RAMSGRANGE STARS ON TOP OF THE WORLD WITH AWARDS
MORE THAN 400 students, staff, parents and family members attended this year’s Ramsgrange Community School end of year awards ceremony on Friday, May 26.
The school gym was transformed for the afternoon for the presentations.
Awards were presented by Acting School Principal Ms. Tracey Edwards across 54 categories, ranging from Choir, Gaisce, Enterprise, Catering, Coding and Student Council, to name just a few.
All practical subject areas were represented - both Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate - in Best Project Awards, as were languages and Maths.
The Best 2016 Junior Certificate Trophy was awarded to Megan White, while past pupil Emily Kelly returned to accept the Best Leaving Certificate 2016 Award.
Sporting awards were presented to Best Junior Hurler Craig Bradley and Senior Hurler Adam Waters Murphy. Footballer Awards were presented to Keelan Foley, Owen Whitty, Aran Murphy, Anna Mai Drohan and Rebecca Foley. Basketball players Mark Whitty, Tommy Barron, Owen Whitty, Sophie Scallon, Antonia Rochowiak and Linda Bradley received awards.
The well deserved Junior Sportsperson of the Year went to Owen Whitty, while Linda Bradley won the senior cup. The Leinster U14 Hurling champion were also celebrated and applauded once more. Highlights of the afternoon were the Students of the Year awards presentations to: Rachael Kennedy (1st Year), Keelan Foley (2nd Year), Ciara Murphy (3rd Year), Owen Whitty (JSCP), Zoe Clement Ronan (TY), Liam Culleton (LCA1) and Sinéad Waters (5th Year).
A school spokesperson said: ‘Our new head boy, Sam Elliot Kavanagh and Head Girl Tanya Murphy were announced to the delight of the guests as were the new Meitheal mentors. And finally as we get ready to bid her farewell our Ramsgrange Community School Student of the Year went to a very popular choice, Aoife Roche. Finally huge thanks to Séan McComish, a past pupil, who very kindly entertained us with a mini concert before the students headed off home on a very sunny Friday afternoon.’