See pictures from award ceremonies at Wicklow secondary school
Students, parents and staff from Scoil Chonglais in Baltinglass came together recently to celebrate their achievements and the graduating class of 2025 at a series of annual ceremonies.
The school's annual awards ceremony honoured a range of achievements, with talented students receiving awards for extracurricular activities, impeccable attendance, kindness, academic excellence, and contribution to sports, with a student from each year also receiving a Student of the Year award.
The class of 2025 also celebrated their graduation ceremony with a memorable evening of celebration and reflection with their families and staff. The students were thanked for their contributions to the school and were wished well in their Leaving Certificate examinations.
Among those in receipt of awards on the night were Ciara Fleming, who took home the Dave Hallahan Memorial Cup for Student of the Year, while Jaseer Murphy was awarded the Kevin Brown Memorial Cup for Project of the Year, and Ross Nolan received the Parents' Council Sports Person of the Year Award.
Adding to the school's end-of-year festivities, students entertained their classmates and parents at the ever-popular transition year showcase, where certificates were handed out to TY pupils for all their activities throughout the year.
'At Scoil Chonglais, we are very passionate about celebrating success – a big congratulations to all our students who strive to do their very best every day,' a school spokesperson said.
'Our school awards ceremony was all about celebrating the students' successes, while the TY showcase was a chance for students and their families to come together and acknowledge the great work they have done this year.
'A big congratulations to our class of 2025 – we are very proud of them all,' they added.
'We had such a lovely night celebrating with the class of 2025. Thank you to Ms Gallagher for helping students with their preparations for this very special night. Well done to all students.'
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See pictures from award ceremonies at Wicklow secondary school
Students, parents and staff from Scoil Chonglais in Baltinglass came together recently to celebrate their achievements and the graduating class of 2025 at a series of annual ceremonies. The school's annual awards ceremony honoured a range of achievements, with talented students receiving awards for extracurricular activities, impeccable attendance, kindness, academic excellence, and contribution to sports, with a student from each year also receiving a Student of the Year award. The class of 2025 also celebrated their graduation ceremony with a memorable evening of celebration and reflection with their families and staff. The students were thanked for their contributions to the school and were wished well in their Leaving Certificate examinations. Among those in receipt of awards on the night were Ciara Fleming, who took home the Dave Hallahan Memorial Cup for Student of the Year, while Jaseer Murphy was awarded the Kevin Brown Memorial Cup for Project of the Year, and Ross Nolan received the Parents' Council Sports Person of the Year Award. Adding to the school's end-of-year festivities, students entertained their classmates and parents at the ever-popular transition year showcase, where certificates were handed out to TY pupils for all their activities throughout the year. 'At Scoil Chonglais, we are very passionate about celebrating success – a big congratulations to all our students who strive to do their very best every day,' a school spokesperson said. 'Our school awards ceremony was all about celebrating the students' successes, while the TY showcase was a chance for students and their families to come together and acknowledge the great work they have done this year. 'A big congratulations to our class of 2025 – we are very proud of them all,' they added. 'We had such a lovely night celebrating with the class of 2025. Thank you to Ms Gallagher for helping students with their preparations for this very special night. Well done to all students.'
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