Jun
19
2012
The official opening was a great occasion. In the morning, Denis Leamy came in and gave us a signed Munster jersey. We then put in things for the time capsule. I hope people in fifty years time will like things that were important to us. Then lots of people came in the next hour. After a lot of meeting and greeting, we went on to the ribbon cutting and after that Fr.Egan and Fr.Brennan blessed the school. There were prayers of the faithful said by parents and children and then we went inside for some speeches from Fr.Egan and Mr. Manley then all of the children sang songs for all the guests. Leah, Hannah and Jennifer all Irish danced for us. Then the adults had food in room 1 and the children had food in the lunchroom.
At around 7pm, there was a barbeque with burgers and hotdogs. Everyone enjoyed it and it went on for a long time!
The opening day was a very special occasion which will be etched into Dualla’s history forever and was a day I will never forget.
Jun
19
2012
On the Official Opening Day we didn’t have to come in to school until eleven thirty so we had a bit longer to get ready and they had time to put up the marquee for the opening of the school.
When we came in to school we went down to miss’s classroom to put stuff in to the time capsule and Ciara Gahan locked it and then we sat down and talked for a few minutes.
Denis Leamy came in to miss’s classroom and presented a Munster jersey the school and he said he saw the Ireland jersey hanging up on the wall in the corridor then we got a photo taken with the jersey and Denis Leamy.
People started arriving a few minutes after Denis Leamy left and when everyone was there we had the Official blessing then we all moved in to room two for the speeches. Fr. Brennan, John Brennan, Mr. Manley and Fr. Egan were saying the speeches. We had singing and dancing after that.
After all the speeches and blessings we had food and drinks. It was really nice food. Then we went outside and played for a while and then got a few photos taken after all the things were over everyone went home for a while.
We came back to the school at half past seven for the barbeque and we went out to the marquee for a burger or a hotdog and then we got our face painted. I got my face painted as a dog and Aisling did too. Nicole and Hannah got a ghost painted on their faces and then we went outside and played a game. After a while we came inside and played Sardines with a few people and some men were watching a match on the whiteboard.
The Opening Day and the food was great. All the cakes looked lovely. It was great to see all the past pupils at the Opening Day. My favourite part of the day was the barbeque because we got hotdogs and there was face painting. It was a historic day to everyone there. I hope everyone had a great day because I did.
By Ava Ryan
