The Colfer Chronicle newspaper, Selskar College, March 23

A Word with Mr Weafer

by Jack Coughlan and Alex Steposz

We got a new Principal in September. He has settled in very well and we decided to ask him a few questions to get to know him a little bit better Firstly, we asked Mr Weafer what made him decide to become a principal. “I always had a passion for teaching.” (You have to be a teacher first before you become a Deputy or a Principal ) From a young age he was interested in being a leader, so it felt like a natural choice for him to become a Principal.

We learned that he has been 23 years playing adult hurling!! We were curious if playing sport has made him a good leader. He says you use some of the same skills, communication and teamwork and knowing how to lead from the front by example and the back by building the team.

Jack asked him apart from sport and school what other interests has he got. He has a wife and two kids and they like to do things together like go hiking around a place called Kiltealy. He also reads everyday.

by 2 Colfer, Selskar College

Masthead by Catie Wilburn

..............interview with Mr Weafer continued from page 1 Then Jack asked “what is your dream holiday destination?” Mr Weafer says he is a home bird but his wife loves travelling. He has had two big trips, he went to Sierra Leone in Africa as part of a school trip of students and teachers. (he was a teacher then) which he describes as a “fantastic trip”. He also spent a whole month travelling down the coast of California.

Mr Weafer's favourite movie is Escape from Alcatraz or is it Selskartraz?!!

What is your favourite song? asked Jack “The Ferryman by the Dubliners” A friend of Mr Weafers used to sing this on nights out after hurling matches. His friend has since passed away, so this is a very special song to him.

We are 14 so Alex asked Mr Weafer what he was like at 14 in school and he said when he was 14 years of age he enjoyed the social side of school. He figured out at 14 that if he was polite and helpful that people would help him.

He says his vision for the future of Selskar College is not too far from where it is now. Mr Weafer is not looking to make huge changes but his vision is that everyone, students and staff, should feel they belong to our school community. He wants us all to reach our full potential and for the school to be “progressive” and “vibrant” We are a caring school he says, this is nice to hear.

Cheekily Jack and Alex suggested Mr Weafer is better at sport than his brother Mr P Weafer and he said that this is a fact…………..but the other Mr Weafer might not agree!!

Thank you for the interview Mr Weafer!

Horses by Anastasia Doyle

Anastasia has a big interest in horses. She has been reading up on horses and horse care and here she shares some of her learning.

Horses can do show jumps. Horses natural diet is mainly grass, which has a high roughage content. You will need to give them around 5 to 10 gallons of fresh water per day.

Did you know? Horses can sleep standing up. Horses can remember what your emotional state was when they last saw you! You can estimate a horses age by its teeth.

Some horses don’t like to get groomed, you have to do the hooves to get the dirt out. The mane comb for the mane and tail. Oil can make their hooves nice and clean. The dandy brush can remove heavy dirt and mud. The body brush its for removal of dust and scurf from the coat and tail. Horses are used for riding and transport. People have used selective breeding to make more giant horses. Some people keep horses as pets. My dream is to one day have my own horse.

Shout outs Shout outs Shout outs

collected by Robyn, Caitlin & Ryan

Good luck to all Leaving Cert students on their oral exams this Easter!

To Ms. Devereux, one of Selskar Colleges best maths teachers from Mr. Weafer. (we think Ms Devereaux wrote this herself!!)

Happy Birthday Jack Coughlan!!

Big shout out to all the Selskar team staff and students Happy Easter from : Jennifer

Cáisc shona to all in 5D.

Early Happy Birthday Mckenzie!!

Great job on the newspaper of Selskar College

Niamh Page (SNA)

Shout out to all the SNAs who help our students and teachers throughout the year

Well done to all the students and staff in our first special class for students with autism who have all worked very hard this year enjoy a well-deserved break

LOLs by Vanessa Ufel

Why did the easter egg hide? Because he was a little chicken!

What is the easter bunny’s favourite kind of music? Hip-Hop!

What happened to the Easter bunny when he misbehaved at school? He was eggspelled!

What do you get if you cross winnie the pooh and the easter bunny? A honey bunny!

Interschools chess tournament @ Selskar College

by Dylan Forristal

On March 16th2023 Selskar College hosted a chess tournament. There were three schoo involved. Kennedy College, Enniscorthy Community College and ourselves; Selskar College.

It was a very challenging morning with 30 participants playing. This fun packed mornin involved one to one play offs to see who would go forward to the next round. There wer rounds. There wa Congratulations t ers.

Fun Facts

Fact 1. The longest official game of chess took place in 1989 that went on for 20 hours and included 269 moves.

Fact 2. Who first made chess?

Today we know that chess originated from the Gupta Empire (600CE), of India.

*****CHESS CLUB on every Wednesday at breaktime******

(Please sign in at 11o’clock break to make sure you have a place)

CHOC CHOC MUG CAKEMUG CAKE

Thisisaverysimplechocolate

mugcakeandisagreatwayto useupeastereggs.

RYANMURPHY

Ingredients

·4tbspself-raisingflour

·4tbspcastersugar

·2tbspcocoapowder

·1mediumegg

·3tbspmilk

·3tbspvegetableoilorsunfloweroil

·2tbspleftovereastereggbrokenup

Method

1.Addtheflour,sugarandcocoapowder

toalargemugandstir

2.Crackintheeggandmixintoapaste usingafork

3.Addthemilk,oilandmixagainuntil smooth

4.Stirinthechocolate

5.Microwaveonhighfor1.5-2mins

Wexford Is.............

A Poem by 2 Colfer

Wexford is the Sunny South East .

Wexford is a safe harbour .

Wexford is the Faythe, Maudlintown and Slippery Green .

Wexford is a crusty musty rissole .

Wexford is a Chin Can Cook curry .

Wexford is jiving Nannys in Taghmon

Wexford is huns throwing shapes in the Stores .

Wexford is mc Pat Flynn blaring Wexford is purple and gold. Wexford is Selsker College aka the Tech on Top!!

Stephen James Smith, Performance Poet and friend of 2 Colfer with Jason, Luca, Seán and Mr Lawless.

Adam Malone & Mr. Lawless's Wexford Best Hurling Team

Manager:

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Hurling Training Starts in Selskar College

In the last few weeks the Selskar College hurling team started training in Clonard Gaa pitch. Brian Lonergan has been leading the training sessions with help from Mr. Kirwan and Mr. Weafer. There’s been a great turn out for training, with numbers growing every week.

Training sessions started with a run to warm up, before getting into some drills to improve ball work. Training finished with a match to work out player positions. Quote from a player; “It was brilliant”.

There’s a great buzz around the school with students and teachers playing hurling at both break and lunch times.

1. Mark Fanning

2. Simon Donohoe 3. Liam Ryan 4. Conor Devitt

5. Connor Flood 6. Damien Reck 7. Matthew O’ Hanlon

8. Rickey Lawlor 9. Kevin Foley

10. Ross Banville 11. Lee Chin 12. Jack O’Connor

13. Mike Dwyer 14. Conor McDonalled 15. Rory O’Connor

Adam Malone

Mr Lawless

by Adam Malone

SKATERS SKATERS SKATERS

by Sophie Carroll

The skate park in Min Ryan park is a place where lots of people go to skate and to just chill out and have fun with friends. I would personally recommend giving it a try, I got into skating after I was casually watching some youtuber and came across a skateboarding video So of course, I clicked on it and got into it And after walking past skateboarders IRL, I also wanted to do skateboarding so, yeah. ��

My board is like any other skateboard, but at the bottom there is a chequered pattern and some random stickers. It was difficult at first when I did get my first skateboard, but after a little while I developed pretty good balance. I took a break from skateboarding at the age of 10 all the way up to the age of 14 That’s when I got back into it I am still learning but it is really fun

Now I’m going to interview some other people I know who also do skateboarding.

Hi Abigail Kehoe!

When did you first start skateboarding? “2019 I think, I was 9. The first time I’ve seen someone skate was at the skateboarding competition on the quay ”

What do you like about it? “it’s fun ”

Can you describe your board? “Loads of stickers on it, scratched up and starting to peel.”

Is there anything else you would like to say? “People should get more interested in it, it’s really cool. An interesting fact, my bulldog used to be able to skate, I trained him, he was great but we haven’t been doing it lately. There are loads of bulldogs that can skate. Look up bulldogs skateboarding on youtube!!”

Hi Cheyenne Sinnott!

When did you first start skateboarding? “Christmas 2020. I was 12.”

What do you like about it? “It is fun and you see a lot of cool looking teenagers doing it.”

What does Wexford skatepark mean to you?

“A place you go and have fun and you can skateboard safely and smoothly. There are loads of pot holes in the paths in Wexford, but the skate park is smooth The ramps are called the bull, the half pipe There is one we call the boob!! You’ll have to visit to know what we mean. There are different terrains that allow you to do different trick.”

Can you describe your board? “Grip tape, orange wheels, lots of scrapes to show that it's been used. When it was new I was called a poser but not anymore because it looks used and battered.”

Do you have anything else to say? “Skateboarding is fun. Kids - do it!! Like learning a language, it will come more easily the younger you are When I skate I feel happy, I feel cool although a little anxious that I might fall although I am getting better so I won’t always feel anxious.”

Introduction

to the

NBA by Jason Culleton Nugent

Moving with the ball: A travel is when you carry the ball. You can take max of three steps with the ball. To avoid travelling you need to bounce the ball without catching it, this is called dribbling the ball. If you catch the ball while dribbling you can’t bounce it again, this is a foul called a double dribble. If you hold the ball underneath it’s called a carry, this is the same as catching the ball while dribbling.

Scoring: You get two points for scoring a basket inside the arc, 3 points for scoring a basket outside the arc and 1 point for each score from a free throw.

Fouls: There are different types of fouls; a technical foul, personal foul, reach in foul, shooting foul

Technical: A foul that doesn’t involve contact with another player.

Personal: Any illegel contact with another player.

Reach in: Reaching across a player to get the ball.

Shooting: Making contact with a player trying to score.

Formation: There are five players on the court for each team. These are; Point Guard, Shooting Guard, Small Forward, Power Forward, Centre.

Point Guard: The point guard runs the offense and usually is the team’s best dribbler and passer. The point guard defends the opponent’s point guard and tries to steal the ball Eg Stephen Curry

Shooting Guard: The shooting guard is usually the team’s best shooter. The shooting guard can make shots from long distance and also is a good dribbler. Eg. Michael Jordan

Small Forward: The small forward plays against small and large players. They roam all over on the court. Small forwards can score from long shots and close ones. Eg. Lebron James

Power Forward: The power forward does many of the things a centre does, playing near the basket while rebounding and defending taller players. But power forwards also take longer shots than centres. Eg. Kevin Durant

Centre: The centre is the tallest player on each team, playing near the basket. On offense, the centre tries to score on close shots and rebound. But on defense, the centre tries to block opponents’ shots and rebound their misses Eg Shaquille

Parkour Seán Perrie

Parkour is a a sport. I learned what it was first when I looked up vaulting. I like it because I like to move and it keeps you fit. It is good for building core strength

It involves trying to get from one place to another from point A to point B in the least amount of distance. Some of the moves are called safety vault, speed vault, tictac wall run and kong vault.

Soccer against Duiske College by Luca Todisco

The boys soccer team had two great matches against Duiske College in Graiguenamanagh. The first match saw a strong performance from the lads which ended in a 6-0 win for Selskar. Goals from Evan Cullen x2, Kristers Kvecko, Ivan Llanza Fernandez x2 and Johnny Connors. The second game was also a strong performance which ended in 5-3 win for Selskar. With goals from Andy Connors, Leon Donohue x2, Josh Harpur and Callum Dempsey. Thanks to Mr. Redmond, Mr. Smith and Mr. Shore for managing the teams on the day.

Masthead by Catie Wilburn