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Sport in our School

Girls Gaelic Football Team 

The school has a great tradition of having a great girls football team . They have got to the final in the last four years winning three times. the school is very proud of these achievements . In 2002 they were convincing winners of the cup and got to play the final in Parnell Park .  Pat Sayers , a sixth class teacher is the manager of the girls school team. 

 

 Boys Gaelic Football Team

The School Gaelic Team reached the quarter finals in 2001 and last year reached the final. It  was played in Croke park which was a great thrill for the team . 2nd to 6th Class went along to cheer on the team and it was a great day  The team lost out narrowly - 4points to 2points - to Gaurdian Angels , National School from Cabinteely.  The team beat Scoil Naithi in the semi finals. 

Mr. Sayers, a sixth class teacher is the manager of the school team.

 

 

Boys Soccer Team 

St. Anne's Soccer Squad have been in existence now for eight years . The team commences training each year in Early January and participate in all the leagues , cup and Blitz matchesright through out the season . The squad work tirelessly training every Wednesday after School under the watchful eyes of their two coaches Aidan Bracken and Peter Guerin .  They have many successes but none more than last year when they qualified for the County Final for the first time ever . Tolka Park was the venue for this prestigious event - The Ribena Football Association of ireland Schoolsboys final !  St. Anne's was proud to represent theri School having beatedn Queen of Angels Wedgewood and Good Shepard in Churchtown in their lead up to the final . They had a very convincing semi final win over Ballymun in April 2002. 

St Anne's did themselves proud that eventful day on 14th May 2002 with an impressive display of soccer . The whole school came to Tolka Park to lend support and enthusiasm . It was St. Anne's that took the lead when after 10 minutes with a marvelous goal. However St. Comcilles had a very good team and scored three great goals. The final score was 3-1 . It was a great game. St. Anne's  captain Chris and all of the players throughout the field had good  games but there is no doubt that St. Colmcilles deserved their win. 

This year the team is entering the league , the cup and the five aside tournment. Our assistant coach is expecting us to win the treble. I hope it happens. 

 

The school also participates in the annula schools athletics competition that are usually held in Santry Stadium each year . There are a lot of pupils who try out to be on the school team but only four from each age groupo get to do it. It is always very competitive at Santry and it is good to meet and compete with other schools in Athletics.

 

 

 

Gymnastics

Gymnastics is a popular sport in our school. The teacher is Ella Louise and she comes all the way from Australia. She has taught us how much fun there is in gymnastics.

Several of St. Anne's top gymnasts are in the trojan club and frequently win competitions. In 2002 they won best team in under twelves in Ireland and Molly came second overall in Ireland . The school is very proud of its gymnasts.

 

 

 

 

  Irish Dancing   

Irish dancing is also a major "sport " in the school

 

Extra-Curricular Activities

The school encourages its pupils  to become involved in the extra-curricular life of St. Anne’s . Exercise is essential to building a healthy lifestyle. There is a wide and varied choice of both team and individual activities held after school hours and there are three summer camps held during the holidays . The School is lucky to have a very good  Hall which is available for all sorts of activities.  

After-school activities usually include: Tennis, Speech & Drama, Irish Dancing, Modern Dancing, Arts & Crafts, Gymnastics, Gaelic Football and Hurling/Camogie

 

St Anne's School Choir

St Anne’s is proud to have a choir made up of girls and boys from 5th and 6th classes. Ms Lennon and Ms. Kelly are currently teaching 5th and 6th class for a concert in the National Concer Hall in May . As well as singing at The National Concert Hall  they perform in locations such as our major church services and some of the pupils participate in the Shankill/Shankill project which is a collabrative project with Shankill in Belfast .

 

 

 

 

 

 
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Last modified: 18 February, 2006