White Chapel (St Michael and all Angels).

All prospective pupils and their parents are most welcome to our annual Open Day on Saturday 27th September. No booking is necessary. Visitors should arrive between 10.00am and 11.30am. More details.

Well done to the SCT Rugby squad who won their first league match of the season yesterday, 50-0 vs Sandford Park School.

Thursday – Convention thus Late Rising (First chapel bell at 8:55am)

Monday 22nd September: White Chapel (St Matthew, transferred).

Transition Year pupils “bog jumping” on their trip to Causey Farm yesterday.

The breakfast, lunch and supper menu cycles are now available to view in the College Life page of the website.

The latest Parents’ Association newsletter has been published. You can read it here.

Congratulations to Joshua Cron, Form II, who has been selected for the Ireland U16 Hockey Development Squad.

An ‘activities evening’ for all Form I pupils will take place on Thursday, 11th September from 6:30pm to 8:15pm, instead of prep. Day pupils and boarders are encouraged to attend.

Congratulations to David Cron, Form V, who has been selected for the Leinster Rugby Youth Select Programme, a key step on Leinster’s development pathway.

Saturday 6th, 7.00-9.00pm: House Quiz in the Big Schoolroom. Day boys and girls are encouraged to attend.

Sunday 7th: Evensong, 8.00pm (Preacher: the Warden. Collection: the Emergency Fund).

Congratulations to Ryan Ovenden (U19 Rugby, David Cron (U18 Clubs Rugby), Jan Dijkstra (U18 Hockey) and Joshua Cron (U16 Hockey) who represented Leinster in the recent interprovincial series in rugby and hockey.

Tuesday 2nd September: First Form induction afternoon.

Wednesday 3rd September: New pupils and their parents (other than First Form) arrive early afternoon. See email for full details. Other boarders arrive between 6.30pm and 8.30pm.

Thursday 4th September: Day boys and girls arrive at 8.50pm.

Many congratulations to our Leaving Certificate candidates on their excellent results: their average points score across all subjects this year is 505, a superb achievement.

From the Department of Education & Youth:

“The Leaving Certificate Helpline will be open from 10am to 5pm on weekdays (22nd, 25th–29th August) and 10am to 2pm on Saturdays (23rd and 30th August). Text replies will be sent during helpline opening hours. Call the Helpline on 1800 265 165, or text GUIDANCE to 086 1800 685.”

Congratulations to Sophie Park who was part of the Leinster Under 18 golf team that recently won the interprovincial series. She won her singles and foursome matches, contributing positively to the team. She followed up her team success with individual success, coming third in the Leinster Girls Under 18 championship.

Congratulations to Ryan Ovenden who has been selected for Leinster Rugby’s Under 19 squad to play a series of interprovincial matches in August. More details here.