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Leaving Cert 2016 students Caoimhe Barry Walsh (625 pts), Donagh O Buachalla (575 pts) and Emma Leahy (575 pts) at the Mercy Mounthawk awards for high-achieving students in State exams on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean
MERCY Mounthawk held their annual awards reception on Saturday morning for those who obtained the highest grades in Leaving and Junior Certificate exams in 2016.
Twelve students were honoured (although Leaving Cert student, Ciara Holmes, was unable to attend) at the ceremony attended by their families and some teachers.
Three Leaving Cert students Caoimhe Barry Walsh who achieved 625 points, Donagh O Buachalla, 575 points and Emma Leahy 575 points were honoured.
Junior Cert students Laura Harty (11 A grades), Tiernan Brosnan, Michael O’Gara (9 A grades each), Mary O’Connell, Niamh McMahon, Katie Crowe, Donagh McMahon and Maria Dwyer (8 A grades each) all received a token for their efforts.
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Vice-Principal, Pat Fleming, welcomed those attending and paid tribute to the students’ dedication and hard work.
“Excellence deserves recognition and acknowledgement. That’s what today is all about,” said Mr Fleming. “It’s for students who have excelled in this particular area of their school life; academia. But looking at the faces here, these are not purely academic students. I see footballers, basketballs, camogie players, debaters. I see rounded, whole individuals of whom we can be exceptionally proud of.
“Your achievement comes from immense support from your families. All would have provided you with support and encouragement. I also want to acknowledge the enormous contribution of the thoroughly dedicated and inspiring teaching staff we have here,” said Mr Fleming, who said in the end, nothing would be achieved without the students’ own hard work.
“Without your inner drive, that inner ambition, it would never happen. So the credit in the end belongs to you,” he said. Scroll down for photos…
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Donagh McMahon who got 8As in his Junior Cert with family, Anne Marie, Mary and Brendan McMahon at the Mercy Mounthawk awards for high-achieving students in State exams on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Mary O’Connell who got 8As in her Junior Cert with Brid Carroll at the Mercy Mounthawk awards for high-achieving students in State exams on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean
Michael O’Gara, who got 9As in his Junior Cert, with mother Maria at the Mercy Mounthawk awards for high-achieving students in State exams on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Maria Dwyer, who got 8As in her Junior Cert, with family Cathy, Conor and Patricia Dwyer, at the Mercy Mounthawk awards for high-achieving students in State exams on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Laura Harty, who got 11As in her Junior Cert, with parents Mary and Paddy, at the Mercy Mounthawk awards for high-achieving students in State exams on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Niamh McMahon, who got 8As in her Junior Cert, with parents Mary and Joe, at the Mercy Mounthawk awards for high-achieving students in State exams on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean
Katie Crowe who got 8As in her Junior Cert, with parents Gillian and Declan, at the Mercy Mounthawk awards for high-achieving students in State exams on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Tiernan Brosnan, who got 9As in his Junior Cert, with family Sadhbh, Susan and John Brosnan, at the Mercy Mounthawk awards for high-achieving students in State exams on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean
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