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year there are Composition workshops for Secondary school students, run by the
National Chamber
Choir. In 1998, fourteen songs were
written by the 5th year Music class in Manor House and recorded by the choir at
the workshops in DCU. The seventeen songs which made it to the final that year were performed at a gala concert in Dublin Castle by the choir (conductor: Colin Mawby). These were the Manor House finalists:
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There is a long series of French debates - Joutes Oratoires' - each year in the Alliance Francaise in Dublin. 34 teams took part in 1998 and we beat Gonzaga College in the Final. This was the third time that Manor House won the competition. If you have some knowledge of French you might like to translate the motions we debated: 1. L'Irlande actuelle
est un pays pour les jeunes 2.
La Presse est l'amie du peuple 3.
Les jeunes Irlandais sont trop influencés par la vie americaine
4. Les
écoles mixtes doivent être obligatoires 5.
L'argent est la mère de tous les vices | |
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