‘Student Activities News’ Archives
DCS at Team Maths
Douglas Community School Leaving Certificate Maths students produced a strong showing once again at the Team Maths competition, held in Wilton recently. Pictured, from left to right, are mathletes Paudie Marum, Adam Wood, Cian Mangan and Shane O'Sullivan.
DCS Irish Examiner Study: Why Young People Don’t Vote
Before Christmas the Irish Examiner began a scheme whereby schools from around the country, working with the newspaper, would write pieces for the paper on the theme of young people and politics. Douglas Community School was delighted to secure one of the eight places available on this scheme. The pieces were to be published in a special [...]
DCS Junior Cert Business Awards
The UCC College of Business and Law hosted an event in conjunction with the Business Teachers Association of Ireland. This is an awards ceremony where students who achieve an A grade in Business Studies in the Junior Cert are presented with certificates to mark their achievement. Back L to R: Mark Mulcahy (Faculty of Commerce, past [...]
DCS Young Scientists 2011 at the RDS
Luke O'Leary, Brendan O'Brien and Aidan Donegan did a comprehensive study of the composition and variety of available wild bird seeds. Eoin Conroy, Paul O'Keeffe and Otto Cronje studied the effects of household radiation on various small plants. John Durcan, James Flynn and Kevin Cotter conducted a thorough investigation into the [...]
