Happy Feast Day! We had a lovely Feast Day Ceremony today visited by the nuns, the hall was decorated beautifully with warm lights and students’ art. The choir sung beautifully and well done to everyone who spoke so elegantly.
Well done to Saidbh Ni Bhraonain and Darcy Folan who finished second place in their recent Leinster School’s Debate. Well done to Lucy O’Rourke and Odette Caffrey who also proudly represented the school in this debate. The girls debated the difficult motion that the house would propose the banning of foreign ownership of property in tourist areas.
Well done to Keely Kenny, Grace McKenna, Doireann McGrath, Maeve Leddin, Emily Behan and Eleanor Ryan who participated in a Junior Leadership online meeting with our sister school, Farnborough Hill in Kent. Our Junior leaders discussed sustainability, charity, wellbeing initiatives and shared some interesting ideas. We hope to meet up again soon with our classmates across the Irish Sea!
Congratulations to Ava Mulhall in 2nd Year who recently competed in the European Boxing Championships in Turkey. This is a fantastic achievement and we are all very proud of Ava in OLS!
The Junior Gaelic Team had a superb match today vs Coláiste Chilliain in Bushy Park. They won well, 10.17 to 3.07, in what was an enjoyable match for both schools. This puts OLS in a comfortable position after winning 3/3 matches and 2 more remaining in the group stages.
A happy looking Senior 2 Hockey Team after a terrific 6-2 win away to Newbridge College this week, a 4 goal haul for Hannah Blan.
The Bench-ball Finals took place in the dome during lunch today, it was great fun.
Our First Year Cooking Club has been busy whipping up some delicious treats! From freshly baked scones to cupcakes and Swiss rolls, the girls have been developing their baking skills, trying new recipes and having plenty of fun along the way! Thank you to the TYs who have been helping us each week.
The Letter Writing Club has officially begun! During lunchtimes in the library, students are writing letters to another school library in New Hampshire, USA. There are still some names left if anyone wants to make a pen pal!
