College debating team on course for final
03/02/2012
The St Aloysius’ College debating team took one step closer to the grand final of the coveted Donald Dewar Debating Competition, after beating Glasgow High School in the second round.
Jack Freeland (C4) and Pierce-Patrick Hynes (O4) secured the College’s place in the third round following a hard-fought debate at Glasgow High School
The competition was first staged in 1999 as a tribute to the late Donald Dewar, a man who contributed greatly to Scotland and Scottish public life as an individual, parliamentarian and a solicitor before his untimely death in 2000.
Now in its 13th year, the competition has four stages which take place in various secondary schools from November until June. The final, however, takes place in the debating chamber of the Scottish Parliament.
Association puts spark back into Summer Ball
30/01/2012
The Aloysian Association has put the spark back into one of its most popular annual events, the Annual Summer Charity Ball, which will take place on Saturday, 16 June, 2012, at the Radisson Blu, Argyle Street.
The committee has made the bold move to try something new, transforming the Association’s event of the summer with a new venue and a new format. Gents lookout your tux, and, ladies glam up your favourite little black dress with a touch of sparkle for what will be a ’Black and White’ themed Ball.
Determined to make it a night to remember for the many Aloysians who come to Glasgow, the Association has secured one of Scotland’s leading entertainment groups, FEEVA.
Proceeds will, as always, will be distributed amongst a number of the College charities, including the Children’s Fund, Lourdes Fund and the College’s twinned school in Nairobi.
Tickets are priced £65, and this includes participation in the Raffle and the Heads and Tails.
To book tickets or tables (max 12 people), please contact the College reception on 0141 332 3190 or contact John McCabe directly on 0141 332 3055 or at jmccabe@staloysius.org
US Jesuit to Speak at College
26/01/2012
St Aloysius’ College is preparing for the arrival of US Jesuit, Fr John Langan SJ, who will give a public lecture on the topic ‘Just War in the 21st Century’ on Monday, 6 February, 2012.
The former Rose Kennedy Professor of Christian Ethics and Cardinal Bernardin Professor of Catholic Social Thought at Georgetown University, Washington DC will speak about the ‘Problems and Opportunities’ of a Just War, a topic he has focused on for many years.
Fr Langan SJ, whose publications have included: Developing the Just War Tradition in a Multicultural World, Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and Religion, and Ethics, Business, and the Economy, said: “The central claims of [just war theory] are that war is sometimes necessary and sometimes justifiable to protect certain values, and secondly, that war, if it’s to be just, must be conducted in a limited way - trying to avoid excessive force and trying to protect civilian lives.”
S5 and S6 pupils at the College will also hear the talk the following day, before Fr Langan SJ travels to Edinburgh to speak at the Lauriston Jesuit Centre, 28 Lauriston Street, Edinburgh.
The lecture commences at 7.30pm on Monday, 6 February, in the Senior School Hall. For more information, contact the College on 0141 332 3190 or e-mail: mail@staloysius.org