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Thursday, 16 February 2017
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
Soroptimist Public Speaking Competition:
Well done to Caroline Kane on her recent win in the regional heat of the Soroptimist Public Speaking Competition. The Soroptimist Public Speaking Competition is an annual competition. It is open to girls who are pupils in the Senior Cycle of 2nd Level Education in Ireland.
Soroptimist is a global volunteer organization working to improve the lives of women and girls through programs leading to social and economic empowerment.
We here at the College and the NewEnglishBlog are extremely proud of Caroline's achievement
The winners of the Regional Heat of the Public Speaking Competition in Maynooth. Co. Kildare Caroline Kane from Newbridge (left) and Emma Beashel from Bray. Co. Wicklow pictured with National President Maria Finnegan, the President of SI Nth. Kildare, Adjudicator and participants.
Thursday, 22 December 2016
Seasons Greetings college press readers. This terms article are sure to get you in the Christmas spirit!
This article is filled with everything from the school musical, Les Miserable, to all your favourite Christmas songs and movies.
We hope you enjoyed reading this terms article, and remember…
You still have time to get back on Santa’s nice list!!!!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Friday, 28 October 2016
Once more Halloween has come around! The monsters beneath your bed are coming out to play, and the witches are brewing their potions. Brooms will be flying, wolves will be howling so lock your doors.
Our latest issue of the College Press features articles from current affairs in school, a punderful pun page and the cutest owl you will ever see...
Enjoy your trick or treating but beware for the night is dark and full of terrors.
And remember…
Winter is coming.
Deryn Mooney & Eve Murphy
Wednesday, 1 June 2016
College Press Summer edition...
Well, we made it. It took a hell of a lot of effort to get here
but we did, we're at Summer. For some it's the end of
their first year for others it's the ending of a chapter of their
lives and for some it means a three month break before
they come back and start the show all over again.
For once I'm going to try my best to be sincere and say that
this year has certainly been something. Each year just
seems to get quicker and quicker but I can safely say that
this year has been a fun one. Between all the goings on of
school life to whole host of events that we've seen go on
this year, it's been a memorable one.
There's a lot of things I'd like to say here but as I've only got
limited space I'll need to keep it brief. So all I'll say is, a
huge thank you to everybody who's contributed to working
on the college press and making it what it is (Yes, even you
Mr. Doyle). And a huge thank you to You, the beautiful
people of Newbridge College for picking up a copy of our
magazine each term to see what's been going on.
So whether you're planning to jet off somewhere to get a
good sun tan, doing the last bit of study for your leaving or
junior certs or you're in TY and you're bracing yourself to do
some actual work next year, I hope that this final issue of
the school year will give you all the news you could
possibly want and/ or need.
Good night and good luck. Your faithful editor,
Sam Burke. ^_^
Friday, 1 April 2016
Celebrated Irish poet Paul Durcan
Some of Durcan’s poems are extremely long, others are incredibly short. However even when the poem is short, these little nuggets are bursting with content and finely crafted style.
Durcan is a master of the very short poem. They often work like punchlines or visual gags. We stare for a minute or two before we get the true meaning.He manages to pack a great deal of meaning into a couple of lines. They often work by juxtaposition i.e. placing two unlikely statements side by side.
These poems confront us with a question and often a very unlikely answer.
After studying Durcan's poetry, my class wrote their own short poems mimicking the themes, style and Format. The results are in the video below.
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