
Deputy Principal Sheila O’Connell with Juliann Martin (Maths nominee), Chloe Fitzpatrick (winner Maths), Catriona Duyile (winner Senior Achievement and Literary nominee) and Principal Chrissie Kelly at the Presentation Secondary School Awards Night in Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean
PRESENTATION Secondary School Tralee students and their families gathered at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Thursday evening for an awards night.
There were numerous awards presented for academic, artistic and sporting achievements as well as for some students contribution to the school community.
Teacher Margaret Barry was MC for the evening with Irish Olympic rower Monika Dukarska as the guest speaker.
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Principal Chrissie Kerry congratulated all the winners and nominees and said it is only right that the school honoured their achievements.
The winners were…
Leadership — Cáit de Rís and Elizabeth O’Connor
Ceist — Emma Bellchambers
Lee Strand Award — Jane Akinrinlade
Nano Nagle School Spirit — Anna Chute (Junior), Elizabeth O’Connor (Senior)
Pastoral — Grace McLoughlin
Achievement — Aisling O’Donnell (Junior), Catriona Duyile (Senior)
The Arts — Ciara Murphy (Junior) Niamh Hennessy (Senior)
Literary — Alice Brosnan (Junior), Zoe Ncube (Senior)
Environment and Sustainability — Maryam Waheed (Junior), Sayemah Islam (Senior)
Enterprise — Wired; Kate Feeney, Kayleigh Ozdemir, Aisha Thomas, Shauna Brosnan
Wellbeing — Máire O’Shea, Ellie Boyle, Sophie O’Donoghue
Mathematics — Ellie O’Connor (Junior) Chloe Fitzpatrick (Senior)
Design — Julia Lelito
Media and Communications — Ava Moriarty (Junior), Podcast; Ava Jane Fitzgerald, Abby Leahy, Orla O’Connor, Ella Quirke
Science — Sandhra Binumon (Junior), Holly Geary (Senior)
Visual Art — Ellen Abeyta (Junior), Rabeea Janhangir (Senior)
Catriona Dowling German Award — Danielle Shanahan (Junior), Monika Brankovic (Senior)
French — Rachel Foley (Junior), Salma Hassan (Senior)
Diligence
• 1st Year; Emma Boyce, Molly O’Connor, Mikayla O’Sullivan.
• 2nd Year; Gretta Fitzpatick, Caitlin O’Dowd, Bríd O’Shea.
• 3rd Year; Olivia Andrejczak, Grainne Bradley, Kate Somers.
• TY; Amy Darcy, Cody Foster, Lana O’Connell.
• 5th Year; Megan Diggins, Alice O’Connell, Sadhbh Tobin.
• 6th Year; Sadhbh Corr, Jann Eire Casapao, Eimer McMorrow Moriarty.
Sport
Basketball — Jill Quirke (Junior) Maryanne Fleming (Senior)
Camogie — Shauna Harris (Junior), Cara Cullen (Senior)
Badminton — Anna Landy (Junior) Aine Hanafin (Senior)
Football — Ciara Casey (Junior), Ella Quirke (Senior)
Athletics — Anna O’Sullivan (Junior)
Junior Sportsperson — Emma Dunican
Senior Sportsperson — Ciara Rath

Kerry footballers Anna Murphy (left) and Emma Costello (right) with Senior Sportsperson award winner Ciara Rath and Junior Sportsperson award winner Emma Dunican at the Presentation Secondary School Awards Night in Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean

German award winner Monika Brankovic with Ceist winner Emma Bellchambers at the Presentation Secondary School Awards Night in Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Junior French winner Rachel Foley and Junior Camogie winner Shauna Harris at the Presentation Secondary School Awards Night in Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Award winners and nominees at the Presentation Secondary School Awards Night in Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Leadership Award winner Cáit de Rís, Ceist winner Emma Bellchambers, Lee Strand winner Jane Akinrinlade, Leadership and Senior Nano Nagle winner Elizabeth O’Connor and Junior Nano Nagle winner Anna Chute, at the Presentation Secondary School Awards Night in Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean