Prize Giving, Awards & Scholarships 2013
Bank of Ireland Student of the Year: Deirdre Farrell
School Spirit Award: Emma Fagan
Transition Year Student of the Year: Irene Milton
TY Gold Medals: Aoife Ryan, Chloe Rowan, Jessica Howard & Cathy Anne Fox
Award for Full Attendance Over Whole School Career: Bisola Salaja & Michaela Barrington
UCD Ad Astra Scholarship: Sinead Kilgarriff
JP McManus All Ireland Scholarship: Clare Burke
Entrance Exhibition Scholarships Trinity College: Clare Burke, Ciara Quinn, Saibh Hurley, Anna Boland & Patricia Harkins
Entrance Scholarships UCD: Grainne O’Rourke, Megan Hanlon, Niamh O’Connor, Naoimi Mullins
Entrance Scholarship NUI Maynooth: Dearbhla O’Dwyer & Patricia McDonnell
Parents’ Association Bursaries: Jaimie Doyle & Nicola Fallon
Selected to train for Maths & Science Olympiads: Caroline Kinsella,, Caitriona Clear, Eimear Gill & Aoife Ryan
Represented Ireland in Iran at International Junior Science Olympiad: Caroline Kinsella
Winner of Seanad Eireann Speech Competition: Caroline Kinsella
Winner of NUI Maynooth Economic Essay Competition: Kayle Crosson
Nicola Ward Trophy for 1st Year Public Speaking: Siofra Connolly
Regional Winners Westmeath Enterprise Awards 2013: Eimear Gill & Aoife Ryan
Grand Prix Francais: Amy Allen
Naughton Cup for Senior Essay Writing: Deirdre Campbell
Naughton Cup for Junior Essay Writing: Brona McCormack
Winners History Essay Competition: Kayle Crosson & Ellen Brophy
Scifest 2013 Best School: Our Lady’s Bower
Scifest Discover Space Award: Tierna Maguire
Scifest Best Display: Eaveen Edmundson, Alanna Friel & Michelle Faller
Scifest 1st Junior Physical Science: Nuala Commins
Spectrum Cover Design: Hannah Ward
Music Awards for Outstanding Musicians: Hannah Reilly & Robyn Duke
First Senior Art Category SNG: Grainne White
Third Senior Art Category SNG: Aoife Conlon
Second Junior Poetry SNG: Emily Grace
Selected for National Youth Orchestra: Hannah Reilly, Eva Barry & Mairin Ryan
Doodle4Google Finalist: Grainne White
Gaisce – The President’s Award Silver: Bairbre O’Dwyer, Eadaoin Daly, Eva Cooney & Amy Allen
Gaisce, The President’s Award Bronze: 29 students
Regional Winner Junk Kouture 2013: Lauren Kennedy, Lauren Casey & Libby Mahon
Red Carpet Prize Junk Kouture 2013: Romy Marren, Grace Fitzpatrick & Emily Mannion
Third in All Ireland Briery Gap TY Drama Competition: Cast of ‘A Dollar’
Second in All Ireland NUIG Debating Final: Bairbre O’Dwyer & Katie McClean
Winners Bugler Shield for Debating: Bairbre O’Dwyer & Katie McClean
Runners-Up Bugler Shiels: Mairin Ryan & Katie Rock
Best Individual Speaker: Marian Gildea
Runner-Up: Kayle Crosson
Best Newcomer Alpha de Beta Society: Susan Obaseki
Communications Medals: Vanessa McCabe & Chloe Rowan
Tidy Towns Award: Our Lady’s Bower Tidiest School
Sports Awards
Hockey Cup: Eva Cooney & Gemma O’Rourke
Basketball Trophy: Annette Benson & Emma Fagan
Gaelic Football Award: Deirdre Farrell
Boland Swimming Cup: Eimear Corry
O’Regan Athletics Cup: Dearbhail Ní Cathain
Selected for Irish Triathlon Team: Maedbh Hurst
Selected for Irish Pentathlon Team: Sophie Lowe
Selected for Irish Tetrathlon Team: Ciara & Aoife Greene
Irish International Taekwondo Champion: Lily Mannion
Gold Medallist Community Games Swimming: Aibhlin Clabby
Member Connacht High Performance Squad: Alanna Friel & Aibhlin Clabby
Selected for Connacht Interpro Swimming Squad: Aibhlin Clabby, Sophie Lowe, Maedbh Hurst, Olwyn Sheridan & Niamh McNamara
Connacht Champion 400m Freestyle; Maedbh Hurst
Selected for Connacht U16 Hockey Squad: Anna McGann
Connacht Semi-Finalists: First Year & Second Year Hockey Teams
Most Committed Hockey Players: Julie Healy, Ellie McKeown & Mairin Ryan
Most Committed Junior Basketball Player: Aobh Ní Giolla Phadraig
Most Committed Intermediate Basketball Players: Aoife Ryan & Shauna Kilroy
Connacht Champions First Year Relay Team: Aoife Greene, Lauryn Blair, Tierna Maguire, Jennifer Larkin & Ide Crehan
Connacht Champions 2013: Intermediate Cross Country Team
Connacht Champions 2013: Minor Cross Country Team
Connacht Champions 2013: Senior Cross Country Team
All Ireland Finalist Intermediate Girls Walk: Veronica Burke
Runners-Up Regional Schools Show Jumping: Aoife Cuffe, Maeve Cuffe, Slaine Hynes & Rachel Hanley
Selected for Senior Westmeath Gaelic Football Squad: Aisling Flynn, Michelle King, Orla McGetrick, Emily Henshaw, Orla O’Neill, Niamh Geoghegan, Ashleigh Rose Coyle, Cathy McGettigan
Represented Leinster in Gaelic Football: Cathy McGettigan
Most Committed Gaelic Football Player: Aisling Flynn
Third in Schools’ Golf Competition: Eanna Barrett
Certificates Were Handed Out For Participation in These Programmes:
- Transition Year
- Big Sister Little Sister
- Gaisce, The President’s Award
A memento was given to all the boarders to mark their time in the boarding school.