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Athletics

Back Row (L-R): Grace Komolafe, Nicole Ezeudo, Adam Chan, David Nzewi, Kate Agaba, Jennifer Sonaike
Middle Row (L-R): Debbi Sonaike, Evan O’Connor, Joshua Cherry, Michael Nzewi, Israel Adediran, Ciarán Flynn, Isaac Wilson, Jodie
Chapman, Mr. Plunkett, John Clarke Front Row (L-R): Aaron Heaslip, Hannah McHugh, Andrew McNally, Helen McDermott, Ellie Fay-Foran

ATHLETICS

2014 was another successful year for the Royal School. A performance, while Michael and David Nzewi excelled in
team of fifty four athletes left for Shercock Athletic Club the sprints. Sanjo and Victor Babatunde also had great
and came back with plenty of awards. Andrew McNally wins in the short events.
was most successful winning 100m, 200m and long jump at Jodie Chapman won the javelin and medalled in the shot
U14 level. Evan O’Connor also did the school proud most putt. Others to win include Helen McDermott and Ciaran
notably in winning the 800m. Flynn. 28 athletes in total brought back medals making it our
The senior boys relay team won the title with a superb team best event to date.

Irish Wheelchair Assocation

On Wednesday the 11 of March the Irish Wheelchair Association The wheelchairs cost over €2000 each so everyone was very
th
visited our school and explained to us about various disabilities careful and a bit nervous.
and how the people that suffer from them are affected. Everyone really enjoyed the visit of the Irish Wheelchair
We learned that people with disabilities face many challenges Association and would love to see them again soon.
and even when doing something as simple as getting out of
bed can be very difficult for them. Carla Van Der Laan
We also learned that we should always say a “person with a
disability” and not a “disabled person” as the person should come
before the disability and not the disability before the person as
the person is more important. It was a very educational visit.
After speaking to us and answering our questions, we went
to the Sports Complex to play wheelchair basketball and to
see how it felt being in a wheelchair. Each of us were given a
wheelchair and strapped in. They explained the rules to us and
broke us up into teams. It was difficult to get the ball into the
net but the more we practiced the better we got.
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