News from the Wesley College Dublin website http://www.wesleycollege.ie en-gb Copyright: (C) Wesley College Dublin 2017 Sun, 29 Oct 2017 01:50:15 GMT Congratulations to Jody Maiden on winning the overall prize at the College Poetry Aloud finals on Thursday 26th October. Jody also won the Senior category in the competition. Holly Micklem took the Intermediate award and Toto Daly won the Junior section. Runners up in the three categories were Bevan Armstrong, Holly Leech and Hannah Murray, while Bethan Tenant was recognized for her exceptional achievement in reaching seven finals in seven years in Wesley. Twenty Wesley students reached the finals of the Poetry Aloud, a competition that has grown from a Wesley event to one now organised nationally. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Poetry-Aloud Fri, 27 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT Congratulations to the Senior Choir on their wonderful contribution to a magnificent concert last night in Tullow Church. Soloists Rosie Murphy, Fiadh Eddison, Killian White, Bethany Edgar, Victoria Brooks, Daniel Ivers and Matthew Harris also produced fabulous performances which wowed and entertained the sold-out crowd. It was a really enjoyable evening of high-quality music and the charity Down Syndrome India are extremely grateful to the Wesley choir and musicians for making it all happen. Compliments are still rolling in from the audience - well done & thank you to everyone involved! Check out this clip of their performance. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Senior-Choir Mon, 23 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT Check out the Senior Choir's contribution to Morning Ireland's report on the mental health benefits of being in a choir, recorded as part of National Choral Singing week. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Senior-Choir-on-Morning-Ireland Sat, 21 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT Congratulations to all students who went on the Royal Russell international MUN conference last weekend and to Ms. Sharkey for giving up her time. Special mention must go to Síofra Watson, who was selected as a Chair for this international conference, and to Jonah Lindroos, Bevin Armstrong and Imogen Forrest who were awarded Distinguished Delegate awards. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Royal-Russell-MUN-Conference Fri, 20 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT Wesley students had a hugely successful outing at the first conference of the year. Imogen Forrest, Esmee O'Connor, Jonah Lindroos, Walter McCabe and Peter Bond each won Distinguished Delegate Awards and the UK as a delegation won the highly prized Outstanding Delegation Award. Well done to all who took part as Chairs and Delegates. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Terenure-College-MUN-Conference Mon, 02 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT The annual Hospice Coffee Morning took place in school on September 22nd. Staff and Sixth Year students generously donated to the cause. The total raised was ?650 and this will be greatly appreciated in Our Lady's Hospice Blackrock and Harold's Cross. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Hospice-Coffee-Morning Mon, 02 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT The results for the Bullying Awareness Week photography competition, where students were asked to capture a picture based on the theme 'Walk in my Shoes'. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Bullying-Awareness-Week-Photo-Competition Sun, 01 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT It has been a very busy week for the Wesley College Debating Society as seven teams took part in competitions across Dublin. Well done to all of the teams who participated. Congratulations to Imogen Forrest and Sophie Ramphul who placed first in their group last night in UCD. On Tuesday, Emma Costello and Hector Andrews McCarroll successfully got through a gruelling first round of the Leinster Schools in Trinity College. Well done, also, to Sara Rafter who was appointed Senior Chair for 2017-2018. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Debating-News Sun, 01 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT Well done to the students of 1A2 who had their questions answered in a live interview last Friday with astronaut Paulo Nespoli from the International Space Station. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/First-Years-Talk-to-Space-Station Sat, 30 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT Join the Senior Choir and musicians for a wonderful evening of music. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/A-Night-with-the-Rising-Stars Wed, 27 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT Congratulations to Ceri Arnott and Rachel Price who have been selected to take part in the Irish Junior Science Olympiad in DCU in October. They were asked to compete on the basis of their performance in Maths and Science in the Junior Certificate Examinations. If successful at the event they may go on to represent the Irish team at the International Junior Science Olympiad in The Netherlands. We wish both of them the very best. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Irish-Junior-Science-Olympiad Sat, 23 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT Congratulations to the Wesley Senior Choir on a stunning performance at the National Concert Hall on Monday evening. The Choir was performing as part of the Feis Ceoil Young Platform Series following the success in winning the Folen's Award for Best Secondary School Choir at the 2017 Feis. The Choir sang Daniel Elder's Ballade to the Moon and Ev'ry time I feel the spirit, arranged by Bob Chilcot. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Senior-Choir-Perform-in-Concert-Hall Wed, 20 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT The most important themed week of the year got underway on Friday to the background of beautifully decorated footprints in the concourse to highlight the message of Bullying Awareness Week - "Walk in my Shoes". The principal launched proceedings with a strong speech in assembly on the importance of empathy in our interactions with others. The 2nd Years then went straight to a workshop with Monica Rowe from the ISPCC. Events and various competitions will continue next week for all years as we attempt to walk in each other's shoes. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Bullying-Awareness-Week-Begins Sat, 16 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT Kate Carter wins Business Innovation Award. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Business-Innovation-Awards-2017 Tue, 30 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT Congratulations to Anna Mitchell who has been awarded an Ad Astra Scholarship in UCD. This is an elite scholarship in UCD, awarded to pupils of exceptional talent. Anna is the leader of the Wesley Choir orchestra and a member of the award-winning Senior Choir. Earlier in the year, she was also one of only seven finalists in the 2016 Top Security Fr Frank Maher Classical Music Awards. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Ad-Astra-Scholarship-Winner Fri, 19 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT Congratulations to Scott Mulligan who has just been awarded his Silver Gaisce Award. Even more significantly, he completed the award in the quickest allowable time, overcoming the not so small matter of a broken leg halfway through. We wish him well as he embarks on the Gold Challenge. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Silver-Gaisce-Award Wed, 17 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT Congratulations to the Junior Science Quiz team of Ceri Arnott, Nikki Bond and Rachel Price on finishing joint 3rd, out of 40 teams, at the Junior Science Quiz in Belvedere on Wednesday, May 10. They put in a great performance to only finish four points behind the winners from St. Andrew's. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/ISTA-Junior-Science-Quiz Fri, 12 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT 5th Year students of Science subjects submit their research essays for the Walton and Cocker Prize. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Walton-and-Cocker-Prizewinners Wed, 10 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT Cast your vote for the Young Environmentalist Awards. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Young-Environmentalist-Awards Wed, 10 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT Wesley team come second in Dublin Pi Quiz. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Dublin-Pi-Quiz Mon, 08 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT 1st Year students competed in Salters Chemistry Festival. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Trinity-Salters-Chemistry-Festival Mon, 08 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT Transition Years win Best Physical Science Project at SciFest. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Best-Physical-Science-or-Technology-Project Sun, 07 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT Matthew Harris and Luca Cambursano receive prize at Spanish Embassy. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Spanish-Embassy-Awards-Ceremony Fri, 05 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT Another stunning performance for Senior Choir at the Cork Festival. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Cork-International-Choral-Festival-Win Wed, 03 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT Congratulations to our Shaw Award winner, Una Nolan. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Shaw-Award-Winner Tue, 02 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT The Business Department is looking for Guest Speakers. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Business-Department-Speakers Mon, 24 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT Senior Choir win Folens Publishers Award for Best Secondary Choir. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Feis-Ceoil-Treble-for-Senior-Choir Mon, 24 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT Wesley's top musicians competed in this year's Electric Ireland Feis Ceoil. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Feis-Ceoil-Individual-Successes Sun, 23 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT Senior Choir were delighted to receive a Distinction in their recent Royal Irish Academy of Music Choral Singing Gold Standard exam. Achieving an incredibly high mark of 93% for their chosen programme of music, they have reached distinguished themselves at this high level for the third consecutive year. The examiner visited the choir on campus for an early before-school exam last month and he was more than impressed by the musical sophistication of this extraordinary choral ensemble. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Distinction-in-Choral-Singing Wed, 12 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Green-Week-Debate Mon, 10 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT Congratulations to Killian White who won the 2016 Hibernian Orchestra Concerto Competition, an annual open competition aimed at aspiring concerto performers. His prize, after a number of competitive rounds and shortlistings, was to appear as a soloist with the orchestra in the National Concert Hall, performing the Dvorak cello concerto. A number of Wesley staff and pupils went to support Killian and were treated to a wonderful performance from a prodigious talent. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Hibernian-Orchestra-Concerto-Competition Fri, 07 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT On the back of the success of Senior Drama's production of The Importance of Being Earnest, it is wonderful to announce that Hannah Brady, one of the stars of last year's play Philadelphia, Here I Come, has been shortlisted in the Best Actress in a Leading Role category in the Bord Gais Energy Student Theatre Awards. This is a massive achievement as the awards receive submissions from over 300 schools all over Ireland. The ceremony takes place in May and we wish her the best of luck. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Bord-Gais-Energy-Student-Theatre-Awards-Shortlist Thu, 30 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT Well done to Matthew Harris and Luca Cambursano's on their entry to this year's Post Primary Languages Initiative Fifth Year Spanish short film competition. The brief was to create a short film which was based on a film or tv series that promoted a region in the north of Spain called Castilla y León. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Spainspotting Tue, 28 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT The Importance of Being Earnest entertained a sold out Myles Hall. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/The-Importance-of-Being-Earnest-28032017221453 Tue, 28 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT Senior Choir continue their winning form at the Music Festival. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Senior-Choir-Success Fri, 24 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT Interschools Music Festival Newsletter http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Interschools-Music-Festival-News Thu, 23 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT Our masterchefs did another brilliant job this year. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Ready-Steady-Cook-Competition Thu, 09 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT Wesley's 1st Year classes competed in January and February in the annual SciFest@School competition. In first place was the project entitled: " Which indigestion remedy works best?" by Emma Ruttle and Sophie Boylan. The overall runner-up was "What makes a ball bounce? by Toto Daly, Ruby Mitchell and Carrie McCleane. Well done to all the participants. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/SciFest-Wesley Thu, 09 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT Wesley's Senior Drama Club are delighted to present Wilde's classic. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/The-Importance-of-Being-Earnest Tue, 07 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT Well done to our Bright Stars Award winners. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/The-Bright-Stars-Awards Thu, 02 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT Senior Choir enjoy jam-packed musical tour of London http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Senior-Choir-London-Trip Thu, 02 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT Anna Lew wins annual public speaking competition. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/OAR-Award Wed, 01 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT Congratulations to our Student Enterprise Award winners. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Student-Enterprise-Awards Wed, 01 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT The Preps have their own cupcake bake off. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Preps-Bake-Off Mon, 20 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT Congratulations to the 6th Year Maths quiz team who came third in the Dublin round of the Team Maths Quiz competition. The group comprised of Katy Beckett, Morgan O'Sullivan, Daire Connolly and Stephanie Butler finished level on points with Blackrock College and Oatlands. A tie break followed to determine the order. The Wesley team finished third of the 41 in the Dublin section. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Dublin-Team-Maths-Quiz Sun, 12 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT A team of four students from Ms Jackson's 5th Year French class proudly represented the College at an Inter-schools French table quiz hosted by Loreto on the Green and the French Teachers Association on February 2. A total of twenty schools competed in this quiz which was conducted completely in French over a 2.5 hour period. The Wesley team achieved an outstanding second place out of the twenty teams. The proud team members are Elena Donitzky, Charlie Eddershaw, Martina O?Connell and Aoife Robertson. They all received book prizes on the night for their exceptional performance. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/French-Quiz-Team-Success Sun, 05 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT Wesley hosted the Feachtas Trath na gCeist on Thursday, 26 January. St Mary's won the quiz with the Wesley team of Clodagh Moran, Laurie Maher, Tate Doran and Ben Sheeran-Purcell qualifying in second place. Both teams will now progress from this heat to the final. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Feachtas-Tr-th-na-gCeist Mon, 30 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT Well done to Imogen Forrest and Walter McCabe who received Distinguished Delegate Awards at the recent Blackrock College Model United Nations Conference. They were presented on the basis of their efforts in committee and debates throughout the event. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/ROCKMUN-Distinguished-Delegates Thu, 26 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT Senior Choir put through their paces by Anuna http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Senior-Choir-s-An-na-Workshop Tue, 24 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT The College was represented at the BT Young Scientist Exhibition by Transition Year student Josejuan de Leon. Over 2100 projects were submitted, so gaining the opportunity to compete with the 550 selected finalists is an achievement in itself. His project in the Technology category and was entitled "A better dew collection system". His aim was to develop systems using recycled materials that can collect water from the air in arid regions of the world to supplement drinking supplies and irrigation. He was supported by the 1st Years who visited the exhibition on Thursday. He is to be commended for all his hard work in the preparations and throughout the week. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/BT-Young-Scientist-Competition Fri, 13 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT Congratulations to the Senior Choir who won the Best Secondary Choir in RTÉ Lyric FM's Choirs for Christmas Competition. In case you missed their performance you can hear their winning entry, John Rutter's 'Jesus Child', by clicking on the link below. After much success this term including a magnificent double victory at the Sligo Choral Festival, they can all enjoy a well-deserved break. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Senior-Choir-Win-Best-Secondary-Choir Fri, 23 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT Congratulations to Rosie Murphy in 5th Year; her composition for harp, which was written in response to the novel The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, was taken up by the AMC Network in America. Rosie's composition featured in the American series Into the Badlands; which is the third most watched new series in the US. Not alone was Rosie's composition used, she also played the harp and acted in one of the scenes with Marton Csokas, of Equaliser and Lord of the Rings fame. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Rosie-Murphy-hits-Hollywood Fri, 16 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT Congratulations to 5th Year students Erin Labuschagne and Aoife Robertson whose poems were Highly Commended in The National Poetry Competition 2016. The winning poems were both Villanelles, a complex poetry structure comprised of nineteen lines, with only two rhymes throughout, and some lines repeated. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/National-Poetry-Competition-Commendations Wed, 14 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT An exquisite performance by the Senior Choir in the National Concert Hall http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/National-Concert-Hall-Christmas-Family-Gala Tue, 13 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT Congratulations to our President's Award Winners http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Eleven-Gaisce-Award-Winners Mon, 12 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT We are delighted to announce that a recycled Christmas tree created by the Preps has been shortlisted by the Airfield Estate for their Christmas Experience competition. Their tree will be displayed at Airfield for all of December. Visitors will get to vote for their favourite Christmas tree and the winner will be announced in the New year. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Preps-Recycled-Tree-Shortlisted Fri, 09 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT The Irish Debating team are in the third round of the Gael-Linn competition. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Successful-Second-Round-of-Gael-Linn-Debating Thu, 08 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT Check out the Senior Choir performing John Rutter's 'Jesus Child' for this year's Lyric FM annual Choirs for Christmas Competition. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Senior-Choir-Entry-for-Lyric-FM-Competition Mon, 05 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT Come along to hear the band for yourself on the evening of December 9th in Dundrum Methodist Church, where they will present their Christmas Worship Night also entitled Noël. Well done to Chris Merton, Gavin Taylor, Helen Tonra and Jody Maiden. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/CU-Band-to-perform-in-Christmas-Worship-Night Tue, 29 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Sligo-Festival-Double-for-Senior-Choir Sun, 27 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT Trinity College Dublin announced this week that five Wesley past pupils have been selected for the prestigious Entrance Exibition Award, as a result of their high performances in the Leaving Certificate Exam. These include: Andrew Burgess, Isabelle Deladiennee, Beth Dover, Ella Hannon and Dawn Marie Kelly. UCD also have a similar award for high achieving students and two Wesley past pupils have been honoured, they are: Lauren Rowe and Stephen Finn. Many congratulations to all seven students from the whole Wesley community. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/University-Scholarships Thu, 24 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Regional-Rounds-ISTA-Senior-Science-Quiz Mon, 21 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Irish-Debating-First-Round Fri, 18 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Classical-Music-Awards-Wesley-Finalist Tue, 15 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT Senior Choir perform in the National Concert Hall /News/2016_DCC_Christmas_Family_Gala.jpg Mon, 14 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Preps-get-busy-with-Books Wed, 09 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT Congratulations to Bethany Edgar who has added another stunning achievement to her long list of music-related successes. Bethany, one of Wesley's outstanding musicians, was recently awarded the Louise O'Connell Medal and Perpetual Trophy having achieved the highest grade in Junior Certificate Music in 2015. http://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Best-Junior-Cert-Music-Performer Wed, 09 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT