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June 2009
Awards Day at St. Mary¹s College, Arklow There was a huge buzz about St. Mary¹s College for the annual Awards Day on Tuesday May19th, which saw students from each year recognised for their achievements over the past school year. It is a special day in the school calendar set aside to honour and recognise achievements in the academic, cultural and sporting areas. School principal, Sr. Síor and deputy principal, Mrs. Brenda Byrne presided over the ceremony.
Form 6 student Aisling Murray was this year¹s Student of the Year. She proved to be a very popular choice judging by the reception she received from her peers and teachers. Meanwhile, Claire Cosgrave was the recipient of the Mercy Award. This award reflects the sprit of St. Mary¹s. The Sportsperson of the year went to Sarah Dunne. Sarah has been involved in playing and promoting sport at St. Mary¹s during all her time in the school.
Class 1 Áine secured the coveted Lions Club plaque for being the most environmentally aware group in the school.
At the Transition Year awards Ms. Jenny Blake from the Irish Heart Foundation was special guest of honour . Mr Jim Furlong represented the local branch of this organisation. Ms. Blake complemented the students on the enormous amount of fundraising undertaken recently for this worthwhile cause. She highlighted the importance of CPR training, which the girls
completed as part of a TY module. She went on to present each student with
a certificate of achievement. Ellen O¹ Shaughnessy emerged as the overall Student of the Year. Law Awards were presented by Ms. Maria Byrne of C.J.
Louth solicitors to Diewerke DeZwarte, Ciara Healy and Caoimhe Duignan. The ceremony concluded with the students forming into a very striking heart shape and releasing red balloons into the night sky.
Student of the Class
Form 1: Corey Burke, Melanie O¹ Donovan, Aoife Ferris, Yasmin Yau, Emma Synott, Asia Doyle, Holly O¹ Brien, Rachel Douglas, Eimear Russell, Ashley Woodbyrne, Eimear Donoghue and Nadine Murphy.
Form 2: Meghan O¹ Connor, Jade Saila, Kathleen Holden, Alice Murphy, Michelle Forde, Rebecca Cunningham, Katie Smullen, Aoife Byrne, Gráinne Mellon, Jennie O¹ Loughlin, Patricia Doyle, Áine Walsh.
Form 3: Ella Brennan, Deniz Ugurlu, Karen Nash, Maeve McCloskey, Catherine Weadick, Tonya Swayne, Lauren Vickers, Clara Jacob, Amy Thompson, Amy Synott, Nadine Charalambous, Rebecca Condren.
Form 4: Diewerke DeZwarte, Jennifer Murphy, Ellen O¹ Shaughnessy, Aisling Byrne, Síofra Ní Dhubhghaill, Rachel O¹ Brien, Vanessa Whelan, Shannon O¹ Neill, Kim Sweeney. Form
5: Eva Baker, Seona Nolan, Rachel Bothwell, Hope O¹ Connor, Stacey Tobin, Hazel Burke, Claire Kavanagh, Grace Steadman, Eimear O¹ Grady, Aislinn Mythen, Nikki Ravenscroft, Áine O¹ Sullivan.
Form 6: Theresa Slattery, Áine Smullen, Ciara McLean, Aisling Murray, Áine Brennan, Emer Flannery, Claire Cosgrave, Suzanne Carey, Emma Kavanagh.
