Class Act: Our Lady’s Bower, Athlone
Naoise McCormack, Lucy Brett, Nina Stehelova and Jenny Murray competing in the Gael Linn Senior Irish Debating Competition.
On Tuesday, November 6th, Sixth Year higher level students of English got to enjoy a wonderful performance of Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ in the Dean Crowe Theatre, Athlone. Hamlet is the single text that will appear on the 2024 Leaving Certificate Higher Level English paper and getting to see a live performance of the work will undoubtedly be of great benefit to the girls in interpreting and analysing the text. Thanks to the Gaiety School of Acting for the fabulous performance and to English teachers, Ms Loftus, Ms Sheerin, Ms Shanley and Ms O’Dowd for organising the outing and accompanying the students on the trip.
Two Silvers and a Bronze for Hannah
Congratulations to Fifth Year student, Hannah Heneghan, who picked up three medals at the European Taekwondo Championships in Madrid over the midterm break. Hannah, who was selected to represented Team Ireland in the championships, won silver in the Individual Pattern Sparring competition, followed by another silver and a bronze in two team Sparring events. All at Our Lady’s Bower are very proud of Hannah on this fantastic achievement and wish her well as she prepares for future international competitions with Team Ireland.
First Year Football Success
Congratulations to the First Year football panel, who defeated Moate Community School in a friendly match on Friday, November 10th. It was a close game throughout, but the Bower girls managed to pull through and win the game by the narrowest of margins, one point. Some great talent was displayed by the young squad in their first outing together as a team, and the victory marks a promising start to the first year football season. The girls are looking forward to their upcoming league in the new year. Well done to the girls and to their coaches, Ms Daly, Ms Cuddy and Ms Fallon.
Comhghairdeas leis an bhfoireann díospóireachta shóisearach - Emma Ní Fhallúin, Ellen Ní Bhraonáin agus Orla Ní Thornóir. Fuair na cailíní an bua sa chéad bhabhta den chomórtas díospóireachta Gael Linn. Tá siad tríd chuig babhta 2 den chomórtas. Labhair na cailíní i gcoinne an rúin “Seafóid atá sa teilifís réaltachta”.
Comhghairdeas le Lucy Brett, Naoise Nic Chormaic, Nina Stehelova agus Jenny Ní Mhuirí freisin, a rinne sárobair sa chomórtas shinsearach, ag labhairt i bhfábhar an rúin “Ba cheart smacht iomlán a bheith ag tuismitheoirí ar mheáin shóisialta a bpáistí atá faoi ocht mbliana déag d’aois”.
Congratulations to the junior Irish debating team of Emma Fallon, Ellen Brennan and Orla Turner. The girls were successful in the first round of the Gael Linn Debating competition and will progress to Round 2. The girls argued against the motion 'Reality TV is rubbish'.
Congrats also to Lucy Brett, Naoise McCormack, Nina Stehelova and Jenny Murray, who did a wonderful job in the senior competition, arguing in favour of the motion “Parents should have complete control over the social media accounts of children under 18 years of age".
