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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
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