Athboy Community School
Athboy Community School held a very successful awards ceremony in the school gymnasium on Tuesday May 23rd to mark the end of the school year.
As part of that ceremony, a number of awards were presented to third year students.
An Attendance Award Plaque was presented to James McFerran who did not miss a single day in the three years of Junior Cycle. Rachel Long was presented with a plaque for full attendance for this school year.
Certificates and prizes for the highest Academic Credits for the second term of the school year were also presented by Year Head Mr Magner. Credits are awarded to students by all of their teachers to recognise effort, attainment, attitude and overall progress. In the 3rd Year Achill class the recipient was Kyle Smith. In 3rd Year Blascaod the winner was Adam Kearney. In 3rd Year Lambay the award went to Eve Kelleher and in 3rd Year Rathlin, Hannah Carr, Ellen O’Connor and Niamh Rattigan were chosen as joint-winners. The highest credits in 3rd Year Toraigh went to Naomi Richards. Well done to all concerned.
Next, the Student of the Year Awards in each class were presented by the Year Head. These awards are chosen by the whole teaching staff and represent academic progress, all aspects of student life as well as participation in the school community. Although there were many worthy recipients in each class, these were narrowed down to the following winners who were each presented with certs and plaques;
The Student of the Year in 3rd Achill is Kyle Smith with the award for 3rd Blascaod going to Christian Doherty. In 3rd Lambay the winner is Eve Kelleher while in 3rd Rathlin the prize went to Niamh Rattigan. The Student of the Year in 3rd Toraigh is Naomi Richards. The Overall Junior Cycle Student of the Year went to Adam Kearney who was presented with a plaque, cert and inscribed pen, a very deserving winner. Congratulations to you all and to each and every one of the 132 students completing third year. The school would like you wish you all every success in the Junior Cert exams coming up in June.