Issue 20, 27 February 2014
now available [email protected]
NOTE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
We continue our ‘Pupils’ Edition’ initiative this week, with 6th Formers - St.
Mark’s - reporting and writing content. Inevitably (and rightly), the voice ofthe
pupils should resonate in a school publication- and it is with pleasure that I look
forward to reading their contributions. May we be introduced today to the
future writers and journalists oftomorrow! Jim Casey, Principal
< My Son, Pinocchio >
THE WEEK AHEAD
Saturday 1st
5th form rugby blitz
Wednesday 5th Ash Wednesday
Thursday 6th
Ceremony of Light
@8pm St. John Baptist, Blackrock
CÚPLA FOCAL
We caught up with Imelda and Oscar Burke Mullaney to discuss this year's 5th Form musical
by our Entertainment Correspondents: Conor McGrath,
Michael Cagney, Michael Gadaloff and Tom MacNulty
By Harry Cullen,
Charlie Linehan and
Daniel Kyrychenko
Match the following pictures
with the correct phrase
Imelda (the musical choreographer) mentioned it
was extremely difficult to cast this year because
everybody in 5th form auditioned really well.
We asked Imelda the questions first.
Ag cur
sneachta
Have you always loved dancing?
Yes, since I was four years old.
How many musicals have you done in Willow?
Sioc
I've been doing them for four years now.
At rehearsals we took the opportunity to ask Oscar,
who plays Pinocchio a few questions as well. Have you ever done anything like this before?
Yes, I've been in four other plays, but this is my first
in Willow.
Gaofar
How long each day are you off school rehearsing?
About 1 1/2 hours a day on most days. The play itself was really good and singing and
dancing was amazing. Pinocchio and Gepetto
worked really well together. It was very imaginative
and very funny to watch.
Well done to everyone involved in the show, you can
all give yourselves a well-deserved 'pat on the back'. Oscar Burke Mullaney in action as Pinocchio in the fabulous Fifth Form Musical
The Paz less travelled - from Spain to Willow
by Gerard Downey and Ernesto Ortiz
Where are you from?
I was born in Cuenca, Spain but
moved to Valencia 14 years ago.
How long will you be staying?
I am staying for about four months,
from 3rd February until May 16th.
Where in Dublin do you live?
Do you like the English
language? Yes, I love English. It is
What are you doing in Willow?
What do you find most difficult
about Ireland? I find it very
In Shankill with a nice Irish family.
We have 2 dogs, a cat and a hen.
I am here on an Erasmus internship.
I help Mrs Governey and after that I
help Mr Mageean’s class. I will also
be helping Ms.Lequerica with
Spanish lessons.
a very important language and I hope
to be an English teacher in Spain.
confusing trying to understand rugby
and public transport is expensive.
Ms Paz Gonzales
I love
tennis and
swimming.
I love
Rafael
Nadal, he’s
the best
Spanish
sportman.
Which county would you most
like to visit? All of them! Cork,
Do you like sports? Who is your Kilkenny, Aran Islands, Galway,
favourite sportsperson?
Belfast and the Cliffs of Moher.
Ag cur
báistí
Grianmhar
THE MONTH AHEAD
Saturday 1st March 5th Form rugby blitz
Tuesday 4 Ceremony of Light @8pm St.
John Baptist, Blackrock
Wednesday 5 Ash Wednesday
Saturday 8 Confirmation @11am, St John
Baptist, Blackrock
Mon-Fri 10-14 Seachtain na Gaeilge
Tuesday 1 1 Open Morning
Friday 14 Staff Meeting (Classes end at
12:30pm)
Monday 17 St. Patrick's Day (No school)
FRENCH FILM REVIEWS
RUGBY BLITZ
Fr Gavin's Rugby Blitz takes
place this Saturday from 10
am to 2.30pm. Many thanks
are due to all our wonderful
helpers. See you on Saturday.
No rugby for other
forms.
FRENCH DAY
By Mark Kelly, Liam Heylin
and Max Callaghan
French Day is coming up on
the 27th of Feb. This is a
great opportunity to enjoy
great games, quizzes related
to the French culture and
amazing typical food from
the country.
Last year we had a great time
and we hope that this year
will be the greatest French
Dayever.
Jack Keegan (left) and Daniel Kyrechanko
Une Année Scolaire
Film Review by Jack Keegan, P6
THE BLITZ IN NUMBERS
Fr. Gavin's 32nd annual rugby blitz is taking place on the 1st of March. It is the
biggest single-age rugby tournament in Europe. Mr Crinion gave us all the details:
1982 - The first blitz
60 teams are participating
1000 players are attending the competition
50 balls have to be ordered
150 helpers
3288 items of food have been
ordered.
5 hours of excellent rugby
By Jamie Yarr, Jack Byrne and Mark Foster
< Junior and Senior Infants >
Fifth Form Musical:
There's Something
About Mary Rose
Une Année Scolaire
Film Review by Daniel Kyrechenko M6
St John’s Junior Infants (left - John McCallig, Max
Raingill, Sam Hickey, Charlie Riley, Daniel Moran, Max
Assaf Melly and Tommy Ballard) are learning how to
save energy and Mrs Hickey's Senior Infants are
discovering about one another’s family.
by Ruairi Coyne, Seb Lowe and Carson Green
PUZZLE: SPOT THE DIFFERENCE
IF YOU FIND:
1-3=Good
4-5=Great
6-7=Very good
8-10=Brilliant
By Dylan Fahey and Robert Murphy
Congratulations to all the boys who
won the Green School Poster
Competition. Winners' List will be
displayed on the Green School
notice board. For a green school:
Put litter in the bin, even if its not
yours. Conserve water. Take
advantage of natural light.
This film is about a dysfunctional class in
a college on the outskirts of Paris. It is
one of the best foreign language films I
have ever seen. The acting is excellent
and the teachers and pupils acted like
they were in a real school. The story-line
is very good, but I won’t spoil it for you.
The cinematography is very good as it
follows the students as they move from
class to class, laughing, messing and
doing work.
The place where they shot the film was
pretty good with artwork all around the
school, but it’s not as good as Willow
Park. The main characters are Wei,
Souleymane, Esmerelda, Carl, Louise and
M.Marin – all these characters have a
hard time inside and outside school.
I can definitely see why this film won a
Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
by Ben Melly Murphy,
Rory Healy
and Padraig Casey
Sixth Form French Classes started
January with a documentary-style film
Une Année Scolaire. The movie is about
a class that's not very bright. There were a
few main characters: M.Marin, the
French Teacher, Wei, a Chinese student,
Khoumba and Louise the class reps and
Souleymane, who gets expelled.
On the first day of the school year, the
teachers introduce themselves and talk
about the students' behaviour.
The next week, M. Marin is starting to get
annoyed with Souleymane because of his
bad behaviour and temper. During the
next few days a new student Carl joins the
school after being expelled from another
school and a parent-teacher meeting is
held. This is the first time Souleymane’s
family officially find out that he has been
misbehaving.
Over the course of the next few weeks,
Souleymane is expelled and is sent back
to Mali because he stormed out of the
classroom and accidentally hit Khoumba
in the eye with his bag.
On the last day of school M.Marin asks
the student what they have learned
during the course of the year. The movie
ended with the teachers having a football
match with the students.