Students from the Leaving Certificate class of 2016/17 at St. Mary’s College, Naas, were honoured at the annual Awards Night, held in the school, on Friday, January 12th. The award recipients and their guests, present and retired staff, members of the Board of Management, Parents’ Council, Past Pupils’ Association and Student Council were in attendance at the ceremony. The girls received awards in recognition of their exceptional academic achievement and their overall contribution to school life. Board of Management Chairperson, Mr. John Clancy and Principal, Rita McCabe, spoke of the honour these girls brought to themselves, their families and the school. They are to be heartily congratulated and are living proof of the school’s ethos which encourages both talent and effort.
42 students received Academic Excellence awards, achieving 500 points or more in their Leaving Certificate exam: Sarah Behan Cahill, Bethaney Blaney, Sadie Byrne, Kate Coffey, Áife Conboy, Orla Conboy, Aoife Condon, Isabel Connors, Maria Cooke, Lauren Corkery, Mary Creaton, Ailbhe Cullen, Emma Cusack, Oonagh Deegan, Niamh Dempsey, Natasha Doyle, Ciara Durkan, Ruan Gormley, Rebecca Greevy Dillon, Grace Hanlon, Alice Hennelly, Sarah Kelly, Niamh Kinahan, Alice Linehan, Córa Moloney, Margaret Mullaney, Louise Murphy, Méabh Ní Raghallaigh, Aoife O’Boyle, Eimear O’Connor, Jessica O’Hanlon, Ruth O’Hara, Clare O’Sullivan, Laura Owens, Éadaoin Rice, Gemma Robotham, Emily Roche, Aoife Ryan, Áine Sheehan, Amy Slattery, Ekaterina Smirnova and Alison Walsh.
