Coláiste Chraobh Abhann
CCA PRIZE DAY
Coláiste Chraobh Abhann celebrated their junior and Senior Prize Day on Thursday and Friday, May 18, and 19, with academic excellence and outstanding achievement awards being presented to our student body.
Students, who were seen to have exceled in their subjects throughout the year were awarded medals of achievement by their subject teachers. Sixth year students were also awarded an overall best student award for each exam subject and were presented with an engraved plate.
The Rogha na Bliana prize is awarded to one boy and one girl from each year group, chosen by the Year Heads, tutors and class teachers who they believe achieved to the best of their ability academically, and to also have shown an exceptional level of respect, leadership and dedication throughout the school year.
In first year the Rogha na Bliana was awarded to Samuel Gillan and Alexandra Adderley O’Brien. In second year the Roghla na Bliana was awarded to Shane Collins and Taylor Brandon. In third year the award went to Lucy Phibbs-Rooney and Cian Hunt, and in fifth year the award went to Sinéad Jordan and Aaron Johnston.
Congratulations to our worthy winners and to all the students who were shortlisted for the prize this year. Your great contribution to our school does not go unnoticed.
The Rogha na Bliana Awards for sixth year will be presented
Rebecca Hayden and Charlie Delaney Byrne were announced Head Girl and Head Boy at the Senior Prize Day ceremony which took place on Friday, May 18. Brian Short and Jade Byrne, the outgoing Head Boy and Head Girl, formally handed over to Rebecca and Charlie with an emotional speech given by Brian.
Following the speech they passed on a Head Boy and Head Girl Record Book, which will now document the journey of every Head Boy and Head Girl from year to year.
We wish Rebecca and Charley the very best in their important role and all the staff and students of CCA wish to thank Jade and Brian for their immense contribution, being such exemplary ambassadors for the school and embodying the ethos of our mission statement.
PREFECTS HANDOVER
The ceremonial Prefects’ handover took place during the Senior Prize Day last Friday with the outgoing prefects wishing the new prefects team the very best of luck in their role as school leaders. Thanks to all the 2017-18 prefects for their commitment to the role throughout the year and we now wish the new prefect team every success for 2018/2019.
SPEECH COMPETITION CCA
Congratulations to Conor Brown from second year who was awarded first prize for the brilliant speech he gave on his chosen topic of ‘Para-cycling’. The speech