Waterford students take over national awards
St. John of God students, Aoife Lanigan, Ava Sheridan and Lucy Lee O'Donnell (not pictured) won first prizes for the Green Schools National Marine Creative Writing Competition.
Three Waterford students were awarded at a national competition last week for their skills in creative writing.
12 winners of the Green Schools National Marine Creative Writing Competition, “Tides are changing”, were awarded for their achievements at the ceremony in Dublin, where the young St John of God students from Waterford city won first place across three separate categories. The winners of the competition were chosen out of over 220 entries.
Ava Sheridan won the first and second class category, Aoife Lanigan the third and fourth class category and Lucy Lee O'Donnell the fifth and sixth class category, making it an exceptional achievement for St John of God National School.
The competition, which is supported by the Marine Environment section of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, in collaboration with Poetry Ireland, is in its fourth year and saw a very high standard of submissions this year.
The Green Schools Marine Environment Awards is an initiative of An Taisce’s Green Schools “Global Citizenship Marine Environment” theme and the Marine Awards are also supported by the Marine Environment section of the Department.
Aisling Espey of Sandford Park School, Ranelagh, Dublin took first place for secondary level, with second and third place winners in each category.
Eight outstanding schools were also selected for recognition from the 88 schools nationwide receiving their Green Flag for Global Citizenship: Marine Environment this month.
Primary schools and secondary schools were chosen from four regional divisions, with an overall national winner awarded at each level. Sisters of Charity N.S., Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, was awarded the national prize for primary level, and Wesley College, Ballinteer, Co. Dublin took the top prize for secondary level.
