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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
