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Award-winning students from Coláiste Gleann Lí, Luke Stack, Blanka Siekaniec, Paul McCarthy, Melanie Smith and Jasmine Griffin at the Kerry ETB Student Award Ceremony at the IT Tralee on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
SIXTY-SIX student awards were presented at the annual Kerry ETB Student Award ceremony at the IT Tralee on Friday night.
The event celebrates the achievements of students and learners from their Post Primary Schools and Youthreach centres.
Students from Coláiste Gleann Lí, Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí, Coláiste na Sceilge, Coláiste na Ríochta, Killarney Community College, Killorglin Community College, Causeway Comprehensive, Castleisland Community College and Youthreach programmes received awards for academic excellence, involvement in school life, peer mentoring, Transition Year achievements and leadership.
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In addition to the official award ceremony, Kerry ETB also recognised national achievements of their schools in 2017.
This included Castleisland Community College’s Planet Savers and Water Explorers who both won national awards in their efforts to protect the environment in 2017.
In sport Síofra O’Shea from Coláiste na Sceilge was recognised for her achievement in Irish Basketball and Coláiste na Ríochta’s Killian O’ Gorman was acknowledged for his win in Irish Pitch and Putt, junior team 2017.
In Science Killorglin Community College’s Jack Nagle and Timothy McGrath were awarded certificates of recognition of their achievements in science and innovation.
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Kieran Lucid, former student of Kerry ETB School Causeway Comprehensive was the guest speaker on the night. Kieran, from Ballyheigue, set up his own data consultancy company QuantumKDB Ltd in 2011 and successfully sold it in a multimillion euro deal in 2016.
The awards also included the Best Oral Irish Junior Certificate Award, sponsored by the Lucey family in memory of Kathleen Lucey, RIP, former Irish teacher in Tralee Community College.
The award is especially significant this year as sadly Kathleen’s husband Paul, also a former teacher in Tralee Community College, passed away this December.
Ann O’Dwyer, Director of Schools, highlighted the excellence in teaching and learning in Kerry ETB schools. She quoted from recent Department of Education and Skills Whole School Evaluations which highlighted the quality of teaching and learning and student care in ETB schools.
CEO of Kerry ETB, Colm McEvoy, also congratulated the students and thanked the event sponsor Lee Strand Cooperative Creamery Ltd. for their kind sponsorship and also Mr Oliver Murphy, President of Tralee Institute of Technology (Tralee IT) for hosting the ceremony in the IT. Scroll down for photos…
Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí students Caitlin Nic Giolla Ghunna, Aoife Ní Chonaill, Niamh Ní Chonaill, Aoife Ní Dhuilleáin and Molly Ní Bhrosnacháin at the Kerry ETB Student Award Ceremony at the IT Tralee on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Causeway Comprehensive award winners Rachel Burke, Katelyn Diggins, Danielle Flynn and Niamh Brouder at the Kerry ETB Student Award Ceremony at the IT Tralee on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Coláiste na Ríochta students with Deputy Principal Iseult Glynn and Principal Stephen Goulding at the Kerry ETB Student Award Ceremony at the IT Tralee on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Students from Castleisland Community College at the Kerry ETB Student Award Ceremony at the IT Tralee on Friday night. Also included at back is Chief Executive Officer of Kerry ETB Colm McEvoy; teacher Juanita Lovett; Deputy Principal Teresa Lonergan; teacher Elaine Murphy and Chairman of the Kerry ETB Board Cllr Jim Finucane. Front centre is Kerry ETB Director of Schools Anne O’Dwyer and Chairman of Lee Strand John O’Sullivan. Photo by Dermot Crean
Colaiste na Sceilge students Ciarán Clifford, Abbie Daly, Mikayla Corcoran, Leah Brennan and Sarah Jane O’Shea at the Kerry ETB Student Award Ceremony at the IT Tralee on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Students from Youthreach with teachers and Kerry ETB CEO Colm McEvoy at the Kerry ETB Student Award Ceremony at the IT Tralee on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Students from Killarney Community College at the Kerry ETB Student Award Ceremony at the IT Tralee on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Award-Winning students from Killorglin Community College students Timothy McGrath, Sarah O’Shea, Cian Naylor, Sinead Horgan, Sinead Roche and Jack Nagle at the Kerry ETB Student Award Ceremony at the IT Tralee on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Award winner Melanie Smith of Coláiste Gleann Lí with parents Catherine and Damien at the Kerry ETB Student Award Ceremony at the IT Tralee on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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