Colรกiste ร anna Farewell to Class of 2013
Message from principal
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o all that is past, I say, thanks. To all that is yet to come, I say, yes. These are the words of Dag Hammarskjöld, who our History students will tell us was Secretary General of the United Nations in the 1960s and who many Irish people may remember because of the Irish soldiers who served in the Congo from 1960 to 1964 and indeed remember the word Baluba, which became a term of abuse because the Baluba were one of the tribes that attacked and killed 9 Irish soldiers in that peace keeping mission. To all that is past, I say, thanks. To all that is yet to come, I say, yes. Gentlemen, tonight is about looking back and looking forward. Looking back and saying thanks. Thanks for what? I hope it is thanks for all that you learnt at Coláiste Éanna. The book learning will fade but the other learning will remain with you for the rest of your life. The important learnings are values you first learned at home and were reinforced in Coláiste Éanna. The notion that we recognise and reject bullying behaviour, that we respect all people, for they like us are made in the image and likeness of God. The notion that you don’t give up. When you’re playing in a match and there’s minutes left that you keep the head up and play harder. The notion that friendship is to be valued and not taken for granted. The notion of being mindful of the need for spiritual reflection is important. For all that is past, thanks, for all that is yet to come, I say, yes. So what is to come? The Ireland and the world you are moving into is troubled and uncertain. You are our future and I am confident that our future is in safe hands. My confidence in you is reinforced by how you have risen to the challenge that we put before you in Sixth Year and previously. That you always strive for excellence. That you always try to improve on your previous personal best. You have done that in academics, in sports, in being a decent good person. My confidence in you will be copper fastened if you believe in yourself, if you believe in the values you learned in Coláiste Éanna. I wish you every good fortune in the Leaving Certificate Examinations. You have prepared well for these exams, your teachers have worked hard to help you, your parents have supported and encouraged you. I hope you have the self belief to turn all that effort into success (and of course the right questions come up on the papers!). I particularly want to mention those students who have made it to this point who may have found school difficult for a variety of reasons. You have shown resilience and perseverance and these are tow qualities that will stand you in good stead in the future. To the Class of 2013, thank you for the courtesy and respect you have shown me over the past two years I wish you the very best in the future.
Brendan McCauley (Principal)
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Contents
Page 2:
Message from the Principal
Pages 4:
Letter from the Year Master
Page 5-10:
Individual Photos
Page 11:
Reflection
Page 12-13: Memories Page 14-15:
Hopes/Wishes/Successes
Page 16-17:
Awards
Page 18:
Most likely to‌
Page 19:
Class of 2013
Class of 2013
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Letter from Year Master
Message from Mr. Johnstone
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s we enter the final phase of the school year you are all busy preparing in earnest for the Leaving Certificate Exam. As young men you are very different from the boys who
were in first year just 5 or 6 years ago and yet in some ways the very same. You have developed spiritually, socially and academically and everyone in Coláiste Éanna has played their part in contributing to those developments. The rest, as they say, is up to you. You face a future full of promise and opportunity; make the most of your many talents and gifts, be true to yourselves and others, lookout for each other and for goodness sake be on time!
Jimmy Johnstone
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Class of 2013
Aaron Carroll
Alexandru Cardas
Alvin Fung
Anass Djebbari
Andrew Cox
Andrew O’Sullivan
Barry Morton
Ben Griffin
Bogdan Radu
Chris Feighan
Christian Brien
Conor Boles
Conor Corrigan
Conor Hallahan
Corey Keogh
Cormac Healy
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Craig Stanford
Crios Brahim
Daniel Hurley
Daniel Jordan
Darragh O’Shea
David Callan
David Carrigan
David Maguire
Dylan Costello
Éamon Dunne
Eoin Maguire
Eoin Reardon Rush
Fearghal Frain
Fergal Barrett
Fionn Maguire
Gavin Lynch
Class of 2013
Class of 2013
Gavin Rooney
Graham Davis
Hegino Lewis
Hugh Breslin
Jack McDonnell
Jake Timmins
James Hamm
Jamie Hanrahan
Joe Mernagh
Jonathan Mukoko
Joseph McDonnell
Joseph O’Connor
Kaspars Stals
Keith Rooney
Kevin Brophy
Kevin Chase
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Kevin Hughes
Kevin Magee
Kevin Miley
Khalid Jamaa
Killian Worth
Konrad Pakosz
Lee Daniel
Luke Norton
Matthew O’Brien
Michael Kealy
Nadir Djedaa
Niall Kieran
Niall Murray
Patrick Robinson
Reuben Garcia
Robert Doyle
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Class of 2013
Ryan Glynn
Robert Murphy
Ruairí Coppinger
Ruairí O’Donoghue
Sam Byrne
Séamus Donohoe
Séan Barrington
Séan Kehoe
Séan Keller
Séan Matthews
Séan McManus
Séan McNamara
Séan Stuart
Shane Murphy
Séan Rooney
Shane O’Rourke
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Class of 2013
Sharief Ahmed
Simon Callaghan
Stephen McDonald
Thabang Iheson
Thomas McCabe
Tiarnรกn Murphy
Tim Brophy
Tom Aungier
Zak Harding
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Wren Fernandes
Reflection
Our Greatest Fear Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear, Our presence automatically liberates others.
Marianne Williamson
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Memories
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Memories
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Hopes Work for a charity / Qualify as a doctor or lawyer / Travel the world / go to college / get good job / become a vet / study abroad / Stem cell research / Be successful and happy / work as an apprentice in a chocolate shop / keep in touch with everyone / go to University / play sports / play basketball / become ripped / become a millionaire / become a pilot / have a family and kids / cake / be famous in music and production / move abroad / skydiving / get married / pass Maths / join the army / live in a hot country / achieve my goals / get my number one choice on the CAO / Party / Do well in the Leaving Cert / Come back to Coláiste Éanna as a teacher / be fluent in Spanish & Italian / dominate the spiritual, mental and physical worlds / Liverpool achieve success / set up a centre for kids who have difficulties / win an Oscar / become a footballer and win the Champions League with Arsenal / Meet up with friends from school / become a successful business man / become a Biotechnologist / study Journalism / Buy a house/ Go to a World Cup or Champions League Final / Study Engineering / Become a Politician / visit every Continent / Be rich / Make the National Karate Team / Study Computer Programming in DIT / Model for Calvin Klein / Continue training as a Mechanic
The best or funniest thing that happened to you Ms. Browne’s Disappointment Speech (any of them) / Opening the window in Mr Merriman’s classs / Barcelona / Paintballing / Getting stuck in the bog on a Geography trip / Writing a song called ‘School is a Joke’ / Mr Brady telling someone to stop eating his paper / Hearing stories from Dave / Teachers trying to stop snowball fights / Mr Furlong being blamed for the Fire Alarm / Jack getting sick in Mr Glennon’s class / The Harlem Shake / Playing football against the teachers / The bulb on a light bulb falling from the roof and smashing all over the class / Writing down the wrong names on the class list for new teachers / Transition Year / Class Trips / Fionn’s Belly chuckle in English / Impossible sit-ups in Carlingford / Mr Hennessy’s Holiday photos / Sean falling off his chair / Sean Rooney’s answer “I’m going to take a wild guess and say yeah” / 1st Year trip to the Panto / snow / Funny classes with Mr McManus / Rollercoster in Barcelona with the teachers / Buying Dave an Easter egg / 4th Year Business Project called ‘The Locker Organiser’ / Mr McManus falling over Tiarnan’s bag / Ben Griffin’s storage box idea / Pier Jumping in TY / My Junior Cert results blowing out of my hand / College Open Days / Hallowe’en Dress- up / Tour of the kitchen in KFC Calcutta / Religion Class / David Carrigan licking the floor in India/
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Achievements & Sucesses Kept the corridors clean for a year / Historian of the Year in 4th Year / Full attendance in 1st Year / hurler of the Year in 4th & 5th Year / ECDL Course / Good Junior Cert Results / First Aid Course / Gaisce / Basketballer of the Year in 3rd Year / Playing on the Senior Basketball Team / Getting As in the Junior Cert / Student Merit Awards / Great relationships with teachers / Getting along with everybody / TY Scientist of the Year / Student of the Year / Passing Maths in the Junior Cert / 5th Year Spanish Student of the Year / Winning trophies with the school Hurling Team / Great Junior Cert Results / Making good friends / 2012 India Immersion / Debating / Trinity Chemistry Week Award / Helped out at the school play / Gaelic Championship in 4th Year / Winning 2 Senior Hurling Titles / Winning U16 Dublin and Leinster Football / Elected to Student Council / Learning English / Finishing school / Technical Graphics Trophy in 1st Year / Completing a course in Youth Leadership / Taking part in the school concert / History Student of the Year in 2nd Year / Voted Class Captain twice / 100% in History Test / Honours Grade in DCG / Winning Class of the Term/ Passing Maths in the Mock Exams / Toast Masters / Debating / Overcoming the fear of Heights in Carlingford / Achieving Level 7 on the Beep Test / 5th Year Artist of the Year / Completing the Concern Fast / Finding out the first names of all of the teachers / Completing workshops in Transition Year / Doing Well in 5th Year Exams / Getting a top locker for 6 years in a row / Differentiating between the Maguire twins / Winning Student of the Month in 2010 / Learned to play the guitar / Longest Long Jump / Winning the Student Enterprise in 2010/11 / Winning money off Mr O’Malley / Elected chairperson of the Student Council/ named Elite athlete on Sports Day/ Constructing the stage for the school play / 3rd Year Art Project / 3rd Year Historian of the Year / Solving the Rubik’s Cube / Having my story published / Knowing everything about Lady Gaga / Biology Student of the Year / Merit Award in 2nd Year / 100m Sprint / 1500m Race
Earliest School memories Writing out the school rules / Pretending to be lost / Not wanting to come to secondary school / Mr Durney’s History Class / Entrance Exam / Sitting in the Hall on the 1st Day / Mr Darcy giving out because I was a Liverpool supporter / Playing Bingo in Irish / Giant 6th Years / Meeting Mr O’Keeffe / Negotiating the hallways / Trying to find my way around the school / Mr Cunningham & Mr Nunn bring us to the Panto / Borrowing money off Ms Egan to buy Popcorn at the Panto / Hugh Breslin getting sick on the 1st day / the tour of the main building / walking around in circles in the main building / forgetting books and equipment for class / Mr Cannon telling us not to laugh or smile / getting from one class to the next on time / learning stuff / crying in the toilets / Meeting new friends / Basketball training / Being scared of Mr Durney / Getting into trouble for talking / Mr McManus telling us he loved Kimberley biscuits / Being seated in alphabetical order / Walking into the wrong class / /the One Way system / the Puking incident / Meeting Mr O’Sullivan / Being afraid of meeting the teachers / Flying to school on my dragon / Class of 2013
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Awards & Student of the Year
Awards 2012-2013
Student of the Year Fionn Maguire
Gold Medal Fionn Maguire
Principal’s Award Fearghal Frain
Academic Excellence
Gold Medal Eamon Dunne
Gold Medal
Shane O’Rourke
Gold Medallion Séan Kehoe
Gold Medal
Ruairí Coppinger
Silver Medal Silver Medal Silver Medal Silver Medal Silver Medal Alvin Fung
James Hamm
Ben Griffin
Conor Corrigan Séan McManus
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal Bronze Medal Bronze Medal
Ruairí O’Donoghue
Business
Andrew O’Sullivan
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Séan Stuart
Alexandru Cardas
Subject Awards
French
Fionn Maguire
P.E.
Séan McManus
Chris Feighan
Art
Thomas McCabe
Awards & Student of the Year
Student Council
Barry Morton
Fionn Maguire
Stephen McDonald
Gavin Lynch
Spirit of Éanna Awards Séan Keller
Séan Kehoe
Kevin Brophy
Tom Aungier
Sport Awards Hurler of the Year Jack McDonnell
Soccer Player of the Golfer of the Year Year Kevin Hughes Séan Keller
Football Awards Séan Keller
Fionn Maguire
Kevin Hughes Stephen McDonald Zak Harding
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Most Likely To Be famous – Conor Corrigan Win the lottery but lose the ticket – Séan McNamara Release a one hit wonder- Thabang Ilsen Win the worst attendance award- Ryan Byrne Become an underwear model- Crios Brahim Become Taoiseach – Jamie Hanrahan Still get asked for ID then they’re 30- Graham Davis and Joe Mernagh Be seen on Crimecall- Fergal Barrett Join the army – Zak Harding and Conor Boles Write a best seller – Conor Hallahan Live alone – Séan Stuart Invent a new word – Corey Keogh Be a talk show host – Andy Cox Find a cure for cancer – Fionn Maguire Join a boy band – Bogdan Radu Start a new religion – Patrick Robinson Become a priest – Kevin Miley Become a comedian- Daragh O’Shea Live with their parents until they’re 40 – Killian Worth Be the next Bill Gates – Lee Daniel and Luke Norton Become an acrobat – Jonathan Mukoko Win an Olynpic Medal – Tiarnán Murphy Return to Coláiste Éanna as a teacher – Tim Brophy Become a crooked banker – Chris Feighan
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Class of 2013
Back Row 6 (L to R): R O’Donoghue, F Barrett, K Jamaa, J O’Connor, T McCabe, K Miley, D Carrigan, S McManus, K Magee, R Coppinger, B Griffin, T Brophy, S Stuart, R Doyle, E Dunne. Row 5: C Keogh, J Mernagh, E Reardon Rush, A Djebbari, J Mukoko, G Lynch, K Brophy, F Maguire, B Morton, J McDonnell, K Rooney, M O’Brien, R Glynn, S Keller, C Boles. Row 4: S O’Rourke, K Hughes, G Rooney, S Murphy, N Djedaa, C Feighan, S McDonald, A Carroll, C Hallahan, T Murphy, D Hurley, Z Harding, L Norton, N Kieran, A Fung. Row 3: H Breslin, C Brahim, M Kealy, S Kehoe, T Iheson, A Cardas, S Barrington, S Donohoe, D O’Shea, N Murray, J Hanrahan, K Stals, P Robinson, C Stanford. Row 2: D Jordan, J Timmins, K Chase, C Brien, A O’Sullivan, C Corrigan, J Hamm, D Maguire, S Hassan, C Healy, J McDonnell, T Aungier, D Costello, L Daniel, G Davies. Row 1: S Callaghan, D Callan, W Fernandes, G Lewis, S Matthews, R Garcia, F Frain, K Worth, S Byrne, E Maguire, B Radu, R Murphy, S McNamara, S Rooney, A Cox. Missing form the photo: R Byrne, K Pakosz, D Phillips
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