“Mommmm! The Boys are Making…”
Candace would be shouting about these two, too! All of us boomer St. Conleth’s teachers have fond memories of alumni brothers, Kyrill (2012) and Artyom Zorin (2013): they were the Wozniak and Jobs of their time when they graced the halls of 28 Clyde Road, winning the Technology Section of the Young Scientist competition and […]
MoreIt’s OK to Win!
When Homer Simpson and Barney Gumble’s competition for a seat on space mission came to its inevitable conclusion, a NASA official awkwardly tried to lessen the blow for you-know-whom: ‘Gentlemen, you’ve both worked very hard. And in a way, you’re both winners… But in another, more accurate way, Barney is the winner.’ Well, we at St. […]
MoreSTEM Stars!
The Science Department’s argument for the necessity of our grand, new STEM extension just received another boost: another piece of glittering glass has joined their already burgeoning collection of awards and trophies! Yes, The St. Conleth’s Sci Guys and Gals are at it again! On Thursday, 8th May, eleven students ventured to the Glasnevin Campus […]
MoreAn Infinite # of Mathematicians Walk into a Bar…
…and the first asks for one beer, second for two, third for three and so on. The bartender sighs and pours out 1/12 of an empty glass. No. We don’t get it, either. But we are sure that the 160 young mathematicians who gathered in Portlaoise for the Irish Maths Teachers’ Association National Finals did! (Not […]
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Yes, tomorrow, is Pi Day! (3/14 in the American calendar) At the Irish Maths Teachers Association Regional Pi Quiz 2025 in Wesley College, our Third Year team narrowly missed out on the tie-breaker round for first place by just one point, having scored a very commendable 15 out of 20 points! Perhaps the team of […]
MoreHumans of Higher Maths
Last week, our Sixth Years took time out of their busy schedule to compete in the Irish Maths Teachers’ Association Team Competition. All our teams performed well in the mind-wrecking, compass-bending event, with Yubo Wang and the rest of Team A leading the way, finishing fourth (really, tied for third) and Team B finishing sixth […]
MoreA Flock of Sci Goers!
We are all drawn inexorably to the sea… except for, perhaps, the staunch land-lovers of Laois (which is the only county which does not border a county…). Second Years Elsie O’Connell and Shanael Rebin’s science project, Seas-the-Day, assesses whether living by the sea promotes wellbeing and it is so fascinating and well-researched that it qualified […]
MoreSTEM Stars!
Recently, we Conlethians are on quite a run regarding ‘Best in Ireland’ awards! Greta Lawless topped the Irish contingent in the Cyclo-Cross World Cup, First Year Daniel Karas routinely wins All-Ireland fencing golds and our U19 Basketball Boys are taking a big step towards national glory, this very afternoon! But perhaps three of our Third […]
MoreGreen Convenors!
We all know how enthusiastic is our Green Schools czar, Cecilia. She has been teaching and leading TYs all year in recycling and other green issues under the guise of CSPE: Sustainability, and we enjoyed the lunchtime ‘battery bazaar’ a couple of weeks ago. Well, more photos have come to light from that celebration of […]
MoreCOPped On!
Yes, the virtue-signalling and jet fuel-dripping Green elites have gathered in that noted hotbed of climate action, Azerbaijan, but on the ground it is people like our very own Cecilia Franken who has done the real work of saving the Earth from climate change armageddon. Cecilia has been taking TYs all year, leading them in […]
MoreRocket Boys and Girls!
In terms of selling Chemistry and Physics to the kids, Walter White and Dr. Banner have nothing on our resident lab rat heroes! First Year embraced the spirit of Science Week and, inspired by Messrs. Callaghan, Cavallero and Musk, they designed, built and launched rockets of various shapes, sizes and aerodynamics! It is rumoured that […]
MoreMaths Magicians!
Yes, technically, Maths week was last week, but like a repeating decimal or pi… Maths never really stops! This year, we were delighted to welcome back Past Pupil Colm Mulcahy (Class of 1975): Irish mathematician, academic, columnist, book author, public outreach speaker, amateur magician and spinner of engaging Maths stories. Colm is Professor Emeritus at Spelman College, […]
MoreIt is OK to Win!
When Homer Simpson and Barney Gumble’s competition for a seat on space mission came to its inevitable conclusion, a NASA official awkwardly tried to lessen the blow for you-know-whom: ‘Gentlemen, you’ve both worked very hard. And in a way, you’re both winners… But in another, more accurate way, Barney is the winner.’ Well, we at St. […]
MoreAnd the Winner is…
We cannot seem to cut our ties with the Class of 2024! To be honest, they are just such good company! Two last bits from Graduation to interest you: the complete gallery of Sixth Year Award Winners and the video of the visit to the Hill of Tara, incredibly produced by Mr. Weldon on the […]
MoreOur Talented Youth!
Our TYs are already enjoying their well-earned summer break, but one last bit of news: Milo Smith (International Relations), Daire O’Daly, John Byrne (Physics), Saoirse (Biology & Genetics) and Michael Aherne-Gray (Sports Science) recently graduated from the Centre for Talented Youth’s Early University Entrance Course. At a beautiful ceremony at DCU, Dr. Colm O’Reilly commended the […]
MoreThe Best of Us…The Last of Us?
Trust the Science! Well, at least, our resident OG Biologist, Mr. Carvill, and his lab rats! Our science students’ rate of success is, well, mushrooming! At the SciFest exhibition and competition they won the Senior Life Sciences Award with Charlie Plant’s project on fungal networks, and the overall runners-up prize with the Second Years’ project […]
MoreClassroom Based Fun!
In the Spring, a young man’s (and lady’s) fancy lightly turns to thoughts of…. CBAs!! Here, we see the incredibly creative Classroom Based Assesments of Ms. Sree’s First Year Maths Class… taken out of the classroom and into the yard!
MoreSTEM STARLETS!
Mr. Weldon and select 5th Yrs. recently jolllied off to Buswells Hotel for the Engineers Ireland ‘STEPS Opportunities Leaders’ Forum for young people, with speakers including Minister of State for Education Thomas Byrne attending. A particular goal for the organisation is getting more girls into STEM courses. We have a feeling Kate, Olivia and our […]
MoreHumans of Higher Maths
Our Sixth Years took time out of their busy schedule to compete in the Irish Maths Teachers’ Association Team Competition at Gonzaga. All our teams performed well in the mind-wrecking, compass-bending event, with Team A leading the way: Conleth’s A score: 17/20; Conleth’s B – 10/20; Conleth’s C – 12/20 and Conleth’s D – 7/20. […]
MoreBeach Boys!
The rain paused, the clouds parted and the sun actually shone as Mr. Smith and Mr. Lonergan escorted their Sixth Year Geography students down to Killiney Strand for their annual Field Study. In this country, too many of us retreat indoors post Halloween as the darkness descends and the nimbus clouds cluster… but not the […]
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