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All the students gathered there and awaited a plaque to be revealed
alongside the sculpture. Mr Lindsay welcomed our multiple guests
and the pupils then gave an introduction to the event. Miss Burns then
spoke about the making of the piece. As art pupils Claire Turner and
I (Keziah Mahiya) were chosen to make the speech about the great
production of the sculpture and the idea behind it all. We were both
very nervous speaking in front of an audience, although most of them
were our friends. We plucked up the courage and spoke thoroughly
about the process of producing the final piece. Lastly, Minister for
Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys TD contrived
the unveiling speech and publicly presented the sculpture to the
community and the school.
This was a memorable moment for the Art class, the TY students
(2014-2015) and the school to have had the opportunity to present
a modern, unique piece of art that has great meaning instilled within
it. Peace.

All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad (AILO)

I have to admit that the linguistics competition was a
challenging experience that I really enjoyed. It made me
push myself and also helped me in several other ways. For
example I was able to discover languages that I didn’t even
know existed and then make logical sense of them. It was
a fun experience that aided me with my school subjects,
for example, the challenge that is higher maths. I would
encourage anyone who enjoys challenging themselves
to give it a go. Making it to the all Ireland’s final is a huge
achievement in itself.

Esther Olujitan

Congratulations to Esther Olujitan & Aleksandr Gusev
Who qualified for the National Finals of AILO

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