| Dominican Community gathers for Carol Service |
19 December 2008 |
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| Thursday 18th December 2008 saw the entire Dominican School community gather in Star of The Sea Church for their School Carol Service. |
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| Maria celebrates First Holy Communion |
12 December 2008 |
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| Congratulations to Maria Hassan who today celebrated the sacrament of First Holy Communion. |
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| Careers Convention just the job for Year 10 students ! |
12 December 2008 |
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on Thursday 11th December, Year 10 students travelled to Loreto College to take part in a careers
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| Gavin runner up in Northern Ireland Schools' Trampolining competition |
12 December 2008 |
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| Gavin Hume , a Year 11 Dominican student, recently celebrated success by coming second place in a trampolining competition for school pupils aged 15 and under. |
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| Dominican Year 8 runners up in local soccer final |
12 December 2008 |
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| Congratulations to the Year 8 soccer team who competed bravely in yesterday's final against Dalriada. |
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| Poets of the Year announced ! |
28 November 2008 |
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| To coincide with National Poetry Day, the Library organised a poetry competition and held a poetry book display to inspire any budding poets. |
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| Year 8 soccer team make it all the way to the finals |
28 November 2008 |
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| On the week beginning Monday 8th December the Year 8 Soccer team will face their sternest test in a final to be played against Dalriada . |
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| Dominican pupils Read by example ! |
26 November 2008 |
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| Key stage Three pupils in Dominican College are gearing up for their 2008 "Readon" Campaign . This initiative is designed to get pupils , in the period immediately after their imminent Christmas exams, to read books they enjoy whilst raising money for local Children . The campaign follows on from other charity projects completes by the college this term including the Sponsored walk in September and the November Shoeboxes appeal . |
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| Lauren's European Championship success ! |
17 November 2008 |
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| Lauren Young, a Year 8 Dominican pupil was runner up in The European Irish Dancing Championships held at the weekend in Somerset . |
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| Me talk Pretty ! |
17 November 2008 |
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| By clicking on the URL below you can watch footage of Sian , Ruth and Fionnuala on the BBC homepage . |
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| Bernie bowls them over as Local sports personality of the year |
17 November 2008 |
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| Bernie O'Neill was voted the local sports person of the year at a ceremony in Coleraine on Friday night . |
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| Loreto Science Quiz gets a positive reaction from Dominican Students . |
16 November 2008 |
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| As part of Science Week, Loreto College Science Department organised a “Table Quiz” on Wednesday 12th November 2008. |
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| Dominican duo dominate NI Schools Kayaking |
16 November 2008 |
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| Andrew Mc Clelland , a Year 11 student at Dominican College, Portstewart , has just been crowned NI Champion in the Northern Ireland schools' Kayaking Marathon . |
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| Boxing Clever ! Year 8 pupils rise to challenge of Shoebox appeal |
13 November 2008 |
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| Once again year , despite the Credit Crunch Year, 8 Dominican pupils have shown their commitment to helping the less fortunate of our world . By each deciding to fill up a simple shoe box with non-perishable gifts they have brought hope to children in hospitals, orphanages and homeless shelters who are victims of war, poverty,famine and disease in other countries such as Liberia. |
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| Sian , Ruth and Fionnuala at BBC Soundblast - Day 2 |
07 November 2008 |
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Sian's account of Thursday's rehearsal
I had a marvellous lie in today… until 5 a.m. I woke up with the flu. How typical is that? At least it happened today rather than tomorrow. It was a long day for all of us. |
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| Successful Seventh Annual Dominican Spanish Exchange |
07 November 2008 |
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| At 5.15 AM on Friday 10th October , twenty Dominican pupils from years 11-14, left Dominican College, Portstewart for an exchange visit to IES Maria Zambrano in Torre Del Mar in the province of Malaga. The group were accompanied by Mrs O’Hara and Mrs O’Connor . |
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| BBC Blast |
06 November 2008 |
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Wednesday 5th November
Day 1
After arising from a lovely lie in at 07:00 Ruth, Fionnuala and I set out to catch the 8:15 train from Coleraine to Great Victoria Street in Belfast. |
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| U6 Enrichment - Reflections by Ciaran Duffy |
04 November 2008 |
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| As part of the schools Enrichment Programme, On Friday 17th October 2008 , the Year Fourteen students were treated to a day of personal reflection and deeper understanding of themselves. |
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| Sian, Fionnuala and Ruth are BBC bound ! |
04 November 2008 |
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| Three Dominican Students will travel to the BBC Blackstaff Studios tomorrow for three days of preparation for a live TV broadcast on Friday night . |
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| Welcome return to BBC for DCP choir ! |
24 October 2008 |
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| John Anderson , Head of Music in BBC Northern Ireland, today visited Dominican College, Portstewart with his producer Bob O’Brien to record the Senior Chamber Choir for a one off Christmas Special of “Our Wee World” a series first shown on BBC Northern Ireland last Autumn . |
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| We are the champions ! |
21 October 2008 |
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Bernie Crowned Irish Women’s Bowling Association Bowler of the Year, Andy crowned Schools Kayaking Champion !
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| British Council Press release on Mock EU Council Meeting |
20 October 2008 |
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| Parliament Buildings, Stormont was the home of the EU on Friday 17 October 2008 when students from 28 schools from across Northern Ireland, England and Ireland got together to tackle the big issues of the day during a mock meeting of the Council of the European Union. The event, now in its fourth year, has been once again organised by the British Council in partnership with the European Commission Office in Northern Ireland. |
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| Dominican Students debate EU issues in Mock Meeting of European Council . |
19 October 2008 |
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| Dominican College students recently had the honour of representing the new accession state of Estonia in the fourth Mock Council meeting of The EU. The debate,organised jointly by The British Council and The NI European Commission office ,was designed to bring together over 80 students from twenty three schools across Northern Ireland, three schools from The Republic of Ireland and one from England . |
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| Final Spanish report |
17 October 2008 |
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Today's report comes this from Katrina O´Bryan, Claudia McAlpin and Tom Kelly .
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| 4-0 Victory for Year 8 soccer team |
16 October 2008 |
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Continuing their excellent unbeaten run , the Year 8 Soccer team today beat St Jospeph's by four goals to nil.
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| Wednesday in Spain . |
16 October 2008 |
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Today's report from Spain comes from from Catherine Osborne and Niki Mamouzelou
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| Year 8 football update |
15 October 2008 |
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| Mr Crutchley's report on the unbeaten run of the Year 8 soccer team. |
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| Tuesday in Spain |
15 October 2008 |
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Mrs O'Connor and Mrs O'Hara have posted the second of their reports from Spain. Today´s report comes from Maeve Clarke.
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| Robotics roadshow rolls into Dominican |
15 October 2008 |
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Dominican College Year 9 pupils were recently treated to a Robotics roadshow organised jointly by Sentinus and Loreto College Science department.
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| News from Spanish Exchange |
14 October 2008 |
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| Mrs O'Connor and Mrs O'Hara have sent the first of their reports from Spain.Ruth Fleming has also supplied some words in Spanish. |
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| Visite en France 2008 : Mrs Smith's reflections |
13 October 2008 |
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| Fourteen years later and Dominican students are still queueing up to experience a school exchange to France! |
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| Pod of bottle nosed Dolphins sighted near Dominican |
12 October 2008 |
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| On Friday 10th October eagle eyed Dominican science staff and pupils took time out from class as a pod of Dolphins were sighted just off the school. |
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| Dominican Community celebrate start of school Year Mass |
10 October 2008 |
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| On Thursday 9th October staff and students gathered in Star Of The Sea church for the start of school year mass celebrated by Fr Mc Cullagh, the school chaplain. |
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| Spanish exchange students set off ! |
10 October 2008 |
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| Twenty Dominican College pupils, along with accompanying teachers Mrs O’Hara and Ms O’Connor are preparing for the annual Spanish exchange. |
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| Maths Week in DCP ! |
10 October 2008 |
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| Next week is Maths week in Ireland and there will be notices around school and a competition. |
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| Gr8 news for Year 8 Soccer Team |
10 October 2008 |
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| Congratulations to the Year 8 Soccer team who , after a tentative start last week , defeated Magherafelt High School by 8 goals to 2. |
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| Geography Site Visit to Belfast |
06 October 2008 |
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| On Thursday 25th of September the Dominican College Geography Department ( aka Mr Doone and Mr Crutchley ) set out with 37 keen GCSE students to look at urban regeneration, gentrification and sustainable economic development within Belfast. |
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| If you go into the woods today.. you’re sure to meet Year 8 Dominican Science students ! |
05 October 2008 |
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On Monday 29th September the Year 8 pupils took part in the first of their nine Science Field Trips scheduled for 2008-2009.
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| Dominican College Year 8 Pupils do the business at big school |
02 October 2008 |
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| On Thursday 2nd October 2008 Young Enterprise NI gave the new Year 8 Dominican students a helping hand to settle into "big school" at the start of the new school year. |
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| Le mardi en Aix |
01 October 2008 |
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| Here is what happened in Tuesday in the Dominican French Exchange in the Isle de Sorgue. The photo suggests the pupils are having a brilliant time . |
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| Mercredi en Aix ! |
01 October 2008 |
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| Joanne Coyle has sent the latest update from Aix. The group has a grat time kayaking yesterday and continue to be very happy at this halfway point of their exchange . |
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| Year 8 Pupils lead the way in Annual Beach Walk |
30 September 2008 |
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| Photos of the 2008 Charity Beach walk will be on display in school from Wednesday 1st October 2008 . |
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| It’s an actor’s life for me! |
30 September 2008 |
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| Dominican College Upper Sixth Performing Arts students were given some careers advice on Thursday 25th September by professional actor Mark Adamson who is currently involved in West Side Story at the Grand Opera House in Belfast. |
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| French Exchange - Arrival in Aix |
29 September 2008 |
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| Day Two of the French Exchange Visit to Aix. |
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| Nice to finally be here ! |
29 September 2008 |
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| Joanne Coyle has sent the first of this week's reports from the Dominican French Exchange trip to Aix. |
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| Naomi's double medal success ! |
29 September 2008 |
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| Naomi Bell ,a Year 8 Dominican Student has returned from the UK Church Girls and Church Lads Finals in Blackpool with a gold and a silver medal. |
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| Mrs Smith Writes about forthcoming French Exchange Trip |
28 September 2008 |
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| On Thursday 25th September Mrs Smith organised an afternoon of team building for the 26 students preparing to visit Aix En Provence. |
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| “Goalden opportunity” for Conor Mitchell at Man United Academy |
23 September 2008 |
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| A year nine Dominican pupil and well known school goalkeeper , Conor Mitchell, has recently received the news that he is to attend the Manchester United Academy. |
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| Year 8 Soccer Team |
23 September 2008 |
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Pictured below are the Year 8 Soccer team pictured today gearing up for the new season.
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| 2008 Dominican French trip to Aix en Provence |
23 September 2008 |
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Dominican Pupils set off this weekend for Aix en Provence .Mrs Elaine Smith ,organiser of the French exchange ,expressed her hope that the pupils would immerse themselves in the culture of their French host family developing their confidence in using the language .She explained that this was the fourteenth French exchange but that it was the first with the College Chateau Double in Aix . Pupils from the French school are due to visit Portstewart in March 2009.
Rosaleen Adamson and Souad Binouche will accompany Mrs Smith on the trip with 26 Dominican French pupils from Year 11 to Year 14 . The group will leave school on Sunday 29th September at 5.20 AM and will return to Portstewart on Saturday 4th October at 3.30 PM.
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| Kaleidoscope of Diversity Conference |
22 September 2008 |
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| The Causeway Cluster Community Cohesion Project invited a number of Dominican Year 12 pupils to take part in a “Kaleidoscope of Diversity” Youth Conference in the Ramada Hotel in Portrush last Friday. |
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| Ciaran Gaile nets place in Ulster Badminton Squad |
22 September 2008 |
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| Ciaran Gaile , a Year 11 Pupil at Dominican College, has been selected for the Ulster Under 15 Badminton squad. |
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| Festival of languages at DCP ! |
22 September 2008 |
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| Pupils and staff celebrated International Languages Day at Dominican College today . |
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| Naomi Bell is Blackpool bound. |
11 September 2008 |
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Naomi Bell , a member of Ballywillan Girls Brigade, is set to represent Ulster in the UK Finals with three other local girls.
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| Alice in GCSE wonderland ! |
11 September 2008 |
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| Alice Devlin , an AS student at Dominican College, has recently secured the best GCSE results in the history of the school . |
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| Forthcoming RE department school dates |
11 September 2008 |
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| The following dates have just been announced by the RE department for the next few weeks. |
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| Forthcoming Netball Fixtures |
09 September 2008 |
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| Below are a list of this term's Netball League fixtures for Dominican College . |
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| Dominican duo Andy and Jack on course for London 2012 |
07 September 2008 |
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Two Dominican students have just learnt this weekend that they have been successful in their bid for Olympic glory in four years time.
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| Science on our doorstep- dates for Year 8 Science Field Trips . |
03 September 2008 |
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| All year 8 Pupils , accompanied by their Science teachers , will have the opportunity to visit three differing local environments over coming weeks . |
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| 2008 Beach Walk |
03 September 2008 |
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Dominican Pupils and staff will take part in this year's annual Beach Walk on Friday 26th September 2008.
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| Date announced for Year 8 Celebration mass |
03 September 2008 |
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This time of year is an exciting one for our new Year 8 Pupils as they face the challenges of the transition to Dominican .
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| If stones could speak …. Year Nine History students besiege Derry . |
23 June 2008 |
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| Year Nine Dominican History students recently visited Derry as part of their Key Stage Three History studies. |
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| Dominican Pupils answer Macmillan Cancer call for help. |
23 June 2008 |
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I in 3 of you will be affected by cancer .
I in 4 of you will die of cancer ”.
These were the challenging facts confronting Dominican students at a recent Assembly by Mr Paul Sweeney, Head of Fundraising for Macmillan Cancer in Northern Ireland.
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| Dominican bibliophiles visit local library |
23 June 2008 |
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| As part of their library classes all pupils from year 8 have visited Portstewart Public Library to discover the services available to them as budding teenagers. |
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| Steps to power- Dominican historians assemble at Stormont . |
23 June 2008 |
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| GCSE History students recently travelled to Stormont as part of their studies of modern Irish history . A number of Year 9 pupils also attended the trip as a result of their success in their summer exam . |
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| Dominican pupils success in Bishops Athletics Tournament |
23 June 2008 |
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| The Bishops Athletic Series for Year Eight pupils in Secondary Schools was held at Coleraine Academical Inst. on Friday 20th June. |
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| It's all Downhill for Dominican Science students |
23 June 2008 |
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Year 8 Dominican Science students recently took part in an exploration of the marine shore at Downhill as part of their ongoing studies of Science in the great outdoors .
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| Wood you believe it ? |
23 June 2008 |
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| As part of the series of Science in the outdoors Year 8 Students recently visited the Castleroe Woodland area to study insect life. |
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| Dominican College students learn about Robotics |
23 June 2008 |
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Students from Dominican College, Portstewart have taken part in a Robotics Master Class delivered by Queen’s University School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, in partnership with W5.
Gavin Hume and Frankie Bannerman are pictured at the recent Robotics Master Class |
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| Digital Dominicans Dazzle at Flowerfield |
17 June 2008 |
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Ten Dominican College year eleven students had their digital image artistry demonstrated for the public at Flowerfield Arts Centre this week.
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| Cliffhanger 2008 on sale from Friday 20th June |
17 June 2008 |
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The 2008 Dominican College Magazine will be on sale in school from Friday 20th June at the specially reduced rate of £3.00.
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| Athletics success for Dominican Pupils |
11 June 2008 |
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Congratulations to the following pupils who qualified for the North Eastern Board Athletics Finals:
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| Bishops Athletics Competition 2008 |
11 June 2008 |
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| The Bishops Athletic Series for Year Eight pupils in Secondary Schools will be held at Coleraine Academical Inst. on Friday 20th June. |
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| Robotics Workshop for Year 10 pupils |
11 June 2008 |
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| A group of Year 10 Maths students will travel to W5 in Belfast on Monday 16th June to attend a Robotics workshop . Miss Moody will accompany the group . |
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| Meet Group Three |
05 June 2008 |
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| Dominican College welcomes 72 pupils to 2008 Transfer Night. |
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| Meet Group Two |
05 June 2008 |
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| Dominican College welcomes new year 8 Pupils to Transfer Night. |
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| Meet The New Year 8 Pupils - Group One |
05 June 2008 |
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Year 8 Group One
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| Dominican pupils fired with enthusiasm by visit of Fire and Rescue Service |
22 May 2008 |
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| As part of their studies in Employability Dominican College Year 8 students today received a visit from the Fire and Rescue service . |
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| Yasmin Geddis crowned UK Girls’ Kimute Champion ! |
21 May 2008 |
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| A 15 Year Old Dominican Student , Yasmin Geddis, has just been crowned UK champion in the Championships held last weekend in the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham . Throughout her seven bouts ,Yasmin fought off fellow competitors from all across the UK in the Five Foot Three and over category . |
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| First day of duty for Form Four Monitors ! |
19 May 2008 |
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Twenty four Year 11 pupils began their duties as monitors today . In their role they will support the staff in the areas of responsibility usually associated with the senior pupils.
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| Help keep Dominican a nut-free environment ! |
12 May 2008 |
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| Amy Troy and Emma Owens , GCSE Home Economics Students, offer advice on nut allergies in School Assembly |
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| Dominican Pupils get Creative at Flowerfield |
07 May 2008 |
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| Ten Year 11 pupils at Dominican College, Portstewart have been given the fantastic opportunity to take part in a Creative Image Making/PowerPoint workshop at Flowerfield Arts Centre. The project has been organised by Media Studies teacher Mrs. J. Gault, who feels the workshop has, “boosted pupil confidence and developed pupils’ Graphic Design and Media skills. |
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| Dominican European Studies pupils celebrate cultural diversity |
06 May 2008 |
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| The pupils of Dominican College’s Junior European Studies programme led by Mrs Diamond , came up with a novel idea to celebrate EU cultural diversity to mark Europe Day and also to acknowledge the diversity within their own region of the EU . |
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| Orla McElhone wins Music Award |
01 May 2008 |
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| Orla Mc Elhone (U6) is pictured here with the 2007-2008 Dominican Music trophy awarded in recognition of her exceptional contributions to the wider musical life of the school . |
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| Dominican Badminton Team net silver |
30 April 2008 |
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| The junior Dominican Badminton team consisting of Ciaran Gaile , Andrew Mc Clelland , Conor Mullan ( all Year 10 ) and Scott Adamson (Year 9) have brought home the silver medal from the NEELB tournament held last week involving Dominican , Coleraine Inst , Dalraida and Ballyclare . |
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| All Star success for Christopher |
28 April 2008 |
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Christopher Owens, a Year 12 Dominican student , has recently been awarded a place on the County Derry under 16 All stars Vocational team of the year .
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| 2008 Cliffhanger Magazine on the way |
28 April 2008 |
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| The Magazine committee met today to finalise plans for the 2008 magazine. |
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| Dominican student on the crest of a wave after European success |
28 April 2008 |
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News update :
Andy McClelland , a Year 10 Dominican student has returned from this week's 2008 European Surf Kayaking championships in Mundaka , Spain , with a remarkable fourth place, after storming his way through his heat and the semi-finals.
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| A breath of fresh air for Year 8 Science pupils |
28 April 2008 |
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| Year 8 Science pupils, accompanied by their teachers, recently took part in two field trips over consecutive Fridays. |
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| Principal brings gift to Dominican school in South Africa. |
21 April 2008 |
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| Dr Cummings recently visited South Africa with a group from the Coleraine Triangle area to do some voluntary work in townships around George, which lies half way between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth. On Good Friday 2008 he and his wife were able to travel to a Dominican school to bring a gift from the students and staff at Dominican College, Portstewart. |
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| Key dates for Term Three |
15 April 2008 |
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| Term three is a very busy time for all our students . Included below are a list of key dates for the term ahead . |
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| Dominican kayaker on crest of a wave |
14 April 2008 |
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| Andrew McClelland, a year 10 pupil of Dominican College will be going to Mundaka in Spain on the 25th of April with his fellow Northern Ireland Surf Kayaking squad members to compete in the Kayak Surf European Championships. |
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| Dramatic news for Victoria Lagan! |
14 April 2008 |
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| Victoria Lagan , a year 12 Dominican student currently preparing to sit her GCSE exams , has just received the dramatic news that she has been chosen to take part in a prestigious Youth Music Theatre project in August . |
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| Dominican Year 8 Pupils "Follow the Yellow Brick Road" |
13 April 2008 |
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| Last Thursday saw the year 8s take the yellow brick road to Derry to see a theatre production of " The Wizard of Oz ". |
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| Barefeet treat for Dominican Pupils |
07 April 2008 |
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| Dominican College pupils were given a treat today in the form of a visit from Tobias Tembo from the Barefeet Theatre project in Lusaka, Zambia, set up by Adam Mc Guigan , a former Dominican pupil. |
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| Dominican team come a close second in NI European Youth Parliament finals |
13 March 2008 |
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| The Lower Sixth Dominican EYP team were runners up in today’s competition which saw them compete in five debates against teams from across Northern Ireland . |
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| Lazar Crowned Chess Champion |
12 March 2008 |
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In a thrilling climax to the 2008 Chess Tournament, Lazar Zdravkovich is the new Dominican Chess Champion.
Lazar defeated last year’s champion, Jordan Smyth in a very close match. At one point, Jordan’s attack almost made checkmate but Lazar fought back in a final that could have seen the title awarded to either player.
Along with the honour of being champion, Lazar won an Easter Egg.
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| Exploring Blood Brothers by Willy Russell with YMT |
12 March 2008 |
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| On Monday 10th March 2008, the Dominican school assembly hall became the streets of Liverpool as Year 11 and 12 Drama students brought scenes from Blood Brothers alive with the help of leaders from Youth Music Theatre based in London. |
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| Dominican fundraising helps answer the CRY for help |
11 March 2008 |
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| Mr John Lundy , The Divisional Representative for Cardiac Risk in The Young (CRY) in Northern Ireland ,was pleased today to accept a cheque for £2000 raised by the pupils and friends of Dominican College as part of the 2007 Annual Sponsored Walk . |
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| Greenmount Visit for Fourth Form Biology students |
11 March 2008 |
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| On Wednesday 5th March the fourth form Biology classes, accompanied by Mr Gilmore,went on a 'Science Week' visit to the College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise at Greenmount. |
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| Challenging Drama drives home the importance of Road Safety for junior Dominican Students |
11 March 2008 |
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| Last week all Year 8 and Year 9 Dominican students were offered the chance to see a hard hitting Drama production highlighting the dangers faced on today’s roads . The English Theatre group were invited by The North Eastern Education and Library board to bring their message to a number of local schools . |
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| Adios to Spanish Students ! |
02 March 2008 |
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| This week Dominican students and their families have played host to 27 students from Torre Del Mar in Spain in the return leg of the Dominican exchange in October 2007.The students were accompanied by their two teachers Encarna and Antonio in what is now the sixth year of the joint exchange |
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| Mr Cloughley’s Introduction to 2008 Dominican Riverside Concert |
02 March 2008 |
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| Once again this week we will be back at the Riverside Theatre for what promises to be two great nights of entertainment. Following the success of previous years we have decided to perform the concert for two successive nights, hopefully giving more friends and family the opportunity to hear the wonderful talent that exists at DCP. |
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| A poetic treat for A Level English Students as Medbh McGuckian visits Dominican. |
02 March 2008 |
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| On Friday February 29th 2008 Medbh Mc Guckian arrived in Dominican College to read and discuss her poems with A Level English Literature students . |
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| "By Arrangement "- 2008 Dominican Concert approaches . |
27 February 2008 |
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| Final preparations are underway for the 2008 Dominican College Riverside Concert . |
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| Newspaper visit for AS Media Students |
27 February 2008 |
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| Mrs Gault accompanied her AS Media Students on a site visit to the offices of The Coleraine Chronicle today . |
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| Ruaidhri Quinn's "Transforming Image" receives Equality Commission award |
24 February 2008 |
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Ruaidhri Quinn recently travelled to The Equality Commmission NI to receive his prize for being one of the winning entrants in the 2007 competition entitled "Transforming Images- what diversity means to you".
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| Year 8 Dominican Pupils benefit from anti-bullying workshop. |
24 February 2008 |
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| All Year 8 pupils in Dominican College attended an anti-bullying workshop on Thursday 20th February. On this occasion though, the difference was that the session was led by five Year 13 Performing Arts students, under the supervision of staff.The workshop formed part of the assessed practical of the L6 students and was designed to complement the school’s Pastoral Care programme. |
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| Year 11 Pupils learn about “The Cost of Living”. |
18 February 2008 |
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| Karen Murphy from Young Enterprise spent the morning working with Dominican Year 11 students exploring the economics of staying on at school and the financial pressures they will come under as they enter the workplace . |
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| Vive La France! |
18 February 2008 |
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| Le 6 Février Patricia, Orla, Kirsty, Mikaela, Riona, Holly, Joanne et Eleanor, aussi bien que Madame Smith et notre assistante, Mathilde nous sommes mis en route pour Aix-en-Provence, passant par Londres. |
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| Bernie serves up another bowling success ! |
11 February 2008 |
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| The weekend saw Bernie O’Neill adding to her two bronze medals in the World Bowls championships by being crowned the All Ireland Indoor Womens’ Singles Champion . |
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| Sixth Form Pupils embark on French Trip |
07 February 2008 |
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Mrs Smith and a number of her sixth Form French pupils set off for a brief visit to Aix today to hone their French skills .
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| Year 8 Pupils spring into action on St Brigid's day |
07 February 2008 |
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Friday 1st February 2008 marked not only the traditional first day of spring in Ireland but also St Brigid's Day .
Year 8 Pupils gathered in Mrs Gillen's room to make the traditional St Brigid's cross in honour of "Mary of the Gaels ".
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| Readathon reaches new record ! |
03 February 2008 |
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On Friday 1st February , the traditional first day of Spring , saw the culiminaation of the 2007-2008 Dominican readathon appeal . With levels of book borrowing and reading exceeding last year's endeavours, Dominican pupils raised the phenomenal total of £1917 - a figure not only reflecting the school's birthdate but also almost more than £500 raised last year .
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| Bernie returns to Dominican. |
31 January 2008 |
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| A proud Bernie O' Neill returned to Dominican yeseterday to show her colleagues the pair of bronze medals she had won in the 2008 World Bowls championships in Christchurch . |
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| Lower Sixth Dominican Team qualifies for finals of NI European Youth Parliament |
30 January 2008 |
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| A team of ten lower sixth DCP students have just been informed that they have been selected to represent their local area in the 2008 EYP finals to be held in Belfast in March 2008 . Jeanettte Thornton , one of the EYP judges, wrote to the pupils to commend them on the quality of their essay and to announce their safe passage to the final phase of the competition . |
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| Dominican pupils pipped at the post as local Credit Union quiz final goes down to the wire. |
28 January 2008 |
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Five Dominican Quiz teams drawn from pupils in both Years 8 and 9 today competed today in the Coleraine Finals of the Irish League of Credit Unions’ Quiz in Portrush Town Hall .
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| Double Bronze success for Bernie O'Neill in World Bowls championships |
28 January 2008 |
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| Bernie O'Neill rounded off a brilliant World Bowls championship in Christchurch by securing a second bronze medal in the ladies pairs event to match the one previously won in the ladies fours competition . |
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| School bowled over by Bernie’s success |
20 January 2008 |
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| Bernie O’Neill from Portstewart bowled them over in New Zealand this week, playing a major role in securing a Bronze Medal for Ireland in the 2008 World Bowls Tournament in Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| Dominican Pupil to represent NI in International Kayaking Competition |
18 January 2008 |
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| Year 10 Dominican pupil, Andrew McClelland has recently been asked to join the Northern Ireland Surf Kayak Team to represent Northern Ireland in the forth coming Home Internationals in September/October 2008. |
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| Adam McGuigan returns to Dominican to inspire Sixth Form pupils |
17 January 2008 |
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| Adam McGuigan made a fleeting visit to Dominican on Tuesday 15th January to update sixth form students on his work in the Barefeet Street theatre programme in Zambia . He informed students about the valuable ways in which their £2000 contribution from last year’s sponsored walk had helped children in Lusaka and promised them that Tobias ,one of the boys he had helped overcome poverty to achieve a university degree , hoped to visit Dominican in March . Whilst home for Christmas Adam also spoke in local churches in both Portstewart and Dunloy to help generate new funding to help his mission in working with the underprivileged . |
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| Readathon 2007 – Dominican pupils read the way ! |
17 January 2008 |
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| This week sees the culmination of the 2007-2008 Dominican Readathon Campaign in which all Key S | |
