenny. College.. Every.
Saturday,.for.6.weeks,.Laura.McDaid,.Lucy.Latta.and.Sarah.
Murray.from.Newtown.travelled.to.these.long,.challenging.
trials..Laura.was.unlucky.not.to.be.picked.for.the.panel.but.
Lucy.and.Sarah.were.selected.to.play..The.inter-pros.were.
held.in.Dublin.at.Alexandra.College.in.Milltown.
Over. two. days. South. East. played. four. matches. against.
Leinster,. Munster,. Connacht. and. Ulster.. All. fve. teams.
stayed. in. the. Burlington. in. Dublin.. Although. Southeast.
didnt.win.any.of.their.matches,.they.played.very.well.with.
a.young.team,.many.of.whom.are.eligible.to.play.next.year.
in.the.tournament.
Lucy Latta
South East U18
Trials.for.2010.South.East.U18.girls.hockey.team.began.in.
August..Heidi.McIlvenny.Laura.Power,.Becky.Barr.and.I.all.
tried. out. fot. the. team.. We. attended. trials. every. Saturday.
from. then. until. September. when. the. team. was. selected..
All.four.Newtown.girls.successfully.made.the.squad;.Heidi.
and.I.as.outfeld.players,.Becky.and.Laura.as.the.two.goal-
keepers..
The.team.trained.enthusiastically.every.week.right.up.until.
the.tournament..This.took.place.on.the.16th.and.17th.of.
October. in. Alexandra. College. Dublin.. Unfortunately. South.
East.failed.to.win.any.of.the.four.matches.but.came.very.
close.against.Connaught.losing.narrowly.2.goals.to.one..
All.in.all.it.was.a.great.experience.to.be.on.the.team.and.it.
contributed.to.developing.our.skills.and.ftness.hugely.
Ruth Harrison
Munster Hockey
On. the. frst. of. September. we. were. informed. of. Munster.
training. for. the. Munster. U-18. Squad,. Sliabh. Wells,. Alex.
Hackett,. Jamie. Petch. and. I. decided. to. give. it. a. shot..
Unfortunately,.Jamie.and.Alex.were.unable.to.attend.the.
frst. training. session.. Sliabh. and. I. travelled. to. Cork. for.
what.was.a.very.competitive.session..Two.weeks.later.the.
last.trail.before.the.frst.cut.took.place..We.all.travelled.
down. and. left. ourselves. with. a. great. chance. of. being.
recalled..Unluckily.Jamie.and.Sliabh.didnt.make.the.cut.
Only. eighteen. places. remained. with. twenty. two. players.
trying. for. a. position. on. the. squad.. They. held. two. more.
training.sessions.before.the.fnal.team..Unfortunately.Alex.
didnt.make.the.side..The.next.weeks.were.spent.training.
for.the.Inter-Pros..Time.few.by.and.the.tournament.came.
along.in.a.fash..The.Munster.Team.travelled.to.Cork.for.
the.frst.match.against.Leinster..It.was.a.great.match.and.
we.put.everything.on.the.line..After.leading.1-0.for.a.time.
we.eventually.drew.1-1..We.were.delighted.to.have.done.
so. well.. We. stayed. in. the. Burlington. Hotel. because. we.
had. an. early. start. against. Ulster. the. following. morning;.
we. lost. 5-0.. Later. on. in. the. day. Leinster. were. our. for.
revenge..We.lost.a.key.player.in.the.opening.minutes.and.
unfortunately. lost. the. game. 4-0.. On. Sunday. we. had. a.
horrid.time.against.Ulster.and.lost.badly.
Overall. it. was. a. great. weekend. and. a. great. experience..
The. atmosphere. around. Newpark. School,. where. the.
tournament.was.held,.was.immense.
I.would.love.to.have.the.opportunity.to.try.out.for.the.team.
again.next.year.and.I.hope.that.next.year.we.will.be.more.
successful.
Sam Butler.
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Munster a Schools
2010
After.a.long.summer.of.training.and.trials.the.Munster.A.
Schools. team. for. 2010. was. chosen.. William. O. Morchoe,.
Ben. Cross,. Andrew. Walsh. and. Stephen. Scallan. were.
selected. for. the. team,. all. with. starting. positions. for. our.
frst.game.against.Connacht.
22 September, St.Nessens, co. Limerick.
Keith. Earls. opened. our. frst. game.. Munster. started. well..
We.held.our.own.and.scored.numerous.tries,.one.coming.
from.Newtowns.Andrew.Walsh..However,.despite.our.best.
efforts. this. wasnt. enough. and. Connacht. won. 23-19. in. a.
game.that.could.have.gone.either.way.
29 September, Midleton, co. cork.
This.was.a.much.improved.performance.from.Munster..We.
held. out. to. Leinster. throughout. the. game. but. we. had. no.
luck.missing.two.penalties,.unable.to.convert.our.chances..
In.extra.time.Leinster.scored.a.try.and.a.penality.making.it.
8-0..Unfortunately.we.lost.and.in.a.cruel.manner.
6 october, Donnybrook Stadium, co.Dublin.
Munster. came. out. fring. on. all. pistons. taking. a. 3-0. lead.
at.the.start.of.the.game..William.O.Morchoe.came.out.of.
a. well. worked. forwards. move. to. cross. the. white. wash. to.
make.it.8-3..Soon.after.Ben.Cross.scored.a.try.but.it.was.
disallowed. and. the. score. remained. 8-3.. From. there. on.
in. it. just. went. from. bad. to. worse.. Munster. threatened. to.
score.but.not.converting.our.chances.resulted.in.Leinster.
breaking.our.defense.and.crossing.the.line.4.times..They.
then. kicked. the. penalties. we. had. conceded. to. make. the.
score.34-8..
Although. this. wasnt. an. ideal. ending. to. the. tournament,.
the.team.had.a.good.competition.and.all.players.improved.
their.skills.
We.would.like.to.thank.our.coaches.in.Newtown.for.coaching.
us.to.such.a.level.that.ensured.us.to.be.selected.for.the.
Munster.A.Schools.Squad.
Stephen Scallan.
Munster
Schools tennis
This. year. we. entered. the. U-19s. shield. in. the. Munster.
Schools.Tennis.Competition..Our.team.consisted.of.four.
players:. Jamie. Cross,. Alex. Hackett,. Alan. Jephson. and.
myself.
Having.just.stepped.up.from.the.U-16s.we.didnt.believe.
we.had.a.strong.enough.team.to.enter.the.cup.but.we.
were.proved.wrong.as.the.competition.progressed.
To.date.we.are.unchallenged.in.the.Shield,.which.is.the.B.
competition..Our.team.was.entered.in.a.group.alongside.
Cashel.Community.College.and.the.Clonmel.High.School..
Our.frst.match.was.against.Cashel..We.won.convincingly.
4-1.. Jamie. and. I. won. our. individual. matches. 6-1,. 6-0.
and. 6-2,. 6-1. respectively.. Unfortunately,. Alex. and. Alan.
lost. their. singles.. However. we. managed. to. regain. our.
composure.to.fnish.off.the.task.in.hand..Both.our.double.
partnerships,. Jamie. and. Alan,. and. Alex. and. I,. won. our.
matches..
Next. up. was. CBS. Clonmel,. who. we. played. at. home. in.
Saint. Annes. Tennis. Club. Waterford.. We. put. in. a. great.
performance.to.win.5-0..Jamie.and.I.won.our.singles.6-2,.
6-0.and.6-2,.6-2.respectively.and.Alan.and.Alex.also.won.
their. singles.. We. then. went. out. and. won. both. doubles.
6-4,.6-0.and.6-4,.6-0..
Our. next. match. was. at. home. against. Glenstal. in. the.
semi-fnal..We.were.apprehensive.before.this.match.but.
proved.to.ourselves.we.have.what.it.takes.to.win.the.fnal.
after. a. very. resounding. win.. Jamie. and. I. both. won. our.
singles.6-0,.6-0.and.6-0,.6-3.and.Alan.and.Alex.won.their.
doubles.6-0,.6-2.
We.travelled.to.the.fnal.ignorant.to.who.we.were.playing.
and. one. team. member. down.. We. were. without. Jamie,.
who.was.on.the.transition.year.adventure.week.in.Killary.
and.had.to.forfeit.his.matches.before.we.arrived.meaning.
Alan,.Alex.and.I.had.to.win.all.our.matches..We.arrived.in.
Rushbrook.Tennis.Club,.Cobh.to.fnd.out.our.opponents.
were. Cashel. Community. College. who. we. had. played. in.
the.group.stages..After.some.tough.grueling.matches.we.
managed.to.pull.through.and.brought.home.the.piece.of.
silverware.we.had.only.dreamed.of.winning.at.the.start.
of.the.season!.
Sam Butler.
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Equestrian
It has been an enjoyable year in all
things equestrian.
the Interschools Showjumping League
Kilkenny. College. hosted. the. frst. round. of. the.
Secondary.level.Interschools.Showjumping.League.
on.September.19th...Thirty.fve.teams.gathered.
at.the.Top.Flight.Equestrian.Center.at.Warrington,.
Kilkenny...The.competition.took.place.in.both.the.
indoor. and. outdoor. arenas.. . A. fantastic. double.
clear. from. the. Newtown. team. secured. them. a.
place.in.the.jump.off...Newtown.was.represented.
by. Nikki. Boyd. on. Shylow,. James. Kiersey. on.
Tealeaf,. Ruth. Cusack. on. Mystic. Temple. and.
Una.Maya.Kennedy.on.Jack...Newtown.were.frst.
to.go.in.the.jump.off.and.fnished.in.third.place..
It.was.a.very.strong.group.of.competitors.and.a.
great.start.to.the.equestrian.year.
St.. Gerards. hosted. the. second. round. of. the.
league. at. Boswell. Equestrian. Center. at. Ashford.
in.Co..Wicklow.on.September.25th...Forty.three.
teams. competed. on. the. day. and. we. were. well.
represented.by.two.very.capable.Newtown.teams..
Anna.Hickey.on.Rough.Trade,.William.Hickey.on.
Ballyvaskin. Blue,. Bertram. Allen. on. Ballyvogue.
Gold. and. Una. Maya. Kennedy. on. Jack. made.
up. Newtown. Blue.. . James. Kiersey. on. Tealeaf,.
Nikki.Boyd.on.Shylow,.Grace.Allen.on.Passauf.
and. Ruth. Cusack. on. Mystic. Temple. made. up.
Newtown. Purple.. . Superb. jumping. from. both.
teams.earned.both.teams.their.place.in.the.jump.
off.. . The. current. European. Champion,. Bertram.
Allen,.set.the.standard.with.a.blistering.pace.of.
33.71.. . However,. victory. was. to. go. to. the. host.
team.on.the.day.with.Newtown.Blue.fnishing.in.
second. place.. . Newtown. Purple. were. unlucky.
to. just. miss. out. on. the. rosettes,. fnishing. in. a.
very.respectable.seventh.place...In.the.Individual.
Competition,. William. Hickey. placed. third. out. of.
the.seventy.three.competitors.on.the.day...It.was.
a.long.but.enjoyable.day.and.the.team.members.
returned.home.having.earned.themselves.the.top.
spot.in.the.league.
The. next. event. attended. saw. teams. travelling.
to. Barnadown. Equestrian. Center.. . The. day. was.
hosted.by.Colaiste.Bhride,.Carnew...It.was.another.
brilliant. turnout.. . The. Newtown. Purple. team.
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remained.the.same.and.Lucy.Allen.on.Scarletts.
Billy.The.Kid.joined.the.Newtown.Blue.team...
In.what.was.probably.the.toughest.competition.of.
the.series,.Newtown.Blue.came.out.on.top.to.lift.
the.cup..To.round.off.a.superb.day.of.sport,.Anna.
Hickey.earned.a.well.deserved.frst.place.in.the.
Individual.Competition...What.a.day!
Ballinamona.Equestrian.Center.was.the.venue.for.
our.next.event...Represented.by.Niamh.Lynam.on.
Brennan.Boy,.Shane.Fitzgerald.on.Mr..Murphy.
and.Una.Maya.Kennedy.on.Jack...All.performed.
with. credit. but. strong. competition. denied. them.
a. placing. on. the. day.. . Shane. Fitzgerald. on. Mr..
Murphy. had. a. set. of. positive. rounds. in. the.
Individual.Competition.
Hunter. Trials. are. always. a. favourite. of. Newtown.
students. and. this. year. was. no. different.. . The.
Hickey.duo.was.joined.by.Una.Maya.Kennedy.to.
represent.us.in.the.team.event.and.a.great.day.
over.a.pleasing.course.was.reported...The.Junior.
Singles. Event. was. also. well. attended.. . Shane.
Fitzgerald. on. his. trusted. Mr.. Murphy,. Ruth.
Cusack.on.TJ,.Una.Maya.Kennedy.on.Jack.and,.
representing.Newtown.for.the.frst.time,.was.Anna.
Boyd.on.My.Boy.Bobby....It.was.a.splendid.day.
with.some.terrifc.personal.triumphs...An.inspired.
win.in.the.Derby.Class.by.William.Hickey,.on.what.
was. the. fnal. day. of. the. league,. was. enough. to.
earn.Newtown.sixth.place.in.the.league...
Overall,.this.was.a.remarkable.result,.given.that.
Newtown. only. competed. in. four. of. the. league.
events...Well.done.to.everyone.involved.for.their.
time,.skill.and.horsemanship...A.particular.thank.
you. must. go. to. all. parents. who. support. and.
transport.both.ourselves.and.our.mounts.to.each.
event...Thank.you.also.to.Ms..Coady.for.her.help.
and.support.throughout.the.year..Congratulations.
to.all.on.their.personal.equestrian.achievements.
and.best.of.luck.in.your.events.over.the.summer.
months.
Equestrian Members
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Horse riding
For. the. past. four. years. there. has. been. the. option.
available. to. students. in. Newtown. to. horse. ride.. Such.
a.hobby.was.once.considered.a.luxury.that.just.wasnt.
doable.during.the.school.week..This.was.a.sad.fate.for.
boarders. who. were. forced. to. wait. until. they. returned.
home.to.horse.ride,.whether.this.was.every.weekend.or.
every.three.weeks..However.thanks.to.Ms..Coady,.who.
organises.and.accompanies.us.every.week,.six.boarder.
girls,.including.myself,.attend.the.Stonehaven.Equestrian.
Centre.in.Waterford.every.Wednesday.afternoon.for.horse.
riding.lessons..We.happily.substitute.our.otherwise.free.
afternoons.for.an.hour.of.horse.riding.
Upon.arrival.at.the.centre.by.taxi.we.are.each.assigned.
a.horse.which.in.turn.leads.to.unavoidable.competition.
for.our.favourite.horses..Our.riding.instructor.then.takes.
us.for.an.hour-long.lesson..Whether.we.do.groundwork.
or.jumping,.games.or.go.on.a.cross-country.course,.we.
all.have.a.lot.of.fun..Twice.this.year.we.also.competed.
in.competitions.held.at.the.centre..Our.dorm.rooms.are.
now. colourfully. decorated. with. rosettes. as. rewards. for.
our.participation.in.such.competitions..
Our.group.is.very.mixed.in.abilities.but.we.all.have.the.
same. opportunities. and. get. the. same. enjoyment. from.
horse.riding..Two.of.the.girls.have.only.started.riding.this.
year.while.others.have.been.at.it.for.years..Thus.riders.at.
all.levels.and.ages.are.welcome,.regardless.of.whether.
they.be.amateur.or.advanced..We.all.fnd.horse.riding.to.
be. a. great. diversion. from. the. pressures. of. school. and.
despite.any.school.stress,.when.we.are.on.a.horse.we.
are.relaxed.and.content..For.this.we.would.like.to.thank.
Ms.. Coady,. without. whom. we. would. not. be. the. horse.
riders.we.are.today.
Maya Bruehl
irish Water Safety
lifesaving Classes
at Newtown
Lifesaving.has.thrived.at.Newtown.this.year...We.welcomed.
new.comers.and.a.new.swim.group.has.been.formed.
It.has.been.a.successful.year.for.all.of.the.members.of.the.
lifesaving.and.swim.groups,.each.member.having.passed.
their.respective.exams.with.fying.colours.
We. have. improved. on. our. effciency,. style. and. technique.
and.have.focused.on.the.principles.of.rescues.and.follow.
up.procedures...Emphasis.was.also.placed.on.training.in.
self.rescue.and.in.attaining.a.very.high.standard.of.physical.
ftness.. . Recognition,. assessment. and. action. is. also. an.
important.aspect.of.our.training.
We. would. like. to. thank. Mr.. Sonny. Condon,. Irish. Water.
Safety. Examiner,. for. examining. us. and. for. his. kind. words.
and.reassurances...He.has.always.commended.us.on.our.
excellent. standard. of. work.. We. would. like. to. thank. Ms..
Coady,. our. coach,. for. another. terrifc. year. of. lifesaving.
classes.
Lifesaving.is.a.fantastic.group.to.be.part.of.and.we.would.
encourage. anyone. interested. to. come. and. join. us. next.
year.
Caroline Fitzgerald
Lifesaving and Swim group Members:
Survival and Rescue: Loic Jacob, Caroline Fitzgerald,
Thea Johnson, Hannah Murray, Jane Murray, Luke Farrell
and Ariana Johnson
Safety Group: Hannah O Shea. Ruth Harrison,
Nichola Fennell, Sam Butler, Barog Kennedy, Kyra Burrell,
Melanie Fitzgerald, Rosie Holmon and Molly Fitzmaurice
Swim Group: Ciara Butler, Sophie Egan,
Harron Jungawalla and Jack Hanafn
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Gold.for.the.Senior.girls.team.and.Silver.for.the.Senior.Boys.
was. a. fne. reward. for. excellent. performances. throughout.
the. year.. The. best. individual. performers. were. Nichola.
Fennell. and. Stephen. Scallan. with. team. support. from.
Andrea. Harvey,. Olivia. Chambers,. Beth. Rochford,. Georgia.
Doorley,.Becky.Barr,.Anna.Hickey,.Ruth.Harrison,.and.Isabel.
English.on.the.girls.team.which.won.Gold.at.SE,.Munster.
and.Irish.levels..Jamie.Petch,.Sam.Butler,.Charlie.Kelly,.Ben.
Slevin,.Sliabh.Wells,.Diarmuid.Wingfeld,.Alex.Hackett.and.
Dahnan. Spurling. were. points. scorers. for. the. boys. team.
which.improved.from.3rd.in.the.Munsters.to.2nd.in.the.Irish.
schools..Newtown.retained.the.overall.shield.at.the.South.
East.championships.
At.Junior.level,.Sinead.Doody,.Mia.Falkanthal.(6th.at.the.Irish.
schools),. Katie. Gurnee,. Triona. Harvey. and. Kate. Cafferky.
kept.the.fag.fying.with.an.excellent.Silver.team.medal.at.
the.Irish.schools.the.highlight.of.the.season.
The.Junior.boys.were.hit.by.rugby.commitments.but.Barog.
Kennedy,.Nigel.Kennington.and.James.Kiersey.showed.the.
most.promise.
The. 1st. year. girls. had. a. great. season. which. culminated.
in.a.Bronze.medal.team.fnish.at.the.Irish.schools..Carrie.
Mullane. . picked. up. a. derserved. bronze. individual. medal.
with.Katie.Aherne.4th..Team.support.was.given.by.Emma.
Crotty. and. Paula. Petit.. Anna. Boyd. (4th). was. best. at. the.
Munsters.where.the.team.also.got.bronze.
Jonathan.Pim.won.Gold.at.the.Munster.schools.in.the.1st.
year. category. and. fnished. a. creditable. 4th. at. the. Irish.
schools.. Ciaran. Finnegan,. Robert. Harvey,. John. Jephson,.
Aaron.Vogelaar,.Darryl.Hemmingway.and.Cian.Hogan.gave.
team.support.in.all.the.events.
POST JuNIOr CerT GIrlS 1.
Cliona Galwey; Nagle/Rice, Doneraile 25:012. Nichola
Fennell; Newtown, Waterford 26:273. Georgia Doorley;
Newtown; 27:30 Teams1. Newtown, Waterford;
117:372. Nagle/Rice, Doneraile; 127:123. St Angelas
Waterford;160:20Post Junior Cert Boys1. James Griffn;
Midleton CBS; 25:582. Josh OSullivan-Hourihan;
Midleton College;26:053. Paul Lane; Midleton CBS;
31:104. Matthew Doncel; Presentation, Miltown; 33:365.
Conal McIntyre; Abbey CC Waterford; 36:226. Stephen
Scallan; Newtown, Waterford; 37:53Teams1. Midleton
CBS; 143:182. Nagle/Rice, Doneraile; 168:413.
Newtown, Waterford; 173:134. Abbey CC Waterford;
311:542nd/3rd year Girls1. Faye Mansfeld; St. Marys
Mallow; 16:442. Sinead James;Midleton College; 20:383.
Sinead O Reilly; St. Marys Mallow; 21:49Teams1. St.
Marys Mallow 85:18:002. Midleton College 116:48:003.
St Angelas Waterford 137:20:004. Newtown, Waterford
159:24:005. Abbey CC Waterford 196:37:006. Nagle/
Rice, Doneraile 206:47:002nd/3rd Year Boys1.Kieran
Simpson; Midleton College; 25:302.Aaron Hayes;
Clonakilty CC;27:003. Padraig ODonovan;Midleton
CBS;27:09Teams1. Clonakilty CC; 114:332. Nagle/Rice,
Doneraile;133:333. Newtown, Waterford; 199:411st year
Boys1.Jonathan Pim; Newtown, Waterford;14:172.Jack
Delaney; Midleton CBS; 14:263. Ciprion Devine;Midleton
College; 18:37Teams1. Midleton CBS ; 83:472.
Midleton College; 84:323. Nagle/Rice, Doneraile;
94:184. Newtown, Waterford; 99:485. Abbey CC
Waterford;142:161st Year Girls1. Sarah Muckian;Col.
Na Toirbhirte, Bandon;17:362. Anna Hevers;Midleton
College;21:053. Elizabeth Halloran;St. Marys
Mallow;23:004. Anna Boyd; Newtown, Waterford; 23:025.
Deirdre OGorman;Nagle/Rice, Doneraile;23:19Teams1.
Midleton College; 99:472. Nagle/Rice, Doneraile;
102:553. Newtown, Waterford;104:104. St Angelas
Waterford; 112:485. Abbey CC Waterford; 115.50
B3 COurSe
1. Jonathan Pim (NSW); 2. John Jephson (NSW); 3. Darryl
Hemmingway (NSW)
Team 1: Newtown 2. Waterpark 3. Abbey CC
B4 COurSe
1. Barog Kennedy (NSW); 2. Neil Dunne (NSW); 3. Nigel
Kennington (NSW)
Team 1; Newtown
B6
1. Sam Butler (NSW); 2. Jamie Petch (NSW); 3. Stephen
Scallan (NSW)
Team 1: Newtown; 2. Abbey CC; 3. Scoil Cois Suire
Mooncoin
G3
1. Sally Brown (Ursuline); 2. Caoillinn Brady (NSW); 3.
Anna Boyd (NSW)
Team 1: Newtown; 2. Abbey CC; 3. Ursuline Waterford
G4
1. Sinead Doody (NSW); 2. Mia Falkanthal (NSW); 3.
Denise OConnor (Presentation, Waterford)
Team 1: Newtown; 2. Ursuline, Waterford; 3. Abbey CC
G6
1. Nichola Fennell (NSW); 2. Beth Rochford (NSW); 3.
Andrea Harvey (NSW)
Team 1: Newtown; 2. Ursuline; 3. Abbey CC
Andrew Cox
another Successful Season
in orienteering
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Regular.sessions.of.badminton.can.be.found.in.Foy.Hall.during.term.time..These.
culminated.in.a.tournament.to.fnd.the.most.feet.of.foot.and.most.skilled.of.
racket..Winners.of.the.Minor.Girls.were.Katie.Aherne.and.Emma.Crotty.whilst.
Amy.Roche.and.Charlotte.Hackett.were.victorious.in.the.Junior.Girls..At.Senior.
level,.the.Bishop.Foys.cup.for.badminton.was.resurrected.and.won.by.Olivia.
Chambers.who.beat.Nichola.Fennell.in.a.close.fought.fnal..It.was.last.awarded.
in.1967..In.the.boys.section,.Barog.Kennedy.and.Brian.Kenny.were.the.winners.
while.at.Junior.level.Guillermo.Martinez.and.Joshua.Thiele.beat.Jamie.Petch.
and.Sam.Butler.to.win.the.Senior.section...Several.successful.matches.were.
played.with.the.Ursuline.in.their.high.roofed.sports.hall..Wouldnt.it.be.great.to.
have.a.large.purpose.built.hall?
Andrew Cox
It.was.a.sunny.May.morning.when.we.headed.out.to.Dunmore.
East.and.down.to.the.WHSC.in.the.harbour..We.took.half.
an.hour.to.rig.up.the.boats,.register.and.get.changed.then.
went.up.to.the.bar.for.a.quick.briefng..The.forecast.was.for.
mixed.weather.and.thats.exactly.what.got!.Once.the.frst.
course.was.set.we.got.ready.on.the.line.for.the.frst.gun..
Just.as.the.gun.blew.disaster.struck..Conor.Vogelaar.and.
Jamie.Rounds.jib.fell.down.and.they.had.to.go.on.with.only.
their.main.sail..Not.the.start.that.we.had.hoped.for!
The. end. of. the. frst. race. brought. about. a. bout. of. heavy.
rainfall.and.Team.Bs.Emily.Hermon.and.Jeananne.Mulligans.
420.didnt.react.well.to.the.strong.winds.and.turtled.twice,.
forcing. them. to. retire. for. the. day.. This. left. no. margin. for.
error.for.either.of.the.Newtown.teams.as.only.the.frst.two.
boats.from.each.team.got.counted.in.each.race.
South-East inter Schools Sailing
Team. As. Ruairi. Finnegan. and. Neil. Dunne. did. well. in. the.
races. with. Ruairi. ending. up. with. an. individual. placing. of.
3rd..Conor.and.Jamie.also.did.well.despite.the.loss.of.their.
jib. earlier. in. the. day.. Team. Bs. Nichola. Fennell. and. Dean.
Whelan. also. did. well. even. though. their. 420. had. already.
retired.after.the.frst.race.
Team.A.fnished.4th.overall.and.Team.B.also.did.well.in.7th.
position..Well.done.to.all.who.took.part.
Team. A:. Ruairi. Finnegan. (Laser. 4.7),. Neil. Dunne. (Laser.
4.7),.Conor.Vogelaar.and.Jamie.Round.(Topaz)
Team. B:. Dean. Whelan. (Laser. Radial),. Nichola. Fennell.
(Topper),.Emily.Hermon.and.Jeanne.Mulligan.(420)
Neill Dunne
Badminton
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tHE NEWtoWN aSSoCiatioN
(fulflling the functions of a Parents association)
2010/11 activities
Once. again. as. in. numerous. past. years,. the.
Newtown. Association. has. been. working.
behind. the. scenes. supporting. and. assisting.
the.management.of.the.school.in.developing.
its.facilities..The.Committee.with.the.support.
of.Mr..Lemon.has.decided.this.year,.to.provide.
a.brief.report.detailing.its.activities,.hopefully.
encouraging. additional. parents. to. become.
involved.in.future.years.
The. academic. year. started. with. an. excellent.
attendance.at.the.AGM.in.September.boosted.
by.the.draw.card.of.Deborah.Halley.speaking.
on.Teenagers.and.the.Tunnel.Years..A.new.
and.enthusiastic.committee.was.elected.
The. frst. major. project,. which. as. the. Review.
goes.to.print.has.come.to.fruition,.is.the.new.
poly-tunnel. which. Mr. Jones. plans. to. use. as.
a. science. teaching. tool. over. coming. years..
Approaches. were. made. to. the. association.
during. the. autumn. term. by. various. student.
groups. for. funding. support.. The. Association.
was.able.to.assist.the.TY.Holistic.Health.Team.
and.their.well.publicised.Donor.Discussion.Day,.
The.Chamber.Choir.and.their.well.reviewed.trip.
to.the.UK,.the.5th.year.Orienteering.Group.and.
their.highly.successful.event.in.Bristol.and.fnally.
the. twelve. students. who. proudly. represented.
Newtown.School.at.the.Model.United.Nations.
Conference.at.Wesley.College.Dublin.
March.2011.once.again.saw.a.packed.lecture.
hall. listening. to. Marie. Morrissey. and. Niamh.
Kelly.from.Squashy.Couch.Adolescent.Health.
and. Information. Project. speak. on:. What. is.
your. child. up. to,. Adolescent. Sexual. Health..
An. enlightening. presentation. ensued. and. a.
broad.ranging.discussion.followed.
As. in. previous. years. the. Association. has.
provided. sponsorship. toward. the. frst. year.
afternoon. tea,. school. leavers. lunch. and. 6th.
form.photographs..The.major.fundraising.event.
for. the. Newtown. Association-The. Country.
Market.and.Cafe,.was.again.organised.for.the.
fnal. day. of. term. to. coincide. with. the. school.
sports.day.and.all.committee.members.have.
worked.hard.toward.making.this.a.success.
Several.future.projects.are.nearing.completion.
including.a.mobile.art.exhibition.to.be.displayed.
in.the.school.over.the.next.3.to.5.years.and.
the. recommencement. of. after-school. drama.
classes. in. the. 2011. autumn. term.. These.
projects.will.provide.a.good.starting.point.for.
the. 2011/2012. incoming. committee.. We.
look.forward.to.a.good.attendance.by.Parents,.
Guardians,.Staff,.Old.Scholars.and.friends.of.
the.School.at.the.AGM.in.September.2011.
Brett Lynam
Chairperson Newtown Association
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Newtown.Review.2011
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Newtown Review 2011 - NMFOSA Section
I
n preparing for my
inaugural words of
introduction to the Old
Scholars section of the
Newtown Review, I did
what many in my position
have probably done
before check and see
what others in my shoes
had written in the past.
So, to those familiar with this
publication it will come as no
surprise that I kick-off by expressing
more than a little bewilderment
that 30 years has passed since I
completed school in Waterford. In a
short time I look forward to reuniting
older and wisher (maybe) with
the friends that I made at Newtown
over three decades ago. I have
been fortunate to have retained my
links with Newtown my own three
children are currently boarders - and
I have stayed in contact too with
several friends I made at that time.
A 30th anniversary reunion is a
little special. Like the 20th or 25th
editions before it the 30th is an
occasion when a sighting of some
long lost contact who perhaps
disappeared up the Zambezi, or was
last heard of developing computer
systems in Outer Mongolia may
just waft up to the school, with stories
to tell and share. Not of course that
I am aware of any of my former
classmates who went to either the
Zambezi or to Mongolia but it may
just happen and I would urge any
past pupils who would enjoy such a
possibility to come along and rekindle
their contact with Newtown friends.
As the recently elected President of
the OSA I must take this opportunity
to express thanks to my predecessor
Bob Burns, who remains a valued
member of the OSA, and also
my other committee colleagues,
specifcally our attentive secretary
Oriel Woodbyrne, and treasurer
Jonathan Fletcher, for their work.
Newtown School is currently going
through a period of change. It
is good to see new headmaster
Keith Lemon settling to the task in
Waterford, and the Old Scholars
wish him continuing success. The
school certainly has challenges
ahead and in the coming months
we look forward to launching what
will perhaps be the most challenging
and ambitious business development
and fundraising project undertaken
at Newtown in recent memory. The
wider economic challenges are well
documented so it is important that
we all keep sight of the fact that
for all the history, the tradition and
the ethos that Newtown School
represents at the end of the
day it too is a business, and must
function successfully in the business
environment of today.
You will hear more about the
specifcs of these business and
redevelopment plans in the months
ahead, but suffce to say, there
is considerable work to be done
if the facilities and resources of
Newtown are to keep pace with both
our competitors, and also with the
exacting conditions expected of a top
class school in the 21st century.
Within the pages of this years re-
view I feel there have been captured
some stories that encapsulate what
Newtown means to so many people.
It is wonderful to read what my old
classmate Paula Leigh Doyle is
doing within Montessori teaching in
the United States, and also to read
the refections of Tim Macey, who
was an English teacher and athletics
coach during my time at Newtown,
and became head in the 1980s.
Elsewhere, the tributes paid upon
the passing of a number of admi-
rable past pupils David Pim, Jessie
Ashmore, and Veronica Sexton says
much about Newtown. All three
were educated in the earlier decades
of the 20th century within the shad-
ows of the two giant oaks and all
three went on to achieve much in
their lives.
But in these obituaries it is worth not-
ing the manner in which David, Jes-
sie, and Veronica lived. To me this
says a great deal not just about the
education that Newtown provides to
generation after generation of young
people but also speaks volumes
about the values, the perspective,
and the approach to life that it gives
people, when they fnally leave the
gates and join thousands of others
in the ranks of old scholars of New-
town School, Waterford.
PRESIDENTS REPORT
-Nicky Johnson
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Being Headmaster is
an awful job
T
im Macey is only half-joking when
he says that he didnt have a clue
what lay in store when he was
appointed headmaster at Newtown, back
in 1982.
The school wasnt in good shape at all, and when I put
myself forward for the job it wasnt that I believed I had
the answers to the problems of the time, but more that I
simply thought that someone had to do it.
Appointed Principal at what now sounds like the unfeasibly
young age of 37, and at a time when he was still a
relatively junior member of staff, Macey was to spend six
years at the helm before moving on to become principal at
St. Columbas in Dublin. He stayed there for a further 13
years before retiring, aged just 55, to Mizen Head in West
Cork and the place he has since called home.
He has spent the years since retiring doing the things
you never get to do when you have a job. In his case that
has included producing food from his own garden, rearing
ducks and other poultry, travelling and walking including
a near annual hike through various routes along Northern
Spains 500-mile Camino de Santiago de Compostela
pilgrims way.
Spain holds a special place in Tim Maceys heart indeed
those who were at Newtown when he frst arrived 1978
may recall the 31-year olds battered old green fat bearing
the country identifying code of Andorra, the Pyrennean
principality where his parents were living at the time.
That car certainly was battered when I arrived. It took me
to Saudi Arabia, where I taught for a few years, and back
again, and it had clocked up some mileage.
His arrival in the fnal year of Maurice Wighams tenure
as Headmaster was a formative one for Macey, and he
says that he learned much, not just from the philosopher
king (Wigham), but also from the able lieutenants who
made up the senior staff at Newtown Fred FEF Foster,
Sam McClure, and Lesie Matson.
They were very big characters in the life of Newtown, and
the departure of Maurice Wigham, preceeded by that of
Leslie Matson, and followed by Sam McClure (to become
headmasters at Sligo Grammar and Kilkenny College
respectively) within a few years left a considerable void at
Newtown which took quite some time to fll, he says.
It was into that same void that Tim Macey stepped when
he was appointed to the vacant post of headmaster in
1982, and set about a job that felt to me at times like that
of a fre fghter.
I had been teaching English at the school for just fve
years, and I didnt really have a clue where to start to fx
some of the problems which had arisen following Maurice
Wighams departure and during the short tenure of his
successor George Heslop.
O.S. INTERVIEW- TIM MACEY
n Tim Macey, pictured shortly after his appointment as
Headmaster at Newtown, in 1982.
98
Macey believes that he made some bad decisions through
inexperience and inadequacies on my own part during
his own time at the helm, and he confdes that since
retirement it is often these moments that come back to
him with most clarity, as he digs his garden, or hikes the
countryside.
Being Headmaster is an awful job, frankly. You dont really
get the time to refect on your actions, and looking back
can also invite self doubt which can be very corrosive,
and totally undermine your confdence in yourself.
To correct any impression he might give that his memories
of Newtown are troubled ones, Tim Macey says that on the
contrary, he looks back on the school with huge fondness,
and regards it as a unique and special place.
It is very hard to put a fnger on what makes a school
special, but I believe it is a combination of things - the
buildings, the geography, the people, and the whole
culture and ethos of the place.
Newtown was exceptional when it came to rising to an
occasion. You could see a school as community on big
occasions, and that was very special.
Macey, who left Newtown in 1988 to take the role of
headmaster at St. Columbas Dublin his own former
school - says of the two that when he was appointed
principal at Newtown he thought that he should try to make
it a bit more like St. Columbas, and that when he went to
St. Columbas he wanted it to be more like Newtown.
St. Columbas was very very traditional, and needed
to lighten up a bit, whereas Newtown had a wonderful
atmosphere, but probably needed to get its act together a
little bit more.
Macey, whose career had begun in the English
department at Kings Hospital, Dublin, says that by far
the most dramatic change in his own career came when
he switched role from teacher to headmaster, and that
the transition from one school to another was nothing in
comparison.
To me it was a completely different career there were
different demands, different issues to be dealt with, and a
whole raft of different challenges when you became the
person in charge, he says. If I had such a thing as a
philosophy about the job at all, it was probably
that I should try to leave the institution in a
better state than it had been when I arrived.
Tim Macey says that it is for others to judge
his legacy at Newtown, but he does point to
an improvement in exam results and the
attitude to academic study generally during his
tenure, believes that he did bring a degree of
stability to the school, and concedes that he
will probably also be remembered (by some)
as the headmaster who put the brakes on what
had become an extremely liberal student dress
code in those years.
There certainly was a lot made of that at the
time, although I didnt really think it was a big
deal. When students started coming into class
wearing string vests I just felt that we needed to
row things back a little, he says.
Reluctant to speak about specifc highlights
of his time at Newtown School, Tim Macey
makes a more general comment about the
absolute pleasure he has had time and again
Newtown was exceptional when
it came to rising to an occasion
99
when a former student surpasses
all expectations to become an
exceptional fgure in their particular
feld.
Im not talking about the people who
you know are smart and are going
to do well, or about people who
become captains of industry. Rather,
it is the people who were decidedly
unspectacular in the classroom, but
then go on, for some reason or other,
to achieve something that you just
didnt see coming. It has happened
numerous times in my career, and it
always delights me.
Tim Macey says that his contacts with
Newtown have been limited in the 20
years since he left his home at Cul Na
Greine, although he recounts with
enjoyment one recent contact with a
former student he bumped into on a
cross channel ferry.
I was up on deck when I heard
my name being called only to
turn around and see this woman I
recognised, and remembered had
been a pupil at Newtown when I was
there. She said that shed like to
thank me for the support that I had
given her during her school years,
and spoke about how she had been
a bit of a handful although I didnt
regard her as anything more than a
bit spirited.
We talked for a short while and
then went back to our cars, which
were about to disembark. Before we
moved off she was back again, and
gave me a very nice bottle of German
iced wine, saying that it was by way
of thanks. It was extremely touching
and kind, and does give you a sense
that for this person at least, you left
some impression.
The wine, he admits, still sits in a
cabinet down on Mizen Head, waiting
to be drunk. The occasion hasnt
arisen yet, but one of these days it
will be uncorked, and I will be toasting
her health, he says.
Tim Macey was at Newtown from
1977 until 1988. He was
headmaster for six years. He is
interviewed here by George Jacob.
St. Columbas was
very traditional,
and needed to
lighten up, Newtown
had a wonderful
atmosphere, but
probably needed to
get its act together a
little bit more.
100
W
hen invited
to write this
piece for the
Newtown Review, I
immediately thought of
personal experiences
with teachers, staff and
peers who were a part
of eight formative years
as a boarder at Newtown
(1973 1981).
Perhaps my present path and
passion will illustrate the relationship
between my time at Newtown School
and my present in Montessori
education. It is also notable
that Newtown has a long history
and important connection to the
Montessori movement in Ireland.
In 1926 Newtowns Headmaster
Arnold Marsh invited two Montessori
trained sisters, the Netells, to open
Montessori classrooms in Newtown
Junior School. A year later Dr. Maria
Montessori herself visited Newtown.
Montessori has since infuenced
education all over the world and
some of Montessoris ideas can
now be seen in creches, day
cares, and also public, private and
progressive primary and elementary
education. With Newtowns history,
my familys interest in education
and my immersion in the Quaker
ethos, it was not so surprising that
I developed a passion for social
justice and was greatly attracted
to Montessoris idea that humanity
could progress toward a more
effective and peaceful society.
I took the Montessori training
through the Association Montessori
Internationale (AMI) in Dublin,
and subsequently established
new schools and taught in diverse
socio-economic environments in
the United States for twenty years.
It renews my passion for the work
to witness how, when given the
right environment, children learn in
accordance with their developmental
needs and thus grow without
deviation.
Authentic Montessori programmes,
that offer the full integrity of Dr.
Montessoris work, enable children
develop the ability to make good
choices, pursue their interests with
full engagement, deep concentration,
creativity, strong problem solving
skills, a love of community and a
keen interest in learning. With their
contribution to society the need for
war must diminish.
I am currently Head of School
at Hershey Montessori School
near Cleveland, Ohio. This A.M.I
recognised school serves 240
children from infancy to age ffteen.
Hershey was one of the frst schools
to develop Dr. Montessoris vision
of education through the continuum
from infancy through adolescence,
and to fully retain the integrity of all
practices outlined in her books and
AMI training at every level.
The Hershey Montessoris farm
school opened for the Adolescent
Community (currently between the
ages of 13 and 15 years) in 2000.
It is a boarding and day school
designed to fully implement the
principles outlined by Dr. Montessori.
The developmental characteristics
Montessori founder
visited Newtown
Authentic Montessori
programmes enable
children develop
the ability to make
good choices
n Paula Leigh Doyle is head of
Hershey Montessori School near
Cleveland, Ohio.
O.S. MY LIFE IN MONTESSORI - PAULA LEIGH DOYLE
101
and psychological needs of adolescents are still the
guiding map for the farm school practices.
Students spend time exploring real life adult roles,
public speaking, critical thinking, creative and physical
expression, and classical and rigorous education
in context of a deep empathy for local and global
environmental citizenry.
Hershey hosts part of the annual AMI Orientation to
Adolescent Studies, with more than 60 teachers from
around the world attending, to learn about the principles of
the adolescent work as practiced at our farm school and
at the neighboring Montessori high school of University
Circle.
The school also hosts monthly professional visitors days
for superintendents, school boards, teachers, researchers
and professionals from felds such as pediatric and neuro-
psychology who visit from every continent.
My own formative years growing up through Newtown,
and many of the characteristics within the culture of the
Friends community are also consistent in my current work
at Hershey Montessori School.
I am profoundly grateful for both opportunities and to
work with a community of professionals with such high
expertise and a shared vision for the child.
You can fnd out more about Paulas work by visiting:
www.Hershey-Montessori.org
Students spend time exploring
real life adult roles, public
speaking, critical thinking,
creative and physical expression
102
103
DeCourcy Scholarship and NMFOSA fund
2
010-11 was the seventh year of the NMFOSA Pu-
pils fund, and two projects were awarded support
under the programme during the year.
Established to provide seed support to pupils to allow
them to pursue different projects and interests, a total of
530 was awarded to the student activities.
The Old Scholars Association intend to continue with the
programme next year, as the OSA regard it as a practical
way to assist student projects, and also as a means or
raising awareness of the Association amongst the cur-
rent school community.
POETRY & SHORT STORY COMPETITION
(250)
We continued with funding the prize money for this com-
petition as there is a great interest and level of participa-
tion in this event.
MINI-COMPANY PROJECT (280)
This money was given to a group of transition year
students who were making a short flm as part of their
curriculum. They were going to produce a 30-minute flm
based on Bram Stokers Dracula.
THE ERIC DECOURCY SCHOLARSHIP
This was the frst year some of the funds were to be al-
located. Three pupils who were selected to represent the
school at the Irish Youth Choir in Dublin were awarded
fnancial assistance, and each received 200 to help
with their costs.
Selection to the Irish Youth Choir was a huge achieve-
ment, and our congratulations to go Hugh OFarrell-
Walsh, Dearbhaile Maclean and Paul Murray for the
achievement.
Old Scholars with an interest in musical development at
the school is welcome to contribute to the capital that the
fund is holding. Should you wish to make a contribution
please contact Jonathan Fletcher, Treasurer, NMFOSA
at Loughdeheen, Kilmeaden, Co. Waterford, or call 087
6476416. Cheques should be made out to NMFOSA.
n 1971 JUNIOR GIRLS HOCKEY TEAM - Standing: (L to R) Wendy Leonard, Sarah Gillsespie, Rosemary Luce, Lynne Atherton,
Wendy Goodbody, Susan McDonald. Seated: Patricia Cumming, Susan Greene, Maeve Boland, Jane McDonald and Sandra
McKechnie.
104
Present: Bob Burns, Nicky Johnson, Richard de
Courcy, Ruth Coad, Jonathan Fletcher, April Rellis,
Roger Johnson, Joan Johnson, Andre Thompson,
Peter Pearce, Oriel Woodbyrne, Allana OBrien
Apologies: Ken Murphy, Aidan Dunwoody, Kevin
Jephson, Derek Dunne, Debbie Bailey
1. The minutes of the previous meeting were read,
passed and signed by the President.
2. Treasurers Report Jonathon Fletcher read his
report for the year 2009.

3. New Offcers and Committee
The following offcers were proposed by Roger
Johnson and seconded by Ruth Coad for the year
from Sept 2009 to Sept 2010:
President Nicky Johnson
Vice-President Keith Cooke
Hon Treasurer Jonathan Fletcher
Hon Secretary Oriel Woodbyrne
Hon Auditor Brian Little
Editor George Jacob
The following committee members were proposed by
and seconded for the year from Sept 2010 to Sept
2011:
Keith Cooke, Heather ONeill and Ciara Harrison.
Ruth Coad and Derek Dunne have both agreed to
stay on the committee.
People retiring from the committee this September
are Kevin Jephson, Ellen Fitmaurice and Aidan
Dunwoody, who were all thanked for all their work
over the past few years.
Committee with dates due to retire:
Sept 2010 Sept 2011
Derek Dunne Ken Murphy
Ruth Coad April Rellis

5. The Year ahead.
The Eric De Courcy Fund has given money to
the 6th year National Youth Choir Competition in
Dublin. Roger Johnson asked about capital/annual
allowance, Joan asked about extra ways of raising
money, and suggested putting envelopes on tables
at the school dinner.
It was also suggested that a newsletter should go
out to all old scholars after the reunion weekend,
telling them what took place over the weekend, and
including an envelope with that.
The NMFOSA is now on facebook, with Newtown,
Bishop Foy and Mountmellick all having their own
separate pages to join. Its hoped to use this social
network for monthly messages, and keep old
scholars up to date.
Bob Burns thanked Joan and Roger for another
great photo display, and their tireless work with the
archives.
4. A.O.B.
Joan Johnson asked the committee for their views
and help on organising a Register Book to list the
scholars that went through Newtown School. Names,
place of residence, professions and other details
could be included. A booklet that would include all
pupils including those who might not have joined the
Old Scholars Association.
The handover of the chain of offce to incoming
President, Bob Burns took place. There being no
further business and the meeting closed.
Minutes of Annual General Meeting
Newtown Mountmellick and Foy Old Scholars Association. Held at
Newtown School, Waterford on Saturday, 25th September, 2010
105
Accounts for the year ended 31st December 2010
Newtown Mountmellick and Foy Old Scholars Association
Income and Expenditure Account for the
year ended 31st December 2010
INCOME
(All fgures in )
2010 2009

Income from Investments 1,993 5,213
Interest Receivable 1
Advertising Revenue 2,400 2,400
Proft (Loss) on sale of Ties 0 -30
Proft on annual reunion 960 800
Donations 0 1,100
-------- --------
5,353 9,482
===== =====
EXPENDITURE
Activities/Awards
Caretakers of the Environment 320
Poetry & Short Story Comp 250 250
Young Scientists 250
Tenacious Sail Training 450
Mini company Film Dracula 280
-------- --------
530 1,270
Printing and stationary 1,550 1,436
Postage 2,984 2,377
Bank interest and charges 47 54
Sundry 174
-------- --------
5,285 5,137
===== =====
Surplus (defcit) for year
on normal activities 68 4,346
New school pond 6,000
Old Scholars garden 171
-------- --------
Surplus (defcit) for year 68 -1,826
===== =====

On behalf of the Committee: Jonathan Fletcher, Hon Treasurer
Balance sheet as at 31st December 2010

2010 2009

Investments (Note 1)

Balance at 1st January 2010 192,463 192,340
Purchases less Sales
during the year 123
Losses transferred to capital account -63,564
-------- --------
192,463 128,899
Lapsed proceeds Bank
of Ireland Rights issue -1,632
---------
190,832
Goodbody Dealing Account 2,275 643
-------- 193,107 -------- 129,542
2010 2009

Current Assets
Stock 3,819 3,819
Debtors 1,595 2,322
B of I (Current Account) 11,431 8,483
Irish Permanent TSB
(Eric de Courcy) 42,012 41,000
Cash on hands 39 39
--------- ---------
58,896 55,663

Current Liabilities
Creditors 92 38
--------- --------- 55,625
Net Current Assets 58,804

251,911 185,166

Financed by
Capital Account
Balance at 1st Jan 2010 128,381 130,206
Defcit for year ended
31st December 2010 68 -1,826
Loss on Investments 0 -63,564
128,449 64,816

Life Membership Account
Balance at 1st Jan 2010 78,070 74,390
Subs received during year 2,800 3,680
80,870 78,070

Eric de Courcy Fund
Balance at 1st Jan 2010 42,279 41,373
Donations & Interest
received during the year 913 907
--------- ---------
43,192 42,280
Student Music Grants 600
--------- 42,592 --------- 42,280
--------- --------
251,911 185,166
===== =====

Note 1 to the Account
Investments at 31/12/09 Purchased at 31/12/10
Bank of Ireland 5,480 5,480
Allied Irish Bank 4,139 4,139
Anglo Irish Bank Corp plc 4,000 4,000
Irish Life & Permanent plc 1,947 1,947
7.5% AIB Perpetual Floating
Rate Notes 30,000 30,000
Grafton Group 2,540 2,540
Aviva 2,700 2,700
Greencore Group Ord 7,950 7,950
E on Ag Npv 470 470

Market Value on 31\12\10 was 51,889 euro (31\12\09 79,389)Note.
Market value of Anglo Irish Shares is zero. They cost 1,443.
On behalf of the Committee: Jonathan Fletcher, Hon Treasurer

106
N
ewtown fags
fy in the most
unlikely of places
- and brothers Nicky
and Andy Bailey kept up
the tradition when they
embarked on the Mt
Everest of Motoring - a
vintage rally from Peking
to Paris, last year.
Joined by their nephew Janek
Mamino (class of 1996), twins
Nicky and Andy (class of 1980)
took their 1918 Buick Roadster and
1920 Stutz Roadster respectively
on the road for the 16,000km
journey through China, Mongolia,
Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan,
Turkmenistan, Iran, Turkey, Greece
and Italy, before arriving at their fnal
destination - Paris, 36 days, and
several inches of tyre rubber later.
Despite a gruelling schedule that
witnessed relentless rain, near-
impassable snow, seering heat
and driving wind, not to mention
temperatures that soared from the
high 40s centigrade (Iran) to as
low as -8c (Mongolia), Nicky Bailey
says that the trip was without doubt
an experience of a lifetime for the
98 strong feld who took part, last
Autumn.
The rally was in the main off road
- easy to achieve in Mongolia, says
Nicky, who remarked that apart from
yak and camel trails, desert and
gravel tracks, there was hardly a
mile of tarmac road in the country.
While bad roads, extreme weather,
mechanical problems and an
alcohol-free passage through the
Islamic states of Central Asia were
enough to challenge even the most
hardened travellers, it was the
interminable bureaucracy of offcious
border guards which tried the
patience more than anything else,
Nicky says.
Paperwork in triplicate, long queues,
and even some unnecessary
diversions which cost us additional
days were just some of the things we
had to deal with. We could still be
at some of those crossings now, if
not for the help of some local motor
club members, he said.
The journey concluded
successfully for Nicky and
co-driver Janek when they
fnished in an impressive
third-place, although
things didnt work out
so well for Andy - forced
to withdraw when the
gearbox packed up in
Turkmenistan.
The returning travellers
were greeted by family,
friends, and interested
spectators in Paris - and
although it took them a while to
recover from a journey thats been
described as The Mt Everest of
Motoring, Nicky Bailey says that he
will try again - putting a 100 year
old Model T Ford on the road for the
2013 edition of the Peking ot Paris
rally.
Old Scholars epic journey
n Andy Bailey, Nicky Bailey, Janek Mamino and Mickey Gabbett celebrate jour-
neys end, in Paris last Autumn. Below - Andy Baileys Stutz Roadster in Mongolia.
Epic Journey
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From the Archives
n 1975 SNR GIRLS HOCKEY TEAM - Standing: (L to R) Kathryn ODwyer, Velma
Goodwin, Sheelagh Torrie, Tania Mosse, Gillian Colfer, Emma Jefcock. Seated:
Jenny Haughton, Geraldine Pleass, Anne Bird, Debbie Bailey, Hilary Torrie,
Sandra Hatton.
n SPORTS DAY 1979 - Julian Dunlop
centre, with Tommy Driver (right) and
David Daniels (left).
n TIME OUT 1996 - Hilary Johnson, Bairbre Ryan, Barbara Johnson, Jill
Walsh, Lydia Allen and Jana Stevenson.
n SENIOR SOCCER 1981. Back: Andrew Cox, Johnny
Gogan, Andrew Walker, Sean ??, Christopher Duplessis, ??,
??, Richard Popplewell, Joe Falvey. Middle Row: Dougie
Kidd, Alan Maher, Ian Hodgkinson, Nick Popplewell,
Marcus Davey. Front: David Bardon, Christopher Pim.
n SENIOR HOCKEY 1976. Back: Alan Ashmore, David
Coulter, Des Daunt, David Frost, Malcolm Mercer, Ken
Boland, Leslie Matson. Front: Peter Rose, Austin Driver,
Robert Haughton, Herbert Poole, Robert Graham, Elmer
Dool.
n SENIOR HOCKEY 1979 - Ann Delahunt in
action.
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Obituaries
JESSIE ASHMORE (1911 - 2011)

Jessie Ashmore, who died in Bunclody, Co Wexford, on
March 24th 2011, just one day before her 100th birthday,
was one of Newtowns most senior Old Scholars.
She had a colourful and cheerful life, largely spent caring
for others.Born
on March 25th
1911, she was
brought up in the
family farm near
Castledermot, Co
Kildare. Jessie
and her brothers
Jack and Jim and
sisters Belle and
Olive all went to
Newtown.

After leaving school, she spent a many years looking
after her mother Charlotte, notably in Dun Laoghaire. At
the same time Jessie would give much joy, amusement
and generosity to her ever increasing band of nieces and
nephews.
Her frst job was as assistant matron in Wesley College,
Dublin. Later she liked to become involved with families,
notably the Cochranes, the Steens, the Halls and the
Gentlemans. Robert Hall (later to become RTE racing and
equestrian correspondent) was her favourite protg.
As the century moved on, Jessie joined Belle and Olive,
working in England as a carer and particularly enjoyed
her time in Winchester. Subsequently, she had much
pleasure, house-keeping back in Ireland.
Twenty years ago, she came to Bunclody to give support
and companionship to Belle who had moved into Ros
Aoibhinn Nursing home.
Jessie helped the nursing staff to look after her sister
devotedly and at the same time showed marvellous energy
and enterprise, aged 80, in following her many pursuits.
She enjoyed writing poetry (with much wit), painting and
gardening and above all delving into family histories. It
seemed at one stage that Jessie knew everyone and
everyone knew Jessie.
When Belle died, Jessie continued to provide earnest
assistance to the staff at Ros Aoibhinn before she moved
in herself seven years ago to become the most lively of
the residents.
This is the last verse of a poem written by Jessie, which
was read at her funeral service at St Jamess Church,
Castledermot, on March 26th: Ive seen so many lovely
things And life has been just fne Im sure that Id be happy
To go at 99
VERONICA SEXTON
(1918-2010)
Veronica arrived as a boarder in
Newtown on a horse drawn side car,
having taken the train from Dublin to
Waterford North Station. It was 1932
- she was 14.
Arnold Marsh was in his heyday as
headmaster, and Veronica thrived
in his liberal, expansive and caring
regime, somewhat different to what
her own mother (a Quaker Allen) had
experienced in Mountmellick School
around 1900. After leaving Newtown
Veronica attended cookery school in
Edinburgh, then lived with a family in
eastern Germany for some months
shortly before the outbreak of war in
1939.
After returning to Ireland she married
Jim Sexton, who had also been at
Newtown, and the couple moved to
Tramore in early 1942. Jim built his
own caravan and boats in the back
yard in Tramore and exciting family
holidays followed.
Involvement with Newtown continued
- both Jim and Veronica serving on
School Committees through the years,
while the couple were also regulars
at Waterford Quaker Meeting.
Sunday lunches served to invited
pupils are still spoken of fondly
by friends of their children. The
Samaritans were foremost in their
community service, Christmas
morning their special duty for many
years.
A practical woman, a great gardener,
skilled at handcrafts, a true all rounder,
Veronica reaped the rewards of
deep friendships that supported and
sustained her as life became diffcult
during her last couple of years.
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Obituaries
DAVID PIM
(1931-2010)
David Albert Pim (David, Dimbo or
just big brother to me), died last
July, at the age of 79.
Son of Sam and Winifred Pim, David
lived most of his life on the family farm
in Mountmellick, having inherited it in
1960. Around that time, he bought
an outlying farm near Rosenallis, and
gradually turned the home farm into a
stud farm. For years he was a breeder
of horses and auctioneer supreme.
He attended the local national school,
and went to Newtown in 1941/2.
He took part in most activities in
school and was a keen gymnast
both at Newtown and Leighton Park,
Reading, where he went in 1945.
David had a great record on the
frst XV, and during one particular
year the school won all of its 16 or
17 matches. A keen athlete, one of
his other note-worthy feats was his
gymnastic ability, which allowed him
to do cartwheels and fick-facks, one
after the other, making the rest of us
feel tired just looking at him.
David was always working on the
farm looking after the horses and
other animals, although he did buy
the frst tractor, a move that gradually
decreased the dependence on large
cart horses.
He would also spent many hours
weeding turnips and sugar beet
during the holidays, and was also
an able farm hand at harvest time. A
keen hunter, he also played tennis,
and golfed in Portarlington. At one
time he had a fne horse called Pipe
Major II, which he raced hmself at at
the Laois Point-to-Point. David was
a Quaker through and through, and
when he was at Trinity College he was
clerk of the Dublin Monthly Meeting.
- A.P.
In its tribute to David Pim The Racing
Post reported the passing of a
legendary auctioneer and one of the
most respected fgures in Irish racing,
while Tattersalls spoke of David Pim
as the outstanding auctioneer of his
generation.
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The Annual Newtown Mountmellick & Foy
Old Scholars Reunion
Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th September 2011
All Old Scholars welcome
Programme of Events
Saturday 24th September
All Afternoon Archival Photo Display & Tea/Cofee in Legoland
2pm
3pm Hockey Old Scholars v School
Players of all ages and levels welcome.
5pm AGM of Newtown, Mountmellick & Foy Old Scholars Association.
To take place in the Study Hall (old Lecture Room).
7.30pm for 8pm REUNION DINNER: Woodlands Hotel Ph: 051 304574
Tickets available through Class Organizer. Must be booked and paid for in
advance.
Sunday 25th September

11am Archival Photo Display & Tea/Cofee in Legoland
12pm Tree Planting and Group Photos in the Old Scholars garden in school
1pm Lunch in School
Available from Class Organiser. Must be booked and paid for in advance.
Those who are attending with Class year groups must book Dinner and Lunch with
your class co-ordinator (Below). All others please book with Jonathan Fletcher (Tel) 087
6476416, (Email) jonfetch@eircom.net
Old Scholars Reunion
Class of 2001 Sara Lee OBrien saraleeb@gmail.com
saralee.obrien@newtownschool.ie T. 087 2162835
Class of 1996 Bairbre Ryan bairbreryan@gmail.com T. 087 6666745
Class of 1991 Lisa Fitzgerald lisa_ftzgerald@hotmail.com
Class of 1986 Ruth Coad ruthiecoad@gmail.com T. 0876684674
Class of 1981 Sarah Dufy sjdufy@iol.ie
Nicky Johnson nicky@aillweecave.ie
Class of 1976 Debbie Bailey Debbie@bwp.ie T. 0866085849
Class of 1971 Peter Hanna phanna@hmc-ip.com
Class of 1961 Sue Pim sue@clonfadda.com T. 051 396132
Celia Hill hillcelia81@gmail.com T. 051 382930
Class of 1951 Jill Bailey cedric@bwp.ie T. 014903400
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CLASS OF 1970
Rory Allen- Lives in Ballymaloe
married to Hazel with 5 children all
NSW scholars. 5 grandchildren.
Recently converted a farm building
into a 300 seat theatre in Ballymaloe.
Johnny Blake- Lives in Melbourne,
Australia
Leslie Brown- Living in South
Parade Waterford, married with one
daughter. Runs an online Worldwide
Motorhome and Canal Boat
Brokerage.
Noel Crowley- Lives on the family
farm in Stradbally, semi retired. 3
sons and a daughter.
Ronald Dool- Still involved in
landscaping/architecture but using
the recession to spend more
time on conservation work with
raceacrossamerica.org. Daughter
Melanie has taken over retail ops at
Orchardstown Garden Centre.
Bruce Fennell- Married to Barbara
with one daughter Nichola (18)
who is in 6th year Newtown. When
not sailing or travelling does a little
farming near Carlow.
Bertie Foxton- Married to Ann and
has three sons. They are currently
living in Bray, Co Wicklow. Retired
from construction so now he enjoys
playing golf.
Jantine Dool (Freeman)- Lives in
Canada
Alan Harrison- Lives and works a
soliciter in Dublin, married to Anna
and they have 3 daughters Ciara,
Sona are old scholars and Ruth is in
6th year.
Peter Heaslip- Living in Meath and
surviving the fnancial crisis as an
employed architect. Helping the
DIT in planning the move to its new
campus in Grangegorman
Audrey Hill- Lives in Australia
Joan Hill- Lives in Canada
Malcolm Jacob- Designs
timber structures and lives in
Glenasmole,Dublin 24
Andrea Jameson- Lives in
Cappaquin Co, Waterford and is
a professional artist. Currently
working on a series of paintings of
the river blackwater .Her website is
andreajameson@eircom.net
Joan Kneisel - Helmholt- Has
a daughter Georgie, a son Arnou
both NSW old scholars and 3
grandchildren . Our jewellery
business is going through
challenging times but thankfully we
are holding our own.
Deirdre Griffn (Luce)- Married to
Luke living in Donard, Wicklow. They
own 3 fower shops in Dublin and
grow some of the fowers at home.
Derek Lyons- In Colchester, UK,
has two daughters Beverley (29) and
Kim (26). Works as an insurance
broker. Gets back over to Ireland a
few times a year to enjoy the rugby.
David McCulloch- Lives in Kells,
Meath
John McKechnie- Living in
Limerick, with Vivienne, Hannah,
Scott and Jessica. Works in aircraft
leasing industry. Supports Munster,
when not playing golf, or hockey.
Jean McKenzie (Mosse)-
Married to Bob (Lawyer) living in
Perth, Australia for past 30 years.
Four children aged between 18 and
27. Enjoys different kinds of textile
art.
Ronald ODea- Living in Kilmeadan,
Co. Waterford.
Ken Parkhill- Married to Loulou
have two sons in college, runs a
veterinary practice and stud farm in
Boyne Bank, Co Meath.
Peter Pearce- Window tinting
business is bumping along. Was a
government ministerial driver during
2010-2011 till elections
Valerie Davies (Pheasey)-Lives in
Waterford
Mary Poole- Lives in Dublin.
Paddy Roberts- Lives in Chang Mai,
Thailand with his wife Mau. He has
3 daughters, one from a previous
marriage. He is in his 26th year
with US-based company Jostens,
specialising in sports recognition
products including NBA and
Superbowl championship rings.
Alison OConnell (Russell)-
Married to David and live in
Cullohill recently by-passed. They
have a son, 2 daughters and 3
grandchildren. Works as a theatre
nurse but job shares so has the best
of both worlds.
Kathy Dunne (Wallace)-
Married to Gerald, lives near
Enniscorthy and helps on the farm.
Has four sons all NSW old Scholars.
Billy Wigham- Married to Judy,
lives near Blarney, Co Cork. Have
a business together called Gee -
Up which provides compost horse
manure nationwide.
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CLASS OF 1980
David Ashmore- Married with 4 children and living in
Bagnelstown Co Carlow.
Andrew Bailey- Married to Debbie and they have 3
children, still involved in waste paper recycling and
vintage cars was away driving from Peking to Paris
during 30 year reunion.
Nicky Bailey- Living in Australia with partner Nadja also
involved in recycling and did vintage car drive Peking
to Paris, Nicky has just converted a small petrol car to
electric and shipped it home here to Dublin.
Robert Barr- Living in Brussels and working in air traffc
control.
Deirdre (Boyd) Yates- Married to Ivan and they have 4
children living in Enniscorthy.
Thomas Cashin- Married with 3 children living in south
east France
Ruth (Crowley) Yoder- Married to John and is a
physiotherapist.
Ivan Corrigan- Farming in Rathvilly, Carlow, and
married to Carol, with three children.
Emer Daly- Living in Dublin with Damian and their 4
children she is a company director and lectures part time
in UCD.
Deirdre (Daunt) Walsh- Vet
Nurse/ Dog Groomer running
her own practise Cullencastle
Dog Grooming Studio.
Vandra (Davis) Deacon-
Married with 3 children living in
Wexford.
Ann Delahunt- Married to Finn
with 2 children and living in
Amsterdam.
Sean Donnelly- Living in South
Africa
Brian Dunne- Lives and works
in London.
Maurice Dunphy- Married to
Seale with 2 children living in
Annestown. Can be spotted
cycling through Waterford on his
way to work (ft as a fddle).
Sally Fossitt- Married to Hugh
with 3 children still teaching and
living in Limerick.
David Fitzgerald.Was moving
house at time of 30 year
reunion.
Ralph Fiennes- BAFTA winning
and Oscar nominated actor.
Martin Gaedke- Married with 2
children living in Surrey unable
to attend reunion.
Philip Hadden- Married to
Rebecca with three children.
Living in Tinahely and just sold
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the dairy herd and opened a Farm Shop and open farm -
so all are welcome.
Belinda Haughton- Living in West Sussex married with
2 sons and 1 daughter working as a holistic therapist.
Charles Jacob- Married with 4 children living in
Waterford reunited with us after 34 years as he left after
2
nd
year, but still the same.
George Jacob- Married with two children, lives in North
Wicklow, works with African development agency and
organises jazz festival annually with wife Dorothy.
William Jeffcock- Married with 3 children living in
Monaco drilling for oil and mining.
Charles Jeffcock- Married to Katie, lives in South
of France with four children. Self taught computer
engineer.
Colin Jephson- Married to Ann with 2 children living in
Waterford, running Ardkeen Stores.
Alan Johnson- Married to Olena, one child. Now living
in Lyon, France and is a university lecturer.
Edwin Jennings- Living in Waterford.
Seamus Kennedy- Married with two kids, and
living back in Donegal, where he is an artist, and
home-maker.
Simon Kenny- Married with four children lives in
Norway but has been spotted in Ireland lately.
Paul Kidd- Married to Margaret with three
children. Lives in Camolin, Co Wexford went
to college as a mature student and is in his fnal
year in UCD.
Susan (Kingston) Gaffeney- Married and living
in Limerick
Sam Mays- Married with three children and runs
an architecture frm with his wife Eileen in Dublin.
Ricky Mc Donald- Musician, living in New York.
Annette Platts- Married and living in Caribbean,
where she runs a catering enterprise. Has 9 year
old triplets.
Julie Pearson. Living in Dublin with three
children, and teaching in Sutton Park School.
Tom Power- Living in Waterford.
Siobhan Sheils- In Dublin with four children,
teaching montessori.
Stedman Sponton-An aeroplane pilot in Canada.
David Steacy- Farming and drying grain in
Gorey, Co Wexford has just got engaged to
Shirley. Getting married this year.
Rosemary (Somerset Webb) Driver- Married to
Thomas with two children. Living in Portlaw, and can be
found hunting all Winter.
Rosie Torrie- Married to Charlie with three children
living in France.
Simon Thornton- Living in Wicklow. Attended 20th
reunion.
Caroline(Twiss) Farrelly- Was at 25
th
reunion.
Arnold Von Englebrechten - Living in Ohio, USA.
Meryl Williams- Married to a farmer and living Tipperary
James Wallace- Training to be a clergyman.
Barbara D Eathe- Lives in Enniscorthy.
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CLASS OF 1985
Tamasin Platt (Allen)- Married to Mark with 2 kids,
Camille, 18, and Joshua, 13. Living outside Nashville,
Tennessee.
Meriel Walker (Bailey)- Happily married to Andrew
aka, Chuck. Living in Blackrock with 3 boys James
(13), Ben (11) and Sam (9). Kept busy with all the
boysactivities and my work for the school and local
tennis club.
Sarah Cleary- Married to Peter. 3 children Sam (15),
Tim (12) and Kate (10). Still living at, and running our
stud farm in Co. Limerick. Working part time as a Drama
Teacher having completed a directing course a few years
ago, in the company of our own Edward Denniston!
Billy Coad- Living in Edinburgh for the last 16 years
with 6 year old daughter. Running my own IT company.
Running marathons for pleasure and relaxation!
Richard Flynn- Living in Southport, Merseyside.
Working in an accounting role in fnancial services in
Chester.
Sue Furlong- Married to Jerry with 5 children and living
in Greystones.
Neil Goodwin- Neil Goodwin is living in Craughwell with
Janice and 3 wonderful children. Gardening, running
(slowly), trying to get time to go fshing and working in
Credit Union in Galway.
Barbara Del Court (Konig)- Extremely happy with
her gorgeous family, great job and three very inspiring
projects for AllOne.
Sheena Leslie- Currently living and working in Waterford
as a freelance book-keeper, mainly with new start up
companies. Still playing tennis and trying to win some
Silverware, though its very elusive these days!
Peter Little- Telecommunications Director of Sales,
Americas. Married, living in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, 15
minutes from New York. Moved to the US 20 years ago.
Jeremy Scott Maber- Living in London, with partner,
working for Da Man.
Fiona Loughman (Murphy)- Living in Athy with husband
and son. Started up Athy bicycle shop 6 months ago.
Kerry Nicholson- Living in Belfast, married to Karen.
Works for the Cedar Foundation. Has caravan in
Dunmore, so is back there a couple of times a year for
holidays and welcomes visitors!
Alanna OBeirne- Happily married to Sean and living/
working in Limerick. They are the lucky parents of two
current Newtonians and all four of us are students in
one guise of another, at the moment. Really enjoyed the
reunion of class of 85, and well done Sarah for getting
us all together!
Tommy OBrien- Tommy OBrien is married to Deirdre,
has 3 kids Vikki, Thomas and Jeffrey who have gone
through or are going to N.S.W as a rite of passage. A
building contractor, still living in Waterford, still a devoted
Liverpool F.C. and still playing soccer (just much slower).
No longer skinny, no longer wide eyed, and innocent,
no longer worried about having done his prep, and no
longer a Fianna Fail voter. He is still though, all things
considered, a pretty happy camper!
Madeleine Sheridan- Living in Dublin, and has 3
children - 3,4, and 7 two boys and a girl. Currently Asset
Management Director for Hewlett Packard.
Vicky Spitzer- Proud Mum of twin girls, aged 2, living in
Dublin, and working in Western Union.
Jacqui Freyne (Stokes) - Working as Director of
Coaching and Junior High performance Manager with
Athletics Ireland. Married Commandant Tom Freyne
(A Bandon Grammar boy who now works as Chief
Instructor and 2nd in command at Army Equitation
School) Living in Fethard, Co. Tipperary, playing hockey
(for Clonmel now), coaching athletics and producing
Connemara ponies. Broke her back in accident in
February but on the mend.
Sam Roch-Perks- Married to Petra, 5 kids (Clara 13
at Middleton!!!), Ella 11, Hanna 9, Alice 4 and Harry 2).
Back in Ardmore, Co. Waterford, after living in Hong
Kong for a number of years. Sold Delaneys Pubs in Far
East, and now farming and property in Sweden.
Judith Kelly (Walsh)- Happily married to Marcus. 3 kids
Alexander (6), Simon (4) and Alice (3). Living in Dublin.
Working part time and enjoying life to the full!! Great to
see all at 25th.
Erin Wright- Living in Portland, Oregon. Owns a
business selling lacrosse gear, coaching and training.
Also works for the Red Cross as a disaster volunteer
(I get shipped to disaster areas to help out). No kids or
husband. Hopes to get back to Ireland soon, or at least
for the next reunion.
Robert Wilson- Living in Edinburgh, married with three
boys, working as a consultant in the IT industry. Very,
very happy!
Do get in touch: Alison Bardon, Mark Bingham, Richard
Cantillon, Arthur Carr, Stephen Clarke, Gina Collins,
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Annie De Bromhead, Hugh Downey,
Devin Fallon, Sarah Gethings,
Paul Halliday, Nicky Haughton,
Sarah-Jayne Hill, David Hewitt,
Kaz Hodkinson, Fred (Rick) Holt,
Norman Johnston, Craig Johnson,
Gerald Kelly, Philip Kelly, Evelyn
Kirk, Eoin Lowry, Michael McMahon,
Orla Molloy, Michael Meade, Susan
Norton, Patrick Nutall, Sinead
OConnor, Natasha Pearson,
Richard Porter, Douglas Reynolds,
Deirdre Ritchie, Avril Ross, Roy
Tector, Christian von Englebrechten,
Belinda Walsh, Katie Wheeler,
Sammy Woolmington, Jasper
Wright.
CLASS OF 1990
Paul Neill- In Arklow, Co Wick-
low, with my wife Deirdre and four
children, Adam 8, Jane 6, Ruby 2,
& Henry 2 months. Working in the
pharmaceutical sector, the little
spare I have is spent passionately
supporting Leinster Rugby.
Mandy Parslow- Living and working
in the Glen of Aherlow, Co. Tipper-
ary. Dividing time between being
self-employed as a studio potter and
lecturing in ceramics.
Lynn Allen- Married to John and
living in Co Carlow since 2002. She
is a full time mum to her two chil-
dren. Lynn qualifed as a Montessori
teacher in 1992 and taught in Dublin
for a year. She then completed a
business and secretarial course be-
fore spending a number of years in
the hospitality industry in Dublin.
Alannah Worboys (nee Hawkes-
worth-Smyth) - Worked in various
different countries after Ballymaloe
- Wales,Greece Cyprus and France
(cooking/chefng), including two
stints in Greece working as a travel
rep. Married to Russell, has one son,
and fngers crossed for number two.
Living in Bromley, Kent, and working
as a chef at independent school in
Surrey.
Jenny Kelly- Lives in Dublin with
Ray DArcy and the beautifully funny
Kate. Worked for the last 10 years
as Producer of The Ray DArcy
Show on Today FM, and before be-
fore that with East Coast Radio and
The Gerry Ryan Show in RTE.
Ruth Milne- Married to Killian and
has one son (Hugo) and a stepson
(Thomas). Lives in Killiney and
works as a litigation solicitor with Or-
pen Franks Solicitors. Enjoy meeting
up with school friends regularly!
Aisling Collins- A marine archae-
ologist, HSE commercial diver and
archaeological director. Teachers
archaeology and is a course direc-
tor. Married with one son, and lives
in Dublin.
Lisa Hayden- Working in the Film
industry, most recently as a produc-
tion manager. Having spent time in
New York working on various flm
projects, is now based in Paris with
her husband and son.
Nicki Ford (nee Fletcher)- Lives in
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA with
husband, David and daughter Heidi
(2). A son Leif born in April. Work-
ing as a massage therapist at The
Umstead 5 Star Hotel and Spa. Still
enjoying ftness,health and wellness.
Lorna Kelly- PAYE days are on
hold as Lorna is feasting on home
cooking, running and cycling in the
Wicklow Mountains, where she lives
with her chickens, goldfsh, Daniel
and their four offspring!
Kerry McConnell- Kerry is liv-
ing in Sandymount in Dublin since
returning from the UK in 2006.
She is a chartered accountant and
joined Bank of Ireland from Price-
waterhouse Coopers in February
2011. Kerry loves travelling and the
outdoors, trekked to Everest Base
Camp in 2009 and completed the
Tour du Mont Blanc in 2010.
Caoilfhionn Rynne- Working for
Meteor in Site Acquisition. Living in
Dublin. Happy out.
Andrew Monteith- In Vienna work-
ing for the United Nations Interna-
tional Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
in a technical role in support of
nuclear safeguards. Married to Marie
-two boys, William Ross (4) and
Cullen James (2). Still attempting to
play rugby but some of my training
tops are older than the guys he plays
with, so maybe its time to call that
one a day!
Gillian Nicholson- Living in Dun-
more East, qualifed beauty thera-
pist, pharmacy technician,and a
Ballymaloe trained ChefStill
spending all her free time sailing...
Living life to the full
Johanna Connor- Lives in West
Cork, works with horses, illustrates
childrens books. In her element!.
Phoebe Flynn- In New York, mar-
ried, two children.
Linda Campbell- Married and lives
in Dun Laoghaire. Two children.
Niall Mulligan- Lives in Waterford with
wife Susan, 2 daughters. Working in
family business, Mulligans Pharmacy.
Liz Moore- After leaving Newtown,
Liz went to college in Germany and
eventually ended up in Italy until
1997. Started a private catering
company, she opened the Belle Isle
Cookery School in 2003 on an island
on Lough Erne, Co.Fermanagh. The
school has been placed amongst the
top 10 in Europe. Liz has appeared
on many programmes, and was frst
ever fnalist on Iron Chef UK.
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CLASS OF 1995
Eoin Gilhooly- Happily married to the gorgeous Orla,
living in Clontarf, 10 yrs working for Accenture, still
playing rugby!
Mark Statham- Lives in California. Works for the
University of California at Davis. Got married to Alicia
in 2010. The happy couple welcomed their frst baby,
Vivienne to their family in April.
Nicki Ffrench Davis - is settled in Cork city where
she is working in the arts at Civic Trust House, sitting
on various committees and boards and involved in
social activism. Nicki is also a music journalist for the
Examiner and chairwoman of Cork Cycling Festival
2011.She is a founding member of Cork Chamber
Choir, where she met her boyfriend Bertrand, who is a
violin-maker.
Simone Bussers - Living in Kassel (Germany) and
working as Area Sales Manager (Southern Europe,
Scandinavia and US / Canada) for HEWI (www.hewi.
com). No husband, no kids.
Andrew Galloway - Living in Tramore with his wife
Maeve and Son Harry born in October 2010. Working
for Japan Tobacco International as Head of Purchasing
and Procurement in Dublin. Would love to see some old
heads.
Till Wald- After A level in hospitality he spent eight
years working in luxury hotels in Germany. In 2006 he
moved to Dsseldorf, working for Eventraum and the
Tribehouse. In 2008 he sold the Eventtraum and started
working at Monkeys Restaurants where he is working
in event management, sales, marketing and business
development. He is currently single, loves to travel. He
travels Europe going to music events most weekends
and regularly attends the Burning Man Festival in
Nevada, USA.
Lia Brennan -Runs her event management and pro-
duction company in Waterford where she lives with her
partner Ruane and family, Oran and Leon.
Richard Pearson- Travels between Dublin and Amer-
ica. He is currently working in design and brand for
whisky and wine which will be launched in the next six
months in the US and UK.
Fingal Ferguson -Married to Ciara and living in Skull
with their two children, Olan and Oscar. Still loving mak-
ing foods from feld to fork ( cured meats / cheese And
all kinds of farmhouse things ) Supplying delis shops
and restaurants as well as going to farmers markets.
David Ryan -In Waterford, where the Thatch pub takes
up most of his time. Dave loves playing and holding
music sessions and is involved in organising the
Waterford Harvest Festival.
Georgie Helmholt Kneisel- Living in Dunmore with
husband Steve, and their two children. Georgie is
still involved in her charity in South Africa and is busy
working in the family business.
Kristina Ryan is living and working in Dublin with hus-
band Aidan and their two children.
Niki Doran is living in Athlone with her husband and
getting ready to welcome their third child to the family.
Bryan Murphy - Living in Enniscorthy and working
in the family business. Still playing rugby (although
since Leinster have started winning, he doesnt support
Munster).
Stephen Allen- Living in Gorey with wife Celine and
their twin sons.
Sarah Wadding -Married to Thomas and living and
working in Waterford.
Anne Bini (nee Leslie) - Living in Paris with her
husband Jean Michele and their three children.
Wesley Rothwell -In Dublin with wife Catriona and
their two children. Wesley works as a Director for CBRE
in Dublin.
Colm Deevy -In Waterford with his fance Aisling and
their daughter. Colm is working in the family business.
Ellen Fitzmaurice -Moved to Limerick after six years in
Cork and is working in student accommodation in UL.
Weekends are busy with singing, rugby and travelling
as much as possible.
Chris McGrath -Married to Therese and they live in Co.
Waterford with their three daughters, where he runs his
vet practice.
CLASS OF 2000
Helena von Alvensleben - living in Johannesburg
South Africa and working for Lufthansa LSG Sky Chefs,
Airline Catering Company.
Laoise Bailey-Dervish, living in London, working for a
charity and just married in April.
Ted Berner - Married to Roisin Allen. Runs
Wildsidecatering and lives in Cork
Kerrie Clarke Qualifed Auctioneer, living in Bunclody,
self employed.
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Old Scholar News
Ryan Coote Living in Kerry, runs kitesurfreland.ie,
teaches kettlebell classes, and starting a new venture
a cafe on a double-decker bus. Kitesurfng in September
around Ireland for Jack and Jill Foundation.
Rebecca Cronin- Out in the sticks and loving it!
Managing a beautiful new multi-purpose venue, The Grain
Store at Ballymaloe. Has a lovely pup called Pluto.
Jayne Evans (nee Brandon-Cunningham)- Lives
in Waterford with husband and daughter at the family
stable yard. She is now a professional photographer and
runs her own business.
Sarah Feeney (Daniels) - Still living in Waterford with
her husband Brendan and twin boys Mark and Ben.
Working as a Pre-school teacher.
Jenny Dagg - Happily living in Galway having
completed a PhD in Sociology & Political Science.
Alison De Vere Hunt- Completed Masters last year,
living in Tipperary and working in the family business.
Currently setting up her own business.
Simon Dunne - Currently working as chartered
structural engineer. Living in Dublin, married to Kelly and
having a ball.
Guy de Bromhead - based in Dublin, trying to make it.
Natasha Edmondson - In fnal year of honours degree
in art and having awesome time with son Jake and dog
Alfe. Hope to move to the UK soon.
Kate Galloway - Working in hospitality, just returned to
Ireland from the UK.
Laura Glynn - living in Dublin, working as a risk and
compliance analyst.
Letitia Hadden - Spending my time bouncing between
Australia and Ireland ... At the moment driving across
Australia in a Toyota Starlet.
Zlie Halley - Studied at Trinity and DCU. Now living
and loving life in Paris. Working as a consultant in
European regulation of medical devices.
Aifric Keegan - Living in the Isle of Man with boyfriend,
in the fnal year of Social Work degree and currently
undertaking a split placement as a probation offcer
supervising offenders in the community and supporting
prisoners serving sentences and on remand.
Paula Kiersey - Did a degree in accounting and
taxation. Lived in the UK for 7 years,now travelling Oz.
Captain Justin Kennedy-Lunde- Cavalry Offcer in
the British Army. Posted between Germany and the UK
when not busy fghting the Queens enemies.
Sally O Brien Llewellyn - Living in Cork. Working in
family business. Getting married this year. 8 month old
daughter called Evie!!
Michelle Li - Currently staying in Hong Kong and
working in insurance company.
Caroline Murphy - Married in 2008, living in
Ballycarney, Enniscorthy. Had a little girl in Jan 2010,
enjoying family life and playing hockey for Enniscorthy.
David Murphy - Working in Waterford in McConnells
Toyota and Living in Dunmore East.
Jonathan Mullarkey - Living in Cheshire, a Managing
Director, and about to launch into another building
development, marrying Kate in September.
Charlotte Meyer- PhD student at Humboldt University
Berlin- Dept of Engineering Psychology, desperately
trying to improve humans interaction with automation.
Robert Mosse- Working in family business for the last
six years and about to turn 30!
Jamie MacDonald - Currently bartending in New York.
James MacDonald - Seeing out the recession in
Limerick. 3rd year of a BSc in Multimedia Design &
Programming. Doing Technical Support for UPC to pay
the bills, whilst working for a start-up developing iPhone
and Android Apps.
Richard OFlynn Musician, living in Liverpool. Debut
album released in 2010, currently writing second.
Producing and writing for other bands too. Currently
touring Norway with my own business, Down In the
Valley - songwriting workshops for 15-18 year olds.
Neil Peirce - Living in Dublin and fnishing up his PhD.
Keeping busy training for Triathlons.
Gillian Pearson Lives in London with her husband
Niall and dog Cil, and runs her own interior design
business in Notting Hill.
Andy Robertson - Living in Cheshire,UK. Director of a
car valeting company. Married with two children.
Mark Rothwell - Living the dream in Perth, Western
Australia, with wife (Karen) and two children (Bjorn and
Mia). Engineering geologist in oil and gas industry.
Jennifer Furlong (Rosler) - Living in Wexford with my
husband and our 3 little boys.
Alex Shaw - Currently living in Reading with my long
term boyfriend John Paul, working as a science teacher
and spending my summers doing turtle conservation
work in Greece.
Katie Torrie - Living in London for the past 10 years.
Working for Virgin Records, EMI in National Radio
promotions.
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Old Foyonians Association News
OFA reunion lunch in Waterford
Cashel barbecue
More than 30 Old Foyonians
attended the annual OFA reunion
lunch, which was held at Becketts
on Dunmore Road, Waterford, last
April.
It was wonderful to see so many
old friends - including Tom and
Olive Lauwers, Cyril Sherwood, and
of course Bob Burns - who made
a short speech of welcome, and
thanked all for attending.
Richard deCourcy did much of the
hard work with preparations and was
also thanked for his organising. I
was, as always a great occasion to
catch up with old friends, and enjoy
an excellent meal together.
- Marina Harris
The OFA enjoyed a great day as usual
for its annual barbecue in Cashel, and
it provided another good opportunity for
former school friends to meet up.
A notable absentee in 2011 however
was Edward Thompson, a regular
attendee and organiser, whom
members head had been laid up in
hospital.
Cyril Sherwood and the group arranged
to buy a card during the day and sent
it to Edward, wishing him a speedy
recovery.
- MH
n Some of the attendance at the OFA reunion lunch in Waterford.
n Attending the barbecue in Cashel.
Newtown Photography Competition
1st Prize - Una Ivory
2nd Prize - Leo Creighton 3rd Prize - Becky Barr

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