Bhí lá iontach againn ar scoil do Ghaeilge 24. Bhí damhsa, drámaíocht, píotsa, milseáin agus neart craic agus spraoi againn! Comhghairdeachas leis na daltaí go léir a bhí páirteach sa lá agus a rinne an-iarracht an Ghaeilge a úsáid. The application form for 1st Year students for the academic year 2022-23 is available to download here.
All forms must be downloaded and completed in full before returning to St. David's Secondary School. The final date for return is Friday the 15th of November 2019.
The annual student council elections took place in the school library on Thursday 24th of October. Each class is allowed one representative on the student council. Any student who wished to run for election was first required to fill in an application form which needed to be signed by two other students from their base class. The candidates were then required to write a speech which they read out to their classmates during an extended tutorial period outlining why they felt they should be elected. Next up was the voting process itself. Each base class was called to the library one class at a time where they filled in their votes by secret ballot. Once all students had voted it was up to the 5th Year prefects to add up the votes to see who was elected. Conor Campbell was given the job of announcing the new class representatives over the intercom. The following is a list of students who were elected. Well done to all students who ran for election. 1.1 Gavin L 1.7 Tiarnan G 1.23 Maisie H 1.28 Chloe O'R 2.11 Jack F 2.8 Lucas Du P 2.26 PJ L-D 2.39 Max L 3.24 Reegan B 3.6 Stephen M 3.29 Emilie F 3.27 Darragh K 4.2 Maks S 4.14 Michael M 4.9 Zara S 5.4 Cianán P 5.5 Cian P 5.18 Anna M 5.38 Lucas G 6th Year students are represented by our Head Boy (Stephen B), Head Girl (Carolann McD), Deputy Head Boy (Norbert S) and Deputy Head Girl (Ava McG). A huge thank you to Ms. T. Brady for her work as the student council liaison teacher and to the 5th Year prefects (Ava, Conor, Eimear and Neil) who helped out in the election process.
The annual St. David's whole school mass took place today, Tuesday 15th October, in the Holy Rosary Church in Greystones. This is one of the few times of the year when the entire student body of the school along with all teachers can get together for an event. The mass is celebrated at the beginning of each school year. This year the theme of the mass was hope. Key aspects of school life were discussed. Sports jerseys to represent extra-curricular activities, exam papers to represent the challenges faced in exam years, school books to represent the academic interests and a CAO handbook were all presented. The celebrant for the mass was Fr. Gerard. St. David's would like to thank him for everything that he does for the school throughout the year. The St. David's choir performed admirable throughout the celebration. A big thank you to Ms. Kane, Ms. Wilson, Ms. Cunningham, Ms. McCormack and Ms. Aylmer for their massive work in organising this event.
There was great excitement this morning in St. David's as the students of the Junior Certificate class of 2019 gathered at 9:30 am in the school dining area for the unveiling of the Junior Certificate results. There were some anxious faces about the place but these expressions soon turned to happiness after the students were presented with their envelope by School Principal, Ms. Mary O'Doherty, and Deputy Principal, Mr. Simon Carey. All staff of St. David's would like to congratulate the Junior Certificate class of 2019 on their terrific achievements. A huge well done must also go to the teachers who provided such terrific guidance and support throughout the three years of the Junior Cycle programme.
A huge thank you to everyone who attended Open Night 2019 to make it such a huge success!
Open Night 2019 took place on the 1st of October from 7 to 9pm. All the students who volunteered were prepped and ready to show the parents, guardians and future students around our school. All the different rooms had been decorated with different materials to provide incoming students with a rough idea as to what they could be doing in each different subject. This year there were three different paths that the students had to follow this year when giving their tours. Ms. Burke and Mr. Carey were on the two main doors making sure everything was running smoothly. After all the tours were completed Ms. O'Doherty and Mr. Carey had an assembly for all the parents, guardians and students to talk briefly about the different areas of St. David’s. Head Boy Stephen Bowes and Head Girl Carolann McDonald also gave short speeches about different aspects of school life. A big thanks to all the students who volunteered for tours, helped out in different subject areas and much more. The school also looked great thanks to the group of Transition Years who designed the notice boards in the days prior to Open Night.
On Tuesday the 10th of September a large number of staff along with members of the class of 2019 gathered in the school dining area for the Annual Leaving Certificate Awards Ceremony. The purpose of the awards ceremony is to recognise outstanding achievement in the Leaving Certificate Examinations. Any student who received a H1 or H2 grade received an award on the night.
The ceremony was opened by School Deputy Principal, Mr. Simon Carey who spoke about the importance of the awards and congratulated both students and parents on the fantastic results that had been achieved. This was followed by School Principal, Ms. Mary O' Doherty, who congratulated the students on their terrific achievements but also advised that their hard work must also be applied to college life. Mr. Simon Carey then began the task of reading through the list of forty-nine individual award winners. Each student was presented their award by either the Head Boy or Head Girl along with Ms. O' Doherty. Following the individual awards the focus shifted towards the best in class prizes. Sebastien Fulmer, Rachel Purcell, Eoghan O' Longaigh, Gerard Acton and Tom Cleary picked up the accolades for their respective class groups. The final award of the evening was the Paul Ellis Cup which is awarded to the student who achieved the best overall Leaving Certificate from the entire class group. The winner this year was Sebastien Fulmer who epitomises the Paul Ellis award in the way he conducted himself as a hardworking, academic, empathetic and respectful student throughout his six years in the school. The evening concluded with a wine and crackers reception. Congratulations to all students who achieved awards on the night but a massive well done must go out to the entire class of 2019 on their excellent results. Best of luck to all in the future! 
The annual St. David's Debutante Ball took place on Monday 2nd of September. This was a fantastic opportunity for the class of 2019 to not only celebrate their magnificent achievements in the Leaving Certificate Examinations but also to reflect on how far each and every one of them have come over their past five or six years in secondary school. The evening started with a reception at the school which was organised by the Parents' Association. This gave teachers and students the chance to catch up with each other and discuss what plans students had in place for the next academic year. There was also time for a quick photograph before boarding the bus to Drogheda where this years' Ball took place. Have a look at the slideshow below for some photographs! St. David's staff would like to take this opportunity to welcome all the new first year students to our wonderful school! Today the new students were greeted by the Head Boy, Head Girl, Deputy Head Boy and Deputy Head Girl along with some of the current Transition Year students. The incoming first year students gathered in the dining area where their first assembly as a year group with Principal Mary O' Doherty and Deputy Principal Simon Carey. Students were assigned to one of four base classes and were then lead to their new tutor room by one of the four first year tutors, Ms. Clifford, Ms. Wilson, Mr. Ryan and Mr. Davies.
1st Year Tutor Groups
St. David's would like to take this opportunity to thank the Head Boy, Head Girl, Deputy Head Boy and Deputy Head Girl along with the Transition Year students who helped out for all their fantastic work with the incoming first year students.
For additional photos please see the slideshow below. Please note the start dates for each year group
1. First Years – will start school on Tuesday, 27th August 2019 from 8.45 am – 12 noon All First Years to present wearing their full school uniform, light snack for break and to bring in some books as they will get their locker, journal and time-table. They do not need to bring in all their books as they will have the first two days to do so. Please ensure they have a functioning pad-lock for their locker. First years will finish school at 12 noon on this day. 2. Third and Sixth Years – start school on Wednesday, 28th August 2019 First, Third and Sixth Years will have school from 8.45 am – 11.45 am from this day. Students will receive their lockers, journal and timetables. There will be classes, as well as assemblies. 3. Second Years, Transition Year and Fifth Years – start school on Thursday, 29th August 2019 at 8.45 am. All students, from all other year groups, are in school this day too, until 12 noon. Second Years, Transition Years and Fifth Years will receive their journals, lockers and timetables on this day. 4 Friday, 30th August 2019 – All students have classes from 8.45 am until 1.05 pm on this day. Uniform All school uniform details are outlined on the school website. Students must wear black shoes and under no circumstances are student permitted to wear runners or hybrids as substitutes. Please click here to see all uniform details. Jewellery One small stud is permitted in one ear or one small stud in each of the two ears, only. This/these to be worn only in the lower ear lobe. Under no circumstances are students permitted to tongue, upper ear, nose earrings or studs, or more than one stud in their ear. If they do, the said item or items will be confiscated until the end of term. Fake Nails Fake nails are not permitted this year. Teachers and students complained of difficulties in carrying out simple tasks in classes last year due to wearing of fake nails. Students who present to school with fake nails will be sent home and not permitted to attend school until removed. Hair Colour & Length of Hair Conventional, natural hair colour only permitted. Students are not permitted to shave their hair to a grade of 1.5 or less. If students shave part of or full head of hair a grade 2 or more is only permitted. If a student breaches this, he/she will be sent home. Students will be sent home for breaching the hair colour, fake nails and jewellery codes, and not permitted to return until notified. Finally, I would like to remind all parents/guardians to ensure that the admission fee (€150.00 for one student/€250.00 for two students, €325.00 for three students) is paid immediately as this covers journal, locker, insurance, water, photocopying. Thank you Simon Carey Deputy Principal |
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