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Cian Griffin, Robert Vasiu and Dean Farrell at the Holy Family NS sixth class graduation at Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church on Tuesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
FORTY-FIVE pupils gathered together for one of the last times at a special graduation ceremony at Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church on Tuesday evening.
The girls and boys from Holy Family school were joined by family members and staff of the school to celebrate their journey from junior infants to graduating to a new beginning in secondary school in late August.
The ceremony opened with a Mass followed by a presentation of mementos to the pupils to mark their graduation and time at the school.
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“It was a lovely night,” said Principal of Holy Family NS, Ed O’Brien. “It’s their last big hurrah in the school. I would know them since they were in senior infants. They were a lovely group with some really high achievers and we’ll no doubt here more from them in years to come,” said the Principal.
There was also a presentation on the night to Marian O’Connor, who is leaving the Parents Council, the secretary Maureen Murphy, to Dave Diggins the caretaker and to two teachers moving on from the school.
Niamh Shanahan who taught in the school for eight years is moving to Scoil Naomh Eirc in Kilmoyley, Michelle O’Sullivan is leaving for St Oliver’s in Ballycasheen, Killarney after five years in the Tralee school.
Afterwards there were refreshments in the Pastoral Centre, where a slideshow of photos of the pupils’ time at the school down the years was shown and great times recalled. Scroll down for photos…
In front; Kyle and Dylan McKenna. Back from left; Mary, Caroline and Shelley McKenna and Paul Clapham at the Holy Family NS sixth class graduation at Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church on Tuesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Carol Culloty and Cianan Cooney at the Holy Family NS sixth class graduation at Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church on Tuesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Two teachers moving on from Holy Family, Niamh Shanahan and Michelle O’Sullivan, at the Holy Family NS sixth class graduation at Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church on Tuesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Sixth class pupils at the Holy Family NS graduation at Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church on Tuesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Staff at Holy Family NS, Pat O’Connor, Marian Costello, Niamh Shanahan, Kelly Carroll, Michelle O’Sullivan, Liam Moloney and Linda Hanafin at the sixth class graduation at Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church on Tuesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Mr Liam Moloney’s Sixth Class pupils from Holy Family NS with Principal Ed O’Brien at the graduation Mass at Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church on Tuesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Mr Pat O’Connor’s Sixth Class pupils from Holy Family NS with Principal Ed O’Brien at the graduation Mass at Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church on Tuesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
