GONZAGA COLLEGE SJ

Two Gonzaga teams were among the eight entries in the 2019 Leinster School Team Racing championship held in the Royal St George Yacht club on Saturday 23 March. In the qualifying rounds, each team raced all the other schools in a round robin series. Racing in light winds that were extremely testing for all competitors, Gonzaga B team performed well and narrowly missed qualification for the final rounds. Gonzaga A team saw off all but one of their opponents leaving them top of

The cookery demonstration scheduled for Wednesday 27 March has been cancelled. Thanks to those who had booked tickets. All money will be refunded.

Very well done to four of our SCT, pictured at a Bank of Ireland reception to announce Tony Ward’s team of the tournament. L to r: Conor Hennessy, Jack Barry, Ken Murray (who has coached them since First Year), Jack Connolly, Henry Godson.

On Friday 22nd March 2019 Gonzaga will take part in Daffodil Day in aid of the Irish Cancer Society. Students are invited to wear yellow and donate €2. Daffodil pins will also be on sale for €3. Thank you for supporting this important cause which will directly or indirectly affect most of us in our lifetimes.

Malaria is still the leading cause of death in Uganda. BUY A MOSQUITO NET From March 25th to 29th join students and teachers from all Jesuit schools in Ireland and purchase a long lasting mosquito net. Cost €5 See Ms Morris-Peeters for more information.

St Michael's 28 - Gonzaga 5. Many congratulations to our Senior Cup team who reached the final in the RDS on St Patrick’s Day. Having entered the Cup as impressive League winners, they had secured tight victories over Castleknock, Terenure and Clongowes. Many congratulations are due to Head Coach Declan Fassbender, assistant Martin Fenlon, and coaches Ken Murray, Stephen McVeigh and James Kenny, plus Ollie O’Brien and Gareth Pelly who managed the team. A special mention is d

The Green Schools Committee is currently working on Gonzaga's sixth green flag: Global Citizenship - Litter and Waste. So far we have conducted a global awareness survey, a nationalities survey and a waste audit. We carried out litter pick ups on the school grounds and sold water bottles and travel mugs to encourage students to avoid single use plastics. ​We have also continued working on previous themes. For example, to promote biodiversity on the school grounds we recently

Well done to James O'Grady (Class of 2018), who was one of three students in Ireland to receive the IMTA award for the most meritorious performance in last year's Leaving Certificate Mathematics examination.

Many congratulations to the Senior Ultimate Frisbee team who retained their All Ireland Schools Championship title after a 6-5 victory in a tough final against St Fintan's yesterday .

Hard luck to the Juniors on their 22-10 loss to St Michael's today. We are very proud of their hard work and committment throughout the season. Thanks to Mr Earley for the photos.

Tá clár leathan imeachtaí eagraithe againn don tseachtain seo. Faigh an leagan Gaeilge den chlár anseo and the English version here. Grianghraif anseo.

Gonzaga are through to our first ever Senior Cup final after a 22 - 19 win against Clongowes Wood College SJ yesterday. Huge congratulations to everyone involved in this historic win, and thanks to the Clongowes team for a challenging game. Read a match report here. The final will take place at 2pm on Sunday 17 March in the RDS. For details on how to get tickets, see here. Photos by Mr Earley; see more here.

Over the mid-term break, a group of Transition and Fifth Year students travelled to Iceland. See here for photos.