Dominican College Wicklow

INTERNET SAFETY

On Friday, February 8, Cian Doyle from the bank of Ireland gave a talk to the Transition Year students regarding online safety. The various different social media apps were discussed and the importance of having each of these on a private setting was highlighted. Without the private settings everyone has access to your information, even prospective employers.

Behaving in an appropriate manner on nights out was discussed as you never know whose social media site you might end up on. Another very important point to remember when traveling is to turn your location off. If it is left on people will be aware that you are away and your home is empty. Likewise, when away don’t post on Facebook till you have returned home.

The most important piece of advice was never to accept friend requests from people you don’t know. Instead block this person and report the request on settings

On February 26 the First year art students will travel to the City Centre to visit the National Art Gallery located beside Leinster House. The gallery houses the national collection of Irish and European art. The specific area of interest to the first years is the National Portrait collection and they will be given a guided tour around this section. This will be particularly pertinent to the students as they are currently learning about the mechanics of still life and portraits.

FIRST YEAR HOCKEY

On Wednesday, February 12, DCW played host to Loreto Foxrock for the final games of the season. With an unlucky loss to Dalkey the week before the girls