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Homepage Office News About St Declans N.S. Sports News Who was St Declan? History of St Declans N.S. Class Work Special Events School Archives	Special Events ’08 – ‘09 …just click on some of the highlighted words for a picture or two! Please wait for pictures to load…. 1. [Sept 1^st ‘08] This date is always a special one in the school calendar. This year is extra special however as it not only marks the beginning of school for all the boys in Mrs Costello’s and Miss McKeon’s but also the first day of our new Principal Mr Kevin Doran. 2. [Sept 5^th ‘08]There was an incredible buzz of excitement around the whole school today as we celebrated Déise Day in advance of Waterford’s first appearance in 45 years in the All Ireland Senior Hurling Final next Sunday against Kilkenny. Come on the Déise. 3. [Oct 8^th ‘08] This morning in St Johns Church 2^nd, 5^th and 6^th Classes represented the school at a special Parish Mass celebrating the beginning of a new school year for all the schools in the parish. 4. [Oct 23^rd ‘08] The Mayor of Waterford Jack Walsh visited our school today to present certificates of attendance to all the boys who had not missed one single school day last year. Well done boys. 5. [Oct 23^rd ‘08] The School Halloween Raffle was held today. A packed hall was full of excitement in anticipation of the draw being made. This can often be a day of “devilment” too and Mr Doran had to speak to a number of teachers about their behaviour on the stage. This was a hugely successful draw and €3400 was raised. A sincere thanks to all boys, parents and teachers for once again supporting the school so generously. 6. [Nov 7^th ‘08] Today we celebrated Red and White Day in support of the De La Salle Senior Hurling Team’s appearance in this Years Senior Hurling County Final. 7. [Nov 10^th ‘08] The victorious and historic De La Salle Senior Hurling Team visited St Declans this morning as Waterford Senior Hurling County Champions for 2008. 8. [Dec 1^st 08] The newly crowned Munster Club Champions, De La Salle visited our school today and showed off the latest cup to their collection. 9. [Dec 23^rd ‘08] The Christmas Carol Service on the day of the holidays is now becoming a traditional opportunity for the whole school to come together and focus on the story of the first Christmas and the real meaning of this festive season. Well done to Mr Hughes for organizing this years event. 10. [Feb 12^th ‘09] Well done to our Junior Quiz Team who tonight were clear winners in the local Credit Union Quiz. The team was Colm Stockdale, Eamon Ganly, Craig Brennan Power and Darragh O Rourke. Our senior teams performed very well also tonight and came very close to the top 3. 11. [Mar 9^th – 13^th ‘09] To celebrate Maths Week noticeboards and free wall space throughout the school was used to demonstrate, explain and enliven the world of maths for everyone. Well done to Mrs White who worked very hard on this project. 12. [Mar 16^th ‘09] Today the school was awash with red and white in support of the De La Salle Senior Hurling Team’s appearance in the All Ireland Club Hurling Final in Croke Park on St Patricks Day. 13. [Mar 20^th ‘09] Today we called “Grand Slam Friday” as we held our annual charity no uniform day supporting the Irish Rugby Team who will be chasing history tomorrow in Cardiff in their challenge to win their first Grand Slam in 61 years. Just under €1000 for cancer research was raised on the day. Well done lads. 14. [Mar 28^th ‘09] There was a real sense of community today in St Johns Church as our 6^th class boys made their Confirmation along with the boys and girls of Waterpark, Newtown and Christchurch schools. In his homily Bishop Lee said that the Holy Spirit would now be at the side of all these young men and women as they made their journey through life. Well done to Mr Fitzgerald, Mrs A Brennan and to Mr Corbett for all their work in making today such a success. 15. [Mar 31^st ‘09] During the season of Lent we supported the Bothar appeal to send a goat to Africa. In total we raised €1400. This means that we can now send 4 goats to Africa with Bothar and we are also delighted to be able to give €200 to Trocaire. Great praise must go to Mr Grant for leading this effort over the last number of weeks and to everyone who supported this worthy cause. 16. [Apr 1^st ‘09] Some of the runners involved in this years Harmony Run around the coastline of Ireland visited St Declans today. This unique group of people come from all over the world and take on this athletic challenge while spreading their message of friendship, harmony and peace. 17. [Apr 2^nd ‘09] This years “Cake and Bottle Sale” was another huge success. There was a great turnout on the night and there were lots of prizes to be won on the Spinner. A sincere thank you to everyone who supported this fundraising effort. Your generosity is much appreciated and all money raised will go to continually improving resources used in the school. Also special thanks to the Staff and Parents Association without whose help this event would not have run so smoothly. €4000 was raised. 18. [May 16^th ‘09] Congratulations to the boys in second class who along with five pupils from Newtown Junior School this morning received their First Holy Communion in St John’s Church. This is always an important date in the school calendar and there was a real air of celebration inside the church despite the poor weather conditions outside. Special thanks to Ms Walsh and Miss O Mahony for all their work throughout the year to make this day both memorable and meaningful. 19. [May 25^th ‘09] Today we had our “GAA Day” to celebrate the 125^th anniversary of Ireland’s largest sporting organisation. There were blitzes and quizzes and even a special question and answer session with our special guest All Star hurler Michael Walsh. Special thanks to DLS hurling club and Mr Fitzgerald for all his help in preparing today’s events. 20. [May 27th ‘09] Tonight was 4^th class drama evening as both Mr Hughes’s and Ms Aylward’s classes were live on stage as they presented their plays to their parents. Earlier in the day they gave dress rehearsals to many of the classes in the school. Many thanks to Liam Meagher who was the inspiration behind these performances. 21. [June 12^th ‘09] The school went blue and white crazy today in support of Waterford as they play against Limerick on Sunday in the Munster Hurling Semi Final. 22. [June 12^th ‘09] Also today we presented our Penmanship Awards to boys who presented their work with care throughout the year and showed good penmanship ability. Special thanks to Mrs White who looked after the organisation of this event. 23. [June 18^th ‘09] As part of a GAA initiative called “Back to Your Roots”, two of Waterford’s well known hurlers John Mullane and Kevin Moran visited our school today for a special “Question and Answer” session with 4th classes. 24. [June 25^th ‘09] This years School Rounders League for every boy from 3^rd to 6^th was run off this week in perfect conditions. Congratulations to all the winners. Thanks to Mr Fitzgerald and to Mr Kirby for organising the teams and to all the teachers who refereed games during the week. 25. [June 29^th ‘09] There was a fond farewell today from the whole school to Mrs Costello on her retirement from teaching. We wish her many years of good health and happiness.