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School Reports
T H E PREFECTS’ YEAR 1 993-4
In October 1993 a meeting was organised organised for the members of First and
between the Prefects and Mr Jim Second Year.
O’Connor, Jesuit delegate for education in The Video Club was run on Friday
Ireland. It was unanimously agreed that the afternoons after school from November
role of the Prefects had not been as active onwards and built up a healthy following
as it should have been in the past. After a eager for entertainment after a hard week.
lengthy discussion various ideas were Videos were chosen by respected censors
jotted down as to how to expand the role. Paul Sheahan, Cillian Barry and David
Two prefects were appointed to each class Batt.
out of the six between First and Second The First Year Soccer League kicked off
Year, and were introduced to their in November and was an unqualified
respective class by the Headmaster. The success following an initial pitch invasion
idea was that the pupils should have on day one. Six teams started the
someone to whom to put their queries competition and played on a league basis.
about the school, especially incoming The number was then whittled down to
pupils who knew no one and were perhaps four semi-finalists and the games became
a bit bewildered at the new experience of markedly more com petitive as the
secondary school. Classes were competition drew to a close. Two finalists
occasionally supervised by the Prefects emerged and the title was decided in
and topics discussed were anything from March during a tense penalty shoot-out in
schoolwork to bullying. Various activities which Clive Brennan’s (Senior IS) team
were decided upon by the Prefects and the overcame Brian McCloskey’s (Senior 1A)
classes. The following activities were team after the replay and took the title.
PREFECTS
Standing: C. Barry, M. O’Brien, D. Batt, P. Ryan, I. Clarke. A. Bums
Seated: P. Sheahan, F. Farrell, I. Brennan (Captain), Mr Patrick J. Potts (Headmaster),
D. Talbot (Vice Captain). D. Horan, K. Hyland
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T H E PREFECTS’ YEAR 1 993-4
In October 1993 a meeting was organised organised for the members of First and
between the Prefects and Mr Jim Second Year.
O’Connor, Jesuit delegate for education in The Video Club was run on Friday
Ireland. It was unanimously agreed that the afternoons after school from November
role of the Prefects had not been as active onwards and built up a healthy following
as it should have been in the past. After a eager for entertainment after a hard week.
lengthy discussion various ideas were Videos were chosen by respected censors
jotted down as to how to expand the role. Paul Sheahan, Cillian Barry and David
Two prefects were appointed to each class Batt.
out of the six between First and Second The First Year Soccer League kicked off
Year, and were introduced to their in November and was an unqualified
respective class by the Headmaster. The success following an initial pitch invasion
idea was that the pupils should have on day one. Six teams started the
someone to whom to put their queries competition and played on a league basis.
about the school, especially incoming The number was then whittled down to
pupils who knew no one and were perhaps four semi-finalists and the games became
a bit bewildered at the new experience of markedly more com petitive as the
secondary school. Classes were competition drew to a close. Two finalists
occasionally supervised by the Prefects emerged and the title was decided in
and topics discussed were anything from March during a tense penalty shoot-out in
schoolwork to bullying. Various activities which Clive Brennan’s (Senior IS) team
were decided upon by the Prefects and the overcame Brian McCloskey’s (Senior 1A)
classes. The following activities were team after the replay and took the title.
PREFECTS
Standing: C. Barry, M. O’Brien, D. Batt, P. Ryan, I. Clarke. A. Bums
Seated: P. Sheahan, F. Farrell, I. Brennan (Captain), Mr Patrick J. Potts (Headmaster),
D. Talbot (Vice Captain). D. Horan, K. Hyland
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