Holy Child School, Killiney, Co. Dublin

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Thursday 2nd September 2010

1st Year Retreat in Glendalough

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Friday 3rd September 2010

3rd Year Study Skills
11.10 a.m. - 12.55 p.m.

Staff Meeting
All students released from school at 12.55 p.m.

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Thursday 16th September 2010

6th Years Higher Options RDS

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SPORTS

Sports Fixtures

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LEINSTER RESULTS

Congratulations to all our athletes who competed in the Leinster Track & Field Finals on Wednesday, 19th May.

Gold Medal

U16's Long Jump

Holly McGurk

4.46 metres

Bronze Medal

1500m

Una-Mary McCarthy Deering

Bronze Medal

Javelin

Triona Barcoe

7th Place

Hurdles

Jenna Volpert

7th Place

High Jump

Eliza Casey

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CROSS COUNTRY

Congratulations to Una Mary McCarthy-Deering (2nd Year) who qualified and competed in the All Ireland Junior Cross Country Championships on Saturday 13th March in Cork. Una Mary placed 19th individual overall. A fantastic achievement for a superb athlete.

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HOCKEY

1st Year Success in Southside Hockey Tournament

The Hockey season officially ended with another great success as the 1st A squad won the first Southside one day tournament held in St. Gerard's on Wednesday 14th April. Having beaten Loreto, Dalkey and drawing with Loreto, Foxrock in their group they successfully beat St. Gerard's in a very exciting final. Well done to all the squad.

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Junior A Success in Southside League Final

The Junior A squad had a great finish to the season winning the inaugural Southside League final on Friday, 26th March in Killiney beating Loreto, Foxrock in a Penalty Strokes shootout.

The squad played a fantastic game to win this trophy and fully deserved to bring a trophy back to the school after their narrow defeat in the Junior A Cup final in early March.

Well done to the team and their coach Gordan Watkins for all their hard work and commitment throughout the year and for bringing great success to Holy Child Killiney this season.

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Great achievement as Emma Russell made the Irish U16 team which will be going to Holland for a European tournament in early April

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NETBALL

Congratulations to the following girls who were selected to represent Ireland in the U17 European Netball Championships in Belfast from 11th to 14th March, 2010.

Ciara Keane (Captain),

Molly Godson Treacy,

Juliette Mills,

Caoilfhionn O'Neill,

Ali Cunningham

Marie-Ruth Coughlan

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NEWS

Leaving Certificate Results 2010

Congratulations to the class of 2010 and their teachers on their wonderful Leaving Certificate Results.

24% of the girls achieved over 500 points

85% achieved over 400 points

Well done to all.

Holy Child Killiney ranked no. 7 in Ireland

"Parent Power is the country's most accurate ranking of secondary schools' perfomrance as it is based on the percentage of students progressing to university, or university-level institutions, in Ireland and the UK."

" An holistic approach to education is also common in the top schools, with altruism and contribution to the community being encouraged. Extracurricular activities cater for interests far beyond academia, making the school important as a social centre as well as a place to study."
See table.

UCD Entrance Scholarship

Congratulations to Sally Houlihan,Rebekah Browner and Madeleine Lawler, students from Class of 2009, who have been awarded entrance scholarships to University College Dublin based on their Leaving Certificate Results.

TCD Entrance Scholarship

Congratulations to Rachel O'Hagan and Laura Mason, students from Class of 2009 who have been awarded entrance scholarships to Trinity College Dublin based on their Leaving Certificate Results.

Nyumbani Immersion Programme

Holy Child School is currently organising an African Immersion Project involving a visit to the Nyumbani Village in Kenya for two weeks next February 2011 for 5th Year students.

At this time we are inviting all interested students to formally apply for selection. To facilitate the planning of the trip it is essential that we receive completed application forms not later than Wednesday, 2nd June, 2010.

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Haiti Appeal

Congratulations to all the students who were involved in the fantastic success of the raffle held during the Transition Year musical and the Non-Uniform day which raised a staggering €3,400 for Goal's Haiti Appeal. A representative of the Goal team accepted the cheque on their behalf from a group of our Student Council.

Junior Cup Hockey Final

Holy Child Killiney were narrowley beaten 1 - 0 by Wesley in the Junior Cup Final yesterday. In glorious sunshine helped by terrific support from their families, friends and the school, the girls put up a great performance to loose by only 1 - 0 to the League Champions Wesley. Their performance was also memorable as Emma Russell, the Killiney Captain, was noted 'Player of the Match'. Well done to Gordan Watkins and the team who made us proud to be from the Holy Child School, Killiney yesterday.

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Green 'Zine

Welcome to our first edition of "Green 'Zine", the eco-friendly magazine that will help save the world! Well, maybe not quite save the world, but we certainly hope to our bit to help combat climate change. The aim of this magizine is to raise awareness about global warming, and the serious negative effects it's having on our world.

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About Us...

The School was established in 1947 by the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, an educational congregation founded a century earlier by Cornelia Connelly.

Holy Child School, Killiney is situated close to the sea and commands extensive views of the Dublin and Wicklow mountains and Killiney Bay. More....

The School Crest
Killiney derives its name from the Gaelic
Cill Iníon Léinín
the church of the Daughters of Léinín.
The ruins of the earliest church have long since disappeared but the remains of an 11th century church still stand and are the inspiration for the school crest.
The school motto is
"Actions not Words"

HOLY CHILD, KILLINEY
SCHOOL ETHOS