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Principals Address
Welcome to our Spring Newsletter which helps to inform parents of
development in Douglas Community School. This newsletter also includes
the programme for our Annual School Musical – Snow White and the Eleven
Dwarfs.
Douglas Community School has again lived up to its tradition of academic
excellence with the achievement of our Leaving Certificate student of 2007 John
McNamara in winning a University College Cork Entrance Scholarship. Parents may
not realise that our achievements over the years in winning University Scholarships
have been remarkable and unmatched by any other school in the Douglas- Rochestown
area. We are regular winners of University College Cork Scholarships and have also won scholarships to Trinity College
Dublin, Cambridge University and a number of Universities in the United States.
In the Irish Times survey of Irish Schools Douglas Community School has a consistent pattern of having 80% of Leaving
Certificate students go on to third level – mostly to UCC and CIT. A number of our students also go to UK colleges which
are not reflected in this survey. Those that do not go on to third level generally study at Post Leaving Certificate Colleges
such as the College of Commerce and St. John’s or enter into vocational training programmes. Parents can be confident
that our students are achieving the highest of academic standards.
Our academic success is a very significant indicator of school quality but must be matched in other areas before a school can
claim to be providing a rounded education for its students. Douglas Community School continues to compete successfully
in a wide range of sporting activities including Hurling, Football, Basketball, Soccer, Athletics, Rugby, Badminton, Tennis,
Table Tennis, Golf and Pitch and Putt.
Our artistic and cultural life was showcased at our Advent Carol Service with our Choir winning many compliments for their
superb performance and our first year acting group putting on an excellent short play.
Our Annual School musical this year is a pantomime. Those of you who have seen our productions over the past few years
will realize that we have a change in style of production each year from modern musical to comedy to Gilbert and Sullivan.
This year’s production demonstrates the depth of talent of our students. Most of the performers have never taken part in
a show before which makes this production even more remarkable. The development of self-confidence and team building
in putting on a show will stand to these students in their later careers.
I thank, on behalf of students and parents, the teachers who give so willingly of their time to make the production a
success – Alan Gould, Ger O’Connell, Anne Moriarty, Aaron Wolfe, Catherine O’Mahony, Sabrina Mackey, Jerry O’Mahony and
Ted O’Sullivan as well as the numerous other teachers who help along the way.
Above all these successes – academic, sporting and cultural clearly - show that Douglas Community School continues to
develop well educated, rounded and balanced students.
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John MacNamara receiving his UCC Scholorship
from Dr. Michael Murphy
Congratulations
to John MacNamara
who received a
UCC Scholarship
Douglas Community School, Clermont Avenue, Douglas, Cork, Ireland
Tel: 021 429 4201 Fax: 021 429 2723 Email: admin@dcscork.ie

DOUGLAS COMMUNITY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
MENTAL HEALTH PUbLIC
SPEAkING COMPETITION
Congratulations to the students of Douglas Community
School who competed in the final of The Cork Mental
Health Public Speaking Competition. The students involved
were Andrew O’ Reilly, Kevin Tobin, Aidan Murphy and
Ben Coughlan. They defeated Rochestown Community
College and North Monastery in the first round and then
out pointed Presentation Secondary School Mitchelstown
and Ballincolig Community School in the semi-final.
Congratulations to all involved, and best of luck in the
final against Boherbue Comprehensive School as well as
Mt Mercy Secondary School, Roscarberry.
Public Speaking Team of Ms.Mackey, Andrew O Reilly,
Aidan Murphy, Kevin Tobin and Ben Coughlan.
German Debating
The German Debating team of David Winning, David
Bourke, Ian Falvey and Michael Crowley were successful
in round two against Millstreet Community School and
we wish them every success in the future rounds of the
competition.
David Winning, Michael Crowley, Ian Falvey, David
Bourke
YOUNG SCIENTISTS OF
DOUGLAS COMMUNITY
SCHOOL
This year Cillian Bracken, Ronan Doyle and Gareth Kidney,
all fourth year students, travelled to Dublin to represent
Douglas Community School in the Young Scientist
competition 2008. Students from the school have been
very successful in years gone by and this year was to
follow that familiar pattern with the work of the students
drawing a lot of attention. Well done to the boys for their
fine work.
Cillian Bracken, Gareth Kidney, Ronan Doyle
CAR SAFETY
FOR FOURTH YEARS
Students of Douglas Community School are given the
opportunity to undertake a car safety course as part of
the fourth year curriculum. The object of the programme
is to instill in the young driver an understanding of the
limitations and frailties of a vehicle and to dispel any
feeling of invincibility behind the wheel. This practical
“hands on” approach is designed to help the students
see their responsibilities as drivers.
Car safety course for fourth years

Snow white
This year’s production is Snow White. We are hoping it will be as successful as
in previous years. This years drama is similar to the modern fairytale but with
a D.C.S twist! Both staff and students have worked hard on this drama.
We hope you enjoy this magical experience!
Special thankS
Douglas Community School would like to thank the local primary schools for
their help and co-operation in this years school show.
SponSorShip
We would also like to thank the many local businesses who contributed so
generously. In return the names of these premises will be advertised on the
nights of the show.
Finally a thank you to our own students,
aaron canty and alan Smith, for their poster designs.

snow white ‘the CAst’
ConstruCtion
Conor Bowen
Peter Coughlan
Mateusz Gorlowski
Chris Moriarty
Brian O’ Connor
Cian O’ Connor
Gary Perrott
Sam Ruane
Edwin Zak
Robert O’ Donovan
PubliCity GrouP
Joseph Barry
Aaron Canty
Kieran Donegan
Stephen Dorney
Cian Fitzpatrick
Andrew Fitzgerald
David Foley
Dylan Hamilton
Ross Harrington
Zain Haidri Ali
Liam Kenefick
David Looney
Colm Linehan
Robert Lyons
Michael Kenny
Anthony Meaney
Kevin Melsop
Jason Murphy
Andrew Murtagh
Aaron Noonan
Conor O’ Brien
Henry O’ Donovan
Mark Parkes
Alan Smith
Darren Walsh
ACtors, sinGers
& DAnCers
David Barrett
Olan Bermingham
John Bradfield Mullen
David Broughal
Cillian Bracken
Dan Buckley
Michael Carroll
Peter Carroll
Mark Connor
Pablo Corbi
Jack Casey
Rodney Daly
Ronan Doyle
Adam Duke
David Dunlea
Ferdia Dwane
Ciaran Fleming
Eoin Freaney
Tyrone Gee
Daniel Glavin
Jamie Glavin
Kieran Gleeson
Shane Hamilton
Tony Healy
Joaquin Izquierdo
Darren Johnston
Adam Kelleher
Ronan Kelly
Kieran Keogh
Garrett Kidney
Luke Kearns
Evan Lacey
Michael Lyons
David Madigan
Elliot McCarthy
Colin Moloney
Paul Murphy
Brian Murray
Kieran Nevin
Andrew Neville
Stephen Neville
Brian Nolan
Damien Nolan
Peter Nolan
Shane Nugent
Alan O’ Brien
David O’ Brien
Darren O’ Connell
Eoghan O’ Connor
Stephen O’ Donovan
Keith O’ Donoghue
Eoin O’ Mara
Greg O’ Riordan
Eoin O’ Sullivan
Sean O’ Sullivan
Gearoid Power
David Quirke
Michael Quinlan
Damien Randles
Stephen Ring
Ronan Sammon
Ian Seymour
Marc Tobin
Joan Valles
Alan Walsh

Fourth Year Students involved in Snow white

DOUGLAS COMMUNITY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AT
DOUGLAS COMMUNITY SCHOOL
We are calling on all students of Douglas Community School
to participate in the extra curricular life of the school. While
the academic part of school life is the main focus there are
also many opportunities for our students to “let their hair
down”. Young people today have many different interests but
the staff of Douglas Community School recognize this fact and
this why we offer such interests as Gaelic Football, Hurling,
Soccer, Basketball, Rugby, Tennis, Table Tennis, Badminton,
Chess, Choir, School Band, Musicals in fourth year, Debating,
Public Speaking, Golf and Athletics. Some students may be a
little apprehensive about trying out something different but
they could look upon the sports day next May as the ideal
time to take part in something new.
SUCCESS ON THE
SpORTING fRONT
U16 MUNSTER AND ALL IRELAND WINNERS
Congratulations to the D.C.S. U16 soccer squad who won the
Munster and then went on to All Ireland success in 2007.
This is a fine achievement for the pupils involved.
Congratulations must also go to the U14 Gaelic football
squad who won the county for the school in 2007 .This
team is full of potential and there are high hopes for future
success
U14 GAELIC FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS 2007
pAST pUpILS Of DOUGLAS
COMMUNITY SCHOOL MAKE
US pROUD
Eoin Cadogan Stephen Moylan, Fintan O’Leary, Alan Barry
and Thomas O’Connor have represented Cork this year
at U21 level and the school is very proud of their fine
achievements. We would also like to take this opportunity
to congratulate Eoin as he was an integral part of the
senior football squad that competed in the All-Ireland
final in September.
Aaron O’Callaghan is earning a fine reputation as a golfer
of considerable talent on the college circuit in the United
States and we have no doubt he
will continue to make us proud.
Colin Doyle earned his first full
international cap and continues
to ply his trade for Birmingham
City F.C. Colin was kind enough
to call to the school before the
summer and give us a signed
jersey that is now proudly
displayed in our assembly area
Signed jersey from Senior
Irish International Colin Doyle.
DOUGLAS COMMUNITY
SCHOOL ATHLETICS
The 2007 year has been a very successful one for Douglas
Community School athletes. Many of the teams excelled
in numerous competitions and there were also some
A group of Douglas Community School Athletes
outstanding individual performances. The school shared
the unique distinction of being one of only two schools
in the entire country to have three full teams qualified for
the All-Ireland Schools Cross-Country Championships. The
school was also named the best overall school at the South
Munster & Munster Schools Cross-Country championships.
Craig Murphy had an outstanding year winning the
Cardiff International Cross-Country, taking 2nd in the All-
Ireland Schools Cross-Country championships and setting
personal bests on the track from 800m-5000m. Craig was
also named on the Athletic Association of Irelands High
Performance Panel for 2008, a fine accolade. It was also
great to see the new 1st year students performing so well
in their first year of competition. Athletes such as Conor
Foley, Ian Tobin, James Kelleher, Cullen Lynch, Rob O’ Neill
all performed superbly throughout the year. The future
looks bright for Douglas Communty School!!!

DOUGLAS COMMUNITY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
DOUGLAS COMMMUNITY
SCHOOL TOURS 2007
This year there are two school tours on offer to the students
of Douglas Community School. On the 9th of February 40
students will head for the slopes of Austria for a week and
then in March a group of fourth years will be off to London
for a three day tour of the city. We wish all the students
and teachers involved a safe return.
Douglas Community School students on tour
THE SPIRIT OF GIVING
IS ALIVE IN DOUGLAS
COMMUNITY SCHOOL
During December of 2007 the students carried on the
charitable work done by generations of students gone by.
Christmas cards were sold, a non uniform day was held,
tickets were bought for raffles all in an effort to raise funds
for the needy people of Cork. The amount of money raised
was over six thousand and were distributed to Marymount
Hospice, Share, Simon Community as well as Edel House.
Basketball under 19
county finalists
Cian O’Mahony with his students in St. Lucia
Mr. Cian O’Mahony, a biology teacher, of Douglas
Community School, has taken a year out and travelled to
St. Lucia to work in a school that caters for young men
from very disadvantaged backgrounds. Monies raised by
our LCVP students were donated to Mr. O’Mahony so that
he could purchases materials for the school. We wish him
all the best for the remainder of the school year.
A cheque for Marymount Hospice, Share,
Simon Community and Edel House
Rugby Team Visit by a Band to Douglas
Community School
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