On Friday 27th February our year took part in Lollipop Day. We all got a bus into town to sell lollipops in aid of Esophageal Cancer. A few of us decided we wanted to busk while selling the lollipops so two girls brought their guitars and we sang a few different songs throughout the day. A lot of people from our year ended up joining in as well and it was actually really fun.
The next day, Saturday 28th February was the Briery Gap final. In our class there were two groups that entered the drama competition (which was on the 27th January) and luckily both of the groups got through to the Briery Gap final. The final was in Cork which takes around 4 hours to get to. On a stuffy bus. Fun. Our group performed really well on the day and about a week or two later we received news that we had won an adjudicators award.
The 6th of March was the Scifest competition. I did my project with Lauren and the title was 'Do dogs have a preferred paw?'. Our results concluded that male dogs are more likely to be left pawed while female dogs are more likely to be right pawed. We were not expecting to get through at all but we ended up coming second which was a massive shock. I wasn't there when the results were announced but I would honestly pay money to see Lauren's reaction when she found out we got through.
I wasnt there for the Scifest results because I was at a school choir competition in Wesley College. The piece our choir performed was 'Rule the World' by Take That. I was accompanying the choir on piano and I thought they sounded great on the day. We didn't win or anything but we got 85 marks out of 100 which is pretty good.
On Monday 9th March we had a percussion workshop for the whole day. We learned how to play the djembe drum and we learnt a lot of different rhythms that we could layer to create different songs. I thought this work shop was really good and it was my favourite workshop we've had this year.
On Tuesday 10th March TYs went to the cinema to see 'Selma'. I wasn't able to go because I had a singing exam. My exam went well and now I'm just waiting for my results. Later on that day we went to Peter Pan on Ice. When the TYs went to Elf in December me and three other girls were asked to go on the radio after the show just to say what we thought of it. 2fm then gave us tickets to go and see Peter Pan on ice. For some reason I was expecting there to be dialogue even though it was on ice. There wasn't. It was still really good and so entertaining to watch the ice skaters do all the fancy stuff but it was just so different to what I expected.
We started our third work experience placement and I'm doing mine in an all girls primary school in Maynooth. Its better than I thought but its kinda stressful. I'm in the 'aistear' room for the whole day which is where the girls come class after class to play. Only Juniors and Seniors go to aistear so I'm with them all day. I kinda wish I could do something different with slightly older kids because it takes a lot of energy talking 5 year olds all day and having to act like you think their empty tissue box with lollipop sticks stuck to it does really look like a hedgehog.
Today the Tys that do French are going to Salesians to do 'speed chatting'. Thanks to whoever came up with that idea. That's all I have to say.
Thanks for reading,
Hannah xo
