2 September 2016
150th anniversary celebrations
The month of September will be very busy as we stage a number of events to mark the school’s 150th anniversary. It is hoped that all members of the school community and many past-students will join in celebrating this historic occasion.
Details of planned events are as follows:
September 2016
| Sunday 11 | Concert
8.00 p.m. National Opera House, Wexford Booking details: www.nationalopershouse.ie Tickets: €10 All proceeds in aid of Wexford Hospice Homecare |
| Monday 12 | The telling to all students in school of
“The Mary Ward and Teresa Ball Stories” |
| Wednesday 14 | Launch, by Brendan Howlin, T.D., of the 150th Anniversary Book and the unveiling of the Loreto Commemorative Cake
7.00 p.m. Talbot Hotel, Wexford |
| Thursday 15 | Students and staff:
Re-creating an 1866 school day |
| Friday 16 | 150th Anniversary Mass
1.30 p.m. Rowe Street Church, Wexford Chief celebrant: Bishop Denis Brennan |
| Saturday 17 | An Afternoon of Nostalgia
2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. Ceremony of Welcome at 2.30 p.m. Loreto Secondary School, Wexford An opportunity for past-students to return to view the school |
| Tuesday 20 | School Walk to Wexford Racecourse
– fancy dress, music, games and picnic 12.30 p.m. Fundraiser for Loreto Secondary School, Rumbek, South Sudan |
| Wednesday 21 | Aerial photo of the school community in the formation of “150”
12.00 p.m. |
| Thursday 22 | “150 years done – what now for the future?” – panel discussion with invited contributors and audience
Guest speakers: · John Curtis, General Secretary, Joint Managerial Body · Sr. Marie Céline Clegg, Loreto Education Office · Derek West, National Association of Principals and Deputies · Moira Leydon, Assistant General Secretary, Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland 7.00 p.m. Talbot Hotel, Wexford |
| Friday 23 | Classroom Party and Table Quiz
10.15 a.m. to 12.15 p.m. Anniversary Closing Prayers 12.15 p.m. School closes 12.30 p.m. Past and Present Staff Lunch 1.30 p.m. |
Spanish students
We welcome the Spanish students from Madrid and Seville who have arrived in our school for a 6 week stay. We hope that they will enjoy their time in Loreto.
