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The St. Colman’s College St Vincent de Paul Conference left for Canal Court on Thursday 3rd December ‘09 to assist Michael Murphy and the local Newry Conference in loading toys (generously donated by local business at the Annual Charity Dinner) onto the SVP lorry in time for Santa to pick them up from Mill Street and deliver for Christmas!
As the lads rolled up their sleeves and got ready for work they were joined by none other than Derry native and international Popstar Nadine Coyle of Girls Aloud fame, who commended the lads on their great work!
No coaxing was needed to get the lads to smile for the snap. When the lads’ work was finally done a couple of hours later some of the boys had to be told to STOP giggling!!
The SVP Group in the College is busy at the minute organising the Christmas Appeal and the members would like to thank the outstanding efforts of all staff and pupils in the College who have made a concerted effort to contribute at a time when many are struggling to put food on the table.
All are reminded that there is still time to contribute to the collection of non-perishables and gifts!!
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Twenty-five students from Newry High school attended a “Chemistry at Work” event at QUB on Wednesday 25th November.
The event showed how the chemistry studied at school is put into the real, everyday world. It is organised and hosted by the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Queen’s University Belfast on behalf of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
The students saw and met local industrialists, who gave them hands on demonstrations, exhibits and talks on the role of Chemistry in their industry.
Students saw Forensic Science in Action, they examined acids in Foods at the CAFRE stand, and they had a talk on “Drugs from Bench to Market” from NORBROOK Pharmaceuticals.
Students were enthralled how Lycra brings polymer Chemistry to life and Davidson and Hardy explained how they turned science into business.
The event organiser Dr. Gary Sheldrake said “Chemistry at Work shows students the relevance of what they are studying at school and demonstrates the wide range of job opportunities in the chemical based industries.”
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President Mary McAleese visited St Colman’s on the morning of November, 30th 2009. After visiting the chapel she made her way to the Sports Hall along the main corridor which was lined by our junior boys. The senior students were already seated in the Sports Hall and as she entered, the Choir sang All are Welcome. This was followed by the Presidential Anthem and then, Mr Declan McDaid welcomed the President and invited Canon Brown to greet President McAleese and Dr Martin McAleese on behalf of the College Community. In his address, Canon Brown said, It is a privilege for our students to be in your presence and to have someone as inspirational as you are, President McAleese, speak to them. We as a school community are so proud to have you as our President and so impressed with you representing us as a nation. What you do and your insights offered as you speak provide inspiration for us and I wish to acknowledge the tremendous role model you are for adults and youth alike
President McAleese then delivered an inspirational address. Her message to the students was to urge them to be the best they could, to take the opportunity that was offered to them and make the most of it. She talked about the Education Act of 1947 which offered the prospect of learning to students whose financial circumstances had previously dictated that they leave school at fourteen. Education was no longer the domain of the elite. She told the students to value and treasure the tuition they were receiving and to put it to good use.
She spoke about the divisions of the past and the need for this generation of students to bring Ireland forward and prosper.. Referring to St Colman’s motto, she highlighted the importance of Bonitas, expressing her wish that our students would show the kindness and human decency it implies throughout their lives. It would be wonderful, she remarked if they were all able to say at the end of their lives that they had made the world a better place, but, if that were not possible, then at least they should aim at not doing anything to make it worse.
Commenting on recent celebrations she had attended marking various anniversaries, she emphasised that often it was young men and women of nineteen or twenty who had initiated movements that had made a difference such as Free Legal Aid and the Simon Community. She urged them in turn to be legends in their time and that being a legend could amount to simply being someone known in their own circle as a good friend, a decent human being, a person of principle. It did not always have to be a prodigy or someone famous. She referred to the many football legends who had started their football careers in St Colman’s and had gone on to be legends in Gaelic football. St Colman’s was and still is synonymous with Gaelic games and success in MacRory and Hogan Cups.
The President answered questions from a number of students and then proceeded to the Assembly Hall to meet members of staff and the student leadership team.
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John Devlin, Head Prefect of St. Colman’s College Newry, has recently been selected as one of twenty four youth leaders from across the island of Ireland who will represent Ireland at the European Parliament in Strasbourg early next year.
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Southern Regional College has today unveiled their new website which aims to provide improved access to information about the College and the many courses it offers.
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This year, Newry High School is supporting teenager Charlene Barr, from Dollingstown, in her fund-raising effort to build a school in Uganda.
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Every day an ordinary day becomes an extraordinary day for someone. People collapse or get hurt and many survive when someone does something. Emergency life support is the set of actions needed to keep someone alive in an emergency until professional help arrives.
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Members of SVP in St. Colman’s were delighted to hand over a substantial amount of food and gifts to Michael Murphy of the Newry Conference. The response this year was phenomenal and all College staff and indeed pupils should be thanked for their generosity.
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A sterling performance from the junior tennis players secured victory for St. Colman’s in the recent Newry and Mourne Schools’ Tennis Championship. The format in the singles was round robin with each competitor playing four matches. Neil Jones was the overall winner beating strong opposition from other local schools.
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