PHOTOS: Students Honoured At Kerry ETB Schools’ Awards Night

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Brigid Crowley of IT Tralee, Solas O’Halloran, Jordan Walsh and Matt Tyrkiel of Causeway Comprehensive School who won the iMentor Award with Sean Ryan, CEO of Aspen Grove (sponsor). Photo by Dermot Crean.

STUDENTS from eight Kerry Education and Training Board (ETB) schools around Kerry were honoured at a special ceremony at the ITT on Friday night.

Over 220 people attended the event where Guest of Honour was Karen Gearon, humanitarian and equality activist and one of the original 11 Dunnes Stores strikers. She presented the awards to 78 students on the night.

“This is one of the most important annual events for all involved in Kerry ETB,” said  Colm McEvoy, CEO Kerry ETB.

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“It is an opportunity for the organisation to celebrate and highlight the achievements of students in Kerry ETB schools and in Youthreach Centres which Kerry ETB provide in partnership with the Kerry Diocesan Youth Service (KDYS) in Tralee, Killarney and Listowel.”

Over 3,100 students attend Kerry ETB post primary schools and 120 participants attend Youthreach centres. The students receiving awards were from Colaiste Gleann Lí, Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí, Killorglin Community College, Castleisland Community College, Coláiste Na Sceilge, Killarney Community College and Causeway Community College as well as those on Youthreach programmes.

A number of new awards were presented including a new Digital Literacy Award. “This is the first year that the individual students will receive a Digital Literacy Award for their achievements in ICT and highlights the commitment and expertise of Kerry ETB in the area of technology in post primary education,” said Education Officer Ann O’Dwyer.

Paul Lucey, husband and the family of the late Kathleen Lucey, a former Irish teacher of Tralee Community College  commissioned a special award for Oral Irish in Kathleen’s memory.

This is now an annual award for the student who achieves the highest results in the Optional Oral Irish in the Junior Certificate.

The iMentor Award, sponsored by Aspen Grove Solutions, was presented to the school which best engaged with the iMentor programme.  The winning school, Causeway Comprehensive, was chosen through their blog which outlined the students’ experience of setting up and managing the coding clubs.

Jim Finucane as Cathaoirleach Kerry ETB presented the Gold Medal Awards for best overall Academic Achievement to Peter O’Brien of Causeway Comprehensive and Róisín Ní Dhomhnaill of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí who both achieved 600 points in their Leaving Certificate in 2014.

Peter is currently studying Pharmacy in UCC and Róisín is studying Medicine in Trinity College Dublin.

Kerry ETB congratulated and thanked all the students who received awards for their courage and commitment and school and Youthreach centre management, teachers, resource workers and parents/guardians for their enormous contribution to education.

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SCHOOL ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD

Castleisland Community College – Máire O’Connell

Causeway Comprehensive School -Aleksandra Serafin

Coláiste na Sceilge –  Niamh Ní Chonaill

Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí – Eimear Ní Chuileanáin

Killarney Community College – Daria Sitnik

Killorglin Community College – Susan Galvin

Listowel Community College – Jack Kingston

Cóláiste Gleann Lí – Najma Sharif Hassan

GOLD MEDAL
BÉALTRIALACHA ROGHNACHA SA GHAEILGE AN TEASTAIS SHÓISEARAIGH

Killarney Community College – Michael O’Donoghue

SILVER MEDAL – BEST SCIENCE STUDENT

Causeway Comprehensive School Owen Lucid

Colaiste na Sceilge – Cillian Ó Donnabháin

SILVER MEDAL – BEST TECHNOLOGY STUDENT

Castleisland Community College – Conor Sheehan

SILVER MEDAL – BEST LANGUAGES, ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES STUDENT

Coláiste na Sceilge – Shannon Ní Bhaoil

SILVER MEDAL – BEST BUSINESS STUDIES STUDENT

Coláiste na Sceilge – Eimear Ní Ghealbhain

IMENTOR AWARD -SPONSORED BY ASPEN GROVE SOLUTIONS

Causeway Comprehensive School

GOLD MEDAL – BEST OVERALL ACADEMIC STUDENTS

Causeway Comprehensive School – Peter O’Brien

Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí – Róisín Ní Dhomhnaill

ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP AWARD

Castleisland Community College – Micheál O’Sé

Causeway Comprehensive School – Kayce Ann Keane

Colaiste na Sceilge – Marc O’Sé

Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí – Tadhg Mac Suibhne

Killarney Community College – Abigail Graham

Killorglin Community College – Doireann O’Connell

Listowel Community College –  Rebecca Bambury

Cóláiste Gleann Lí – Jasmine Griffi

Listowel Youthreach – Stephen Mc Carthy

SCHOOL/YOUTHREACH ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Castleisland Community College – Christian Steinborn

Causeway Comprehensive School – Padraig McCarthy

Coláiste na Sceilge – Adam Ó Conraí

Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí – Antóin de Búrca

Killarney Community College – Daniel Ciemega

Killorglin Community College – Doireann O’Connell

Killorglin Community College –  Andrea Houlihan

Killorglin Community College – Melissa Ferris

Listowel Community College –  Derek Dillon

Listowel Community College – Maurice Falvey

Cóláiste Gleann Lí – James Smullen

MEDAL AWARD WINNERS BEST YOUTHREACH STUDENT

Killarney Youthreach – Justina Siwiec

Listowel Youthreach – Nikita Dooley

South Kerry Youthreach – Cloddagh Naylor

Tralee Youthreach LCA – Zoe O’Mahony

Transforum Alley Youthreach – Patrik Gabco

BEST YOUTHREACH LCA STUDENT

Tralee Youthreach LCA – Jonathan Boulding

BEST LCA STUDENT

Coláiste na Sceilge – Ann Marie Sugrue

Killarney Community College – Tadgh Moriarty

CERTIFICATE AWARD WINNERS

EXCEPTIONAL INVOLVEMENT IN THE LIFE OF THE SCHOOL AT JUNIOR CYCLE

Castleisland Community College – Kate O’Connor

Causeway Comprehensive School – Rachel Stack

Colaiste na Sceilge – Jim Ó Loingsigh

Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí – Aoife Ní Chonaill

Killarney Community College – Ross Brennan

Killorglin Community College – Michael O’Connor

Listowel Community College – John Fok – Seang

Cóláiste Gleann Lí – Culan Sweeney

JUNIOR CERTIFICATE ACADEMIC AWARD

Castleisland Community College – Shane Lynch

Causeway Comprehensive School – Niamh Brouder

Colaiste na Sceilge – Cian Breathnach

Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí – Niamh Ní Chonaill

Killarney Community College – Natalija Aleskejenko

Killarney Community College –  Syedi Ali

Killorglin Community College – Tara O’Connor

Listowel Community College – Ciaran O’Connor

Cóláiste Gleann Lí – Fadhumo Sahra Hassan

EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP IN THE SCHOOL COUNCIL

Castleisland Community College – Lisa Browne

Causeway Comprehensive School – Olivia Stack

Colaiste na Sceilge – Grace Ní Suillebhain

Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí – Barra Ó’Siochrú

Killarney Community College – Paul Brosnan

Killarney Community College – Andrew Brosnan

Killorglin Community College – Marie O’Connor

Listowel Community College – Megan Fealey

Cóláiste Gleann Lí – Aisha Hassan

DIGITAL LITERACY AWARD

Castleisland Community College – Arcon Teahan

Causeway Comprehensive School – Jordan Walsh

Colaiste na Sceilge –  Micheál MacCartaigh

Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí –  Jane D’Altain

Killarney Community College – Denis O’Leary

Killorglin Community College – Keavy Golden

Listowel Community College – Jordan Browne

Cóláiste Gleann Lí – Conor Heaslip

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Staff and award winning students from Colaiste Gleann Li with Guest Speaker Karen Gearon (seated centre) at the Kerry ETB awards night at IT Tralee on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

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Staff and award winning students from Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí with Guest Speaker Karen Gearon (seated centre) at the Kerry ETB awards night at IT Tralee on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

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Staff and award winning students from Castleisland Community College with Guest Speaker Karen Gearon (seated centre) at the Kerry ETB awards night at IT Tralee on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

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Staff and members of Youthreach groups with Guest Speaker Karen Gearon (seated centre) at the Kerry ETB awards night at IT Tralee on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

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Staff and award winning students from Colaiste Na Sceilge with Guest Speaker Karen Gearon (seated centre) at the Kerry ETB awards night at IT Tralee on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

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Staff and award winning students from Killarney Community College with Guest Speaker Karen Gearon (seated centre) at the Kerry ETB awards night at IT Tralee on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

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Staff and award winning students from Causeway Comprehensive School with Guest Speaker Karen Gearon (seated centre) at the Kerry ETB awards night at IT Tralee on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

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Staff and award winning students from Killorglin Community College with Guest Speaker Karen Gearon (seated centre) at the Kerry ETB awards night at IT Tralee on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

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Staff and award winning students from Listowel Community College with Guest Speaker Karen Gearon (seated second left) at the Kerry ETB awards night at IT Tralee on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

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The award winning students from Kerry ETB schools and Youthreach programmes with Guest Speaker Karen Gearon and Kerry ETB staff at the Kerry ETB awards night at IT Tralee on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

 

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