CCS Unlimited - Cabinteely Community School

The House Journal of Cabinteely Community SchoolCCS UnlimitedVol 1 Issue 4IncludesALLPRIZES andAWARDS2008Full listingsBARCELONAExploring the cityCHEMISTRYNew frontiersIn TransitionFourth year at a timeof changeJuniorAchievementSpecial reportParisIn the city of lightCCSUnlimited 1CCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 1 13/06/2008 10:48:15

CCS UnlimitedC O N T E N T SNEWS & VIEWS3 Welcome4 The CaptainsThe Chaplain5 Sports NewsREGULARS6 Travel9 Debating news11 Out and About16 Visitors19 French19 Profile28 ScienceFEATURES20 COVER STORY:Transition Year in transition12 DSPCA visit14 Religion20 COVER STORY: Transition Year in transition26 Up, up and away27 John Quinn - writer31 Junior Achievement programmeEXTRAS13 Changing rooms18 UCD Summer School30 Special Olympics40 Green Schools5 Sports News 13 Changing RoomsLISTINGS32 Prizes and awards36 Class photographs17 Open Day 40 Green SchoolsPrincipal - Joe KeaneDeputy Principal -James MoloneyRory BaileyAoife BarronMaryBeltonPadraig BishopOrlagh BrettMichael BurnsDeirdre ByrneBrendan CampbellMarie Therese CanavanLiam CarterLaura Casey2 CCSUnlimitedC A B I N T E E L Y C O M M U N I T Y S C H O O LPaul ClarkeChristine ClearyEileen CollinsCian CooneyDominique de GraeFrances DuncanBreffne EarleyBilly EggintonPatrick FarrellPaul FieldSadie GleesonTracy GonoudTom HealyMichael JoyceTracy KavanaghMartin KayllSharon KeaneJoseph KeatingKathy KehoeEamonn KielyMoira LeeMichelle LyneBryan MacMahonAlice McCarthyRoisin McDonaldKatherine McLoughlinLaura McTaggartCaroline NolanCatriona NolanColm O’ConnorMichael O’DwyerTom O’GormanDeclan O’NeillMargaret PegnamTracey RichardsonAidan RyanMaria ShawLaura SweenyLouise WalshPaul ButlerDeclan WalshAnne HoyeLorraine McCaulAnn Maire KennedyDebbie PalmerMary HoganMary KeatingSandra ButlerBrina DelaneyRose EwinsMelissa McGuirkRose KeatingAvril BrowneSuzanne HoganPhil LyonsBarbara DoyleMargaret KennedyPatricia MooneyColette FaganCatherine HenryJenny DoyleMiriam ClarkeSuzanne DoyleMuriel EnrightCCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 2 13/06/2008 10:48:19

The House Journal of Cabinteely Community SchoolCCS UnlimitedA Welcome fromthe PrincipalThe importance of involvementEditorial CommitteeMarie-Therese CanavanMargaret PegnamDesignBrendan CampbellPhotographersJames MoloneyAlice McCarthyJoseph KeatingBrendan CampbellKillian LubyJade KennyPrintersRuon PrintOf all the tasks I get to do every year one of the most enjoyable hasto be welcoming you to our in – house magazine ‘C.C.S. Unlimited’.With the pace of life so hectic in the school it can be difficult to graspthe extent of student participation in school life. It is only at this timeof year as the Editorial Committee debate what should be included inour magazine that I begin to appreciate the many varied activities thatstudents have engaged in over the last twelve months. It is hearteningto see so many students avail of the opportunities which schoolpresents to them and it is with great pleasure that I invite you tobrowse through this issue and see for yourself the breadth of studentinvolvement and spirit.This spirit was embodied in the introduction of the Green Schoolsinitiative. This is a completely new departure and involves studentsand staff working in partnership to create and sustain awareness aboutour own environment here in the school.Students concerns for others was to the fore yet again in 2008. CysticFibrosis and the Peter Bradley Foundation were beneficiaries ofstudent fund-raising throughout the year, as was the D.S.P.C. A. andW.S.P.C.A. A big thank you and well done to everyone involved.A first for Cabinteely occurred this year with the arrival of both theCeann Comhairle, John O’Donoghoe T.D. and the Minister forEducation, Mary Hanifin T. D. to the school . In front of nationalnewspapers and T.V. crews our students shone as they quizzed theirpolitical leaders in a lively question and answer session.Once again our students were worthy ambassadors for the school asthey travelled far and wide : from Donegal to Paris and Barcelona.They did us proud.The tradition of Transition Year has always been strong in Cabinteelyand students who have participated in it have reaped the benefitsfor years after. We are delighted to be in a position to extend thisexperience to all students this year. I know that our students, withtheir energy and enthusiasm, will once again wholeheartedly grasp theopportunities which this year will present.Powering all of this activity is our students’ ever-growing passion forlearning. Long may it continue.Best wishesJoe KeaneCCSUnlimited 3CCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 3 13/06/2008 10:48:21

From The CaptainsWe’d like to start by saying how honoured we are to have beenchosen as your school captains and, at the same time, how privilegedwe are to be writing this to all of you.In a way we are happy to be leaving Cabinteely as we all start eithercollege or work life. We are sad that our time here has come to anend. We are all going our separate ways, holding onto the memoriesthat we have of the past six years, which we will never forget.Each memory is individual, unique to each one of us and in yearsto come will serve as a reminder of the amazing times we had inCabinteely.These years have been far from boring.Who can forget the various escapades across the world! Thetransition year trips to Achill and Rome, this year’s trip to France, orthe globetrotters trip to India last year which opened the eyes of ourschool community to the world around us.We haven’t aimed to make this piece funny or sad, but to let it remindour friends of the joy and the happy times we have had with them.And as we continue on in this world, either as carpenters or teachers,we will all look back on our time here and how it made us the peoplewe are.THE CHAPLAIN’S VIEW‘Yes we can’ - really?While watching the American Presidential coverage on TVand the internet I was interested in the Presidential Candidate’sBarack Obama’s slogans ‘Yes we Can’ and ‘Change we canbelieve in’. Each candidate usually attaches a phrase or logoto their campaign to get peoples attention and in turn get theirvotes.Initially I thought there was not much substance to these logos.I thought they were catchy and would possibly sway peopleto vote in an air of excitement and eagerness for change.However as I follow the Campaign of Barack Obama the firstAfrican American Presidential Candidate to do so well in aUS Primary Presidential election I discovered a genuine desirein Obama to meet the will of the people to make ‘change’actually happen.Change is something that can often excite us or on occasionscare us. Change and the unknown or unfamiliar unsettle us.We are creatures of habit. More often than not we are morecomfortable with the familiar. We know our daily routinesand responsibilities. We are familiar with the people in ourlives and with the comfort or at times the challenges they maybring.Yet by our human nature we are drawn towards change. Weaspire to become better people through our daily experiences.We embrace change almost unaware of its colourful existenceright under our noses. Time and people and nature bringabout change. In CCS our new first years have brought theirown individual unique and gifted personalities to our school.Our sixth years have blessed the school with many years ofcreativity and learning and ordinary human decency. Changeis a natural and necessary cycle to our human nature.Taking this opportunity, we’d like to thank all the year heads we’vehad over the years. From Ms. Cryan and Mr. Clarke in third year toMs. Duncan who certainly put the manners on us in fourth year. Fromthere we were delicately taken over by Ms. Mc Carthy and her troupeof followers. Ms. Mc Carthy took up the reins and brought us up tothe Leaving Cert gracefully. A huge thanks from all of us.We’d also like to thank all the staff here in Cabinteely not forgettingMr. Keane and Mr. Moloney who have all made our lives so mucheasier. To all of the office, caretaking, cleaning staff and to everyteacher whose class we have had the pleasure of being in, we saythank you.But most importantly, to our friends, our year group here inCabinteely, we couldn’t have asked to be with a nicer, friendliergroup of people. You are amazing and we hope you continue just asyou are, holding the memories of the last six years close to heart.Best of luck to the 6th and 3rd years with their exams in June. Ithas been a tough few years but worthwile spending them here inCabinteelyAnd finally, best of luck to next years school captains. We hope theexample we’ve set is a good one for future captains!Shona HanlonConor FennelHowever we have choices that we make every day that canaffect the changes in our daily lives. These choices eventuallymake up who we are and what we hold as important to us. Thesupporters of Barack Obama in America call out the slogan‘Yes We Can’. Some meaning behind this slogan becameclearer for me when I learned more about the person BarackObama. He believes that cooperation, community, and genuinegood will among our families, school mates and colleaguescan bring about real change and is something real within allour grasps, regardless of skin colour, background, religious orpersonal beliefs.Today young adults are faced with more and more possibilitiesand exciting and sometimes complicated challenges. Byfacing our future with hope and love we can make real changehappen in our own lives and in the lives of those we love, andin our communities. If I wait for my friend or my neighbour todo what I can do I am not using the talents and gifts that I havebeen given by God. Each day we have the unique and amazinggift of life to embrace and believe that yes we can make theworld a better place. We can make our homes, school, andcommunity, class rooms, staff room and football pitch betterplaces because we have a positive attitude.Padraig4 CCSUnlimitedCCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 4 13/06/2008 10:48:22

CCS UnlimitedSPORTS NEWSSENIOR FOOTBALL TEAM 2007-8LEINSTER TEAM TRIALSWhile playing for Cherry Orchard, Paddy O’Reilly the managerof the Leinster School’s Team asked me to come along to theTrials for the Team. Trials took place during September andOctober of 2007. Over 300 schoolboys tried out for the team butonly a panel of sixteen from the possible 300 was picked to playfor Leinster in the Inter-Provincial Tournament in Monaghan/Cavan in November 2007. In the Interprovincial Tournamentwe played the three other Provinces of Ireland. Winning againstConnaught 3 – 1 and Munster 2 – 0, but ending up drawingwith Ulster 0 – 0. I scored three goals in the Inter-ProvincialTournament and was named Top Scorer of the Tournament. Weended up with seven points out of a possible nine and went onto win the Inter-Provincial Tournament. I missed out on the IrishSchool’s Team but hopefully next year I can make it onto the IrishSchool’s Team.CARL FORSYTHADVENTURES IN HORSE-RIDINGI never imagined a chance dayout with some of my schoolfriends would change my life.Way back in 1 st year MissFlynn asked students if theymight be interested in doinghorse riding. Up until thenthe idea of horse riding nevercrossed my mind. I thoughtyou had to own a horse to rideone.Anyway seven studentswent out on a Wednesdayafternoon. I hadn’t a clue whatI was doing. We went up tothe stables in Enniskerry. Wewere introduced to Joe whois the manager. He made mefeel welcome. Before I knewit I was up on a horse calledDancer. I was delightedwith my first day. We walkedaround and trotted a bit. Mindyou my legs were killing meby the last day.I joined the club properand after a year I started toget better and more peoplenoticed me. Now I have ahorse called Daisy Dugan.It’s not all fun: you have toclean him and the stables.Hopefully my future when Ileave school will be aroundhorses. Perhaps you will seeme on the telly as a jockey!DANIELLE HUDSONUNDER 18 FOOTBALL TEAMEthan Doyle and Jamie KennyOur first match was againstCBS Drogheda in the LeinsterSchools Cup. Cabinteely werecaptained by Darren Turner. Theteam lost 7- 1 but was unluckyto lose by such a high score. Itwas a heroic effort but the teamwere outclassed.The next game was in theLeinster Schools League. Ouropponents were St Benildus.The team put up a better fightthis time but once again lostwith a 5-0 drubbing.Temperswere fraying on the pitchand the sidelines.The playersreacted angrily to commentsby the manager “Mourinho “O’Gorman. His request for theteam to play faster was met withderisory comments about histwo wheeled form of transport,a Vespa, with a top speed of 40mph.The team trainer “McFly”Cooney was jeered by playersfor having such a ridiculouslyshort playing career.The next game was awayagainst James St. This was a realhealing experience for the teamand management. A united effortsaw a major improvement onprevious matches with the teamcoming back from 2-0 downwith goals from Gary OBrienand a superb late equaliser fromthe diminutive but deadly strikerGary Leonard.The team earnedits first points of the campaign.The atmosphere was electric onthe bus home to Cabinteely withsome very good Mc Fly jokesflying around.The last game of the season wasagainst Firhouse CommunityCollege. At last Ethan Doylewas back from his wrist injury.He got off to a good start witha fierce effort which rocked thecrossbar. Gary Leonard wasunlucky to miss from 6 yardsout from a powerful cross fromCarl Forsythe. Our strikerswere constantly frustrated bytheir defence. In the 80 th minutethe team conceded a late goaltotally against the run of play.There was an injury to theFirhouse team captain as WayneGalton came out of the box attop speed and jumped for a 50-50 ball with studs high. He saidlater he felt he had been hit bya train. A brave series of lastminute efforts failed to producea goal.We went out of the league, ourteam getting better all the timebut unable to get that vital goalin the last game which wouldhave put us into the next round.The panel included: GaryO’Brien, Gary Leonard,Dean and Alan White, DarrenTurner, Jamie Geraghty, JamieKenny, Ethan Doyle, PaulMc Bride,Wayne Galton,CarlForsythe, Derek Rogerson,Steve Poulton, Ross Dalton,Paul Walsh, Greg Travers,Michael Kennedy, DanielCruise, Daryl Noble, DillonRobinson, Thomas O’Hanlonand James Murray.VOLLEYBALL NEWSVolleyball is in its third year of existence in Cabinteely and isimproving all the time. Third year students were involved this yearand represented the school in the B league competition, doing boththemselves and the school proud. Training was slightly disrupted thisyear with the renovations of the sports hall but full use was made ofthe impressive new facilities after Christmas.GirlsCompetition started in January with Cabinteely being narrowlybeaten by Manor house and Colaiste Bride. In February however thegirls were very successful, beating all three Santa Sabina teams inSutton. Unfortunately the girls finished third in the group with onlythe top two teams going through to the next round.The girls panel: Ciara Nolan (Captain), Stacey Banks, LauraBennett, Gemma Matthews, Sarah Devlin, Saoirse Parsons, LaurenKelly, Jodie White, Sarah Bell and Leah King.Well done to all!CCSUnlimited 5CCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 5 13/06/2008 10:48:23

CCS UnlimitedTRAVELA Taste ofPARISOver the February midterm Cabinteely CommunitySchool’s French students had the opportunity to visit Pariswhile staying with a French family to help improve their graspof the language. Twenty students went, accompanied by Ms.Nolan and Mme. de Grae. The trip began on the 14 th Februarywith the students meeting outside the school, bags packed andready to go. We took the bus to the airport and from this pointon, French became the spoken language. After arriving at theairport, a “merci” to our driver, we headed for departures andwe were away. By the time we arrived in Charles de Gaulleairport it was 7 p.m. After another two hours on the bus toLisses, the town outside Paris where we were staying, we wereall exhausted after a day of travel and excitement. We met withour respective families and went back to our houses to get toknow them. The next day began at 9 a.m. with language classesin the local school. Our teachers were great and we learned a lot.In the afternoon we took a bus tour around Paris and saw all themain tourist attractions. We got off at the Louvre museum wherewe just had to see the world famous Mona Lisa. That evening weate on the Champs Elysées the most famous shopping street inParis. 6 Saturday CCSUnlimited also began with classes after which we went tothe Eiffel Tower. We climbed to the second floor for wonderfulviews of Paris. Then we took the bateau mouche down the RiverSeine and ended the day with a visit to Notre Dame Cathedral.Sunday was a much more relaxed affair. There was no schoolin the morning and the day was spent with the family speakingnothing but French. We had classes on Monday morning as usualafter which we visited Sacré Coeur, the painters in Montmartreand La Place du Tertre. After this we had some free time to doshopping and pick up souvenirs for our own families. The nextday began early as we headed straight for the airport and ourplane home. Regrettably this once in a life time trip was over butthe experiences we took away from it were invaluable. The tripwas well worth while and I would definitely go again.CCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 6 13/06/2008 10:48:31

OUR EXPERIENCES OF FRANCEUseful Expression: Je suis désolé(e)/ I’msorryIt was challenging as it put you in a situationwhere you had to speak French. (Zach)Classes were enjoyable and interactive.(Zach)The buildings and layout of the city were alot nicer. (Zach)I used to judge the French before but now Irealise that they are a lot friendlier. (Zach)It was brilliant, very fun and not a boring day.(Siobhan)The Eiffel Tower was amazing. (Siobhan)It’s a lot bigger and cleaner than Dublin.(Siobhan)It didn’t seem as romantic as I thought itwas....still nice though. (Siobhan)It made me love French even more.(Siobhan)It really helped with my grasp of French.(Melanie)I hope to go back again in the future.(Melanie)Seeing people speak the language mademe want to learn to speak it even more.(Melanie)I wish the trip could have been longer.(Melanie)It was great fun being in another country withall your friends. (Conor)Best memory: Visiting the Eiffel Tower.(Conor)I enjoyed the food a lot, two hour longdinners! (Conor)The classes were good fun. (Conor)I think going to the country helps tie in all youhave learnt in class. (Conor)Cheese after every meal! It was good too.(Jonathon)The architecture is exquisite. (Jonathon)Useful expression: “Comment on dit...”/ Howdo you say.... (Jonathon)It reinforced that French is not just a class inschool. It’s a whole way of life. (Jonathon)Most memorable moment: Miss Nolan’shorrible hot chocolate on the Eiffel Tower.(Rachel)Paris is so beautiful and fun. (Rachel)I can’t really choose a best memory. All of itwas good. (Conor)I learnt it was rude to reach across the tablefor something. (Conor)The teachers always spoke French. (Conor)I was surprised with how much French Ilearned in such a short time. (Paul)I think the experience of staying with the hostfamily was the best memory. (Paul)Food was different. Lots of bread, water andvery very long meals. (Paul)I was surprised at how much bigger it wasthan Dublin. (Paul)They get up really early. (Paul)I’m considering going back in the summer.(Paul)Zwischen Blau-Grün-LuftBlau-Grün-Luft, Blau-Grün-Luftund immer wieder Blau-Grün-Luft,Blau-Grün-Luft, und ich mittendrin.Aber diese stürmischen Wellen einesnicht allzu sauberen Meeres- indenen ich anscheinend ertrinkesindin Wirklichkeit etwas ganzanderes: Meine Mitschüler, diealle eine blau-grüne Schuluniformtragen, stehen zur allmorgendlichenVollversammlung nach Alphabetgeordnet hintereinander. Irgendwo indiesem Haufen befinde auch ich michund überlege, wo hier mein Platz seinsoll. Aber wie komme ich eigentlichhier her?Da ich an einem Auslandsaufenthaltin Irland teilnahm, hatte ich nicht nureinen familiären Neubeginn (ich lebteab jetzt in einer Gastfamilie), sondernauch einen schulischen. Zunächstempfand ich den Schulbesuch alsnotwendiges Übel, allerdings begannich ihn nach und nach zu schätzen.An meinem ersten Tag lernte ichviel Neues kennen: Ab jetzt gingich in das 5 th year (entspricht inDeutschland etwa dem ersten Jahrder Kollegstufe) an der CabinteelyCommunity School. Neben mirbereits bekanntem Unterricht inbeispielsweise Chemie, Mathe undEnglisch besuchte ich auch das FachHome Economics. Mit Hauswirtschafthatte ich in Deutschland bisherwenig zu tun gehabt, genauso wiemit Nachmittagsunterricht bis 16.00Uhr. Ein weiterer beeindruckenderUnterschied zwischen meiner irischenund deutschen Schule war dieLeichtigkeit, mit der Lehrer Ausflügemit ihren Klassen organisierten.So konnte ich sowohl an einemVortrag über Medizin also auch aneiner Führung durch das irischeParlament, dem „Dail“, teilnehmen.Bei letzterem begrüßte uns sogardie irische Bildungsministerinpersönlich. Faszinierend fandich außerdem die Spontanitätmeiner Klassenkameraden etwasgemeinsam außerhalb der Schulezu unternehmen oder sich einfachtreiben zu lassen. Diesen Zustanddes Nichtstuns verdeutlicht folgendesirisches Radiozitat: „Take it easy and,if you can‘t take it easy, take it as easyas you can.“Und jetzt? Viel zu schnell ist die Zeitin meiner neuen Heimat vergangen,wo ich schließlich meinen Platzzwischen all dem Blau-Grün-Luftgefunden habe.Cabinteely Community school, ichwerde euch nie vergessen!Liza von GrafensteinCCSUnlimited 7CCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 7 13/06/2008 10:48:36

CCS UnlimitedTRAVELBeautiful BarcelonaCIARA MCKEEVER AND SARAH KEATINGLast May, nine fourth year students went to Barcelona for fourdays. We were accompanied by Mrs. Duncan and Mr. O’ Neill.We left Dublin airport very early on Wednesday morning andarrived into Barcelona around 9.15am. When the plane landed,Mrs. Duncan was terrifi ed, she screamed out loudly “stop, stop,reverse brake, stop.” And put her hands on the seat in front ofher. It was funny. After collecting our luggage, we made our wayto the coach which brought us to our hotel outside Barcelona.over an hour long. All of us went on the water slide. Some ofus even dared to go on the dreaded Dragon Khan. It was reallyscary! It was a wonderful day and we didn’t leave until closingtime. We were lucky to get the last train home. That night wewere too tired to go out.After sorting out our rooms, we decided to go to the beach.Mrs. Duncan bought us a ball and we ended up playing beachvolleyball. Some of us even dared to get into the water, butwe got out very quickly when Becky was stung by something“strange” in the sea!! Shopping was the choice for the remainderof the day.On our second day in Barcelona, we took a tour bus around thecity, where we saw many of the tourist attractions including thefamous Gaudi Sagrada Familia Cathedral. The highlight for uswas our visit to the famous Barcelona stadium. We got a touraround the arena and even managed to get our photographtaken with real famous players.In the evening the group took a stroll around Barcelona, wherewe saw many families sitting in the cafes on the streets alldressed up. You certainly would not see this in Dublin!!On Friday, we all had to be up early as we were taking a traintrip to the famous Portaventura Waterpark. The journey wasThe highlight of our fi nal day was taking the cable car up themountains outside Barcelona where we visited old castles andcounty villages. Mrs. Duncan brought us into this old church.Imagine our surprise, when music started we were in the middleof a Spanish wedding.On our return to the hotel, we had a few hours to do our fi nalshopping for our families and then it was time to return home.We left beautiful sunny Barcelona to arrive into a downpour inDublin on Sunday morning. All in all we had a great time. Thankyou Mrs. Duncan and Mr. O’Neill.3Rock Youth Group inspire students with positive messageA youth group called 3RockYouth have been introduced tothe school and have certainlycaptured the attention of ourstudents with their messageof hope respect and love. Thesixth years were the first yeargroup to leave the school inover fifteen years on a day ofreflection. They visited Taney8 CCSUnlimitedparish hall in Dundrum inNovember 2007 where theymet and worked with theenthusiastic 3Rock Youthgroup ably led by Sara JaneTaylor the group’s youthleader. The students were soonengaged in a series of activitiesand discussion groups. Theactivities included quizsessions on current music andmovie clips and different icebreaker games.The activities were finelybalanced between group workand discussion and interactivefun based activities. The 3RockYouth Group visited the schoolin April and met with the firstand second year students. Someof the topics covered overthe course of the days werepersonal potential, makingchoices, friendships, faithand destiny, relationships andforgiveness. The feedback fromthe students involved in thesedays of reflection was veryconstructive and positive.P BishopCCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 8 13/06/2008 10:48:39

Robbie Simpson Trust FundRobbie Simpson was theyoungest of three brothers anda son to Ann and Derek. Robbiesuffered from a congenitalheart condition, a form ofCardiomyopathy otherwiseknown as an enlarged heart. Hepassed away, aged nineteen, onthe 12th of May 2005.His family, in conjunction withthe Mater Hospital, has beeninspired to inaugurate a trust inhis name. The Robert SimpsonTrust promotes research intoCardiomyopathy and relatedareas such as Sudden CardiacDeath and Sudden Adult DeathSyndrome (SADS) as well asproviding life saving equipment,such as defibrillators forsports campuses/centres andcolleges. The trust has donateda defibrillator to CabinteelyCommunity School. The trusthas also provided training to sixmembers of staff. Subsequently,another six members receivedtraining provided by the school.Before Easter Ann Simpsonvisited the First Years alongwith Noirin Duggan from Co.Tipperary. Here is an accountfrom Jack Travers of first yearabout what went on.‘On Wednesday, 12 th of March,my friends and I heard ofthings we would have nevereven thought about, which wasexactly why it was brought toour attention. A heart disease,which can be fatal, but with theright care and equipment it canbe a minor issue in daily life.The brave people, bothspeakers, who were informingus of the heart problem, havebeen affected by it. When thefi rst lady spoke, she told usthat her son had died from thedisease because of the lack ofknowledge, which, was whythe Robbie Simpson Trust fundwas set up. This active youngman, who was perfectly healthy,was never diagnosed with thedisease and suddenly died.While the other lady, who wasdiagnosed with the disease, waslucky to live to tell the tale orthat of it she remembered. Ofwhat she tells us, she was onher way to beauty therapy class,when she suddenly collapsedand that’s all she couldremember. Her family tells herthat she just made it to hospitalin time. A device called an AEDshocked her back to life. Shewas asleep for two weeks after.Now she lives with a box in herchest, which has the technologywhen her heart is failing, toshock her back to life. That boxin her chest will be a constantreminder of how lucky she is.With the help of the fundeven you could be lucky.Twelve members of CabinteelyCommunity School staff are nowtrained in the use of an AED(defi brillator) and CabinteelyCommunity School is aware.’Here is a poem written by afriend for the Simpson familyabout Robert.There was a boyThere was a boyOne day he saw meOn the road and wavedHe must have known meHe waved from then onI received his wave, gladHis hair sang me songsWhile his bike rode hardAnd then one dayI asked my own boyWho is this cyclist,mad and crazy‘my friend,’ he said,‘in the university,we play football together,I don’t think he’s crazy.He waves at you becauseHe is the friend of all funHe happens to be on his bikeYou happen to be beneaththe sun.His name is Robbie.’So I took the boy for grantedThough I must say I foundMy world was more goldenWith the boy aroundWhose name was RobbieThen the wolf in the forest,The storm in the wild,Came down like Assyrians,Smote his trusting eye.So there is my taleAnd now he has goneAnd who’s there to love usAs that father’s sonWhose name was Robbie?SALTERS CHThe Salters’ Festivals ofChemistry are an initiativeof the Salters’ Institute,whose aim is to promote theappreciation of chemistry andrelated sciences among theyoung.SEALIFEOn Wednesday, the 23 rd ofApril, 6C1 visited the NationalSea Life Centre Bray. As partof the Leaving Cert AppliedScience Programme studentsare encouraged to visit aplace of interest. Sammy Joe10 recommended CCSUnlimited the Aquarium inBray and Danielle picked a daythat suited everyone.The day of the trip was lovely.The sun was shinning and wegot the bus without any trouble,it even let us off outside theaquarium. Inside, we enjoyeda journey through the magicalworld of underwaterwildlife…without gettingwet! Amazing creaturesawaited us at every turn:from armour-plated starlet,to ferocious red-belliedpiranhas; from cuckoo wrassewho change sex, to seahorseswhose males give birth.The aquarium offers anunforgettable insight into themarvels of Ireland’s freshwaterand marine world, as well asthe opportunity to view, at closequarters, creatures from all overthe world.We really enjoyed our trip to theAquarium and would recommenda visit to everyone!CCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 10 13/06/2008 10:48:47

CCS UnlimitedOUT AND ABOUTS CHEMISTRY FESTIVALdWell done to the followingfi rst years who tookpart and travelled to theInstitute of TechnologyTallaght on Friday, 2 ndof May; Chulain Kidd,Niamh Grant, Tori Mooneyand Donal Smyth (TeamA), Jordan Choi, AnnaGraham, Erwin Bonifacioand Jack Travers (TeamB).Both teams enjoyed anactive day. First was the‘The Salters’ Challenge’,which involved developingforensic sciencetechniques. Afterwards,we were shown lots ofdemonstrations such as‘the volcano’, ’iodine snake’and how to make lavalamps. After lunch, the‘Institute Challenge’ tookplace. This was a veryintense challenge wherestudents were asked tomake colours using theirknowledge of acid, basesand indicators. When thechallenge ended we weregiven the opportunityto view the Sci-Festexpeditions. Sci-Fest isan exciting competitionopen to secondary schoolswhere students carry outexperiments and revealtheir results in a posterformat. We got loads ofideas and thoughts to enterfor next year!At two o’ clock the prizegiving took place. Everyonereceived certifi cates anda free goody bag. Thenthe prizewinners wereannounced. Twelve teamstook part in total, some fromDublin, Wicklow, Louth andas far away as Monaghan.Unfortunately, there couldbe only three prizes in eachcategory. Luckily, Team Btook home fi rst prize in theUniversity Challenge!FIRST YEARFOOTBALLTOURNAMENTDuring the year there was afootball tournament for thefirst years. It was organised by5C1. To enter the tournamentwe had to pay two euro. It washeld in the field. We were splitinto six teams with a captainin every team. We took turnsplaying and every match youwon you got closer to the final.The finalists got medals. Thewinners got a gold medal andthe runner ups got a silvermedal.CCSUnlimited 11CCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 11 13/06/2008 10:48:52

FIRST YEARTWO VIEWSEarlier in the year the 6C1sorganized a table quiz forthe 1A1 class in 1 st year. Wejust had to pay two euro andthe money went to a charitythat the 6 th years chose. Wegot into groups of four. Therewere several different roundsin the quiz and they were allvery interesting.The first round was onsoaps, the secondon Eastenders, thirdentertainment, fourth sports.Fifth was a sheet with picturesof celebrities. We had toname them. It was a goodround. Then the last roundwas questions on the schoolabout the class rooms and theteachers.It was a very good quizoverall and we all enjoyedit very much: it was a greatlaugh no matter who won(sure we got off class!).All of the students from 1A1would like to thank the 6C1s,Ms. Pegnam and Mr. Clarkefor arranging the quiz.Abbie LennonWSPCAVISITCThe first year table quiz wasorganized by Ms.Pegnamand 6C1.The rounds of thetable quiz were on soaps,school, naming the celebritiesin the pictures and generalknowledge. The rounds werequite short but still good.Even though the rounds werequite hard they were stillfun because everyone keptshouting out answers evenwhen they were completelywrong. Everyone that wasthere seemed to have lots offun. The team that I was ondid not win but we still hadlots of fun. Our team camethird in the quiz which is stillgood since we had no clueabout most of the questionsthat were asked.I think I speak on behalf ofthe 1A1 students when I saythank you to Ms. Pegnam andthe 6c1 students for givingup there time and Mr. Clarkefor letting us participate andmess up his room. To takepart in the table quiz we hadto pay €2 each but it went tocharity so it was for a goodcause. So I would just like tothank everyone who made thequiz possible again.Katie Mulhall12 CCSUnlimitedWe organised a visit toWSPCA as part of our CSPEproject. We were going togo to visit a Jail in Dublinbut decided in favour of theWSPCA because we felt thatadded a fundraising elementto our action project. Weheard that WSPCA were inneed of funds so that changedour minds.We split into differentcommittees and we all hadjobs to help organise the tripfor example the TransportCommittee had to organisethe bus down to Wicklow.We completed a sponsoredwalk to raise money for theWSPCA and we managed toraise € 508. It was good funand we were glad to help theWSPCA. It was surprisinghow well the animals weretreated. We were expectingit to be depressing but werefun playing with the animals.We had a laugh because somepeople got urinated on bythe puppies but no one reallycared because the pups wereso cute! All in all it was agreat day for a great causeLauren Kelly and ChristopherMc LoughlinCCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 12 13/06/2008 10:48:56

Changing Rooms 2008STUDENTSREPRESENTATIVECOUNCILBEFOREAFTERStudents of 5C1 ClassAs part of our LCACraft and Designtask, we redesignedMadame de Grae’sroom. We changedher colour-schemeand painted it in thecolours of the artistMonet’s paintings.Madame de Grae wasdelighted and nowher room looks andfeels more like a trulyFrench room.CYSTIC FIBROSISNon-Uniform DayOn Friday 25th January, the school held its annualnon-uniform day which was organised by membersof the Students Representitave Council. This year wedecided to have the event in memory of Tammy Lacey,a past pupil of Cabinteeley who recently passed awaybecause of Cysic Fibrosis. Cystic Fibrosis is Ireland’smost commonly inherited and life threatening disease.It damages many internal organs such as the lungs,digestive tract and the reproductive system. It isunlikely that a person with Cystic Fibrosis will livepast the age of 40. Each student in the school paid€3.00 for the event. The money that we raised was togo towards the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland.The staff also got involved by having a mini book sale.All together we raised €1,800.00 for Cysic Fibrosis.Soon after the event took place, the fundraisingmanager of Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland,Martin Cahill was invited into the school to accept thecheque. He had a brief discussion with a small groupof senior students about Cystic Fibrosis and told usthat the money we raised would help towards:• Funding for medical research• Campaining for improved services for peoplewith Cystic Fibrosis• Supporting specialist Cystic Fibrosis nursing,dieticians and physiotherapist posts inhospitalsA big thank you to everyone who was involved onthe day and well done for raising so much money.Hopefully the money we raised will help people withCystic Fibrosis throughout Ireland.MEETING RYAN TUBRIDYREMEMBERING SCIENCE WEEKScience is a great subject. It isreally fun when we do experiments.In science we do things that wethought we could never do, like lookat animals’ insides. Before I didScience if somebody told me to lookat an animal’s insides I would say nostraight away. But now I can, and it isamazing to see the inside of the body.On the 12 th of November 2007 it wasScience Week. Some of the 1 st yearswere picked up to go to U.C.D fora science exhibition. In U.C.D welooked at many different experiments.If you could do the experiment youwould win a prize. Some of theexperiments were to do with animals.We also got to look at and hold someof the animals from Dublin Zoo. Oneof the animals we looked at was aturtle.Then after we had finished theexperiment a Scientist came to dosome fun and harder experimentswith us. Some of the students got togo up and help the scientist with theexperiments. All the 1 st years had agreat day in U.C.D.By Alannah ByrneGreen Schools Committee Cabinteely withRyan Tubridy supporting Scoil Cholmcille asthe national school receives a Green Flag.CCSUnlimited 13CCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 13 13/06/2008 10:49:02

BALLYGALL PROGRAMMEAs part of the school Religious Educationcurriculum every Tuesday afternoon the sixthyear classes have the opportunity to meeta guest speaker. The talks each week areorganised by the school so that the studentsmay become informed on current and relevantissues in their own lives and in the lives ofothers in our communities today. This term thespeakers have covered a range of issues.CULTSOn the first week Mr Michael Garde spokeabout ‘cults and their impact on people’s lives’.He gave various examples of well known cultswho use various questionable methods toattract and retain people in their organisation.Mr Richard Carson from ‘Aids Care EducationTraining’ spoke about the aids epidemicthroughout the world and the issue of aidsin Ireland. Mr Carson also addressed sexualhealth issues with regards our own personalhealth and safety.Mr John Lonergan the Governor of Mountjoyprison spoke about the toughness of prison lifeand gave many moving personal life stories.He also spoke about our changing societyand the dark side of a life of crime drugsand violence. One interesting statistic MrLonergan shared was that 90% of people inMount joy do not have a formal education. Heemphasised the importance of getting a JuniorCert and Leaving Cert in order to improveyour prospects in life.Mr John Wills from Aware made a presentationon the effects of depression and practical waysto deal with depression and the importance ofgood mental health.HOLOCAUSTWe were greatly honoured on Tuesday October23 rd when Mr Thomas Reichental a survivorof the holocaust visited our sixth years anddelivered a most memorable and movingaccount of his experience. Mr Reichental wasimprisoned at nine years of age in 1944 in thenotorious Bergen Belsen concentration camp.He lost over thirty members of his family in theconcentration camps during this most difficulttime in his life. Mr Reichental emphasised theimportance that this period in our history mustnever be forgotten. He delivered his talk inmemory of the many victims of the holocaust.In the second and third terms the speakersvaried from a wide range of organisations andcovered many informative topics that affectmany lives in our communities today. The14 CCSUnlimitedspeakers included Fr. Paddy Kelly from SaintJoseph’s Training Centre Finglas. Fr Paddywas accompanied by Julie and Helen fromthe travelling community who spoke on manytopics concerning their community in Irelandtoday. The speakers gave a personal andinformative insight into their lives and theirrelationships with the settled community.Teresa Melling from the Dublin Rape CrisisCentre visited the sixth year class groups andinformed the students on the effective andworthwhile work of the centre. She also helpedraise awareness on personal safety for youngadults today especially when socialising.Two speakers from Alcoholics Anonymousmade personal presentations concerningthe effects that the abuse of alcohol had ontheir lives and their family and friends. Theyalso gave very honest accounts on how theycontinue on a daily basis with their dailystruggle to remain off alcohol.A new group introduced to the school this yearcalled ‘3Rock Youth Group’ who are a faithbased multi denominational school retreatgroup made a very lively, entertaining andempowering presentation to the sixth years.Mr Gregg Fromholz the director of the group,who is originally from the US, spoke quiteeloquently and passionately about ‘choicemaking’, ‘not being limited or being held backby past experiences’ and ‘faith’. Mr Fromholzcertainly captured our attention and left uswith some food for thought.Tony and Liam from Gamblers Anonymousalso made a personal presentation on the starkeffects of addictive gambling on their ownlives and those of their families. Once againthe speakers spoke with a deep sense of passionand humility concerning their addictions.REFUGEMs Maria Mc Conalogue visited with the sixthyear class groups and informed the students onthe work of the Bray Women’s Refuge. Thestatistics concerning domestic violence andwomen in Ireland today were quite startling.Once again the students engaged and learneda great deal with regard this sensitive andunfortunate issue.THIRD WORLDMs Aoife Rush from Trocaire the nationalThird World charity organisation made apresentation to the students on the dailywork of the charity in late April. She gave afirst hand account of the benefits that we canmake in the lives of the poor and less fortunatepeople of the third world through fundraisingand raising general awareness.In May Mr Paddy Slattery a young man whowas paralysed in an accident on a Dublinbuilding site travelled from Co Offaly andgave an account of his life and his passion formusic. Mr Slattery hoped to raise awarenesson disability and gave an account of how hereadjusted his life after his accident.Mary from CURA discussed with the studentsthe effects of unplanned pregnancies andengaged with the students in some group workto enable the students to talk about this issuewithin their own peer group.HUMAN RIGHTSAgnes Murray from Amnesty Internationaldelivered her talk in late April on the work ofher organisation and all aspects concerninghuman rights and the violation of humanrights that takes place around the world.Agnes hoped to further inform the students onthis most important topic and emphasised theimportance of respecting the rights of all. Shespoke on the declaration of human rights.Mr Cathal Kelly from the Equality Authorityof Ireland attended in May as a final guestspeaker. He spoke to the students about the‘equality employment act’ and the ‘equalstatus act’. Cathal engaged the students insome group work to investigate further theimportance of equality and legislation toprotect citizens rights concerning equality.CCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 14 13/06/2008 10:49:03

6th YearReligionA PersonalViewPAUL McBRIDECCS UnlimitedRELIGIONOpening of new prayer roomReligion class in 6 th yearis completely different toreligion classes from 1 styear to 5 th year. 6 th yearreligion is known as theBallygall Project. CBSBallygall Finglas was theinspiration behind thisprogramme. The sessionscomprise of a double anda single class. During ourdouble class speakers aresourced by our religionteachers on just aboutevery subject that wouldbe of interest to 6 th years.These speakers talk abouttheir life experiencesas well as their work.This year we havebeen fortunate to haveGamblers Anonymous,Alcoholics Anonymous,The Rape Crisis Centre,Fr, Paddy Kelly and theTravellers to name afew. Two speakers thatstood out for us are JohnLonergan the governor ofMountjoy Jail and TommyRichenstal a Holocaustsurvivor of Bergen Belsenconcentration camp.John Lonergan spokeabout the history ofMountjoy and its facilitiesas well as life in jail. Healso spoke about thesituation of drugs in thejail and how they aresmuggled into the jail. Oneinteresting fact was thatanyone can be imprisonedas a result of a minor detaile.g. not paying your fare onthe bus.Tommy Richenstal talkabout his experience inBegen Belsen at the handsof the Nazis. He was putinto the concentrationcamp at the age of nineyears. He spoke aboutthe horror of life in thecamp and how he hasbeen affected by what heexperienced. His talk to uswas both interesting andharrowing.6 th year religion has beencompletely different andenjoyable. We have learnta lot about life throughother people’s storiesduring this year.Upon walking into the prayer room, immediatelyit looks and feels different to a classroom andthat’s because it is. A classroom is for books, testsand learning so it can be diffi cult to relax or allowourselves to engage in something different, likeprayer or refl ection. There is a danger that thespiritual aspect of Religious Education can belost if taught solely as an academic exam subject.This is where the role of the prayer room comesin. There are no desks, whiteboard or books, justa small altar with candles, a painting to focus ourthoughts, and comfortable chairs. So straight awayit is different to the classroom.Candles and music help foster a calmingatmosphere as this aids students in relaxing, thusenabling one to enter into personal refl ection andthought. A ‘time-out’ lesson in the prayer room canbe benefi cial in school. We are all under differentpressures and stress from school work, examsor our own individual problems, and so having aplace where we can take a break, refl ect and getaway from the norm is nice and can help.The spiritual development of students inCabinteely is fostered by the numerous liturgicalcelebrations that take place during the school yearincluding school masses, prayer services andretreats for students. The prayer room has createda meditative space for prayer and refl ection forboth staff and students and plays an essential rolein the teaching of Religious Education.Ms. McTaggartRELIGIONSTUDENTS VISITMOUNTJOY PRISONAs part of the Religious Educationsocial education programme anumber of sixth year students hadthe opportunity to visit Mountjoyprison in September 2007. Theywere given the opportunity to meetwith prison officers and prisoners.They visited both the mens’ andwomens’ prison where they weregiven time to listen to the prisoners’experiences and ask questions.On return to the school the studentscompleted a full project on theexperience. They found the visit tobe an eye opening and informativeexperience. The students’appreciation for their own freedomand the chance to complete theirsecond level education came acrossvery strongly in their reports whichthey completed on this visit. Thesestudents also attended the talk givenby the Governor of Mountjoy at ourschool to the sixth years in October.P.BishopCCSUnlimited 15CCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 15 13/06/2008 10:49:04

On Friday 12 th of October, CabinteelyCommunity School found itself in astate of high alert. Not one, but twogovernmental V.I.P.s – Mary HanafinMinister for Education and the CeannComhairle John O’ Donoghue weredue to arrive. Their mission – tolaunch a new parliamentary educationprogramme which is due to be rolled outin all schools from September 2008.About a half an hour prior to their 10.00arrival television crews, photographers,police and advisors began descendingon the school, much to the delight ofthe students. Details were finalised;students and staff were assembled andthe reception committee positionedwhen the two ministerial cars rolled to astop at the front door. Mary Hanafin, nostranger to the school, headed straightfor the entrance hall followed by theCeann Comhairle and his entourage.They were warmly received by thewaiting group and guided to the studycentre where about two hundredstudents representative of junior andsenior levels and a good selection of staffeagerly awaited them.16 CCSUnlimitedThe Visit of the V.I.P.sJohn O’ Donoghue spoke first, openinghis words with an appropriate quotationfrom the poem ‘Among SchoolChildren ‘by W.B. Yeats. He spokeconvincingly about the advantages thenew programme would bring to thestudents in preparing them to becomevoters for the first time. He sprinkleda few Irish phrases and quotationsthroughout and kept the group wellengaged. Mary Hanafin then took over.Her style was totally different. Insteadof standing behind the podium shewalked up and down among the seatedstudents and staff. She questioned themand responded well to their interaction.Cameras clicked, journalists wrotefeverishly, advisors checked pagesconstantly and the police kept awatchful eye over all.At the end there was a lively questionand answer session. The students werein no way daunted by their high profileguests or the media presence and didn’thesitate to ask some very interesting andindeed probing questions. While askedabout keeping the Dail in order theCeann Comhairle equated it to beinglike a rowdy class at times (much to thedelight of the students). Mary Hanafin,when questioned about her preferencefor radio or T.V. appearances, decidedon balance that radio was probablyeasier in that you didn’t have to worryabout what you wore or how you looked.The session ended on a very relaxednote with the visitors having a cup ofcoffee with some of the students andstaff. They then headed back to the Dailfor a crucial vote! There was wonderfulcoverage of the event both on the newsthat evening and in all the newspapersthe following day. Some of the studentsappeared as minor celebrities with theirphotos on T.V. and in the papers. Whoknows, after Fiachra such Mac a positive Namara start, someof those same pupils may one day beCeann Comhairle or even Minister forEducation. Don’t forget your old school,folks!NCI PARENTS IN EDUCATION PROGRAMMEIn May 2007 I completed 3years National College of Ireland(N.C.I.) Parents in EducationCourse. This course took placein Scoil Cholmcille NationalSchool, Ballybrack on Tuesdaymornings. In year 1 and year 2the duration of the class eachweek was two hours, and inyear 3 each class lasted twoand a half hours. We were veryfortunate to have a fantasticN.C.I. Course Facilitator andfriend called ‘Anne Geoghegan’who was an inspiration to allof us, as not only was she afantastic tutor, but also she wasa great mentor and her bubblypersonality made each sessiona very enjoyable one. I startedthis 3-years Parents in EducationProgramme the same year as ourson Paul started in first year inCabinteely Community School. Itwas through Orlagh Brett in theschool that I was informed aboutthis course.The course was funded by:Southside Partnership, Cabinteelyand Sallynoggin SchoolCompletion Programmes, Rapidand Dun Laoghaire V.E.C. forwhich we are eternally grateful.All participants on the course justhappened to be female, althoughthe course was open to both maleand female parents. We were agroup of parents who betweenPaticia Craddock-Smithus had children in local primaryand post primary Schools inthe Borough of Dun Laoghaire.We owe a debt of gratitude tothe Home School CommunityLiaison Co-ordinators from thefollowing schools:Cabinteely CommunitySchool, Scoil Cholmcille N.S.Ballybrack,Archbishop McQuaid N.S.Loughlinstown, St. Kevin’s N.S.Sallynoggin,St. John’s N.S. Ballybrack, HolyFamily N.S. Monkstown, St.Joseph’s N.S.Dun Laoghaire, DominicanConvent N.S. Dun Laoghaire,Holy Child Community School,Sallynoggin, St. LaurenceCollege, Loughlinstown andScoil Mhuire N.S. in Shankill.FRIENDSHIPIt would be true to say that theN.C.I. Parents in Education 3years course is totally differentto any course I did in the past, asit covered a vast array of topicsfor discussion, projects andexcursions. The course entailedworking with groups, confidencebuilding, encouragement andguidance to use our talents to thebest of our ability, working onour strengths and weaknesses,and learning new leadershipskills.You may ask ‘what did I enjoymost about the course?’ Well, Iloved the friendship, meeting andworking with new parents bothnational and foreign-national,and also with all the HomeSchool Community LiaisonOfficers and staff members fromthe various local schools whomwe represented, working withmembers of Blackrock EducationCentre, and getting familiar withpersonnel from the NationalCollege of Ireland and F.E.T.A.C.I thoroughly enjoyed listeningto the various guest speakerswho visited us and spoke aboutvarious topics of interest intoday’s every changing worldi.e. drug abuse awareness, careerguidance etc…This course re-kindled my loveand passion for education, and asa result I have jumped at everygolden opportunity to do morecourses i.e. computer courses,gardening and craft courses.Without doubt this has a knockon effect, as it was so obviousthat I was so truly enjoyingthese new challenges in life, thatsome of my family membersand friends have followed in myfootsteps and I am delighted tosay they are now doing someof the courses which I havedone! I always loved the end ofterm informal social gatheringsin Scoil Cholmcille, whichconsisted of tea/coffee, cakes andsandwiches for our home schoolcommunity co-ordinators etc…TEAMWORKI especially love writing sowhen it came to writing up ourweekly logbook in third year, Ican honestly say that I was in myelement. It reminded me of myschool days, which I have veryfond memories’ of… I enjoyedwriting about the diversity oftopics and discussions on varioussubjects relating to parentingand leadership skills and lifeskills in general. There was greatteamwork within our group,which was most apparent whenwe began working on our chosenproject, writing a bookabout easing the transitionfrom primary to post primaryschool. We wrote this bookfor parents. Our aim was toshare our thoughts, feelings andexperiences with parents whohave children moving fromprimary to post primary school.Personally I feel very proudand privileged to have beenpart of such a worthy project,and thrilled to say that our book‘Movin’ on up’ is now on salein many local bookshops, it hasbeen distributed nationwide toall the N.C.I. course facilitators,CCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 16 13/06/2008 10:49:05

On open night many studentsfrom a selection of schools cameto visit the school. These studentsare in Sixth class at the momentand hopefully many of them willbe part of the school come nextSeptember. The students had anopportunity to view the widerange of subjects and facilities theschool has to offer.A large number of teachers andstudents of Cabinteely Schoolgot involved in organising thisnight. Some students helpedby bringing people aroundthe school while others talkedabout the subjects they enjoyedand some demonstrated. Somedemonstrations involved blowinginto cows lungs and dissectinga rat in a science lab. Coconutbuns were baked in the HomeEconomics room. Many visitorsexpressed their excitement aboutbecoming part of the school.Then that led us into the openday. On this day more studentsaccompanied by their teachershad a guided tour similar to theopen night. These students are in5 th class at the moment so theygot an idea what secondary schoolwould be like for them in lessthan two years.Both events were very successfuland both fifth and sixth class lefthappy, excited and aware of whatCabinteely Community Schoolhas in store for them for theireducational future and beyond. Itwas great fun for the first years tobe able to get involved.O p e n N i g h t& O p e n D a yCCS UnlimitedVISITORSand the book has received a greatreview.I especially love photographyso all our formal and informalfunctions have been capturedon digital camera and copies ofthe photos have been distributedto all concerned. During theearly days of our 3-year course,we visited National Collegeof Ireland in Dublin. I reallyenjoyed this visit, as it inspiredme so much and made me feelso proud to be doing one of theircourses. I subsequently visitedNational College of Ireland forYear 1 and Year 2 GraduationCeremonies.I really enjoyed learning newskills during my three yearsin Parents in Education N.C.I.Course, which I now put into useat every available opportunity. Ienjoy the benefits of doing sucha rewarding course and hopefullymy own family members, friendsand the wider community,especially Blackrock AthleticClub where I coach at seniorlevel, will reap the rewards. Ihave gained a vast amount ofknowledge, encouragement,friendship, great experience,and confidence to take on newchallenges and new leadershiproles and without doubt I haveimproved my parenting skills.We learn from one anothers’successes and failures in life.We have built a great workingrelationship with CabinteelyCommunity School and localschools connected with N.C.I.Parents in Education Programme.I now feel that no challenge istoo big or too small. There is notime like the present to do thingsin life that I always wanted todo. Believe you me, the joy andsense of fulfilment; pride andbenefits to myself, my familyand those around me far exceedmy expectations. No stone leftunturned … I now feel greatsatisfaction after completing suchan excellent course. As successbreed’s success, it is true to saythat this is only the start of a newbeginning… One of the mainbenefits from the course is thatI am now much more aware,sensitive and respectful towardsother peoples strengths andweaknesses, fears and anxietyand I am very appreciative ofhaving the opportunity to havedone this very beneficial andenjoyable course.It meant so much to me thatI had the full support of myfamily, Parents from the course,Cabinteely Community Schooland the various schools andcommunity groups connectedwith Parents in EducationProgramme. My very sincerethanks and appreciation to allconcerned. It was truly fantasticteamwork by everyone, and itwould never have been possiblewithout our great mentor andtutor Anne Geoghegan. This isthe time when there are so manycourses to suit everyone’s needs,make the first move, go for it andyou truly won’t regret it…CCSUnlimited 17CCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 17 13/06/2008 10:49:11

UCD SUMMER SCHOOLWe all met up on a Tuesday in June. Atthe start I knew only the people from myschool so I felt a bit awkward, especiallywhen we were put into small groups andwe weren’t allowed to go with our friendsand classmates. This was all made easierby a series of games and confidencebuilding activities aimed at helping usto get to know each other. We were putinto apartments and there were four ofus to each one. Later that night we wentbowling in Stillorgan, which was a lot offun.The second day we all got up reallyearly to get ready to go to classes forthe morning (and yes it was the summerholidays). Every morning we did classesuntil one o clock. The classes were basedon the subjects we were doing for ourLeaving Certificate exams like physics,geography etc. In the afternoons we hadactivities such as sports or arts. On thesecond night we want down to the studentbar for a disco (don’t worry there wasno alcohol involved). It was a lot of fun.The next night we went to see a comedyshow put on by the students of UCD,which if I’m honest wasn’t really thatgood or funny.On the Friday we all went home for theweekend and a break from all the classwork we were doing. We all had to meetback up in the college on the Sundayevening and we got free time for thenight.On the Monday we all went back toclasses and activities. On the Mondaynight we all were taken into town to theAbbey Theatre were we saw the Crucible,which was on our English course so itwas really helpful. We also saw GayByrne that night and he looks the same inthe flesh.When Tuesday came there was a “Clashof the Titans” when we had a table quiz.There were questions about all sorts ofthings but I am not saying who won.Wednesday was our final night and wehad Karaoke in the student bar again andeveryone got up and sang a song or two,(even myself!).On Thursday there was a closingceremony. We all got free jumpers, wentour separate ways, but still keep in touch.As a whole I enjoyed the summer schoola lot because I made some new friendsand had a good two weeks. “If I could goback would I change it?” No, not a thing,because I got some great memories andfriends that will last forever.Michael Kennedy4 th Year UCD Maths SeminarOn the 17th of October the 4A1 maths class went to UCD to attend a maths seminar aboutthe maths behind modern technology like our ipods and DVD players. It was really interestingbecause we were told about how maths is used in everyday life and how its not just somethingtaught in school that you’ll never use again.As terrifying as the thought ofanother school is, ending thetrilogy of learning and exams witha typically academic mountain ofwork, I can at least take comfort thatI have been there before my time!Despite my acute feeling of a bag onmy tired shoulders, I really enjoyedmy experience at University CollegeDublin. I was pleased to see thatthe people we would be workingwith were young not the Bacheloror Master degree toting people thatI had envisioned. They told us aboutthe courses, Geography, Maths,Marketing and Psychology andoutlined the perks of taking eachone. It was not just the classroomthough, we got to play sports and gobowling with many other studentsfrom schools all over Dublin. It wasa great opportunity to get a feel forUCD and the trusty steed of thestudent, the bus system. I feel thatI will be more prepared if I go tocollege. It was also great fun.Hugo O Connor 3 rd YearMINIATURE FASHIONSECIn particular, we learned about the use of secret codes called cyphers, which are used to passsecret messages between people or organisations. They are created using letters and numbers. Forexample when you have chosen the letter of the alphabet you want to use, go back 3 letters(oranother number of your choice) and do this for every letter you are going to write. Then when youhave finished your message you write cypher 3 (4,5,6...etc.) in the corner so the recipient knowshow to de-code it.See can you work out the following message using cyper 3 (i.e. go back three letters to find whatthe real letter should be)!pdwkv lv lqwhuhvwlqjAll in all it was a good day, and an interesting experience because we learned alot of new thingsabout how our ipods etc work.18 CCSUnlimitedSammy-Jo Tyndall of 6C1 testsclothing designs on a miniaturefigure as part of her final yearCraft and Design project inFashion Construction.CCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 18 13/06/2008 10:49:12

CCS UnlimitedFRENCHSENIOR FRENCH QUIZFive people from my Frenchclass volunteered to take partin the Senior French quiz inFirhouse Community school(Rachel Whelan, MelanieDwane, Rachel o’Mahony,Dario Gallas and me)Miss Nolan and Madame deGrae asked us to stay behindafter school on the Tuesdaybefore the competition!The next day we had to meetup in the school at 6pmbecause we had to take a taxito Firhouse. Miss Nolan wasfollowing us in her car and shebroke about 50 rules thanks tothe taxi driver!!SECOND YEAR FRENCH QUIZThe second years had a French quizwhich was organised by the fourth yearstudents.Both second year French classes weredivided into 9 teams.There were 6 rounds with 10 questionsin each round.Our winning team was team 9. thewinners were Sabrina Kavanagh(2A1), Nicola Andrews(2A2),Paul Fitzpatrick (2A2) and AlexFitzpatrick (2A1). Bravo to the runnersup who, after a tie break lost by onesingle point.It was great fun. A big thank you to thefourth years for organising the quizThere were 10 schools and wewere told that the teams were of4 people, so Rachel was a sub.for the first round.Our favourite question was thepicture round. We had to nameall these French people; let’sjust say that we knew a coupleand guessed the rest.We won a few prizes (map ofFrance, spot prize). Overall itwas a good night. We had goodfun .I nearly forgot, our taxi backwas late and we all had tosqueeze in Miss Nolan’s car towait for him!Sebastian MoraNotre séjour à ParisGraham Kinsella 6A1Nous avons passé unepetite semaine avec unefamille française pendantles vacances de février.Nous suivions des courstous les matins. Les coursétaient assez détendusmais c’était interdit deparler français.Ce n’étaitpas facile mais nous noussommes bien amusés..Après les cours nousallions en excursions.Nous avons vu la TourEiffel, le Sacré Cœur,l’Arc de Triomphe et lesChamps Elysées. Nousnous sommes très bienentendus avec tous et iln’y avait aucun problème.Je voudrais profiterde cette occasion pourremercier Madame deGrae et Miss NolanPROFILEKeiran KennyI am in second year. Thesports I do are football,hurling and basketball. Ialso help Eoin MacMaoilerfor the fi rst year’s lunchtimeclub on Tuesdays andThursdays.In the lunchtime club weplay pool and air hockey. Iplay pool with a fi rst and asecond year boy and at theend we tidy up. It starts atten to one and it fi nishes atquarter past one.I play soccer on Fridaysin the sports hall. At themoment we are training.We will be playing matchesin a few days.I play basketball onMonday and the trainersare Eoin and Mr. Cooney.The fi rst and second yearstrain together.I play gaelic football for theunder 14s and under 16s. Iwent to every match.My coach is Eoin. Ourhelpers are Eric Dean andTomo. Eric is our fi rst aidperson and he also puts upthe nets. Tomo plays for theunder 16s. We have played10 matches and won 7.My favourite sport ishurling. I play all over thepitch but my main placeis in midfi eld. My trainer isEoin . I scored a few goalsand we are doing well thisyear. We go training onWednesdays and we playmost days of the week. Thefi rst years CCSUnlimited are very good.19CCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 19 13/06/2008 10:49:17

S P E C I A L R E P O R T____________________________________________________________________________________________From next year virtually all CCSstudents will participate in ourTransition Year programme. Wetake this opportunity to reflect onthe past, present and future of themost varied and dynamic of allyears in school...T R A N S I T IIN TRAN20 CCSUnlimitedCCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 20 13/06/2008 10:49:20

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T R A N S I T I O NY E A RI N T R A N S I T I O NI began as TY coordinator in 1996 and enjoyed the energy andcommitment of the students both to have fun in education in TYbut also to address the serious side of learning.The tradition of a TY in Cabinteely was laid down by BryanMcMahon who was responsible for the unique “look” of theyear with its emphasis on personal development and opennessto new experiences in life and in education. He, with LiamRyder, the then principal, built the year around the traditionalcore subjects and then added a variety of modular units, such aswoodwork, metalwork, film studies, photography etc much ofwhich continues to this day. A special feature of that time werethe “Civics Weeks” where the whole senior cycle, but particularlythe TY students, were given a week of lectures, discussions,workshops and debate on issues and topics of contemporaryinterest.During my stewardship of the year I was struck by the positiveattitude shown by TY students. They always wanted to be doingsomething or finding out something new. We had a motto duringthese years, “Say Yes to TY!” which was meant to embody aspirit of adventure where you did not judge a new course oractivity until you had finished it – a difficult thing for the young toachieve!The two “big things” that TY students enjoyed in those yearswere the cultural events and outward bound trips – “When are wegoing? When are we going, Mr O’Neill?” was the refrain in thosedays.Two outward bound trips were of specific note. The first, a trip tothe Burren in Co. Clare, hosted by Mr. Carter was based aroundGeography and Geology. I recall one terrifying moment as the TYstudents took turns to peer over the Cliffs of Moher. Despite myhorrors, all these trips went well and safely.Another trip was to follow the Wicklow Way from Dublin to theBallinastoe Woods. This trip was hosted by Mr Ryan and wasbased around P.E and health education. For weeks before the twoday walk, students could be seen in training around the Cabinteelyand Ballybrack area, walking briskly to increase fitness. Whenwe got to the youth hostel there was the cooking to be done.The range of meals was mind boggling as was the ingenuity ofstudents in cooking them given the fact that each student had tocarry all the ingredients necessary.On the cultural side the met with such characters as Bisi Adigun,an artist and musician from Nigeria who introduced them toNigerian music, percussion and story telling. He had the uniqueknack of getting 20 TY students singing African songs andaccompanying themselves on twenty percussion instrumentswhich Bisi would pack into his small car.Another popular cultural event was the annual visit of TeamTheatre who gave us live and lively theatre in St. Angela’s Hall.The final event of the year was a visit from The Dance Theatre ofIreland. After a spirited performance the troupe would teach danceto the students for the rest of the day.All in all I thoroughly enjoyed my time with TY and I think mostof the students did too.22 CCSUnlimitedDeclan O’NeillSCIENCEWORKSLast November our CCSTransition Year sciencestudents participated in the‘ScienceWorks’ workshop heldat the UCD Conway Institute. Agreat time was had by all!It was such a wonderfulopportunity for our sciencestudents to partake inthis event. The entire daywas ‘jam packed’ withactivities. It allowed thestudents to participate inpractical, hands-on scienceinvestigations in state-ofthe-artteaching laboratoriesas well as tour the facilitiesmeeting UCD staff fromvarious disciplines whoshared their scientifi c skillsand viewpoints.TRANSITION YEAOn Monday 12th November two membersof my class spent a week in Deansgrangelibrary with the transition year Arts andLibraries Project. There were studentsfrom a few other schools around the area,like Clonkeen and Oatlands. The projectaims to get young people like us interestedin reading and making us aware of thefacilities our local libraries have to offer.The week was jam packed full of thingsto do. Each morning we had a speakerin from different walks of life. Somewere authors, fi lm makers, actors andteachers. One of the speakers was a mancalled Brian Keenan who has had a veryinteresting life and came in to tell usCCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 22 13/06/2008 10:49:29

CCS UnlimitedSPECIAL FEATUREThe students explored theworld of genetics and isolatedbanana DNA. They alsolearned about the brain andhow memory works. Thearray of chemical illusions gota great response – makingbronze, using dry ice and theiodine snake reaction! ‘WOW’or what, eh?The Conway Institute ofBiomolecular and BiomedicalResearch founded in 1999 is amajor new enterprise at UCD.The research programme atConway Institute is heavilyinvolved in learning abouthuman and animal disorders,understanding the causes andeffects of diseases, diagnostictesting and effective medicaltreatments. The extensiveresearch conducted hereallows them to make excitingdiscoveries and contributionsto our understanding of thecauses and consequences ofdiseases such as diabetes,arthritis, Alzheimer’sdisease, cardiovascularand lung disorders as wellas breast and prostatecancer.Naturally Ms. Lyne and Iwere in our ‘ELEMENT’for the day – big sciencenerds that we are (andproud of it may I add!).Our students totallyimmersed themselves inthe Science workshop andhad a great time. It reallywas a fun and informativeday.Transition Year’s youdid yourselves and CCSproud.Well done! (Strike a pose! - Check outthe super snapshots fromthe day).Mary BeltonI became co-ordinator of TY in 2001 after seven years as HomeSchool Co-ordinator. Declan allowed me to shadow him for thelast term of his time, so that I saw how fourth year worked. Therewere a lot of excellent procedures in place, which I thought were toovaluable to change, such as the portfolio day and the overnight tripsaway.The trips cannot be undervalued as bonding exercises and as a wayto develop the staff- student relationships. And, surprise ,surprisemany of the pupils said that they loved the bus journey just becauseof the fun they had!I introduced a computer qualification. At first this was the City andGuilds but later we turned to the E.C.D.L. I felt that to aim for oneexam in the year was a bridge between the exam-oriented third yearand the freedom of TY. The majority of pupils sit this exam.We also ran a number of overseas trips, namely to London, Barcelonaand Rome. Although only small numbers took this option it becamesomething they looked back on with fondness and enjoyment.Other pursuits they enjoyed were getting to know their capital city,hill walking, skiing and trips out. We usually travel to either Achill orCarlingford as part of the outdoor pursuits aspect of the programme,and again this is something which the students enjoy.As part of the social programme they are involved in fundraising fora number of charities; this was especially important when the schoolraised money to send a number of students to work in an orphanagein India.The benefits of TY may be hard to define and harder to measurebut the effects are obvious by the time the pupils reach sixth year.In general, these pupils are more mature, more rounded and morefocused. And they usually look back on fourth year with very fondmemories. For the TY co-ordinator it is sometimes very hard to seea group who have bonded well together go on as another Year head’s‘babies’ and to start again afresh.However, that has been the nature of the task…..until now. It’s greatto think that all the pupils of the school will have the benefit of whatwe see as a year of personal and educational growth in future.Frances DuncanYEAR ARTS AND LIBRARY PROGRAMMEhis story. In 1986 he was captured andheld hostage in the suburbs of Beirut.He was kept there for four and a halfyears. After he was released he wrote“An Evil Cradling”, an account of hisimprisonment. We all listened with greatinterest as he told us about this period inhis life. It was really mad to hear abouthis experience, because its strange tothink this kind of thing actually happens.Another day we had a woman calledClaire Reilly, of the Guildhall Schoolof Music and Drama, in to work on ourpublic speaking abilities. She had a rangeof games and exercises to help build ourconfi dence about speaking in public. Itwas good fun because she had us doingmad stuff like pretending to shoot eachother. We had a good laugh.On Thursday we went to see a play inBewleys Café Theatre called “Is ThereBalm in Gilead” by Michael Harding,an Irish playwright. It was based on theworks of Edgar Allen Poe. It was a bitstrange and hard to follow, and none ofus really understood it, but it was goodcraic!Over the course of the week we hadto read a novel of our choice from thelibrary. At the end of the week we all hadto write a personal review of what wethought of the book and read it out to thegroup on the last day. With Claire’s helpon public speaking earlier in the week itwas no bother.It was a bit sad leaving at the end of theweek because we met lots of new peopleand it was a nice change from going intoschool everyday, It started later as well.We’ll miss our tea and biscuit breaksevery hour and the extra hours sleepevery day.All in all it was a really good experienceand we enjoyed it alot, it was agood laugh, and we would definitelyrecommend it to anyone.CCSUnlimited 23CCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 23 13/06/2008 10:49:32

T R A N S I T I O NY E A RI N T R A N S I T I O NCarlingfordCongratulations to theFourth Years who took partin an ‘action packed’ trip tothe Carlingford AdventureCentre. Indiana Joneshimself would have beenproud! Mr. Maloney and I ledthis wild bunch through manyactivities and adventures.The fi rst day involvedpursuits such as absailingand rock-climbing. Manyconquered their fear ofheights (Nathan) andsurvived the ordeal (‘shoesor no shoes’ Orla!). DeanAndrews climbed those rockswith such speed and agilitythat Spiderman would nothave had a look in!An afternoon of frenziedwater activities followed withplenty of waterfall dips. Thatnight the students venturedon a ‘scary’ night walk andhad to crawl on all foursthrough an eerie narrowtunnel in the pitch dark!The second day was evenmore eventful (no IrishBreakfast for the lads)with the raft mission. Thestudents had to build a raftusing surf boards and rope.Daniel Hanrahan’s teamshowed off their nauticalskills here. However, disasterstruck when they ran out ofpaddle power and a rescueensued. That afternoon Ian‘the brave’ Mulhall was thefi rst to complete ‘the leap offaith’ on the high ropes. Mr.Maloney followed but wasnot successful on his fi rst tryand needed a second go.Well done to Orla, Keeva,Emma and Sadhbh onmastering the 20 ft. poleclimb. It really was a greatdisplay of teamwork – Gogirl power! A certain student(who will remain anonymous)even managed to climb tothe top of a ladder!!!!!! (Youknow who you are).24 CCSUnlimitedCCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 24 13/06/2008 10:49:50

d CapersThere was more after-hoursaction when the studentstrekked blindfolded throughthe woods. This reallysuited the night-owls of thegroup (Sean, Dean andAdam).A very battered andbruised gang tackled daythree Canadian canoeing.However, more time wasspent in the water than inthe actual canoes. The lastevent was archery where theexpertise of Tadhg Traversshone through.What a great adventurewe all had - friendshipsenforced, skills obtained andbarrels of fun and laughter.I really want to thank thegroup for a most enjoyableand memorable trip. Welldone.M LyneSHARED READINGOn the eighth of March thefi nal of the Student EnterpriseCompetition took place. Thiswas where students set upmini businesses and soldtheir products. Their minicompanywas then judged.Cabinteely entered a secondyear group called “CraftyCreations” which includedAbigail Reddin, RebeccaMc McCormack, AoibheanClarke and Aine Byrne. In themini business they producedseasonal cards and glasses.for Christmas, Easter and St.Patrick’s day.We arrived, got our table andset up our stall. Then we hada look around at the otherbusinesses. They includedcompanies that madelip gloss, comics, bakedpotatoes and phone-charms.One student set up a sportshop website for his school.We got there at 1:15pm. Allother students who werecoming to buy products weredue to arrive at 2pm. As theyCCS UnlimitedBITS AND PIECESBusiness Day inDun LaoghaireTown Hallarrived, we made a goodfew sales. Selling stopped at3pm. At 3:30pm. the judgescame around to judge all thegroups. They asked us allabout our product and stall,how we came up with theidea for our product, how wemade our cards and glassand if we had a businessplan.A business plan is a bookletevery business has tohave to set up a business.It includes the businessname, the people involvedin the business, all about theproduct, how you make it,where you get the materialsfrom etc ...Then at the end thewinners were called out.Unfortunately we didn’t winbut we enjoyed ourselves.We got a certifi cate to saywe had participated in theevent. We really enjoyedthis day and have taken a lotfrom it.Abigail ReddinTV3 All Ireland Quiz ChallengeFor the last five years a number of students from FourthYear have gone to Scoil Cholmcille in Ballybrack to helpJunior School pupils with reading. The Schools are veryhappy to work together and our students have been excellentrole-models for the children and excellent ambassadors forCabinteely Community School.Studies show that shared reading can really boost the abilityof young children. It can also boost the confidence of olderstudents. As one boy said of his efforts at another primaryschool which was the school he himself had attended: “It’s thefirst time I did something there that they were pleased about- and so was I!”Frances DuncanOn the 21 st February, six fifth year studentswent to Terenure College to compete in the TV3All Ireland Quiz Challenge. They were RachelWhelan, Melanie Dwane, Siobhain Brady,Jonathon Byrne, Conor Robinson and GrahamRoche. Only four schools from Dublin wereallowed through. Cabinteely Community Schoolgot 47 points out of 60 and the top teams got 51and 50. The questions were on general knowledgeand even sport and clothes. It was a funexperience but unfortunately we could not stay onas an audience for the pilot show……..Rachel Whelan, 5A1CCSUnlimited 25CCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 25 13/06/2008 10:49:52

SPECIAL NEEDSASSISTANTI feel very lucky to beworking in CabinteelyCommunity School and to bepart of a team that works verywell together to support thestudents and each other. It isa lively and friendly schoolwhere all staff is valued forthe work they do.As an S.N.A I have a uniqueposition in the school becausewhile teachers have theirsubjects to teach and studentshave the subjects they chooseto study, during my time inCabinteely I have been toevery classroom and learneda bit of every subject, so I cannow sew a pin cushion, file apiece of metal, drill a hole in apiece of wood, light a Bunsenburner and speak a few wordsof French to name but a few.I think this has given me anunderstanding of the students’needs and how we can supportthem to do the best they can.My main role is one ofsupport - supporting thestudent by understandingtheir needs, clarifying lessons,encouraging them to listen,stay focused and stick to thetask at hand, and supportingthe teachers by working undertheir direction to ensure thestudents get the informationthey require to learn andprogress.I think my work is veryrewarding especially whenI see the pride on the faceof a student when they havemastered a task, produced apiece of work or finished aproject they thought wouldbe too difficult even beforethey got started, but a lot ofencouragement and a little bitof help, such as going to thecomputer room to researchinformation, is usually enoughto get them going.I think the extra help in theclassroom is very beneficial,just recently in a class astudent said to me “If youweren’t here Mary I wouldn’thave been able to do that”these are the little things thatmake my job worthwhile.Mary Keating26 CCSUnlimitedUp, up and away ......!I think everyone has onething they enjoy doing! I wasn’treally sure what it was that Iliked doing until recently.The whole thing about flyingand aeroplanes never reallyappealed to me.When I was fourteen years old Iwas driving past an aerodromewhen a small two-seater planerose from over the hedge. Itwas really close - so close Icould see the two pilots in thecockpit! I couldn’t stop lookingat it until it was a dot far in thedistance. I think this is when Itook an interest in aeroplanesand flying! When I went homeI started searching Googlefor information on flying andaircraft. I discovered a websiteabout a flight school in Westonaerodrome.I found out a student has tobe fifteen years old to go fora lesson. I also found out howmuch a lesson was. I startedsaving every bit of money Icould. My birthday was a monthaway so I figured I might getenough to get a lesson with thehelp of the money I had savedalready. I got a part time job intown in a laptop repair centre.The money I earned went intothe flying. When my birthdaycame I was able to afford twolessons with all my money. Igot a flight booked in Octoberand was looking forward tomy first flying experience.The day finally came. I got upand looked out my window. ITaking to the skies with Gareth Mitchell 5A1noticed the weather was slightlybad. I rang the school and theytold me to come out anyway incase the weather improved. Wegot into the car and went to theaerodrome. When we arrived aburst of rain and strong windscame! I was really disappointed.The same thing happened fourtimes! My classes seemed to bealways getting cancelled becauseof the weather!Finally in January four monthsafter my birthday I was able toget my first lesson.I remember sitting in the waitingroom worrying because theweather wasn’t the best forflying. After twenty minutesof waiting a man came in andsaid ‘you’re good to go’. I wentout to the apron where all theplanes were parked. I rememberthinking to myself ‘what onearth is going to happen?’. Iwas nervous because I hadnever flown anything in mylife! I remember walking upto the plane shivering. It wasreally cold and looking at theplane I was thinking ‘this isgoing to be fun’. The planeheld four people; it was abouteight metres long and about twometres tall. I sat in the pilot’sseat and the instructor sat inthe co-pilot’s position. I put apair of head-sets and heard myinstructor talking really fast onthe radio to the control tower,I couldn’t understand what hewas saying. Even worse, whenthe tower replied, it was a quickmumble. I was thinking ‘I amgoing to have learn what thesepeople are saying!’We were on the runway fora few minutes checking theaeroplane for the flight.Then wewere off the ground!CCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 26 13/06/2008 10:49:53

.!About fifteen seconds after wewere airborne the instructorsaid ‘it’s your go’. I keptlooking out of the plane, Hetold me if I kept looking outhe was going to throw me out!I had never seen Dublin fromabove before.After an hour (butwhat felt like five minutes) welanded. I thought ‘I want todo that again. I got a certifiedfor my first hour of flyingand booked my second lesson.After that I had to start buyinglots of equipment for flying.I’ve since built up a good fewhours of flying. One downsideof learning to fly is the theoryaspect. There is lots to learn,but I think if you’re interestedin something you catch on veryquickly. Another downside offlying in Ireland is the weather!I am going to Tampa, Floridato a flight school for one monthto study for a private pilot’slicence which will allow me torent out a single engine aircraft.I will be able to take passengersthen.I have been flying aircraft forabout two years in Ireland.I love every part of it frompowering up, to take-off , to theapproach for landing. Feelingin control of an aircraft gentlytouching down onto the runwayis something you really can’tbeat! The only bad thing aboutflying in Ireland is the weatherand the price! I got a job to payfor all my flying, I saved everyeuro I earned and put it in thebank. A lesson in Ireland can beexpensive - €180 is roughly theprice for an hour! I reckon onein every three flights I have iscancelled due to strong windsand bad rain.I heard some of the pilotstalking about how they went toAmerica to get their licence. Ithought about it but never saidit to anybody. The weather ismuch better there than here. Iwas given a present of a trip toTampa Florida this summer forone month’s training in a flightschool. It’s better weather andmuch cheaper then in Ireland!CCS UnlimitedBITS AND PIECESJOHN QUINN - WRITEROn Thursday 13 th March, Mr. McMahonhad organised for a living writer, JohnQuinn, to come in and talk to 4A1 and5A1 about the whole business of writing.I remember our English teacher, Ms. Lee,telling us about it, how a LIVING writerwas coming to talk to us. It took a while toget over that fact that there was actuallya writer who was alive… we study thelikes of Shakespeare who is well andtruly gone… so it was kind of exciting thatwe were going to be meeting an author,especially for the people like myself whohave an interest in writing as a career. Ittook place in the study centre at five pasttwo and he talked to us for about eightyminutes.I think a lot of us were assuming this manwould be a bit on the hefty side of 55, andthat he’d babble on about this, that andthe other for the 80 minutes, but it turnedout to be really interesting. Walking in thedoor of the study centre, my immediateresponse was that he was an old-ish man,who was probably going to be a bit boring.Mr. McMahon introduced him as “a legend”and John quickly brushed this off statingmodestly that – “I am not a legend, just anormal man”. It was at this point, after hebegan to speak, that he seemed a quitehumorous and genuine man. He provedthis, as I remember looking up at him,reading off his page about what topics hewas going to cover this spring afternoonwith us, the students, I remember seeinghis hand shaking with nervousness. Imean can you really blame him? It hasto be very frightening standing up infront of fifty-odd teenagers, not knowingwhat sort of response you were going toget. So I can’t really blame him for beingnervous, it just showed that he was agenuine, normal person and not the novelproducing machine of steel we might haveexpected. It gave me quite an insight intothe type of person he was though, old-ish,SCIENCE AREA WALL MURALexperienced yet still standing here, scared.After a while, he got comfortable with usand there was a very pleasant ambience.He gave us all a handout with some writingtips, basically telling us different ways toimprove our writing and technique. It wasgood of him because it saved us writing itall down, meaning we could give him 100%attention and take in everything he wassaying. He had a very positive attitude,especially talking about his late wife. In mymind I imagined he would dodge the topic,I don’t know why because it was his pointof writing in the past, it was just my initialthought. He read us an extract and told usabout his wife, describing her as the mostbeautiful woman he had ever met. Thiswas also a good insight into the type ofman he was, kind and gentle and honest.He was a very interesting man, telling ussome stories from his life, in a funny yethonest way, from talking about one fanwho was blind among other disabilitiesyet wrote to him, telling him how he lovedhis books, to his first date with his wife,walking around a building sixteen times.He definitely kept me interested for theeighty minutes.He made a great attempt to help us withour writing, and in many ways he did. Theone disadvantage was that his advicewas a little dated, but not everyone isgoing to be up to date with the 21 st centurytechnology I suppose, and I’m suresome of the older generation can relateto what I mean by that. All in all, it was agreat experience and I’m grateful to Mr.McMahon and Ms Lee for arranging it, as itwas very interesting, and it was nice to seesomeone relatively famous, yet still normaland willing to help. He passed on somevery valuable tips which a lot of us will takewith us to the Leaving Cert exam, and forsome, into our careers.Hopefully in Florida I willcomplete my course and receivemy private pilot’s licence. Ineed to have a minimum ofabout forty five hours of flying,complete a number of theoryexams and pass a medical.With my hours of flying andmy knowledge of theory I hopethat will put me at an advantagewith regard to completing mycourse.I hope to do get a job flying anaircraft when I leave school.During the year manystudents noticed strangesymbols and imagesappearing on the entirelength of the G Buildingmain corridor. As the weeksprogressed these turned outto be part of a major newwall mural being paintedon Wednesday afternoonsby three very skilful seniorArt students: Kate Kaliska,Judith Kelly-White and AineKelly.The mural illustrates a wholerange of scientific material,from the operation of aBunsen burner to the locationof sensory areas on a humantongue and the anatomy of avirus.Students queueing up forthe science rooms will nowbe able to do a quick spot ofextra revision just by glancingat the wall beside them!CCSUnlimited 27CCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 27 13/06/2008 10:49:55

5 th /6 th YearChemistry TripDelivering New Medicines & NanochemistryAstra Lecture Hall. UCD, Nov 2007Why bother studyingchemistry in school? Thefact that we get to do coolexperiments, the MethanolBomb and the Howling JellyBaby happen to be just afew attractions. The otherfact is that chemistry is ineverything around us: theoxygen we breathe, theclothes we wear (polyester),the deodorants we use,the oil we burn, even otherenergy alternatives.The listgoes on and on. ProfessorSmith gave us anothermore imperative reason ashe began his lecture. Hehighlighted that the future ofscience in Ireland dependslargely on the applicationsof chemistry in today’ssociety.He said that nearly45% of Ireland’s exportsare organic products whichhave been synthesised bychemical processes. So anunderstanding of chemistryis a bonus for any studentleaving school these days.All we have to do is look atthe TV Programmes“House” and “Scrubs” andsee that we have doctors who28 CCSUnlimitedBy Mark 0’Brien & Christina Taite6A1 Chemistryperform miracles. Howeverthey need drugs andmedicines to help cure thesepeople. This is wherethe role of the chemistcomes in. One hundred andfifty years ago the averagelife expectancy of a personwas only forty years but withadvancements in chemistry,a person today can expect tolive to seventy-five years.How do we know whichdrugs to make? In the pastwhen people sufferedfrom headaches or pain,they made up a drink fromthe bark of the willow tree.Chemists isolated the activeagent in the willow tree,identified the moleculeand then tried to recreatethe molecule themselves.Aspirin was the first drugto be synthesised in 1899.Most drugs like aspirin arediscovered from naturalproducts, AZT (anti HIVDrug) is an example ofanother which is from thecoral reef. This is alsoanother reason we needto protect and preserveour environment as thecure for cancer could bein a small plant waitingto be discovered. We aredestroying more and morespecies each and every day.Chemical Structure ofAspirin.This is how Aspirin is soldtodayCoral Reefs are naturalresources where drugs likeAZT can be discoveredChemistry alone is notenough. We need toknow how these drugsaffect humans. In this waychemistry is linked withbiology. The drug “Tamiflu”was designed to inhibitthe flu virus from beingactively infectious. Once thestructure of a virus is known,scientists try to find waysto turn on or off the viruswith various molecules theyhave synthesised. “Tamiflu”is a drug which contains themolecules which can turn offthe flu virus. This drug hasreceived a lot off attention inthe media over the past fewyears because governmentshave being stockpiling thedrug in case of flu pandemic.“Tamiflu” MedicationA major concern at themoment is Methicillin-Resistant StaphylococcusAureus (MRSA), a bacteriathat is resistant to variousantibotics. It is known asCCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 28 13/06/2008 10:49:57

yProf. David K . SmithUniversity of Yorkhttp://www.york.ac.ukCCS UnlimitedSCIENCEthe “superbug”. Vancomycinis one drug that has beensynthesised to fight MRSA. Itis traditionally been reservedas a drug of “last resort”, andonly used after treatmentswith other antibiotics havefailed. Vancomycin, bindsstrongly to a molecule withinthe bacteria. This molecule isused to build the cell walls ofthe bacteria but because thevancomycin is bound to it, itcan no longer build its owncell walls and reproduce.Unfortunately bacteria canadapt and overcome thisproblem by changing thestructure of this molecule sovancomycin will not bind to it.In order to beat the bacteriascientists have to change thestructure of vancomycin so itwill bind to the bacteria. Thejob is never ending.Structure of VancomycinProffessor Smith also spokeof new developments inchemistry. - an area calledNanomedicine wherescientists now can buildscaffolding that is so smallit is made out of molecules.He showed us a video of ablind hamster whose opticnerve was damaged. Thescientists put nanoscaffoldingaround the optic nerve andit encouraged the growth ofnew cells in the optic nerve.After a few months thehamster gained his sightANanobot in thebloodstreamLayers Of NanoscaffoldingAnother area ofnanomedicine is drugtargeting, which focuses ontrying to deliver drugs to theparts of the body where theyare needed. If doctors aretargeting a tumour on theliver, they need the drug toreach that part of the bodywithout being used up. Sochemists have designeda chemical envelope (e.g.cyclodextrin structure –ringof sugars) to put the druginto. This envelope canbe addressed to the liverand will not be opened till itreaches the liver. Hence thedrug is not wasted or usedup by different parts of bodyand the patient will sufferfrom fewer side effects.Professor Smith gave avery entertaining lectureand you should check outhis website and podcast“Nanotechnology inMedicine” athttp://www.york.ac.ukISTA Junior Science QuizAimee Friel, Danielle Costello and Jacob FryOn 9 th April Aimee, Danielle and Jacob from 3A1 went toBelvedere College to participate in the ISTA Junior Science Quiz.Ms. Collins and Ms. Lyne attended the Quiz with them. Thirteenother schools took part. The quiz started at 2.00 pm and finishedaround 3.30 pm.The quiz consisted of eight rounds of eight questions (twobiology, two physics, two chemistry and two general knowledge).Round seven was a dingbat round which was hard to solve.There are dingbats included at the end of this article, so try themyourself!The winning team got a trophy and €40 per member. Secondplace got €30 per member, and third, fourth and fifth places got€20 per member. The winning team was Belvedere College.Unfortunately CCS didn’t finish within the top five, but it wasa great experience. After the quiz we went to ‘La Pizza’ and gotsomething to eat as a reward.ICE 3Ice Cube!÷ ChestnutDivide and Conquer!SEC OND?KNEELIGHTS LIGHTS?Mail Male?CCSUnlimited 29CCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 29 13/06/2008 10:49:59

SPECIAL OLYMPICSI r e l a n dI am a member of theSpecial Olympics Ireland,taking part in Basketballand Golf. My main sport isbasketball which I like verymuch and we train twice a weekand are part of a league in theSpecial Olympics.One of the training days is onSaturday and so is the golf so Idon’t get much of a lie in at theweekend, but I don’t mind as Ienjoy it!In February 2006 I waspromoted to the men’sbasketball team which waspreparing for the Nationalgames which meant extratraining sessions and variousworkoutsThe Games were held in June inBelfast and there were over twothousand athletes for varioussports taking part.I was very excited about goingup to Belfast as were my parentsand all the players from our club(The Blackrock Flyers)We were part of the EasternRegion as Leinster was dividedup into different regions beingso big.Special Olympic Athletes fromall over Ireland descended onBelfast, and we had a wonderfulgrand opening at the OdysseyArena.We opened our campaign bytaking on various teams from30 CCSUnlimitedUlster, Connaught and the restof Leinster, ending up in thefinal with Munster.Both teams were well matchedand very little was given oneither side. Every time wescored they would come backand level the game and thiswent on for the full match untilwe wavered at the end andMunster beat us by one point.It was so close and we wereall disappointed and sad. Ourparents were more upset thanwe were, I think!The Final ScoreEastern Region 21Munster 22All in all it was a greatexperience and I came homewith a Silver Medal whichtakes pride of place on ourmantelpiece.My class mate and friendCillian was also at the games.He took part in the GymnasticsEvents winning lots of medals.We were staying at the sameHotel in Belfast but only met atbreakfast as we were competingin Antrim and Cillian was basedat Belfast.Our Special Olympics Oath is“Let me win.But if I cannot win,Let me be BraveIn the Attempt”.A good time was had by all!Tomas MurphyAfter the Leinster Games in June 2005 I received a lettertelling me that I had been chosen to represent the EasternRegion in Gymnastics at the Special Olympics National Gamesin Belfast in June 2006. There were eleven athletes chosenfrom my club, Tivoli Tigers for the games.We all trained very hard and planned for our trip to Belfast. Atlast the 21 st June came and we met at the train station to travelon the special train. Our coaches and chaperones travelled withus and we stayed in Jury’s Hotel in Belfast. I shared a roomwith Cian.We were very excited about the opening ceremony in theOdyssey Arena and received a huge welcome from the crowd.We were entertained by Brian Kennedy and Liberty X.The following day we started the competitions. I competed inall six disciplines in gymnastics and was very lucky to receiveseven medals as there was an overall medal for those who hadcompeted in all six. I got four gold, two silver and a bronzemedal. There was great support from the crowd and many ofmy family and relations came along to cheer me on – some ofmy cousins were lucky enough to get the afternoon off school!I really enjoyed taking part in the Special Olympics NationalGames. The next step is the Special Olympics World Games inChina but unfortunately I was not selected to travel to China. Iwish all the Irish athletes good luck in China in October 2007.Cillian Boushel5C1CCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 30 13/06/2008 10:50:04

CCS UnlimitedACHIEVEMENTJunior Achievement Programme :“Staying in School”A Report by Justyna KaliskaThis year Second Years took part in a Junior AchievementProject called “Staying in School”. This project was sponsoredby CIT Blackrock. There were four parts to the Project.The first one took place during class time for about eightweeks. A speaker working with CIT in Blackrock visited everySecond Year class. We talked about our future careers andskills that are required for different jobs. We also found outhow well various jobs are paid; what subjects we shouldchoose for our Leaving Certificate in order to get into specifiedcourses; and which college or university we should go to. Itwas very interesting. We learned many important facts aboutour possible future careers.The second part of the Project was a visit to IADT the collegeon Kill Avenue on 22 nd February. We had three activities there:• Communications Skillls – we learned relationshipskills and acted out a short scene in groups of threeor four.• Tour of the college – three students who arestudying there took us around the college telling usall about it.• Workshops – we were developing our teamworkskills and finding out more about our future career.It was really interesting and everyone enjoyed it very much.The third part of the Project was a visit to CIT inBlackrock. It took place on the sixth of March. SecondYears had a sample interview with a group of peopleworking in CIT. Everyone had a ten-minute interview, soin the future when we go for a job we will know what it islike. After the interviews we had a tour of CIT. Some ofthe people who work there told us about their jobs andwhat the company actually does.The last part of the Project was a one-day outing toCarlingford Adventure Centre in Co. Louth. It took placeon 10 th April. The first activity was canoeing, workingin pairs. It was really great and funny, even though theweather was not very good. The second activity wasrock climbing. We learned how to use and wear all theequipment needed for climbing. There were four placeswhere you could climb, one beside the other. One wasonly for going down, and the other three were for goingup and down. We had about four or five instructorslooking after us. It was tiring but enjoyable. Even theteachers took part and were very good.We all benefited from the Junior Achievement Project.We were learning but in a funny and interesting way.Thanks to Junior Achievement and to CIT for arrangingeverything.!CCSUnlimited 31CCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 31 13/06/2008 10:50:09

CCS UnlimitedAWARDSCCS UnlimitedVOLUNTEER AWARDSThursday 20 th September 2007was a very special and proudday for me and my familymembers, as I was presentedwith a Certificate and specialpiece of engraved crystal fromDun Laoghaire RathdownCounty Council re: VolunteerAwards 2007.We had nominated mygrandparents Paddy andPatricia Craddock for theirlifelong voluntary services inthe community.My dad, my mum and Iwere going along with mygrandparents as guests to theawards ceremony. Howeverto my total astonishment I32 CCSUnlimitedreceived a phone call andletter a week prior to theAwards Ceremony informingme that both my dad MikeSmith and I were nominatedby parents in CabinteelyFootball Club where we havebeen involved in coachingsoccer for a good many years.We are also very involved inassisting the running of thecubs’ section every Saturdaymorning in CabinteelyFootball Club, which catersfor children age 5 to 7 years.We help them to learn newsoccer skills every week.I was so inspired by receivingthis award that I have sincegone on to do an F.A.I. SoccerCoaching Course - Level 1.I am very happy and proudto say that I am now a fullyqualified F.A.I. Soccer Coach- Level 1. We coach the under16 boys team in CabinteelyFootball Club and I amdelighted to report that weare presently leading theD.D.S.L. Under 16A SoccerLeague after moving upthree divisions this season.We won our league last year,which was S.D.F.L. Under 15Division 1.COACHING BADGE - Paul SmithWhen I got the opportunity to do the Level 1 F.A.I. Coaching BadgeI jumped at it. I always wanted to do it, and it was great that myown club ‘Cabinteely Football Club’ were running Level 1. It wasrun over one Sunday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm on 9 th December2007.Morning time was dedicated to watching videos plushands on coaching.Afternoon was my favourite, as we had to do acoaching drill involving everyone else. We brokeup into two groups of four, and my group had to domovement and getting into space to receive the ball.Overall we all had a fantastic day and I got myLevel 1 F.A.I. Coaching Badge, which means I am now morequalified to coach than Steve Staunton.Level 2 should be on during the summer holidays and I lookforward to that very much.For now I will pass on my experience as a coach to the cubs(age 6-8 year olds), and all the other age groups in CabinteelyFootball Club and they love it…ART1A1Abbie Lennon1A2Kean James Hortillo1A3Laura Dempsey2A4Michaela BreenBUSINESS STUDIES1A1Jordan Choi1A2Dean Lacey1A3Carla Ann O Connor2A1Abigail ReddinC.S.P.E.1A1Eoin Mc Donald1A2Dylan Brannigan1A3Chloe Kennedy1A4Rachel Mullaly2A1Jamie Mulvaney2A2Mark Clinch2A3Edward DoranENGLISH1A1Donal Smyth1A2Lucy Gough1A3Ryan Palmer1A4Sophie Daly2A1Aoibheann Clarke2A2Marc Carr2A3Ryan Downey2A5Beverly HarteFRENCH1A1Molly Haskins1A2Staci Kennedy1A3Elizabeth Curtis2A1Kerk Jan Hortillo2A2Konrad WisniewskiGEOGRAPHY1A1Cillian Rooney1A2Adam Flood1A3Tara Deehan1A4Emily Ryan2A1Mary Abarado2A2Alex Fitzpatrick2A3Philip FitzpatrickHISTORY1A1Jack Travers1A2James Turner1A3Elizabeth Curtis1A4Karen Seary2A1Aine Byrne2A2Sean Roche2A3Philip FitzpatrickHOME ECONOMICS1A1Abbie Lennon1A2Dylan Brannigan1A4Carla O Connor1A7Laura Dempsey2A1Shauna Morris2A2Abigail ReddinIRISH1A1Hayley McDonald1A2Tori Mooney1A3Megan Gerathy2A1Rebecca McCormack2A2Nicola Andrews2A3Laura EllardMATERIALTECHNOLOGYWOODWORK1A1Shane Donohue1A3Nathan Vella1A4Luke Mulhall1A5Rachel KeatingCCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 32 13/06/2008 10:50:10

Prizes and Awards 2008 - 1st and 2nd Year2A1Paul Heffernan2A3Niall GaafarMATHS1A1Molly Haskins1A2Alannah Byrne1A3Edward Robinson1A4Nicole Kelly2A1Justyna Kaliska2A2Konrad Wisniewski2A3Ryan Downey2A5Beverly HarteMETAL WORK1A4Ryan Palmer1A6Donal Smyth2A4Karl McCalligMUSIC1A6Orla Mason1A4Darren Boylan2A1Laura O MahoneyPHYSICALEDUCATION1A1Dylan Hickey1A2Dean Lacey1A3Adam Maher1A4Emily Ryan2A1Ryan Scollard2A2Paul FitzpatrickRELIGIOUSEDUCATION1A1Erwin Bonifacio1A2Anita Greene1A4Sasha Merrigan2A1Justyna Kaliska2A2Alex Fitzpatrick2A3Karl McCalligSCIENCE1A1Jordan Choi1A2Niamh Grant1A6Jack Travers1A5Nathan Vella1A4Nicole Kelly2A1Paul Heffernan2A2Marc CarrSPHE1A1Elizabeth Haskins1A2James Turner1A3Dylan King1A4Darren Boylan2A1Rebecca McCormack2A2Megan Byrne2A3Aine O DonoghueTECHNICALGRAPHICS1XErwin Bonifacio2A2Liam NoctorOTHER PRIZESTHE LEDWIDGETROPHYRUNNER –UP:Simon Kelly 2A2WINNER:Sarah Bergin 2A1THE FIRST YEARHISTORY PROJECT1 ST PRIZE - ModelMichael Andrews 1A4Runner-upRyan Palmer 1A31 ST PRIZE - WrittenAnna Graham 1A1Runner-upAlannah Byrne 1A2SPECIAL AWARDSCOMMITMENT ANDACHIEVEMENTIN EXTRACURRICULARACTIVITIES.1 ST Year;RUGBY :Ryan Palmer,represented Ireland inHolland.DCU TALENTEDYOUTHPROGRAMME:Daniel CrimmonsDonal Smith2 ND YEARBOXING:Nicola Andrewscompeted in the AllIrelandsAlsoConor KeatingNed DoranKieran Kenny.Kick-boxing:Eddie DaltonU15s,16s GAALEAGUE:Finalist:Paul FitzpatrickFEILE CUPWINNERS:Dylan Kenedy 2A1Robert McMahon 1A2Eoin Duffy 2A1KARATE:Philip Fitzpatrick.IRISH DANCING:Sarah BerginMARBLE CITYCHAMPION ANDCOMPETED IN ALLIRELANDSStephanie Soden-MurphyAnita GreenSOCCER:UMBRO CUPFINALISTAdam O BrienLIFE-SAVING:Simon KellyJUNIOR DEBATERJack TraversSPORTS AWARDSBASKETBALL1st Year GirlsMVP Molly HaskinsMIP ShannonDonegan1st Year BoysMVPKean James Hortillo.MIP Erwin Bonifacio2nd Year BoysMVP Paul HeffernanMIP Simon KellyGAELIC FOOTBALL1st YearM.V.P.Adam MaherM.I.P.James DoranU-14M.V.P.Dylan KennedyM.I.P.Eoin DuffyHURLINGM.V.P.Jack TraversM.I.P.Donal SmythU-14M V PKieran KennyM.I.PAlex FitzpatrickSOCCER1st YrM.V.PAnthony WhelanU 13M.I.P Luke Mulhall2nd YrM.V.PNathan MatthewsM.I.P Ryan ScollardATHLETES OF THEYEAR1st YrStaci KennedyDean Lacey2ndYrDylan KennedyKarl McCalligO’ FARRELL TROPHYFOR COMMITMENTTO SPORTAnna GrahamKerk Jan HortilloJunior AthleticsNaoise ColmanJames DoranDerek WallCaoimhe BlakeSTUDENTENTERPRISEAWARDSAoibheann ClarkeAbbie ReddinAine ByrneRebecca McCormackGRADAM NA BLIANAFirst Year:Tori MooneyJordan ChoiSecond Year:Rebecca McCormackAlex FitzpatrickCCSUnlimited 33CCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 33 13/06/2008 10:50:13

Prizes and Awards 2008- 3rd to 6th YearART CRAFT DESIGN3A5Melissa Hendy4A1Kyle Crinnion5A1Laiza SuarezBUSINESS3A6Zoe Cunningham4A2Dean Andrews5A4Rebecca EganOFFICE ADMIN ANDCUSTOMER CARE5C1Paul SmithC.S.P.E.3A1Oliver Carey3A2Tadhg Blake3A3Gemma Matthews3A4Samantha Grendon3A5Shannon BurnsENGINEERING5A4Conor RobinsonENGLISH3A1Jonathan Kelly3A2Leah King3A3Gemma Matthews3A4Samantha Grendon3A5Shauna Myler4A1Judith Kelly White4A2Graham Watts5A1Bernard Plunkett5A2Matthew O’Dowd5A3Lyn MeeganENGLISH ANDCOMMUNICATION5C1Mark GrayFRENCH3A1Jacob Fry3A2Aoife O’Reilly4A1Aine Kelly4A2Emma Whelan5A1Rachel Whelan5A2Sarah Devoy5C1Karen ChuaGEOGRAPHY3A1Jonathan Kelly3A2Sean Naughton3A3Dylan Ryan3A4Jamie Fitzgibbon3A5Stephen Dorgan4A1Nathan Rice5A1Paul Durning5A2Clara Pierce5A5Siobhan BradySOCIAL EDUCATION5C1Tomas MurphyHISTORY3A1Jonathan Loughlin3A2Craig Scollard3A3Aaron Clarke3A4Karl Kelly3A5James Stack4A2Bryan Mason5A3Paul Redmond5A5Gary O’BrienHOME ECONOMICS3A2Danielle Costello3A4Ciara Byrne3A5Leigha Kavanagh5A2Laiza Suarez5A3Sarah WhelanIRISH3A1Aimee Friel3A2Leah King3A3Siobhan Byrne3A4Alex Forsyth4A1Danielle Taite4A2Keeva Watts5A1Melanie Dwane5A2Gary Fitzpatrick5A3Roslyn McBrienCOMMUNICATIVEIRISH5C1Sasha MeeganMATERIALSTECHNOLOGYWOODWORK3A3Ciara Byrne3A4Karl Kelly3A5Adam Larkin4A3Andres RosasMATHS3A1Aimee Friel3A2Lee Brown3A3Siobhan Byrne3A4Aoife O’Reilly3A5Jaime Moore4A1Tomasz Kaliski4A2Eric Hickey5A1Mark Brown5A2Graham Roche5A3Clara Pierce5A4Sarah NapierMATHEMATICALAPPLICATIONS5C1Karen ChuaMETAL WORK3A4Lee O’Neill3A7Alex ForsythMUSIC3A1Lauren Kelly4A2Eoin Dooley5A1Rachel WhelanARTS MUSIC5C1Sasha MeeganPHYSICALEDUCATION3A1John McGuinness3A2Nathan Mooney3A3Ciara Nolan3A4Stephen Byrne3A5Shane Browne4A1Thomas O’Hanlon4A2Keeva Watts5A1Katarzyna Kaliska5A3Paul DurningLEISURE ANDRECREATION5C1Danielle HudsonRELIGIOUSEDUCATION3A1Laura Byrne3A2Glen Thompson3A3Aoife Fagan3A4Nicole Wall3A5Leigha Kavanagh4A1Tomasz Kaliski4A2Emma Whelan5A1Caoimhe Rooney5A2Sarah Napier5C1Tomas MurphySCIENCE3A1Jonathan Loughlin3A2Dean Plunkett3A3Kimberley Benaning5C1Craig WhelanBIOLOGY4A1Aine Kelly4A2Graham Watts5A1Katarzyna Kaliska5A2Sarah DevoyCHEMISTRY4A1Adam Flynn5A3Jonathan ByrnePHYSICS4A1Danielle Taite5A1Melanie DwaneTECHNICALDRAWING4A2Anita WisniewskaDESIGN &COMMUNICATIONGRAPHICS5A4Jonathan ByrneVOCATIONALPREPARATION5C1Mark GrayGUIDANCE5C1Craig WhelanOTHER AWARDSTHE FR. BOB DOYLEAWARDFor outstandingachievement in theJunior Certificate Exam2007- highest resultsMelanie Dwane 5A1THE SR. MARYPOWER AWARDFor IndividualAchievement in EnglishJames Stack 3A5HEROISM AWARDKarl Kelly 3A4SPECIAL AWARDSSenior EnglishDebating PrizeFiachra Mc NamaraSPORTS PRIZESSOCCER U16M.I.P. Greg Moloney3A3M.V.P. Nathan Rice4A1SOCCER U18M.I.P. DerekRogerson 4A2M.V.P. Jamie Kenny6A3Senior Committment toSport (Perpetual Cup)34 CCSUnlimitedCCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 34 13/06/2008 10:50:13

Ethan DoyleINTERNATIONALRUGBYTOURNAMENTPARTICIPATIONThomas CruiseACHIEVEMENTS INCOACHINGPaul SmithSPECIAL OLYMPICSPARTICIPATIONCillian BoushellTomas MurphyALL-IRELAND ANDINTERNATIONALDANCINGCHAMPIONSHIPACHIEVEMENTSKim McGrathCiara NolanStacey BanksAli SheehyClara SalingerSarah BellSinead O’TooleGIRLS’ FOOTBALLCiara ByrneGemma MatthewsSarah DevlinKeeva WattsBOYS’ FOOTBALLKarl ForsythWINNERS OF KEVINO’HEGARTY CUPJamie GeraghtyNzinge GoldingPhilip ColleySean TimlinDarren TurnerHORSE RIDINGAmy ConnollyDanielle HudsonDCU EMERGINGTALENTPROGRAMMEJohn McGuinnessSENIOR PRIZESARTClass Medal6A3Wayne SherrySenior PrizeKillian LubyBUSINESSClass Medal6A5Nathalie BarnesSenior PrizeDarryl WhelanOFFICEADMINISTRATIONAND CUSTOMERCAREClass Medal6C1Kellie CrowleyBIOLOGYClass Medal6A1Nathalie Barnes6A2Wayne SherrySenior PrizeGraham KinsellaCHEMISTRYClass Medal6A3Emily LaceySenior PrizeRegine DoronillaCONSTRUCTIONSTUDIESClass Medal6A3Christopher Clinch6A4Darren TurnerSenior PrizeJamie KennyENGINEERINGClass Medal6A3Eric AdamsSenior PrizeChristopher ClinchENGLISHClass Medal6A1Jessica Byrne6A2Jamie Geraghty6A3Nicole Ryan6A4Shona Hanlon6C1Kellie CrowleySenior PrizeFiachra McNamaraFRENCHClass Medal6A1Leanne Keating6A2Mark O’Brien6B2Karen Devitt6C1Christopher StapletonSenior PrizeGraham KinsellaGEOGRAPHYClass Medal6A1Jessica Byrne6A2Darren TurnerSocial Education6C1Christopher StapletonSenior PrizeConor FennellHISTORYClass Medal6A4Regine Doronilla6B1Jamie GeraghtySenior PrizeMark McGovernHOME ECONOMICSClass Medal6A2Emily Lacey6A3Emma Whelan6A4Darryl WhelanSenior PrizeConor FennellIRISHClass Medal6A1Leanne Keating6A2Graham Kinsella6A3Jamie Kenny6A4Ashleigh McCormackCommunicative Irish6C1Craig ParsonsSenior PrizeDarragh GogginsMATHSClass Medal6A1Leanne Keating6A2Mary Ramos6A3Niall Clarke6A4Shona Hanlon6A5Greg TraversMathematicalApplications6C1Sammy-Jo TyndallSenior PrizeGraham KinsellaMUSICClass Medal6A4Dale BurtonSenior PrizeGraham KinsellaPHYSICAL EDUCATIONClass Medal6A1Jade Kenny6A3Jamie KennySenior PrizeEthan DoylePHYSICSClass Medal6A1Darren BrownSenior PrizeGraham KinsellaRELIGIOUSEDUCATIONClass Medal6A1Graham Kinsella6A2Carla Doyle6A3Nicole Ryan6A4Dillon Robinson6C1Sammy-Jo TyndallSenior PrizeShona HanlonSCIENCE6C1Danielle O’ConnorTECHNICALGRAPHICSClass Medal6A1Killian LubySenior PrizeMark O’BrienVOCATIONALPREPARATION6C1Craig ParsonsGRADAM NA BLIANA3 RD YearAimée FrielJames Stack4 th YearKeeva WattsAaron Gilsenan5 th YearCaoimhe RooneyGary TraynorARD GHRADAM naSCOILEShona HanlonPRINCIPAL’S PRIZENicole RyanCCSUnlimited 35CCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 35 13/06/2008 10:50:15

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G R E E N S C H O O L S U P D A T EMOVING FORWARDGreen Schools wasofficially launchedon the fourteenth ofMarch, 2008. Lastyear, all membersof the green schoolscommittee conducteda survey of the rubbishin our school. All ofthe results were typedup and analysed. Thesurvey lasted one week.This year, the schoolhas introduced eightgreen bins and a noticeboard. Recycling binswere also bought for allclassrooms. We had aguest speaker from DunLaoghaire- Rathdown-Kate Hynes- in tospeak to the junior andsenior assemblies. Wehelped out by checkingand emptying the binsevery afternoon andwe also took part inthe National SpringClean in Cabinteely ona Saturday. That wasvery enjoyable.We will also be doingvarious activities toraise awareness suchas a clean-up day andfund-raising with theSRC hopefully.Danielle CostelloCOMMITTEE NEWSThe Green Schools Committee is in its second year running nowand things seem to be looking up. Kate Hynes (an environmentalofficer) from Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown was in during March toofficially launch it. Since we have done a review of our schoolmany changes have taken place:• A notice board with all information has beenmounted in the assembly area• Each classroom now has its own recycling bin• Recycling bins are in place in the assembly area andSt. Angela’s Hall• A battery recycling bin is in the assembly area (feelfree to discard of any old batteries from your homehere)• Students from the school took part in a clean-up ofCabinteely village in April as part of the NationalSpring Clean in Cabinteely Community SchoolMany more activities will take place in the future too as part ofour Action Plan. We would like to take the opportunity to thankall the staff and students for helping us out so far. A Green Schoolis everyone’s responsibility and we hope that Cabinteely will getthe Green flag in the near future with your help. Membershipis open, so if you decide you want to make a difference talk toeither of the Ms. Nolans or Mr. Joyce.The Green Schools Committee.40 CCSUnlimitedCCSUNLIMITED2008.indd 40 13/06/2008 10:50:31