This must be one of the first times that

St. Patrick’s Day has been incorporated

into the Easter holidays. It seems

strange to be celebrating and commemo-

rating St. Patrick’s Day, the 1916 Rising

and Easter all in the run up to the holi-

days. As a result, school has been exceed-

ingly busy. As usual, students and staff

have risen to these challenges and have

surpassed themselves with their contribu-

tions to our highly successful 1916 com-

memorations, comóradh Seachtain na

Gaeilge and reflective preparations for

Easter with our weekly Lenten masses

and Reconciliation Service on Wednesday

16th March.

We hope you enjoy reading our latest

newsletter. Again you can see that the

girls get every opportunity to engage in a

rich and comprehensive education.

We wish everybody a happy St Patrick’s

Day, a happy Easter and we hope that

everybody will get a chance to enjoy and

experience some of the 1916 commemora-

tions around the country.

Images of St Patrick—stained

glass in Cuisle, SLHS

St Patrick, our patron saint,

was a fifth-century Romano-

British Christian missionary

and bishop in Ireland. Known

as the "Apostle of Ireland", he

is the primary patron saint of

Ireland. St. Patrick is accred-

ited with teaching the Irish

about the doctrine of the Holy

Trinity by showing people the

shamrock, a three-leafed

plant, using it to illustrate

the Christian teaching of

three persons in one God. The

shamrock has since become a

central symbol for St Pat-

rick's Day.

St. Louis High School

Easter Newsletter/Nuachtlitir na Cásca 2016

St. Louis High School

Sponsored Walk

Coiscéimeanna an Earraigh

On this occasion, our school

sponsored walk is taking on a

historic theme.

The route will pass many of the

houses and buildings in the area

associated with people who were

involved in the Rising of 1916 eg.

Countess Markievicz, Dr Kathleen

Lynn, Cathal Brugha, Grace

Gifford, Thomas MacDonagh,

Madeleine Ffrench-Mullen, Jo-

seph Mary Plunkett, Hanna

Sheehy Skeffington etc.

All students will have received a

sponsorship card—please support

1916 Commemorations

Proclamation Day

15th March 2016

Bhí comóradh againn ar

scoil an an 15ú Márta

chun Lá an Fhorógra a

chomóradh ar scoil. We

commemorated Procla-

mation Day with a cere-

mony reflecting our na-

tion’s history, music and

poetry. Our Head Girl

Ellen O’Rourke along

with Mr Richard Doyle

read the Proclamation.

Presentations included

performances of poetry

by WB Yeats, Eva Gore

Booth and Pádraig Mac-

Piarais and emotive mu-

sic. The TYs and 5th

Yrs prepared a short

documentary on the his-

tory of Rathmines and

its associations with the

1916 Rising. The sym-

bolism of the flag was

explained to all. At the

end of the ceremony we

all stood to sing Amhrán

na bhFiann as a school

community. Well done

to everybody involved.

Catholic Schools Week 2016

tended as co-ordinator of the St

Louis Network.

Once the talk concluded, students

and teachers from both schools

enjoyed refreshments and dis-

cussed the topics raised by Team

Hope. This was a wonderful oppor-

tunity for all involved to connect

with and get to know other mem-

bers of the Le Chéile community.

The day’s events concluded with a

prayer service which was prepared

by both schools in the weeks lead-

ing up to the event. St. Louis and

St. Mary’s students carried sym-

bols, read prayers and sang hymns

all centred on the importance of

mercy. St. Louis High School’s

orchestra accompanied the students

during the service. Students also

recounted the story of how the Sis-

ters of St. Louis and the Holy Faith

Order were established. Sharing in

this liturgy was a unique oppor-

tunity for two Le Chéile schools to

come together in prayer, get to

know one another and learn about

the founding story of each school.

The day was a very enjoyable experi-

ence and something that we all hope

will be repeated on an annual basis. We

are looking forward to St. Mary’s host-

ing next year. We thank the members

of the RE and Music departments in

both schools for facilitating this won-

derful Le Chéile schools’ collabora-

tion.

Jean Moran, Miriam Kehoe, Avril

Doyle, Claire Murtagh and Ciaran

Coll.

St Louis High School & St Mary’s Secondary School Glasnevin

On Tuesday 26th of January St. Louis

High School, Rathmines and St.

Mary’s Holy Faith Secondary School,

Glasnevin joined together to celebrate

Catholic Schools Week 2016. St.

Mary’s students travelled to Rathmines

accompanied by their R.E. teachers,

Claire Murtagh and Ciaran Coll.

As the theme for this year’s Catholic

School’s Week was ‘Mercy’, we were

mindful that all of the activities organ-

ised reflected this theme. The morning

began with a talk from Team Hope.

Rachel and Carol guided us through the

work that the charity carries out and

how, behind it all, is the strong belief

that showing mercy to others is a way

of putting faith into action. The stu-

dents watched a video showing the joy

brought to the children when they open

the shoe boxes sent out before Christ-

mas. This talk was included to also

reflect the commitment of both schools

to Development Education and to en-

courage our students to look outwards

and take responsibility as global citi-

zens. Sr Finola Cunnane SSL also at-

On the 18th January last, to mark Catholic

Schools week, members of the Board of Man-

agement, Staff Council, Parents’ Council and

Student Representative Council came togeth-

er to share in a prayer service to reflect col-

lectively on the theme of Mercy. Afterwards

refreshments were enjoyed with our TY stu-

dents who acted as hostesses for the evening.

It was a very special occasion where the rep-

resentatives of all the stakeholders within the

school community came together in prayer,

reflection and in celebration of Catholic

Schools Week, our ethos and the Louis spirit

of ‘Ut Sint Unum’.

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Easter Newsletter/Nuachtlitir na Cásca 2016

Emilie, our language assistant has been

assisting the girls with project work, oral

preparation and poetry composition. Here

are some examples of the creativity of our

5th yrs with French poetry and photographs

of project work done by the TY students.

1st Yr German Egg Hunt

French News Page 3

A l’École

Écrire, savoir, voir à l’école

Connaître, rire, parler à

l’école

Manger, acheter, étud-

ier à l’école

Être déprimé, pleurer,

discuter à l’école

Être pressé, raconter,

s’habituer à l’école.

Vivre à l’école

- Claudia

Alonso B.

Aller à l’école

Marner chaque jour, travailler dur,

Faire ses études.

Oeuvrer, suer, potasser,

Ne pas approfondir les problèmes, être ouvert à,

Exclure, impliquer, méconnaître,

Négliger les études.

Flemmarder, fatigue, fouiller les réponses

Enfler, échapper, exclure,

Reviser, refaire.

- Tilly Lyons

Se lever

Se lever

Il est sept heures

Sonner, sonner, sonner

Réveiller

Lever, étirer, baîller

Se lever. Se brosser les dents.

Se peigner.

S’habiller

Manger, laver, se brosser encore

les cheveux.

Emitouffler.

Partir - Ciara Geraghty

Aller à l’école

Aller à l’école

D’abord se lever, se laver et s’ha-

biller

Ensuite aller à la cuisine

Préparer le petit déjeuner

Regarder par la fenêtre les cita-

dins.

S’asseoir, manger, lever, faire la

vaiselle,

Regarder vous pleurer un peu

Mettre le manteau

Partir et aller à l’école.

- Adaeze Ejimoju

1st Yr Petit

Déjeuner

All the 1st Yrs were involved in a tradition-

al German Easter egg hunt on Monday 14th

March. Charlotte our language assistant

taught the girls all about how Easter is cel-

ebrated in Germany. Frohe Ostern

1916 Commemoration

Evening

Cuimhní na Cásca

St. Louis High School Remembers 1916—Cuimhní na Cásca

Following the success of our remembrance evening, reflecting on Irish soldiers and their involvement in

World War I, there was much anticipation for our evening of remembrance on the I.R.B led rising of East-

er 1916. Happily, it did not disappoint, as the combined energies of various members of the History, Mu-

sic, English and Irish departments, along with Miriam Sadlier honorary member of the History depart-

ment got together with the principal to produce a memorable programme. The display in the old foyer by

Dave Levins and Dermot O’Connor gave an interesting introduction to the evening with items ranging

from the flag which flew over Boland’s Mill to personal memorabilia and volunteer uniforms. The tradi-

tional music group led by Ms Jean Moran also provided lovely traditional music as guests arrived for the

evening.

We had four guest speakers beginning with Micheline Sheehy Skeffington, the granddaughter of Hanna

and Francis Sheehy Skeffington, both of whom lived in Rathmines and did so much to advance the cause

of equal access to the franchise for women. Micheline had the packed house enthralled with the heroic

tale of her grandparents’ fervent efforts in the cause of feminism and pacifism. Seán Connolly, great

grandson of James Connolly, shared his family history and his personal stories were warmly received by

the attentive audience. After the interval and a welcome cup of tea provided by the Parents’ Council,

Séamus Shaw opened the second half with a stirring reading of the Proclamation. In his talk, Mick Hal-

penny provided interesting detail on the ordinary volunteers from the environs of Rathmines who partici-

pated in the Rising. Our final speaker Muriel Mc Auley, granddaughter of Thomas Mac Donagh and

Muriel Gifford, revealed the tragedy that her mother Barbara became an orphan as an infant. Not only

was her father executed for his part in the Rising but her mother died in a drowning accident in Skerries

in 1917, the year after the Rising. Each of the speakers left all in attendance with much to ponder.

Once more the talent of staff and students was much in evidence on the music front. The school choir so

ably led by Ms.Miriam Kehoe and accompanied on piano by our multi-tasking principal, has to be com-

mended for their energetic and moving contributions starting with ‘Óró sé do Bheatha Bhaile’ with Tilly

Lyons on viola and finishing with a great rendition of Amhrán na bhFiann led by Shannon Weafer.

Shauna Kenny gave a stirring rendition of the Foggy Dew and Kim Sharkey stilled the hall to silence

with her superb singing of the ballad ‘Grace’.

The work of students was also on display with an original song performed by Henna Redmond and Han-

nah O’ Connor and poetry recitations in Irish and English including a moving dramatisation of ‘Easter

1916’ by W.B Yeats prepared and directed by English teacher Ms. Mary Newman. Ethel Murphy, grand-

mother of transition year student Rue Kelly, also read her original poem which was inspired by Yeats’

‘Easter 1916’. Since Christmas, past pupil Aisling Grennan generously gave of her time to direct a group

of transition year and fifth year students in producing an informative documentary on Rathmines and the

Easter Rising, which was also shown on the night. Time was also taken on the night to remember the

children who died during the Rising. Technical support for all the presentations was seamlessly provided

by Alice Quigley and Claudia Alonso. Thank you to our wonderful compères for the evening, Ms Sharon

Muldoon, Ms Avril Doyle and Ms Orla O’Connor.

All in all, it was a rich and rewarding evening for those who have worked since September in preparing

for the night and those who were lucky enough to be in attendance.

5th Year LCVP Trip to Cathal Brugha Barracks - Phoebe Doyle

On the 22nd of January, our 5th Year LCVP class visited Cathal Brugha Barracks in Rathmines to

learn about the origins of the Barracks and its role during the 1916 Easter Rising, which coincided

nicely with the centenary of the event. This would also prove useful for students taking History for the

Leaving Cert.

We were greeted by Aidan and Noel, both soldiers in the barracks. Noel gave us a tour of a room near

the entrance of the barracks which held an impressive amount of artefacts from the 1916 Easter Rising

and 1920’s Ireland. We saw some artefacts that would usually be found in museums, such as Michael

Collins’ death mask and the tricolour flag that was placed on his coffin during his state funeral.

Aidan took the lead from there, showing us different sections of the barracks, and telling us about the

different career opportunities within the Defence Forces. You can be involved in a wide range of activi-

ties from escorting the President to being sent off to help civilians in developing countries. Aidan then

brought us to a large garage that housed many different firearms including a machine gun, a sniper

rifle and a semi-automatic handgun. He showed us exactly how they worked and we were allowed to

pick them up as they were unloaded!

I feel that the trip was a major success. The stories behind the photographs and the medals found in

the barracks were ones that I had never heard of and it was interesting to see what fields of work you

participate in when you join the army. The intelligence of the soldiers leading the tour and my own cu-

riosity made it very easy to absorb what they were telling me. I would recommend a visit to Cathal

Brugha Barracks to Leaving Certificate History students or to anyone who is fascinated with the story

of the Rising. Thank you to Ms Healy and to Ms Thornton who organised this trip.

Cathal Brugha

Growing Up

Started off as a baby within a womb

Moving about like a butterfly

Emerging out of its cocoon

Seeing two strangers

but by instinct, I know

They're my parents

That'll help me grow

Year one, it seems

Get ready for laughter

Crawling on the floor

And getting chased after

Smiling and crying

Laughing with joy

a wonderful melody my parents hear

As I play with toys

As I grow up

I make more friends

But my love for my family

Will have no end

Having good grades and bad grades

Not sure of what to say

When that day comes

But first I have to pray

Dear parents,

You helped me as I grow

But I'll always say this

Even when I'm old

I'll make the best of it

Create great memories as I go through

And you always know that

I'll forever love you.

-Ma. Rose Bell, S. Ranola

1st Yr

German Film Trip

On Friday 4th March, the three German 2nd year classes took the bus down to the Light-house cinema to see the film "Ostwind - Zusammen sind wir frei", about a girl called Mika and the horse Ostwind that she manages to tame. The film was great, and now we want to see the sequel

"Ostwind 2"!

The Great Louis Bake in aid of Ronald McDonald House &

Crumlin Children’s Hospital Cardia Unit

Well done to all the students who baked and supported the bake sale. €200 was raised for

the Children’s Hospital. All the cakes were very creative and a lot of hard work went into

their preparation and decoration. Well done to one and all. Students were also asked to

include a St. Patrick’s day theme or 1916 theme in their bakes. Congratulations to all

participants and to the winners:

Junior Section Senior Section

1st Prize Isobel Callery 2i 1st Prize - Ella Maguire 5U

2nd Prize—Chloe Feighery 2nd Prize— Caoimhe Kenny 5U

1916 Theme: Lucy Quilligan & Aoibhín McGarry 3i (Junior)

Ciara Geraghty 5i (Senior)

Our Dalliance With Debating

We decided to participate in the debating club to fully enjoy a more

thorough TY experience. Every Friday, our club would meet Ms

Keane in Room 28 and we would discuss a variety of strategies and

skills we could use in our upcoming debates.

Our first debate was held in Mount Carmel and we were quite nerv-

ous as none of us had ever debated before. The motion was "The vot-

ing age should be lowered to 16". We were proposing the topic and

after a hearty and heated argument, the results came in as a draw.

We debated a variety of topical issues throughout our campaign like

the COP21 Agreement and SDGs. We had to do a lot of work and re-

search as we were unfamiliar with many subjects so it was really

b e n e f i c i a l f o r d e v e l o p i n g n e w s k i l l s .

Our final debate, and our personal favourite was against St.

Colmcille’s Community School in Knocklyon. This debate was about

whether or not we believed HIV and Aids would be eradicated in our

lifetime. Unfortunately, we lost this debate, but we became fast

friends with the opposing team. We're in touch with them now and

we will support them through the rest of their debating season.

Debating was without a doubt the highlight of our TY experience so

far. It was great to challenge ourselves, have fun and make friends.

We will most certainly keep it up in 5th Year.

Susan Iwanowicz and Vicky Moonan

STUDENT ENTERPRISE AWARDS 2016

Congratulations to Bianca Shakeshaft and Daire O’Connell who were

awarded the best display award at the Dublin City Final of the Student

Enterprise Awards for their enterprise ‘OATS for GOATS’. The girls

were complimented on their presentation skills and were photographed

with Minister for Enterprise Mr Richard Bruton TD. A big thank you to Ms Murphy and to

Ms Thornton. Well done girls.

GAA in St. Louis High School

Congratulations to the GAA Gaelic team

who recently reached the semifinal stages

of their competition. Unfortunately they

were defeated by St Vincent’s, Dundalk.

We wish our athletes every good fortune

next year.

GEOGRAPHY TRIP

On the 25th of February Mr.O'Meara's 5th

year geography class went to their geog-

raphy investigation to the chilly 2 de-

grees Glendalough where the skies were

blue . The aim was to carry out tests on

the river Lugduff Brook and the delta

which forms as it enters the lake. This

meant doing many tests to understand

how the river transported and deposited

it's load from the upper course to the

lower course. We got guides from the

park to show us the river and they gave

us equipment to use in the investigation

of the test which, not so lucky for us, in-

volved us standing in the ice cold water

measuring the speed and depth of the

river. We now must write up our results

in our booklet which is worth 20% of our

Leaving Certificate grade. Thanks to all

the teachers and guides who helped us

on the day.

- Alison Bourke

RUGBY BLITZ—

in Wesley College

Congratulations to the senior and jun-

ior teams in the recent Rugby Blitz

which was held in Wesley College, Ball-

inteer. The Senior Team won all of its

matches and the Junior team won two

out of four matches. Well done to one

and all.

Library News:

Holocaust survivor Tomi Reichental visited us in St. Louis High School on

January 12th. He spoke to the senior cycle students in the library about his

experiences during WW II. He gave an account of his incarceration, along with several members

of his family in Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp. It was a very moving account. Afterwards

many of the students purchased his book I was a boy in Belsen which he signed for them and

posed for lots of photographs.

The French Department had a display of TY projects in the library before mid-term break, they

covered a trip to Paris in September 2015, research on a French region, famous French painters,

composers, food, music, authors, Kings of France, French Revolution or culture.

Time-tabled reading classes with class teachers continued throughout the term.

Book-clubs on Friday mornings are going well, with many girls still getting in early for our get

togethers.

We had a book–swap at the end of January and we celebrated World Book Day with another book

swap, word searches, quizzes and “ Blind Date with a Book “ which seems very pop-

ular with some of the girls. Prizes were given to three of our Top Readers, some got

prizes also for correct word-searches/quizzes on the day.

We got some new biographies for junior cycle and some for seniors which will be

of benefit to all, and some reference books for perusal in the library.

We are collecting books on an ongoing basis for both ourselves and St.

Louis Primary should you wish to donate any you no longer require.

- Gina Buckley (Librarian)

TY GAISCE HIKE in Co. Wicklow

55 TY students embarked on their Gaisce Bronze Medal 2-day hike on Thursday and Fri-

day 10th & 11th March last along with Darina, Mr Doyle, Ms Earwaker, Ms Capper and

Ms Duggan. The weather was beautiful and everybody entered into the spirit of the chal-

lenge. Well done to one and all.

Wednesday, 03.02.2016.

As usual we spent the morning in

the Four Courts, but we sat in the

County Registrar’s court where she

gave out dates and legal confirma-

tion to the barristers who were re-

questing them. We also sat in on a

civil case which had a jury which

was very unusual because they

don't normally have a jury. There

were serious allegations made

against members of the Garda.

After lunch we had a tour of the

Four Courts where we could see

the different Courts, the Law Li-

brary and different plaques and

pictures in commemoration of the

barristers who died in the Civil

War. We also had a tour of Kings

Inn. We saw paintings of all the

chief Justices as well as Roger

Casement’s trial. We also got to try

on barrister robes.

Thursday, 04.02.2016,

In the morning we had a new

barrister called Eoin Screenan. He

too showed us around the Four

Courts where we sat in the Su-

preme Court for a while. We were

also present in a trial where a pris-

oner cut off his fingers with faulty

machinery in prison. It was easier

to follow because we had seen

some of it the previous day.

After lunch we went to the CCJ

again for a talk from Judge O'Con-

nor. She told us what it was like

being a judge and also explained to

us how the prosecution and the

defence both got to refuse seven

jury members each without saying a

reason. We also sat in on a special

criminal court with a member of the

IRA being prosecuted as well as on an

arson case, a fraud case and multiple

appeals.

Friday, 05.02.2016.

We spent the whole morning per-

forming mock trials within our groups

of 25. One of the ones we did in the

school mock trial was there (Jackie O

Faoláin).

In the afternoon we spoke with the

Chief Justice and were awarded certifi-

cates for participating in the pro-

gramme.

I found it an enlightening experience

and would recommend it for future

Transition Years. It gave an in-depth

explanation of the daily life of most

people in the court. I thought it was a

great programme which also gives stu-

dents an advantage if they choose to go

into that area of the law. It has made

me think about being a solicitor when I

finish school and the programme

helped show the daily life of one. Even

if you aren't necessarily interested in

working in a courtroom in the future it

helps show many aspects of Ireland's

judiciary system.

Bar of Ireland TY Programme by Anna Samsonova 4O This year one of our St Louis TY Students was selected to participate in the Bar of Ireland TY Programme!

Monday, 01.02.2016.

In the morning we were divided into

groups of 25.Then we were split into

fives and we were assigned to a barris-

ter. My group’s barrister was called

Anna Courtney. We spent the entire

morning learning different things about

barristers and law as well as sitting in

on multiple civil cases in the Four

Courts.

In the afternoon, Orla O'Donnelll, an

RTÉ reporter who reports on criminal

cases gave a speech and presentation

on what she does in the journalistic

side of the courts. She showed us ex-

amples of what she did and even

showed us a clip of a time when there

were technical difficulties and she

dropped the microphone. Tuesday, 02.02.2016.

We visited the Four Courts again,

however we stayed in one courtroom

instead of hopping from place to place.

There were a lot of cases going on

though some of which lasted only 10

seconds and others which went on for

over half an hour.

In the afternoon we went to the

Criminal courts of Justice and a Garda

spoke to us about what he did on a dai-

ly schedule. He explained about how

criminals who came for appeals were

brought from the basement of the

building completely avoiding any pub-

lic areas. He also explained jury selec-

tion. He explained how the jury come

into the building and the measures tak-

en to ensure their safety. We also sat in

on part of a murder trial which had

over 84 witnesses.

TY News

St. Louis High School

Easter Newsletter/Nuachtlitir na Cásca 2016

Anna Samsonova

being presented

with her certificate

of completion by

the Chief Justice

Susan Denham.

Eagle’s Flight Workshop TY 2016 by Emily O’Reilly 4O

In January 2016 all TY students took part in the Eagle’s Flight Workshop. We

took part in two activities during the course of the day: Gold of the Desert

Kings and Coral Banks Construction. We started the day with Gold of the Desert Kings. This is a game where you

have to collect as much gold as possible by travelling through the desert with a limited amount of resources. We

all got really competitive with this game and definitely enjoyed it. Not only was it a tonne of fun but this game

highlighted the importance of teamwork, planning and showed us how to be productive with limited resources.

The second activity, Coral Banks Construction, was based more on teamwork and working efficiently and quickly

in a limited amount of time. This was a challenge where we had to build a bridge using K’NEX. Everyone really

loved this challenge especially as we were trying to beat the time it took the other class to build their bridge. Alas,

this time it wasn’t meant to be!

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Beauty and Skin Care Day

By Aoife McCormack 4i

This year the Transition Years had a Beauty and Skin Care Day. A lovely woman named

Selena came in to teach us how to look after our bodies and more. I personally loved this day

because I felt that all the girls in my year were on the same level and treated the same

whether we loved beauty or not. This really is a day for everyone! Honestly going in on

the Wednesday morning I thought that I would be learning how to apply make-up and I was

quite nervous, but no, the day was much better. We learned how to look after our skin, nails

and eyebrows. I had a really nice day and I know I will use the skills I learned that day in

the future. I would really recommend going if the day is available next year.

DIT “RoboSlam” Workshop by Robyn Harrison and Niamh Bradshaw

On Tuesday the 1st of March, 15 TYs were lucky enough to go to DIT College to take part in a

robot building workshop. We were chosen by interest, science subjects and higher level maths.

After registration we made our way to DIT on Kevin Street. When we arrived, there were oth-

er Transition Years from 3 other schools. The day began with a tour around DIT. We got to see

different labs relating to engineering and electricity. We then went to a room where we were

to build our robots. Students from DIT gave us a presentation on the different materials we

had to use to build a robot. They described what the materials were used for really well as

they broke it down to make it seem very simple. We were given a bag of materials each. Each

bag contained various wires, battery box, resistors, a LED, a motor driver, a breadboard (this

was where all the wires and other instruments connected to make the robot move).

On each table there were two laptops for each pair. This was used to programme our robots

and to follow instructions online on how to build our robots. The instructions came with pic-

tures which made it even more simple. The students and instructors were amazed at how fast

we made our robot. We learned how to programme our robot using our computers which send

information to the robot so it would carry out certain functions such as, drive straight on a

white surface and turn on a black surface.

We were told to design a structure for our robots ourselves which was a bit challenging as it

was very hard to balance it, but we all finally got it. We played three games after they were

built. Prizes were given to the winners. Gemma Nolan and Emily O’Reilly were two of them.

Overall, it was a really enjoyable day. It definitely gave us a different perspective on engineer-

ing. I think what was most enjoyable about the day, was that it was very practical and hands

on which was a really nice change. Most girls from TY wrote opinions for Ms. Dooley, saying

that it was the best day of TY so far! A big thank you to Ms Dooley for organising us to attend.

Trinity College Nanoscience Programme

By Adaure Chikwe 4L

TY Chips@School Nanoscience Programme

This week I was lucky to participate in the Chips@School Programme at Bridge 21, Trinity College Dublin. This was

a workshop run by Infineon allowing students to get an insight into the technology field and to come up with innova-

tive ideas for the future.

We got involved in various team building activities on the first day, whilst learning about semi-conductors (electric

particles) and how they work. Our teams participated in a competition in which we had to create a presentation on

how semi-conductors could be applied in the future.

We visited the CRANN institute at the Science gallery which was an amazing experience. We were given a guided

tour by Trinity researchers around the different labs and clean rooms which I found really intriguing.

As this year we're marking the hundred year anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, we were given a special guided

tour of the library to commemorate the events that occurred, where we also saw the Proclamation of Independence.

Although we didn't win the competition, at the end we were all rewarded with Raspberry Pis, certificates and yes, free

food!

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the week and would recommend it to any TY student next year interested in a career in

science and technology.

TY News

Eagraíodh a lán imeachtaí éag-

súla chun Seachtain na Gaeilge a

cheiliúradh is a chomóradh i

mbliana. Cuireadh Tráth na

gCeist ar siúl do roinnt dos na

blianta éagsúla agus reachtáladh

comórtaisí sa bhfilíocht and san

ealaín. Bhí ceol Gaelach pop ar

siúl sa bhforhalla gach maidin ag

cur fáilte roimh na scoláirí chun

an Ghaeilge labhartha a

spreagadh. Crochadh póstaeirí

thart timpeall na pasáistí chun

sprid Seachtain na Gaeilge a

mhúscailt i measc na ndaltaí.

Beidh an Chúigiú Bliain ag dul ar

thuras trí Ghaeilge go dtí Ard

Oifig an Phoist i mí Aibreáin seo

chugainn. Míle buíochas do Roinn

na Gaeilge a d’eagraigh na

himeachtaí.

The Bond Trader Challenge

On Thursday the 10th of March, ten fifth

year Business students went to the Aviva

Stadium to take part in Bank of Ireland’s

‘Bond Trader Challenge’. We were divided

into two teams of five and battled against

36 other teams from schools around Lein-

ster. We all had a really great night and

enjoyed not only the challenge but also the

guided tour of the stadium and refresh-

ments. Both teams were really successful

and won prizes on the night. The ‘Bond

girls’ won round five of the challenge and

‘Traders of the Lost Ark’ won best team

name.

by: Caoimhe Kenny & Rachel Riordan –5th

Yr

Sky Academy Careers Lab

Thirteen students from our 5th Year LCVP class went

to the Sky Academy Careers Lab on the 9th of March

2016. We got the opportunity to experience the type of

work that Sky do and the many different types of ca-

reers available at Sky. We participated in different

activities that helped us learn more about careers

suited to us. Everyone in the class really enjoyed the

day and it really helped us with our plans for our fu-

ture careers.

By Amy Byrne and Laura McKeon –5th Yr

Rojju Sapkota (6th Yr) received a Bronze Irish

Science Olympiad Medal in Chemistry in March.

The Irish Science Olympiad is open to students

from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ire-

land. Participants are nominated from schools and

are expected to achieve the highest marks in

Chemistry in the Leaving Certificate or A-level ex-

aminations.

To win a medal at this level of competition is a

great achievement for Rojju and it is well de-

served .

Congratulations to Megan

Byrne (2nd Yr) who ran 5K in

the recent VHI Lust for Life

Sponsorship run and raised

€930 for Our Lady’s Children’s

Hospital, Crumlin Medical Re-

search. Well done Megan. She

is pictured here with Bressie.

AILO

Well done to Claire O' Connor (6th year), Aoife Darcy & Mathilde Lyons (5th year) and Aoife Tsang (2nd year) who made it through to the national final of the All Ireland Linguistics Olym-piad which took place in Trinity College on March 15th. We were very pleased to see such interest in AILO this year. There are plenty of resources on the AILO website (www.adaptcentre.ie/ailo) so keep practising for next year's competition!

MOCK INTERVIEW EVENT

March 2nd and 3rd, 76 of our lovely Leaving Certificate students were fortunate enough to experience a Mock

Interview at St. Louis High School. 76 students were interviewed over 2 days by a total of 19 good humoured

interviewers. A huge debt of gratitude is owed to Ilona Olszak and Bríd Cannon from Ernst & Young who

recruited volunteers from Ernst & Young and who liaised so effectively with the guidance department at St.

Louis High School to make this event such a huge success.

On behalf of our students, we would like to express our thanks to our wonderful volunteers for 2016 for freeing

up their busy schedules to give their time to our Leaving Certificate students in this way. The E&Y volunteers

for 2016 were: Nadine Geraghty (a past pupil of St Louis High School), Mark Darby, Michelle Kavanagh,

Kathryn O'Malley, Laura Reynolds, John Dick, Aislinn Murphy, Tara Horgan, Bruce Fitzsimons, Emmet

Bradshaw, Ciara Hogan, Laura Crean, Emma Strutt, Megan Paybody, Laura Barnes, Richard J Walsh, Ni-

cole Casey and Cormac Kelly.

The volunteers were more than generous with their time and ensured that the Mock interviews were a positive

and affirming experience for our students. A number of our 6th year students commented how they had experi-

enced interviews before, but receiving feedback after the interview made it a more beneficial and valuable pro-

cess. All of our students emerged from the interview rooms beaming broadly; they went home that day walk-

ing on clouds. The interviewers also emerged beaming broadly; one of them told me: “I have not enjoyed an

afternoon at work so much for years.” This speaks volumes for the calibre of student we produce here at St.

Louis High School. They always conduct themselves with dignity, intelligence and good humour and are a true

pleasure to work with.

In preparation for the event, the Ernst & Young interviewers underwent upskilling to fine tune their interview-

ing skills, this made for a realistic and challenging interview experience for our students. Thanks to this consid-

erable investment of human resources by Ernst & Young, the Mock Interviews are logistically possible and a

fantastic opportunity for our students. We look forward to many more years of working with Ernst & Young to

provide an authentic Mock Interview experience for our students.

Miss Dooley.

Le Chéile Schools Trust 2016

Le Chéile Schools Trust holds an annual conference each year, in which two stu-

dents from various secondary schools all around Ireland attend with their teachers,

principals or other members of staff. We were chosen to represent St. Louis High

School Rathmines at the Le Chéile conference which was held in the Hodson Bay

Hotel in Athlone. On the day of arrival, we had dinner and then had a quiz to social-

ise with different people from different schools. Niamh and I met so many great peo-

ple there, who we still keep in contact with today. We stayed the night in the hotel

and the next day we started our workshop. The theme of the conference “Pay it for-

ward” was to be showcased in many different ways such as, song, poem, drama, pic-

tures, and dancing. Niamh and I chose music as we had our guitars. We all made up

lyrics to a well-known song and performed it in front of the teachers, principals etc.

It was really an enjoyable experience and we learned a lot from it.

- Robyn Harrison & Niamh Bradshaw TY

Traces of Memory: A Contemporary Look at the Jewish Past

in Poland

Before the midterm break, Ms Capper took our 4i Development Educa-

tion class to see a photo exhibition on the annihilation of the Jews during World War Two,

known as the Holocaust. The display was on in the Ilac library in the city centre. It was very

small, but completely worth the squash! The exhibition features photographs by the late Chris

Schwarz and texts by Prof. Jonathan Webber. Over a period of twelve years, they worked to-

gether to gather material that offers a completely new way of looking at the Jewish past that

was destroyed in Poland. The exhibition pieces together a picture of the relics of Jewish life and

culture in Polish Galicia that can still be seen today, interpreting these traces in a manner

which is informative, accessible, and thought-provoking.

It wasn’t anything like I expected it to be. Of all the photos, none of them were taken at the

time of the event, and only two of them had survivors in them. The exhibition was true to its

name in the sense that all of the photos only contained items and places that once related to

Jewish people, life and culture. The photos included old Synagogues converted into furniture

shops, with no monument or plaque commemorating what the building was once used for, old

grave stones that had been dug up and hidden in fear of the Germans destroying them. The photo

that struck me the most, however, was an empty, overgrown field, surrounded by a fence. Over

600 children were shot and buried there. No plaque or grave stone marked what had happened

there or documented who was killed. It was truly horrific. A video was shown at the end of our

guided tour, showing the stories of Jewish survivors, including the story of Tomi Reichental, who

visited the school in January.

If you ever get a chance to visit this exhibition, I would highly recommend it. It truly captures

how the Nazis attempted to completely destroy Jewish culture in Poland and the grief that was

inflicted on millions of people.

- Sorcha Reenan

SRC NEWS

The SRC had a very successful term and organised a number of charity events.

Jolly Lolly

Thank you to those who participated in Jolly Lolly week from 29th February-4th of March. We raised

€274.70 for Emilie Grunnér (past pupil) who is taking part in a sky dive in aid of youth suicide preven-

tion. Special thanks to all SRC reps that organised the event.

Civvies’ day

On the 10th of March we organised a Civvies’ day where the teachers dressed up in pupils’ uniforms.

Thank you to everyone who supported the civvies’ day and we are delighted to announce that we raised

€1050 in aid of Debra Ireland, the most amount of money that we have raised so far this year. Huge

thanks to all the teachers who took part. Thank you also to Susan Woodcock and Liz Scanlon from Debra

Ireland who visited the school on March 4th and gave excellent presentations on the disease EB—

Epidermolysis Bullosa which is a severe rare genetic skin blistering condition. We look forward to pre-

senting Debra Ireland, which supports people who suffer from EB, with the cheque next term.

Happy Easter and Happy St. Patrick’s day from the SRC

Growing up

From your very first step,

To your very first word,

You deserve to be loved,

You deserve to be heard.

In the night when,

You hear a noise down the hall,

That has an impact on you,

You grow stronger, braver, tall.

You learn from your mistakes,

Nobody gets everything right,

And you become more understanding,

After each and every fight.

You learn facts in school,

How to love, at home

How to heal, through time,

Trust as we roam.

We never stop growing,

There's always something new,

You never stop learning,

It's just something you cannot do.

Change the world

And be true to you,

Because there is not a single thing,

That you cannot do!

Patricia Bargaoanu

1st Yr

5th Year English 1916 Freedom Tour

On the 19th of October 2015 our English

class went on a 1916 Freedom Tour. We

went on this guided tour as we are study-

ing 'The Plough and The Stars' by Seán

O’ Casey for our Leaving Certificate. We

went on a bus around Dublin city which

started at Merrion Square and finished in

the same place. Our guide’s name was Ken

and our driver’s name was Tony. They

were both dressed up as soldiers in the

ICA from the Easter Rising. Ken told us

about famous Irish people like Daniel

O'Connell, Eamon de Valera, Michael Col-

lins and Countess Markievicz. He showed

us places where there are still gun shots

from the Rising visible today, like the Roy-

al College of Surgeons and Dublin Castle.

He also told us about the strategic im-

portance of Jacob’s Factory and Mount

Street Bridge during the Easter Rising. At

the end of the tour we got to hold some of

the guns and rifles that were used during

the rebellion and we posed for a class pic-

ture. After lunch we went to the National

Library to see a World War One exhibition

which was also very interesting. It was

good to do this to understand the wider

context of 1916. Both tours were very en-

joyable and I would have no hesitation in

recommending them to other students.

Fiona Mulvey (5th Yr)

Development Education

On March 8th last a group of 5th Yr stu-

dents studying Development Education par-

ticipated in the Louis Network Day in the

Plaza Hotel, Tallaght. Following the Wel-

come and Opening Address, some schools

modelled their Junk Couture Creations,

while others spoke about their projects on

Sustainable Development and Water Explo-

ration. Students and teachers then partici-

pated in workshops on Development Educa-

tion. During the concluding session, stu-

dents from various schools shared, with the

whole group, their learnings from the day

and what they were taking away with them.

Thank you to Sr Fionola Cunnane SSL who

c o - o r d i n a t e d t h e s c h o o l s .

1916

Bhailigh na sluaite go léir le chéile

Os comhair Ard Oifig an Phoist, le haidhm

amháin:

Go mbeadh saoirse ann don tír go deo.

Bhíodar neirbhíseach, ar bís agus réidh le

troid.

Níor cheap éinne go mbeadh an scéal

Fós á insint 100 bliain ina dhiaidh.

Pádraig Mac Piarais is gach duine á lea-

núint,

Shínigh sé Poblacht na hÉireann,

thosaigh an réabhlóid.

Throid siad agus throid siad ach níor

bhuaigh

Clodagh Ní Mhuirí (1L)

The 5th Yr Art class has just completed this beautiful Easter Ris-

ing 1916 Timeline. Well done to all the girls for their attention to

detail in both their research and the artistic presentation. Special

word of thanks to Ms Gaynor who guided the project.

SLHS LITERACY

Over the past term under the guid-

ance of Mr O’Boyle, a group of litera-

cy mentors from 5th Yr has been es-

tablished. Every Friday at

lunchtime they team up with some

of the 1st Yrs in the computer room

to do some literacy-related online

activities. Congratulations to all our

Literacy Mentors and hope that this

positive initiative grows from

strength to strength.

The 5th Yr Art Class

was set a challenge to

create a set of murals

depicting themes that

would reflect our re-

sponsibilities as global

citizens. They have

worked together in

design teams since the

start of the year under

the guidance of Ms

Caroline Gaynor to

create these striking

murals on the 1st floor

corridor. Well done to

all involved. We hope

that the images and

the words will inspire

all of us to take on

board their message in

our daily lives.

St Louis High School—5th Yr - MURAL WALL

Junk

Kouture

2016

My friend and I entered a competition called “Junk Kouture” where we had

to make a dress out of recycled materials. We made our design out of book

pages, chicken wire, whitepaper, paperclips, Cds, mod rock, stickers, ribbon,

tin foil and beads. It took us more than 3 months to make our dress. After we

finished, we sent photos of our design to the “Junk Kouture” online page

and we were picked for the regional finals. Over 1,100 entries were submit-

ted to Bank of Ireland “Junk Kouture” this year and our design was chosen

by the judges as one of only 320 designs. The first stage of the regional finals

was voting. This vote was worth 10% of the overall score.

Our regional final took place in the Helix, Dublin on Monday March 7th

2016. When we got to the Helix we were given a dressing room and a goodie

bag. Later on that evening, Purevnyam had a non-dress rehearsal on cat-

walk. The Show Time began at 7 pm, so we had few hours to get ready. All

designs were really impressive, and worthy to be finalists. Purevnyam did a

really great job on the catwalk. It is going to be an amazing memory, and it

was such a wonderful experience for both of us.—Roberta Jakštaitê (TY)

St Louis High School

Parents’ Council

EGGSTRAVAGANZA

Easter Raffle

Thank you to the par-

ents who supported

the Easter Raffle and

made up the beautiful

Easter Egg hampers.

There was a hamper

for every year group.

Well done to all the

SRC reps in every

class who sold tickets

for these beautiful

Easter Egg hampers.

Congratulations to all

the winners who were

announced on Wed

16th March. School re-opens

on Monday 4th

April

LC Oral & Practi-

cal exams will be

held during the

fortnight

April 11th –22nd