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30-Sep-2018
2018 Year 8 pupils encouraged to spread their wings
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Our new Year 8 pupils encouraged to spread their wings as they begin their Dominican journey.
“Until you spread your wings you’ll never know how far you can fly”. This was the theme chosen for our Year 8 Mass this week to celebrate the beginning of their Dominican journey.
Our newest pupils gathered with their families on Tuesday September 25th for a special ceremony organised by Ms Rainey and the RE department and celebrated by our school chaplain, Fr Raymond McCullagh.
As they prepared for the service, each of the Year 8 pupils had designed a butterfly to represent their own unique personality and the theme of the mass was about overcoming challenges and achieving your potential.
FR Raymond, in a powerful homily, spoke of the importance of travelling together as a team. He drew parallels with wild geese flying in a V formation where all the individuals benefit from the uplift. He spoke about how, when the lead geese tire, they are replaced by new leaders who are replaced in their turn to maintain the group momentum.
He spoke of the pastoral care of the flock where two geese will protect an injured partner by escorting it to the ground safely. He assured the year 8 pupils that this school would protect, nurture and develop them as learners and urged them to enjoy the journey ahead in the company of friends.
The post – communion reflection drew on the story of a man who stunted the growth of a butterfly by forcing it from its cocoon prematurely thus preventing it from achieving its true potential.
Ms Ronan concluded Tuesday’s mass by thanking the staff and particularly the pupils who had made the evening so special. She thanked parents for the wonderful gift of entrusting us as a school with the precious gift of nurturing and developing their children and helping them discover their wings. She praised the pupils for the wonderful start they had made to their Dominican education and assured them that it would be “merely the blink of an eye” before we gathered again in May 2024 to watch these young people take their first flight away from DCP itself.
Well done to our Year 8 pupils and thank you to our Year 8 parents and families.
“Until you spread your wings you’ll never know how far you can fly”. This was the theme chosen for our Year 8 Mass this week to celebrate the beginning of their Dominican journey.
Our newest pupils gathered with their families on Tuesday September 25th for a special ceremony organised by Ms Rainey and the RE department and celebrated by our school chaplain, Fr Raymond McCullagh.
As they prepared for the service, each of the Year 8 pupils had designed a butterfly to represent their own unique personality and the theme of the mass was about overcoming challenges and achieving your potential.
FR Raymond, in a powerful homily, spoke of the importance of travelling together as a team. He drew parallels with wild geese flying in a V formation where all the individuals benefit from the uplift. He spoke about how, when the lead geese tire, they are replaced by new leaders who are replaced in their turn to maintain the group momentum.
He spoke of the pastoral care of the flock where two geese will protect an injured partner by escorting it to the ground safely. He assured the year 8 pupils that this school would protect, nurture and develop them as learners and urged them to enjoy the journey ahead in the company of friends.
The post – communion reflection drew on the story of a man who stunted the growth of a butterfly by forcing it from its cocoon prematurely thus preventing it from achieving its true potential.
Ms Ronan concluded Tuesday’s mass by thanking the staff and particularly the pupils who had made the evening so special. She thanked parents for the wonderful gift of entrusting us as a school with the precious gift of nurturing and developing their children and helping them discover their wings. She praised the pupils for the wonderful start they had made to their Dominican education and assured them that it would be “merely the blink of an eye” before we gathered again in May 2024 to watch these young people take their first flight away from DCP itself.
Well done to our Year 8 pupils and thank you to our Year 8 parents and families.
24-Sep-2018
Dominican College are delighted to support a Dominican School in Myanmar
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Dominican College are delighted to support a Dominican School in Myanmar as one of its designated charities this year.
Our annual School Beach walk will be held on the afternoon of Friday 28th September and, once again, our entire school community, in line with our school ethos, will walk together in support of social justice.
Over the past fifteen years we have raised in excess of £150,000 for our sponsored charities. This is due to the generosity of parents and friends of Dominican and to the commitment and dedication of our students. We want to thank everyone who contributed or helped in any way. During the course of this school year we are asking again for your help and we would like to continue to support a range of charitable causes including the following:
Over the past fifteen years we have raised in excess of £150,000 for our sponsored charities. This is due to the generosity of parents and friends of Dominican and to the commitment and dedication of our students. We want to thank everyone who contributed or helped in any way. During the course of this school year we are asking again for your help and we would like to continue to support a range of charitable causes including the following:
Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust
The KBRT aims to help alleviate the cost of returning the bodies of loved ones who have died tragically or suddenly abroad. The charity helps families in Ireland.
The charity was founded by the family of a late GAA player who died in an accident in America and have raised over £100k to help other families who find themselves in the same tragic situation. Kevin Bell, from Newry, died in June in a hit-and-run accident in New York.
This is our first year supporting the KBRT.
This charity was very involved in helping, among others, the family of Craig Church, a past Dominican pupil who passed away suddenly in China this summer.
The charity was founded by the family of a late GAA player who died in an accident in America and have raised over £100k to help other families who find themselves in the same tragic situation. Kevin Bell, from Newry, died in June in a hit-and-run accident in New York.
This is our first year supporting the KBRT.
This charity was very involved in helping, among others, the family of Craig Church, a past Dominican pupil who passed away suddenly in China this summer.
This is our second year supporting this charity.
St Vincent De Paul Society
St Vincent De Paul Society
SVP aim to turn concern into action. This charity helps the disadvantaged, marginalised and vulnerable in our local community. The charity was founded by Frederick Osman who was inspired to fight poverty in Paris.
Our school has its own SVP society and we have worked closely with this charity for a number of years.
Our school has its own SVP society and we have worked closely with this charity for a number of years.
Dominican Myanmar.
Our final charity this year was specially chosen to reflect the Golden Jubilee of boys arriving in the school in 1968. We have decided to support a Dominican School in Myanmar.
The house that the present school situated was established in June, 2014 by the Master of the Order, Brother Bruno Cadore, with the permission of the Archbishop of Mandalay, Msgr. Paul Zinghtung Granwg. It is located in the middle of Myanmar, in the region of Mandalay Division, near the Mandalay City. The official name of the house is St. Martin De Porres.
For this reason the school has been given the name of DOMINICAN, ST. MARTIN DE PORRES’ BOARDING SCHOOL. The school is just running as a supplementary course. Most of the students have to go to the government school during the day and come to study with us at night. The school is now in the fourth year of running. There are about 100 students each year.
There are 103 students studying in four levels this year: 20 students in the fourth grade, 15 students in the eighth grade, 27 students in the ninth grade and 41 students in the tenth grade. All students (44 boys and 59 girls) from different grades study 6 subjects respectively even though the subjects are not the same. Half of the students are Catholics and the rest are Buddhists. The majority of the students are 14 to 15 years’ old in the average. Football and Cane ball are the sports that the students usually play. A small amount of money is required for each student in accordance with their grades.
From the very beginning of its opening till the present, therefore, the school needs to depend on the Province financially. The school normally begins in May and ends on March. There are 10 teachers all together including night-guide students. The last grade (G – 10) is very important and rather difficult for all students to pass. Unless they pass this grade, they cannot join the university. Therefore, they have to try very hard in order to pass this level. Most of the students who pass this level will join the university or go to the higher education.
The house that the present school situated was established in June, 2014 by the Master of the Order, Brother Bruno Cadore, with the permission of the Archbishop of Mandalay, Msgr. Paul Zinghtung Granwg. It is located in the middle of Myanmar, in the region of Mandalay Division, near the Mandalay City. The official name of the house is St. Martin De Porres.
For this reason the school has been given the name of DOMINICAN, ST. MARTIN DE PORRES’ BOARDING SCHOOL. The school is just running as a supplementary course. Most of the students have to go to the government school during the day and come to study with us at night. The school is now in the fourth year of running. There are about 100 students each year.
There are 103 students studying in four levels this year: 20 students in the fourth grade, 15 students in the eighth grade, 27 students in the ninth grade and 41 students in the tenth grade. All students (44 boys and 59 girls) from different grades study 6 subjects respectively even though the subjects are not the same. Half of the students are Catholics and the rest are Buddhists. The majority of the students are 14 to 15 years’ old in the average. Football and Cane ball are the sports that the students usually play. A small amount of money is required for each student in accordance with their grades.
From the very beginning of its opening till the present, therefore, the school needs to depend on the Province financially. The school normally begins in May and ends on March. There are 10 teachers all together including night-guide students. The last grade (G – 10) is very important and rather difficult for all students to pass. Unless they pass this grade, they cannot join the university. Therefore, they have to try very hard in order to pass this level. Most of the students who pass this level will join the university or go to the higher education.
11-Sep-2018
Start of Year Mass 2018 announcement
Start of the Year Mass Friday 21st September 2018
To commemorate 50 years of educating boys at Dominican College Portstewart we are celebrating our special Start of the Year Mass at 11.00am on Friday 21st September in Star of the Sea Church, Portstewart.
We hope all students will be present but if, on grounds of conscience, you do not wish your son or daughter to attend this service please write to me to indicate this.
We will respect your wish & will make an alternative study arrangement.
Yours sincerely
Ms R Ronan
(Principal)
Yours sincerely
Ms R Ronan
(Principal)
03-Sep-2018
Outstanding success for our GCSE Students
Our Year 13 pupils to school today fresh from their outstanding success in this year’s GCSE exams.
100% of our pupils achieved at least 5 or more A*- C grades in their subjects with 98.6% achieving 5 or more A*-C grades including English and Mathematics.
The school is delighted that all, with all our pupils achieving 5 or more A* to C grades, our entire Year 12 cohort met the criteria to continue their studies at Dominican College.
The following pupils, pictured, attained at least 7 A* Grades:
Emmett Richardson
Luke McKergan
Jake Duddy
Aoife Culkin
Rachel Mitchell
The following Year 12 pupils, also pictured, attained at least 7 GCSES at Grade A or better:
Ellen Armour
Matthew Armour
Emily Brownhill
Ciara Campbell
Bart Drozd
Charlie Flack
Matthew McCloy
Ruairi Porter
Frieden Rawding
Alan Thompson
Lauren Thompson
Mr Lynch, VP, explained, “These fabulous results reflect the commitment and motivation of our Year 12 students who we hope will go on to renewed success in their AS and A2 subject choices. As a school we are absolutely delighted with the outcomes achieved by all our students. These results would not be possible without high quality teaching and learning and I want to pay tribute both to the dedication of our Dominican teaching staff and also to the wonderful support offered by our parents. Well done to each and every one of our pupils. We also are delighted to welcome many new pupils in our Year 13 cohort.”
100% of our pupils achieved at least 5 or more A*- C grades in their subjects with 98.6% achieving 5 or more A*-C grades including English and Mathematics.
The school is delighted that all, with all our pupils achieving 5 or more A* to C grades, our entire Year 12 cohort met the criteria to continue their studies at Dominican College.
The following pupils, pictured, attained at least 7 A* Grades:
Emmett Richardson
Luke McKergan
Jake Duddy
Aoife Culkin
Rachel Mitchell
The following Year 12 pupils, also pictured, attained at least 7 GCSES at Grade A or better:
Ellen Armour
Matthew Armour
Emily Brownhill
Ciara Campbell
Bart Drozd
Charlie Flack
Matthew McCloy
Ruairi Porter
Frieden Rawding
Alan Thompson
Lauren Thompson
Mr Lynch, VP, explained, “These fabulous results reflect the commitment and motivation of our Year 12 students who we hope will go on to renewed success in their AS and A2 subject choices. As a school we are absolutely delighted with the outcomes achieved by all our students. These results would not be possible without high quality teaching and learning and I want to pay tribute both to the dedication of our Dominican teaching staff and also to the wonderful support offered by our parents. Well done to each and every one of our pupils. We also are delighted to welcome many new pupils in our Year 13 cohort.”
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