Alexandra College

Junior Debating Final

Jim Redmond — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:36:00 +0000

The Junior Debating Final was held in the Astra Hall, UCD, on Tuesday, March 9th. Alexandra College team Freya Gillespie and Hannah Bloom Teskey represented the College admirably, delivering excellent arguments. It was a difficult decision for the five adjudicators on the night, but the victory went to Castleknock Community College. We are extremely proud of [...]

Who am I? World Book Day Competition, Day 4

Aileen — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:24:16 +0000

Congratulations to Niamh Murray who correctly guessed yesterday’s Mystery Photos and book. Good luck with today’s everyone and remember to put your name on your entry! Competition Rules: Put the name of the staff member and the book you think is their childhood favourite on a piece of paper and put it in the competition box [...]

Fresh Film Festival

erolmustafov — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:10:39 +0000

A group of the TY videography students attended the fresh film regional finals in the IFI yesterday, March 09 2010. Congratulations to the following students whose short films will go forward to the fresh film national finals in Storm cinema, Limerick on March 24th. Nanci O’ Reilly, Eleanor Martin, Lucy Watters and Aisling Byrne for their documentary [...]

Adult Education – Digital Creator Course

Jim Redmond — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:23:17 +0000

Digital Creator for adults will start on Wednesday, April 14th. The course will run on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, 7-9 pm for four weeks (to complete four modules) and will continue for a further four weeks for those wishing to complete all eight modules. Digital Creator “encourages learners to create real life digital media projects that [...]

Tomi Reichental

erolmustafov — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:03:23 +0000

On Tuesday 9th of March we will welcome Tomi Reichental to the Library to speak to Transition Year. As a Holocaust Survivor, Tomi plays a vital role in educating us about the dreadful events of this period of history and ensuring that future generations preserve the memory of those who died. Further information about Tomi and the [...]

Philadelphia Here We Come

Jim Redmond — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:31:49 +0000

A huge congratulations to two fifth year students who have been given a chance to go to Philadelphia during the summer to work in a lab with Dr Gareth Fitzgerald. The two students are Yvanne Kennedy and Maeve Jones O Connor. They will stay with two host families and will be able to really explore [...]

Junior Debating Grand Final

Jim Redmond — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:38:25 +0000

Congratulations to Hannah Bloom Teskey and Freya Gillespie (second year) who have made it to the final of The Junior Debating Competition which is organised by UCD Law Society. The girls will oppose the motion ‘This House would Re-introduce the Death Penalty‘, on Tuesday, 9 March at 5.45p.m in the Astra Hall, UCD. All students and parents are welcome [...]

Hermione Art Exhibition

Jim Redmond — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:23:33 +0000

The Hermione Art Exhibition will take place from Wednesday, March 10th to Sunday, March 14th. Work by a number of leading Irish artists will be exhibited, including Patrick Scott, Donald Teskey, Maria Simmonds-Gooding, James Hanley, Mick O’Dea, Pat Harris, Dorothy Cross, Jane O’Malley, Michael Cullen and others. The exhibition is held in The Science Block and all are welcome to view, enjoy and buy! Opening [...]

Phuleli Project Sponsored Walk

Jim Redmond — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:54:29 +0000

On St. Patrick’s Day, Wednesday 17th March, there will be a sponsored walk to the top of Lugnaquilla in aid of the School Project in Nepal. Staff, pupils, parents and friends – all are welcome to join the walk and enjoy the day. If you would like to use the occasion to raise some funds for [...]

Young Social Innovators – Child Abduction Group

Jim Redmond — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:53:03 +0000

As child abduction is becoming a growing concern in Ireland and the rest of the World, we decided to do our Y.S.I project on unsolved missing children cases in Ireland and the facts of child abduction. We did this project so we could raise awareness on the subject of abduction. Here are some facts about child [...]