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LoretoLore Mag 17 18 FOREWORD Through the years Loreto Lore has always done a magnificent job chronicling the many and varied activities that happen in any given academic year For the past 19 years Mrs Little has been editor and I am extremely grateful to her for her outstanding work in compiling all of the previous magazines which have brilliantly catalogued the life of the school during this period Mr Boyle now takes on the mantle of editor and his first publication picks up where Mrs Little left off With the advent of GDPR in May individual privacy has come more to the fore and this has necessarily created some restrictions on reporting and recording of school events after this date Nonetheless he and his team have produced a superb magazine and I thank him and his committee for their hard work As I am writing this foreword examinations are over and we are enjoying a mini heat wave with temperatures regularly reaching the high twenties School has just finished for the pupils and we begin to reflect on the academic year that has just passed It is a year that witnessed our first cohort of non academically selected students reach their GCSEs and began the phased expansion of the school with 40 more Year 8 students admitted in September 2017 As we complete this year we are saying a fond farewell to three long serving members of staff Mr Scullion Mrs Doherty and Mrs Mc Goldrick We wish them health and happiness in their retirement and thank them for their years of exemplary service to the school We have now successfully completed five years without using academic selection and we remain confident that our traditional values and ethos are still alive and flourishing in our school We see this represented in many of the articles in this year s magazine which rightly celebrates our many successes and achievements during the last year However it is our efforts as agents of social change that sets us apart as a school Through engagement with SVP Pope John Paul II Award Habitat for Humanity and our many other charities the staff and pupils are living our ethos becoming agents of social change and making a difference for those less fortunate than ourselves I have no doubt that Loreto Lore magazines in the future will continue to reflect on the achievements and successes of future pupils as well as highlighting how our pupils develop morally and spiritually as agents of social change Mr Michael James Principal Loreto College Coleraine 1

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AT LORETO COLLEGE COLERAINE 2017 2018 Trustee Representatives Mr G McCabe Chair Dr M Mullan Vice Chair Mrs M McDonnell Dr B McQuillan DENI Representative Dr E McElhinney Mrs R Weir Rev C Keaney Teacher Representative Miss M Flannelly Parent Representative Mr N Lestas Secretary Mr M James MEMBERS OF STAFF AT LORETO COLLEGE COLERAINE 2017 2018 SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM Mr M James Mr S Gallagher Miss B Toner Mr F Scullion Principal Vice Principal Vice Principal Senior Teacher TEACHING STAFF Mr C Boyle Mrs K Brolly Mr P Byrne Mrs M Close Mr F Collins Mr K Conroy Mrs I Cunning Mr C Deighan Mrs G Diamond Mrs G Doherty Miss M Flannelly Miss J Galbraith Mr S Gallagher Mr E Harkin Mr M James Miss R Kirby Mrs C Little Mr P Loughran English Physics Science Maths PE Careers Physics Science Maths RE Art Design ICT Computing Maths Biology Science Chemistry Science Careers RE Music ICT Maths History Gov Politics Physics Maths Chemistry Science English English Lit French Spanish Mrs T Loughrey Mrs M Mackle Ms C Marron Miss L Martin Mrs M McAleese Ms L McBride Mrs S McBroom Mrs A McCambridge Mrs S McCarry Mrs F McCloskey Mrs L McCool Mrs M McCullough Mrs O McEwan Miss M McGill Mrs S McGoldrick Mrs M McGreevy Mrs S McNicholl Mrs S Mellon 2 English Drama Careers Maths English Eng Lit Maths HE RE ICT Careers Biology Science French Spanish RE Economics Business RE English Drama PE Drama English Art Design History Geography RE HE Careers Economics Careers

LoretoLore Mrs S Mullan Ms S Mullan Mr B Murphy Mr S Murtagh Mrs F Pepin Mr F Scullion Mr L Shaw Mrs F Simpson Mrs B Sweeney Miss B Toner Bean U Mhaol in Mag 17 18 Ancillary Staff French Biology Science History Careers Design Technology English Chemistry Science Geography Careers French Spanish Irish RE Economics Irish Spanish Mr G Lynn School Ms T Donnelly Ms L Stewart Mrs P Dougan Mrs F Ferris Mrs M Johnston Miss A McGuckian Mrs J Conn Ms A Graham Mrs S Keenan Mr J Kildea Mrs K Lagan Ms C Scott Mrs M West Mr K Elgin Mrs K Mitchell Mr I O Hara Mrs S Young Mrs F McDonnell Mr P Weir Miss M McCann Miss M Tohill Mrs A Canning Mrs M Butcher Mrs T Mullan Mrs H Walton Mrs C Weir Mrs J McGarvey Mrs Z McMaster Mr D Turner Part time Mr E McCloskey Miss M McErlean Miss J Roantree Miss R Stewart Ms J Wilson PE Biology Science Maths Music RE PE Drama Teaching Staff Temporary Mr P Bradley Technology ICT Mrs D Dunne Irish French Mrs A Gormley Science Biology Geography Miss A McAlister Irish Spanish Miss H Morren Geography Tutors Mrs A Sharkey Piano Loreto College Staff 2017 2018 3 Bursar Assistant to Bursar Office Manager Principal s Secretary General Assistant General Assistant General Assistant Classroom Assistant Classroom Assistant Classroom Assistant Classroom Assistant Classroom Assistant Classroom Assistant Senior Study Supervisor Technician Computers Technician Science Technician Technology Technician Science Librarian Caretaker Cook Supervisor Assistant Cook Supervisor Canteen Staff Canteen Staff Canteen Staff Canteen Staff Canteen Staff Lunchtime Supervisor Lunchtime Supervisor Groundsman

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 EDITORIAL The school magazine as every year attempts to provide a snapshot of a very busy year in the ongoing history of Loreto College I am very grateful to all the many people who have helped to compile Loreto Lore 2017 2018 Everyone in school has ideas to contribute and I am grateful for all these suggestions articles photographs and practical advice In particular I would like to thank Mr James for his advice and support In the School Office Miss Stewart and Mrs Dougan have offered great assistance no matter how frequent how onerous or how urgent the requests My deepest gratitude must go to Mrs Little After having been Magazine Editor since 1999 she still always had the time to lend her invaluable experience and expertise Without her advice support and guidance tireless prompt and ever efficient PR coverage over the past year the publication of the Magazine would not have been possible creation of a coherent overview of another busy year Everyone involved has been generous about contributing ideas energy and time to the production of a full and lively record of 2017 2018 The overall impact of these poems articles stories ideas and moments of enthusiasm gives the impression of a school which is very proud of its past very optimistic about its future and full of enthusiasm for every single day As always the members of the Editorial Committee have contributed much to the Magazine Many have written and commissioned articles others have helped behind the scenes and everyone has responded with enthusiasm and interest to the It has been an honour and a privilege to edit the 2017 2018 edition of Loreto Lore C Boyle Editor 7 2018 Editoria tee 201 l Commit Year 13 K Brown e M Devin Year 9 E Dillon E Mullan ey S McKelv Year 8 n G Dorria n HR Mulla Howard H Staats 4

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 STAFF NEWS Another busy year is drawing to a close at Loreto and things have both changed and stayed the same for the College s staff just as for its students We welcomed several new members of staff this year whether for the whole year a few weeks or several months We were delighted to welcome several new teachers from September Mr Paddy Bradley Technology Mrs Ita Cunning Art Design Creative Cuisine History Home Economics Mrs Aisling Gormley Spanish Mrs E Niblock RE Mrs J Nugent Science general subjects Mr S O Hara English Mrs A O Harte General subjects Mrs A O Kane Mathematics general subjects Miss C Pinkerton Home Economics Miss D Reynolds general subjects and Mr G Simpson English French RE Careers Biology Junior Science Mrs Louise McBride ICT Careers and Mrs Fiona McCloskey Business Communication Economics Careers We also welcomed several new Classroom Assistants through the course of the year Mrs J McDevitt Mrs S Maher Mrs C Henry and Mrs K McGilloway Mrs McGilloway and Mr R McAfee left us in October and we wish them every success and happiness in their new challenges We were delighted to welcome back Mrs Attracta O Harte for Learning Support We also welcomed several temporary members of staff as medium to long term substitute teachers These included Mr M Brown Economics Business Communication Ms E Clarke English Mr G Clarke Technology Miss G Faulkner History Mr M Gillen Science Mrs A MartinezLinares French Spanish Miss A McAlister Irish Mr C McGoldrick History Miss E McLean French Spanish Miss E McPeake English Mrs M McPhilomey French Curry and Mr Sean Murtagh on their engagements There are joyful occasions to come in the Summer very best wishes to Mr Boyle and his fianc e Karen who get married in July and to Miss Curry and her fianc Gregory who get married in August The year included some very happy events congratulations to Mr Callum Boyle Miss Elizabeth Congratulations to our ICT Manager Mr Keith Elgin who continues to win awards for his outstanding photography To mention just a few of Mr Elgin s most recent awards in January he won 8 Gold medals 1 Silver medal 2 Honourable Mentions and a Diploma from the Kotor and Photon Photographic Circuits In May Mr Elgin gained his Associateship of the Irish Photographic Federation a very distinguished award he also won his first IPF Gold Medal in the Mono section with his image Crash and Splash Those who follow our school Facebook page will have no doubt admired some of Mr Elgin s collections of photographs of some of our major sports fixtures through the years 5 Loreto staff members don t just sit and drink coffee many of our staff have had some wonderful achievements outside the classroom this year as every year We have marathon runners parkrunners cyclists sports coaches and sports team members writers singers Lourdes pilgrimage leaders lifelong learners theatrical directors researchers and so much more As the school year draws to a close we are saying farewell to several long standing members of staff Mr Frank Scullion Mrs Geraldine Doherty and Mrs Schira McGoldrick are all retiring while Miss Elizabeth Curry is moving on to embrace some new challenges All four will be very greatly missed in the Staff Room as well as in their classrooms Tributes to all four follow and give a flavour of the wonderful contribution which they have all made to the life of Loreto College throughout their very distinguished careers Their wit their wisdom their endless care for our students and their friendship to us all will be very much missed Mrs C Little

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Retirements and Farewells Sadly we took the time to say goodbye to and to thank four distinguished members of the Loreto College Coleraine teaching staff at the end of year celebrations the End of Year School Mass and Staff Dinner who were retiring moving onto pastures new and to take up new challenges Miss Elizabeth Ann Curry Mrs Geraldine Doherty Mrs Schira McGoldrick and Mr Frank Scullion The latter three of whom Mr James paid special tribute to at the Junior Prizegiving This year in particular we say a fond farewell to Mr Scullion Mrs Doherty and Mrs McGoldrick who together have a combined service of 118 years here in Loreto Their enthusiasm for their subjects and their commitment to the students in their care has truly been a reflection of our Loreto ethos Their time here in Coleraine has been filled with many successes both in and out of the classroom and although no one is irreplaceable it will be hard to replicate the unique qualities they have brought during their time in Loreto We will miss them all and wish them well in their retirement 6

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Mrs Geraldine Doherty Loreto College 1979 2018 Friends and Colleagues Many of you here this evening will have had an introduction to Geraldine Doherty which pre dates mine I first met Geraldine at my interview for Biology teacher at Loreto in the summer term of 2006 She asked me a Biological question with a lovely warm smile which I must have answered to her liking and the rest is history as I was successful and replaced Sister Maura as a Biology teacher Head of Biology Geraldine Doherty has now completed an incredible 39 years teaching at Loreto College Coleraine She has taught a significant number of pupils and has had an awful lot of responsibility all taken in her stride Primarily she has been a teacher of Biology and Science She has taken an interest in each and every pupil that has come through her door one of her Year 14 students recently said She is just the nicest teacher you could have Another pupil from 30 years ago said Mrs Doherty always taught with a smile and showed that she wanted to be in the classroom and that meant I wanted to be in her class too In 1979 she started life at Loreto as a Biology teacher and also went on to serve as the Head of SENCO for 22 years As well as all of this Geraldine had responsibility for locker keys and CLC where she along with a handful of pupils visited the elderly in a nursing home In addition to her teaching life in the last 39 years Geraldine has been a dutiful wife to her husband Terry loving mother to her six children Ria Peter Orlagh Patrick Therese 7 and Kate who has now just finished her Year 12 at Loreto Thanks to Geraldine s generosity and kindness the birthdays of all Science Department members were never forgotten and were always celebrated At these special Science birthday parties she never sat down always thinking about looking after others before herself she would instead remain on the move constantly topping up coffees and offering more cream to others for their scones Finally Geraldine may I wish you a very happy and healthy retirement and thank you for your wonderful leadership I will miss you dreadfully but I will end this speech with the words of Conal Gormley He was in your A level class and was Head Boy in 2012 At the Leavers Mass that year he ended his speech with And in the words of Mrs Doherty Good bye and God bless Geraldine I will like everyone else in this room say God bless but I won t be saying good bye Mrs Sheila McBroom

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Mrs Schira McGoldrick Loreto College 1977 2018 Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen I tried to look at Schira s life and career from a number of different angles so let s begin with her desk Over the years I get the feeling that Schira s desk has followed her from room to room The hub of operations Never gets any worse or better A saint I was not that familiar with before I started in Loreto was St Anthony but I have heard his name muttered on several occasions over the 19 years since I joined Loreto When Schira first came into teaching in 1977 there were no computers or interactive whiteboards During the course of her long career she hasn t exactly been a big fan of using technology but she has never been someone to back away from a challenge she now uses ICT in her lessons every day and this is one of the traits of a great teacher the ability to adapt to change when it arises How tidy or untidy or how well or how much they use technology are irrelevant when looking back at the career of a vastly experienced teacher like Schira A comment from one of her students tells us all we need to know about her as one of Loreto s most loved teachers A brilliant teacher who wishes the best in each student Very gentle and creates a 8 good atmosphere in the class Her teachings stick with you Bringing her passion and love for Gaelic Games to Loreto you all know well that Schira s students came to know her not only as a teacher of History but also as a great camogie coach too Mrs McGoldrick is very skilled at helping those that do not exactly strive in their History she is also my camogie teacher outside school and I think that she is fab Whether it was in the classroom or along the side line encouraging one of her teams we will all remember Mrs McGoldrick by what her students call her a pure legend Mr Bob Murphy

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Mr Frank Scullion Loreto College 1980 2018 The Chemistry department was to use a chemical term in equilibrium for a long time 28 years in fact and this was first upset two years ago when Jane Mrs Nugent took early retirement Now we have another major change to adapt to as our leader Frank has decided to retire Frank has served Loreto College for 38 years and I have had the privilege of sharing 30 of those years with him Thirty years that have just gone by in a flash Obviously I am genuinely delighted that Frank is about to embark on his well earned retirement but it is tinged with sadness too we will all miss him especially the Science Department and even more so Rionaigh Maja Selena Kathleen and myself I suppose it is a bitter sweet celebration for us Starting Loreto as a newly qualified teacher was quite a daunting experience but it was made so much more manageable by having Frank as my Head of Department His subject knowledge is second to none new specifications and regulations never phased him He has always been so supportive encouraging and approachable always available to guide and advise but striking the perfect balance between leadership and encouraging autonomy Frank is a truly inspiring Chemist When he started in LCC in 1980 there were no computers IWBs nor virtual learning environments it was chalk blackboards textbooks and banda machines As we all know the advancements that have been made in technology over the last 38 years have been truly astonishing However what has impressed me more than anything is the way in which Frank has embraced and developed technology and used it to produce fantastic resources for Chemistry students not just in Loreto College but throughout the UK There have been many instances when I have been asked where do you teach And when I say Loreto College the response is always one of awe and admiration for Frank and praise for the resources he has produced I can honestly say there isn t a school in Northern Ireland and beyond that doesn t make use of his online resources Fittingly his hard work and effort were acknowledged and rewarded a number of years ago when he received the prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Teacher of the Year award a truly fantastic achievement and so well deserved During Science week in school Frank has produced his own brand of edible vanilla ice cream using liquid nitrogen caused a few volcanoes to erupt not Jane and I and even turned water into wine He was a true entertainer and instilled a love of Chemistry in so many pupils with his magic Just recently I met a past pupil who was so complimentary about Frank as a teacher and she told me that 5 pupils from her A level class are now Chemistry teachers But Frank s talents are not just confined to Chemistry Over the years many of you will have approached Frank with timetabling issues and I am sure you will agree that he always gave of his time willingly and did his best to accommodate people in a patient and reassuring manner Not an easy task at times In his leadership role on SLT he has been measured and wise never one to panic Frank s expertise and talents extend beyond the classroom and Chemistry He is an accomplished DIY practitioner he is a keen golfer and a musician Having a love of traditional music he taught himself to play the fiddle many years ago which was no mean feat Many of you may not be aware that Frank is also a Francophile and met his lovely wife Catherine in Loreto College Catherine was the French assistant in the school and caught Frank s eye amongst others Now we have heard that language can be a barrier in relationships but not for Frank He set about learning French the language of love and he obviously won Catherine s heart and have been happily married for many years Frank is leaving a lasting legacy in the school of that I am 100 sure He has been a hardworking committed teacher and without question enjoyed much success Frank has always been a very forward looking person not one to dwell on the past Modesty is one of his many endearing qualities he never liked being the centre of attention but tonight Frank you are the star along with our other esteemed colleagues So enjoy the celebration and I invite you all to raise a glass to wish Frank a long and happy retirement during which you have the opportunity to realise many more of your dreams and aspirations Saol fada agus breac shl inte chugat Ms Maria Flannelly 9

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Farewell to Miss Elizabeth Ann Curry Head of Geography Good Evening I would like to take a few minutes to talk about my friend and colleague Miss Elizabeth Ann Curry soon to be Mrs McCann I ve known Liz since 1999 when I was an A Level Geography student at Loreto Whilst I arrived at GG1 for my first class with my pencil case full with new green pens and a bag weighed down with the latest edition of David Waugh s An integrated approach to Geography textbook Miss Curry arrived as an NQT ready to motivate and inspire her new A Level students The Year 13 class that year were a tough audience with myself Lawrence O Kane Jane Campbell and Oonah O Kane more interested in passing our driving test than learning about the passing of a weather system Liz you pushed us hard motivated us to be the best believed in us and struck absolute fear with your mantra Time passes will you And we all did the reason why I stand here tonight as a member of the Loreto staff is because of you We ve had such fun in the Geog department over the years do you remember the time we got lost driving to the Giant s Causeway We ve shared sandwiches in the rain on fieldwork put the world to right over coffee while the Year 8s scrambled around the CBD counting high and low order shops and enjoyed pre class chats about the latest Grey s Anatomy episode In our own lives we ve both chased the seasons in life with 10 easy summers following rough winters the laughs and the tears As Geographers we know that everything comes in a cycle after the storm comes the sun Liz it has been lovely watching you find time to enjoy life laughter and love To quote Ghandi Where there is life there is love Liz you are certainly living your best life It wouldn t be right to stand here tonight and talk about Liz without reflecting on one of life s great philosopher Meredith Grey Just when we think we ve figured things out the universe throws us a curve ball So we have to improvise We find our way back to the things that matter the most The universe is funny like that sometimes it just has a way of making sure we wind up exactly where we belong Liz we wish you and Gregory every happiness and good health all the days of your lives together Mrs Meabh McGreevy

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 F R I E N D S O F L O R E T O 2 0 1 7 2 0 1 8 LORETO COLLEGE Voluntary Grammar School Coleraine The Friends of Loreto are a group of like minded individuals who wish to raise the profile of Loreto College strengthen relationships between parents past pupils and the school whilst raising funds to assist in the continued provision of excellence LORETO COLLEGE HOLDS SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISERS VELO LORETO CHALLENGE On Sunday 17th September approximately 175 cyclists including some intrepid members of the Loreto staff undertook the Velo Loreto Challenge over 30 or 50 mile courses Miss Belinda Toner Vice Principal who co ordinated the event and Mr Michael James College Principal paid tribute to all those who had organised helped out or participated in what was an extremely successful event The cyclists were particularly grateful to the Friends of Loreto Committee and some very dedicated Loreto teachers who provided refreshments after the challenge As the first month of the 2017 18 academic year drew to a close Loreto College held two highly successful fundraising activities as part of its drive to raise funds for the conversion of the Loreto Convent building into a pastoral centre including several new classrooms Proud of its past and its traditions Loreto College continues to look to the future as it celebrates a proud tradition of Loreto education in Coleraine Loreto College members of staff Mr P Loughran and Mrs S McGoldrick at the starting line of the annual Velo Loreto 11

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LoretoLore Mag 17 18 SPONSORED BEACH WALK Loreto College students and staff pictured at the White Rocks Portrush during their fundraising beach walk On Wednesday 27th September all staff and students at Loreto College took part in a sponsored beach walk Half the student population walked Portstewart Strand and half walked the East Strand in Portrush enjoying a pleasant Autumn morning and raising funds for the College College Principal Mr Michael James paid tribute to everyone who took part in the walk and in particular to those who organised it Thanks to the National Trust Portstewart and to HM Coastguard Coleraine for safety cover and advice ed at the Year 14 students pictur during h us White Rocks Portr walk h ac be their fundraising teacher Mr F Year 13 students with cks Portrush Collins at the White Ro g beach walk during their fundraisin Year 8 students pictur ed on Portstewart Strand Students and staff on Portstewart Strand during their fundraising beach walk 13 Year 12 students pictur ed on Portstewart Strand du ring their fundraising beac h walk

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LoretoLore Mag 17 18 FRIENDS SUPPER As part of ongoing fundraising activities The Friends of Loreto committee organised a hugely successful Friends Supper Club in November It was a very simple but very effective format Each guest contributed 10 to 20 towards the host s cause which in this case was The Friends of Loreto Campaign In return for the monetary contribution from their guests the host provided a supper and hospitality for the group It was the spirit of the event that mattered most Each supper allowed a group of Friends of Loreto past pupils parents and family members to get together enjoy each other s company raise a toast to Loreto and make a contribution to the needs of the current pupils This wasn t just a fund raising event it was a means of keeping the spirit of Loreto alive It was about friendship goodwill and supporting the renovation of the beautiful building that has been passed back for use by our current pupils We wanted to breathe new life into it and to make it comfortable and fit for 21st century educational and pastoral use These friends gathered for supper at the home of Mrs Katrina Brolly of the Loreto Physics Department A very enjoyable evening was had by all whilst raising some important funds This happy group of Loreto staff met at the home of Oonah McEwan Head of Drama to raise funds for the College What followed was an evening of fun and laughs Great friends supporting a worthy cause Another group of Loreto friends and staff enjoying a supper hosted by Chemistry Department member Miss Rionagh Kirby Lots of fun and laughter with the money going to a good cause 17

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 LORETO CRAFT FAIR The Loreto Craft Fair organised by Mrs Michelle McGill in conjunction with the Friends of Loreto took place in the Convent House on a very wintry evening on 12th December Year 13 musicians Zara Leese and Kaleigh Colson Rice provided some musical entertainment at the Loreto Craft Fair The event was well attended by lots of families connected with Loreto We were especially pleased to welcome some members of the Loreto Community in Coleraine to the Fair Visitors to the Craft Fair were able to do some Christmas shopping with items on offer ranging from home made nonalcoholic mulled wine to hand turned pens to Christmas decorations and much more Several Loreto students took stalls including Lauren Monaghan Year 13 who makes beautiful handmade jewellery and Katie Mulholland Year 10 another very talented young crafter The Fair also featured an exhibition of beautiful landscape art created by Year 11 Art Design students Year 14 students who helped out at the Craft Fair with their counterparts from Coleraine Grammar School and St Joseph s College in recent weeks Mrs McGill was justifiably very proud of the students work A few of the local stallholders displaying their selection of products The Craft Fair was a great opportunity for some Christmas shopping or even just a catch up over a cup of tea and a mince pie for all those who attended Congratulations to Mrs McGill and the Friends of Loreto Committee on a very successful winter s evening 18

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LoretoLore Mag 17 18 FRIENDS OF LORETO The Friends of Loreto cordially invited the Loreto College Coleraine community to its second Spring Ball in three years at the Roe Park Hotel Limavady on Saturday 28th April 2018 It provided a wonderful opportunity for the wide Loreto circle including past current and new parents current and former members of staff current and past students to catch up make new friendships and enjoy a great night s craic and entertainment Once again the event was hugely successful with all of the money raised going towards The Convent House Project and other school projects A huge thankyou to everyone who came along It was a great evening s fun From the minute Lawrence and his beautiful assistant Kevin kicked off the night it was going to be Pepin Mrs Frances 10 ar Ye f o Head Maths tired Head of re ly nt ce re Ball with at the Spring e an K O e nn Mrs A a good one Dan was an absolute pro at the auction and got it finished up in no time with a tidy sum raised The food was first class the band were brilliant and the highlight was Mrs Close s fabulous traditional musicians who went from eerie solos to fantastic full on trad s of Loreto staff member dine Long serving ine Mrs Geral College Colera ldrick o rs Schira McG Doherty and M ring Ball at the end Sp A glamourous looking group of Loreto staff past and present at the Friends of Loreto Spring Ball 2018 which was held at the Roe Park Hotel Limavady 20

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 PRIZEGIVING AND AWARDS 2017 2018 LORETO COLLEGE CELEBRATES BEST EVER A LEVEL RESULTS CLAIMING TOP FOUR LEAGUE TABLE PLACE Some of the 27 students from Loreto College Coleraine who achieved three A grades or better at A Level Loreto College Coleraine celebrated its best ever A Level results with students from the College surpassing the A Level performance of every other year group in the school s history Not only that but the College s academic results saw the school placed fourth in the A Level League Tables for Northern Ireland published in the Irish News These A Level performances based on the Summer 2017 examination results confirms Loreto College as the leading school in the area and this is something of which everyone at the College is justifiably very proud Speaking on A Level results day Loreto College Principal Mr Michael James said I am absolutely delighted with the performance of our A Level students who this year have produced our best set of A Level results ever Every pupil achieved passes in all of their subjects with an outstanding 91 3 achieving three or more grades A C 47 of all grades achieved by our students were A or A grades and over 80 of all grades achieved were a grade B or better This is a fantastic reward for all of our students and their teachers and I am delighted that we have been able to build on a very successful set of results from last year Among our top performers twenty seven students achieved the fantastic standard of 3 A grades or better with Maggie McBride Mark Cassidy Emma Crossley and Sean Quinn achieving three A grades or better I congratulate all our students and their teachers for these wonderful results and thank them for their hard work and dedication throughout the past year Girls from Loreto College who achieved three A grades or better at A Level 21

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Boys from Loreto who achieved three A grades or better at A Level A Level students Emma Crossley Sean Quinn Mark Cassidy and Maggie McBride who all achieved three A grades or better Loreto students who sat 4 or 5 subjects at A Level all achieving at least 3 A grades 22

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 LORETO COLLEGE CELEBRATES GCSE EXCELLENCE There was great cause for celebration at Loreto College Coleraine with the publication of the GCSE results on Thursday 24th August The GCSE students of 2017 kept pace with the previous two year groups attaining some of Loreto College s best ever results Fionnuala Keane and Cabrina Farren both of whom gained a clean sweep of ten A grades at GCSE with College Principal Mr Michael James Speaking on results day Loreto College Principal Mr Michael James said Once again I am truly delighted by the outstanding set of results achieved by our GCSE students this year Their performances in all the key indicators used by the Department of Education has been excellent with 99 1 of all students achieving five or more grades A C 94 7 of all students achieving seven or more grades A C including English and Mathematics and 69 of students achieving 7 or more A B grades Our students have also performed exceptionally well in the top grades achieved this year with 44 of all grades achieved being A or A and 78 of all grades achieved being grade B or better These results compare very favourably with the wonderful results achieved by our GCSE pupils in the previous two years making them one of the best ever sets of results I would like to congratulate the students and their teachers on achieving such a superb set of results They all deserve great credit for their hard work and dedication throughout the past two years and I am delighted by this continued success for the school Students from Loreto College Coleraine who gained seven A grades or better at GCSE missing from photo Kirstie Brown Matthew Catterson Cathal Kearney Dara McGoldrick and Carmen Owens 23

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Girls from Loreto College who gained seven A grades or better at GCSE missing from photo Kirstie Brown and Carmen Owens Boys from Loreto who gained seven A grades or better at GCSE missing from photo Matthew Catterson Cathal Kearney and Dara McGoldrick Loreto s GCSE students who gained seven A grades or better at GCSE 24

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 EXAMINATION TRIUMPH FOR FIVE LORETO COLLEGE STUDENTS Five students from Loreto College Coleraine Sean Quinn Aidan O Boyle and Aoife Keane all formerly Year 14 and Fionnuala Keane and Cabrina Farren now in Year 13 were recognised among the very top students achieving A grades in last summer s CCEA A Level and GCSE examinations They were presented with awards from CCEA in their Celebrating Excellence Awards event At A Level Sean Quinn was placed first in Economics while Aidan O Boyle was placed third Also at A Level Aoife Keane was placed second in Software Systems Development All three students have now left Loreto College to begin their University studies Sean Quinn is reading Medicine at the University of Liverpool Aidan O Boyle is reading Actuarial Science at Queen s University Belfast and Aoife Keane is reading Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde These five students were among 55 outstanding local students recognised at CCEA s annual GCE Celebrating Excellence Awards Ceremony Principals teachers family and friends joined them to celebrate their success at Parliament Buildings on 18 December 2017 Speaking at the event CEO Justin Edwards said Tonight is very much about celebrating the achievement of the top A level candidates I congratulate each of them for their hard work and dedication to their chosen subjects I wish them well as they embark on the next chapter of their lives I would also like to recognise and thank those that have supported them in their achievements particularly their teachers family and friends Sean Quinn who was placed first in Economics and was presented with his award by Justin Edwards CEO of CCEA His parents and teachers Mr Gerry McGouran and Mrs Stacey Mellon joined him at the event ten A grades in last summer s CCEA GCSE examinations was also placed first in GCSE Economics and was presented with her award at a CCEA Celebrating Excellence ceremony held at Titanic Belfast Fionnuala is continuing her studies at Loreto College studying Economics Chemistry Mathematics and RE She was also appointed Head Girl at Loreto for 2018 2019 Cabrina Farren was placed joint second in Home Economics Cabrina has also embarked upon her A Level studies at Loreto College having attained an outstanding ten A grades in her GCSE examinations Fionnuala Keane placed first in CCEA GCSE Economics and Cabrina Farren placed joint second in CCEA Home Economics GCSE Summer 2017 Aidan O Boyle placed third in CCEA Economics A Level Summer 2017 Aoife Keane placed second in CCEA Software Systems Development A Level Summer 2017 At GCSE there was another success for the Economics Department Fionnuala Keane who was recognised among the very top students achieving a magnificent 25 Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College congratulated all five students and the members of the Economics Home Economics and Computing SSD departments on these wonderful achievements on behalf of all the staff and students of the College

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 SENIOR PRIZEGIVING CELEBRATES EXCELLENCE AT LORETO COLLEGE The annual Senior Prizegiving was held at Loreto College Coleraine on the evening of Thursday 14th September 2017 The Prizegiving celebrated the academic extracurricular personal and interpersonal achievements and excellence of the College s Senior students and was an opportunity to welcome back some of the Year 14 students of 2017 to celebrate their outstanding results in the recent A Level examinations The guest speaker at the Prizegiving was Sister Rosemary Gallagher IBVM A native of Omagh Sr Rosemary joined the Loreto Order in 1963 She has worked in Dublin Omagh Letterkenny Balbriggan Mauritius and joined the staff of Loreto College Coleraine in 1991 retiring in 2007 She is currently working as part of the Chaplaincy Team in the Causeway Hospital and has been working for short periods over the past three years in the Loreto Mission in Rumbek in South Sudan Addressing the capacity audience Sister Rosemary said It is a privilege to be asked to address you tonight This is a night that for many of you marks a transition a transition from school to the world of third level education a transition from G C S E to AS or from AS to your final year in Loreto Transitions are always challenging and demanding because the future has so many unknowns but they are also exciting and dare I say when we read the great stories of the Bible God seems to love transitions Abraham Moses Jacob were all challenged to make transitions into the unknown when their only certainty was the assurance that the God of tenderness and compassion slow to anger and rich in mercy would be with them I have lived though many transitions in my life they were always challenging sometimes painful but the one certainty that I can see as I look back and reflect on life was that through all the highs and lows God is a God who is with us During my years working here in the Religious Education Department the question I was most frequently asked was Why did you become a nun How did you know Well that story began when I was coming to the stage in my life that many of you are now facing the inevitable transition of leaving school and choosing a career I felt in a somewhat vague way that I would like to teach but at other times I thought no perhaps nursing teaching was not an obvious choice On the Easter Sunday evening of that year I was passing by the parish church and just popped in I am a native of Omagh and the Sacred Heart church is truly a beautiful church Behind the altar there is a magnificent stain glass window which faces west so the rays of the setting sun light it up showing its full glory The smell of incense from the celebration of the Easter liturgy still lingered in the church and the Paschal candle 26 surrounded by white lilies were bathed in the rays of light from the window As you know when the priest blesses the Pascal candle he says Christ yesterday today and the same forever Those words suddenly came alive for me and a certitude and a joy filled me in a manner that I had never experienced before and I have never forgotten since A deep conviction of the truth that Jesus is alive Jesus is here Jesus is with me filled me with such certitude that I knew without a shadow of doubt that I wanted to give my life totally to Him That experience was 56 years ago and it is still as fresh in my heart as it was that Easter Sunday evening That conviction of Jesus being someone alive and someone who could give a whole sense of meaning and enthusiasm to life has coloured my life As for anyone there have been moments of doubt and darkness moments when I felt angry with God and I wrestled to find meaning and struggled to keep going yet deep down there was always that sense of a God who even in the midst of deepest darkness was a rock to cling to when there seemed no way out As a Loreto Sister I have worked in different places at home and abroad and from 1991 until 2007 I had the joy of working here in Loreto Coleraine It was a good place to work and I enjoyed it The students were enthusiastic challenging and at times maybe a bit too exuberant The chicken run and the occasional pond ducking were events do these things happen now It was a great staff to be part of where commitment caring and support were the hallmark Coming to retirement was another transition and I was blessed when

LoretoLore the role of Hospital Chaplain opened up for me Being with people at vulnerable moments in their life such as sickness is indeed a special honour So when I look back at these many and varied transitions I feel very blessed Yes there are things I regret doing or not doing things I wish I had done differently moments when I came face to face with the painful reality of my own frailty and sinfulness and like St Paul I do not do the good I want to do but the evil I do not want to do this I keep doing Roms 7 19 Strange to say this is the second graduation ceremony that I have attended this year The other was in Rumbek in South Sudan where I have spent time these past three years South Sudan is a country of famine and tribal warfare Every pupil in the school has been marred by trauma The miracle of the school is that while the girls tribes and clans within the tribes are fighting with one another outside inside school the girls live in peace and harmony This harmony is nurtured by a family system within the school in which first year students are considered daughters second year students mothers third year students grandmothers and fourth year girls great grandparents Each family has girls from different tribes They initiate each other into school life The older ones advise the younger ones on all the normal challenges of school life The system is designed for girls with no suitable role models at home These girls are the first in their families to come to school so they don t have older people in their families to advise them The family system in the school gives them the nurture that they might not otherwise get In a country where girls face a bride price of several dozen cows the majority of the students face strong pressure to get married In fact a fifteen year old girl is more likely to die in childbirth than to complete secondary education Mag 17 18 Those who do manage to stay are the survivors they have defeated the uncertainty of war many of their families have been displaced and when they return to school after holidays bring a bag with little bits and pieces to be kept for them as the family can no longer live in a particular place that had been home They have managed to survive all the childhood illnesses that claim so many young lives in South Sudan and they have managed to win the battle to stay at school At the end of the holidays there are always some among them who do not return because the cows have been exchanged and they are married off It is always sad and quite traumatic when the pupils and teachers hear the stories of girls who can no longer hope to finish school When you engage in girl child education in a country like South Sudan where 50 are married before they are 18 only 2 go to secondary school and only 15 complete primary school everything you do is subversive Telling parents that girls have a better future if they are educated is counter cultural and a lot of people are not happy with this challenge While they know the cost the students themselves are determined to be Mary Ward women women of vision and determination knowing that they can make a difference Like these young women you too face the challenge of walking the path that Mary Ward summed up in those words that have marked your years in Loreto Coleraine SINCERITY JUSTICE FREEDOM JOY Be people who are Sincere genuine in your struggle to find yourselves and live your goals To quote Mary Ward Show yourself as you are and be what you appear 27 Be people who seek Justice especially for those whom the powerful systems of our world crush through greed and corruption This is the real challenge of our age where consumerism results in 20 of the world s population consuming resources at a rate that robs the poor nations and future generations of what they need to survive The children in the Primary in Rumbek South Sudan only eat the one meal they get in school Families eat 3 times a week and only those in very fortunate circumstances eat every day Set yourselves the challenge of avoiding waste when you go to student halls or rented accommodation Pope Francis reminds us Happiness means knowing how to limit some needs which only diminish us and being open to the many different possibilities which life can offer Spread Joy Remember that saying of Mary Ward Show yourself at all times glad and joyful for Almighty God love a cheerful giver Every day the media makes us aware of how much suffering there is but a smile a kind word or a word of appreciation can send out a ripple of joy that picks up momentum and can make a real difference to someone s life Every night before you go to bed take a few minutes to look back over your day Find three things in the day that gave you a little nugget of joy just simple things like a nice coffee or meeting someone or a good mark for an essay whatever but just thank God for them You will sleep better and noticing little joys in life makes for a happy person Above all treasure Truth Truth that Jesus came to tell us that to His Father God you are precious and he loves you And that love is unchanging unending all

LoretoLore embracing and everlasting So before you get out of bed in the morning imagine Jesus standing at the foot of your bed saying Do not be afraid I am with you I love you and have carved your name on the palm of my hand 365 times in Scripture So appreciate life love life and be thankful for life and above all celebrate life with joy God bless you all Welcoming guests to the Prizegiving Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College thanked Sister Rosemary for this very inspiring address and said You are all very welcome to our Senior Prize giving as we look back at another very busy and successful year for Loreto College although unfortunately another year touched with sadness Whilst preparing for Christmas Tests last year the whole school community was shocked by the tragic and untimely death of year 10 pupil Reece Meenan And whether as a close friend a pupil a staff member or parent we were all touched in some way by his death We still struggle to fully understand this loss of life but are grateful that we were enriched in some way by Reece s presence in our lives and we continue to keep him his family and his friends in our thoughts and prayers In the midst of the sadness felt by our extended community I was again very heartened by the response and the genuine sense of togetherness that developed amongst everyone pupils and staff alike As ever their humanity and support for each other left me humbled and filled with admiration Sr Rosemary in her address has spoken about transition and over the last few years Loreto College has been in transition We now have five year groups admitted without using academic selection and from the start of this year we Mag 17 18 have an expanded Year 8 cohort St Joseph s College has begun a phased closure and Dominican College have begun their move away from academic selection As we stand on the threshold of a new era in education in the Coleraine area it is right to stop and ponder what we want our school to achieve and deliver for our students Our increased enrolment provides an opportunity to deliver a broader curriculum designed to meet the needs of all students focussing on educating the individual and allowing each person to achieve excellence according to their own standards However it needs financial support from the Department of Education to ensure its success With this support I have every confidence that we will continue to offer a wide variety of opportunities and a first class education to all pupils who come to us as well as having an opportunity to educate more students to share in our traditional Loreto values In June this year I watched a trailer for a TV programme telling the story of a young female engineer during the second World War As the Battle of Britain raged in the summer of 1940 a fatal flaw was discovered in the engines used in the Hurricane and Spitfire fighter planes When they dived the engines would often flood and cut out a pilot s worst nightmare in a dogfight The solution was found by Beatrice Shilling a young engineer in what was then very much a man s world In fact women were so under represented at the time that her student record card did not even have female titles as an option and she was entered in the official records as Mr Beatrice Shilling no allowance had been made to include woman in the faculty as women were not expected to become engineers in fact there may have been many who thought women just shouldn t be engineers But enterprising women like Beatrice Shilling in the 28 same manner as our own foundress Mary Ward did not accept these limits and believed that they could achieve and perform as well as anyone else in whatever field they chose And so drawing on the inspiration of these individuals we want to ensure that our transition to greater educational inclusion is smooth and successful reflecting our Loreto values and our belief in educating the whole person and providing access to a Loreto education for everyone Transition or change at any time is difficult but in an era of financial austerity and political uncertainty it becomes even more difficult The recent lack of political progress here means that teachers remain without any pay rise for many years and morale is understandably low Teaching unions are all in dispute with the Department of Education over pay and conditions and schools have not actually received a confirmed budget for this year although we have been advised again to prepare for cuts compared to the previous year It was suggested earlier this week that the shortfall in the education budget was in the region of 100 million and schools should expect significant cuts Such reductions restrict our curriculum options limit our ability to deliver the optimum range of subjects for our students and put undue pressure on class sizes and teachers That we are not the only school facing these budget challenges does nothing to off set our genuine concerns and so we urge our politicians to find a way to get back to delivering for everyone As a Principal I am truly grateful that I have a staff so committed so professional and so hard working Each and every day they give so much on behalf of our students and I commend them to you wholeheartedly As always here in Loreto we are willing and ready to meet the many challenges ahead and to find ways

LoretoLore that will allow us to continue to deliver for our pupils Certainly this evening we gather to celebrate recent academic success and there is no doubt that this is important to our students and to their parents Last year our academic results saw us once again placed amongst the top performing schools in Northern Ireland with our performances at both GCSE and A Level confirming Loreto College as the leading school in the area This is something of which everyone here should feel rightly proud and I am glad to say that the group of students in front of me has been able to maintain the high standards of previous years and I congratulate them their teachers and their parents on their hard work and efforts This year as well as academic success various individuals and teams have enjoyed great musical or sporting successes We were thrilled by the wonderful performance of our Year 11 boys winning a Senior Ulster title in Gaelic football for the first time And we were amazed by the musical brilliance of our traditional group playing at the Siansa final as well as the fantastic success of our Young Scientists being awarded the title of best school in Northern Ireland We realise that each Loreto student brings a unique presence that adds so much to the life of the school and today we celebrate the talents and abilities of each and every one of our pupils not just our prize winners I am delighted that the Loreto Sisters still remain such a vibrant presence in our school and I am even more delighted that Sr Rosemary was with us this evening as our guest speaker We thank her and all of the Loreto Community for their continued support and prayers We are very proud of our Loreto heritage and we try to emulate the ideals of Mary Ward in our day to day working Loreto education is value driven and emphasises the importance of relationships respect Mag 17 18 and spirituality Our core values of Freedom Joy Truth Sincerity and Justice are at the centre of everything we do here in school and we hope that in the future our students will use their talents to help build a more just and equitable society and create a better future for everyone Of course as already alluded to the academic achievement of our students remains highly significant So we take time today to celebrate the achievements of those students who have excelled in recent examinations the number of students receiving prizes tonight bears testimony to this In Year 14 91 of students achieved the key criteria of 3 or more A levels at grades A C with 100 of all students achieving three or more grades A E 47 of all grades achieved were A or A and 80 of all grades achieved were grade B or better Among our top performers twenty seven students achieved the fantastic standard of 3 A grades or better with Maggie McBride Mark Cassidy Emma Crossley and Sean Quinn achieving three A grades or better Once again I am truly delighted by the outstanding set of results achieved by our GCSE students this year Their performances in all the key indicators used by the Department of Education has been excellent with 99 1 of all students achieving five or more grades A C 94 7 of all students achieving seven or more grades A C including English and Mathematics and 69 of students achieving 7 or more A B grades Our students have also performed exceptionally well in the top grades achieved this year with 44 of all grades achieved being A or A and 78 of all grades achieved being grade B or better These results compare very favourably with the wonderful results achieved by our GCSE pupils in the previous year when they topped the league table 29 and Molly Brennan was placed first in Further Maths and third in Chemistry At an individual level this year Jason Moore gained 10 A s and 2 As Cabrina Farren and Fionnuala Keane achieved 10 A s Susan Mc Kendry gained 9 A s and 3 As with Donal Close gaining 9 A s and 2 As This is a fantastic set of results for these individual students and is fitting reward for their teachers and their own hard work School life in Loreto is about educating the whole person and that is why I am delighted once again with participation in the wider school life Participating in extracurricular activities brings a wealth of opportunities and develops friendships and skills that will last long after school This year again has been hugely successful in a range of areas and I congratulate all those who have participated throughout the year as well as thanking the teachers who have given so freely of their time to help organise and run the various activities Notable success was achieved this year at the BT Young Scientists competition in Dublin where Emmett Brolly received the Senior Individual award in the Chemistry Physics and Mathematical Sciences category Donal Close and Sian Donaghy won a special award for the Best Project from Northern Ireland with Loreto College named Best School in Northern Ireland to crown a wonderful week of achievement Five students then went on to win awards at the annual Big Bang Fair and will represent Northern Ireland at national level in March 2018 We congratulate the pupils and thank their Mentors Mrs Close and Mrs Brolly It s been another good year for our Gaelic Games teams starting off with the Junior Camogie team narrowly losing in the Ulster Final of their competition In Gaelic football the Senior team following

LoretoLore a replay were narrowly defeated at the quarter finals stage of the MacLarnon Cup competition whilst the Year 12 Arthur s Cup team also made it to the quarter final stage Meanwhile the Year 8 Gaelic team qualified for the final stages of their blitz the Year 9 team lost in the semi final of the Faul Cup and the Year 10 team also made it through to the semi final of the McDevitt Cup The Year 11 team went one better when they emerged as Treanor Cup Ulster champions following a tightly contested final against St Paul s High School Bessbrook Continuing our recent success in hurling the Year 12 hurlers won the Maquire Cup to become Ulster Champions for a fourth year The Year 8 hurlers also became Ulster champions winning the C Ulster shield and the Year 9 Hurlers made it to the semi final of the Rehill Cup Congratulations to all the teams and their very dedicated coaches Mrs McGoldrick Mr Murtagh Mr Deighan Mr Murphy Mr Conroy Mr McCloskey Mr Boyle and Mr McAfee Netball teams had another excellent year The Minor A team and the Year 8 team both won their respective Coleraine and District League whilst the intermediate A Team and Senior B Team were runners up in their leagues A combined Year 9 and Year 8 netball team won an Inter Schools Netball Tournament hosted by Dominican College whilst the Year 8 girls won the NEBSSA title Eight girls were selected for the Regional Development squad The senior Soccer team lost out narrowly in the final of the Morton Halifax Cup with the Year 9 and Y11 teams losing in the semi final of their competitions The Year 8 soccer team emerged victorious in their final with star player Year 8 Patrick Kelly being selected to play for Northern Ireland The Year 8 cricket team had a successful first year winning the local Blitz for developing Mag 17 18 schools Again thanks to all the coaches of these teams Mr Byrne Mr McCloskey Ms Wilson Mrs McCullough and Mr Kildea Niamh Carr won the Ulster Clubs cross country title and was first in the Intermediate district crosscountry championships Niamh McGarry was placed second in the girls Year 8 race both at district and Ulster level Molly Brennan was third in the Senior District Race Niamh Carr went on to come fourth at all Ireland level and was selected to represent Ireland at international competitions In athletics Niamh was third in the 3000m and first in 1500m at the Ulster Championships whilst Christopher Doherty was second in the Senior boys 200m and also second in the Ulster multievents championships Niamh Mc Garry took silver in the Year 8 800m and all three went on to compete at all Ireland level with Niamh Carr winning a bronze at 1500m At the Ulster Schools swimming gala Niamh McGarry won Silver in the 50M Freestyle Eoin Mullan won silver in both the 100M Butterfly and 200M Individual Medley events Shannon Baird was second in the Breaststroke and Orla Quinn was third in Individual Medley with our relay team placed third Away from sport the school has been involved in the Shared Education Project with Coleraine Grammar and St Joseph s College Pupils and staff have been cooperating and learning with each other through different strands such as History Geography and Art Our Irish department was thrilled when a Year 10 team took part in the Gael Linn Quiz finishing in an outstanding second place in the Ulster Final Eve Gardiner won the local heat of the Soroptimist Public Speaking competition and 5 students gained their HSK1 examination in Mandarin 30 In the Credit Union Art Design competition Roksana Strugala was placed second and Caitlin Campbell third whilst in another age category Josephine Johnson was placed first Adam Lawlor was second and Wiktoria Czerwinska was third Also in Art Year 10 student Corey Cassidy won his section of the allIreland Texaco Art Competition In creative writing Philip Doherty won the Senior Poetry Prize with Donal Close winning the intermediate section in the Seamus Heaney Memorial Poetry competition The Junior Drama Club staged its first Autumn Show presenting extracts from Matilda Bugsy Malone and The Wizard of Oz Working under the direction of Year 13 and Year 14 Theatre Studies students the Junior pupils presented really wonderful performances As you will notice behind me the set for this year s musical Footloose is just starting to take shape and these Year 13 directors now have the opportunity to perform themselves Once again it promises to be a wonderful show and tickets will be on sale from next week through the school box office more usually known as Mrs Dougan in the office A host of students obtained distinctions in their Trinity piano and singing exams and the Junior and Senior Choirs conducted by Mrs Sharkey performed to a sell out audience as they joined the world renowned Priests in concert This year 7 of our students were crowned world champion Irish dancers at the Waterfront Hall whilst a set dancing team composed entirely of Loreto pupils won the Sc r na n g Ulster final Our traditional music group Tigh Tara having won through the Ulster competition represented the College in the All Ireland Final of the Gael Linn Siansa competition in the National Concert Hall Dublin A fantastic achievement for all

LoretoLore concerned and our thanks to Mrs Close or all her hard work in preparing the musicians and dancers On your behalf I would like to thank the teachers and other staff members who give so freely of their time to support our pupils in all these various activities and sports It is only through their selfless dedication and commitment that it is possible for these to happen at all Success for us as Loreto educators will be measured by how we have developed each pupil as an individual person and how they use their talents and abilities to help others We see this through the year when so many Year 14 students engage in voluntary work in their parishes to gain the Pope John Paul Gold Award and also with our Year 13 students who act as Faith Friends to local primary school pupils Our pupils responded magnificently to this year s Trocaire appeal by raising over 6000 Whilst at Christmas thirty large hampers were collected and distributed by our SVP group and an impressive 312 shoeboxes were collected to bring joy and hope to those most in need We also raised large sums for several cancer charities as well as 3500 for our own Loreto missions In particular I would like to commend Mrs McCool for her hard work and commitment coordinating all these efforts I have only been able to give you a flavour of the activities throughout the past year and for a more complete review I would recommend our school magazine Loreto Lore which has just been published and is available tonight It really is a wonderful publication and I would encourage you all to purchase a copy Thanks to Mrs Little and her team for producing such a fine magazine Although I have already mentioned Mag 17 18 it I want on your behalf to say a special thank you to our teachers for their continued professionalism and commitment I feel proud and honoured to have them as colleagues in our school and I am convinced that there is no finer staff in any school I am confident that they provide a level of service that is truly outstanding and I commend them to you and thank them on your behalf This year we said a fond farewell to Mr Cunning Mr McGouran and Mr McKay who together had a combined service of 105 years in Loreto Their enthusiasm and commitment to their students was a hallmark of their time here in Coleraine and we thank them and wish them well in their retirement However as they move on to pastures new we are delighted to welcome our new staff members and we wish them every success in their endeavours for our pupils Our support staff play a vitally important role in maintaining the quality of services buildings and grounds and they do an exceptional job every day on behalf of our students I thank them for all the unseen work that goes in to making our school function smoothly My thanks also to our Governors who are required to make many important and difficult decisions They give so generously of their time and expertise and always have the best interests of the College and its students at heart Our Religious Education Department and the many visiting Priests play an important role in the life of the school and I am grateful for the time and effort they put into organising and celebrating our liturgies and retreats throughout the year Their pastoral support particularly during recent times of crises has been wonderful and is greatly appreciated In times of need they have provided a focus for us all to come together and share in prayer 31 and reflection and their presence is central to our Catholic ethos My thanks as always to the Loreto Community both here in Coleraine and further afield Their prayers and support this year and every year are a valuable source of strength and we look forward to their continued presence in the school in the future To our Year 14s who stand at a new threshold and who will begin their own transition process in the coming days I ask you to go out and make your mark in the world by using your talents and skills for the benefit of others Mark Twain once wrote 20 years from now you will be disappointed by the things you didn t do rather than by the ones you did So throw off the bowlines Sail away from the safe harbour Catch the trade winds in your sails Explore Dream Discover Finally my thanks to you our current pupils You are the special ingredient that makes Loreto College such a wonderful school You are all key members of our school community and we greatly appreciate your own unique talents and qualities Loreto College is your school and I encourage you to make it the best school it can be by looking after our buildings and environment as well as striving to the highest standards of manners respect and courtesy I thank you for your cooperation throughout the year and the polite and pleasant manner you invariably display I am extremely proud to be Principal of this school and I hope that you are equally proud to be its pupils The prizes were distributed as follows presented by the guest speaker Sr Rosemary Gallagher by Mr James and members of the Senior Leadership Team and by various Heads of Department Heads of Year and Co ordinators of extra curricular activities

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Year 14 Academic Awards Naomi Anderson Connie Baxter Mulvenna Aidan Boyle Kate Bradley Emmett Brolly Emily Cameron Niamh Carlin Aoife Carr Mark Cassidy Caitlin Cosgrove Conor Craig Emma Crossley Daniel Dallat Michael Dallat Shauna Doherty Aoife Keane Darcey Kelly Mollie Maguire Emma Martin Maggie McBride Cormac McCarry Clodagh McGahon Sean McGill Cain McKendry Daire McKenna Tara McLarnon Kate McLaughlin Bronagh McNicholl Odhran McNicholl Emily Moore Aoife Mullan Daire Mullan Erin N Shandair Aidan O Boyle Cariosa O Harte Rebecca O Kane John Joe O Neill Sean Quinn Aideen Reid Francesca Watson Grace McAlinden Sarah Moore Anna Morrison Maria Quinn Viktoria Turimatsova Ciara Wilkinson Year 13 Academic Awards Cahir Boyle Dominic Bradley Molly Brennan Oisin Brennan Sarah Dillon Finn Lestas Year 12 Academic Awards Thomas Baxter Mulvenna Catherine Daly Finn McEwan Kirstie Brown Sian Donaghy Cassie McGilligan Danny Burns Thomas Doran Aidan McGinley Niamh Carr Cabrina Farren Dara McGoldrick Matthew Catterson Eve Gardiner Nora McIlvenny Donal Close Fionnuala Keane Susan McKendry Cahir Coll Cathal Kearney Anna McKeown Kaleigh Colson Rice Conor Kelly Eunan McNicholl Emma Connolly Aoibheann McCloskey Conor Moore Serena Corbett Lucy McDonnell Jason Moore Joseph Mullan Megan O Kane Carmen Owens Cait Passmore Hannah Rafferty Oonagh Rafferty Sylvia Smyth Orla Wallace Year 11 Academic Awards Dennis Bondarenko Aoife Crawley Kate Doherty Louise Doherty Erin Donaghy Luke Farren Tiarna Gillan Cara McTaggart Maeve Kerr James Mullan Annie Levy Orla Mulllan Aoife McColgan Dearbhla N Choisneachain Eoin McKeever Mateusz Pajak Erin McReynolds Leo Passmore Maria Roantree Annie Wells Claire White Year 11 Diligence 11A Donal O Kane Year 11 Co operation 11A 11B Conor Kearney Leadershp 11B 11C Maria Roantree 11C 11D Claire White 11D 11E Katie Lafferty 11E Year 12 Diligence 12A 12B 12C 12D 12E Aoibheann McCloskey Year 12 Co operation Sean Roddy and Leadership Lucy Wells Cabrina Farren Tyrone Quinn 32 12A 12B 12C 12D 12E Aine Quigley Anna O Kane Katie McKeague Kate Doherty Caitlin Moore Aidan McFerran Kirsty McFerran Michael Carlin Hannah Mullan Donal Close Conor Kelly

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Other Awards 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 The Patricia McDermott Memorial Trophy for achievement in GCSE English Cait Passmore The Macaulay Wray Perpetual Cup for achievement in GCSE Mathematics Jason Moore The BKS Perpetual Trophy for contribution to A Level Geography Naomi Anderson The Clarke Rice Memorial Cup for Outstanding Achievement in A Level Computing Niamh Carlin Daire Mullan The AVX Computer Awards for achievement in Computer Project A Level Aoife Keane GCSE Conor Kelly The McGeown Cup for outstanding achievement in A Level Economics Sean Quinn The Ryan McCloskey Memorial Cup for most improved student in Economics Carla Doherty The N N Trophies Cup for achievement in A Level Art and Design Eliza Richardson The Michael Clarke Memorial Cup for achievement in Drama presented by Year14 students 2002 2003 Philip Doherty The Bank of Ireland Trophy for achievement in A Level Home Economics Aideen Reid The Dankse Bank Award for achievement in A Level Physics Aoife Keane The Physical Sciences Award Aoife Carr The following awards are for outstanding achievement in individual subjects 13 A Level Chemistry Sean Quinn 14 A Level Biology Maggie McBride 15 A Level Government and Politics Christopher Doherty 16 A Level History Emma Crossley 17 A Level Religious Education Aidan Boyle 18 A Level Mathematics Mark Cassidy 19 A Level English Language Cathaoir McKay 20 A Level English Literature Connie Baxter Mulvenna 21 A Level French Kate McLaughlin 22 A Level Spanish Orlaigh Toner 23 A Level Physical Education Daire McKenna Bronagh McNicholl 24 Corn Bhrugha for Irish Erin N Shandair 25 A Level Design and Technology Project Shea McTaggart 26 Award for the best article in school magazine Michael Dallat 27 Sports Captains 2016 2017 Aoife Carr Bronagh McNicholl Sean Quinn 28 Sports Person of the Year recipient of the Louise McLaughlin Trophy for outstanding contribution to Sporting Life of the College Aoife Boorman 29 Award for outstanding achievement representing the College in sport at National Level Niamh Carr Sean Coyle 30 McLarnon Cup Player of the Year Eoin Canning 31 Outstanding Contribution to Traditional Music 32 Cariosa O Harte Cianan Mooney Fearghal Close Donal Close Dearbhla N Choisneachain For Full Attendance in 2016 2017 academic year Savannah Corbett Ciaran McCarry Caitlin Moore Connlaoth McGee Aine Quigley Aidan McGinley Serena Corbett Shauna McGonigle Ben Culleton Jonathan Meehan Sean Roddy Oran Somers Glen O Donovan Oisin O Harte Callum Robinson 33 Jordan Thompson Ciara Wilkinson Una McCloskey Laura McGonigle Cariosa O Harte

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Senior Prefects 2016 2017 Naomi Anderson Connie Baxter Mulvenna Aoife Boorman Aoife Bradley Kate Bradley Kate Bucukoglu Niamh Carlin Aoife Carr Caitlin Cosgrove Emma Crossley Shauna Doherty Aoife Keane Aoife Kelly Darcey Kelly Mollie Maguire Caitlin Martin Emma Martin Una McCloskey Niamh McElhinney Caitlin McFall Clodagh McGahon Laura McGonigle Maria McLarnon Tara McLarnon Katherine McMullan Bronagh McNicholl Emily Moore Lauren O Kane Megan O Kane Sarah Purvis Aideen Reid Kathryn Taggart Orlaigh Toner Oran Bradley Emmett Brolly Mark Cassidy Alex Christie Conor Craig Daniel Dallat Michael Dallat Christopher Doherty Philip Doherty Kevin Eakin Michael Lagan Shane McIntyre Cain McKendry Odhran McNicholl Daire Mullan Aidan O Boyle John Joe O Neill Sean Quinn Conor Rogan Special Awards The Teresa Ball Trophy for Commitment and Spirit Daire McKenna The Kathleen Toner Memorial Cup Emmett Brolly The Ciara McLaughlin Memorial Cup Aideen Reid The Principal s Award for Outstanding Achievement in GCSE Jason Moore The Principal s Award for Outstanding Achievement in A Level Maggie McBride For outstanding contribution to the Loreto Ethos in GCSE years Zara Leese For outstanding contribution to the Loreto Ethos in A Level years Cariosa O Harte Cormac McCarry Deputy Head Boy Cormac McCarry Deputy Head Girl Maggie McBride Head Boy Aidan Boyle Head Girl Cariosa O Harte The evening concluded with heartfelt and inspiring speeches by the 2017 Head Girl Cariosa O Harte and Head Boy Aidan Boyle both of whom are embarking on university study The 2017 2018 Head Girl and Head Boy Sarah Dillon and Fearghal Close offered a vote of thanks to Sister Rosemary Gallagher guest speaker Loreto College Year 14 Academic Award winners with Mr Michael James College Principal and Sister Rosemary Gallagher guest speaker 34

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Loreto College Year 13 Academic Award winners at Senior Prizegiving Year 12 Academic Award winners at Senior Prizegiving 35

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Year 11 Academic Award winners at Senior Prizegiving Year 14 subject award prizewinners 36

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Some of the Year 11 and Year 12 students who won awards for Diligence and Co operation and Leadership Zara Leese winner of the award for Contribution to the Loreto Ethos at GCSE Cariosa O Harte and Aidan Boyle 2016 2017 Head Girl and Head Boy at Loreto College s Senior Prizegiving 37

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Sarah Dillon and Fearghal Close 2017 2018 Head Girl and Head Boy at Loreto s Senior Prizegiving Winner of the Principal s Award for A Level Maggie McBride with Mr James Winner of the Principal s Award for GCSE Jason Moore with Mr James Principal at Loreto College Senior Prizegiving 38

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Winners of Special Awards at Senior Prizegiving with Mr Michael James College Principal Winners of awards for outstanding performance in GCSE Mathematics Jason Moore English Cait Passmore and Computing Conor Kelly with College Principal Mr Michael James 39

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 PRESTIGIOUS SCHOLARSHIP FOR FORMER LORETO COLLEGE STUDENT PRESTIGIOUS UNIVERSITY AWARD FOR FORMER LORETO COLLEGE STUDENT A former student of Loreto College Coleraine has been awarded a prestigious scholarship as she begins her studies at Trinity College Dublin Maggie McBride who completed her A Levels at Loreto College in June 2017 is now reading Medicine at Trinity College Dublin She has been awarded an Entrance Exhibition based on her academic excellence and outstanding results in her A Level examinations This represents a generous financial award to be spent on the purchase of books to assist her in her current studies A student who has just finished his studies at Loreto College Coleraine has been offered a place on a prestigious scholarship scheme as he embarks upon a degree course at Queen s University Belfast Michael Dallat who studied English Language English Literature and Theatre Studies at A level scoring two A grades and one B will fulfill a long held dream when he begins a degree course in Film Studies at Queen s University Belfast Throughout the summer Michael attended various workshops and tests for a scholarship scheme with Lloyds Bank After months of waiting Michael learned this week that he had been successful and had been enrolled into the Lloyds Scholars Program Lloyds will help fund Michael s endeavours at Queen s University as well as placing him in internships He will have the opportunity to work banking once he has graduated although of course his big dream is to work in the film industry Michael was congratulated on this wonderful achievement by Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College and by his former teachers and classmates Clearly a talent to watch for in the years ahead Michael Dallat former student of Loreto College who has won a place on the Lloyds Bank Scholars Program as he begins his studies at Queen s University Belfast 40 Maggie who was Deputy Head Girl at Loreto in 2016 17 received the Principal s Award at A Level at Loreto College s Senior Prizegiving in September 2017 as the top achiever in Loreto at A Level this year gaining top grades across all her subjects In Year 13 she was a member of the Loreto team in the prestigious and competitive Bank of England Target 2 0 Interest Rate competition reaching the national final of the competition and finishing in runner up position Maggie was delighted at this award and was congratulated by Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College on behalf of all the staff and students of the College Maggie McBride former student of Loreto College Coleraine who has been awarded an Entrance Exhibition to Trinity College Dublin pictured with Loreto College Principal Mr Michael James

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Congratulations Minnie Minnie Dihmis Year 8 was awarded the Spirit of St John s The Catherine McIlroy Memorial Shield before she left St John s Primary School Coleraine in June She was formally presented with The Catherine McIlroy Memorial shield on Tuesday 26th September by the McIlroy family who donated this shield in memory of their daughter Catherine a past pupil Catherine s sisters Marion and Teresa along with her Mum and Dad presented Minnie with the shield Minnie was delighted to have this formally presented to her by the McIlroy family This is a very cherished accolade which reflects Minnie s spirit positivity performance and conduct throughout her primary school years at St John s Primary School Huge congratulations to Minnie on this wonderful award Minnie Dihmis Year 8 is presented with the Catherine McIlroy Memorial Shield by members of the McIlroy family at St John s Primary School SU C C E S S STO RY for FORMER LORETO COLLEGE STUDENT There was news of great success for a former student of Loreto College Coleraine in July when Orla Quigg graduating from Queen s University Belfast was jointly awarded the Barclays Prize for Best Placement Student in BSc Finance Orla along with her co recipients of the prize was presented with her award by Mr Graeme McLaughlin from Barclays Orla was congratulated on this superb achievement by Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College on behalf of all her former teachers Orla Quigg former student of Loreto College receives the Barclays Prize with fellow students Emma French and James Murphy presented by Mr Graeme McLaughlin from Barclays 41

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 CAMBRIDGE SUCCESS STORY for LORETO COLLEGE STUDENT A final year student from Loreto College Coleraine has been offered a place at one of the world s most prestigious universities Molly Brennan who is completing her A level studies in Mathematics Physics and Further Mathematics having excelled in AS level Chemistry has been made a conditional offer of a place at Churchill College Cambridge to read Mathematics Molly has held a distinguished academic record throughout her time at Loreto College In 2016 she was placed joint First in CCEA GCSE Further Mathematics and Third in Chemistry She was also placed tenth in GCSE Geography At Loreto College s annual Senior Prizegiving Molly was presented with the Principal s Award for GCSE as Loreto s top achiever in the 2016 session as well as being presented with awards at CCEA s Rewarding Excellence event Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College congratulated Molly and her teachers on this wonderful achievement wishing her well for the challenges and opportunities ahead Molly Brennan from Loreto College who has been successful in her application to Churchill College Cambridge to read Mathematics LORETO COLLEGE REWARDS PROMISING POETS Loreto College held a Poetry Competition to celebrate National Poetry Day in October with students invited to write poetry on any aspect of the theme of Freedom Winners of this school wide competition were rewarded at College Assembly The Year 8 10 Section was won by Wiktoria Czerwinska with Charlie McDevitt placed second and Grace Dorrian and Conor McNally joint third In the Year 11 12 section Gabby Boorman was placed first and Kelan O Kane second while the Year 13 14 section was won by Oonagh Rafferty Mrs Caragh Little Head of English at Loreto College who chaired the adjudicating Prizewinners in the annual committee commented that the standard of Poetry Competition entries had been very strikingly high adding at Loreto College Coleraine that the final adjudication had been difficult with so many outstanding poems to choose from All the poets were congratulated by Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College and commended on their effort enthusiasm and talent in entering such outstanding poems for this tightly contested competition 42

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 MERIT AWARDS DISTRIBUTED AT LORETO COLLEGE ASSEMBLYS NOVEMBER Merit Award certificates were presented to students from Years 8 10 at Loreto College Coleraine at two special Merit Assemblies The Merit Award rewards consistently excellent classwork homework and conduct Certificates are presented at three levels Bronze Silver and Gold and students collect nomination stamps on a regular basis from their subject teachers The first special Assembly was held at Loreto College on Thursday 16th November to reward the students in Years 8 9 who have already gained sufficient Merit awards to attain their Bronze certificate A total of 107 Bronze and 5 Silver Merit Certificates were awarded Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College paid tribute to the students who had received their Bronze and Silver Merit Awards saying that undoubtedly the patterns of hard work and excellent 43 behaviour would now translate into impressive results in the Christmas examinations Mrs Maeve Close co ordinator of the Merit Award system at Loreto College added that it was encouraging to see so many members of the Junior School receiving a Merit Award so early in the academic year Year 8 students from Loreto College who were presented with Merit Awards

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Year 9 students who were presented with Merit Awards More Merit Award certificates were presented to students from Years 8 and 10 at Loreto College Coleraine at another special Merit Assembly on Tuesday 21st November to reward the students in Year 8 who had already gained sufficient Merit awards to attain their Silver certificate and to Year 10 students who attained their Bronze certificate The Year 8 students who received the Silver Merit Award were Sophie Connor Hannah Ruth Mullan Johanna Staats Howard Emily Kurth Clidhna McTague Abi McLaughlin and Molly Mullan 44

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Loreto College Year 10 students who received their Bronze Merit Awards MERIT AWARDS DISTRIBUTED AT LORETO COLLEGE ASSEMBLY MAY Bronze and Silver and Gold Merit Award certificates were presented to students from Years 8 10 at Loreto College Coleraine at a special Merit Assembly at the end of May to reward the students in Years 8 10 who already gained sufficient Merit awards to attain their Bronze Silver or Gold certificate In Year 8 26 students received Bronze awards 16 of them for the second time 46 Year 8 students received Silver awards and 35 Year 8 students received Gold awards In Year 9 8 students received Bronze awards 16 students received Silver awards while 6 Year 9 students received Gold awards Finally in Year 10 28 students received Bronze awards 10 students received Silver awards and one student received a Gold award Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College paid tribute to the students who had received their Merit Awards saying that undoubtedly the patterns of hard work and excellent behaviour would now translate into impressive results in the Summer examinations Mrs Maeve Close co ordinator of the Merit Award system at Loreto College added that it was encouraging to see so many members of the Junior School receiving these Awards in recognition of consistently excellent work and conduct Year 8 students who received Bronze Merit awards at Loreto College 45

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Year 8 students who received Silver Merit awards Year 8 students who received Gold Merit awards Year 9 students who received Bronze and Silver Merit awards at Loreto College with Year Head Mrs A McCambridge 46

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Year 9 students who received Gold Merit awards with Mrs McCambridge The Year 10 student who received a Gold Merit award at Loreto College with her Year Head Mrs Pepin Year 10 students who received Bronze Merit awards with their Year Head Mrs F Pepin Year 10 students who received Silver Merit awards at Loreto College with Mrs Pepin 47

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Mary Ward PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITON 2018 The annual inter Loreto Mary Ward Public Speaking Competition was hosted by Loreto Grammar School Omagh on Wednesday 7th March Students from Years 8 10 were asked to speak on a variety of relevant topics with Year 8 students speaking for up to 3 minutes and Year 9 10 students speaking for up to four minutes The topics for Year 8 students were Honesty is Always the Best Policy or Mary Ward a Woman for All Seasons while the topics for Year 9 10 students were The Importance of Good Manners in Today s Society or Mary Ward is Possibly the Most Remarkable Woman of the 17th Century 3rd Hannah Staats Howard Coleraine Highly commended Grace Dorrian Molly Mullan Abigail McMullan This was the first competition for these girls YEAR 9 1st Seana Keys Omagh 2nd Peter McCool Coleraine Zara Meegan Omagh 3rd Niamh Breslin Omagh Highly commended Ellie Dillon Aoife Mc Carry and Eva Mc Bride all Coleraine YEAR 10 The prizewinners were as follows 1st Ella Duffy Omagh YEAR 8 2nd Katie Mulholland Coleraine and 1st Eilish McCaffrey Omagh 3rd Eilish Keys Omagh 2nd Hannah Ruth Mullan Coleraine Congratulations to all the students from both schools on their participation and to all the teachers who assisted and adjudicated including Mrs Siobhan Mullan Co ordinator of Public Speaking at Loreto College Coleraine Honesty is always the best policy Good morning Madam adjudicator Loreto staff and fellow Loreto students My name is Hannah Ruth Mullan I go to Loreto College in Coleraine although I live in Portstewart But let s not talk about me Instead I am here to talk to you about honesty I have chosen this topic because everyone in this room can relate to it albeit cheating lying or thieving You may not realise it but honesty is the one thing that people expect from us Loreto Coleraine and Loreto Omagh students pictured with their awards from the inter Loreto Mary Ward Public Speaking Competition 48

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Loreto Coleraine public speaking prizewinners Also included in the picture is Mrs Siobhan Mullan Co Ordinator of Public Speaking Lying is something that we all do Maybe it is to get out of trouble to get something extra to have a better day and there s lots more reasons But the truth is that you will just dig yourself into a deeper hole than you started with In other words the truth will always come out and you will be in a lot more bother than before and nobody likes to try and have a nice brew when someone s on the moody side well I don t There is an old saying that we should always tell the truth because that way we don t have to remember what we said Honesty is a virtue At one time or another you might find yourself in a situation that requires you to tell one or two lies to avoid trouble For some people being honest is not that easy and such people might find themselves lying almost every day But if we all chip in to help then these people would have no reason to lie anymore Just pause and think about those words We hear them nearly every day if we all help But still what do we do about it Nothing Thought so But in the famous words of Mary Ward I can try and help you but I can t think for you You have to decide But back to the proper topic that I have chosen As the title of this speech clearly states Honesty is the best policy Take one of the four Loreto values that a Loreto student should have Sincerity This is another word for honesty If you take anything away from my speech today please let it be these next few words use the value of honesty every day and everywhere you go I don t want to muddle or confuse anyone so instead I will say this honesty is like a beautiful white bird For every feather that falls off the bird a glimpse of its beauty is gone and eventually all the bird s feathers will fall off and nothing will be left but a bare grey dull bird Until its new feathers grow This is linked to honesty This bird s feathers are like little white lies We think they will work but they just keep growing and growing until we physically forget how it all started and that is like the dull 49 grey feathers When the lie slips the feathers fall Until the bird isn t beautiful anymore Think if you were that bird big and beautiful but then you tell so many lies that you just can t be trusted and you lose all of life s great virtues and chances Remember you are beautiful If Mary Ward were to sum up an honest person today it would be someone who is sincere in their actions has a joyful disposition and has the freedom to make just decisions In other words an honest person today is the personification of Mary Ward s core values Justice Sincerity Freedom And Joy Put simply Do good and do it well with a sincere mind and a truly magnificent just heart Thank you Hannah Ruth Mullan Year 8

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Spirit of Community Award FOR LORETO COLLEGE STUDENT CIARAN O KANE shown and he wished to be present to show his pride and support for all the voluntary work Ciaran does in his parish Mr James Loreto College Principal said What is particularly remarkable about Ciaran s endeavours is the breadth of the voluntary work he is involved with Peer mentoring SVP Justice League Hope Concern are just a few He shows daily concern for others in school his parish and the wider community He has an unassuming sincere and modest way of organising or being a part of events or fundraising both at school and in his parish of Limavady Added to that is the positive approach to life that Ciaran takes conquering his own personal health battles and turning these around to help others We all know that if something needs done Ciaran is the student we often turn to Mrs McCarry Head of Religious Education who nominated Ciaran for the Pramerica award said Ciaran has been a true role model in his own school community both to his own peers and our younger students He is a credit to his family and to his parish community Ciaran O Kane one of the Ireland Top 20 Pramerica Youth Volunteers 2018 Ciaran O Kane in Year 14 was selected as one of the twenty finalists in the Pramerica Spirit of Community awards This prestigious award recognises the voluntary work of the most inspirational young people who have made a positive contribution to their local communities Ciaran travelled with his family to the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on 22nd March 2018 where he received a cheque for 500 Euros and a bronze medallion to recognise his efforts At this gala event two of the twenty finalists were named as the All Ireland Youth Volunteers of the Year receiving 1 000 a gold medallion a crystal trophy for their school and an all expenses paid trip to the United States in May to participate in the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards ceremony Students watched a short film created by Ciaran on just some of the community work he and so many other of our students have been involved in The assembly concluded with prayers and reflections on the importance of working together as a community On Monday 19th March 2018 Year 13 and 14 students gathered as a school community at morning assembly to congratulate Ciaran on his much deserved success At the assembly we were delighted to welcome Mr David Canning a representative from the Pramerica Spirit of Community awards Mr Canning acclaimed Ciaran s efforts and presented him with a certificate commending his outstanding achievements resulting in him being selected as one of the top twenty youth volunteers across Ireland We also welcomed Mr Leo McCloskey from Termoncanice Primary school where Ciaran attended before his Loreto days Mr McCloskey explained that the parish has valued the on going commitment to community events that Ciaran has Ciaran is congratulated on his award by Mrs McCarry Head of RE 50

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 JUNIOR STUDENTS REWARDED AT PRIZEGIVING The annual Junior Prizegiving was held at Loreto College Coleraine on Monday 25th June rewarding and celebrating the academic extra curricular personal and inter personal achievements of the College s Junior students In particular awards were presented to Year 10 students for their achievements and contribution to the life of the College as they prepare to begin their GCSE studies from next September Welcoming staff and Junior students to the Prizegiving College Principal Mr Michael James said You are all very welcome to our Junior Prizegiving at the end of another very busy and successful year for the College There has been so much to be grateful for and to celebrate this year Our academic results saw us placed in the top four schools in Northern Ireland in the annual league tables Individually Fionnuala Keane was placed first in Northern Ireland GCSE Economics with Cabrina Farren second in Home Economics Sean Quinn was placed first in A Level Economics while Aidan O Boyle was placed third and Aoife Keane was placed second in Software Systems Development Our performances at both GCSE and A Level in particular have confirmed Loreto College as the leading school in the area and this is something of which everyone here should feel rightly proud And today as we celebrate the academic successes in our Junior School we are aware that it is your performances in these internal examinations that will lay the foundations for continued success in the future Having just completed all the Junior reports I am glad to say that this group of students in front of me has been able to maintain the high standards of previous years and I can confidently predict that some of you in this hall today will be achieving similar results in years to come I congratulate you all on your hard work and efforts realising that each Loreto student brings a unique presence that adds so much to the life of the school That is why today we celebrate the talents and abilities of each and every one of our pupils not just our prize winners As well as academic success various individuals and teams enjoyed sporting successes this year Our Year 10 girls deserve a special mention for not only winning their netball competition but becoming Ulster Champions in both Gaelic Football and Camogie as well a fantastic achievement for all concerned As this academic year ends we again face yet more budget cuts and like most other schools we wonder how much longer we can deliver the quality of service for our pupils in this climate of unrelenting financial pressure As the future wealth and success of any country depends on providing a suitable education for its young people it is time for our government wherever it may be to allocate the appropriate funding to our schools particularly those like our self who are involved in rationalisation under area based planning From September last year as part of this rationalisation we have had an expanded Year 8 intake Unfortunately the necessary development of our accommodation has got mired in planning difficulties and we remain unsure as to when this accommodation will become available However work is ongoing to refurbish our toilets and we are working with Department of Education officials to ensure vital improvements within the school 51 continue The increased enrolment provides an opportunity to deliver the broad and balanced curriculum that will meet the needs of all our students and allow each pupil to achieve excellence according to their own standards With continued support from our parents I have every confidence that we will continue to offer a wide variety of opportunities and a first class education to all pupils who come to us as well as having an opportunity to educate more students to share in our traditional Loreto values We are very proud to be a Loreto school and to be part of the wider Loreto family Loreto education is value driven and emphasises the importance of service to others through relationships respect and spirituality We try to emulate the ideals of Mary Ward in our day to day working and ensure that the core values of Freedom Joy Truth Sincerity and Justice are at the centre of everything we do here in school We believe that everyone can achieve and want every student to realise their potential and to recognise that their potential has no limit We endeavour to create positive learning spaces where students can learn in a disciplined yet enjoyable environment where Freedom Joy Truth Sincerity and Justice are experienced each and every day A sense of community is essential in our school and that is why we are delighted that our Loreto Sisters continue to have a presence in our school helping to support us with their prayers Our school community is built on mutual respect and trust reflecting the values of the Loreto Order It is why we are so insistent that all our pupils show respect and behave in a mannerly way at all times As a school we hope that our students

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 will grow as individuals who will use their talents and abilities to build a more just and equitable society and create a better future for everyone As a Loreto school we strive for spirituality and excellence in all areas and we are acutely aware that it is important to educate the whole person We try to ensure that all our pupils develop morally physically and spiritually as well as academically commended in her category They then went on to become runnersup in the Intermediate Science category at the annual Big Bang UK Scientists and Engineers Competition one of the largest events of its kind celebrating the achievements of young people in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics We congratulate them and thank their mentors Mrs Close and Mrs Brolly However it is right to strive for academic excellence and to achieve the best we can in all our subjects And so today we take time to celebrate the achievements of those Junior students who have excelled in this current academic year It is very important that we come together as a school community and celebrate the wonderful achievements of our pupils not only those receiving prizes this afternoon but all of our students for their industry and hard work throughout the year In particular I would congratulate you all on your preparations for the recent summer examinations It s been another good year for our Gaelic Games teams with the Year 10 Girls Gaelic team winning the first ever junior ladies football competition the Erne Shield The Year 10 camogs then went on to beat St Pius High School Magherafelt in the final of the Fr Davies Cup becoming double Ulster champions a fantastic achievement for all concerned Thanks to Mr McCloskey Mrs McGoldrick and Mr Bradley for all their efforts in this regard The Senior boys Gaelic team lost out to St Eunan s at the quarter finals stage of the MacLarnon Cup competition The Year 12 Rannafast Cup team playing in an A competition for the first year emerged as winners of the Shield competition beating old rivals St Paul s Bessbrook in the final This is an incredible achievement for the squad and Mr Murtagh their coach Meanwhile the Year 8 Gaelic team qualified to the quarter final stages of the JM Murphy Cup with the Y10 team also reaching the quarter final of the Gerry Brown Cup The Year 11 Gaelic team reached the Final of the Paddy O Hara Cup only to lose on the day to Dean Maquirc Carrickmore Congratulations to all the teams and their very dedicated coaches Mrs McGoldrick Mr Murtagh Mr Deighan Mr Murphy Mr Conroy Mr Boyle and Mr Bradley I am delighted as ever with your participation in the wider school life Any extracurricular activity helps develop skills and creates friendships that will last long after you have left school It is important that as many of you as possible avail of the wealth of opportunities provided throughout the school year whether playing sport singing in a choir or heading off on a school trip This year again has been hugely successful in many areas and I congratulate all those who have taken part throughout the year as well as thanking all our staff who organise and run the various activities Notable success was achieved this year at the BT Young Scientists competition in Dublin where Donal Close and Sian Donaghy won the Institute of Physics prize with Susan McKendry highly Netball and Soccer teams competed at all levels in the Coleraine and District Leagues enjoying a great deal of success 52 The Senior Netball Team won their league the Intermediate team finished as runners up the Junior A team won their league with the Junior B team runnersup in the same competition and the Year 8 Netball Team won the Coleraine District Tournament Congratulations to all the teams and their coaches Miss McAllister Ms Wilson and Mrs McCullough The Year 8 Soccer Team won the Coleraine District League title for the second year in a row whilst the Year 9 Soccer Team also won their league having won the Year 8 competition the previous year Patrick Kelly was again selected to play soccer for Northern Ireland Thanks to Mr Byrne and Mr McCloskey who coached the teams On an individual level Tara Laverty in Year 10 won a Junior Prize at the qualifying heat of the Irish Schools Golf Championship At the Ulster Youth and Senior Swimming Championships Eoin Mullan won Gold in 100m Butterfly Silver in 200m Individual Medley and Silver in 100m Year 8 pupil Kyle Cooper represented Scotland at the National Paralympic Swimming Championships winning three Gold medals Kyle was also named as Sportsperson of the year at the council s annual Awards Ceremony Shannon Baird Year 10 competed successfully in several competitions including winning medals at the Swim Ulster Schools Cup At the Ulster Grammar Schools gala Orla Quinn Year 10 won Silver in Butterfly and Bronze in Backstroke Oliver Burns Jack Dihmis and Cameron Sinclair were members of the Bann Rowing Club s Junior 15 Eight team which won gold at the Neptune Regatta Mrs Mc Broom took over the school s cross country teams this year and was delighted with their success In the NEBBSA team events the Year 8 and Year 10 Girls both took first place Individually

LoretoLore Sophia Coyle took first place and Layla O Hara came second in the Y8 race with Niamh McGarry second in the Year 9 race and Cara McLaughlin second in the Year 10 Girls At the District Cross Country Championships the Senior Girls team was placed second overall with Niamh Carr winning the race Sophia Coyle was first in the Year 8 Girls race and Niamh McGarry was second in the Year 9 Girls race Niamh Carr then went on to win the Ulster Cross Country Championships and went on to success at all Ireland level Later in the year she won Gold in the Senior Girls 800 and 1500m races again qualifying for the All Ireland Finals Niamh is certainly making her mark in cross country and athletics and is one to watch out for in the future Year 11 student Tolu Jide ojo won Bronze in the Intermediate Girls Long Jump also qualifying for the All Ireland Finals Away from sport Daniel Sharpe and Conor Radford represented with great distinction Loreto College at the Mount Charles Big Cook Off in association with the Irish News Year 9 student Grace McConnell was runner up in the poster section of the National Youth Media Awards and several Year 11 students as part of Shared Education with St Joseph s and Coleraine Grammar produced a series of landscape paintings under the guidance of local artist Sarah Carrington You will have seen these wonderful paintings displayed in the school foyer throughout the year Music and drama continues to thrive Our production of Footloose was certainly a highlight of the Autumn Term with a week of fantastic performances to sell out crowds The breadth and depth of talent on display was both mesmerising and inspirational Well done and thank you to Mrs McEwan and Mr Gallagher for Mag 17 18 their wonderful guidance and direction Our traditional group ably led by Mrs Close were selected to perform in the Ulster Final of the prestigious Gael Linn Siansa competition Some of these very talented students also competed successfully at the Ulster Fleadh with Conrad O Coisneachan second in Uilleann pipes Peadar Connor first in Clarinet Niamh Mooney first in Harp and Donal Close first in Piano A fantastic achievement for all concerned and our thanks to Mrs Close for all her hard work in preparing these musicians On your behalf I would like to thank the teachers and other staff members who give so freely of their time to provide these wonderful opportunities whether it is school trips to New York Berlin Rome or Paris our school musical or Spring Concert the Duke of Edinburgh Award Gaelic Games soccer netball or cricket This myriad of activities and sports is only possible through the selfless dedication and commitment of the staff who spend long hours preparing planning and coaching on your behalf I commend all of the staff involved and thank them on behalf of the school and on your behalf As this academic year draws to a close I would encourage you all to try some of the many extracurricular activities that are on offer here in the school On your behalf I want to say a special thank you to our teachers for their continued professionalism and commitment I feel proud and honoured to have them as colleagues in our school and I am convinced that there is no finer staff in any school I am confident that they provide a level of service that is truly outstanding and I commend them to you and thank them on your behalf At this time of year we also take time to thank those staff members who will not be returning next year as they move on to pastures 53 new and to different challenges This year in particular we say a fond farewell to Mr Scullion Mrs Doherty and Mrs McGoldrick who together have a combined service of 118 years here in Loreto Their enthusiasm for their subjects and their commitment to the students in their care has truly been a reflection of our Loreto ethos Their time here in Coleraine has been filled with many successes both in and out of the classroom and although no one is irreplaceable it will be hard to replicate the unique qualities they have brought during their time in Loreto We will miss them all and wish them well in their retirement We were delighted to welcome several new teachers from September Mr Bradley Technology Mrs Cunning Art Design Contemporary Cuisine Mrs Gormley Biology Junior Science Mrs McBride ICT Careers and Mrs McCloskey Economics Business Careers We hope they have all enjoyed their first year here in Loreto My thanks to all our support staff for the wonderful job they do on your behalf They play a vitally important role in maintaining the quality of services buildings and grounds and their commitment and dedication to our students is unparalleled whether providing meals in the canteen offering support in the classroom taking care of the buildings or dealing with your many queries at the office My thanks to them all on your behalf My thanks also to our Governors who are required to make many important and difficult decisions on your behalf They give very generously of their time and expertise and always have the best interests of the College and its students at heart Thanks also to our Religious Education Department and the many visiting priests for the time and effort they put into organising

LoretoLore and celebrating our liturgies and retreats throughout the year The pastoral support provided by our masses and liturgies adds greatly to our school life These liturgies offer a focus for us all to come together and share in celebration prayer and reflection They are central to our Catholic ethos and are an essential part of life in Loreto As I have previously mentioned our Loreto education tries to allow you to mature and develop as a person and encourages you to use your talents and abilities in the service of others We see our ethos being lived out by the action of our pupils who volunteer in their parishes as part of the Pope John Paul Award or by joining Habitat for Humanity to build houses in developing countries This year Miss Galbraith was joined by several of our pupils on her annual Pilgrimage to Lourdes a wonderful and very memorable experience for them all We enrich our own lives by helping and giving to others and I am always humbled by your generosity in this regard One of the ways we all contribute to this in school is our support for the school s designated charities and I Mag 17 18 would like to thank and congratulate you all for your commitment to those less fortunate and in need of our help You responded magnificently to this year s Trocaire appeal by raising over 5054 Whilst at Christmas thirty large hampers were collected and distributed by our SVP group and an impressive 371 shoeboxes were collected to bring joy and hope to those most in need All Year 8 students took part in a Sponsored Walk to raise funds for Action MS and you also raised large sums for several cancer charities as well as supporting our own Loreto missions In particular I would like to commend Mrs McCool for her hard work and commitment coordinating all these efforts My thanks as always to the Loreto Community both here in Coleraine and further afield Their prayers and support this year and every year are a valuable source of strength and we look forward to their continued presence in the school in the future Finally my thanks to you all here today You our pupils are what make Loreto College so special You are all key members of our school community and we greatly appreciate your own unique talents and qualities Loreto College is your school and you have an important role to play in its future development And my challenge to you is to make Loreto the best school it can be by looking after each other looking after our buildings and looking after the environment as well as striving for the highest standards of manners respect and courtesy expected of Loreto students Let us commit to making our school free from litter free from bullying and to ensuring that the behaviour of each and every one of us reflects the words of our Loreto prayer It takes very little to say please thank you excuse me to be kind or to offer help but it has a huge impact on those who hear your words or who experience your kindness or help And invariably that is what I experience from you I thank you for your cooperation throughout the year and the polite and pleasant manner you have displayed I am extremely proud to be Principal of your school and I hope that you are equally proud to be its pupils Thank you The prizes were presented as follows by members of the College s Senior Staff Year Heads and Heads of Department ACADEMIC SUCCESS AWARDS Year 8 Academic Year 9 Academic Year 10 Academic Minnie Dihmis Cathal Doherty Sean Faulkner Johanna Staats Howard Emily Kurth Sinead McAlister Klara McCahon Mary Kate McCloskey Charlie McDevitt Aishlinn Moore Hannah Ruth Mullan Zisary Wisener Ellie Dillon Alicia Doherty Kerry Frizzell Sean McAleese Michael McAtamney Eva McBride Grace McClements Sean McKelvey Lucie McVicker Edward Mulholland Eilis Mullan Oran Tosh Jodie Canning Tori Colson Rice David Farren Isobel Healy Anna McGinley Cara McLaughlin Katie Mulholland Lucy O Kane Darcy Peacock Orla Quinn YEAR 10 LORETO JUNIOR CERTIFICATE This certificate is awarded to all Year10 pupils in recognition of their academic performance application and diligence 54

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 PROGRESS AWARD Year 8 Progress Year 9 Progress Sophie Connor Cameron Blair Kiera Culleton Elizabeth Cassidy Callum Doherty Sarah Casson Megan Feeney Darlene Gaile Matthew Fish Ellie McKinney Abbie Gilpin Jack O Kane Tori Macfarlane Paulina Olender Amelia Murphy Cameron Sinclair Caitlin Thom Josh Starrett Dominik Wolski Oran Taylor Year 10 Progress Clodagh Calvert Caitlin Rose Cassidy Conor Irwin Orla Lafferty Eunan Mc Gonigle Grace McIntyre Matthew Moore Jude Mullan Zoe Taylor Shay Templeton Lauren Thom PRIZES FOR DILIGENCE 8A 8B 8C 8D 8E 8F 8G Tori McFarland 9A John McHenry 10A Sophie Connor 9B Eva McBride 10B Hannah Ruth Mullan 9C Briannon McLaughlin 10C Kyle Cooper 9D Hannah Murphy 10D Shannon Hunt 9E Caleb Wood 10E Alisha Doherty Ethan McCrudden Nadia Pritchard Tara Laverty Megan Coyle Orla Cunningham Nadine McAlister POLITENESS AWARD 8A 8B 8C 8D 8E 8F 8G Niklas Rozmirek 9A Aaron Campbell 10A Kacper Biesiadecki 9B Peter McCool 10B Grace Dorrian 9C Thomas McDonnell 10C Laura Finlay 9D Oran Tosh 10D Oliwia Porebska 9E Mia Service 10E Charlie Philson Klara McCahon Eimear McGill Cahir McNicholl Connor Radford Ellie Bancroft Niall McKeever FORM TEACHER AWARD 8A 8B 8C 8D 8E 8F 8G Cain Friel 9A Filip Podsada 10A Amelia Murphy 9B Amy Darragh 10B Hannah Staats Howard 9C Katy Keene 10C Eimear Bryson 9D Cora McEwan 10D Sean Faulkner 9E Orla Mullan 10E Joshua Gibson Orla McHenry 55 Ola Krystowska Jodie Canning Anna O Kane Brona McLaughlin Felix Kilmartin

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 GOOD STANDARD OF UNIFORM AWARD 8A 8B 8C 8D 8E 8F 8G Caitlin Thom 9A Enda Rogan 10A Courtney McGillan 9B Sean McKelvey 10B Molly Mullan 9C Aimee Moffatt 10C Emily Kurth 9D Jack McNeill 10D Katie Potter 9E Michael McCloskey 10E Kiera Culleton Caitlin Bullock Mairead Frizzell Niall Owens Neeve Campbell John Quinn Owen Benson CONCERN FOR OTHERS AWARD 8A 8B 8C 8D 8E 8F 8G Conor McColgan 9A Paulina Olender 10A Sean Kepta 9B Ellie Dillon 10B Calvin McIntyre 9C Orna Taylor 10C Megan Feeney 9D Aoife McIlvar 10D Charlie McDevitt 9E Flynn Greene 10E Sarah May McKinley Mary Kate McCloskey Hannah Francis Tori Colson Rice Orla Lafferty Patrick Black Darcy Peacock POSITIVE ATTITUDE AWARD 8A 8B 8C 8D 8E 8F 8G Tiernan Moore 9A Zofia Czajka 10A Niamh Connolly 9B Michael McAtamney 10B Sophie Coyle 9C Olivia McKeever 10C Sinead McAlister 9D Colleen Heaney 10D Ben Smith 9E Ellie McLaughlin 10E Natalia Jablonowska Niamh Murray Joel Ferguson Niall Owens Anton McIntyre Brona McGonigle Maria Carr 100 ATTENDANCE AWARD YEAR 8 Oisin Bradley Corey O Kane Ethan McCrudden Joshua Gibson YEAR 9 Megan Cushnahan 8G 8E 8G 8F Alisha Doherty Niamh Connolly Amelia Regulinska Dominic O Hara 8F 8B 8D 8E 9D Jack O Kane 9B 56 Oisin Kelly Amy Doherty Kyle Cooper Zisary Wisener 8G 8F 8D 8G

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS Top Readers in Year 8 Based on books borrowed from the Library Khira Bouchiba 8E Alisha Doherty 8F Caoimhe McGarry 8E Niamh Murray 8G Zita Chan 8F Grace Dorrian 8C Orla McHenry 8G Caitlin Stewart 8A Year 8 ICT Grace Dorrian 8C Year 9 ICT Oran Tosh 9D Religious Education Awards Year 8 Charlie McDevitt 8E Year 9 Colleen Heaney 9D Year 8 Drama Male Cahal Doherty 8D Year 9 Drama Male Harry Bucukoglu 9A Female Cora McEwan 9D Outstanding Achievement in Public Speaking Peter McCool 9B Best Contribution to School Magazine Peter McCool 9B Grace Dorrian 8C Shakespeare Prize for Best Essay on Shakespeare in Year 10 Conor McNicholl 10A Adam Lawlor 10B Athlete of the Year 8 Conor McGarry 8C Layla O Hara 8D Athlete of the Year 9 Cameron Sinclair 9A Zofia Czjaka 9A Athlete of the Year 10 Conrad O Coisneachain 10E Cara McLaughlin 10E Swimmer of the Year Year 8 Hannah Staats Howard 8C Kyle Cooper 8D Female Grace Dorrian 8C Caitlin Bullock 8G KEY STAGE 3 AWARDS Science Conor McNicholl 10A El Premio de Espanol Darcy Peacock 10E Mathematics Cara McLaughlin 10E Technology Geography Cara McLaughlin 10E Young Artist Designer Katie Mulholland 10E Home Economics Daniel Sharpe 10A Le Prix Francais Gael Og na Bliana Anna McGinley 10E English Conrad O Coisneachain 10E Drama Male Adam Lawlor 10B Katie Mulhollland Female Lisamarie Benson 10D History Anna McGinley 10E Anna McGinley 10E Religious Education Anna McGinley 10E Music Peadar Connor 10C SPECIAL AWARDS Generosity and Commitment Jodie Canning 10B Perseverance Orla Cunningham Contribution to Sporting Life of the College at KS3 Cara McLaughlin Participation in School Life Lucy O Kane Cara McLaughlin Sunshine Award Clodagh Calvert Contribution to Loreto Ethos in Junior School Anna McGinley 10E Adam Lawlor 10B 57

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Students who achieved Distinction in the Loreto Junior Certificate Examinations with Principal Mr Michael James at Loreto College Junior Prizegiving Year 9 Academic Award winners with Principal Mr Michael James at Loreto College Junior Prizegiving Year 8 Academic Award winners with Principal Mr Michael James at Loreto Junior Prizegiving 58

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Year 8 9 Progress Award winners with Mr Michael James at Junior Prizegiving Year 8 10 Diligence Award winners with Mr James at Junior Prizegiving Certificate winners in the Year 9 Junior Mathematics Challenge with Head of Mathematics Miss Leanne Martin at Loreto College Junior Prizegiving 59

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Winners of Politeness awards with Principal Mr Michael James at Loreto Junior Prizegiving Winners of Concern for Others awards with Mr James at Junior Prizegiving Year 8 10 Form Teacher Award winners 60

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Year 8 10 Athletes and Swimmers of the Year Students placed top in Year 10 in English Mathematics and Science Winners of the Awards for Public Speaking Contribution to the School Magazine and Best Essay on Shakespeare 61

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Students placed top in Year 10 in French Irish English and Art Winners of Special Awards Loreto College s Ulster Champions in Year 10 Camogie winners of the Father Davies Cup Loreto College s Ulster Champions in Year 10 Ladies Gaelic winners of the Erne Shield 62

LoretoLore ART AWA R D Mag 17 18 for LORETO COLLEGE STUDENT The award winning poster created by Grace a Loreto College Year 9 student Grace who was runner up in the Drugs ie National Youth Media Awards poster competition receiving her award Grace McConnell a Year 9 student from Loreto College Coleraine finished as runner up in the age 12 14 poster section in in a national art competition ART COMPETITION SUCCESS FOR LORETO COLLEGE STUDENTS The Drugs ie Let s Talk about Drugs National Youth Media Awards is an annual competition which encourages discussion of drug related issues by inviting young people to produce a piece of original content relating to drug and or alcohol use Three Year 10 students from Loreto College Coleraine have been placed in the Children in Crossfire Tinga Tinga Art Competition Grace was presented with her prize at an award ceremony during May She was congratulated on this wonderful achievement by Mrs Michelle McGill Head of Art Design at Loreto College and by Mr Michael James College Principal Wiktoria Czerwinska was placed first Jodie Canning was second and Lisamarie Benson was third All three students were congratulated on this success by Mrs Michelle McGill Coordinator of Art Design at Loreto College 63

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 SCHOOL LITURGY MASS CELEBRATED TO MARK NEW SCHOOL YEAR AT LORETO COLLEGE The theme of the Opening Mass was This Day Is Mine The Opening Mass for the academic year 2017 2018 was celebrated at Loreto College Coleraine on Tuesday 19th September 2017 The theme of the Mass was This Day Is Mine and it offered reflection on the many opportunities which are available to every member of the school community and how these might best be developed in the year ahead Organised by school Liturgist Mr Kevin Conroy and by the members of the RE department with support from the Music Department and Art Department and involving every member of the school community and the Loreto Community the Mass provided an inspirational reflection for the year ahead The Folk Group which led the singing at the Loreto College Opening Mass 2017 64

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Traditional musicians who played during the Opening Mass Students who took part in the entrance procession during the 2017 Opening Mass Gifts representing student life which were presented as the Opening Mass began 65

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 YEAR 8 RETREAT Year 8 classes took part in their first annual Loreto Retreat on 6th and 13th October The Retreat organised by members of the Religious Education department was facilitated by student teachers from St Mary s University College Belfast who are former students of Loreto College The retreat was entitled New Beginnings Some of our Year 8 students can be seen here enjoying their retreat 66

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LoretoLore Mag 17 18 YEAR 10 RETREAT All Year 10 students took part in their annual Retreat on Monday 22nd January Led by the Derry Youth Community the Retreat was an opportunity for the Year 10 students to reflect together and as individuals on their own and one another s talents and characteristics and on the influences on their lives as they begin to plan ahead for moving on from the Junior School About to select their GCSE subjects the Year 10 students enjoyed the opportunity to consider how God has been and will remain present and instrumental in their lives The students also celebrated how much they value and support one another as a year group as they enter their final sixth months as Loreto Juniors before the serious business of life in the Senior School begins Year 10 students listening to a talk from the Derry Youth Community during their annual Retreat Year 10 students participating in their Retreat led by the Derry Youth Community 68

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 YEAR 11 RETREAT All Year 11 students enjoyed their annual day s Retreat on Wednesday 15th November As the Christmas examinations approach the Year 11 students had an opportunity to reflect on their relationships and priorities considering family friendships and the broader community of which they are an essential part The Retreat provided a welcome opportunity for Year 11 to spend a day of reflection together at a busy and stressful time of year Year 11 students pictured at the Retreat Year 11 students participating in their annual Retreat 69

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 YEAR 12 RETREAT All Year 12 students enjoyed their annual day s Retreat on Tuesday 24th October an essential part The Retreat provided a welcome opportunity for Year 12 to spend a day of reflection together at a busy and stressful time of year As the GCSE Mock examinations approached the Year 12 students had an opportunity to reflect on their relationships and priorities considering family friendships and the broader community of which they are Some of our Year 12 students can be seen here enjoying their retreat YEAR 14 RETREAT Year 14 students took part in their annual Retreat on Monday 13th November The Retreat was an opportunity for the final year students to reflect together and as individuals on their own and one another s talents and characteristics as the A Level Mock examinations drew near Amid the pressure of A level study university applications and accumulating ir Retreat ar 14 girls enjoying the All smiles A group of Ye 70 deadlines the day gave the Year 14 students a chance to draw breath and to consider how they value and support one another as a year group as they move towards the conclusion of their time at Loreto College Year 14 boys who took at part in their annual Retre

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LoretoLore L O R E T O COLLEGE CELEBRATES Mag 17 18 Christmas with Carol Service The feast of Christmas was marked in Loreto College Coleraine with the annual Carol Service held in the College Hall during the final week of the Autumn Term organised by the College s Religious Education and Music departments The Carol Service featured some dramatic tableaux a variety of thought provoking readings and reflections and performances by the Folk Group and Junior Choir school orchestra and vocal soloists The Service provided a peaceful interlude of reflection in the busy preparation period for the Christmas festivities The Loreto College Junior Choir conducted by Head of Music Miss R Stewart performing at the annual Carol Service Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College paid tribute to all those involved in preparing the Carol Service in particular to the Music and Religious Education departments and to all the staff and students who put so much time and effort into the creation of such a moving and reflective service The Loreto College Folk Group performing at the College s annual Carol Service Soloist Kaleigh Colson Rice and the Folk Group performing during the Loreto College Carol Service A tableau presented by Year 8 students during the Carol Service 72

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LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Year 14 Workshop with CORRYMEELA VOLUNTEERS Christian Unity week in January began with a visit from Corrymeela volunteers to Year 14 during General RE We welcomed Lisa from Germany Chris from Birmingham Kerry from Co Down and Jesse from America all of whom are volunteers They led the group with activities to highlight the dangers of prejudice and stereotyping They also shared an overview of the background of Corrymeela and the work it is currently involved in Each of the volunteers also shared their narrative as to why they felt working as a volunteer was beneficial to them personally Their experiences reflected the warmth of Corrymeela and their desire to work with people in a spirit of justice and rights rather than labels As the volunteers come from all over the world it showed our students opportunities that some may wish to pursue Corrymeela s website states Corrymeela believes in the power of people telling their stories of shared hospitality of telling the truth about the present of turning towards each other and finding strength life and hope in each other Ultimately the work of Corrymeela helps groups learn how to be well together The visit was a positive and enriching experience for our Year 14s as well as entertaining and informative We appreciated very much the time and effort from the volunteers and wished them well in their continued involvement with Corrymeela Corrymeela volunteers speaking to groups of Year 14 General RE students 74

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 ST BRIGID S DAY The Feast Day of St Brigid was marked in Loreto on 1st February with the making of St Brigid s Crosses in Irish class Some of our students are pictured here hard at work and proudly displaying their Crosses POPE JOHN PAUL II AWARD FOR LORETO COLLEGE STUDENTS A group of sixth form students from Loreto College Coleraine were each presented with the Pope John Paul II Awards at the Derry Diocese s eleventh annual ceremony held in Derry s Millennium Forum on Monday 5th February Forty two final year students from Loreto College were presented with the Pope John Paul II Gold award in recognition of their commitment and dedication to parish involvement and social awareness The Pope John Paul II Award was created to commemorate the late Pope John Paul II who was very committed to young people and had great belief and confidence in them It allows young people to be able to take an active part in the life of their Church in the life of their community and society and also to become more aware of the teaching and roles of the Catholic Church The Award is earned by voluntarily taking part in activities of Parish Involvement and Social Awareness for a set period of time and by the preparation of a presentation It is presented to 16 18 year olds who have been actively involved in their parishes and communities and who have contributed in a positive way to the life of the Church the hope is that this commitment will last well into adult life The speaker at the ceremony was the Papal Nuncio to Ireland Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo The ceremony was also attended by Bishop Donal McKeown Bishop of Derry Such ceremonies which began in the Derry Diocese have now spread to over 20 dioceses in Ireland and England Year 14 students from Loreto College Coleraine who received the Pope John Paul II Award at the Millennium Forum 75 The students and the members of the Religious Education department at Loreto College were congratulated on their generosity and commitment by Mr Michael James College Principal Reflecting on what they had learned the students felt that the scheme had allowed them to grow in their faith and in confidence and had given them the opportunity to live their faith through action

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Faith Friends Mass As part of the Loreto Year 13 Religion Outreach Programme students volunteered to become Faith Friends with pupils in local primary schools Mrs McCarry and Miss Galbraith facilitated the Year 13s in preparing resources and arranging visits to the primary schools A number of the Year 13s worked with P7 pupils from St John s Primary School and others travelled to work with the P4 pupils in St Malachy s Primary School The programme provides On Monday 19th March 2018 the Loreto RE Department welcomed the pupils of both primary schools for Mass in Loreto s own Convent Chapel The theme of the Mass was aptly Friendship and Fr Raymond McCullagh celebrated the Mass The Loreto staff and students were delighted to welcome the staff of St Malachy s PS Mrs Burns Mr Green and Ms Murray and the staff of St John s PS Mrs McDonnell and Mrs O Neill It was a lovely occasion made very special by Fr opportunity for the Year 13 students to be role models in faith development for the younger pupils as they prepare for the Sacraments of Confirmation and First Holy Communion McCullagh and the Loreto folk choir led by Zara Leese FA I T H F R I E N D S 76 The groups from all three schools gathered after Mass for refreshments which also gave the students an opportunity to speak with their Faith Friends before they returned to school The staff of Loreto and the Year 13 Faith Friends would like to say a special thank you to the staff and pupils of St Malachy s and St John s and wish them all a happy celebration of the sacraments in the weeks ahead Some snippets from the Faith Friends event which took place at Loreto College

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Easter Liturgy The students who read really well at the Easter Liturgy hauna phie and S o S ls ir g ntrolling Year 14 t job in co a re g a id on for who d presentati t in o rP e w the Po Liturgy the Easter The annual Easter Liturgy took place at Loreto College on Tuesday 27th March Based upon the Stations of the Cross the Liturgy provided a reflection on the events of Holy Week concluding with a celebration of the Resurrection The reflection was led by the College s Religious Education department with vocal performances by the Junior Choir and some soloists The Loreto College Junior Choir who sang splendidly at the Easter Liturgy 77

Voyage to Rome LoretoLore Mag 17 18 for Loreto College A LEVEL RELIGIOUS STUDIES STUDENTS A group of A Level Religious Studies students from Loreto College Coleraine spent an educational and enjoyable five days in Rome just before Easter to complement their studies The students all in Years 13 and 14 at the College enjoyed a very full programme of activities and visits Highlights of the trip included visits to the Colosseum the Roman Forum the Piazza de San Silvestro the Piazza del Populo the Borghese Park the Pincio Terrance the Piazza di Spagna the Pantheon the Trevi Fountain the Campo di Fiori and the Bocca de la Verita They also visited the Irish College the Palatine Hill the Catacombs of St Sebastian and the Church of St Paul s Outside the Walls The group spent a day exploring the Vatican Museums and the Sistene Chapel as well d visiting the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore the famous St Peter s Basilica and Chapel the Museum and Crypt of the Capuchin Friars and the Villa Borghese Park The group also enjoyed some free time for shopping as well as a taste of typical Italian cookery in a range of restaurants The students and the staff who accompanied them Mr Kevin Conroy RE Department along with Mrs Schira McGoldrick Head of Year 13 Mr Bob Murphy Head of History and Mrs Maxine West Sixth Form Study Supervisor found the trip to be thought provoking reflective and enjoyable as well as culturally enriching placing the study of the history and context of religion in an immediate context Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College paid tribute to Mrs Siobhan McCarry Head of Religious Education who organised the trip along with Mr Kevin Conroy who led it for the imaginative and meticulous planning of such a wonderful educational experience for the A level Religious Studies students Students and staff visiting the Irish College Rome 78

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LoretoLore Mag 17 18 EIKON AMAZING THE SPACE EVENT A group of sixteen Year 9 students along with Mr Conroy joined with 30 Year 9s from North Coast Integrated College accompanied by teacher Miss McFarland and assistant Miss Athanasiou attended the Amazing The Space event at the Eikon Centre on Friday 23rd March About 2500 students from across Northern Ireland were present at the event celebrating peace and co operation in Northern Ireland Amazing the Space is a crosscommunity peace initiative which was launched by Prince Harry in September 2017 and empowers young people in Northern Ireland to Two Loreto Year 9 boys pictured with BBC NI presenter Barra Best at Amazing The Space event become ambassadors for peace in their communities Appropriately the surprise Guests of Honour at the event were none other than Prince Harry and his wife Megan Markle Students were also very excited to meet BBC NI presenter Barra Best who compered the event Students and teachers from Loreto College and North Coast Integrated College Coleraine who attended the Amazing The Space event at the Eikon Centre 81

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Lourdes Visit During the Autumn and Spring Terms students and staff were very generous in raising funds for the Irish Pilgrimage Trust As every Easter RE teacher Miss J Galbraith was among a number of leaders on the annual Pilgrimage to Lourdes It was a wonderful and very memorable experience for them all of the other Joined by one Galbraith is leaders Miss to with three Lore pictured here ip a were on the tr students who le very memorab wonderful and al r them l experience fo The boys trav elled to Lourd es on the annual pilgrimage 82

Leavers Mass LoretoLore Mag 17 18 for Year 14 celebrated at Loreto College Year 14 students the class of 2018 and their parents celebrated the end of seven happy years at Loreto College with the teaching staff of the school at a special Mass held on the evening of Wednesday 2nd May celebrated by Father Raymond McCullagh The theme of the Mass was High Hopes inspired by the idea that the students were now continuing their journey into adult life following all the many lessons they had learned from their parents their teachers and one another with the highest of hopes for health happiness and success in the years ahead The Mass celebrated the friendship the students and their teachers have shared something which it is hoped is not to be left behind as the students close the classroom doors for the last time As the students finish timetabled lessons and face the challenges of the A Level examinations the evening was an opportunity to reflect on happy memories with laughter tears song and prayer There was a release of blue and yellow balloons symbolising the students hopes and dreams for the future There were deeply moving and uplifting speeches from Head Girl Sarah Dillon Head Boy Fearghal Close Head of Year 14 Ms Catherine Marron and College Principal Mr Michael James Musical contributions from a group of talented singers and instrumentalists lent a tone of emotional reflection to the evening which was a wonderful affirmation of the Class of 2018 and their special and utterly unique contribution to the life of Loreto College Happy smiles at the Year 14 Leavers Mass Musicians who led the singing at the Leavers Mass Loreto College Head Girl Sarah Dillon and Head Boy Fearghal Close pictured at the Year 14 Leavers Mass Loreto College Principal Mr Michael James pictured with students Victoria Tsang and Blanaid Kealey at the Year 14 Leavers Mass 83 Niamh Cunning and Cahir McLaughlin who performed a duet during the Loreto College Year 14 Leavers Mass

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Year 14 Mass Head Girl s Speech When our parents inform us that someone has just liked their Snapchat or added them as a friend on Instagram we often think they have no idea about anything While this may be true in these cases one thing they were right about was that these have been the best years of lives Our year group have grown so close over the past few years even the gaelic and soccer girls have managed to integrate We have been through a lot together from Finn s reckless dancing on Sense dance floor to Eoin ripping his trousers whilst performing the pike on the trampolines in P E It is impossible to try and summarise the past 7 years but as the theme is High Hopes let me take you back to where it all started when we first walked through the big blue gates At that time the thought of entering through those gates for the last time was a million ways away we were anxious and confused as we attempted to locate the swimming pool we were told to walk past to get to Maths It s safe to say 7 years later a few of us Heads of School finally located it last Friday Our time here has been precious and the memories we have made will last forever At the time we didn t even realise we were making them we were just having fun There are moments of the past year I will never forget The endless eighteenths spent trying to protect dinner tables from the likes of Cahir Boyle or taking the roof off this hall on the final night of Footloose more so than storm Ophelia did We have persevered through all the storms we have faced thus far mainly because we have had high hopes Archbishop Desmond Tutu once said Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness With the friends we have made during our time here that light is easy to find At the beginning of the year Miss Toner presented to us our new attire the infamous fluorescent prefect vests Although I personally believe she didn t introduce them just to terrorise the first years but because our futures our bright In 20 years from now Jack will probably be the proud owner of the Tavern Aoife Kelly will have singlehandedly caused a worldwide tea shortage and Jordan might finally make it to Vegas There are a lot of people who have made the past 7 years so special a few of whom in particular I would like to thank here tonight I would like to thank Mr James Miss Toner Mr Gallagher and Miss Marron along with all of the teachers who have guided us so well They have continuously supported us both academically and morally and have helped shape us into the people we are today The effort and time you spend to get the best of us goes above and beyond our expectations 84 Loreto really is a community and the values of our ethos freedom justice sincerity truth and joy are values we have all developed here which will stand by us for the rest of our lives On behalf of our year group I would like to thank Mrs West who temporarily adopted us this past two years acting as our careers adviser our grammar inspector and crucially ensuring we were always stocked up with tissues throughout the winter months On a personal note I would like to thank you all for letting me represent you as your Head Girl it has been such an honour I would also like to thank Fearghal for making this role so much easier He s always been so supportive of everyone in our year evident in junior school when he carried all of 9C s schoolbags up the Irish stairs before collapsing outside Mr Boyle s door I have always disliked endings the last day of summer the end of a good book the ending of our social But endings are inevitable Leaves fall You close the book and the police arrive Today we say our goodbyes to the place and people we have come to know so well but as wise scholar once said How lucky am I to have something so good that makes saying goodbye so hard Who knew Winnie the Pooh could be so relatable Sarah Dillon Head Girl

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Year 14 Mass Head Boy s Speech Good evening Sisters Father teachers parents and pupils is that we are all members of the Loreto family It is with mixed emotions I stand before you all tonight On the one hand I am excited and looking forward to the future and the next stages of my life On the other I am very sad to see my time at Loreto come to an end I don t believe I m the only one in this room with these emotions either Our last few weeks have been some of the most memorable weeks of our whole school career from Victoria starting water fights the traditional baths in the pond sorry for the soaking Mr Gallagher to the water balloons hitting Mrs West and the cable ties everywhere And if anything bad ever happened we all knew who to blame The Kitchen Boys It doesn t seem that long ago when our year was split in two the soccer ones and the gaelic ones Fights over a football that seemed so important at the time that are now completely forgotten We re now like one big family and the common room and kitchen our humble homes But like all families there comes a time where the children must go off alone and find their own way in the world The saddest aspect of this parting of ways being that friendship groups will be split up as each individual follows their own path with some headed for the South of Ireland England Scotland and Wales Regardless of where we end up we will all share our memories of this school And most importantly the memories made with the amazing people inside of it There are many here in our year today who are unrecognisable from the 11 and 12 year olds that walked through the gates in September 2011 in a good way The class of 18 is made up of such a mix of different people which is what makes our year group so special Everyone comes from such different backgrounds and upbringings from the townies from the Port and Coleraine to the culchies from Dungiven Ballerin and Glenullin it s a miracle we all get along so well The thing that we all now share Looking back there are so many people who deserve to be thanked for moulding our year group over the past seven years This includes all f our form teachers through the years Mrs McCambridge our Head of Year from first to fifth year and Miss Marron our Head of Year for the last two years Any problems or troubles we were having they always did their best to help us out and on behalf of our year I d like to thank them all The teachers have shaped us into the young people we are today A prime example of this is the occasional days in fourth year where we would walk into Irish class and Bean Ui V9 would just give us life lessons and stories from the past rather than teach us Irish Hopefully one of her new stories is the time her hero Daniel O Donnell came to visit her on her last day in cardboard form Thanks also go to Mr James Mr Gallagher and Miss Toner for giving me the privilege of being Head Boy for the last 12 months as well as supporting us as students and keeping our toes behind the line not over it It s only now when I m older I realise why they are so strict on uniform punctuality and diaries etc and that s to make us better people and prepare for life after Loreto I was always too scared to break the rules in junior as unlike most others my age I had a mother 85 on the teaching staff so anything I got up to she knew about it On a personal note I d like to thank Mammy for everything she s done for me in school She encouraged me sometimes very strongly to take up the opportunities in school and if I ve ever needed money food or a lift home she s usually said Yes Some special thanks must also go to Mrs West for putting up with us all year She s been a great mother figure to all of us shouting at us when we deserved it making us work when we needed to but also willing to have a bit of craic and give us freedom Thanks also to the most under appreciated members of staff Paddy the caretaker Pauline and Lynda in the office the science technicians the librarian the cleaners the canteen staff the bursars and the classroom assistants Without of which the school couldn t function At least this speech hasn t gone as badly as my first Ah yeah Sarah has said it all wasn t the best way to enter the role as Head Boy but the year has rushed by in no time I would have to thank Sarah mostly for heading all the prefect meetings while I sat and did nothing as well as the deputies Sarah Moore and Finn Lestas and all the senior prefects for making all our jobs easy and being a pleasure to work with Loreto has been for myself and all my classmates a massive part of our lives for the past 7 years As I said earlier we will all head our separate ways in a few months time and no one knows what the future holds for any of us but one thing we will always have in common is that we were pupils of Loreto College Coleraine and for that we will all be very grateful and extremely proud Fearghal Close Head Boy

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Year 12 Mass Our Year 12 students celebrated their final day in class before their exams on Thursday 3rd May The occasion was marked with the Year 12 Mass celebrated on their final afternoon The Mass was an opportunity for the Year 12 students and their Form Teachers to celebrate five years together working towards success in the GCSE examinations and beyond The afternoon was also a celebration of friendship Furthermore the students took time to pay tribute to their Head of Year Mr Liam Shaw their Form Teachers and subject teachers Mr Liam Shaw receiving a token of thanks and appreciation as Head of Year 12 The Year 12 students were wished every success in their GCSE examinations by Mr Gallagher College Vice Principal and by Mr Shaw Year Head Year 12 musicians who played at the mass Year 12 pupils gathered together to celebrate mass 86

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 LORETO COLLEGE CELEBRATES END OF YEAR MASS Solo singers who performed at the Loreto College End of Year Mass The closing of the academic year was celebrated at Loreto College Coleraine with a special Mass on Tuesday 26th June Celebrated by Father Austin McGirr the theme of the Mass was Part of the Team based on the 2018 World Cup Finals and it celebrated the core Loreto values of Justice Sincerity Truth Freedom and Joy as well as some of the principles of teamwork Trust Dedication Teamwork and Faith At the Mass several members of staff who have embodied the Loreto values were celebrated as they approach retirement and take their leave of Loreto College In particular everyone at Loreto College wished to express their heartfelt thanks to three teachers Mrs Geraldine Doherty Mrs Schira McGoldrick and Mr Frank Scullion Mrs Geraldine Doherty has been Head of Biology at Loreto College for many years as well as acting as Special Educational Needs Coordinator Mrs Schira McGoldrick has taught History been Head of Year for Sixth Form and Coordinator of Gaelic Games having coached many camogie teams and encouraged the promotion of Gaelic Games throughout the College Mr Frank Scullion has been Senior Teacher Head of Chemistry Head of Science and School Timetabler and was honoured in the last few years with a Royal Society of Chemistry Teachers Award All three have worked with countless classes in an academic and pastoral capacity for many years and all three will be greatly missed at Loreto College Also leaving Loreto College is Head of Geography Miss Elizabeth Curry after 19 distinguished years of service to the College Miss Curry is also getting married this summer Mrs Schira McGoldrick and Mrs Geraldine Doherty pictured at the End of Year Mass Year 8 students who presented World Cup flags at the End of Year Mass 87 Harpists who performed at the Loreto End of Year Mass and good wishes were extended to her and to her fianc Presentations were made to all four teachers by the 2018 19 Head Girl Fionnuala Keane and Sports Captain Cait Passmore A presentation was also made to English teacher Mr Callum Boyle who gets married this Summer with the good wishes of the student community Speaking on behalf of all the staff and of the Senior Leadership Team Miss Belinda Toner College Vice Principal expressed her gratitude to all of those members of staff who were retiring or leaving Speaking of Mrs Geraldine Doherty Mrs Schira McGoldrick Mr Frank Scullion and Miss Elizabeth Curry Miss Toner commented that everyone in Loreto College students and staff would miss their wisdom their knowledge their caring and dedicated approach to everything they did and their tremendous knowledge and passion for their academic subjects Miss Elizabeth Curry centre with fellow members of the Geography Department Mrs Meabh McGreevy and Mr Liam Shaw at the End of Year Mass

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LoretoLore Mag 17 18 HELPING OTHERS LORETO COLLEGE DONATES BOOKS TO ZOMBA ACTION PROJECT Mrs C Little and Mrs F Pepin present English book to Miss R McCaughan of the Zomba Action Project assisted by students The Loreto College English Department made a gift of books for schools in Zomba Southern Malawi Approximately 600 books were donated to be distributed to secondary schools in Zomba Head of English Mrs Caragh Little and English Department member Mrs Frances Pepin suggested to the College that it was much more constructive to donate the books to schools which would welcome them rather than having the books recycled since new specifications brought new textbooks to Loreto Mrs Little commented With the arrival of a whole set of new GCSE textbooks as the Autumn Term begins it is positive to see our older books being appreciated and being put to good use MACMILLAN COFFEE MORNING Congratulations to members of staff on their generosity at the annual Macmillan Coffee morning they raised a wonderful 344 Well done Roisin McCaughan representing the Zomba Action Project said Many pupils in rural secondary schools have to share books they are in such short supply This gift will greatly improve the opportunity to learn for those pupils lucky enough to receive a former Loreto College book Particular thanks goes to Mrs K Mitchel and Mrs S Young for helping set up the Staffroom for the event 95

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 LORETO STUDENTS HELP OUT AT RIDING FOR THE DISABLED CENTRE Mr Albert Clyde BEM Secretary and Director of Riding for the Disabled Coleraine receiving the cheque of 100 from Mrs McGill and some Year 13 students As part of the general RE enrichment programme a number of year 13 students along with their teacher Mrs Michelle McGill volunteered to help out throughout the year at the local Riding for the Disabled Centre in Coleraine The RDA has been operating in Coleraine since 1975 and each week they provide opportunities for over one hundred people with physical or learning difficulties RDA Coleraine receives no recurrent funding they rely solely upon grants regular fundraising activities and the goodwill of volunteers This is the second year Loreto students have helped with the care of the horses by mucking out stables grooming filling hay nets and performing other yard duties The Year 13 students also generously raised 100 to help with the running of the centre Loreto College Year 13 students helping out at the Riding for the Disabled Centre Coleraine 96 Year 13 students and Mrs McGill who visited the Riding for the Disabled Centre

LoretoLore LORETO PRESENTS Mag 17 18 GE N E RO US S HO E BOX D ON AT IO N TO ROA D O F HO P E Students and staff at Loreto College Coleraine carried out some very impressive work for some of the College s designated charities during the first three months of the Autumn Term Throughout October and early November students and their form teachers were hard at work collecting and organising materials for the annual Christmas Shoebox Appeal for The Road of Hope organisation The Road of Hope is a Rasharkin based charity whose aim is to support the children and elderly in Eastern Europe who have suffered extreme isolation poverty and trauma as a result of conflict The shoeboxes filled with every day items such as soap and facecloths toothpaste and toothbrushes hair accessories small toys and sweets are delivered annually to those who wouldn t otherwise receive a Christmas present This year an impressive total of 371 shoeboxes were collected by Loreto s pupils and these in turn brought joy and hope to those who needed it most at Christmas Fiona Kelly of The Road of Hope organization paid tribute to the members of the Loreto College Social Justice League for their hard work dedication and concern for others in collecting such an impressive number of shoeboxes for the appeal 97 As Christmas approached the students and staff of Loreto College continued their efforts in support of a number of extremely deserving causes Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College paid tribute to all the students and staff who had worked so hard in these endeavours under the leadership of Social Justice Co ordinator Mrs Lorraine McCool Members of the Loreto College Social Justice Group their teachers Mrs Lorraine McCool and Mrs Fiona McCloskey present Christmas Shoeboxes to Fiona Kelly from The Road of Hope

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LoretoLore Mag 17 18 LORETO CONCERN AMBASSADORS FAST FOR FUNDS A group of twelve sixth form students from Loreto College undergone training and gained experience as Concern Ambassadors Concern Worldwide works with the world s poorest people to tackle hunger and transform lives The students have got involved in trying to help the poorest and most vulnerable people get the care and support they need for a healthy future by supporting our Food in a Fragile World appeal Every donation made before 17 December 2017 was matched pound for pound by the UK government The Year 14 Ambassadors attended training during Year 13 while the current Year 13 students received some in school training provided by Mr Eoin Duffy All twelve students learned about the work of Concern overseas and the bid to end world hunger On 23rd November the students took part in a 24 hour Fast from food with some also abstaining from social media To raise awareness the students took part in a bucket lift collection throughout the school corridors at Break and Lunchtimes as well as being sponsored in their endeavour by family members and friends A post exam night out was also organised to raise much needed funds The students were keen to meet the fundraising deadline of 17th December when all monies 99 raised would be matched by the government effectively doubling their fundraising total The students were congratulated on their dedication to this excellent cause by Mrs Lorraine McCool Social Justice Co ordinator at Loreto College while Mr Michael James College Principal urged all students and staff to support them on this wonderful endeavour in the quest to help others Students from Loreto College who were trained as Concern Ambassadors and took part in a 24 Fast among their fundraising endeavours

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 CANDY CANE DELIVERY The members of the Loreto College Justice League had a busy few weeks selling personalised Candy Canes to raise money in support of the Irish Pilgrimage Trust IHCPT Lourdes Pilgrimage Students and teachers had the opportunity to send a Candy Cane with a Christmas message to other members of the school community The initiative was very successful teacher Mrs Fiona McCloskey who co ordinated it paid tribute to students and staff for their generosity in supporting it The delivery of Candy Canes took place on Friday morning 15th December introducing the start of the Christmas celebrations at Loreto College after the exam period Co ordinator of the Candy Cane fundraising campaign Mrs Fiona McCloskey with other members of the Loreto Justice League Students from the Loreto Justice League who organised the Candy Cane fundraising campaign for the Irish Pilgrimage Trust IHCPT Lourdes Pilgrimage 100

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 St Vincent De Paul LORETO COLLEGE S V P GROUP HAMPER APPEAL The St Vincent de Paul Youth Group from Loreto College Coleraine completed a busy first term of hard work in the service of others by collecting and assembling Christmas hampers which were distributed to local families in need of some assistance during the festive season Thirty one large hampers were collected assembled and wrapped by the group which was composed of some very public spirited senior students under the leadership of Religious Education teacher Mr Kevin Conroy These hampers were presented to representatives from the Society of St Vincent de Paul from St John s Dunboe and St Malachy s parishes Coleraine who received them with great enthusiasm and appreciation on behalf of the families to whom they were donated Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College paid tribute to the students and Mr Conroy for their consideration and generosity in encouraging students from throughout the school to donate to this excellent cause Loreto College students with some of the 31 hampers donated to the Society of St Vincent de Paul at Christmas 101

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Loreto S V P Coffee Morning The Loreto College St Vincent de Paul group held its annual Coffee Morning in the Convent House on Monday 19th March Members of the public were joined by some members of staff enjoying tea coffee and buns while listening to some of the College s talented traditional musicians and singers Funds were raised for SVP throughout the morning Mr Gallagher Vice Principal of Loreto College and three of the College s talented traditional musicians provided some pleasant background music at the annual SVP Coffee Morning ts who 13 studen r a e Y e re Th e annual d out at th e lp e h ly d kin e Morning SVP Coffe P Coffee ing the SV y jo n ouse e d n Convent H laxing a d re e h ts is s e rb u G refu the newly Morning in 102

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Loreto College makes S V P Donation Members of the Loreto College Coleraine St Vincent de Paul group presented a cheque to representatives of the Society of St Vincent de Paul in the St John s St Malachy s and Dunboe parishes on Tuesday 26th June The total amount raised this year for SVP at Loreto College was a very welcome 922 50 This money will go towards local causes identified by the St John s St Malachy s and Dunboe conferences The various fundraising initiatives held at Loreto this year included two draws one on behalf of St John s and one organised by the Loreto SVP The Loreto students also took part in a charity walk on an extremely cold day in February and even paid for the privilege The final fundraising event was the annual Loreto SVP coffee morning in the Convent which once again proved to be very popular with local people as a chance to mingle with neighbours and parishioners Mr Kevin Conroy and Loreto College students present representatives of the Society of St Vincent de Paul with a donation of 922 50 103 while listening to the talents of the Loreto musicians all while having an abundance of tray bakes and scones to choose from The Loreto SVP once again donated over 30 packed food hampers at Christmas Loreto College s SVP Coordinator Mr Kevin Conroy commented that it had been a very successful year Mr Conroy expressed appreciation on behalf of the College to everyone who contributed in any way to the funds raised for St Vincent de Paul in the College this year

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Mission Sale Concludes busy Term of Fund raising at Loreto College The Social Justice Group at Loreto College Coleraine had a very busy Autumn Term with a number of events and initiatives going on to raise funds for a variety of very worthy causes The term s fundraising activities culminated on Wednesday 20th December with the annual Mission Day raising funds for the Loreto Missions worldwide Loreto s Mission Day is the College s annual fun day to promote fair trade the Millennium Goals and the Loreto Missions worldwide The day allows students from all year groups to become involved in a variety of activities such as quizzes sporting challenges and games of skill with the focal point being the Loreto Christmas Market in the College Hall Fair trade gifts as well as pre loved jewellery and fashion accessories were on sale and for some a definite highlight was the range of seasonal treats on offer in the caf run by Year 13 students in the College s Home Economics suite The College was particularly grateful to McAtamney s Butchers who supplied bacon and sausages and to Pappy s Bakery Dunloy who supplied sodas for the Caf both very generously donating the tasty treats free of charge one of the Year 10 boys manning Mission Day stalls at Loreto College Students also enjoyed taking part in a Sumo Wrestling challenge and an inflatable obstacle course to say nothing of the tightly contested Year 11 soccer tournament which was won by 11A Some particularly intrepid male students and staff were sponsored to have their legs waxed for the cause screams of pain and howls of laughter were heard as this was carried out during lunchtime In the afternoon many students enjoyed forming a lively audience for Loreto s Got Talent organised by the College s Head Girl Sarah Dillon and Head Boy Fearghal Close along with an enthusiastic team of Senior Prefects This year s Loreto s Got Talent competition was tightly contested the winner was Year 9 singer Conor McCloskey who performed a charismatic version of the song The Gambler In second place following a sing off was a Year 13 band who performed two very contrasting songs Guest artists were former student and former Loreto s Got Talent winner Jamie Neill and a Year 14 boys band who received a rapturous reception a basketball hoop challenge a challenge based on popular TV programme I m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here and an assortment of board games and computer games An impressive total just short of 3000 was raised on the day for the Loreto Missions Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College paid tribute to all the students and staff who had worked so hard in these endeavours under the leadership of Social Justice Co ordinator Mrs Lorraine McCool and Mission Day Co ordinator Mrs Mabel McAleese Year 9 pupil Conor win ner of Loreto s Got Talent on the College s Mission Day Other activities on the day included a car wash Year 8 girls and Mrs M McGreevy at their pre loved jewelle ry stall 104 Santa Claus made an Day appearance on Mission

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LoretoLore Mag 17 18 LORETO COLLEGE STUDENTS IN MAGNIFICENT TR CAIRE EFFORT Staff and students of Loreto College Coleraine raised a magnificent total of 5054 for Tr caire in the College s annual Lenten fund raising campaign created and contributed to by a huge number of Loreto students and teachers to show their support for those being helped by this year s Appeal Each form class in the College collected money each week with some classes organising specific activities such as raffles and cake sales to add to their funds Top form classes in each year group were presented with certificates of achievement while the top fund raiser in the whole school was Ellie Dillon Year 9 who raised a magnificent 75 Ellie s form class 9B raised the highest total of all form classes in the school a wonderful 465 80 The class and their form teacher Mrs Sheila McBroom were presented with awards and congratulated on this marvellous achievement and great generosity One of the many initiatives which attracted a lot of attention throughout the weeks of Lent was the Lego model of the Titanic constructed by Jack Dihmis Year 10 students had the chance to guess how many Lego bricks were used to make the model The winners of this competition were first Prize of a Vivofit Smart Cameron Sinclair second prize of a Sony Bluetooth speaker Hannah Ruth Mullan Other close guesses were given by Conrad O Coiscneachain Kady Fleming Nadia Pritchard Euan Simpson Mrs Loughrey and Mrs Pepin Mrs Lorraine McCool Social Justice Co ordinator at Loreto College paid tribute to all those who had got involved in the Tr caire campaign this year contributing their initiative ideas and generosity to such great effect Mrs McCool commented The theme which Tr caire created for its 2018 Lenten Appeal was Until Love Conquers Fear A huge sheet of paint handprints was that seeing such an impressive sum being raised for such a good cause during times of recession was evidence of the Loreto Ethos in action Mr Michael James College Principal thanked Mrs McCool for leading the fund raising and joined her in paying tribute to the generosity of everyone who had contributed their time effort ideas and financial support Some pictures from one of the many different form class fundraisers for Trocaire Mrs McBroom pictured with her form class 9B who raised the highest total of all form classes in the school a wonderful 465 80 Also present is Loreto Social Justice League Co ordinator Mrs Lorraine McCool 108

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LoretoLore Mag 17 18 CELEBRATING TEN YEARS OF LORETO RUMBEK Friday 13th April 2018 marked the 10th Anniversary of our Loreto School in Rumbek To mark this occasion all Loreto schools were celebrated at approximately the same time The dream of providing Secondary Education for girls was a daunting task The intrepid Loreto Sisters who were the pioneers in achieving this dream were constantly inspired by the vision of Loreto founder Mary Ward whose motto was that Women in time will do much A mere two years after arrival in Rumbek the new Loreto school welcomed its first students Since then the school has gone from strength to strength with some graduates going on to train to be the future teachers A thriving Primary School followed and its home has now moved from being under the trees to lovely new classrooms Children are being fed as well as being taught Parents and small children are being assisted and so the Mission develops In Loreto College Coleraine celebrations took place during breaktime on Friday 13th April In the staff room a cake was cut around the same time as the anniversary cake was cut in Rumbek There was traditional music in Caf Lorette during break and lunchtime with 10 small spot prizes being won Perhaps best of all from the students perspective to mark the tenth anniversary breaktime was extended by ten minutes The Loreto Rumbek initiative is one of the many causes for which Loreto students and staff raise money every year on Mission Day it is wonderful to see these funds being put to such good use The anniversary cake marking the tenth anniversary of Loreto Rumbek Traditional musicians playing in the canteen to celebrate ten years since the foundation of Loreto Rumbek Year 8 girls enjoying an extended break time as part of the tenth anniversary of Loreto Rumbek celebrations 110

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 LORETO STUDENTS KENYA BOUND A group of ten students and one teacher from Loreto College spent the first month of the Summer holidays in Kenya carrying out voluntary work as part of the Camps International project The students in Year 12 and Year 13 followed their GCSE and AS Level examinations with the month long adventure They were accompanied by Loreto Maths teacher Mr Fearghal Collins Loreto s Social Justice Co ordinator Mrs Lorraine McCool introduced the project at morning Assembly during the week beginning Monday 23rd April and some of the students involved led a collection as part of their fundraising for the project The students were looking forward to their adventure that would give them the opportunity of putting the Loreto value of being an agent of 111 social change into practice in the most real terms The group of Year 12 and Year 13 students who spent July in Kenya carrying out voluntary work as part of the Camps International project Also included are Mr Collins who accompanied the students in Kenya and Social Justice Co ordinator Mrs McCool

Opportunity of a Lifetime in Lourdes Sixth Form student Sophie Craig has travelled to Lourdes for the past two years a journey which she describes as an opportunity of a lifetime Last year Sophie became involved with the Irish Pilgrimage Trust through Loreto where she travelled as a student carer with Group 67 to the one of the most visited pilgrimage sites in the world Her trip last year with 10 children was filled with endless activities for the entire group to avail of games at the prairie mass and the train ride around Lourdes LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Sophie fondly describes her highlight of the week in Lourdes as being the candlelit procession The atmosphere is fascinating with over one thousand young people and their carers walking around the sanctuary Apart from this procession being the pinnacle of her experience Sophie emphasises how the music celebration and dance brought the group closer together Upon reflection Sophie believes that she will always remember the memories made with her group in Lourdes even if the week was over in a flash She is grateful for this experience that had an influence on her as a person and will ultimately be an unforgettable journey By Kirstie Brown Year 13 In 2018 being invited back to Lourdes with Group 67 felt like such a privilege to Sophie Her role as a full carer this year enabled her to become more involved with the group creating relationships with the young people in our society who have learning difficulties Sophie felt that despite the week at Lourdes being emotional and overwhelming at times the children carry the carers through on these days Loreto Year 14 student Sophie Craig centre who travelled to Lourdes as a student carer 112

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 BELFAST MARATHON Congratulations to Miss Morren and three teams of sixth form students who participated in the Belfast Marathon relay event Over 700 was raised almost 800 for three charities which the students selected themselves Alzheimer s Society Cancer Focus NI and World Wildlife Fund The girls who ran for Alzheimer s Society raised over 500 The students all thoroughly enjoyed their May Day bank holiday and were delighted that some other Year 14 students came along to provide support The girls who raised over 500 running for Alzheimer s society The Year 14 students who participated in the Belfast Marathon relay event successfully raising almost 800 for Alzheimer s Society Cancer Focus NI and World Wildlife Fund Year 14 Belfast Marathon runners with other Year 14s who came along to give them support 113

Mag 17 18 ACTION MS SPONSORED WALK All Year 8 students took part in a Sponsored Walk on the East Strand Portrush on Friday 18th May to raise funds for Action MS The event raised a wonderful 2241 21 Particular congratulations go to Amelia in 8B who was the top fundraiser Action MS Northern Ireland report that the Action MS Walk for MS is about school communities taking steps to beat multiple sclerosis and learning a sense of citizenship as well as developing caring attitudes The sponsored walks are staged at various venues around the country and are now recognised as one of the most successful charity projects in Northern Ireland Mrs Loughrey with some pupils from her Year 8 form class at the sponsored walk for Action MS The students were accompanied on the walk by teachers including their form teachers Mrs McCool Mrs McAleese Miss Morren Miss Galbraith Mrs McBride Mrs McGreevy Mrs Dunne Mrs Loughrey and Mr Murphy This was a great opportunity to raise money for an excellent cause on a beautiful late spring morning Congratulations to Year 8 and their form teachers Well done 114 Year 8 pictured enjoying their trip to Portrush East Strand for the Action MS sponsored walk LoretoLore

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 STEM NEWS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS FORENSICS WORKSHOP FOR LORETO COLLEGE STUDENTS All Year 9 students at Loreto College Coleraine took part in a workshop on Forensics on Monday 2nd October 2017 Presented in association with the University of Strathclyde by a qualified and experienced Forensic Scientist the workshop introduced students to the career opportunities open to them in the world of crime investigation and the relevance to this to their studies in Science During the course of the half day the students worked collaboratively on a problem solving exercise They were presented with a scenario in which a student had been murdered they then proceeded around a series of stations which presented them with various pieces of evidence which led towards the solving of the mystery The stations tested the students skills of observation as well as alerting them to the relevance of elements such as DNA moulding blood groups and so on With enthusiasm levels among the students showing tremendous appreciation for the workshop it was deemed a great success by Mrs Sheila McBroom who coordinated the event Mrs McBroom commented The workshop allowed the pupils to see and use real applications of science Such activities challenge the pupils in a number of other ways working effectively with others in small groups listening and Loreto College Year 9 students pictured at their Forensics workshop 115 observing carefully to build all the evidence and so on Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College paid tribute to all those who took part in the Forensics workshop commenting that it had provided a valuable experience for the students to put their learning into the context of an interesting and challenging career

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 SENIOR MATHEMATICS TEAM CHALLENGE TITLE FOR LORETO COLLEGE TEAM A team from Loreto College took first place in the Northern Ireland heat of the UK Mathematics Trust Senior Team Mathematics Challenge on Friday 17th November The Further Mathematics Support Programme in partnership with the UK Mathematics Trust organises the Senior Team Mathematics Challenge The competition is sponsored by Rolls Royce plc The STMC for Year 12 Year 13 and Year 14 students tests mathematical communication and teamwork skills The team members who were accompanied by Mrs Martina Mackle to the competition which was held in Rockport School Holywood were Molly Brennan Year 14 Callum Johnston Year 14 Conor Kelly Year 13 and Joseph Mullan Year 13 The team members Mrs Mackle and Head of Mathematics Miss Leanne Martin were congratulated on this magnificent result by Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College The Loreto College team who won the Northern Ireland heat of the UK Mathematics Trust Senior Team Mathematics Challenge 116

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 SUCCESS FOR LORETO COLLEGE AT BT YOUNG SCIENTIST AND TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION It was a successful and inspiring week for six sixth form students from Loreto College Coleraine who represented their school at the 2018 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition in Dublin Now in its 54th year the event brings together some of the country s brightest young minds as they compete to take home the coveted title of the BT Young Scientist Technologist s of the Year 2018 President of Ireland Michael D Higgins officially opened the Exhibition at a special ceremony on Wednesday 10th January attended by students teachers Exhibition partners and stakeholders and presented by broadcaster Aidan Power and TG4 s Roisin Ni Thom in Loreto College was represented by six sixth form students accompanied by Head of Physics Mrs Maeve Close and Physics teacher Mrs Katrina Brolly Year 13 student Susan McKendry presented a project entitled Magic Marbles Fellow Year 13 students Donal Close and Sian Donaghy investigated Water Bridges Finally Year 14 students Fearghal Close Sean Doherty and Dominic Bradley produced a project about the Memory Effect During the course of the three day event all six students had the opportunity to present their projects to the adjudicators as well as to a range of distinguished guests Among the people the students had the opportunity to meet were Martina Anderson MEP Karen Mullan MLA Miche l Martin Leader of Fianna F il Derek Baker Permanent Secretary for Education NI as well as Padraig Whelton Peter Morris and Jenny Lennon of BT At the Award Ceremony on Friday evening Donal Close and Sian Donaghy were presented with the Institute of Physics in Ireland Award for their project Donal and Sian as well as fellow Year 13 student Susan McKendry were delighted to learn that their projects had been Highly Commended Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College paid tribute to all six students and to their teachers Mrs Maeve Close and Mrs Katrina Brolly on a superb showing at the Exhibition and on the many months of dedicated hard work in the preparation stages for this highly prestigious event students Loreto College se and Donal Clo Sian Donaghy of te itu Inst winners of the nd Award la Ire in Physics Sean Doherty Dominic Bradley and Fearghal Close pictured with Derek Baker Permanent Secretary for Education Northern Ireland and Peter Morris and Jenny Lennon of BT at the 2018 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 117

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 dry t Susan McKen Loreto studen was Highly whose project T Young at the 2018 B Commended xhibition Technology E Scientist and Sean Doherty Dominic Bradley and Fearghal Close who represented the College at the 2018 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition Susan McKendry pictured with Martina Anderson MEP Karen Mullan MLA and Padraig Whelton of BT Loreto College teachers Mrs Maeve Close and Mrs Katrina Brolly with student Susan McKendry pictured with Derek Baker Permanent Secretary for Education Northern Ireland at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 118

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 BIG BANG SUCCESS FOR LORETO COLLEGE SCIENTISTS Students from Loreto College Coleraine won a prestigious award at the UK Finals of the Big Bang UK Scientists and Engineers Competition held in the NEC Arena Birmingham The event aims to celebrate and raise the profile of young people s achievements and provide them with the opportunity to build their skills and confidence in project based work In total five students from Loreto College won the Northern Ireland round to take part in the UK Finals At the Northern Ireland heat held in June 2017 Loreto students D nal Close and Sian Donaghy investigated Phonebook Physics and carried out complex mathematical analysis of the friction associated with interleaved pages of paper and the force required to separate them Sian and D nal won the Queen s University Belfast Maths and Physics prize for their project In addition to this students Dominic Bradley S an Doherty and Fearghal Close carried out a project entitled Crumple Zones investigating innovative methods of packaging used to minimise damage to electronic gadgets delivered by drones also being nominated to represent Northern Ireland in the UK Final At the UK Final D nal Close and Sian Donaghy were named runners up in the Intermediate Science category a wonderful achievement All five Loreto students were presented with Finalist medals with the judges commenting that they were wonderful ambassadors for their school Loreto College students D nal Close and Sian Donaghy runners up in the Intermediate Science category at the UK Finals of the Big Bang Scientists Engineers competition Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College paid tribute to all five students and their teacher Mrs Maeve Close on this wonderful achievement The five students from Loreto College who represented Northern Ireland at the UK Finals of the Big Bang Scientists Engineers competition 119

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 LORETO BIG BANG UK FINALISTS PAY TRIBUTE TO SPONSORS Loreto College students who participated in the UK Final of the Big Bang UK Scientists and Engineers Competition with teacher Mrs Maeve Close The Loreto College students and their teacher who reached the UK Finals of the Big Bang UK Scientists and Engineers Competition have paid tribute to local companies who sponsored them for this prestigious competition Loreto College was represented at the UK Finals by Year 14 students Dominic Bradley Fearghal Close and S an Doherty and Year 13 students D nal Close and Sian Donaghy The students were mentored and accompanied by Head of Physics Mrs Maeve Close Sons Daniel Henry Estate Agents Limavady Printing Company McAtamney Butchers Rafferty Roof Trusses and Surefoot Scaffolding At the UK Finals D nal Close and Sian Donaghy were named runnersup in the Senior Science section a wonderful achievement All five students were presented with Finalist medals The students were sponsored by Armstrong Medical J Bradley and 120 Mrs Maeve Close paid tribute to the companies who sponsored the students commenting that their generosity had made a huge difference to facilitating their endeavours and their journey to Birmingham Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College joined Mrs Close in paying tribute to the sponsors as well as congratulating the students and their teachers on these wonderful achievements

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 LORETO COLLEGE SHINES AT BIG BANG NORTHERN IRELAND Loreto College Coleraine was represented with great distinction at the annual Big Bang Northern Ireland Sentinus Young Innovators competition held at the Ulster University Jordanstown on Tuesday 26th June Sentinus Young Innovators incorporating Big Bang Northern Ireland is one of the largest events of its kind in the UK celebrating the achievements of Young People in STEM At its centre is an exhibition of innovative and exciting projects completed by young people from throughout Ireland incorporating the Big Bang UK Young Scientists and Engineers competition open to all young people between 11 19 project entitled Tree Trigonometry and by Aaron Lestas and Matthew McGowan with a project entitled Weetabrix Following three rounds of judging there was good news for the Loreto contingent In the Senior section D nal Close and Sian Donaghy won the Queen s University Belfast Physics Prize for their project while Susan McKendry qualified to take part in the UK Big Bang Final to be held in Birmingham next year In the Senior section Loreto was represented by D nal Close and Sian Donaghy with a project entitled Water Bridges and by Susan McKendry with a project entitled Magic Marbles In the Intermediate section Loreto was represented by Fiyinfoluwa Owolabi with a project entitled Echolocation by Cheyanne Corbett with a project entitled Gecko Grip by Anna Toner and Tereska Sobocinska with a Students who qualified for the Big Bang UK Finals at the Big Bang NI Sentinus Young Innovators competition Loreto College students who won the QUB Physics Prize at the Big Bang NI Sentinus Young Innovators competition A highlight of the day for all the students was meeting Q Radio s Stephen Clements who promised to mention them on the radio the following morning All the students who took part along with their teachers Mrs Maeve Close and Mrs Katrina Brolly were congratulated on their superb achievements by Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College on behalf of all the staff and students of the College Loreto College students meet Q Radio s Stephen Clements at the Big Bang NI Sentinus Young Innovators competition Loreto College students who won awards at the Big Bang NI Sentinus Young Innovators competition 121 Students who represented Loreto College at the Big Bang NI Sentinus Young Innovators competition

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 LORETO REPRESENTED AT BIG SCHOOL COOK OFF Loreto College was represented with great distinction by Daniel Sharpe and Conor Radford both Year 10 at the Mount Charles Big Cook Off in association with The Irish News and Business in the Community The competition was created to inspire secondary school pupils to think about healthy eating and food provenance and to encourage them to consider a future career in the hospitality industry Daniel and Conor were among 52 lucky students who were shortlisted from 200 applicants to cook at the various regional heats held across Northern Ireland Daniel and Conor with their Home Economics teacher Mrs McAleese Home Economics teachers Mrs McNicholl and Mrs McAleese commented that both Conor and Daniel were amazing and although they didn t make it through to the final stage they were a credit to the school Year 10 students Daniel Sharpe and Conor Radford in action during Mount Charles Big Cook Off Daniel and Conor receiving their County Derry regional finalist certificates in the Mount Charles Big Cook Off competition 2018 122

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 ROTARY TECHNOLOGY TOURNAMENT 2018 On Wednesday 7th March Loreto hosted the Rotary Technology Tournament Loreto was represented by three teams who contested against teams from Coleraine College and Dominican College Portstewart Loreto College was represented by a Year 10 team consisting of Ola Krystowska James McDowell Conor Radford Eunan Boylan and Anna O Kane a Year 12 team consisting of Aine Quigley Allan Chan Kate McIvor and Ciaran O Kane and a Sixth Form team consisting of Tommy Lee Donaghy Joshua Wan Fearghal Close and Donal Close The Loreto Year 12 team consisting of Aine Quigley Allan Chan Kate McIvor and Ciaran O Kane which won the Intermediate section of the Rotary Technology Tournament The Loreto team won the Intermediate section and was highly commended in the Junior section The Loreto Senior boys were the only entrants in their section and performed very well Congratulations to everyone who took part and to Mr Murtagh and everyone who organized the day on a great day s Technology Scenes from the Rotary Technology Tournament 2018 hosted by Loreto College Coleraine 123

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 LOOKING AHEAD WELCOME TO YEAR 8 Thursday 31st August 2017 was a very special day at Loreto College as we welcomed our new Year 8 students Drawn from a wide range of schools across our extensive catchment area this Year 8 group was our largest ever year group We were delighted to welcome our newest students wishing them every success and happiness at Loreto College Over the first few weeks the Year 8s got to know their teachers and classmates learning about a whole range of new subjects and started to get involved in the many extra curricular activities on offer at Loreto 8A 8B 8C 8D 8E 8F and 8G with their Year 8 Form Teachers 8A 8B 124

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LoretoLore Mag 17 18 8F 8G 8G MARSHMALLOW CHALLENGE Mr Murphy reported that 8G showed great creativity during their first ever form class on taking part in a marshmallow challenge The pupils had to create a freestanding structure from spaghetti cellotape string and a marshmallow The group with the marshmallow balanced highest from the table won Great fun was had Seen in action are the winning group Oisin Bradley Caitlyn Bullock James Francis Burns John Carey and Weronika Lewandowska 126

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Advice for New Year 8s Hello my name is Grace and by the time you read this I will be a second year and you will be a nervous and excited first year at Loreto College Coleraine First off congratulations You were accepted into the College Now I am going to give you some advice Don t be worried because everyone will be at least a little nervous Personally I was terrified but looking back now I see that there was really nothing to be scared of You will go through a lot in first year but I am writing this article to try and help you feel a little less scared and a little more excited Now I am going to go through some advice to hopefully help you Friends Let s start with friends as they make school much more fun Although here in Loreto you have to work hard it s very handy if you have at least a few friends Do you have any friends coming with you Even if none of your primary school friends are coming along with you do not panic If you re friendly and willing to try to make friends you will Were there any friendly faces on the introduction day Did you speak to any other pupils If so speak to them on the first day and even if they are not in your class they can hang out with you during lunch and break If this is not the case and you did not really speak much on the introduction day don t worry You will still make friends Rules just like any other school Loreto has rules These need to be followed even if you don t like them In your Homework Diary there will be a lot of rules and while reading them if you are anything like me you will be thinking how will I follow all of these But as long as you listen to your teachers and don t deliberately break them you will be fine Classes this is obviously an important part of school and can be quite hard to get used to One main thing is not to be late and if you are late for whatever reason e g your last teacher held you back when you go to your next class knock on the door excuse yourself politely and explain why you were late Transferring from classes can also be hard but you will find shortcuts eventually You also need to work hard in classes because when it comes to exams especially summer ones all the hard work will pay off Teachers you will have a lot more teachers now than you had in primary school and sometimes it is hard to even remember their names But trust me after a while you will know their names like you know the back of your hand Knowing where to go although you get a timetable and you will know what class is next that doesn t necessarily mean you know where to go The teachers tell you that you will know almost all the school by Halloween and believe it or not they are telling the truth This is not all you have to know but I hope that this helped you because just as it s your first time starting secondary school it is my first time writing advice which hopefully calmed your nerves If you have any more questions you can probably find the answers in your Diary or you can ask your teachers Good luck and I hope you enjoy First Year just as much as I have Grace in Year 8 127

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LoretoLore Mag 17 18 SIXTH FORMERS PUT TO THE TEST AT LORETO COLLEGE TRIAL INTERVIEW EVENING Loreto College Coleraine held its 36th annual Trial Interview evening on Thursday 26th October 2017 organised by the College s Careers Department The purpose of the Trial Interview evening is to provide finalyear A level students with an opportunity of experiencing the interview situation and of benefiting from the constructive criticism and advice of the interview panel Each student presents himself or herself for one interview in his or her chosen career area after some debate among the interviewing panel he or she is then provided with feedback on both their performance at interview and also on the opportunities available in that area of employment A total of approximately twenty interview panels made up of almost fifty interviewers from a wide range of professional and academic disciplines and including numerous former students of Loreto College provided the students with advice feedback and the benefit of their expertise Miss Maria Flannelly Head of Careers at Loreto College commented that the evening had been a highly beneficial and interesting opportunity for the students involved and was grateful for the input of the members of the interviewing panels She added that the event had helped forge the College s links with the wider community helping the students in the development of life skills as well as contributing to their preparation for further study and employment in their chosen career area TESTING TIMES FOR PROSPECTIVE MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY STUDENTS AT LORETO COLLEGE Miss Maria Flannelly Head of Careers at Loreto College with sixth form students on their Trial Interview evening Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College commended the sixth form students on their conscientious efforts in presenting themselves for their interviews and paid tribute to the Careers Department and the Interview Panel members for their hard work in the successful running of the event Prospective Medicine and Dentistry students from several local schools were put to the test in Loreto College on Saturday 11th November As part of the rigorous selection process for these professions students had to attend a nine station multiple mini interview MMI to assess skills and attributes such as the ability to communicate to solve problems to empathise and moral reasoning A team of doctors and dentists led by Doctor Martin O Kane and including many former Loreto students visited the College to conduct a trial MMI session for students from Loreto College as well as students from Coleraine Grammar School and Dalriada School Loreto College Year 14 students who took part in the MMI Interview Day for Medicine and Dentistry at Loreto College Coleraine The event was a great success with students feeling more confident and well prepared for future interviews at various universities in Northern Ireland Scotland England and Wales Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College and Miss Maria Flannelly Head of Careers commented on the fantastic opportunity this provided for students to experience a multiple mini interview and wished students the best of luck in the months ahead They also conveyed their thanks and appreciation to Doctor O Kane and his team of professionals for their generosity and willingness to advise and support the students participating in the day long event 129

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Open Day Highlights Excellence AND OPPORTUNITY AT LORETO COLLEGE COLERAINE The annual Open Day was held at Loreto College Coleraine a Voluntary Grammar School on the morning of Saturday 13th January 2018 drawing a large number of prospective students and their parents from throughout the College s extensive catchment area Following an address by College Principal Mr Michael James Primary 6 and 7 students and their parents as well as prospective sixth formers were given the opportunity to explore the school benefiting from the experience of members of the teaching staff and a number of current Loreto students from both Junior and Senior forms in order to form an accurate picture of what life as a Loreto student entails Visitors to the College were treated to a variety of stimulating displays from performances by the traditional Irish group and the singing ensembles meeting a variety of characters from Literature in the English room and displays of talent by several groups of Drama students to handson contact in Computer Studies Science and Technology at Loreto College We are well equipped to offer all our students the possibility of excellence in a whole range of academic and extracurricular areas The students who helped to introduce our school to visitors on Open Day are themselves a fine example of the ethos of hard work excellence and community spirit which makes Loreto College unique With all academic departments and many extra curricular activities represented during the Open Day the event was a very successful one building on the College s links with the local community and encouraging many young people to apply for a place in the Year 8 Class of 2018 and 2019 For some the highlight of the morning was a visit to the College s state of the art Sports Hall and Technology Suite Others were delighted by the cookery demonstration in the College s Home Economics department especially as many of the culinary treats on show could be sampled Visitors also had the opportunity to visit the Convent Parlour and the school canteen the Caf Lorette for refreshments and to find out some of the College s exciting plans for the years ahead Speaking about the exciting plans for the future of Loreto Mr Michael James College Principal commented On our Open Day we were keen to stress that a whole range of opportunities is open to any student who applies for a place Peter McCool from Year 9 helping out in the Biology Department on Open Day Observing experiments in the Chemistry Lab The English Department welcomes P7 pupils and parents 130

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LoretoLore Mag 17 18 WORD OF THE YEAR OPEN DAY COMPETITION On Open Day 2018 a Word of the Year competition was held among visitors from Primary Schools to the English Department There was great enthusiasm for this thank you to all our visiting pupils for their suggestions However the overall winner was Hope by Emmett O Brien from Termoncanice PS Limavady Congratulations With some guidance from Mrs Pepin and Mrs McCool the Year 14 English Language class judged the competition The finalists were Literally by Siofra Gallagher Termoncanice PS and Emma St Malachy s PS Dab by Harvey Hayes DH Christie Memorial PS Bae Before All Else by Aimee Gibson from Millburn PS Trump by Ronan Watterson St Joseph s PS Dunloy Slime by Amy Carlin St Joseph s PS Dunloy Dilapidated by Stefan Boyd St Columba s PS Pictured the Year 14 English Language students who judged the competition with a display of the words submitted Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis by Conor McCool Roe Valley Integrated PS LORETO COLLEGE WELCOMES YEAR 6 PUPILS TO TASTER DAYS Loreto College welcomed Year 6 pupils from over 20 primary schools to its annual Taster Days During these days the pupils enjoyed activities such as team building games in PE an introduction to DNA and learning about the application of Science to everyday life poetry writing in the English department decorating cupcakes in Home Economics some interactive number games in Mathematics and ice breaker games to explore character in Drama The pupils also had the opportunity to experience the school canteen Caf Lorette and to meet Year 10 students from the College many of whom had attended the same Primary 6 pupils enjoying a poetry writing activity during their Taster Day primary schools as the visiting students During the day Primary teachers and Classroom Assistants also had the opportunity to meet the team of teachers and Senior Leadership Team members taking part in the event The first Taster Day took place on Tuesday 15th May and the pupils who came to visit had a great time A happy group in Home Economics on the Primary 6 Taster Day 133

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS FOR YEAR 13 AND YEAR 14 Year 13 and Year 14 students got to flex their mental health muscles Students took part in the mental health awareness and resilience programme They learnt that the five ways to well being were even simpler than they thought Some students are pictured receiving their training certificates from one of the excellent course leaders Stay mindful Stay healthy MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS All Year 12 students took part in a Mental Health Awareness Workshop delivered by NEXUS NI on Friday 26th January They were given practical tips about how to look after their mental health and how to cope with exam stress Three Year 12 boys enjoying the Mental Health Awareness Workshop 134

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 YEAR 9 AND 10 TAKE FIVE TOWARDS BETTER MENTAL HEALTH All year 9 and 10 students had the opportunity to take part in Mental Health Awareness Workshops during April We all know about eating five fruit and veg a day but they learned about taking 5 steps towards good mental health Learn Be active Give Take Notice Connect A group of Year 10 students with their Mental Health Awareness certificates CYBER SAFETY WORKSHOP On Thursday 18th January all Year 9 and 10 students attended a Control Alt Delete performance to highlight the potential problems of being online The issues explored were ones that the NSPCC have highlighted as being real concerns for young people Students were advised about how to protect themselves and how to report any concerns they might have A scene from the Control AltDelete performance 135

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 ANTI BULLYING INITIATIVE In May Loreto College appointed a group of Year 10 students as Anti Bullying Ambassadors They were David Farren and Bronagh McLaughlin leaders Nadia Pritchard Hannah Francis Niall Owens Daniel Sharpe Patrick Black Conrad O Coisneachain Anna O Kane and Darcy Peacock The students were introduced to all students at assembly and their photos displayed in the foyer policy and carry out a positive and supportive Poster campaign The students held meetings every Friday morning in the library during registration and form to discuss issues arising and ideas for the future Their aim was to try to respond to suggestions from the suggestion box in the foyer All students were trained by the Diana Award charity and took part in a full day s training to become antibullying ambassadors The hope is that this pilot scheme will be extended to other year groups in the years ahead The Anti bullying Ambassadors in Year 10 at Loreto College Coleraine They planned some initiatives for the summer term All students in the school received an anti bullying pledge card to recite every morning in assembly or registration The pledge reads I pledge to Treat others the way I would want to be treated Be there for my friends And treat everybody with equal respect The Ambassadors and the staff leading the initiative planned to make a student friendly anti bullying A YEAR 10 s PERSPECTIVE ON THE ANTI BULLYING INITIATIVE Recently myself and nine other pupils from Year 10 got the chance to attend an anti bullying training course in Oakgrove Intergrated College It gave us all a lot of insight into what bullying really is and how it can affect students When we came back to school we felt that it was necessary to end or at least prevent bullying in Loreto We don t want anyone to have to come into school feeling afraid or alone If our initiatives can help one pupil or at least make them feel like the school is supporting them we will have done our job That s what our duty as anti bullying ambassadors is to make sure that our peers can feel comfortable and confident in school Of course it s not realistic to say we can stop bullying altogether but we can try to make the school a more supportive and safe environment for pupils We want to emphasise that we will be there for anyone who feels that they need our help Even those who feel that they are the bully will without a doubt be supported and 136 guided If they were to admit to their mistakes it would be very brave of them to do so One of the reasons why we felt it was vital to have a group of anti bullying ambassadors in the school was because pupils would prefer to talk to ot her pupils rather than a teacher or member of staff We want to come across as approachable and friendly students and don t want pupils to hesitate to speak to us We have updated our badges They are now blue stars Pupils will be able to distinguish us because of these badges and

LoretoLore recognise us from our pictures that are outside the foyer As anti bullying ambassadors we want to ensure that if pupils don t feel comfortable confiding in us then they will know where else they can get help Of course students can come to us members of staff or their parents guardians However if they don t feel like speaking to someone face to face they can always find plenty of other resources such as support websites e g www bullying co uk or bullying prevention hotlines such as Childline 0800 11 11 Our anti bullying team has only been present in the school for just Mag 17 18 under two months but already we feel that we have achieved so much In that time we have placed posters around the school you might be able to see these when walking towards the canteen and distributed pledge cards with our own original anti bullying pledge to Year groups 8 9 10 and 11 We also placed a suggestion box outside the foyer so students can give us honest feedback Moreover we have rewritten the anti bullying policy to make it more attractive and accessible to students We want to continue to spread positivity in our school In the future we plan to recruit more ambassadors from different year groups We also hope to introduce non uniform days possibly every term to celebrate individuality and diversity So far I think we ve done a great job in the school Within the next few years you will be seeing a lot more of our work around the school as we work towards promoting positivity and anti bullying We appreciate the support we have had from all of you so far including your comments and suggestions It would be so helpful if you could all continue to give us feedback and try your best to beat bullying and make our school a better place Bronagh Year 10 BEATING THE BULLIES Ladies and Gentlemen Today I am here to talk to you about Beating the Bullies I know that you have probably heard this kind of speech millions and millions of times before but it s important I promise When I say Beat the Bullies to you what comes to mind Fighting taking them down destroying them Well no that s not the case What I mean by beating bullies is by not staying silent anymore and standing up and speaking out I am encouraging you to help each other not just only whoever is being bullied but the bully too It is a very lonely life being a bully with nobody to talk to or nobody to help If we showed that we are there to help there would be no more bullies to beat Furthermore getting bullied can be hard for some people as they could be getting threatened and if they told no one they could be in danger These people probably feel very pusillanimous and afraid Your job is to show them it is ok to talk Together we can beat the bullies through kindness and respect for one another You shouldn t have to suffer in silence and be alone Always remember someone is here for you In my opinion I don t understand why people bully others but it does not mean I hate those who do it For there should be no hatred in the world today but sadly there is and that is why I am here today These people have so much envy and hatred that bullying is unfortunately how they express it Almost everyone knows someone in the world who has been bullied Think about it Do you know someone Either a friend a sibling you or even an adult Bullying can be through a screen on a phone to someone s face or through another person Being a bully is like a tiger attacking a butterfly The tiger is a lot bigger than the butterfly And similarly in the act of bullying the bully can make you feel very small and worthless However butterflies are beautiful in their own unique way just like you nobody should take that away It is also worth realising that in life there are other animals a lot bigger than the tiger What I am trying to explain is that you are every bit as important as the person standing next to you and nobody can take that away from you So here it is The end of my speech If you are to take something from this today let it be the fact that together we can Beat the Bullies and speak out And here is my final message change your ways As one we stand together speak out together and stand up for each other Go out and Beat the Bullies Thank you Year 10 pupil 137

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 LORETO STUDENTS LEARN VALUE OF STAYING IN SCHOOL All Year 11 students at Loreto College Coleraine enjoyed a workshop on The Economics of Staying in school on Thursday 15th March 2018 Thanks to Young Enterprise Northern Ireland the Year 11 students now know the value of staying in school The Learn to Earn programme presented by the Young Enterprise team helped students understand that by not acquiring further qualifications they may be dooming themselves to jobs which would limit their lifestyle possibilities in later life The Economics of Staying in School programme is designed not only to show students in stark terms the difference between what they could earn if they pursued further qualifications but also the difference in their future lifestyles Through a variety of interactive activities during the course of the day the students explored the choices they will make in the years ahead as well as the realities of budgeting and the cost of living During the course a variety of education and training options was discussed including university qualifications apprenticeships certificates and training schemes Consideration was also given to the possibility of the students one 138 day running their own business The emphasis was on encouraging the students to obtain sufficient information to enable them to make an informed choice of career Mrs Sinead McNicholl Employability Co ordinator at Loreto College thanked the Young Enterprise representatives Shaunagh Brolly and Geri Doherty who led the day for their interesting and thoughtprovoking contribution to the Year 11 Careers and Employability programme Loreto College Year 11 students enjoying their Young Enterprise workshop

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 PROJECT BUSINESS WORKSHOP FOR LORETO COLLEGE STUDENTS All Year 10 students at Loreto College Coleraine enjoyed a halfday workshop entitled Project Business on Friday 2nd February facilitated by Young Enterprise Northern Ireland The workshop saw the students working in groups to act as though they were running a mini business for the day considering the aptitudes challenges and risks involved in setting up and running a company The students worked together to identify their own strengths and how these could be best deployed in a business situation The workshop also gave them the opportunity to engage in teamwork creative thinking and problem solving negotiation decision making time management target setting as well as developing their skills of communication and presentation Alastair Cameron of Young Enterprise Northern Ireland who led the workshops commended the Loreto College students on their enthusiastic and positive participation while Mrs Sinead McNicholl Citizenship and Employability Co ordinator at Loreto College commented that the workshop had been of great benefit to the students in showing how skills learned in school could be transferable to the world of work Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College commended the students Mrs McNicholl and the workshop leaders from Young Enterprise NI on a very busy stimulating and interesting day Year 10 Loreto College students enjoying their Young Enterprise workshop YOUNG ENTERPRISE WORKSHOP FOR LORETO COLLEGE STUDENTS All Year 9 students at Loreto College Coleraine took part in an Employability programme entitled Explore Enterprise delivered by Young Enterprise NI on Friday 27th April Year 9 students enjoying their Young Enterprise workshop The workshop was delivered by Shaunagh Brolly of Young Enterprise NI and included an introduction to enterprising skills and qualities and learning about being an entrepreneur The Loreto students enjoyed some hands on workshops as well as hearing about the success and endeavours of some international and local entrepreneurs Mrs Sinead McNicholl Employability Co ordinator at Loreto College commented that the workshop had been a useful and enjoyable opportunity for the students to put their classroom and extra curricular learning in the context of the workplace as the end of year examinations approached 139

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE FOR LORETO FIRST YEARS Happy smiles at the Young Enterprise workshop for Loreto College Year 8 students All Year 8 students at Loreto College Coleraine took part in a workshop organised by Young Enterprise Northern Ireland on Friday 17th November 2017 Entitled Your School Your Business the workshop seeks to facilitate the transition from junior to senior school for the students as well as fostering in them a sense of business and enterprise awareness Young Enterprise Northern Ireland conducts seminars in the classroom that focus on skills the students will need to be successful in their new school skills like communication and team work These skills will also be invaluable to students who hope to enter an entrepreneurial career area later in life The half day course involved familiarisation for the students with the roles played in the school as a workplace by the College s various members of staff as well as giving students the opportunity to see how their skills and ideas could be useful and constructive in a workplace Karen Murphy Young Enterprise Training Manager commented Our aim is to make school as positive an experience as possible for these young people The skills they learn now can be applied in any new experience and will therefore help them prepare for success in their working life when the time comes Young Enterprise Northern Ireland is a cross community not for profit organisation dedicated to inspiring young people to develop attitudes and skills for personal success life long learning and employability through participation in practical business programmes Mrs Sinead McNicholl Employability and Learning for Life and Work Co ordinator commented on the excellence of the seminar programme experienced by the Year 8 students which had proved highly beneficial in developing their awareness of entrepreneurial skills and employability and paid tribute to the Workshop Co ordinator Geri Martin of Young Enterprise Northern Ireland Geri Martin from Young Enterprise NI with Loreto College Year 8 students during their Your School Your Business workshop 140

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 LORETO COLLEGE SIXTH FORMERS EARN FIRST AID QUALIFICATIONS A group of 29 sixth form students from Loreto College Coleraine completed a qualification in First Aid The students completed the Heartstart qualification during their Physical Education time over a sixweek period run by PE teachers Mrs Maureen McCullough and Ms Julie Wilson both trained first aid instructors Heartstart UK is an initiative coordinated by the British Heart Foundation to teach members of the public what to do in a lifethreatening emergency simple skills that can save lives It provides opportunities for people to learn the vital skills of Emergency Life Support Through Heartstart UK the British Heart Foundation aims to strengthen the chain of survival by promoting and supporting Emergency Life Support training in the community During their six week course the Loreto students learned to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR care for an unconscious casualty help someone who is choking manage serious bleeding and recognise and treat someone having a heart attack The students learned that the benefit of CPR performed by a bystander in an out of hospital cardiac arrest is significant A person who can perform effective CPR whilst the ambulance is on its way can more than double a person s chance of surviving The students also achieved their Young Lifesaver s award from St John Ambulance This award covered other important aspects of First Aid such as poisoning bleeding burns shock scalds and fractures Congratulating the students on their achievement Loreto College Principal Mr Michael James commented that it was reassuring to know that at least 29 Loreto students could now help save a life by performing Emergency Life Support in the community 141 The students who achieved the First Aid qualifications are Year 13 Weronika Blaszczyk Kirstie Brown Niamh Carr Emma Connolly Alisha Convery Mallaidh Devine Catriona Dickey Cabrina Farren Eve Gardiner Muryn Green Maeve Hegarty Fionnuala Keane Emer Kelly Riona Lafferty Orlaith McCarry Meagan McFeely Kirsty McFerran Nora McIlvenny Susan McKendry Hannah Mullan Kate Nelis Aisling O Hare Cait Passmore Yasmine Peacock Hannah Rafferty Oran Somers Orla Wallace Carmen Owens Courtney McKeague Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College congratulated the students and their teachers on achieving these lifesaving qualifications Year 13 students from Loreto College Coleraine who have achieved Heartstart First Aid certificates

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 HEADS OF SCHOOL APPOINTED AT LORETO COLLEGE As the Summer Term began Loreto College named its Heads of School for the 2018 2019 academic year Head Girl will also lead the 201819 Student Council Fionnuala and D nal as Head Girl and Head Boy will also lead the Sixth Form Council alongside their Deputies Sian and Dara The Head Girl for 2018 19 will be Fionnuala Keane who will work alongside Head Boy D nal Close Completing the Heads of School team will be Deputy Head Girl Sian Donaghy and Deputy Head Boy Dara McGoldrick All four hold impressive academic records as well as having contributed with generosity and commitment to the extra curricular life of Loreto College Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College wished all these outstanding sixth form students every success and happiness in these prestigious new roles congratulating them on behalf of all the staff and students of the College Loreto College s new 2018 2019 Heads of School Deputy Head Girl Sian Donaghy Deputy Head Boy Dara McGoldrick Head Boy D nal Close and Head Girl Fionnuala Keane These four outstanding young leaders will work with a team of Senior Prefects selected from the current Year 13 group The Head Boy and 142

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 SPORTS CAPTAINS APPOINTED AT LORETO COLLEGE The new Loreto College Sports Captains for 2018 19 were presented to their fellow students at College Assembly on Monday 23rd April All five outstanding students were wished every success and happiness in their positions as student leaders by College Principal Mr Michael James and Head of PE Mrs Maureen McCullough on behalf of all the staff and students of Loreto College The students appointed were Cait Passmore and Finn McEwan Sports Captains along with Molly Canning Niamh Carr and Danny Burns Deputy Sports Captains All five have given generously of their time and energy in extra curricular sport throughout their time at Loreto and will now act as sports leaders and mentors in their final year at the College The newly appointed Sports Captains for 2018 19 Molly Canning Cait Passmore Finn McEwan Niamh Carr and Danny Burns 143

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 ULSTER PROJECT 2017 18 Three students from Loreto College were selected to participate in the Ulster Project Delaware youth project for 2017 18 families with a teen of the same age American and Northern Irish teens participated in a full calendar of activities designed to foster firm friendships and promote tolerance reconciliation and understanding throughout the month of July Seamus Donaghy Sarah McAllister and Eoghan Gormley were chosen after a very competitive selection evening process in January They have since been involved in regular preparation meetings social outings and a forthcoming residential with their new peers in preparation for their summer experience This project will also run in Coleraine in 2019 before moving onto the Portadown area Loreto College Coleraine Year 12 students Seamus Donaghy Sarah McAllister and Eoghan Gormley who were selected to participate in the Ulster Project 2017 18 teens travelled to Wilmington USA at the end of June for four amazing weeks with host 144

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 MUSIC AND DRAMA e s o o tl o o F s t u C e g e Loreto Coll The production of lively 1980s musical Footloose was a highlight of the Autumn Term at Loreto College Coleraine with a week of performances opening on 17th October playing to full houses in the College Hall The production was directed by Loreto s Head of Drama Mrs Oonah McEwan with Vice Principal and Music Teacher Mr Stephen Gallagher as Musical Director Offering something for everyone from humour to romance to lively dance numbers Footloose tells the story of Bomont the town which banned dancing and how the arrival of lively young student Ren McCormick gradually changes everything It was performed at Loreto College by arrangement with R H Theatricals Europe Limited The cast of the Loreto production was drawn from senior year groups in the College from Years 11 14 In the lead role of Ariel Kaleigh Colson Rice Year 13 was full of spirit and energy combining the life humour and longing for love of the character with an extremely accomplished and often moving vocal performance Opposite her was Pearse Donaghy Year 14 as an energetic Ren McCormick in an electrifying performance he really couldn t stand still as one of his famous solos suggested and Pearse captured this energy along with the more subtle sides of Ren s character The two captured the growing relationship between their characters with great sensitivity in an excellent and credible partnership in a performance mingling menace and isolation As his sidekicks Callum Boorman and Jordan Millar were very effective showing how even bad boys can t resist a dance and a pretty girl in the end Cahir McLaughlin was a spirited Cowboy Bob in the famous country dance scene showcasing his well known singing talent Kaleigh and Pearse were supported by their characters best friends Sarah Moore Rebecca Dillon and Eve Gardiner were rarely off the stage and were always brilliant whether singing dancing or conversing with an ironic touch of humour The performance of I Need a Hero by all four girls was one of the stand out moments of the show New boy Ren was soon befriended by classmate Willard and Patrick McMullan made this character his own in a very witty and lively portrayal of a character whose new friend brings him to life The high school and dance scenes were full of colour and energy with a large chorus of talented singers and dancers No high school is without its bad boys and Bomont was no exception the notorious Chuck Ariel s boyfriend at the start of the show was played with a mean half smile by Finn McEwan But Footloose isn t just about the younger generation At the centre of the plot is the tortured grief stricken Reverend Shaw Moore the loss of his young son has ultimately led to the banning of dancing and parties in Bomont and Rev Moore has never recovered The Reverend was played by Cillian Calvert in an impressive portrayal of a man tortured by grief trying to reconcile painful experience with life going on Zara Leese played Rev Moore s wife this was another wonderful performance showing the life and emotion beneath years of repression and grief Among the other grown ups there were excellent character performances from Donal Close as the Bomont High School Principal Fearghal Close as the Coach and Ciaran O Kane Sarah Dillon and Niamh Cunning as members of the town council Brona Mackle brought 145

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 e and olson Ric C h ig le a K naghy Pearse Do out the empathetic generous and supportive nature of Ren s mother in another outstanding performance Oonagh Rafferty as Betty Blast diner owner created great comedy in a wonderful cameo performance This was an assured lively and imaginative production of a 1980s favourite which enlivened the darkening October evenings as the midpoint of the Autumn Term approached bringing audiences to their feet Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College paid tribute to the talented cast members and the Pearse Donaghy and Patrick McMullan with the male chorus in a scene from Footloose Pearse Donaghy Kaleigh Colson Rice Sarah Moore Rebecca Dillon and Eve Gardiner in the production of Footloose 146 team of backstage crew who had worked hard on props costumes make up sound and set design all led by a dedicated team of College staff members Mr James congratulated Mrs Oonah McEwan and Mr Stephen Gallagher as well as the choreography team and band on a wonderful Loreto school show on behalf of all the staff and students of the College and the very appreciative audiences who had enjoyed the four night run Mrs C Little Calvert nd Cillian a e s e e L Zara se in Footloo

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LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Cut footloose It seems like ages ago since our school s absolutely outstanding production of the hit musical Footloose but it is still receiving praise until this day Back in October Loreto College Coleraine held its biennial school show We already had productions of so many amazing musicals before such as The sound of Music and Phantom of the Opera that it was going to be hard to top them all off Finally the decision was made to hold Loreto s own take on the 1980s award winning musical Footloose It was a good choice wasn t it Even though the on stage performance was full of fun and jam packed with lots of songs and dances I ve always wondered what goes on backstage through all of the costume changes makeup hair and nerves or even through the long rehearsal process so I decided to get some scoop on what happened from my older sister Rebecca Rebecca played Urleen a lead role in this year s show so I thought that I could interview her asking some questions about the process of perfection The Interview What different teams helped you get ready for the performance There was hair makeup and costume teams but I did my own hair makeup and costume choices I think as a lead role we had to be more organized and always be ready first because we were constantly needed for warm ups and things like that What was your favourite scene and why become our characters and was really fun I m going to go with the opening number because it set the tone for the whole production How did you embody the character of Urleen Did you make any new friends during the process Yeah I actually became a lot closer with the younger year groups you know while teaching the dances and things like that All the pupils backstage that were doing lighting and mics along with Mrs Brawley were also a great help What was the funniest moment that happened The funniest moment would have to be when Paddy dropped Sarah Moore when he went to kiss her It was just so funny because it was just a big romantic gesture and then he dropped her What is your fondest memory of the show Probably the rehearsals Practicing with Sarah Kaleigh and Eve as a tight knit group helped us to 149 I had to read through the full script and see how Urleen acts with other people in the play I also had to do vocal coaching with Mr Gallagher so I could reach the notes that were intended for the character confidently In my own head I had to try and think of a way to make Urleen different from the other girls and make her an individual I liked playing her as she is quite sassy and lively I really enjoyed learning some more about how it felt being part of the show and the different things that went on If anyone is thinking about taking part in our next school show I would really recommend it as it seems like a lot of fun and it will be a great memory to look back on in the future I can t wait until I m old enough to take part in a school show and I look forward to our next production I bet it will blow us away once again By Ellie Year 9

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Fleadh Success for Loreto Students Congratulations to some very talented Loreto College students who competed at the All Ireland Fleadh in Ennis Co Clare in August after they qualified by being placed first or second in their respective competitions at the Ulster Fleadh in Bangor at the end of July The standard of competition in Ulster alone is incredible so this is a massive achievement for all Conrad O Coisneachain who was placed second in Uilleann pipes age 12 15 Peadar Connor who was placed first in Miscellaneous Clarinet age 12 15 Niamh Mooney who was placed first in Harp age 12 15 also taking third place in the Flute class in her age group 150 Donal Close who was placed first in Piano age 15 18 and second in Piano Accompaniment age 15 18

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 IRISH DANCING SUCCESS STORY Congratulations to Clidhna McTague Year 8 who was placed fifth in the Ulster Dancing competition during the Half Term break Cliadhna with the cup she won for fifth place in the Ulster Dancing competition IRISH DANCING SUCCESSES A number of Loreto students won medals and trophies in the Ulster Dancing competition held during the Halloween break McIlvar Maia and Sarah took first place in the U12 Invented class as well as winning eight hand and fourhand medals and third place in the eight hand reel Fearghal took third place in the Senior Invented class and fourth in the Senior eight hand reel In Year 9 students Maia Casson Sarah Casson and Aoife McIlvar all won awards all representing the McNicholl School Maia Casson took 22nd place in the Under 13 Championship while Sarah Casson took 30th place Along with Aoife Representing the Allen School brothers Ronan Close Year 10 Donal Close Year 13 and Fearghal Close Year 14 were all prize winners Ronan and Donal took first place in the U16 Invented dance class second place in the four hand reel Finally representing the McKenna School Meabh Boylan Year 9 Eunan Boylan Year 10 Clidhna McTague Year 8 Aine Apperley Year 11 and Susan McKendry Year 13 were all award winners Meabh Boylan was placed fourth in the U12 Girls Preliminary Heavy Jig Eunan Boylan was placed fifth in the U13 Boys Championship Clidhna McTague was placed fifth in the U12 Championship coming fourth in the Solo Reel and fifth in the Solo Heavy Jig Among the Senior girls Aine Apperley was placed third at Under 16 in the eight hand competition and second in the Invented competition while Susan McKendry was second in the Under 16 Invented class third in the Hornpipe and 20th in the Under 16 Championship The successful Irish Dancers who attend Loreto College Coleraine 151 Congratulations to all these talented students and their teachers on these tremendous successes

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 FUN AND COMPETITION AT LORETO COLLEGE S SC R NA NOLLAG 18th December 2017 saw a day of excitement entertainment enthusiasm and most importantly enjoyment The Irish Department hosted their annual Year Eight Sc r na Nollag a celebration of craft music dance drama and quiz In the run up to the big day the energetic and enthusiastic Year Eight classes made a fantastic contribution in their thorough inclass preparations Songs were learned off by heart creative and inspired Christmas cards were produced and dances were practised to perfection To start off the morning s proceedings an all encompassing quiz tested our Year Eight pupils who rose to the task and answered the challenging questions laid before them Additionally the pre submitted Christmas cards were judged on adherence to the guidelines creativity and originality This session came to an end with a fun filled sing along to Rudolf an fia rua and Bualadh Bos In the afternoon each class courageously took to the floor and performed their class song This was followed by the smaller group acts with instrument playing and Irish dancing being enjoyed by all Each class accumulated marks from all events and prizes were awarded accordingly Results were as follows 152 Inter class song 8D Inter class act Minnie Dihmis 8E on the Harp Quiz 8A in first place 8C in second and 8G in 3rd place Three pupils from each class were also presented with prizes for their Christmas card designs Irish Department members Bean U Dhoinn and In on Mhic Alastair thanked all Year Eight pupils who prepared and participated with fervent animation Hearty congratulations were extended on behalf of the Irish Department to the winners of each section and particularly to the overall Sc r winners 8D

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 CONCERT HIGHLIGHTS TALENT AT LORETO COLLEGE The annual Spring Concert was held at Loreto College Coleraine on the evening of Thursday 22nd March 2018 showcasing the considerable musical and dramatic talent among the College s students Loreto College has a long held tradition of excellence in Music and Drama strong and vibrant aspects of the wide range of curricular and extra curricular experiences on offer to students at this prestigious voluntary grammar school The concert featured several fine performances from the College s Senior and Junior choirs Both choirs have a long established reputation having taken many awards over the years at Music Festivals both locally and further afield Also on display were some of the vocal talents of a number of soloists including Zara Leese Kaleigh Colson Rice and Aine Apperley as well as a very memorable performance of the well known song Lean on Me by a male vocal trio There were also piano solos of an impressive standard by David Brussard and Jack Dihmis as well as a performance by an impressive harp quintet and a solo flute performance by Annie Levy The capacity audience in the College Hall also enjoyed the visual spectacle of a variety of dance performances Two Irish dancing groups performed intricately choreographed Riverdance style routines Finally a number of instrumental ensembles were on hand to display their combined talents Drawn largely from the Junior and Middle school the School Orchestra performed a tuneful and lively medley to open the concert d Zara Leese an Vocal soloists ice performing n R Kaleigh Colso g Concert rin p S e at th Vocal soloist performing at Aine Apperley the Spring Con cert Traditional music was a significant feature of the evening with the College s immensely talented Traditional Group delighting the audience There was also a highly impressive performance by the Loreto Siansa group Tigh Tara which has previously represented the College at All Ireland level Congratulating Head of Music Miss Roisin Stewart Music Teacher and Vice Principal Mr Stephen Gallagher Choirmaster Mrs Annie Sharkey and the various instrumental tutors and Irish dancing choreographers Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College commented that the Spring Concert had been a memorable display of tremendous talent offering something for the musical and dramatic taste of everyone in the audience Irish dancers performing at the Loreto College Spring Concert 153

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 The Loreto College Junior Choir performing at the Spring Concert The Loreto College Senior Choir performing at the Spring Concert Annie Levy performing a flute solo at the Loreto College Spring Concert MUSIC Music kills my pain It speaks to my heart It relieves my stress Makes me dance Makes me laugh Makes me smile Makes me think Music By Hale Year 10 154

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 ARTS AND HUMANITIES EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES MARKED AT LORETO COLLEGE European Day of Languages was celebrated at Loreto College Coleraine with the College s annual European Day held on Tuesday 3rd October 2017 Opening with a special Assembly which included prayers in French Spanish Russian Polish Hungarian and Irish to foreground the wide variety of modern European languages which are spoken in Loreto College The College s European Day included a wide variety of European themed activities and games during students French Spanish and Irish lessons throughout the day Year 10 students enjoy the European themed table quiz on Loreto College s European Day In addition to this all Year 8 students enjoyed a French breakfast in the College Canteen Year 9 students took part in Bingo sessions in various languages and Year 10 students enjoyed a European themed table quiz Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College paid tribute to Mrs Siobhan Mullan European Awareness Co ordinator who had organised the day s events and to all the members of the French Spanish and Irish departments who had contributed to the day Mrs S Mullan presents prizes to the captains of winning teams on Loreto College s European Day 155

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LoretoLore Mag 17 18 iew v r e t n i An with Clara Spanish student Clara stayed at the home of Year 10 pupil Bronagh Clara is from a small city two hours north of Madrid in the Castile and Leon area called Palencia She returned home in June after living in Northern Ireland for ten months Who is your favourite teacher How do you like Loreto I have two favourite things Tayto Cheese and Onion crisps and Camogie I have also found two things I hate Marmite and baked beans It has to be Mr Loughran He speaks great Spanish and is so nice to the pupils What is your favourite thing about Northern Ireland I love Loreto because all the teachers are really kind and helpful they really care about me The pupils here are friendly and welcoming too What do you miss most about Spain In what way does it differ from your school in Spain Definitely the weather and the food In Spain I don t have to wear a uniform I think the Loreto uniform is both elegant and comfortable Also in Spain we stay all day in one classroom without moving I prefer moving from class to class as I like to be active What will you miss most about here How did you find settling in to Loreto I have survived a hurricane a pipe bomb attack on my road and Bronagh s cooking I think I can survive anything life throws at me now M Devine Year 13 The people I have made lots of friends and I hope to come back and visit again What have you learned from your time here I found it really easy as everyone was there to help me If I had any problems people gave me good advice A POTATO IS NOT JUST A POTATO FOR LORETO COLLEGE BUSINESS STUDENTS A recent visit to Glens of Antrim Potatoes provided the context for Year 13 students embarking on the new Business Studies Course at Loreto College Coleraine gaining insight into the production of the wide product portfolio This including sampling the new product being launched on the market Glens of Antrim Crisps trip provided an excellent insight and experience which students would be able to use as the basis for competing their coursework During the induction at the factory the students and their teachers Mrs McCloskey and Mrs Mellon enjoyed a guided tour of the factory The Business Studies teachers paid tribute to the staff from Glens of Antrim Potatoes who had facilitated the trip and commented that the Loreto College Teachers Mrs F McCloseky Mrs S Mellon and Year 13 Business Class during their visit to Glens of Antrim Potatoes 157

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 BERLIN ADVENTURE FOR LORETO COLLEGE HISTORIANS A group of GCSE History students from Loreto College Coleraine spent an educational and enjoyable five days in Berlin at the end of October to complement their studies The forty students all in Years 11 and 12 at the College enjoyed a very full programme of activities and visits Highlights of the trip include visits to the Wahnsee the Olympic Stadium Checkpoint Charlie the Berlin Wall and Wall Museum the Holocaust Memorial and the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp The students and the staff who accompanied them including trip leader Mr Bob Murphy Head of History Mr Emmett Harkin Mrs Fionnuala Simpson Mrs Maja Johnston and Mrs Karen Lagan found the trip both thoughtprovoking and enjoyable Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College paid tribute to Mr Bob Murphy 158 Head of History who organised and led the trip for the imaginative and meticulous planning of such a wonderful educational experience for the GCSE History students GCSE History students teachers and support staff from Loreto College who spent five days in Berlin in late October

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LoretoLore Mag 17 18 GAEILGE 24 On Tuesday 14th November all Loreto College Year 11 Year 12 and Year 13 Irish students undertook the Gaeilge 24 challenge organised by Conradh na Gaeilge The challenge is to speak Irish for a full 24 hours Irish teachers Bean U Dhoinn and In on Mhic Alastair did their best to ensure that the students used Irish throughout the day as much as possible A group of Year 12 Irish students who took part in Gaeilge 24 challenge On Tuesday afternoon the students involved participated in a range of activities to assist with the challenge and a l n gaelach took place in the Convent during period 6 lunchtime Sweet treats and buns were available for those who called in for ceol craic cup n tae agus c pla focail Students then keenly contested in a variety of games in Irish including C m T g amach m and Is d ag ir m The students involved were given tshirts by Conradh na Gaeilge to wear during these activities as well as challenge stickers phrase books and arm bands for the remainder of the day Irish Department members Bean U Dhoinn and In on Mhic Alastair paid tribute to the students for their enthusiasm and participation in the Challenge which was greatly enjoyed by everyone WORKSHOP EXPERIENCE FOR A LEVEL Abigail McBroom and Anna Morrison from Year 14 GEOGRAPHERS who attended the From Dusk til Dawn workshop Four A Level Geography students attended a workshop in collaboration with QUB and the GA Geographic Society NI on Thursday 12th October The event entitled From Dusk til Dawn saw the students meet at 7 36am sunrise for breakfast in the David Keir building followed by field visits and a walking tour of Belfast concluding with pizza at 18 32pm dusk The programme was hosted by experts from QUB and relates directly to the A level curriculum The programme focused on The evolution of Belfast and its current trends Physical social and economic challenges of a divided city Challenges of the inner city including economic and social deprivation and Urbanisation The four Year 14 students were Abigail Anna Nicole and Emma 160

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY AMBASSADOR VISITS LORETO An ambassador for the Royal Geographical Society visited Loreto on Wednesday 17th January Liam Evans is a final year Geography undergraduate at the Ulster University Coleraine He spent some time with Year 10 students on Wednesday afternoon discussing the different options which studying Geography at GCSE level and beyond can provide for students Mr Evans will be undertaking a placement programme within the Geography Department next year before he completes his PGCE in Geography Year 10 Geography students and Mr Liam Evans ambassador for the Royal Geographical Society A LEVEL FRENCH LECTURE TRIP FOR LORETO COLLEGE STUDENTS Loreto College s Year 13 French students accompanied by Mrs S Mullan attended a lecture at Thornhill College Derry on Wednesday 22nd November The lecture organised by the Centre for Language Teaching at Queen s University Belfast was integral to the study of a French film which is a part of the A level specification The students and Mrs Mullan report that this was an excellent experience combining an interesting lecture and an opportunity to meet students from other schools in the Derry area Loreto College Year 13 French students who attended an A Level French lecture day at Thornhill College Derry 161

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 SHARED EDUCATION SHARED EDUCATION ENGLISH YEAR 10 POETRY WORKSHOP As part of the Shared Education Project Mrs Pepin took some year ten students to visit St Joseph s College for a poetry workshop lead by Derry poet Julieann Campbell Julieann read from her collection Milk Teeth which she described as an anthology about the little things that mattered The students found her work enjoyable and accessible Some of their favourites included The Comb The Lazy Virus Trapped in Videotape and One About Coffee Jars Julieann discussed the meaning behind her work and encouraged the students to write about the things that mattered to them too She described writing as a therapeutic process something that gives you time alone to work out your thoughts and something that she thought was becoming harder in today s technologically driven world This was the first in a series of poetry workshops that Loreto College St Joseph s College and Coleraine Grammar School worked on together Pictured are the Year 10 students from Loreto College and Coleraine Grammar School Coleraine who attended the Shared Education Project poetry workshop POETRY PASSION Mrs Pepin and her 10A English class took part in a poetry workshop with students from Coleraine Grammar and St Joseph s College All the pupils poems formed an anthology of writing produced by the three schools What better than the Seamus Heaney Homeplace for the students to be presented with their own personal copies of the anthology Mrs Pepin s 10A class who took part in the Shared Education Poetry workshop Year 10 students from Loreto St Joseph s College and Coleraine Grammar school with Derry poet Julieann Campbell 162

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 SHARED EDUCATION ART LOCAL STUDENTS ARTWORK EXPLORES LANDSCAPES OF THE NORTH COAST GCSE Art Design students from three local schools took part in a Shared Education Project exploring Landscapes of the North Coast The students from Loreto College Coleraine Grammar School and St Joseph s College participated in the project during the Autumn Term Funded by the Shared Education Signature Project the activity gave students from all three schools the opportunity to work together alongside local artist Sarah Carrington A display of work inspired by the current Looking at Landscape exhibition at the Ulster Museum which was produced by Year 11 students from Coleraine Grammar School St Joseph s College and Loreto College could be viewed in Flowerfield Arts Centre Portstewart from 19th January until 17th February The students and their teachers attended a special open evening at the Exhibition on Wednesday 24th January Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College paid tribute to the students their teachers and artist Sarah Carrington on the superb work produced through the course of the project GCSE Art students from Loreto College Coleraine Grammar School and St Joseph s College whose work went on display at Flowerfield Arts Centre SHARED EDUCATION GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS YEAR 13 SHARED EDUCATION TRIP TO STORMONT the portrait of Martin McGuinness former Deputy First Minister This meant that the students and their teachers had the opportunity to see and even meet numerous very high profile MLAs including former First Minister Arlene Foster Year 13 Government Politics students engaged in a year long Shared Education project with students from Coleraine Grammar School The project culminated in a visit to Stormont on Thursday 22nd March where the students got the opportunity to visit the NI Assembly Chamber as well as exploring Stormont itself and meeting some MLAs Year 13 Government and Politics students from Loreto College Coleraine and Coleraine Grammar School inside the NI Assembly Chamber at Stormont This was a particularly interesting experience because the students visit coincided with the unveiling of 163

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 A LEVEL ENGLISH LITERATURE TRIP TO HEANEY HOMEPLACE A level English Literature students both Year 13 and Year 14 spent Tuesday 27th February at the Heaney Homeplace Bellaghy accompanied by teachers Ms Marron Mrs McCool and Mr Simpson This long awaited trip saw the students exploring the centre s permanent exhibition during which some of the Year 14 students enjoyed the opportunity to dress up in some of the costumes associated with Heaney s poetry addition to their studies The students also had the valuable opportunity to attend a lecture and seminar tailored to their A Level courses which was a very useful The Year 13 and Year 14 A Level English Literature students who visited the Heaney Homeplace This was a wonderful day out as well as being highly educational for the students PARIS ADVENTURE FOR LORETO COLLEGE STUDENTS A group of 26 students from Loreto College accompanied by three members of staff spent four days in Paris as the Summer Term drew to a close During a very busy trip the group saw some of the main tourist attractions of Paris These included the Stade de France the Champs Elys es and the Arc de Triomphe the Monmartre area and the Sacre Coeur Notre Dame as well as an early evening river cruise on a Bateau Mouche The trip also included a morning at the Palace of Versailles and a full day at Eurodisney The students who ranged from Year 10 Year 12 were accompanied on the trip by Head of French Mrs Siobhan Mullan French teacher Mrs Anne McCambridge and Classroom Assistant Mr John Kildea This was a wonderful adventure with which to conclude a very busy school year Pictured in Paris are the group of 26 students from Loreto College including members of staff Mrs Siobhan Mullan Head of French teacher of French Mrs Anne McCambridge and Classroom Assistant Mr John Kildea 164

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Creative Contributions YEAR 9 GEOGRAPHY FARMING POEMS Mrs Meabh McGreevy talks about a poetry writing competition organised by the Geography Department at Loreto College Coleraine In Year 9 we begin with our place within Europe and the European Union and then move onto the topic of Farming in Northern Ireland We look at where our food comes from farming traditions in NI and how the EU influences farming We then move onto farm changes and note the role of technology in farming automatic milking parlours use of drones to count sheep etc As part of their course pupils are provided with opportunities to research various aspects of changing farming practices such as Battery Farming or Diversification moving away from traditional farming methods to other business ventures such as Fun farms or outdoor adventure facilities We finish the programme by compiling poems about farming and hold an in class poetry competition This allows the Geography Department to promote literacy and creativity 165

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 LORETO NATIONAL POETRY DAY COMPETITION Loreto College held a Poetry Competition to celebrate National Poetry Day in October with students invited to write poetry on any aspect of the theme of Freedom TRAPPED FREEDOM FREEDOM POEM Sometimes I just wish That anxiety didn t exist That depression would leave me alone So that my sky would be free from The winds and the storms Happiness for you and me Be who you want to be Not how people think you should act Be yourself and don t look back Choices that you want to make Search for opportunities you could take Look out for others along the way As you stay true to yourself day to day Sometimes I think if it s just me If I m the one doing all this to myself If I m just trying to get attention If I m the one that needs mental help The gift of life has been given to me Wake up each day with hope and glee I believe I can do everything I dream We can all work together as one big team Sometimes all I just want Is for all of this to go away So that my mind would finally be Free from all of this Whatever all of this is Being able to go outside Allowed to be free and surf my own tide Able to go out to school Pick my clothes and not look like a fool Sometimes I just see when People smile laugh have fun Because they free their mind From all the worries and stress While I m just here trying to cover it all up with lies and fake smiles trying to trap the freedom inside and never let it go Working as hard as I possibly can Being ambitious and becoming a man Wide horizons for you and me Come on let s go live life and feel free Charlie McDevitt 8E Everyone makes it look so easy But in my shoes it would be impossible Whoever it was There s no exit Wiktoria Czerwinska Year 10 166

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 FREEDOM FREEDOM Everyone deserves it even if they are imperfect It s not just foreigners that need it Some people try to hide it They think a simple smile and laugh will make it go away It won t the pain will stay You know when you re trapped You know when you need it The thing is not everyone has their freedom It s more than just the headline in the news Some of us forget these are real people Some of us think that the worst thing that could happen to us is losing wi fi Or streaks on Snapchat Just be grateful that we have our freedom Our generation can make a difference and it should We have our freedom so why can t we use it That s one question no Google or Siri can answer So let s share our freedom with the people that need it Because doing something good to someone gives us far more pleasure than texting our friends or watching You tube So let s try and make a difference Because if we try we might make even a small amount of freedom Grace Dorrian 8C BEYOND FEAR I want to unsheathe the sun but I must blend my hopes with patience And settle for the bleak In this life you ll get a few lessons Like act normal and don t have depression Be quiet and don t stand out Don t show emotion and do not pout Get up to work and obey the laws Follow fashion don t show flaws And repeat after me the American decree I Am Free For this government we don t tell you What to think or what to feel Just when to stand and when to kneel Gabby Boorman 12C FREEDOM OF SELF Who says I have to be this Who says I have to be that Why can t I just be what I want Without being expected to fit into a tight regime I just wanna live my life and you don t need to tell me how Getting told I m weird for how I dress has become a common occurrence What is it today then Jeans too tight My earrings annoy you Maybe too much black At least I don t have to be an identical clone of others to feel OK about myself I hate the way schools and elders try to make us all conform and look how they please As if they try to churn out identical clones and release them into the world Does my sense of individuality mean nothing to you And if I try to be different I get told off But I just can t help to think why does receiving an education mean I can t look how I want A question I ask myself all the time but never get an answer for it Truth strikes a painful chord yet It rings so loudly and powerfully That I cannot listen anymore I am faltering forward without eyes But even I can see the stiff chains That hug my bones so tightly I crave the freedom over my thoughts That whisk me away from life s copious Gifts and opportunities As I conclude this I just wanna say I know rules will never change But I wanna let them rule makers know that I will never change either I can t wait to live my life as the odd one out I can t wait to be known as that weird guy I will embrace it to the full And to anyone who expects to change me Fix your attitude before you try and fix me I am bitterly aware of the control I have Despite my unwillingness to stay In the dark my light is off Soon my burden will be lifted And my success will be vehement As beyond fear lies liberty Oonagh Rafferty Year 13 Conor McNally 167

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 POETRY PASSION Mrs Pepin and her 10A English class took part in a poetry workshop with students from Coleraine Grammar and St Joseph s College All the pupils poems formed an anthology of writing produced by the three schools Below is a selection of some of the poems written by our own Year 10 students here at Loreto College A MAN FROM TIMBUKTU HOPES I want to be the best that I can be to work at home and in the classroom too But doing well is difficult for me I often don t know what I need to do Would you believe me If I told you I know a man From Timbuktu Success at school is difficult for some Not everyone can learn by being told some kids have obstacles to overcome We don t all fit into the learning mould He has a leg of wood And an eye of glass And he did all he could I ve never seen a marathon ran so fast But I can help myself to become great Can concentrate revise and ask for help can ditch the x box when it s getting late and eat my greens including lots of kelp He met the Queen on a flight to LA And he mastered the didgeridoo He built a house in half day He s the amazing man from Timbuktu I want to be the best that I can be And the only one responsible is me Joel Ferguson It s amazing what you can do If you are the one eyed One legged man From Timbuktu Conor McNicholl 168

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 AT NIGHT A Sunset appears spreading colours across the sky Purple pink blue and orange The bright light shines across the water Making it shimmer like glitter The tides roll in And the vibrant sun sinks into the blue abyss The shining moon arises from its sleep And the stars begin to glisten in the night sky T H E B I G A P P L E Sirens blaring cabs honking people rushing to work Yet I feel so at peace in this city that never sleeps Sitting on my park bench with the breeze slipping through the trees I peoplewatch in the village till the sun goes down The subway rattles through the tunnel as it heads uptown the commander mumbling into the loudspeaker I end my night singing my heart out to the newest musical on Broadway Oh how I miss this city that never sleeps Holly McIntyre The colour fades from the sky And the moon guides the darkness As it hovers over the silent city A peaceful air settles Everything is quiet And the ocean is calm Just like everything else Eimear Mc Gill IRISH DANCING I step on stage and the lights are blinding Remember head up shoulders back The music starts it s deafening I start to dance the adrenaline rushing around me All I can hear is the music and the crowd clapping along to the beat I jump I feel as if I m flying I feel the wind flow through my hair I push myself trying to jump even higher than the last The crowd cheers one last time I take my final stance I smile and bow I feel the heat of the lights beginning to fade as the curtain draws I step off stage satisfied Nadia Pritchard SUNSETS A beautiful sunset Fading in the west A path in golden sand of footprints Leading to the sea The wind whistles through the leaves All around a heavenly dark golden glow Shines at the shore Beyond the sunset is heaven My hand still sticky from eating watermelon As the day draws to a close I dust the sand off my toes I sigh with happiness at the end of the day I wish I could stay Here forever and ever I want to freeze time And put it in a photo frame Mairead Frizzell 169

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 YEAR 11 CREATIVE WRITING FIRST DAY OF SUMMER The sound of birds chirping And the bright sunshine beaming In through my bedroom window Wakes me up to a beautiful first day of Summer morning I am Maximus the journal of a Roman warrior reduced to a slave I got ready as quick as possible To go out into the sun Just before it goes away As a general fighting in the army All I could see was the flailing of arms and legs Deathly shouts and screams filled the air and made it so thick I could hardly breathe Beneath this screaming smog I could picture them my gorgeous wife and energetic boy I had to survive I had to live I had to see them again Dying was not an option I heaved my body to the ground and started to plough through attackers The usual jolt ran up my spine as the steel of my sword cut enemy flesh and bone It was not a feeling I ever got used to I never wanted it to feel like this was normal that this was life There were men pulling at my feet begging me to help them but I had to keep my eye on the final goal the final defeat Luckily those among us who remained intact were able to gather our forces We were a tidal wave of power against our enemy Rome would not fall not this time When it was all over all I wanted was to get home I put my favourite summer outfit on With a pair of old scruffy converse And added a hat with sunglasses To finish my First day of Summer look I open my front door To be hit with a fantastic welcoming smell Of fresh blooming flowers I close my eyes and inhale All the different scents All coming from many different directions At that point I imagined Running across a field of flowers In the sunshine with clear blue skies I finally exhale and open my eyes Back to reality And I step outside with a bright smile The first day of Summer had begun Wiktoria Czerwinska 170

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Betrayed by Commodus At the Colosseum I made my way home on my horse but it couldn t go any further so I began to run instead What I saw was unforgettable heart breaking My home was burnt to the ground My wife and child I saw hanging from above It was as if my heart had dropped to my stomach Why me What did I do to deserve this I was about to face my second fight I could taste the air in my mouth as the sand on the ground blew towards my face I quickly gathered the men and told them We must stay together if we don t then more men will be rounded off and killed It s better this way They all agreed and began to run out on to the Colosseum hiding my identity with the helmet on my head I thought to myself Let s do this I held my sword tightly I was ready I felt like a lion that had just escaped from his cage The men and I knew what we had to do The smell of ash was inhaled into my lungs and the sound of my family s cries filled my head The fire crackled I walked away as I started to feel sick to my stomach and I became aware that I had nothing now The dizziness made me fall to the ground and suddenly it went black When I came to I opened my eyes I was in a completely different place Swords soared through killing enemies and we had won Commodus wanted me to remove my helmet Sold to Proximo Fighting Tigris of Gaul I then realised I had been sold as a slave to fight and make money for Proximo Commodus had spared my life Days later I left the silence of the cell to face the loud crowd once again They shouted my name Maximus Maximus I waited for my name to be called as I sat there feeling nothing They wanted to see if us slaves could fight but I had no intention of fighting back I was numb numb from the pain There he was Tigris of Gaul I felt him glaring at me his helmet surrounded his whole face He was a wellknown man a killer I knew this would be difficult I don t care anymore everything I loved greatly is gone What is this evil The sound of shackles the weight of heavy chains pulling my arms down towards the ground The wind whistled the crowd screamed and our swords clanged I moved towards him as I realised it was a trap a tiger was released the steel chains rattling against the ground Its teeth as sharp as a knife the tiger jumped towards me as I held my sword tightly In my first fight I saw Commodus glaring down at us This man was the perfect example of a devil For the millionth time this week my mind is on making my way out of this place Words can t explain my anger I twisted my sword through its breaking bones I was underneath this heavy animal forcing its body off of me I stood upright with my weapon in one hand and my life in the other Our swords sliding past one another slicing my arm his sword gets pasts my armour I m on the ground this is intense I forced myself up and my strength ran through my body I couldn t lose 171

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 I am I managed to take the sword out of his hand having him on his back blood on his face This fight was over They shouted my name again but I wasn t about to kill him so I walked away The sweat dripped down my face as if I had just been in the rain I am a child I am all the things of my past I have my Mother s temper I have my Father s song I am James the fifth the youngest in the line Though we re sure there s many more lost in the mists of time My Father calls me Monkey my Mother calls me Pet I am told that that s the nickname most boys get The nickname that I hated the lowest of the rank Is when Granny Daddy s mammy called me her wee Yank I am all I see The clock ticking by one minute at a time As I gaze at the sheep in the field form a line The wind turbines stretch their arms up into the sky As if to poke the clouds to make them cry The telephone poles carry their greetings all over I can see the grass verge hiding the clover Fighting Commodus I am all I hear I can hear Sara s cough rattle her chest As they chat and debate about what treatment is best I can hear the dogs beg with a whimper or bark To go for a widdle or a walk in the park I am chained up once again As Commodus walks towards me he punches my stomach and stabs me in the back Commodus and I are circled by the guards Our swords intertwine slamming against one another Commodus falls to the ground He gets up and slices my leg the pain shooting through my body I slide the sword out of his hand meanwhile he shouts for one of the guards to hand him one but nobody pays any attention I am all I taste and feel I rise Monday morning and munch on my toast And pick at the leftovers from yesterday s roast I eat my fried egg but leave the bit that s yella And wish it was my Sunday treat of pancakes and Nutella I can feel the gravel as grudgingly I track My way down to the bus down in Castleroe I d ask to get a taxi but the answer s always No I m feeling dizzy I see doors and drop my sword and Commodus quickly picks it up about to kill me I hit him as he comes at me over and over again I grab his arm pulling it back as I aim the dagger towards his throat His face is full of fear He s dead within minutes The injuries I have sustained make me feel dizzy but I see the doors opening I say Free the prisoners until I fall to the ground I am all I remember I used to be scared of ghosts and all that ghastly crew And if you say you ve never you ve never seen Scooby Doo I have lived in Northern Ireland Scotland and the South I guess that has made the accent coming from my mouth I have sailed along the Danube as it cuts through Budapest But it was on a mussel boat in Cork that I remember best I have been taught to count write say please and thanks The last also in Spanish and French for the Francs Don t tell me what to think or say but teach me all you can For as I travel life s journey I just want to be a better man I am my own person don t lead me like cattle I will be a soldier in a forest of battles I see my wife and child I am happy once again By Katy Neely I AM A MAN OF THE FUTURE James Mahoney Year 8 172

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LoretoLore Mag 17 18 SPORTS NEWS GAELIC GAMES The Queen s University Belfast Future Stars team of 2017 in which Loreto Year 12 student Aidan Gillen was selected as goalkeeper GAELIC FOOTBALL FUTURE STARS AWARD FOR LORETO GAELIC PLAYER A Year 12 student has become Loreto College s first ever winner of a Future Stars award from Queen s University Belfast s GAA club Aidan who completed his GCSEs this year won the award as a gaelic football goalkeeper A well known footballing talent both in Loreto in the Derry Minor panel and in his local club in Kilrea Aidan has had a remarkable year in his favourite sport playing both in goals and at centre half back Representing Kilrea Aidan was a Derry Minor Championship winner and Ulster Minor finalist he is also a member of the Derry Minor panel for 2018 Representing Loreto as a Year 11 student Aidan was goalkeeper for the College s MacLarnon Cup team a team comprised mainly of sixth form students He was a member of the Ulster Schools Treanor Cup winning side and the Rannafast Shield winning side the first win taking place in April 2017 and the second in early December Aidan was congratulated on this award by Mr Sean Murtagh coach of the Loreto Treanor Cup Rannafast Shield and MacLarnon Cup teams and by Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College Seen here in action playing for Loreto College Coleraine Aidan Gillen won a Future Stars award from QUB GAA in action for Loreto College 174

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 SENIOR FOOTBALL The 2017 2018 Loreto College MacLarnon Cup team SENIOR FOOTBALL MACLARNON CUP YEAR 12 GAELIC FOOTBALL Our Year 12 U16 5 team made history taking the field for an Ulster Colleges A competition the Rannafast Cup In their opening game the boys played well but lost by 7 points to St Michael s College Enniskillen However on Wednesday 11th October Loreto claimed its first win in the A Division of the Rannafast Cup defeating St Patrick s Grammar Downpatrick 4 19 to 1 19 Despite not qualifying from the A division the Loreto Rannafast team progressed to the final of the Rannafast Shield in which last year s Treanor Cup final St Paul s High School Bessbrook would be opponents Coached by Mr Murtagh the senior football team consisting mainly of Year 13 and Year 14 with some Year 12s on board came through the group stages of the MacLarnon Cup competition Unfortunately the Loreto MacLarnon team exited the competition on Thursday 25th January after a tough quarterfinal against a strong side from St Eunan s College Letterkenny Well done to the team members and Mr Murtagh on their hard work in training and determination in matches throughout the season LORETO GOALS WIN RANNAFAST SHIELD Loreto Coleraine 5 8 St Paul s Bessbrook 1 12 There was triumph for the Loreto College Rannafast Cup team on Saturday 2nd December as the team emerged winners of the Shield competition against old rivals St Paul s Bessbrook In a fixture played at the Mid Ulster Sports Arena Cookstown four first half goals proved key to Loreto collecting the Danske Bank Rannafast Shield at the expense of a tenacious St Paul s Bessbrook side 175 Dara Mooney Ben Dillon Eoin McKeever and Connor Mullan were all very prominent for Loreto while Luke Mallon Shea Magill and sub Tiarnan Kelly did well for Bessbrook but it was a match in which the Loreto half backs were able to break with pace and open the south Armagh side s defence for big scores with only points in reply After Shea Magill had opened the scoring with a point for Bessbrook

LoretoLore Teacher Mr Conrad Deighan assistant manager and coach of the winning Rannafast Shield team Mag 17 18 Loreto College team captain Dara Mooney is presented with the Danske Bank Ulster Schools Rannafast Shield Dara Mooney got on the end of a speculative shot from the wing from Donal O Kane to flick home the opening goal for Coleraine and they were to add a second after 16 minutes when Conor Kearney s effort at a point dipped under the bar Mooney scored goal No 3 in the 20th minute collecting a free from Aidan Gillen and rounding his marker to find the net There was even more trouble for Bessbrook three minutes from half time Paul Rafferty was on the end of a sweeping Loreto move involving Connor Mullan Odhran McLarnon and Conor Kearney and smashed the ball low into the net for an interval advantage of 4 3 to St Paul s 0 6 Loreto continued to break with pace for the third quarter and stretched their advantage to 13 points with a 40th minute goal from Donal O Kane who drove through from midfield However they were only to add two more points as St Paul s lifted by the introduction of substitute Tiarnan Kelly mounted a spirited comeback Kelly and another sub Sean Boylan hit two points each before Kelly got in for a consolation goal for Bessbrook near the end With a final score emphatically in Loreto s advantage the team made up of Year 12 and Year 11 students had its second chance in 2017 to celebrate winning silverware this team won the Ulster Schools B Teacher Mr Sean Murtagh manager and coach of the Loreto College team which won the Danske Bank Ulster Schools Rannafast Shield division Treanor Cup in early April securing promotion to the A division Team coaches Mr Sean Murtagh and Mr Conrad Deighan were overjoyed by the team s success paying tribute to team members for their dedication in training and spirit in competition Mr Murtagh commented I am privileged to manage a fantastic group of lads Triple Ulster title winners in 4 school seasons who dared to do what no LCC team had done before them Year 9 C Year 11 B and now the Rannafast Shield in Year 12 A The Loreto team members were L Passmore E Morrison J Mullan E McKeever C Mullan A Gillen The Loreto College Coleraine team who won the Danske Bank Ulster Schools Rannafast Shield on Saturday 2nd December 176

LoretoLore O McLarnon D O Kane 1 2 0 1 free C Calvert C Kearney 1 0 D Mooney 2 1 B Dillon 0 4 0 3 frees P McGonigle K Papachristopolous 0 1 P Rafferty 1 0 Subs M g McKeown for C Kearney N Moloney for C Calvert C McCloskey for O McLarnon C Kilmartin for P McGonigle S Scullion for C Mullan Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College paid tribute to the team members and their coaches Mr Murtagh and Mr Deighan on this tremendous success at such a high level Clearly these players are ones to watch as they prepare to enter Senior football in the years ahead Mag 17 18 YEAR 11 GAELIC FOOTBALL The Year 11 footballers opened their Ulster Schools Paddy O Hara cup campaign with a tough 2 6 to 2 4 win over Dean Maguire High School Carrickmore A goal by Felix Kilmartin with the last kick won the game The O Hara Cup squad went on to qualify top of their group after a hard earned 5 14 to 5 4 win over St Joseph s Grammar Donaghmore on Friday 9th March in Owenbeg Three points separated the teams with 5 minutes to go but a late rally pulled us clear This victory meant that an Ulster quarter final was the next challenge for this great team LORETO S YEAR 11 GAELIC FOOTBALL TEAM REACH ULSTER FINAL Loreto College Coleraine s Year 11 gaelic football team qualified for the Ulster Schools Final of the Paddy O Hara Cup after a 0 15 to 0 8 semi final win over Our Lady and St Patrick s College Knock Knock opened the scoring with a free kick but Loreto responded with a Conn Kilmartin point and two frees from Michael Og McKeown Knock responded again with a free but Loreto replied with another free from Michael Og McKeown and a point from Pearce McGonigle Pearce McGonigle added a free himself with Knock adding another score from play There was drama just before half time when the Knock goalkeeper saved a Loreto penalty and with the final attack Kosta Papachristopoulos was denied twice with goal attempts Half Time score Loreto 0 6 vs Knock 0 3 Loreto started brightly in the second half with Michael Og McKeown scoring two points either side of an outstanding Kosta Papachristopoulos free from the sideline for a 0 9 to 0 3 advantage It was Knock s turn to have their purple patch as they had sustained pressure and scored two points one from a free and the other from a well worked move to bring the score to 0 9 to 0 5 Loreto responded with scores from both Kilmartin brothers Conn and Felix to push ahead again Kosta Papachristopoulos landed another excellent free with Connor Mullan working a great score from a 45 Knock responded with sustained pressure resulting in another 3 177 points but with time running out Loreto tagged on two fine scores from Emmet Morrison and Ronan Close to seal the game Final score Loreto 0 15 vs Knock 0 8 Loreto awaited the winners of the other semi final between Dean Maguire High School Carrickmore and St Louis Grammar School Kilkeel in the final The team members and their coaches Mr Sean Murtagh and Mr Paddy Bradley were congratulated on this wonderful achievement by Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 DANSKE BANK PADDY O HARA CUP FINAL Dean Maguirc Carrickmore 7 11 Loreto College Coleraine 0 11 The old adage that goals win games was certainly true at Ballinascreen when an impressive Dean Maguirc Carrickmore claimed the Danske Bank O Hara Cup at the expense of a gallant Loreto Coleraine side There was little between the sides in the first half but crucially the winners got in for an injury time goal to give them a 2 5 to 0 6 advantage despite having played against the wind The Derry lads were always up against it after that and when the winners bagged two goals within 10 minutes of the restart there was no doubt about the outcome Midfielder Sean Conneely opened the scoring for the Carrickmore school with an excellent point from out on the right wing before two frees from full forward Lorcan McGarrity left it 0 3 to 0 0 with nine minutes gone Felix Kilmartin then opened Loreto s account but superb centre half back Patrick Quinn soon cancelled that score out at the other end of the field In the 18th minute Dean Maguirc struck for their first goal when Oran Toal chipped the Loreto keeper hold of a breaking ball from a long range free and made no mistake from close range Donaghy and Morrison traded points before the Dean keeper denied Conn Kilmartin a certain goal Loreto though rolled up their sleeves to enjoy a purple patch Conn Kilmartin and Michael Og McKeown had points and even while Quinn landed an outstanding effort into the wind the Coleraine lads had played their way into the game Wing half back Emmet Morrison joined the attack to split the posts before Conn Kilmartin made it a two point game With the first half in injury time James Donaghy demonstrated great composure to round the Loreto keeper and plant the ball into the net for a 2 5 to 0 6 lead The winners came straight down the field from that save for Toal to finish low to the bottom left hand corner of the net to leave it 5 7 to 0 9 McGarrity and Toal then tagged on points and the former also slotted the ball home for goal number six Conn Kilmartin and Conor Cuddy exchanged points before Zak Devine got in on the act with goal number seven in the closing moments Michael Og McKeown and Michael McCann traded points on the restart before Donaghy capitalised on a mistake in the Coleraine defence to get the winners third goal That deflated the Loreto lads and shortly after Conneely took Loreto Year 11 football team P McGarry N Maloney S Scullion C Coyle E Morrison 0 2 C Mullan R Close F Calvert C McCloskey C Kilmartin 0 3 P McGonigle 0 2 M McKeown 0 3 T Mailey K Papachristopoulos F Kilmartin 0 1 Sub D McGarry for Mailey The Loreto College Coleraine Year 11 team finalists of the Paddy O Hara Cup 2018 178

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 The Year 10 U14 5 team had a fine 7 9 to 2 5 win over St Mary s Clady in the Gerry Brown Cup and later went on to contest the quarter final on Thursday 30th November on the 4G pitch at Owenbeg against St Colm s High School Draperstown The final score went in Draperstown s favour ending Loreto 1 8 St Colm s 4 9 YEAR 10 GAELIC FOOTBALL Coached by Mr Murphy and Mr Deighan the team members were Eunan Boylan Patrick Black Jude Mullan Cathaoir Coyle Conor McNicholl Patrick McGill Michael McAlister Anton McIntyre Felix Kilmartin Peter Passmore Cormac Carr Donal Heaney Eunan McGonigle Ruairi Martin Niall McKeever Fionn Calvert Ronan Close Adam Mullan Sean McAleese Sullivan Quinn Conor Lundy Tochi Jide Ojo Cahir McNicholl Barry McCloskey Finn Kelly Lorcan Calvert and Daire Kelly Action from Loreto College Coleraine vs St Mary s Clady in the Gerry Brown Cup YEAR 8 GAELIC FOOTBALL SUCCESSFUL DAY FOR LORETO YEAR 8 GAELIC TEAM The Loreto Year 8 Gaelic team got off to a winning start in this year s Oisin McGrath Shield by edging out group favourites St Ciaran s Ballygawley on a scoreline of 2 1 to 0 2 The Glenullin contingent of Matthew Johnston Matthew Smyth Oisin Bradley Willie John Bradley and JF Burns all dominated their respective positions The final game of the blitz was played against a very physically strong St Columb s Derry The result would determine if Loreto finished top or second in the group and therefore who they would play in the next round This game was a true test of their character as Loreto found themselves 4 points down within the first 5 minutes However Loreto worked tirelessly in order to get themselves back into the game In the last minute of the game Conor Black worked ferociously to win the ball in midfield he then handed off to JF Burns who obliged and tucked the ball in to the bottom corner of the St Columb s net This levelled the game and ensured Loreto progressed to the quarter finals by finishing top of a very tough group The second game saw Loreto face the hosts of the blitz Holy Cross College Strabane A win would ensure that Loreto would progress to the quarter finals of the competition From the throw in Loreto dominated the fact that the ball only crossed into the Loreto half a handful of times throughout the game paid testament to their control of the game Niall McLaughlin Michael Cunningham Conor McGarry and Ruairi Loughrey were excellent Loreto went on to win the game 4 2 to 0 1 179

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 YEAR 8 GAELIC OISIN MCGRATH SHIELD Loreto bowed out of the Oisin McGrath shield in a thrilling encounter with Rathmore on Monday 20th November After a pulsating 50 minutes of end to end football it took another 20 minutes of extra time to separate the two sides in Magherafelt with Rathmore edging the game During the first period of the game Loreto dominated possession and scored some fantastic scores with Dungiven man Joe Dillon scoring two excellent goals at the end of the second half Captain John Francis Burns was putting in a real shift and leading by example from the throw in During the second half however Rathmore found another gear and started to close the gap in scores After some heroic defending from Willie John Bradley Matthew Smyth Callum Doherty and Ryan McCloskey the referee gave Rathmore an easy 21 yard free which they knocked over the bar to level the scores Normal time finished Loreto 3 6 to Rathmore 4 3 Extra time began very much as the second half had finished with Rathmore piling on pressure to the Loreto backs Despite the best efforts of the Loreto boys Rathmore found the net another 3 times during this period winning by a tally of 9 points The Loreto boys can take some positives from the game as they showed great character when under tremendous pressure and if it hadn t been for the wood work which Loreto struck 6 times they may have been the team progressing to the final rather than Rathmore A learning curve for Loreto but no doubt they will come back better because of it Final score after extra time Loreto 3 6 Rathmore 7 3 The Loreto College Coleraine Year 8 gaelic team which competed in the Oisin McGrath Shield 180

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 LORETO YEAR 8 FOOTBALLERS REACH QUARTER FINALS OF JM MURPHY CUP The Year 8 gaelic team from Loreto College reached the quarter final stage of the annual JM Murphy cup at Aquinas Grammar School Belfast on Thursday 31st May During the group stages they faced some very stiff opposition In the first game they played St Louis Grammar School Kilkeel and were very unlucky to lose by a point on a scoreline of 1 2 to 1 1 Leon scored Loreto s goal and point in that game The second group game was against a strong St Ciaran s Ballygawley side St Ciaran s ran out comprehensive winners on a scoreline of 3 4 to 1 1 Niall scored a goal and Leon a point for Loreto The third group game and Loreto s best performance of the competition was against eventual winners St Joseph s Grammar School Donaghmore This was a low scoring affair with Donaghmore winning by a point on a scoreline of 0 2 to 0 1 Joe scored Loreto s point in this game The final group game was against St Patrick s High School Keady and was the decider of who out of the two schools would progress to the quarter finals Loreto found another gear in this game and ran out 2 2 to 0 1 winners The goals came from the Glenullin contingent JF and Matthew with the points coming from Joe and JF Loreto were pitted against the other group s top team Rathmore Grammar School Belfast The Loreto boys battled hard and showed great promise at the beginning of the game However Rathmore found their rhythm and eventually won comfortably on a score of 2 1 to 1 0 Loreto s goal was scored by Joe It was a very competitive contest at Aquinas and although some of the results didn t all go Loreto s way the boys can take solace in the fact that there is very little between ourselves and any of the other teams A lot can be learned from this competition and it can be used as a foundation to build on for the future The Year 8 Loreto College Coleraine JM Murphy Cup team 181

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 LADIES GAELIC FOOTBALL SENIOR The Loreto College Coleraine Senior Ladies football team pictured just before their clash against Largy College Clones Ladies gaelic football has finally started at Loreto and it was the senior girls who made history on Monday 23rd October with their first competitive fixture against Largy College Clones It was a tough match with Largy coming out winners Well done to Loreto Ladies senior gaelic team and coaches Miss Martin Miss Morren and Mr Deighan JUNIOR LADIES FOOTBALL BLITZ The first ever Loreto Junior Ladies football team made an excellent arrival to colleges competitions as they went unbeaten at their first ever blitz in Owenbeg On a bitterly cold day the Loreto girls faced St Mary s Derry Gaelchol iste Dhoire and St Patrick s Dungiven The first game was a seven goal rout for Loreto as they ran away convincing winners Erin McLaughlin Erin McKeever and Mary Doran all goal scorers in that game The second game was another one sided victory With several changes made to the Loreto team more girls were fresh and hungry to compete This game finished up 4 1 to 0 1 Eimear Maguire and Clodagh Moore scoring the goals in this game The final game against St Patrick s Dungiven would be Loreto s 182 toughest of the day However Loreto found another gear in the final few minutes with Jodie Canning finding the net twice All players for Loreto were outstanding today The girls proceeded to an Ulster semifinal and would come up against much more challenging opposition Coming from an array of clubs Loreto s panel consisted of 37 girls who participated and all were eager to be on the match day squad

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 JUNIOR LADIES FOOTBALL QUARTER FINAL TRIUMPH Loreto Coleraine 6 7 St Dominic s 1 1 Loreto successfully reached the Erne Shield semi final after they convincingly defeated St Dominic s Grammar in Loughgiel on Tuesday 1st May The first ever Loreto Junior Ladies football team surpassed expectations and had eyes on making it to a historic final The game began brightly despite the horrific conditions St Dominic s struck first when they scored a well worked goal After that Loreto dominated the game Throughout each line the Loreto girls won their individual duel which culminated into an excellent team performance A gale force wind combined with being battered by ice cold rain could not stifle the Loreto girls from taking some excellent scores in the first half The first half finished up 1 2 to 1 1 to Loreto The second half was one way traffic from the throw in Loreto relentlessly attacked the St Dominic s goal often finding the net Again all players were outstanding throughout the half including the nine subs that were all used The game finished 6 7 to 1 1 Scorers Cara McLaughlin 2 0 Megan Coyle 2 0 Clodagh Moore 1 1 Clodagh Calvert 1 0 Mary Doran 0 2 Erin McLaughlin 0 1 Eimear Maguire 0 1 Erin McKeever 0 1 Erin Ferguson 0 1 Team members Jesse McGilligan Niamh McGarry Jodie Canning Katie Donnelly Ciara McAlary Erin Ferguson Brona McGonigle Lucy O Kane Captain Cara McLaughlin Eabh McIlvenny Erin McLaughlin Erin McKeever Megan Coyle Mary Doran Caitlin Kearney Clodagh Calvert Emma Turner Eimear Maguire Caitlin Rose Cassidy Cara Mullan Clodagh Moore Cara Kearney Colleen Heaney Kara Kealey Coach Mr E McCloskey LORETO GIRLS MAKE HISTORY AS THEY REACH FIRST ULSTER FINAL The Loreto College Junior Ladies gaelic team entered unknown territory on Wednesday 16th May as they faced St Mary s High School Downpatrick in the Coleraine school s first ever Junior Ladies competition the Erne Shield The unknown however did not faze this talented group of girls as they took each challenge in their stride and became stronger after each game From the throw in Loreto had their best start to a game in the competition in terms of possession work rate and end result Within 10 minutes Loreto were 4 goals up with Megan Coyle and Clodagh Moore both firing in a brace each Downpatrick s two goal attempts shortly after were thwarted by the fantastic Jesse McGilligan who not only saved the efforts but managed to clear them to safety under serious pressure In response to such pressure Mary Doran and Clodagh Moore chipped over two neat points Mary Doran floating her point over from an acute angle The scoring was not finished though Eimear Maguire blasted a goal into the roof of the net after some excellent work by Erin McKeever just before half time Half time Score Loreto 5 2 0 2 St Mary s Downpatrick The second half differed very much from the first as Loreto had to adopt a more defensive mentality as they played into a very stiff wind Nonetheless the Loreto girls still had the majority of possession and score attempts Eimear Maguire fired over a point at the beginning of the half and then a neat goal after some hard work at the end 183 of the half to ensure Loreto would progress to the Erne shield final where the unknown awaits Final score Loreto 6 3 0 3 St Mary s HS Downpatrick How they played A recurring theme in this competition was how extremely difficult it was to pick a player of the match from not only the starting players but the substitutes as well Jesse McGilligan stopped at least three certain goals during this particular game Jesse truly is cool and calmness personified The full back line of Emma Turner Jodie Canning and Caitlin Kearney defended the goal brilliantly making the St Mary s forwards work really hard Limiting them to only 3 scores is a result of this work rate The half back line of Brona

LoretoLore McGonigle Grace McIntyre and team captain Lucy O Kane worked tirelessly back and forward making countless unselfish runs The midfield duo of Cara McLaughlin and Niamh McGarry dominated with their athletic ability and high fielding skills Half forwards Erin McKeever Caitlin Rose Cassidy and Eimear Maguire caused countless problems for the St Mary s defence Their movement and link up play was fantastic The guile of full forwards Clodagh Moore Megan Coyle and Mary Doran created chaos for the St Mary s backline Mag 17 18 in the first 15 minute period of the game They chased every lost cause and hounded every attempted clearance Substitutes Kara Kealey Ciara McAlary Colleen Heaney Cara Mullan Clodagh Calvert and Cara Kearney all made an instant impact when coming on contributing to this solid win Loreto Team Jesse McGilligan Megan Coyle Niamh McGarry Mary Doran Jodie Canning Caitlin Kearney Grace McIntyre Clodagh Calvert Ciara McAlary Emma Turner Eimear Maguire Brona McGonigle Caitlin Rose Cassidy Lucy O Kane Captain Cara Mullan Cara McLaughlin Clodagh Moore Eabh McIlvenny Cara Kearney Erin McLaughlin Colleen Heaney Erin McKeever Kara Kealey The team members and their coach Mr Eddie McCloskey were congratulated on this wonderful success by Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College and wished them well for the final of the competition The Loreto College Junior Girls Gaelic team which won through to the Final of the Erne Shield competition LORETO LADIES CLINCH FIRST HISTORIC TITLE Loreto College Coleraine won its first Ladies gaelic title on Friday 25th May with the U14 footballers winning the Erne Shield Loreto 5 13 3 7 St Aidan s Derrylin The Loreto U14 Ladies footballers left Cookstown on Friday 25th May with the Erne shield in tow adding to the sporting history of the school The game which was played in front of a huge crowd of supporters was an excellent advertisement for Derry and Fermanagh Ladies football It truly was a thrilling intense and entertaining game from the very first whistle The Loreto girls shot out of the blocks from the throw in Team Captain Lucy won the first ball and drove straight through the middle with the ball setting the tempo immediately Centre half forward Eimear found the net twice in the 4 minutes after she put over the game s opening score Playing with a strong wind St Aidan s replied with a point However Loreto were relentless in their attack An 184 adventurous run from deep by Jodie from centre half back resulted in her eventually finding the net with a neat finish Loreto s dynamic corner forward Clodagh got in on the action too as she scored a brace in a few minutes Clodagh s two trademark weaving runs resulted in the ball nestling in the back of the opposition goal Forwards Eimear Erin Mary and Erin all raised white flags in the first half completing Loreto s 5 5 rout in the first half HT Score Loreto 5 5 1 2 St Aidan s

LoretoLore Any neutrals in the crowd would have been forgiven to think that the game was over at half time as Loreto led with a convincing score and now had a strong wind at their back However the Fermanagh girls found another gear and caused immediate problems for Loreto St Aidan s tallied up 2 goals and 2 points shortly after the restart truly testing the character of the Loreto girls Character however is a trait which this panel of girls has in abundance After several wides Loreto found their feet after regrouping at the water break The hardworking Eimear saw to the beginning of the end of the game as she floated over her 8th point of the game The tireless efforts of Mary Jodie Erin and Clodagh got results in this pivotal period as they all kicked points St Aidan s found the Loreto net and scored twice more but the game was sealed as Eimear scored her 3rd goal of the game Substitute Cara sealed the win with a great goal ensuring the Erne Shield would be travelling north to Coleraine Final Score Loreto 5 13 3 7 St Aidan s How they played This was another display of character and skill from the Loreto girls The main strength of this group is the depth of quality players involved Goalkeeper Jesse put on another flawless display by pulling Mag 17 18 off some great saves and setting up countless attacks from the kick out The full back line of Ciara Erin and Caitlin Rose played with absolute fearlessness as they attacked every dangerous ball played into the middle Erin dissolved countless attacks with a very dominant display Lucy Jodie and Brona gave fantastic performances Lucy led the team particularly when needed as she had done throughout the competition to date Brona s intelligence thwarted many attacks as her positioning was excellent The team s engine room of Cara and Niamh powered their way through the game The Eoghan Rua pair s athletic ability was a major factor throughout their journey of numerous scoring chances Substitutes Clodagh Grace Emma Colleen Cara and Caitlin all slotted in immediately ensuring that the girls ultimately won the game An advantage any successful team has is the strength of the overall panel an advantage which this panel certainly has Player of the match was awarded to Jodie who performed at an unbelievable level as both a forward and a back Jodie s display was flawless throughout the game The team members and their coach Mr Eddie McCloskey were congratulated on this historic victory by Mr Michael James College Principal on behalf of all the staff and students of Loreto College Coleraine The dynamism movement and skill of Erin Eimear and Mary proved too much for all teams in this competition The trio combined to score 3 6 of Loreto s total The full forward line of Erin Megan and Clodagh again created havoc for the opposing team s defence Their combined skill creativity and power led to the development in Loreto s Capta eld hi S e rn E e th receives Loreto College s victorious Erne Shield team 185 Erne Shield f Final player o m o fr ch at m e th e Loreto Colleg

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 CAMOGIE SENIOR CAMOGIE The Loreto Senior Camogie team The Senior Camogie team and Mr McCloskey had a hard fought encounter against a very strong St Killian s College in the Fr Davies Cup Senior B competition semi final at Loughgiel with the final score St Killian s 6 8 Loreto Coleraine 2 3 The Tower girls overcame a battling and very committed Loreto side Sadly three goals from the Carnlough school s full forward Shaina McDonnell in a five minute spell put this game to bed early on despite Loreto scoring first The Coleraine school however were having none of it and came back with two Cliona Mullan goals and looked as though they would make a fight of it Further goals however flowed from the sticks of McDonnell and two from Molly O Hara did the trick for St Killian s who were strong contenders to win the competition JUNIOR CAMOGIE St Paul s Kilrea 2 0 Loreto 4 8 The Loreto Junior camogs began their 2017 18 B colleges campaign with a convincing win over St Paul s Kilrea However the Loreto girls didn t get everything their own way as the full time score line would suggest The game was tied at half time with a score of 1 3 to 2 0 In extremely tough conditions the two teams battled hard for poll position Despite the poor conditions there was some excellent camogie on show from both teams Loreto found their rhythm in the second half and found the St Paul s net another three times Joint players of the match Eimear Maguire and Mary Doran had outstanding performances with both getting some excellent scores A fantastic all around performance from all players and substitutes on the day Loreto 2 5 St Killian s 3 0 The Loreto girls went up against St Killian s in their second group game 186 Both teams had already progressed to the next stage of the competition having won a game each but the game turned out to be a thrilling battle of two evenly matched teams The game began with a ferocious intensity both teams worked relentlessly hard Within the game itself there were isolated duels between defender and attacker on both sides with no girl giving any quarter St Killian s pulled ahead with two well worked goals despite the best efforts of Clodagh Moore

LoretoLore in goals and the Loreto full back line consisting of Emma Turner Brona McGonigle and Caitlin Kearney Eimear Maguire would get Loreto s only score of the first half when she floated over a lovely score from outside the 45 The second half began as the first did This time however Loreto would look the more dangerous when advancing In this half Loreto would out score their opponents 2 4 to 1 0 which ultimately won them the game A combination of Mag 17 18 heroic defending stylish attacking and a phenomenal work rate would ensure victory for the Loreto girls in Loughgiel The half back line of Cara McLaughlin Lucy O Kane and Grace McIntyre dominated aerially repeatedly moving the ball forward Cara Kearney and Niamh McGarry worked tirelessly up and down the pitch being the lynchpins in Loreto s attacks The dynamic duo of Erin McKeever and Mary Doran showed style and class when on the ball running constantly at defenders with the ball Clodagh Calvert Isobel Healey Megan Coyle Colleen Heaney and Ciara McAlary all battled hard in a crowded and well drilled St Killian s defence Aoife McIlvar Mary Jane McNicholl and Orla Cunningham all came on when the game was in the melting pot and battled hard under pressure Clodagh Moore and Eimear Maguire both put on player of the match displays but this victory truly was a team effort LORETO REACH FINAL AFTER VICTORY OVER ST CATHERINE S COLLEGE Loreto s Year 10 camogs reached the final of their competition after beating St Catherine s College Armagh in Magherafelt on a score line of 4 5 to 3 7 If one were to try to analyse the game based on this report one might be forgiven for thinking that there was a strong breeze blowing from one end to the other based on the half time and full time score HT Loreto 4 4 0 1 St Catherine s However this was not the case Rather the two teams had exceptional halves of camogie on either side of the halftime whistle Loreto was the superior team in the first half and St Catherine s in the second half Ultimately if it wasn t for the player of the game Eimear s last gasp point the game could have ended very differently for Loreto First Half After conceding the first score the Loreto girls didn t look back They pushed forward at every opportunity creating chance after chance Isobel Megan and Erin all were supplied with excellent ball from the backs and midfield Half forwards Mary Eimear and Cara controlled the flow of the game making it very difficult for the opposing team to clear the ball and launch any form of attack Goals from Niamh Isobel and two from Mary left Loreto going in at half time with a comfortable lead Loreto 4 4 0 1 St Catherine s Armagh Second Half The second half was a replica of the first except with roles reversed St Catherine s pressurised Loreto from the throw in Half backs Lucy Brona Grace and substitute Ciara all hassled and harried fantastically well to make sure all shots were taken under pressure Cara and Niamh had to drop back and help support the defenders 187 for the majority of the half Full backs Caitlin Emma and Erin all weathered the storm as best they could If it were not for their combined resilient attitude and the alertness of goalkeeper Clodagh Loreto would not have won When St Catherine s eventually clawed their way back and levelled the score with two goals in the last few minutes the game appeared to be heading for extra time This turned out not to be the case as Eimear battled her way to win possession and strike over a wonderful point from the 45 metre line Final score Loreto 4 5 3 7 St Catherine s Armagh Scorers Mary 2 0 Isobel 1 1 Eimear 0 4 Niamh 1 0

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 LORETO JUNIOR CAMOGIE TEAM WIN THE FR DAVIES CUP Loreto 1 5 1 1 St Pius High School Magherafelt Loreto College Coleraine s Year 10 Camogie team reached the Final of the Fr Davies Cup which was contested against St Pius High School Magherafelt at the Glenullin GAC pitch on Friday 15th June The Loreto side entered the final with confidence as they had reached this stage undefeated The Glenullin setting was a familiar one for several members of the team which was drawn mainly from Year 10 with some players from Years 8 and 9 The game began at a frenetic pace As soon as referee Sean McGuigan had thrown the ball in there was a constant battle for possession until the half time whistle Within minutes Loreto scored three well worked points from Cara Eimear and Mary Some would argue that if it hadn t been for the heroics of the Magherafelt back line and goalkeeper Loreto would have been out of sight as several goal chances were thwarted The Half Time score was Loreto 0 3 0 0 St Pius Within a few minutes of the restart St Pius scored the game s first goal leaving it level The Loreto girls took this setback in their stride as they had done throughout the competition They answered instantaneously by piling huge pressure onto the St Pius defence Loreto reaped the rewards from The Loreto College Junior Camogie team celebrating its Fr Davies Cup victory 188 this huge work rate when they answered with a goal of their own After some excellent work by Mary the ball was blasted to the back of the St Pius net to put Loreto three ahead Loreto scored two more points from Mary and Megan to seal the win and ensure that team captain Megan would lift the Fr Davies Cup The team and management would like to thank the referee Glenullin GAC for the use of their pitch and St Pius for a great game of camogie The Loreto team and their coaches Mr Eddie McCloskey and Mrs Schira McGoldrick were congratulated on this wonderful victory by Mr Michael James College Principal on behalf of all the staff and students of Loreto College

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 HURLING SENIOR HURLING CASEMENT SHIELD YEAR 8 AND 9 HURLING REHILL CUP Unfortunately on the 28th September the senior hurling team did not qualify from the regional qualifying section of the Ulster Colleges C grade competition the Casement Shield Despite Loreto leading by two points with 5 minutes remaining the first game resulted in a disappointing one point defeat against St Mary s Clady The Loreto lads walked off the pitch feeling unlucky as they dominated possession in the second half but could not take their opportunities in front of the posts The game was closely contested throughout At half time the sides were level and the introduction of Conor Moore along with a few positional switches gave Loreto plenty of reason to be optimistic after the interval On another day the Coleraine school may have come out on top of this result if many of its key players were fit and available as injuries and commitments to their clubs competing in the Derry minor club football championship ruled them out of this year s Casement Shield The Year 8 and 9 hurling team advanced to the semifinal of the Ulster Colleges C grade Rehill Cup after 3 wins from 4 in the regional qualifying blitz at Owenbeg on 4th October The matches were played on a cold wet day but the players did well to play some good hurling in difficult conditions Plenty of teamwork and link up play was evident as many of the new Year 8s integrated nicely into a team with more experienced Year 9s Results Loreto 2 3 Gaelscoil Dungiven 2 2 Loreto 4 2 St Eunan s Letterkenny 0 0 Loreto 2 0 St Patrick s Dungiven Loreto 6 0 St Benedict s Randalstown 6 1 REHILL CUP SEMI FINAL Gaelscoil Dungiven 2 3 Loreto Coleraine 0 2 Despite having very high hopes going into this final Loreto were beaten by a physically strong Gaelscoil Dungiven team Loreto rallied in the second half after playing poorly in the opening half however the vital goals needed to close the gap going into the final few minutes couldn t be found Losing at the semi final stage is always disappointing but the boys can hold their heads high as they have plenty of potential and will come back stronger in the future The Loreto College Rehill Cup hurling team 2017 189

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 YEAR 10 HURLING BR MALLON CUP On Tuesday 1st May the Year 10 hurling team played in the round robin section of the Ulster Colleges C grade Br Mallon Cup The panel featured a large number of Year 8s and 9s who were playing in the age group above them there were four first years on the starting lineup There was a good victory over Buncrana College however losses against St Columb s Derry and St Colm s Draperstown meant that Loreto would not qualify for the quarter final stage of the competition The Br Mallon Cup hurling team pictured at Owenbeg LAST MAN STANDING FUNDRAISER FOR GAELIC GAMES AT LORETO SCHOOL HURLING Massive congratulations to Year 13 student Owen Tsang winner of the Last Man Standing competition top prize of 500 Many thanks to Mr McCloskey for organising the equipment fundraiser for GAA in the school School Hurling is so much fun It will make you get out and run Training on twice a week Chance to perform at your peak Making new friends from different places Meeting lots of new faces Playing in different Ulster competitions Winning the final will be one of your missions Wearing blue and gold When the weather is hot or cold Travelling to matches near and far Striking the ball over the bar So if you want to get out and play Make sure you sign up today Seven years to play with your friends Enjoy it all before it ends By Se n a Kevin Lynch s hurler in Year 9 190

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 GAELIC GAMES PRESENTATION LCCGAA A special presentation was made to Mrs Schira McGoldrick to mark her retirement by all the members of staff who coach Gaelic Games at Loreto College This was a token of recognition of the immense work and dedication that Mrs McGoldrick has shown to Gaelic Games at Loreto over her years at the College and the contribution that her enthusiasm and expertise have made to the life of the school NETBALL Our first competitive netball fixtures of the season were played on Friday 6th October with mixed fortunes against Cross and Passion College Ballycastle The Juniors won 20 9 with newly elected captain Eabh McIlvenny and vice captain Megan Coyle The Minors lost 14 9 with newly elected captain Niamh McGarry and vice captain Clodagh Moore and their coach teacher Miss McAllister Excellent results from both teams a wonderful start to the netball season e Coleraine Loreto Colleg am l te Junior netbal r first ei th n o who w match of the t season agains d Cross an ge Passion Colle The Loreto Minor netball team with their coach Miss McAllister 191

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 NETBALL SUCCESS STORY Our various netball teams had a busy start to the season playing quite a few fixtures with several still to come before the Christmas holidays The Senior team Year 13 14 coached by Mrs McCullough beat Limavady Grammar 3 26 It was the first league match of the season and the girls played brilliantly It was a tremendous display of skill agility and team work watched by the Minors who lost 13 10 to Limavady GS on the same day Loreto s Senior netball team who beat Limavady Grammar School On Wednesday 22nd November the Minors beat Dalriada in a very close game which finished 15 12 showing great team work and amazing shooting skills Well done to the Minors and to their coach Ms Wilson TRIPLE SUCCESS FOR LORETO NETBALL TEAMS There was a hat trick of successes for Loreto College netball teams in March with Loreto winning three local titles within a week On Friday 9th March Loreto hosted the Coleraine District Year 8 tournament winning the title at the end of the day having contested the final against Dominican College Portstewart winning in extra time end to end with Dominican coming back to even a half time lead of three goals The final score was 9 6 in Loreto s favour to give the Loreto Year 8 team their second title within a week Mrs M McCullough Head of PE at Loreto College paid tribute to student teacher Miss N O Neill for her support and help and to Ms Jane Neill of Coleraine College who organised the event Thursday 15th March saw the Loreto Year 8 team in action again this time in the NEBSSA Year 8 tournament The team won matches against North Coast Integrated College St Mary s Grammar School Magherafelt Dalriada and Dominican College Portstewart in the round robin section They then contested a very close final against Dominican College this was a very close game This was followed by the Coleraine District League Senior Final again against Dominican College Portstewart It was the final game of competitive school netball for many girls on both teams Following a lively game in which great team spirit skill determination and friendship was displayed by both teams Loreto won 25 12 to make it gold medals all round for the Loreto netballers 192 Mrs Maureen McCullough Head of PE at Loreto College paid tribute to the members of both teams on their hard work and dedication throughout the year Summarising the College s great netball season Mrs McCullough also mentioned the Junior A team coached by Ms J Wilson and Seniors coached by Mrs McCullough both winners of their Leagues the Minor A team coached by Ms Wilson the Junior B team coached by Ms Wilson and the Intermediate B team coached by Mrs McCullough runners up in their Leagues and of course the Year 8 team winners of both recent Year 8 titles Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College paid tribute to the members of all these successful teams and their coaches on a wonderful year of training and competitive fixtures

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 The Year 8 Netball Team from Loreto College winners of the Coleraine District Year 8 Netball Tournament The Year 8 Netball Team winners of the NEBSSA Year 8 Netball Tournament pictured with Mrs M McCullough The Senior netball team from Loreto College winners of the Coleraine District League Final 193

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 NETBALL CELEBRATION The Loreto Netball Club held a celebration night at Pizza Pomodoro Coleraine on 25th April 27 students from Year 9 14 attended along with three teachers Ms Wilson Mrs McCullough and Miss McAllister celebrating a very successful netball season In the Coleraine and District League the Senior Netball Team won their league the Intermediate team finished as runners up the Junior A team won their league and the Junior B team were runners up while the Minor team though not placed played really well Mrs McCullough and Ms Wilson thanked all the girls who came faithfully to training each week and thanked Miss McAllister for helping with the teams Everyone had a great night at the celebration enjoying lots of chocolate cake and fun Pictures from the Loreto Netball Club s celebration night at Pizza Pomodoro Coleraine 194

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 SOCCER SWANSEA SUCCESS FOR LORETO COLLEGE STUDENT A Year 12 student from Loreto College was offered a twoyear scholarship with Premiership side Swansea following a series of trials in December sh 12 ip ar at Ye Luke is a well known talent in Loreto and locally as well as representing Loreto at in both soccer and gaelic football to a high r la Lo o h standard he has played for Coleraine through re c to rs Co a its junior levels as well as representing his county e y lle g w oe w in the Super Cup h o w a s o ff e r e d a t Sw ry an sea nd cK e Lu k e M During his first two years at Swansea he will live with a family attend College for one and a half days each week studying Sports Science and train full time The adventure begins for Luke on 1st July shortly after the completion of his GCSE examinations C it y F C Luke McKendry was scouted while playing locally and went on a week of trials before Christmas which led to him being offered this impressive opportunity Luke was congratulated on this wonderful achievement by Mr L Shaw Head of Year 12 and by Mr Michael James College Principal on behalf of all the staff and students of the College YEAR 8 SOCCER Loreto 7 Cookstown High 1 Loreto kicked off their 2017 18 Year 8 campaign in fantastic fashion with a comprehensive 7 1 victory over Cookstown High From start to finish Loreto dominated possession and attacked the Cookstown goal constantly A great all around team performance from Loreto Goal scorers Matthew Johnston 2 Josh Gibson 2 Leon Boyd Oisin Bradley and Conor McGarry Special mention goes to the three girls Niamh Guiney Layla O Hara and Ruby Shuter O Kane on that day s panel who also made a huge contribution to the result Dalriada 2 Loreto 3 Loreto s second game in the competition was against very tough opponents Dalriada at the Joey Dunlop centre After a very tense start Matthew Johnston broke the line after a great through ball from team captain Leon Boyd Loreto pushed on from that goal and went 2 nil up after Leon Boyd dribbled past the Dalriada defenders and 195 fired in from close range Dalriada scored just before half time which meant it wouldn t be a straight forward second half for Loreto The second half began much like the first with Loreto having most of the possession and clear chances Conor McGarry Matieu Egan and John Francis Burns all playing extremely well Ronan Dempsey in goals pushed a thunderous Dalriada effort onto the crossbar where it was cleared out of danger by John Carey After applying relentless pressure on the Dalriada defence Loreto got their reward when Leon Boyd scored his second and Loreto s third goal of the game

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Dalriada scored a late consolation goal to leave the final score Dalriada 2 Loreto 3 This result put the Loreto Year 8s joint top of the league unbelievable character was shown by the Loreto players St Mary s Limavady 3 Loreto 3 Loreto steamrolled past Ballymoney High at Loreto This game was really one way traffic from start to finish and the final score line reflected this Captain Leon Boyd scored a hat trick and was instrumental in the majority of goals scored As always JF Burns was solid in defence The other goal scorers included Joe Dillon Niall Clyde and the Glenullin duo of Oisin Bradley and Matthew Johnston Still undefeated Loreto faced a tough opponent and a huge task of coming away from the fixture with any points Loreto started the game well as Matthew Johnston put Loreto a goal up However Loreto soon fell a goal behind as St Mary s scored two goals in succession despite the brave efforts of ever reliable goalkeeper Ronan Dempsey As the game entered the final few minutes Loreto looked as though they would be facing their first defeat of the campaign when with 5 minutes to go Matthew Johnston once again found the St Mary s net Loreto pushed forward and centre back Ruiari Loughrey moved up to centre forward in search of an equaliser Then with the last kick of the game the makeshift centre forward tucked the ball away to ensure that Loreto would come away with a point A truly fantastic end to a game and Loreto 7 Ballymoney High School 0 Limavady High School 4 Loreto 9 Loreto s final game of the league campaign saw them travel to Limavady for a show down with the High School A win or a draw would mean that the Year 8s would finish the campaign undefeated and match last year s team record Loreto began the game quite nervously giving away possession often which was very uncharacteristic of this team and the way they play Limavady High would make the most of this and score 2 within minutes of each other to put them 2 up Two fantastic goals which the defence or Ronan Dempsey could do little about Leon Boyd pulled one back but Limavady would score another after some miscommunication among the defence allowed the Limavady player through on goal Regardless of the poor start Loreto soldiered on and battled for every ball The second half was the complete opposite of the first in terms of how Loreto played and composed themselves on the ball They found their rhythm and there was no stopping them Leon Boyd would end the game with four one of which was a 30 yard worldie and a penalty Matthew Johnston ended the game with a hat trick and possibly goal of the league when he was put through by Josh Gibson he calmly lobbed the keeper from the edge of the area Other goal scorers included Josh Gibson and Corey O Kane Congratulations to the team and their coach Mr McCloskey and thanks to Mr McCloskey for his match reports LORETO SOCCER TEAM MAKE IT TWO IN A ROW The Year 8 Soccer team from Loreto College Coleraine travelled to the Joey Dunlop centre on Thursday 30th November for the Coleraine and District League Final contested against a strong Cross and Passion College side in a very tense but exciting encounter The strong breeze continued to be a factor in the second half This time with roles reversed Loreto had to adopt a more defensive mentality The ever reliable Loreto back line withstood the oncoming pressure with ease Niall McLaughlin JF Burns Matthew Smyth and Callum Doherty all displayed defensive qualities beyond their years The second half finished 0 0 which would mean the game would go to extra time Loreto began the game playing with a strong breeze They used this to their advantage as they applied pressure from the kick off However the Cross and Passion defence dealt with the onslaught of pressure easily despite the best efforts of the Loreto players The only real chance of the half came just before half time when Leon Boyd struck a half volley from the edge of the box which rattled off the Cross and Passion post and clear Extra time was very much a repeat of normal time in terms of the wind being a huge factor when each team had the advantage Nonetheless both teams defences dealt with it superbly which meant the game ended in a draw and had to go to penalties 196

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 The hero of the penalty shootout turned out to be Ronan Dempsey who saved two penalties Both teams put on an exhibition of penalty taking However Ronan s efforts meant that Loreto won the Coleraine and District League for the second year in a row and remain undefeated Both teams had a fantastic league run both undefeated throughout their respective campaigns The Loreto College players and management would like to thank Cross and Passion for a sporting game and wish them all the best for the future as the two teams will certainly meet again Mr E McCloskey who coached the Loreto College team paid tribute to all members of the panel who featured in at least one game and equally contributed to the success of the team Loreto 2017 Year 8 soccer squad Leon Boyd captain Conor Leonard Ronan Dempsey Dominic O Hara Conor Rafferty Niall McLaughlin Corey O Kane Joe Dillon Callum Doherty Dan Murray James Francis Burns Conor Black Maitiu Egan Conor McColgan Ruiari Loughrey Matthew Johnston Oisin Bradley Josh Gibson John Carey Conor McGarry Darryl Letters Ruby Shuter O Kane Niamh Guiney Layla O Hara Niall Clyde Matthew Smyth Tiernan Kearney Brandon McGrotty Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College congratulated the team members and their coach Mr Eddie McCloskey on this wonderful success Loreto College s Year 8 Soccer captain Leon is presented with the Coleraine District League trophy by Oran Kearney Coleraine FC Manager The Loreto College Year 8 soccer team winners of the Coleraine District League title with their coach Mr Eddie McCloskey 197

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 LORETO STUDENTS AT DOMINICAN COLLEGE SOCCER TOURNAMENT Twelve Year 8 students from Loreto College represented the school at the recent Dominican College Portstewart soccer tournament held at Score in Coleraine The competition is organised by Dominican s Year 14 Sports Science class as part of their A Level Loreto College students who took part in the Year 8 five a side soccer tournament organised by Dominican College Portstewart Loreto fielded two teams in the tournament Team 1 made it to the final where they narrowly lost out to Dominican whilst Team 2 made it to the quarter finals before exiting the competition A fantastically well run tournament which all pupils thoroughly enjoyed The students who represented Loreto in the competition were Conor Leonard Dominic O Hara Ronan Dempsey Ruby Shuter O Kane Naoimhe Guiney Layla O Hara Dan Murray Matthew Johnston Matthew Smyth Leon Boyd Niall McLaughlin and Oisin Bradley The Year 8 team from Loreto College which reached the final of the DCP soccer tournament 198

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 YEAR 9 SOCCER VICTORY FOR LORETO YEAR 9 TEAM IN COLERAINE DISTRICT LEAGUE The Year 9 Soccer Team from Loreto College Coleraine won the Coleraine District League title on Friday 20th April the second consecutive league title for the boys in this year group In the final the team defeated Cookstown High School 3 1 with the match taking place at the Joey Dunlop Centre Loreto had already defeated Cookstown 2 1 earlier in the competition securing a valuable away win In the Final the Loreto team started well with Jamie Martin scoring within five minutes from the penalty spot Five minutes later Tochi Jide Ojo got on the end of a cross from Patrick Kelly and scored brilliantly with his left foot from 12 yards Cookstown scored just before half time In the second half both teams had good chances but each keeper made excellent saves Peter Wells in goal for Loreto made two amazing saves to keep Loreto in front In the final minute of the game Jamie Martin scored a fantastic free kick from 25 yards The Year 9 team faced off against Cookstown High in the final at the Joey Dunlop Centre Ballymoney beating them a solid 3 1 The first goal was scored within the opening five minutes by Team Captain Jamie Martin boosting the morale of all the players from early on Striking Ahead Soon after Tochi Jide Ojo assisted by Patrick Kelly scored a fantastic volley with his left foot widening the goal margin by two goals Cheers echoed around the field leaving the opposition downbeat Cookstown were quick to realise they were lagging so they immediately upped their efforts and scored just before the half time whistle Well s done Keeper In the second half Loreto keeper Peter Wells made two spectacular saves keeping Loreto in front They think it s all over it is now In the dying minutes of the match Jamie Martin scored a belter of a free kick from twenty five yards out Jamie once again demonstrated his precision with the ball The final whistle blew moments after the goal Loreto were Champions This is the first league title Jamie has secured as team captain and with the strength of team spirit displayed on the day it is unlikely to be his last Loreto Supporters The final was well attended with most support coming from dads These dads quickly morphed in to personal coaches when their son received the ball More to come Mr Byrne the Year 9 manager congratulated the team for their success after the match The Year 9 boys were thrilled to have won the League for the second time in a row and hope they can continue their winning streak in future tournaments By P McCool 9B The team members were congratulated by their coach Mr Paul Byrne who commented that this was an excellent performance by all members of the team sustaining their success from their Year 8 win The team and Mr Byrne were congratulated on this wonderful achievement by Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College Loreto shoots and scores again The Year 9 Footballers won the Coleraine and District League title for the second year in a row The Loreto College Year 9 soccer team winners of the 2018 Coleraine District League with coach Mr Paul Byrne 199

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 YEAR 11 SOCCER Loreto 7 Dunluce 2 The Loreto Year 11 boys began their Coleraine and District B League campaign with a victory as they convincingly beat Dunluce at Loreto The team began the game well and dominated from start to finish Conall Friel Charlie McKnight Fiyinfoluwa Owolabi and P draig Kelly can be proud of their combined defensive efforts The midfield of Conor Rainey Finn Lundy Alex Mailey and Nicolas Moore worked tirelessly in the middle both when attacking and defending The strike partnership of Joshua Stockman and Aaron Wallace was very effective as they caused problems for the Dunluce defence all game Substitutes Travis Brown and Christian Quigley also played their part as they came on during the second half A well contested and good spirited game played by both schools A big thank you to Dunluce for the game Loreto goal scorers Alex Mailey 2 Aaron Wallace 2 Joshua Stockman Conor Rainey Charlie McKnight Magherafelt High School 3 Loreto 2 The Loreto Year 11 boys faced Magherafelt High school in a thrilling contest Played on the artificial surface at the Meadowbank Sports arena the conditions were perfect for football Fulltime Score Magherafelt 3 2 Loreto Magherafelt started the game off on the front foot as they put pressure on the Loreto back line This relentless pressure resulted in a goal despite the best efforts of the Loreto players The first half finished as it began as Magherafelt scored their second of the game just before the end of the half This was a very entertaining game to watch with some excellent football being displayed Unlucky Loreto Halftime Score Magherafelt 2 0 Loreto The second half started a lot more promisingly for the Loreto boys as they appeared to raise their efforts and self belief Then after some excellent through passes Christopher McNally got on the end of one and chipped the Magherafelt keeper from the edge of the box making it 2 1 Loreto pushed on They had gained some momentum since scoring and looked very confident in trying to gain something from the game Five minutes from time Christopher McNally scored the equaliser with another neat finish from a cutting through ball from Nicolas Moore However Magherafelt were not done With the last attack of the game they netted the winner after a long range pass found a man in the Loreto box The Loreto College Coleraine Year 11 soccer team 2018 which played in the Coleraine District B League Loreto Year 11 soccer team vs Magherafelt High School Se n McAlister Nicolas Moore captain Conall Friel P draig Kelly Joshua Stockman Fiyinfoluwa Owolabi Travis Brown Conor Rainey Christian Quigley Alex Mailey Christopher McNally Our Lady of Lourdes High School Ballymoney 4 Loreto 2 The Loreto Year 11 boys took on Our Lady of Lourdes in their third group game of the competition Loreto needed a win to ensure they were still in contention to be placed in the top two of the league in order to book a place in the final However this was not to be despite their best efforts Having to come back from being 2 goals down and playing against a very strong breeze Loreto fought gallantly They clawed their way back into the game with a brilliant lob from Conor Rainey and a neat finish from Aaron Wallace leaving the score level at half time From the beginning of the second half Loreto pressed hard for the win As Loreto pressed forward Our Lady of Lourdes broke twice and scored twice leaving Loreto with a mountain to climb The game ended with Our Lady of Lourdes winning a very entertaining game 4 2 For periods of the game Loreto played excellent football passing and moving quickly Christopher McNally and Conor Rainey posed a constant threat on the wings while Aaron Wallace s blistering pace kept the Our Lady of Lourdes sweeper on his toes The midfield three of Alex Mailey Nicolas Moore and Joshua Stockman linked well together and worked extremely hard 200

LoretoLore throughout the game The defence of Conall Friel P draig Kelly and Thomas Mailey was solid despite having to press forward for the majority of the game Team captain Charlie McKnight led by example throughout the game embracing the captain s role fantastically well as he had done throughout the league campaign Loreto Team Nicolas Moore Conall Friel P draig Kelly Charlie McKnight captain Michal Potrzasaj Conor Rainey Alex Mailey Thomas Mailey Connor McGillan Joshua Stockman Aaron Wallace Travis Brown Christian Quigley Christopher McNally Luke Dixon Mag 17 18 Loreto bowed out of the race for the Coleraine and District league title after losing to a very strong Dungiven team The game ebbed and flowed throughout the first period until Nicolas Moore put Aaron Wallace through with a precise through ball which Aaron slotted into the bottom corner of the Dungiven goal Dungiven replied with a goal almost instantaneously despite the best efforts to prevent it from the centre backs Charlie McKnight and Thomas Mailey Nevertheless Loreto kept pressing for the lead Striker Christopher McNally ran through onto an Alex Mailey pass and lobbed the keeper only for the ball to ricochet of the crossbar Thankfully Aaron Wallace was at hand to head the rebound home to take Loreto in at half time with a one goal lead In the second half Dungiven set out to score an equaliser immediately They applied huge pressure and found the Loreto goal twice inside a few minutes after the restart Loreto could easily have given up but they fought on However time was not on their side and a well drilled Dungiven team saw out the remainder of the game Loreto team Se n McAlister Conall Friel P draig Kelly Charlie McKnight captain Michal Potrzasaj Conor Rainey Alex Mailey Thomas Mailey Nicolas Moore Connor McGillan Joshua Stockman Aaron Wallace Travis Brown Christian Quigley Christopher McNally Luke Dixon Coach Mr E McCloskey Loreto 2 St Patrick s Dungiven 3 NEW SOCCER JERSEYS PRESENTED Pictured here are Loreto s Year 11 soccer team captain Charlie McKnight and team mate Nicolas Moore along with their coach Mr Eddie McCloskey collecting new Loreto jerseys which were kindly sponsored for the Year 11 soccer team by Wilson Auto Repair Alex Mailey s Dad Unfortunately the jerseys weren t here in time for the last league game so they didn t get the chance to wear them during a game this year Many thanks to Wilson Auto Repair for this generous gesture REECE MEENAN MEMORIAL SOCCER TOURNAMENT The Reece Meenan Memorial soccer tournament was one of the many Mission Day 2017 activities Year 11 class rivalries were fought in a competitive but sporting manner 11A won a thrilling final against 11B Two finely headed goals by Kosta Papachristopoulos late in the second half secured a 3 1 win for Mr Bradley s form class Well done to everyone in Year 11 who took part in this enjoyable and successful 7 a side interclass soccer tournament in memory of Reece Many thanks also go to Mr Bradley for organising the competition The 11A soccer team which won the Reece Meenan Memorial soccer tournament on Mission Day 2017 201

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 SWIMMING KYLE SCOOPS SPORTS AWARD Sports stars gathered in the Lodge Hotel Coleraine on Friday 4th November 2017 for the second annual Causeway Coast Glens Borough Council Sports Awards ceremony The gala evening brought together regional winners from Ballymoney Coleraine Limavady and Moyle The shortlisted nominees found out on the night if they had won the overall award in their category This year the standard of nominees was higher than ever and the independent assessment panel had a very difficult task in selecting the winners for a number of categories A total of 14 awards were presented on the night in recognition of the achievements and contribution of the many talented athletes teams and volunteers within the area representing a diverse range of sporting disciplines Loreto College student Kyle Cooper Year 8 was one of four shortlisted in the Sportsperson with a Disability category an accolade which he had already won in the Moyle area Kyle swims for Coleraine Swimming Club and has won many medals both locally and nationally Kyle s teachers and fellow students at Loreto College Coleraine were delighted to learn that he was named winner of the Sportsperson with a Disability award at the Awards Ceremony category It s interesting to note that this is the same category in which Northern Ireland swimming Bethany Firth won medals at the Paralympics in recent years Kyle also competed at the Swim Ulster Festival in Newry He won Gold in the 50 Metres Backstroke Gold in the 50 Metres Freestyle and Bronze in the 100 Metres Freestyle Massive congratulations to Kyle in all of his wonderful achievements he is a very talented swimmer Kyle Cooper a Year 8 student at Loreto College Coleraine winner of the Sportsperson with a Disability award at the Causeway Coast Glens Sports Awards 2017 Kyle was congratulated on this superb award by Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College on behalf of all the staff and students of the College and wished well on all his future swimming training and competitions Kyle represented Scotland at the National Paralympic Swimming Championships held on 9th December in Manchester This was a step towards Kyle s long term plan to swim at the Paralympics in 2024 and 2028 He won three Gold medals in the 11 13 age group in the 50 100 and 200 metres freestyle in the F14 202 SWIMMING SUCCESS FOR ORLA Congratulations to Orla Quinn Year 10 who won Silver in Butterfly and Bronze in Backstroke at the Ulster Grammar Schools gala held in Ballymena on Saturday 18th November Orla Quinn Year 10

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 DIVE TO THRIVE SWIMMING TITLES FOR EOIN The key attributes to succeed in any sport are determination dedication and discipline All successful athletes have to train hard eat healthy and be good time managers I know all this as I have to listen to it 24 7 Eoin Mullan Year 11 had a very successful weekend at the Ulster Youth and Senior Championships at Bangor Aquatic Centre on 5th and 6th May From initially refusing to put his face in the water my brother now refuses to take his face out of the water Eoin won Gold in 100m Butterfly Silver in 200m Individual Medley and Silver in 100m in the 15 year old age group He also swam a qualifying Eoin Mullan Year 11 with the medals he won at the Ulster Youth time of 1 02 35 and Senior Championships in 100m Butterfly and was being considered for Ulster squad selection Congratulations to Eoin on these wonderful results Since he started swimming competitively in 2014 he has won eight Ulster swimming titles in three years represented Ulster Schools in their 2017 Inter Provincial success and medalled at the Irish Age Group Championships This year his main objective was to qualify for the Ulster Senior Swimming Squad In the recent Ulster Age Group Championships he achieved the qualifying time in the 100m Butterfly final What I admire most about my brother is his commitment and passion for swimming and his achievements so far By Eilis Year 9 YEAR 8 SWIMMING GALA The Year 8 Gala took place on Wednesday 30th May at Coleraine Swimming Pool Many races were closely fought and all winners were glad to receive their Medals Events took place according to ability groups deep end middle and shallow end and all pupils who attended took part Thanks to Starter Aaron CLC Classroom Assistants Mrs Keenan and Mrs McDevitt and all PE staff including Mr McKernan placement student teacher who came in to help Thanks also to the new Sports Captains and their Year 13 helpers they timed placed recorded and presented medals and we couldn t have done it without them The results were Girls Boys Group C Front Girls Boys Group A Backstroke Floats 1 Caitlin Stewart Kerry Chen 1 Kevin Galbraith 2 Eva Ferguson Abbie Gilpin 2 Fergal O Kane 3 Zita Chan Niamh Connolly 3 Jacob O Neill 1 Hanna Staats Howard 2 Amelia Murphy 3 Caoimhe McGarry Group C Back Group B Backstroke 1 Zita Chan 2 Zara Nevin 3 Roksana Popielarska 1 Kevin Galbraith 2 Fergal O Kane 3 Jacob O Neill 1 Keira Culleton 2 Faye Roddy 3 Mary Kate McCloskey 203 1 Kyle Cooper 2 Caolan Lane 3 Emmet Quinn 1 Aaron Owens 2 Conor Montgomery 3 Maitiu Egan

LoretoLore Girls Mag 17 18 Boys Group A Breaststroke 1 Hanna Staats Howard 2 Zisary Weisner 3 Ella Ann McNicholl Group B Front Crawl 1 Kyle Cooper 2 Caolan Lane 3 Emmet Quinn 1 Sophie Connor 2 Megan Benson 3 Ruby Shuter O Kane Group B Breaststroke 1 Ruby Shuter O Kane 2 Keira Culleton 3 Meabh Boylan 1 Matthew Fish 2 Ben Smith 3 Aaron Owens 1 8E 2 8C 3 8B 1 8F 2 8D 3 8G Class Medley 1 Caolan Cooper 2 Kyle Cooper 3 Emmet Quinn 1 8E 2 8C 3 8D Group A Front Crawl 1 Amelia Murphy 2 Hanna Staats Howard 3 Caoimhe McGarry 1 Dominic O Hara 2 Aaron Owens 3 Ben Smith Relay Group A Butterfly 1 Amelia Murphy 2 Hanna Staats Howard 3 Caoimhe McGarry Girls Boys SWIMMER OF THE YEAR 1 Kyle Cooper 2 Caolan Lane 3 Emmet Quinn GOLD MEDAL FOR YEAR 8 STUDENT Congratulations to Year 8 student Hanna who swam in the Ulster Primary Schools Championships up to Age 13 at Larne Swimming Pool on Saturday 16th June Hanna won Gold in the Individual Medley and in the 50 Metres Breaststroke 204 Hanna Staats Howard Kyle Cooper

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Team Ireland including Oisin Brennan fourth from left at the World Mountain Running Championships in Premana Italy MOUNTAIN RUNNING SUCCESS STORIES Congratulations to Oisin Brennan and Molly Brennan both Year 14 who continue to have great success in the sport of Mountain Running which they pursue with Springwell Running Club Over the Summer of 2017 Oisin qualified to represent Ireland in the Junior Men s event Under 20 as part of the World Mountain Running Championships which took place on Sunday 30th July at Premana a small village on the Val Varrone Alps in the Lombardy region of northern Italy The 6 5km ringed lap which incorporated 430m of ascent and descent round and through the village contained all the features of mountain running and was specifically designed to enhance the event by showcasing the athletes technical skills to the spectators In his first appearance in such an event competing against the best in the world Oisin ran 35 03 to finish in 55th with the Irish team in 11th place Just a few weeks later on Saturday 19th August mountain runners from all over Northern Ireland took on the latest round of the NIMRA Championship the Slieve Bearnagh Mountain Race hosted by Mourne Runners The race covered 3 9 miles in distance and incorporated 2 680ft of ascent it s classed as a short race for the Championship The classic mountain race took in Slieve Meelbeg Slieve Bearnagh and Slieve Meelmore in that order with athletes starting and finishing in Happy Valley top of the Trassey Road The junior race was to the summit of Slieve Meelbeg and back and continuing their excellent mountain running form from earlier in the year Oisin and Molly Brennan won their respective races representing Springwell RC which were also trials for the Junior Home International Mountain Races 205 Congratulations to Oisin and Molly on these wonderful achievements and best wishes to them in future Mountain Running endeavours Molly Brennan and Oisin Brennan pictured at the Slieve Bearnagh Mountain Race in which they won their respective races

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING NIAMH RUNS TO VICTORY Congratulations to Niamh Carr Year 13 who won the Northern Ireland and Ulster Even Age Cross Country Championships for under 18 Niamh won by a margin of four seconds a wonderful achievement YEAR 8 CROSS COUNTRY RACE AT LORETO COLLEGE The twenty third annual Mary McCabe Trophy race involving all Year 8 students took place in chilly conditions at Loreto College Coleraine on Wednesday 8th November 2017 This event was held first in 1996 following the presentation of the trophy by Dr McCabe in memory of his wife Mary The McCabe family had three daughters Geraldine Jemma and Anne Marie who attended Loreto in the 1970s All three girls were keen and successful athletes and their parents often came to races and were very supportive of the girls The silver cup was for Minor Girls cross country and has been competed for each year There is also a boys shield and each year Year 8 boys and girls compete for these two trophies The event saw Year 8s completing a taxing run just short of 2000m through the College campus and this year s winners were Sophia Coyle and Niall McLaughlin Mrs Maeve Close and Mrs Sheila McBroom co ordinators of Cross Country running at Loreto joined College Principal Mr Michael James and Head of PE Mrs Maureen McCullough in offering congratulations to all those who took part and commiserations to those who could not do so or who dropped out due to injury Mrs Close and Mrs McBroom paid tribute to the senior students and members of staff who acted as stewards and to the Loreto PE Department and the College Sports Captains and their Deputies who helped to organise the event Many of the previous winners of this event have gone on to sporting success in athletics hurling gaelic football and camogie at national and international level and many of the medallists could have a bright sporting future ahead Many of these promising young athletes are likely to be selected to represent Loreto at the Cross Country District 206 Championships at the Ulster University along with other talented athletes from throughout the school Medals were presented as follows Girls 1 Sophia Coyle 8C 2 Layla O Hara 8D 3 Naoimhe Guiney 8D Boys 1 Niall McLaughlin 8G 2 Leon Boyd 8A 3 Ryan McCloskey 8C The two individual winners Sophia Coyle and Niall McLaughlin had their names added to the trophies to join an illustrious list of Loreto athletes Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College congratulated all the Year 8 students on their enthusiastic participation in the event and paid tribute to Mrs Close Mrs McBroom and the team of Year 14 marshals who had organised the race

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 8 Cross llege Year o C to re o ollege the L oyle with C her Winner of C ia h p o S ace s and teac Country R hael Jame ic M r M l a Princip McBroom Mrs Sheila ountry 8 Cross C r a e Y e th rincipal Winner of hlin with P g u a L c M room Race Niall d Mrs McB n a s e m a J l Mr Michae Medallis Cross Cou ts in the Loreto Yea r8 ntr Sophia Co y Race Layla O Ha ra yle and Na oimhe Gu iney Medallists in the Cross Cou ntry Race Leon Boy d Niall McLa ughlin Ryan McC and loskey 207

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 NEBSSA CROSS COUNTRY TRIUMPH FOR LORETO COLLEGE RUNNERS The Cross Country team from Loreto College Coleraine had a very successful day at the annual NEBSSA Cross Country Championship held on 21st November at Ulster University Coleraine The Year 8 Girls team from Loreto College winners of the NEBSSA Cross Country event with Principal Mr M James and Mrs S McBroom A total of 29 runners represented Loreto at the event Among the Year 8 Girls Sophia Coyle took first place and Layla O Hara came second In the Year 9 Girls race Niamh McGarry was placed second In the Year 10 Girls race Cara McLaughlin took second place In the team event the Loreto Year 8 Girls and Year 10 Girls teams both took first place Teacher Mrs Sheila McBroom who organised the teams representing Loreto paid tribute to Head of PE Mrs Maureen McCullough and colleagues Mrs Maeve Close and Mr John Kildea for their support and assistance on a very busy day of competition The Year 10 Girls team winners of the NEBSSA Cross Country event with Mr James and Mrs McBroom Mrs McBroom commented This is a fabulous set of results and each and every pupil ran to the very best of their ability We were a very proud school leaving with two beautiful new NEBSSA trophies which will be presented to the teams in Assembly next week Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College congratulated all the students and their teachers on a wonderful and very successful day s competition The Loreto College Year 8 and Year 10 Girls Cross Country teams winners of the NEBSSA Cross Country Championships The Loreto College team which participated in the annual NEBSSA Cross Country Championships at Ulster University Coleraine o took Garry wh Niamh Mc e in the Year 9 lac second p at the NEBSSA t n Girls eve y Championships tr n u Cross Co 208

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 LORETO SUCCESS AT DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Cross country runners from Loreto College Coleraine had a successful day at the District Cross Country Championships on 25th January 2018 with several students qualifying for the Ulster Finals Over a tough 2500 metre course at the Ulster University the Senior Girls team of Niamh Carr Molly Brennan and Shakeera Nazeer were placed second overall qualifying for the Ulster Finals Individually Niamh Carr took a superb first place in the race Molly Brennan was placed eighth and Shakeera Nazeer was twenty first Loreto was also represented at the event by Joe Dillon Michael Cunningham Leon Boyd Ryan McCloskey Matthew Johnston Johanna Staats Howard Faith Watt and Naomhe Guiney all Year 8 Zofia Czajka Year 9 Ronan Close Eunan Boylan Patrick Black Josh Ferguson and Lucy O Kane all Year 10 and Tiernan Boylan Year 11 Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College congratulated all these talented runners on their District success and wished the qualifiers well for the Ulster Finals Niamh McGarry placed second in the Year 9 Girls race at the District Cross Country event On an individual level several students qualified for the Ulster Finals Sophia Coyle first in Year 8 Girls race Niamh McGarry second in Year 9 Girls race Cara McLaughlin seventh in Year 10 Girls race Lauren Thom thirteenth in Year 10 Girls race Cormac Carr sixth in Year 10 Boys race and Oisin Brennan thirteenth in Year 14 Boys race The Year 8 Girls Cross Country team including Sophia Coyle who took first place in the event Year 10 Girls Cross Country team who competed at the District Cross Country event The Loreto College Senior Girls Cross Country team placed second in the District event and qualified for the Ulster Finals 209

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 ULSTER FINALS SUCCESS FOR LORETO COLLEGE RUNNERS Several students from Loreto College Coleraine had a successful day at the Ulster Schools Cross Country Finals held on 21st February at Mallusk Sophia Coyle of Loreto College who qualified for the All Ireland Schools Cross Country Finals at the Ulster Finals Cormac Carr who qualified for the All Ireland Schools Cross Country Finals at the Ulster Finals Loreto was represented on the day by Sophia Coyle Niamh McGarry Cara McLaughlin Lauren Thom Cormac Carr Niamh Carr Molly Brennan Abigail McBroom and Shakeera Nazeer With the first fifteen in each age group selected for the All Ireland Finals later in the term Loreto had four qualifiers Sophia Coyle qualified for her race in tenth place Niamh McGarry in fifteenth place Cormac Carr in fourteenth place and Niamh Carr in a wonderful second place All the students who represented Loreto at Ulster level were congratulated by Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College Mr James especially congratulated the four students who qualified for the All Ireland Final wishing them every success at international level The Senior Girls Cross Country team from Loreto College which competed at the Ulster Schools Finals Niamh Carr second from left qualified for the All Ireland Schools Finals 210 Niamh McGarry who qualified for the All Ireland Schools Cross Country Finals at the Ulster Finals

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 GOOD PERFORMANCE BY LORETO COLLEGE STUDENTS AT THE ALL IRELAND SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY FINALS Three students represented Loreto College at the All Ireland Schools Cross Country Finals in Waterford on 10th March 2018 Niamh Carr took a wonderful fifth place in her age group a tremendous achievement though unfortunately there is no further competition for her in this age group Congratulations to Cormac Carr who was 30th in his race and to Niamh McGarry who was 35th in her race on a fine performance on the day Mrs Sheila McBroom co ordinator of Cross Country running at Loreto commented that although the conditions were muddy after overnight rain all three students had a fantastic time and ran really well The students were congratulated on their performance by Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College Cormac Carr of Loreto who took part in the All Ireland Schools Cross Country Finals Niamh Carr second left of Loreto College Coleraine placed 5th in the All Ireland Schools Cross Country Finals 211 Niamh McGarry who ran well at the All Ireland Schools Cross Country Finals

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 ATHLETICS LORETO ATHLETES QUALIFY FOR ULSTER FINALS Loreto College s athletes had a good day at the annual NEBSSA Athletics Championships on Friday 27th April with several students qualifying for the Ulster Finals to be held at the Antrim Forum on 3rd May At Under 13 level the Year 8 Girls Relay team of Amelia Rugulinska Meabh Boylan Niamh Guiney and Layla O Hara qualified for the Ulster Finals as did Alana Benson High Jump Layla O Hara 100 Metres Leon Boyd 100 Metres Niall McLaughlin 800 Metres and Shot Niamh Guiney 200 Metres and Sophie Coyle 800 Metres At Under 14 level Lorcan Calvert Year 9 qualified in the Long Jump Niamh McGarry in the 800 Metres and Zofia Czajka in the 100 Metres and Long Jump At Under 15 level Cara McLaughlin qualified in the 1500 metres Jodie Canning in the Javelin Lauren Thom in the 800 metres Lucy O Kane in the 1500 Metres while at Under 16 level Tolu Jide Ojo qualified in both the 100 metres and the Long Jump The students were congratulated on their success and wished well for the next round of competition by Mrs Maureen McCullough Head of PE at Loreto College and by Mr Michael James College Principal Some of the athletes who represented Loreto College at the annual NEBSSA Championships 212

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 SUCCESS FOR LORETO AT NEBSSA ATHLETICS FINALS Loreto College athletes had a very successful day at the Antrim Forum on Thursday 3rd May at the NEBSSA Athletics Finals The Under 13 Girls THONS Shield was lifted by the Loreto Year 8 Athletics team in a fantastic display of teamwork and good results Students score points for all events in which they are placed in the top six Loreto team members gained points as follows Sophia Coyle won the 800 Metres event Layla O Hara was fourth in the 100 Metres Niamh Guiney was fourth in the 200 Metres Alana Benson was fifth in the High Jump and the Relay team of Layla O Hara Niamh Guiney Amelia Rugulinksa and Meabh Boylan took third place Some of the Lo reto students who won med events at the als in their NEBSSA Ath letics Finals Other good results on the day came from Leon Boyd Year 8 who was third in the 100 Metres Niamh McGarry Year 9 second in the 800 Metres Sofia Czajka Year 9 second in the Long Jump Cara McLaughlin Year 10 second in the 800 Metres and Tolu Jide Ojo Year 11 first in the Long Jump and second in the 100 Metres The students were congratulated on these wonderful results by Mrs Maureen McCullough Head of PE at Loreto and by Mr Michael James College Principal The Loreto C olle in the U13 Rel ge Year 8 Relay team place ay at the NEB SSA Athletics d third Finals The Year 8 Athletics team winners of the THONS Shield at the NEBSSA Athletics Finals 213

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 CONTINUED SUCCESS FOR LORETO ATHLETES AT DISTRICT FINALS Mr McCloskey and Mr McKernan accompanied the Loreto Athletics team to the Antrim Forum for the District C championships on Wednesday 9th May it was a cold wet day but there were a few successes to celebrate for the Loreto team Mrs Maureen McCullough Head of PE at Loreto College commented that this was a fantastic achievement by all athletes all those who represented Loreto with such distinction were congratulated by Mr Michael James College Principal Niamh Carr took first place in Senior Girls 800 and 1500m races while Tolu Jide Ojo was placed second in both her events the Intermediate Girls 100m and Long Jump Both girls qualified for the Ulster Finals held on Saturday 19th May Cara McLaughlin took fifth place in the 1500m Lauren Thom was sixth in the 800m in the Junior Girls age group Sophia Coyle was fifth in the Mini Girls 800m and the Mini Girls Relay team were fourth well done to team members Layla O Hara Niamh Guiney Amelia Rugulinska and Meabh Boylan Tolu Jide Ojo of Loreto College who took second place in the Intermediate Girls 100m and Long Jump at the District Athletics Championships Some of the athletes who represented Loreto at the District Athletics Championships Niamh Carr of Loreto College who won the Senior Girls 800m and 1500m at the District Athletics Championships The Loreto Year 8 Relay team which took fourth place at the District Athletics Championships 214

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 LORETO ATHLETES REPRESENT THEIR SCHOOL WITH DISTINCTION AT ULSTER FINALS Two students from Loreto College Coleraine represented the school with great distinction at the Ulster Track and Field Athletics Finals on Saturday 19th May Mrs Maureen McCullough Head of PE at Loreto College commented that this was a fantastic achievement by both athletes both girls who had represented Loreto with such distinction were congratulated by Mr Michael James College Principal and wished well for the All Ireland Finals Both students qualified from their events for the All Ireland Track and Field Athletics Finals to be held in Tullamore on 2nd June Year 13 student Niamh Carr won Gold in the Senior Girls 800 and 1500m races qualifying in first place for the All Ireland Finals Meanwhile Year 11 student Tolu Jide Ojo won Bronze in the Intermediate Girls Long Jump qualifying for the All Ireland Finals as well as taking an excellent fifth place in the Intermediate Girls 100m Niamh Carr from Loreto College who won Gold in the Senior Girls 800m and 1500m at the Ulster Track Field Athletics Finals Tolu Jide Ojo of Loreto who won Bronze in the Intermediate Girls Long Jump at the Ulster Track Field Athletics Finals 215

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 ALL IRELAND SUCCESS STORY FOR LORETO COLLEGE ATHLETES Two students from Loreto College represented the school and Ulster with great distinction at the All Ireland Track Field Athletics Finals held in Tullamore on Saturday 2nd June Year 13 student Niamh took Silver in the Senior Girls 1500 Metres with an impressive performance at an extremely competitive level Year 11 student Tolu meanwhile took sixth place in the Intermediate Girls Long Jump with her best ever jump of 5 14 in a very competitive field Both students were congratulated on these outstanding achievements by Mr Michael James Principal of Loreto College and by Mrs Maureen McCullough Head of PE on behalf of all the staff and students of the College BISHOPS ATHLETICS SUCCESS FOR YEAR 8 Congratulations to the Year 8 Girls Athletics team who were joint winners with Coleraine Grammar School of the annual Bishops Athletics tournament The Year 8 Boys team finished in fourth place The event was held at Coleraine Grammar School and organised by Dominican College Portstewart The Loreto College Coleraine Year 8 Girls Athletics team who were joint winners of the Bishops Athletics tournament 216

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 COMPETITION AND FUN ON LORETO COLLEGE SPORTS DAY The annual Loreto College Sports Day was held at the College on Thursday 21st June Midsummer Day proved a bright sunny but cold day for the event students from Years 8 11 entered into the spirit of the day with great enthusiasm This year s Loreto Sports Day had a World Cup theme each form class was allocated a country which qualified for the World Cup finals and had to dress in that country s colours This added to the sense of competition with form classes proudly displaying their adopted countries flags In the afternoon there were fun events for all year groups before the tightly contested Class Relays to bring the day to a very exciting conclusion Mrs Maureen McCullough Head of PE at Loreto College paid tribute to the many members of staff who had helped out throughout the day and to the College s new Sports Captains who had also assisted The results in the competitive events were BOYS GIRLS YEAR 8 100 Metres 1st 2nd 3rd Leon Boyd Conor McGarry Niall McLaughlin Layla O Hara Minnie Dihmis Niamh Guiney 200 Metres 1st 2nd 3rd Conor McGarry Joe Dillon Niall McLoughlin Layla O Hara Amelia Regulinska Niamh Guiney 800 Metres 1st 2nd 3rd Ben McLoughlin Kyle Cooper Dominic O Hara Sophia Coyle Laura Finlay Hanna Stats Howard Relays 1st 8C 2nd 8E 3rd 8A 8D 8E 8G Shot Putt 1st 2nd 3rd Kyle Cooper Conor Montgomery Ethan Fish Zisary Wisener Sophie Coyle Ruby Burnside Long Jump 1st 2nd 3rd Ryan McCloskey Conor McGarry Ruairi Loughrey Amelia Regulinska Faith Watt Ruby O Kane Conor McGarry Layla O Hara Athletes of the Year 217

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 BOYS GIRLS YEAR 9 100 Metres 1st 2nd 3rd Jamie Martin Caleb Woods Patrick Wallace Zofia Czajka Molly Anne Gilmore Zuzanna Zietala 200 Metres 1st 2nd 3rd Patrick Wallace Caleb Woods Jack O Kane Zofia Czajka Hannah Murphy Eilis Mullan 800 Metres 1st 2nd 3rd N A N A N A Niamh McGarry Clodagh Moore N A Relays 1st 9A 2nd 9D 3rd 9B 9A 9D 9B Shot Putt 1st 2nd 3rd Cameron Sinclair Filip Podsada Oran Tosh Alicia Doherty Zofia Czajka Paulina Olender Javelin 1st 2nd 3rd Noah Grove Cameron Sinclair Jack O Kane Flynn Greene Sarah Casson Alicia Doherty Long Jump 1st 2nd 3rd Peter McCool Luke McCrudden N A Zuzanna Zietala Niamh McGarry Aoife Ferguson Cameron Sinclair Zofia Czajka Athletes of the Year BOYS GIRLS YEAR 10 100 Metres 1st 2nd 3rd Jack Dihmis Conrad O Coisneachain James McDowell Cara McLaughlin Erin Ferguson Anna O Kane 200 Metres 1st 2nd 3rd N A N A N A Cara McLaughlin Lauren Thom N A 800 Metres 1st 2nd 3rd N A N A N A Cara McLaughlin Sophie Moore Lauren Thom Relays 1st 10C 2nd 10E 3rd 10B 10C 10A 10B Shot Putt 1st 2nd 3rd Conrad O Coisneachain Niall Owens Euan Simpson Erin Ferguson Jodie Canning Orlagh Quinn Discus 1st 2nd 3rd Jack Dihmis James McDowell Aidan Somers Jodie Canning Tori Colson Rice Lucy O Kane Javelin 1st 2nd 3rd N A N A N A Jodie Canning Orlagh Quinn Beth McNerlin Long Jump 1st 2nd 3rd Aidan Somers Euan Simpson Philip McCloskey Katie Mulholland Sophie Moore Lucy O Kane Conrad O Coisneachain Cara McLaughlin Athletes of the Year 218

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 BOYS GIRLS YEAR 11 100 Metres 1st 2nd 3rd Thomas Mailey Charlie McKnight Sean McAllister Cheyanne Corbett N A N A 200 metres 1st 2nd 3rd Thomas Mailey Sean McAllister Padraig McColgan N A N A N A Relays 1st 11D 2nd 11B 3rd 11A Shot Putt 1st 2nd 3rd Charlie McKnight Sean McAllister Thomas Mailey Cheyanne Corbett N A N A Discus 1st 2nd 3rd Charlie McKnight Sean McAllister Thomas Mailey Cheyanne Corbett N A N A Javelin 1st 2nd 3rd Matthew Byrne Charlie McKnight Thomas White Cheyanne Corbett N A N A Long Jump 1st 2nd 3rd Charlie McKnight Sean McAllister Thomas Mailey N A N A N A Thomas Mailey Tolu Jide Ojo Athletes of the Year competition e Long Jump th m o fr n io ay ct A llege Sports D on Loreto Co Year 8 studen Year 9 Medal lists on Loreto Sports Day s Day lists on Sport ts enjoying Sp Year 9 Medal orts Day 219

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LoretoLore Mag 17 18 SPORTS DAY YEAR 11 INTER CLASS MIXED GAELIC TOURNAMENT The popular appeal of the Year 11 inter class mixed gaelic tournament was very much evident on Sports Day The games were competitive but also fun and enjoyable and a great way for Year 11 to finish the year after a tough exam schedule A lot of Year 10 footballers also had the chance to join the teams of the Year 11 classes that were short in numbers which contributed further to the enjoyable and competitive atmosphere Mr Conroy s 11D form class won the final beating 11B Many thanks to Mr Murtagh who co ordinated another very successful Sports Day inter class mixed gaelic tournament Head of Year 11 Mr Conroy presenting the Year 11 Sports Day Inter class mixed gaelic tournament trophy to the captain of 11D SPORTS DAY POC FADA COMPETITION The Poc Fada competition tested the long distance striking skills of hurlers and camogiers in the Junior School and provided them with an extra challenging activity in between the many other track and field events they were involved in on Sports Day Year 8 Poc Fada results 1st C McGarry 2nd C Doherty 3rd C Black Year 9 1st C McFerran 2nd C Heaney 3rd C Moore Year 10 girls 1st M Doran 2nd C Calvert ls Year 10 gir re who we the placed in a d Poc Fa n competitio 3rd C McAlary Year 10 boys 1st M Moore 2nd A McIntyre 3rd N McKeever Year 10 bo ys who were placed in the Poc Fada competitio n 221 Year 9 students who were placed in the Poc Fada competition

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LoretoLore Mag 17 18 GOLF ci al d an n n a ti o a l l e v e l Talented golfer Tara Laverty Year 10 had another success at a high level over the Halloween break Tara played in the Irish Ladies Golfing Union Medal competition in which only the top 55 girls in Ireland were selected to play Selection was decided through handicap reductions throughout June July and August r y s u cc es sful in g o l f b ot ha tp ro vin TARA TRIUMPHS b h as e e n ve Tara travelled to Seapoint Golf Club to play in the competition where she achieved the second best net score with 39 points She lost out on getting the Silver medal on the countback and was just 2 points away from winning the Gold medal finishing in third place overall ea Y 0 r1 o wh Tara Laverty also won the Junior Individual Gross Prize at the 2018 Ulster District qualifying heat of the Irish Schools Golf Championship Huge congratulations to Tara on these wonderful achievements Tar a La v er ty PROMISING PUTTING BY AMELIA Congratulations to Year 8 student Amelia who performed really well on Lady Captain s Day at Portstewart Golf Club Amelia was first placed girl for the 18 hole competition This also meant that she came 3rd overall for all ladies 21 women on the Riverside Course An amazing effort as she had never played 18 holes before Amelia is seen here receiving her prize from Dr Pamela Logue MBE and Lady Captain 223

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 SKI TRIP LORETO STUDENTS ENJOY Skis aloft for the members of the Loreto Ski Trip In January a group of forty Year 9 and Year 10 students from Loreto College Coleraine spent a week in Bulgaria learning to ski accompanied by four members of Loreto staff The group stayed in the ski resort of Pamparova Bulgaria where the students and teachers had the opportunity to work with fully qualified instructors who work with their groups throughout the entire ski day ensuring safety progress and lots of fun on the slopes The Loreto Year 9 and 10 skiers all made amazing progress with already advanced skiers taking on the challenge of black runs and firsttime skiers taking on blue runs and moving further up the mountain as the week went on The advanced skiers even got to try a taster session of snowboarding which they very much enjoyed Teachers Mrs Oonah McEwan Ms Sinead Mullan Mr Sean Murtagh and Mr Fearghal Collins who accompanied the group paid tribute to the Loreto students for the spirit and energy with which they entered into all the week s activities The students described their week in Bulgaria as a fantastic experience which they would never forget and many of them returned to Loreto College quite determined to go skiing again as soon as they had the opportunity Happy smiles on the Ski Trip During the week the students from Loreto had ski lessons both morning and afternoon After dinner they then enjoyed a full evening programme of different activities including games such as bowling activities such as toboganning a karaoke evening and at the end of the week a Diploma presentation followed by a disco 224

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Members of the Loreto College Ski Trip enjoying a lunch break on the slopes in Bulgaria the Members of ri p in Bulga a Loreto Ski Tri reto Skiers Groups of Lo iplomas iD with their Sk 225

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LoretoLore Mag 17 18 ROWING SUCCESS FOR LORETO S BANN ROWERS Congratulations to Loreto students Oliver Jack and Cameron who were winners as members of the Bann Rowing Club Men s Junior 15 Eight at the Neptune Regatta during the Easter holidays Congratulations also go to Year 10 student James who came first in the junior 15 single sculls sprint races in Belfast 26 May also representing Bann Rowing Club Students from Loreto College who represent Bann Rowing Club KARATE AARON TAKES BRONZE Congratulations to Aron Lestas Year 11 who won a bronze medal on 28th January at the Karate Northern Ireland Championships in the Foyle Arena Derry for Kumite fighting It was a hard fought third place win from competitors across all of Northern Ireland and across all disciplines of karate Aaron Lestas a Loreto College Year 11 student who won bronze at the Karate Northern Ireland Championships 227

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 CRICKET LORETO COLLEGE COLERAINE v LIMAVADY GRAMMAR LORETO v COLERAINE GRAMMAR SCHOOL Loreto Under 12 cricketers played their nearest neighbours Coleraine Grammar in the Wesley Ferris Plate on Tuesday 29th May On a breezy and cool afternoon Loreto College played their first competitive cricket match on Tuesday 15th May against Limavady Grammar School This was only our second competitive match and although we eventually lost out to our opponents it gave the squad a really good opportunity to demonstrate the skills that they had been learning over the past three to four months Inevitably there is a difference between the training ground and competitive play and it is only with exposure to teams that are more experienced than ours that we can continue to improve Despite the conditions the players and spectators were able to participate in a small piece of cricketing history on the same day that Ireland s Men s Test Match concluded against Pakistan who were touring the UK and Ireland Despite the conditions and the greater experience of our opponents the team showed admirable qualities of a willingness to participate and to learn for future matches Playing on a full size cricket ground was a new experience for our team most of whom are new to the game and all apart from one are in their first year at the College Three of our pupils have also commenced training with Coleraine Cricket Club s Youth Squad on Wednesday evenings and it is very encouraging to see this link being established which will benefit both the school and club teams This was a day on which the ball dominated the bat and in a relatively low scoring game the bowling of Hannah Staats Howard and Matthew Fish our wicket takers and the superb catch taken by Oisin Kelly fielding at mid wicket were our outstanding performers We are also grateful to Miss Graham and Mrs Lagan who accompanied the team and who helped with the donning of helmets pads gloves and on what was a gloriously sunny day The Loreto College cricket team which played against Limavady Grammar School The Loreto U12 cricket team who played Coleraine Grammar School 228

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 ROUNDERS TOURNAMENT SUCCESS The Loreto Year 10 Girls Rounders team who took part in the NEBSSA Rounders Tournament held at the College on Friday 22nd June The twelfth annual NEBSSA Rounders Tournament was held at Loreto College on Friday 22nd June Great skill and tactics were on display by all teams competing with some very close matches Loreto fielded two teams one ended up in runner up position with the other team finishing in third place Congratulations to the Coleraine Grammar School Blue team who won the tournament All were presented with NEBSSA medals Thanks to the umpires and all the Year 10 girls who took part ORIENTEERING At the end of June Year 11 GCSE PE students took part in a twoday orienteering assessment Orienteering is an exciting and challenging outdoor sport that exercises mind and body The aim is to navigate between control points marked on an orienteering map In competitive orienteering the challenge is to complete the course in the quickest time choosing your own best route The students were under the watchful eye of Mr Anthony McGonigle of North West Orienteering Club and their PE teacher Ms Wilson Anthony McGonigle has been at the forefront of orienteering in Northern Ireland for over 40 years As a pupil then teacher at Limavady Grammar School he has nurtured young orienteers at the school to compete at numerous competitions He produced the first 5 colour map in NI back in 1977 and is still an active surveyor and cartographer to this day Loreto College was so pleased to have him involved with our GCSE pupils Anthony is someone who goes about his obvious love of orienteering with humility always keen to provide help and guidance 229 to our pupils and gets the very best out of them all Our students really appreciated his patience and help with this part of their GCSE The students completed 14 courses over the two days and we were thrilled with their final results demonstrating a high level of fitness Ms Wilson Mr McGonigle and Mr Shaw said the girls and boys were to be congratulated on their enthusiasm and sheer hard work over the two days

LoretoLore Mag 17 18 Year 11 students from Loreto pictured during their Silver Practice Hike in the Mournes DUKE OF EDINBURGH S AWARD SCHEME A group of Year 11 students completed the Silver Practice Hike in the Mournes accompanied by Ms Mullan and Mrs McBroom from Monday 18th Wednesday 20th June This was a rewarding but rather exhausting experience for everyone hiking cooking pitching tents camping and surviving in some relatively cool and showery weather WOODHALL ADVENTURE FOR GCSE PE STUDENTS Year 12 GCSE PE students enjoyed an adventurous day at the Woodhall Outdoor Education Centre on Friday 9th February The day was organised by the Year 14 Sports Studies students as part of their A Level course A very cold but very enjoyable day and well done to the Year 14s for organising it A group of Year 12s having fun at the Woodhall Outdoor Education Centre CRANNAGH TRIP FOR YEAR 10 STUDENTS A number of Year 10 students enjoyed an afternoon of adventure at the Crannagh Complex Portstewart on Tuesday 19th June accompanied by Mrs McCullough The event which was also attended by Year 10 students from Coleraine College Coleraine Grammar School and North Coast Integrated College was part of the Causeway Coast and Glens PEACE IV Partnership s Good Relations out of School programme The aim of the session was to give Year 10 pupils an opportunity to experience sports and leisure activities not normally associated with their community background and to introduce them to the diversity of sporting heritage traditions The students explored the Edge Watersports Waterpark tackling the water based assault course with great energy and enthusiasm despite the rain They had a wet but fantastic afternoon with past pupils Caite Skelly and Rory Stewart taking the banana boating and giant paddle board 16 Year 10s got hot food at the end to warm up some very cold bodies They all came away with great memories and a water bottle 230 time oys taking agh b 0 1 r a e Three Y e Crann water at th out of the Complex Many thanks to Stephen McCartney and the Active Community coaches who organised the event and The Edge at the Crannagh for a fab evening in spite of the weather

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