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U-15 A Hurling Munster Colleges Final-White Cup Dungarvan CBS 3-13 Blackwater CS 1-11
Rice Cup Hurling Semi Final Dungarvan CBS 4-16 Charleville CBS 3-11 (AET)
Rice Cup Hurling Quarter Final Dungarvan CBS 1-12 Kilkenny CBS 2-7
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Munster U-18 B Hurling Championship Final
Dungarvan CBS 1-15 St.Pauls Waterford 1-13.
Alan Meehan Scholarship Award winner
A former student of Dungarvan CBS, Alan Meehan, son of Jim and Patricia, has been awarded an All-Ireland Third Level Scholarship that is being sponsored by the legendary racehorse owner and multi millionaire J P McManus. Alan received his scholarship award at a glittering function in Limerick University Concert Hall from the Minister for Education Batt O’Keeffe in the presence of the President of Ireland Mary McAleese. Alan completed his Leaving Cert in 2009 and is currently studying Applied Psychology in UCC.
Richard Looby Wins Earl of Cork Scholarship
Congratulations to Richard Looby who has won the Earl of Cork Scholarship on the basis of his exceptional results in this years Junior Cert examination. For eight consecutive years a student from Dungarvan CBS has won the Earl of Cork Scholarship.
Richard receiving his scholarship from Mr Murphy, Principal, with his parents Pat and HonorPhotograph-Pat Crowley School Concert 2009
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CBS Dungarvan Awards Night November 20th, 2009
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Mr Tony Lake RIP
Sympathy is extended to the wife and family of the late Mr Tony Lake. Tony fought a terminal illness with true Christian fortitude.(See here for appreciation)
Annual Students’ Mass
Our annual Mass was held in the Friary Church on Monday, September 21st. School Chaplain, Fr. Paul Waldron, officiated at the Mass which was concelebrated by our new Parish Priest, Fr. William Ryan.
First Year Parents’ Night
A very pleasant function was held in the school on Thursday night, September 25th to allow the parents of our new First Year classes to familiarise themselves with the whole business of life in Dungarvan CBS.
Golf
Congratulations to the West Waterford Senior Cup Golf Team on reaching the All Ireland Final; all the more so because all the members happen to be pupils or past pupils of Dungarvan CBS: Gary Hurley, Mark Shanahan, Philip Walsh, Philip Spratt and David Curran.
Study Skills
A Study Skills workshop for 3rd Year,5th Year and 6th Year students was held in our school on October 13th and 14th, 2009. On the night of October 13th, a Seminar for parent(s)/guardian(s) on this topic was held in the school .
Oysterhaven
On Friday 18th September, Mr Kelly and Mr Morley and all our first years headed off on their annual trip to Oysterhaven in Cork. Upon arrival at 10 am the students were handed over to the capable hands of the Oysterhaven team who have co-ordinated this day on behalf of Dungarvan CBS for over six years. The purpose of the day was to give our first years an opportunity to get to know one another and hopefully foster bonds that will last well into adulthood. Morning activities were water based including rafting and kayaking. In the afternoon activities were land based where the students were taken through an assault course where the order of the day was "mud"!
CBS Dungarvan And Vernier Oregon Investigate Waterford's Pre-Eminent Scientists
Principal Mr John Murphy, Joseph Foley, Michael O'Donnell, Brian Hallissey ( Photographer Pat Crowley)
"Science knows only one commandment:contribute to science."(Galileo)
Vernier Sensor Technology has been creating waves of late in the beautiful town of Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, Ireland, due to the activities of some local students from the Christian Brothers Boys' Secondary School. To most Americans 'Waterford' is synonymous with the renowned cut crystal glass. What most people would not be aware of, however, is that the south eastern county is also the birthplace of two of Ireland's most famous scientists.
Robert Boyle of Boyles Law fame was born in Lismore Castle in 1627 and Ernest T Walton,born in Dungarvan in 1903,earned his stripes for successfully splitting the atom which earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1951.
ETS Walton opening Walton Park, Abbeyside, 1989 ( Photographer Pat Crowley)
Both Boyle's Law and and Walton's contribution to particle physics constitute significant sections of the Irish Leaving Certificate Senior Physics syllabus and a number of enterprising CBS students under the guidance of their school Principal, Mr John Murphy,decided to put a recent consignment of Vernier equipment, including their new GPS sensor,to good use. Their novel and interesting project involved making Boyle's and Walton's work more meaningful by visiting their respective places of birth and while there using the Vernier equipment to investigate some of the scientific theories of these two brilliant men.
At Lismore Castle, situated on the banks of the River Blackwater, birthplace of Robert Boyle, the Vernier LabQuest and pressure sensor were both used by the students to collect data and verify Boyle's Law.
At Abbeyside in Dungarvan, the birthplace of ETS Walton, the Vernier Radiation Monitor was put to work to measure background count rate at the very spot where the father of particle physics first saw the light of day! And as a coup de grace, on the journey between Boyle's and Walton's birthplaces, the students employed the new Vernier GPS sensor and Labquest to graphically retrace their steps on Google map. The image below shows the route they took. The colour of the path represents the speed they were travelling, while red indicates higher speeds and violet slower speeds.
The project proved an unqualified success for all concerned and was the hub of much discussion among the students of Dungarvan CBS Secondary School. Without the Vernier sensors and the portability of the Vernier LabQuest this particular type of fieldwork would not have been possible. We will need to watch these young men to see if their travels will end them as the next great scientists from Ireland. It is not in the remit of the Dungarvan people to award Nobel prizes but they certainly can award an Oscar.
Take a bow, all you folk in the Vernier Community in Portland Oregon USA-you certainly have contributed to science!(www.vernier.com/innovate/119)
Brian Hallissey, Mr John Murphy, Michael O'Donnell, Joseph Foley ( Photographer Pat Crowley)
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Dungarvan CBS 3-9 Kilkenny CBS 2-6
County U-14 A Hurling Final
Dungarvan CBS 4-17 Blackwater Community School 4-9
County U-15½ A Hurling Final
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Dungarvan CBS Boys Win Presidential Approval in CIT
Dungarvan students Joseph Foley, Philip Coffey and Gary Hurley generated widespread interest at the Mechanical, Manufacturing and Biomedical Engineering Exhibition at Cork Institute of Technology on Thursday last. Their research into the compression and tension forces that act on the I-beam members of a model Truss Bridge using state-of-the art datalogging techniques was highly commended by CIT engineering personnel and by visitors alike. Their monitoring of the forces on the bridge in real-time as a model car traversed the track was achieved using load cells. This type of analysis would help engineers avoid another Tacoma Bridge type disaster according to computer wizard Joseph Foley. Acting School Principal Mr John Murphy who is a staunch advocate of datalogging technology and is a Lead Tutor with Discover Science and Engineering expressed great satisfaction at the manner in which the CBS students communicated with visitors to the exhibition. Dungarvan CBS is the only secondary school ever to present at the exhibition. The CBS boys will now present their project to a general public audience in the Boole 4 Lecture Theatre in UCC on Thursday 21st May at 7pm. On this occasion a team from each of eight schools from Cork and Waterford will deliver a fifteen minute lecture on their chosen research topic under the project banner Sensors in Transition.
School Year 08-09
Jamie Costin
Well done to past pupil Jamie Costin who represented Ireland in the 20 kilometre walk at the Beijing Olympics.
All Ireland Senior Hurling Final
Two past pupils of Dungarvan CBS were part of the Waterford squad for the All Ireland Senior Hurling Final against Kilkenny on September 7th.They were Jamie Nagle and Denis Coffey.
Waterford U-14 hurling team
Five Dungarvan CBS players were honoured by the county selectors: Cathal Curran, Colin Dunford, Michael Harney, Tom Tobin, John Hannigan , Eoin Kearns and Ryan Donnelly. Michael Harney is grandson of Joe Harney who played on the All Ireland winning Waterford Senior Hurling team of 1959. He also has the distinction of holding Christy Ring scoreless.
Waterford U-16 hurling team
Five CBS players were honoured by the county selectors:Luke Egan, Darren Duggan,Sean Ryan,Colm Curran and Tom Curran. The team was victorious in the Plate final of the Tipperary U-16 hurling team tournament. Luke Egan is grandson of the late Billy Conway who won an All Ireland Minor Hurling medal with Waterford in 1948. Tom Curran is grandson of the late Tom Curran who won an All Ireland Senior Hurling medal with Waterford in 1948.
Congratulations to our Leaving Cert and Junior Cert students. The results were truly exceptional.
Mass -to celebrate the opening of the school year- was celebrated by the school chaplain Father Paul at the Friary Church on Thursday, 18th September.
On the basis of his outstanding results in last years Junior Cert German paper Brian Hughes won a four week scholarship to Germany. This was sponsored by PAD-a German Government funded organization. Brian spent the month of August in Germany. In Brian's words "the thirty days I spent in Germany were definitely the best of my life so far".
On Friday 19th September the first year classes enjoyed a trip to Oysterhaven.
The CBS defeated St. Augustine's to win the Devereux Cup on a score of eight matches to four. The team mentor was Mr P Stack.[See Sport]
CBS Dungarvan defeated Patrician Academy Mallow in the Munster final of the Irish Schools Matchplay Championship played at Cahir Park Golf Club.[See Sport]
Four CBS athletes have been called up to train with the Munster Regional Squad for 2008/2009:Jim Curran,Keith Moroney,Colin Dunford and John Longan.
School hurling leagues kindly sponsored by Dungarvan Bank of Ireland have been a tremendous success. The "All Rounder","Heartbeat City" and "McDonalds" provided prizes. Thanks to all.
The school tour-under the leadership of Mr K.Kiely-took in Barcelona.
5th and 6th year Biology students participated in a Biology field trip to Fota Wildlife Park.
A hugely successful Academic Awards Night took place on Friday night 21st November.
Congratulations to Kevin Phelan who has won the Earl of Cork Scholarship on the basis of his exceptional results in this years Junior Cert examination.
School Year 07-08
Congratulations to our Leaving Cert and Junior Cert students. The results were truly exceptional. Brian Hughes won the Earl of Cork Scholarship. Recently Brian has also won a prestigious scholarship to Germany. This was based on his results in German in the 2007 Junior Certificate Examination. These scholarships are sponsored by the German government. Brian was one of the top five students who were awarded a four week fully sponsored trip as part of an international group of students. Congratulations to Brian and to his German teacher Mr A Kelly.
The CBS defeated St. Augustine's to win the Devereux Cup on a score of eight matches to four. The team mentor was Mr P Stack.[See Sport]
School teams have been busy participating in Hurling, Football and Athletics competitions. There have been some great successes. [See Sport]
Study commenced on Monday 24th September. Students are reminded of the necessity to continue to study at home each evening.
The school tour-under the leadership of Mr K.Kiely-commenced on Wednesday 24th October. This year the students visited Belgium,Holland and Germany.
Refurbishment work has been carried out in both the new and old schools over the Summer period.
Dungarvan CBS recently won the first round of The Concern Debates defeating Kilmacthomas Community College. The team mentor was Ms A M O'Dwyer.It consisted of Leo Kavanagh (capt), Niall Murphy, Cormac Power and Eoin Tierney. It successfully opposed the motion that "overseas development aid is a waste of money". Mr Joe Hagan accompanied the team on the night. The CBS debating team has just scored another success in the group stages of the Concern debates. It defeated Pobal Scoil na Trionoide, Youghal. The team proposed the motion that "Without a war on poverty terrorism cannot be defeated". The CBS team was composed of Leo Kavanagh (capt), Niall Murphy, James Murphy and Eoin Tierney.
CBS defeated Tramore CBS in the second round of the Examiner Quiz. The team consisted of: Alan Meehan, James Cotter, Joseph Foley and Kevin Phelan.
Nutritionist Maria O'Brien visited the school and spoke to first and second year students on the issue of a healthy diet.
The Parents Council fundraising quiz took place at Minnies on Thursday April 24th.
The Primary Schools Quiz took place on Thursday December 6th. Sixteen teams competed.The winning team was Stradbally B, with Scoil Mhuire, Abbeyside and Garranbane N.S in second and third places respectively.
A special Mass to commemorate the bi-centenary of the founding of CBS Dungarvan was celebrated at St.Marys Parish Church on Wednesday 5th December. Monsignor Olden was the celebrant,with Canon O'Mahony and Fr. Waldron concelebrating. The introductory greetings were delivered in the following languages: Irish, English,German, French, Mandarin and Polish. In a moving sermon Monsignor Michael Olden sketched the history of the Christian Brothers in Dungarvan and noted that -eventhough the Brothers have departed- the school has maintained its strong Catholic ethos. Brothers present included P A McGinnity, J Hearne, Declan Power and John Burke.
The Open Night took place on 24/01/08. It was most successful.
Sympathy is extended to Craig Shead (Fifth Year) on the death of his mother Maria and also to Jim ,her family, parents and relatives.
The school wishes to extend sympathy to the Guiry family on the death of Bridget. Her son Jason is a Fifth Year student.
The Dungarvan CBS business enterprise team named Rip n’Burn achieved second place in the recent Waterford County Enterprise competition. Over twenty schools participated. The Rip n’Burn team was managed by Brian Hughes and assisted by IIyas Murphy, Martin Drummey, and Philip Kiely. The business involved copying old records and cassette tapes onto CDs and also copying VHS tapes onto DVDs.
Another CBS group, called Tooerick also won a prize at the county finals. This business published two interesting books, one chronicled the history of Waterford hurling, and the other provided a biography of some of Ireland's most famous bands. Tooerick was managed by Brian Casey and assisted by Shane McGovern, Ciaran Hanrahan and Jordan Daly.
A third CBS business also reached the county finals. The EME calendar group consisted of Mark O’Keeffe, Eoin Healy and Eoin Whelan. EME was the most profitable of the three groups.
Transition Year Trip to London
Recently nineteen students accompanied by three teachers departed for a three night, four day tour of London.This annual trip is a key part of Mr.Scanlon's Drama Studies course. He was accompanied by Mr Stack Transition Year Co-ordinator and Mr. Lake. This tour encompassed most of London's best known landmarks, including Trafalgar Square, Downing Street and Buckingham Palace. The group also visited the markets of Covent Garden, the Royal National Theatre, the London Eye and the Imperial War Museum. Other highlights included visits to the Science Museum, the Natural History Museum, Camden Town and Oxford Street.
School Concert-06
The school concert took place on 21/12/06. This was organized by Mr P Stack. Highlights included an eclectic mix of rock music and also a very special commentary on a Waterford/Tipperary match by the highly talented Gavin Whelan. MCs were Luke Martin and Conor Walsh. The concert opened with Yaroo! Yaroo! This group is composed of David Collins on lead guitar and lead vocals, Eoin Tierney on drums and backing vocals and Cormac Power on bass guitar and backing vocals. Its music is strongly influenced by the punk rock era. The sounds were reminiscent of 'Wire' 'Crass' and 'Stiff Little Fingers'. 'Gastric Juices' sang a medley of 'Metallica' songs. This group is composed of Daniel Flynn, Tadhg O'Riordan and Tommy Collins (unavoidably absent on the day). A raffle held in conjunction with the concert raised €1,000 for Bothar-the third world relief agency. Ms Breda Toomey organized the raffle.