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'''St Colman's College''' is a college in [[Newry]], [[County Down]], [[Northern Ireland]]. Now named in honour of [[St. Colman]], it was founded in 1823 as the [[Dromore, County Down|Dromore]] [[Diocese|Diocesan]] [[Seminary]] by a Father J.S. Keenan. The College stands on Violet Hill, the same 60 acre (243,000 m²) site it has occupied since 1829, adjacent to the [[Bishop]] of [[List of the Roman Catholic dioceses of Ireland|Dromore]]'s residence. It is a grammar school and currently has almost 900 students attending. The current principal is Very Reverend Francis Canon Brown [[Ph.D.]].
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'''Akhil Reed Amar''' (born 1958) is Southmayd Professor of Law at [[Yale Law School]], an expert on [[constitutional law]] and [[criminal procedure]]. He is considered one of the most influential legal thinkers of modern times in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legalaffairs.org/poll/ |title=Who Are the Top 20 Legal Thinkers in America? |accessdate=2008-07-04 |work=Legal Affairs |publisher= |date= }}</ref>


== Aims of the college ==
==Biography==
Every boy carries the Aims of the College, "''Bonitas, Disciplina, Scientia''", on his [[blazer]] pocket badge:
Amar is a ''summa cum laude'' graduate of [[Yale College]] ([[B.A.]], 1980) and the Yale Law School ([[J.D.]] 1984) and was an editor of the [[Yale Law Journal]]. Amar [[law clerk|clerked]] for now-[[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] Justice [[Stephen Breyer]] when he was a judge on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit|First Circuit Court of Appeals]].
* ''Bonitas'' : to encourage moral uprightness and good [[citizenship]]; to develop a rounded personality.
* ''Scientia'' : to encourage the highest academic achievement of which the individual is capable; to equip each student with a set of attitudes and ideals for the shaping of his life.
* ''Disciplina'' : to instill through the operation of the school's discipline, that self-discipline necessary for success both in school and in the world of work.


== Activities & Clubs ==
He is the author of numerous publications and books. He was a consultant to the television show ''[[The West Wing (television)|The West Wing]]'', on which the character [[Josh Lyman]] refers to him in an episode in Season Five. His course on constitutional law is one of the most popular undergraduate offerings at Yale College. Amar's younger brother, [[Vikram Amar]], teaches at the [[UC Davis School of Law]].
=== Extra Curricular Activities ===


The College has a long and distinguised history in [[Gaelic football]] winning the Hogan Cup six times (1967, 1975, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1998) the premier trophy in [[Gaelic football]]. The College has recently followed the example of their great [[Gaelic football]] rivals Abbey CBS in including [[Rugby Union]] teams into the Curriculum.
Among Amar's students at Yale were [[John Yoo]] and [[Neal Katyal]]. John Yoo went on to work in the Bush White House, where he wrote an infamous memo arguing that the U.S. Constitution condoned the limited torture of "enemy combatants." Katyal would later serve as (victorious) lead counsel in the landmark Supreme Court case ''[[Hamdan v. Rumsfeld]]'' which overturned the very policy that Yoo supported. Amar and Katyal also published articles together in [[law review]] and political opinion journals in 1995 and 1996.
Including, but not limited to:
* [[Gaelic football]]
* [[Gaelic Handball]]
* [[Basketball]]
* [[Golf]]
* [[Hurling]]
* [[Rugby union]]
* [[Debating Club]]


There also is a modern hi-tech fitness suite and a well equipped library available to the students.
He will be a visiting professor at [[Harvard Law School]] starting in Spring 2009.


=== Clubs ===
In 2008, Presidential candidate [[Mike Gravel]] said that he would name Amar to the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] if elected President.
Including, but not limited to:
a [[Board game]]s club,
a [[Design and technology]] club,
[[Debating]] club and a
Science club


=== Orchestra ===
Amar graduated from Las Lomas High School in [[Walnut Creek, California]] in 1976.
The school has a fifty-strong [[orchestra]], run by the music teachers and with the help of additional instrumental tutelage from local musicians.
The school also has two [[string quartet]]s, a [[flute]] quintet, a [[brass]] quintet and a [[band (music)|band]].
St Colmans also won the 2005 Newry Feis Orchestra group Cup.


==Books==
=== Trips ===
The school also regularly engages on trips & excursions.
* ''The Constitution and Criminal Procedure: First Principles'' (1997)
Language students regularly go to the country of which language they are learning, both as part of an educational trip with the school, and as part of student exchange programs - such as the recent exchanges to Spain.
* ''For the People'' (with A. Hirsch) (1997)
* ''The Bill of Rights: Creation and Reconstruction'' (1998)
* ''Processes of Constitutional Decisionmaking'' (ed. with P. Brest, S. Levinson, and J.M. Balkin), (2000)
* ''America's Constitution: A Biography'' (2005)


In addition to educationally-orientated trips, there some other general excursions. A prime example of this would be the two ski trips that occur every other year for any student interested in going.
==See also==
* [[Amar Plan]]
* [[Akhil.K.Ashok]]


There also are, of course, numerous field trips connecting with the educational course, like the Geography field trips to local areas as part of [[Advanced Level (UK)|A-Level]] courses.
==References==
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== Development ==
==External links==
On Monday Januuary 14th 2008 the new fifteen classrooms and multi purpose hall were available for students to benefit from these outstanding facilities. The new bus turning area in front of the college is already in use.. The refurbishment of the existing College building & classrooms is on schedule, with the provision for 21st Century teaching aids (providing additional funding can be secured) such as [[interactive whiteboard]]s. In addition to this, the grounds are expected to be developed with two [[tennis]] courts, a driving range, sixty additional car parking spaces for students and teachers, a hard play area and existing temporary classrooms to be removed from the grounds.
*[http://www.law.yale.edu/faculty/AAmar.htm Yale Law School bio]

*[http://www.law.columbia.edu/ Columbia Law School]
=== Previous developments ===
*[http://www.law.columbia.edu/fac/Akhil_Amar Columbia Law School biography]
* Late [[1950]]s/Early [[1960]]s: Major extension added to the existing school
*[http://law.pepperdine.edu/academics/faculty/amar.html Views on the Supreme Court]
* [[June 7]], [[1972]]: A further extension added to the College opened on this day
*[http://yaledailynews.com/articles/view/23376 Gravel's Justice of Choice]
* [[June 10]], [[1994]]: Two new sciences rooms and a Design & Technology block opened
* 1999: 8 existing science rooms refurbished
* August 2005: Design & Technology suite refurbished
* [[October 12]], [[2005]]: New sports hall officially opened

== Alumni ==
*[[Frank Aiken]] (1898-1983),one of the longest-serving members of [[Dáil Éireann]],
*[[Francis Campbell]] British Ambassador to the Holy See ([[Holy See|Vatican]]) (2005-present)
*[[John Lynch (actor)]] Actor ([[Cal (film)]])

== External links ==
*[http://www.stcolmans.org.uk/ College website]

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St Colman's College is a college in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland. Now named in honour of St. Colman, it was founded in 1823 as the Dromore Diocesan Seminary by a Father J.S. Keenan. The College stands on Violet Hill, the same 60 acre (243,000 m²) site it has occupied since 1829, adjacent to the Bishop of Dromore's residence. It is a grammar school and currently has almost 900 students attending. The current principal is Very Reverend Francis Canon Brown Ph.D..

Aims of the college

Every boy carries the Aims of the College, "Bonitas, Disciplina, Scientia", on his blazer pocket badge:

  • Bonitas : to encourage moral uprightness and good citizenship; to develop a rounded personality.
  • Scientia : to encourage the highest academic achievement of which the individual is capable; to equip each student with a set of attitudes and ideals for the shaping of his life.
  • Disciplina : to instill through the operation of the school's discipline, that self-discipline necessary for success both in school and in the world of work.

Activities & Clubs

Extra Curricular Activities

The College has a long and distinguised history in Gaelic football winning the Hogan Cup six times (1967, 1975, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1998) the premier trophy in Gaelic football. The College has recently followed the example of their great Gaelic football rivals Abbey CBS in including Rugby Union teams into the Curriculum. Including, but not limited to:

There also is a modern hi-tech fitness suite and a well equipped library available to the students.

Clubs

Including, but not limited to: a Board games club, a Design and technology club, Debating club and a Science club

Orchestra

The school has a fifty-strong orchestra, run by the music teachers and with the help of additional instrumental tutelage from local musicians. The school also has two string quartets, a flute quintet, a brass quintet and a band. St Colmans also won the 2005 Newry Feis Orchestra group Cup.

Trips

The school also regularly engages on trips & excursions. Language students regularly go to the country of which language they are learning, both as part of an educational trip with the school, and as part of student exchange programs - such as the recent exchanges to Spain.

In addition to educationally-orientated trips, there some other general excursions. A prime example of this would be the two ski trips that occur every other year for any student interested in going.

There also are, of course, numerous field trips connecting with the educational course, like the Geography field trips to local areas as part of A-Level courses.

Development

On Monday Januuary 14th 2008 the new fifteen classrooms and multi purpose hall were available for students to benefit from these outstanding facilities. The new bus turning area in front of the college is already in use.. The refurbishment of the existing College building & classrooms is on schedule, with the provision for 21st Century teaching aids (providing additional funding can be secured) such as interactive whiteboards. In addition to this, the grounds are expected to be developed with two tennis courts, a driving range, sixty additional car parking spaces for students and teachers, a hard play area and existing temporary classrooms to be removed from the grounds.

Previous developments

  • Late 1950s/Early 1960s: Major extension added to the existing school
  • June 7, 1972: A further extension added to the College opened on this day
  • June 10, 1994: Two new sciences rooms and a Design & Technology block opened
  • 1999: 8 existing science rooms refurbished
  • August 2005: Design & Technology suite refurbished
  • October 12, 2005: New sports hall officially opened

Alumni

External links

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