The following is most, but not all of the awards won by our students this academic year:
Bank of Ireland Student of the Year: Georgia Hannon
School Spirit Award: Corrina Mbugua
Transition Year Students of the Year: Aishling Gillen & Kasey McCormack
UCD Entrance Scholarships: Karen Pillion, Ava McKee & Therese O’Reilly
Entrance Exhibition Scholarships Trinity College: Naoise Rasmussen, Eva Barry, Emma Kennedy & Caitlin O’Brien
UCC Scholarship: Jane Faller
Entrance Scholarship NUI Maynooth: Amy Dolan
Intel Ireland Scholarship: Sinead Reidy
Parents’ Association Bursaries: Ashling Dowd & Shakira Ishola
Selected to train for International Maths Olympiads: Lauren Hughes, Shirley Lin, Nuala Commins, Caoimhe Mannion & Claire Lemass
Top Junior Cert Result 2016: Kasey McCormack
Nicola Ward Trophy for Public Speaking: Emma Brody
National Finalist Soroptimist Public Speaking: Claire Lemass
Winners Westmeath Student Enterprise Awards: Our Lady’s Bower Best School
Winners Junior Section Westmeath Student Enterprise Awards: Róisín Ní Dhuibhir, Liadh & Eimear Nic Ghiolla Phadraig, Emma Harmon & Niamh Heneghan
Runners-Up Bond Investment Challenge: Aly Marren, Elaine O’Brien, Blessing Imade, Rachel Barrington & Aoife O’Looney
Winners SEAI INESPO 2017: Claire Lemass & Ciara Mac Carthy
Grand Prix Français: Aisling Benson
AILO (All Ireland Linguistic Olympiad) Champion: Caoimhe Mannion
Juvenes Translatores Winner: Lauren Hughes
Naughton Cup for Senior Essay Writing: Helen O’Hara
Naughton Cup for Junior Essay Writing: Carla Cooney
National Finalists ISTA Science Quiz: Lauren Hughes, Nuala Commins & Hannah Ward
BT Young Scientist 2017 UCD Social Science Award: Julie Ryan & Maeve McMahon
BT Young Scientist 2017 1st place Senior Social & Behaviourial: Julie Ryan & Maeve McMahon
BT Young Scientist 2017 Best Display: Weronika Halusko & Janet Collins
Scifest 1st Senior Life Science: Tierna Maguire
Scifest Best Individual Display: Tierna Maguire
AIT Health Science Award: Tierna Maguire
Scifest Best Display: Bree O’ Sullivan, Edel Cleary & Ruth Redmond
Scifest 1st Intermediate Technology: Shauna Mannion, Kasey McCormack & Rebecca Armstrong
Invitation to Irish Junior Maths Competition: Emma Harmon, Clare Reidy, Elle Lennon & Ema Adefoaei
Winner Irish Junior Maths Competition: Emma Harmon
Fourth Place Irish Junior Maths Competition: Clare Reidy
Winner Sigma Cup for Excellence in Maths: Kate Duffy
National Finalists Bebras Computing: Ashling Mc Carthy, Lauryn Blair, Isabelle Clarke & Maebh Donovan
Music Awards for Outstanding Musicians: Molly Crossen & Aideen O’Halloran
Invited To Join National Youth Orchestra: Molly Crossen, Clodagh Reilly, Aideen O’Halloran & Ellen Reilly
Teaching Diploma in Piano: Jenny Dolan
European Youth Parliament: Una Duffy, Jane Chapman & Rebecca Armstrong
Addressed UNGA as UN Ambassadors: Minahil Sarfraz & Natasha Maimba
Home Economics Award: Emma Curran
National Finalist Rotary Young Chef: Emma Curran
First Senior Art Category SNG: Emma Clarke
Second Senior Art Category SNG: Alison Carolan
Second Junior Poetry Category SNG: Peace Awana
National Finalists Feachtas Tráth na gCeist: Emily Grace, Maeve McMahon, Róisín Ní Dhuibhir & Kate Olwill
Gradham na Gaeilge: Anna Lynam & Róisín Ní Dhuibhir
Gold Medal John Paul II Awards: Rachel Barrington, Amy Hackett & Isabel Hamilton
Doodle4Google Semi Finalists: Róisín McNamara, Rachel Byrne & Caoimhe Mannion
Spectrum Cover Design: Dearbhla Mc Cormack
Gaisce – The President’s Award Silver: Jenny Dolan, Shauna Moylan, Kathleen Flynn, Saoirse Mulvihill, Claire Lemass, Eimear O’Brien, Sinead McGetrick & Nuala Commins
Gaisce – The President’s Award Bronze: 34 senior students
Team Winners Bugler Shield for Debating: Claire Lemass, Emma Clarke & Rebecca Armstrong
Best Individual Speaker & Winner Bugler Shield: Claire Lemass
Bord Gáis Theatre Nomination Best Review: Katie Ward
Communications Medal: Catherine O’Neill
Full Attendance in Senior School: Bronagh McCormack
Winners Glamour Prize Junk Kouture 2017: Liberty McGovern & Lauren Hannon
Here is a selection of sporting awards:
Hockey Cup: Sarah O’Rourke & Sarah Lawless
Gaelic Shield: Kate Brennan
O’Regan Cup for Athletics: Sophie Lowe
Basketball Shield: Aobh Nic Ghiolla Phadraig
National Champions in Gymnastics: Eimear & Liadh Nic Ghiolla Phadraig
Boland Cup for Swimming: Sophie Lowe
International Representation Equestrian: Kate Derwin, Kayleigh McCormack & Jodie Shortall
International Representation Tae Kwondo: Isabelle Clarke & Alaina Kelly
International Representation Karate: Alex McManus
International Representation Soccer: Carla McManus