The annual Prize Giving ceremony took place on Wednesday, 20 May with the whole school in attendance. Due to time constraints it wasn’t possible to recognise all achievements made by our students this academic year; however it was an ideal opportunity to emphasise a huge range of accomplishments ranging from academic, artistic, sporting to personal challenges.
Below is a list of the most important achievements of the year.
Prize Giving, Awards & Scholarships 2015
Bank of Ireland Student of the Year: Irene Milton
School Spirit Award: Niamh Geoghegan
Transition Year Student of the Year: Corinna Mbugua
UCD Ad Astra Scholarships: Annette Benson & Aiveen Digby
UCD Entrance Scholarship: Claire Hamrock
Entrance Exhibition Scholarships Trinity College: Kate Burke, Mary Diffley & Máirín Ryan
JP McManus All Ireland Scholarship: Kate Burke
Parents’ Association Bursaries: Aoife Conlon & Susan Obaseki
Gold Certificate Beaver Computing Contest: Megan Melvin
Selected to train for Science Olympiads: Aisling Benson
Selected for Maths Olympiad: Amy Dolan & Catarina de Concalves
Top Junior Cert Result 2014: Aisling Benson, Nuala Commins & Therese O’Reilly
Nicola Ward Trophy for Public Speaking: Tara Flanagan
Barra Flynn Memorial Scholarships for Law: Ellen Brophy
Grand Prix Français: Catriona Gilligan
Winner Westmeath & All Ireland Finalist Soroptomist Public Speaking: Ciara Rigney
Sole Irish Representative at the Model UN The Hague: Jessica Howard
Irish Delegate to EYP Greece: Leah Moloney
Winner Better Together Award: Ciara Rigney
Naughton Cup for Senior Essay Writing: Hannah Casey
Naughton Cup for Junior Essay Writing: Hannah McManus
Winners BT Young Scientist: Julie Ryan & Maeve McMahon
National Finalists ISTA Science Quiz: Caitriona Clear, Caroline Kinsella & Catriona Gilligan
Scifest 1st Intermediate Physical Science: Katie O’Rourke, Isea O’Brien & Aobh Nic Ghiolla Phadraig
Scifest Best Display: Tierna Maguire, Megan Heneghan, Anu Adeniji & Shauna Martin
Scifest 1st Agricultural Science: Katie Commins, Alicia Lawless & Isabelle Clarke
Scifest 1st Enterprise Ireland Award: Tierna Maguire
Scifest Pharma Chemical Ireland Award: Katie O’Rourke, Isea O’Brien & Aobh Nic Ghiolla Phadraig
Scifest 1st Intermediate Life Science: Aisling Benson, Maeve Bass & Róisín Burke
Scifest 1st Junior Life Science: Kate Duffy
Invitation to Irish Junior Maths Competition: Ailbhe Moylan, Caoimhe Lawless & Katie Commins
Music Awards for Outstanding Musicians: Tamara McLaughlin & Ciara Lawless
Invited To Join National Youth Orchestra: Molly Crossen
Second Place Clarinet Dublin Feis Ceoil: Molly Crossen
Winner Violin Fr Maitiú Feis Ceoil: Eva Barry
First Senior Poetry Category SNG: Hannah Casey
First Junior Poetry Category SNG: Aideen O’Halloran
Second Seanfhocal SNAG: Tatjana Jocher
National Finalists Feachtas Tráth na gCeist: Eva Barry, Aisling O’Dowd, Maeve McMahon & Emily Grace
Second Place Cuisle Poet of the Year: Caoimhe Kenny
Doodle4Google Finalist: Aibhlin Clabby
Special Merit Texaco Art Competition: Sadbh Beirne & Róisín Grennan
First Place Credit Union Art Competition: Catherine O’Neill
Spectrum Cover Design: Aibhlin Clabby
Gaisce – The President’s Award Silver: Sinead Reidy, Olivia De Paor, Niamh Brady & Amy Dolan
Gaisce – The President’s Award Bronze: 39 senior students
Team Winners Bugler Shield for Debating: Eimear Devaney & Caroline Kinsella
Best Individual Speaker: Ciara Rigney:
Bord Gáis Theatre Award: TY Cast of ‘A Comedy Of Errors’
Communications Medal: Aisling Benson
Full Attendance 2014/15: Imogen Gray, Carol Obaseki, Patrycja Miecznik, Faith Okungbowa, Kelly Ann Bohan, Isabel Hamilton, Julie Healy, Rebecca Armstrong, Wei Rou Chieng, Aoife Sheeran, Caoimhe Lawless, Daniella Obikoya, Clodagh Keenan, Niamh Henry & Lamide Olaoye
Sports Awards
Hockey Cup: Hannah Casey
Boland Swimming Cup: Maedhb Hurst & Niamh McNamara
O’Regan Athletics Cup: Annie Daly, Veronica Burke, Michelle Burke, Maedhb Hurst & Karen Pillion
National Powerlifting Champions: Amy Donoghue, Mary Kostanyan & Aibhlin Clabby
National Equestrian Champions: Kate Derwin & Kirsten McCormack
Irish U19 Soccer Squad: Caoimhe O’Reilly
Member Connacht High Performance Swimming Squad: Alanna Friel, Sophie Lowe & Aibhlin Clabby
Selected for the Connacht Interpro Swimming Squad: Aibhlin Clabby & Sophie Lowe
Selected for Connacht Hockey Squads: Anna McGann, & Aoife Healy
Basketball Trophy: Shauna Kilroy
Connacht Semi-Finalists: First Year & Second Year Hockey Teams
Selected for Roscommon Gaelic Panels: Emma Curran, Sorcha Casey & Julie Healy
Selected for Westmeath Gaelic Panels: Grace Halligan & Brionna Geoghegan
Selected for Midlands Basketball Squad: Rebecca Armstrong & Alanna Nic Ghiolla Phadraig
Leinster Champions: U14 Gaelic Team
All Ireland Cross Country Finalists: Aoife Greene, Eva McKiernan, Alanna Friel, Annie Daly, Ciara Greene & Ciara Rushe
All Ireland Junior Champion 3000m race walk 2015: Veronica Burke
Member of Irish Race Walking Team That Won Gold: Veronica Burke
Triathlete Irish Squad: Maedhb Hurst
Gaelic Football Award: Aisling Flynn
Certificates Were Handed Out For Participation in These Programmes:
Transition Year
Big Sister Little Sister
Gaisce, The President’s Award