The English Department was delighted to host the poet David Cameron for National Poetry Day. David read from his own collections and spoke to the sixth form students about the art of writing poetry, finding your poetic voice and poetic form. He also provided feedback on the students' own poems - an invaluable experience for our young writers. His talk was thoroughly enjoyed by staff and pupils alike; we hope he can return soon. We agree with him that certain lines of poetry are engrained on your soul!
Within school, we held a poetry competition in each year group. Well done to all the entrants!
Winners below:
Year 8
1st Place – Mathe Farrell-Curley
2nd Place – Jack Wright
3rd Place – Taylor Rose O’Hara
Year 9 winners
1st Place – Nicholas Badoi
2nd Place – Rachel McKenna
3rd Place – Jacob Bannon
Year 10 winners
1st Place – Eve Trimble
2nd Place – Caoimhe Donnelly
3rd Place – Dáithi Hunter
Year 11 winners
1st Place – Mia Millen-Vignon
2nd Place – Roisha Grant
3rd Place – Micháela McGibbon
Year 12 winners
1st Place – Michael Fitzpatrick
2nd Place – Victoria Paradina
3rd Place – Fíonn McCann
Year 13 winners
1st Place – Izza Balite
2nd Place – Eryn Brownlees
3rd Place – Ryan Fox
Year 14 winners
1st Place – Mairead Slevin
2nd Place – Oliver McCusker
3rd Place – Aimée Downey
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