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Katie Ahern opens the ‘time capsule’ letter she wrote to her future self, back when she was in First Year, at the Presentation Secondary School graduation on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean
THE time spent in Presentation Secondary School was celebrated yesterday as Sixth Year students enjoyed the annual graduation day.
Staff, students and families gathered in St John’s Church where Fr Seamus Lindane celebrated Mass. This was followed by speeches by the Deputy Principal Chrissie Kelly, Principal Mary O’Keeffe and Chairperson of the Board Of Management, Mairead Griffin.
Two Head Girls, Aoife O’Sullivan and Katie Ahern, also spoke and certificates of completion and graduation were awarded to each of the girls, along with a specially commissioned Brian de Staic necklace cross and chain.
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Everyone then went back to the school to enjoy refreshments and students opened their ‘time capsule’ letters.
“When they came into First Year, they would have written letters to themselves to be opened at the end of Sixth Year,” Principal Mary O’Keeffe explained. “It also included little bits and pieces to do with their lives at that time. The art teacher held onto them for the last five or six years and they were handed back to them today. It’s a celebration of their school lives here from beginning to end,” said Ms O’Keeffe.
“We had a very successful day and it’s a nice celebration, but the really important time now for the students is the next few weeks, so we all want to wish them the very best as they face into the exams,” added Ms O’Keeffe. Scroll down for photos…
Samantha Ward, Sophie Fitzgerald, Chantelle O’Connor, Shannon Murphy and Aaron Shanahan at the Presentation Secondary School graduation on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Ciaran Brick, Colm O’Brien, Kellie O’Brien, Miriam McLoughlin and Fiona Barry at the Presentation Secondary School graduation on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean
Chairperson of Board of Management Mairead Griffin and Principal Mary O’Keeffe at the Presentation Secondary School graduation on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean
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At back; Margaret O’Mahony, Amy O’Mahony, Carol O’Mahony with in front, Leah and Ella O’Sullivan at the Presentation Secondary School graduation on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean
Chantelle O’Sullivan, Rachel Farrell and Ellie Winter at the Presentation Secondary School graduation on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Rachel Griffin, Ciara Gaynor, Michelle Libutlibut at the Presentation Secondary School graduation on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean
Tanzena Akther, Aisling Breen, Shayo Babatonde at the Presentation Secondary School graduation on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Aisling Thornton, Cara Quinlan and Miriam Dowling at the Presentation Secondary School graduation on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean
Caroline and Caitlin McConnell at the Presentation Secondary School graduation on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean
Emma and Catherine Smith at the Presentation Secondary School graduation on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean
Lauren, Jade, Tracy and Mary Smullen at the Presentation Secondary School graduation on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Andrea Dillon and Aoife Murphy at the Presentation Secondary School graduation on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean
Leona Stack, Aine Falvey and Laura O’Connell open their ‘Time Capsule’ letters at the Presentation Secondary School graduation on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Sinead McCannon, Aislinn McCannon Brosnan and Stephen Brosnan at the Presentation Secondary School graduation on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean
Conor, Courtney, Tara and Noel Wheatcroft at the Presentation Secondary School graduation on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Helen Twomey, Katie McCoy, Kathleen Twomey, Con Twomey and David Rochford at the Presentation Secondary School graduation on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean
Sian, Emily, Rhianna and Derek Clinton at the Presentation Secondary School graduation on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Sinead Kearney, Lucy McGrath, Maeve Pierce and Aoife O’Mahony at the Presentation Secondary School graduation on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean
