A belated update on Jessica's performance in the Blackpool OPEN WORLD DANCE COMPETITION.

The best dancers from all over the world participated in this competition and Jessica managed to reach the final for the under 14 age category and the semifinals for the under 16 age category. 

At this level of competition, in order to reach the finals, you have to pass the first, second and third round, then the quarterfinals, semifinals and only then the finals.  Jessica entered the dance floor at 8.05am and finished at 10pm.  After an intense day, the next morning she got a very early flight to Dublin and came staright from the airport to school and was at her schooldesk at 9.10am.  Such dedication and hardwork!

We are so happy for Jessica and so proud of all her achievements this year. Maith thú, Jessica!

Congratulations to Alannah, Alisha, Aoife, Elena, Kate, Naoise, Samy, Tracy, and Vidya for their participation in the DreamSpace Ambassadors Program throughout the year. This program included online training in different coding languages and online safety after which they shared their newly acquired skills with First and Second year students. Their dedication and hard work culminated in receiving the Platinum Level award on Tuesday, May 14, at Microsoft. Well done to everyone involved!

Congratulations to all the first years who participated in the schools inaugural Scifest exhibition on Wednesday. A lot of work went into each project and the judges were very impressed with the enthusiasm and knowledge of all the students. Well done to the overall winner Haya Bari for her project on ‘The effect of soda on teeth’.  Runners up were Nora Jian and Zainab Shahzab for their project on ‘Humans vs AI’.  Also commended were Riona O’Sullivan and Emily Griffith for their project on 'The acidity of different liquids’. Sincere thanks to the judges for their time and to all in our school community who helped make our first Scifest such a great success.