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A selection of news stories from 2006-7

Friday June 1st - Don's Last Stand


A fond farewell to High School legend Don McCluskey as he embarks on his retirement after 22 fantastic years in the school. A superb teacher and colleague, Don will be missed by students and staff alike. Bon voyage a notre ami.



Colonel Donald McCluskey cheerfully receives instructions for Mission Retirement

Thurs May 31st - 1st Yr Hurling Blitz



Well done to those who competed in the blitz yesterday. A great day was had by all. Mr Kiely's team won with a win and a draw while Mr Hayes team came second with one win.


Hayesy puts the boys through their paces

Thurs May 31st - 1st Yr Chess Champ



Well done to John O'Shea who was crowned 1st Yr Chess Champ after beating Eoin Shanky in the final. 3rd place was claimed by Damien McClean while fourth went to Killian Mitchell.

Tues May 22 Scrabble Championship '07 - Kiely Takes Title




The first ever High School Scrabble Championship was won yesterday by teacher D Kiely. In the final with Mr Gillanders Kiely got all the breaks, getting all four s's, both blanks, the z, j and q. However both men have decided that the prize money will be returned to the school in the form of funds for either sports equipment (table-tennis) or prize money (chess/scrabble/fantasy football). In all, 76 students entered the competition which was free to enter and took place during lunchtimes. Scrabble has now become a favourite pasttime of some students who continue to play at lunchtime in P1. Any student with web access should consider joining the Internet Scrabble Club (ISC). Just google ISC and follow the links - it's free.

The €20 prize for best individual word goes to 5th Year Brian McAree Murphy who came up with the excellent word 'yurt' which is a rudimentary tent where hide is tightly strung over a bamboo/wooden frame.

The highest scoring word was submitted by the eventual winner D Kiely who scored 85 for 'pension'.






The Final Board (click on picture for bigger image)

Wed May 16th - Some Views of the New Building

Wed May 16th - Library Winners for World Book Week Competitions

Well done to the winners of the High School World Book Week competitions. The Senior Book Review competiton was won by TY student Sean Finnegan who reviewed Dan Browne's Digital Fortress , while the Junior Short Story winner was 1st Year Conor Smith whose story was entitled 'John and the Extraordinary Time Machine'. Also the Measly Medicine Quiz was won by 1st Year James Duffy. All the boys received Xtra Vision vouchers for their efforts. Thanks to Ms Sweeney for organizing the events.

Wed May 16th - Fantasy Football Champion

As expected the fantasy football competiton was this year won by teacher D Kiely. His encyclopediac knowledge of soccer coupled with an unerring tactical astuteness guaranteed him the first prize of €160. Amazingly, he also came in second place with a different team. In 3rd place was 6th Yr Barry Woods. However controversy erupted with the threat of the expulsion of Woods by the managing authority (D Kiely). It has transpired that, like Kiely, Woods entered two teams in the competiton but only paid for one. Kiely has therefore threatened to eliminate one of his teams, the 3rd placed one, much to the chagrin of the Woods and the delight of 4th placed Jonathon Tavey. Inside sources tell us that Kiely is just taunting Tavey and has no intention of giving him the money.

Wed May 16th - Scrabble Finalists Confirmed

It's Kiely V Gillanders in the inaugural final of the High School Scrabble Championship. Kiely advanced via a close 200 point victory over 5th Yr Brian McAree Murphy while Gillanders comprehensively trounced scrabble wannabee Mr Gillick. Gillanders goes into the competition hot favourite to take the €200 1st prize and Kiely will need lots of luck to even compete on the same level. Regardless, both finalists have agreed to put the prize money back into the school, possibly in the form of prize money for a table tennis competition in the next school year. There is a €20 prize for the best word submitted. Contenders include 'travail' (D Kiely), 'fezes' (Damien McClean) and 'yurt' (Brian McAree Murphy). The final will take place next Monday.

Monday 26th March - Book Week in the High School

This week is book week in the High School and a series of literary events and competitions has been arranged by Ms Sweeney. There will be 4 Junior competitions and there will be prizes for all four. There will be a short story competition, a Measly Medicine quiz, and a Design a Bookmark competition and a book review. At Senior Cycle, there will be a Book Review competition with a prize for the best one.

Wed 14th March - High School Retain U-13 Soccer Title

Congratulations to the U-13 soccer team and their coaches J Kerr and D McBride who were today crowned Cavan/Monaghan League Champions for the 2nd year in a row.

Full details on the Soccer page.

Monday December 4th - Laptops and Digital Cameras for all Leaving Cert Tech Graphics Students!

Great news today with the arrival of a large cheque to the school targetted at Leaving Certificate Technical Graphics students. Under new Department regulations all students must have access to individual laptops and digital cameras to complete the new syllabus. This is great news for all students, present and future, and will complement the brand new state-of-the-art Technical Graphics Room that will be opened in September.

Thurs November 15th - Science Students Meet Scottish First Minister



30 High School students had a great day in the Conway Institute, UCD this week where they hosted the Scottish First Minister who was touring the state-of-the-art laboratories. They also attended lectures on how to pursue a career in the sciences.



Thanks to Mr O'Rourke and Mr McBride for organizing this trip.




Conor Deery and Michael Mallman show a DNA model to Scottish Premier Jack McConnell.


Chemical illusions at the Conway Institute, UCD.

Friday October 27th - Moynagh for President!



Congratulations to 6th Year student Patrick Moynagh who has won a six-day trip to Washington and New York USA in April. Patrick won this fabulous prize as part of a Graduate Online Civic Awareness Competition and will visit The White House, Capitol Hill. The Liberty Bell and Ground Zero. The prize is sponsored by ACCA.

Friday October 27th - Student Council in Business



Members of the 2006-2007 Student Council

The 06-07 High School Student Council is up and running. Each student year from 2nd Year upwards has at least one representative on the council which was formed to reflect student viewpoints on relevant matters within the school. This forms the third strand of the teacher-parent-student community which ensures a fair and equitable school system where all parties work together in a spirit of friendship and co-operation to make our school a better place.

The council is made up of the following:

Chairman and Head Prefect: Patrick Moynagh (6th Yr)

Secretary and Deputy Head Chairman: Owen McNally (6th Yr)

Deputy Chairman: Sean Carolan (6th Yr)

Treasurer: Eamonn Quinn (6th Yr)

Public Relations Officer: Daryl Caplice (6th Yr)

Assistant Treasurer: John Ramanauskas (5th Yr)

5th Yr Rep: Conor Callaghan

TY Rep: Conor McDermott

TY Rep: Sean Finnegan

3rd Yr Rep: Lee Clarke

2nd Yr Rep: Kyle Duff

Thursday 12th October - Transition Year Mini-Companies

This year sees some exciting ideas being turned into profit-making ventures by the Transition Year Students. Information regarding the companies and their products will be posted here over the next few days.

1. THE CALENDER:

This project is being run by Neil McEnaney, Conor McDermott, Ronan Martin, Samuel Sanni and Jakk Davies. This A3-sized calender contains helpful information on the school and local businesses. Any parent or business who would like to show their support for the school and also own one of these fantastic calenders can contact any of the participating students on the school number 042 9661525. They are selling for €3 each.

2. FC SPORTS TOPS



Male model Tobias Jedediah Bartlett shows off the FC Sports Top

Sports tops available at excellent prices in 6 different colours with your club crest. Available in Red & White, Yellow& Green, Red & Black, Red & Green, Yellow & Black and Blue & Yellow. Adult sizes (S, M, XXL) cost only €50, while children's sizes are available at €40 (6-7, 12-13) and €45 (13-14). Tops can be emblazoned with the club crests of Donaghmoyne, Carrickmacross, Killanny, Inniskeen, Corduff and The High School. Anybody interested in purchasing a sports top can contact any of the following students at the school number 042 9661525: Joe Butler, Cian Wakely, Donal Finnegan, Peter O'Hanlon or Darragh Larney.

Thurs 28th September - Premiership Prizes Won

6th Yr student Shane McNally and 3rd Yr student Sean McGlew were the lucky winners of superb tickets to see Man Utd and Newcastle Utd play their Premiership game. McNally, with an impressive track record in jamminess, was ecstatic. Fighting back tears, he expressed his gratitude to the school, his parents, his dog Fluffy and the world at large. McGlew was much calmer, simply stating "It was meant to be. I am the special one."

Monday 18th September - Golfers draw with St McCartan's

Well done to Mr Scully's golf team who drew with a much-fancied St McCartan's on Friday last. The final score was 2-2 . The High School team consists of Caolan Duffy, Darragh McKenna, Raymond Mulholland and Eugene Smith. The next game in the Ulster Colleges Golf is against St Pat's Dungannon on Friday 22nd of September.

Friday September 15th - Win a Premiership Trip for 4!!

On Sunday 1st October Newcastle Utd will travel to Old Trafford (that is, if they have enough uninjured players to field a team) to play Manchester Utd. And you could be there too. Can you really afford to miss the chance of verbally abusing Ronaldo, Rooney and the sub-normal Gary Neville? I think not.

We have 2 packages to give away in our super Premiership draw. Both are for 1 adult and 3 children and include travel, accomodation and Grade A match tickets.

To be in with a shout, simply buy a line for €10 from the TY students who are visiting classes. You can enter as many times as you want.

The draw will take place on Wed 27th September at 3 p.m. All funds raised will be used for school activities.