Bunclody Vocational College hosts virtual awards ceremony
ITS academic year may have been ended prematurely, but Bunclody Vocational College (BVC) has still managed to host an end of year awards ceremony for its students.
Furthermore, the 2020 Awards will go down in history as the first ever virtual awards, the entire ceremony screened on the school’s website, www.bunclodyvc.ie
During the ceremony a varied list of awards were presented, reflecting the enormous amount of work undertaken by students and staff during the year.
These ranged from academic and class awards to JCSP, Merit and Enterprise awards. Attendance and sports achievements were also recognised.
A few of the major awards including Senior Academic, Junior and Senior Students of the Year Awards were not announced as it was felt that the recipients deserved to be presented with the award in front of their parents and peers. These will be presented in the autumn.
While there were numerous academic awards there were also awards given out to those who showed a love of their subject, those who showed a great work ethic and those who have contributed to the student-centred environment of the school.
School Principal Jay Murphy addressed everyone by video and reflected on the year and on the effort and dedication shown by pupils and staff, especially during the school closure period.
He thanked the Parent’s Council and the Board of Management and the staff of Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB) for all their hard work and support throughout the year. Mr Murphy then took the opportunity to wish the Leaving Certificate class of 2020 well for the future, adding he was confident that BVC has prepared them well for the next chapter in their lives and looked forward to welcoming them back for their graduation in the autumn.
Aoife Kavanagh and Ryan Basele also spoke on behalf of the Student Council.
The prizewinners were as follows: TY Student of the Year: Leah Coleman. JCSP Student of the Year: Emma Raleigh. Sports Person of the Year: Chloe Murphy. Junior Sports Person of the Year: Grace Smith. Aosdána (People of the Arts Award): Shauna McGovern. Junior Musician of the Year: Emer Cowman. Senior Musician of the Year: Jessica Brennan.
Gold Attendance Awards: Ryan Basele, Rebecca Codd, Leah Coleman, Breda Cushen, Billy Phayres and Natalia Ryl.
Third Year Academic: Eimer Cowman, Josh Thatcher, Megan Morahan, Hannah Redmond, Akvile Cepukaite, Cian Kearns, Grace Smith, Carson Fitzpatrick, Natalia Ryl and Ryan Moulton.
Academic Non-Exam Classes: Kate McGlynn Green, Sean Roberts, Sophie Roche, Stacey Power, Tanya Gentleman, Charlie Smith,Eabha Joy Duigan, Zoe Irwin, Faye Jordan, Cian Murphy and Billy Phayres.
Junior Students of the year in each subject (enthusiasm and commitment to a subject) : Rebecca Codd, Grace Smith, Natalia Ryl, John Joe Murphy, Paul Dunbar, Ryan Hayes, Hannah Redmond, Pierce Deane, Josh Thatcher, Cian Kerans and Eimer Cowman.
Sixth subject students of the year: Aoife Kavanagh, Ryan Basele, Luke McHale, Chloe Murphy, Michela Roberts, Thomas Fitzgerald, Michael Byrne, Clodagh Moulton, Filip Lesiow, Bryan Redmond, Rebecca Murphy and Stephen Roche
Diogras Awards: Abbie Doran Walsh, David Henderson, Nessa Keane, India Mernagh, Leah Hayes, Aleksey O’Shea, Megan Tobin, Kellie Cloke, Eimear Raleigh, Leah Doyle, Niamh Redmond and Leah Barron.
Solas Awards: Niamh Redmond, Hannah Kavanagh, Stephen Kenny and Clodagh Moulton.
Nellie Foley Award (Home Economics): Rebecca Codd. Michael Hegarty Cup (Woodwork): Eimer Cowman. Spirt of SVP Award: Chloe Murphy. Spirit of Wellbeing: Clodagh Moulton. Enterprise Awards: Leah Hayes, Kate McGlynn, Lisa Kenny, Tanya Gentelman, Aleksey O’Shea, Mia Delahunty, Emma Ryan, David Henderson, Shauna McGovern, Ruth Byrne, Leah Power and Leah Coleman.
TY Spirt Awards: Shauna McGovern, Leah Coleman, Leah Power, Hannah Kavanagh, Ella Keane, Leah Jordan, Cillian Dunbar, Amy Cashe, Ruth Byrne, Dylan Roche, Sean Hayes, Stephen Kenny, Jack Deacon, Zak Byrne, Marcus Griga Callum Boyce.
TY Participants of the Year: Shauna McGovern, Jack Deacon, Ella Keane, Cillian Dunbar and Leah Power.
Aitheantas Awards: Ladies Senior Basketball team on winning the Leinster
Basketball title. Leah Hayes and Kate McGlynn on reaching the All Ireland Enterprise finals.
Class Spirit Awards: Sophie Roche, Kellie Cloke, Leah Doyle, Emma Hayes, Pierce Deane, Ryan Hayes, Marcus Griga, Leah Power, Ryan Basele and Aoife Kavanagh
Music Awards: Kalyleigh Tobin, India Mernagh, Sophie Roche, Patrick Murphy, Billy Phayres, Megan Morahan, Abbie Gahan, Cian Kearns, Natalia Ryl, Hannah Redmond, Jack Deacon and Chloe Tobin.
Sports Awards: Patrick Murphy, Desmond O’Connor, Thomas Cowman, Eimer Raleigh, Dawit Bakale, Pierce Deane, Adrian Breen, Grace Smith, Shauna McGovern, Chloe Murphy, Kristof Olah, Ryan Basele, Thomas Jeffers, Michela Roberts, Breda Cushen and India Mernagh.