🏆 Annual School Event Mayo GAA Star Padraig O’Hora Guest of Honour at Davitt College Annual Awards 2024 21 May 2024 Davitt College, Castlebar, proudly hosted its Annual Awards Ceremony on Tuesday 21st May 2024, gathering students, staff, and families to celebrate an inspiring year of achievement across academics, sport, music, and extracurricular activities. The school was honoured to welcome Mayo GAA star Mr. Padraig O’Hora as Guest of Honour. Sharing words of encouragement and motivation, he spoke with students about dedication, teamwork, and resilience before helping to present the awards to over 100 students who received well-deserved recognition for their hard work, commitment, and positive contributions to school life throughout the year. “These awards are a mere stepping stone to greater achievements in the future. I sincerely hope that the students will go on to achieve their life’s dreams and ambitions, and I encourage all students to aspire to achieving awards in the future.” — Mr. Conor O’Reilly, Principal Congratulations to everyone recognised during a truly special and memorable celebration of the Davitt College community! Main Award Winners 2024 Honouring the highest pinnacle achievements in character, community dedication, and cherished school tributes. ⭐ Highest School Honour Overall Students of the Year Female: Hannah Prendergast | Male: Daniel Tigue Davitt College Annual Awards 2024 Recognising exceptional academic application, character, and school leadership throughout the year. 🛡️🕊️ Special Memorial Tribute Joe Langan Perpetual Shield In Loving Memory of Kacper Swierkowski Presented to & Accepted by the Sixth Year Class A deeply moving and poignant tribute awarded in honour and cherished memory of Kacper, accepted on his behalf by his Sixth Year classmates and friends. Sportsperson of the Year 2024 Honouring outstanding athletic prowess, dedication, and sportsmanship across school sporting codes. 🏆 Senior Sportsperson of the Year Senior Female: Hannah Prendergast Senior Male: Lucas Kenny 🏅 Junior Sportsperson of the Year Junior Female: Cliodhna Dowling Junior Male: Ronan Loftus Additional Award Winners & Special Presentations 2024 Recognising core school values, student voice, and exceptional perseverance. 🌱✨ Ethos & Personal Resilience Ethos Award: Yaroslav Protsenko Resilience Award: Mark Dawson 🙌💙 Student Community Honour Student Choice Award: Felix Rowland-Earls 2024 Awards Roll of Honour Explore the complete breakdown of award winners across special honours, academic subjects, sporting achievements, and class recognitions. 🌟 Special Awards & Highest Honours View Section Ethos & Special Recognition Ethos Award: Yaroslav ProtsenkoResilience Award: Mark Dawson Student Community Honour Student Choice Award: Felix Rowland-Earls Special Memorial Tribute Joe Langan Perpetual Shield: In memory of Kacper Swierkowski (Received on his behalf by the 6th Year Class) Highest School Honour Female Student of the Year: Hannah PrendergastMale Student of the Year: Daniel Tigue 📚 Humanities, STEM & Business Awards View Section Modern Foreign Languages Junior Cycle Award (French): Katie O’Malley Junior Cycle Award (German): Ruby Moran Senior Cycle Award (French): Jack Roache Senior Cycle Award (German): Jasdeep Kaur History & Geography Junior Cycle Award (History, Geography & Politics): Aaron Cafferkey Senior Cycle Award (History, Geography & Politics): Sean Moran Politics & Literature Junior Cycle Award (Literature): Matthew Walsh Senior Cycle Award (Literature): Saoirse Hauttmann Art Junior Cycle Award: Zofia Swierczek, Surnaí Ní Cheallaigh Senior Cycle Award: Sarah Dunne, Iona McDonnell Music Junior Cycle Student of the Year: Niamh Moran Senior Cycle Student of the Year: Jack Roache Irish Language (Gradam na Gaeilge) Junior Cycle Award: Isabella Kearney Senior Cycle Award: Sarah Bright Science, Maths & Home Economics Senior Cycle Award (Science/Maths): Katlyn Nally Junior Cycle Award (Home Economics): Joseph Loftus Technology & Engineering Junior Cycle Award (Woodwork Project): Nicola Janda Junior Cycle Award (Engineering Project): Marie Lydon Everard Senior Cycle Award (Engineering Project): Lucas Kenny Senior Cycle Award (Construction Project): Dylan Rice Business, Accounting & Economics Junior Cycle Award: Oisín Butler Senior Cycle Award: Mark McVann 🏆 Sporting Achievements View Section Overall Sportsperson of the Year Junior Female: Cliodhna Dowling Junior Male: Ronan Loftus Senior Female: Hannah Prendergast Senior Male: Lucas Kenny Basketball U19 Boys: Cian Reddington First Year Girls: Clara Kelly Second Year Girls: Ellen Joyce U16 Girls: Eabha Donnelly Gaelic Football First Year Boys: John Connor Juvenile Boys: Brian O’Donnell Junior Boys: Conor Loftus Junior Boys (Most Improved): Daniel Matthew Senior Boys: Kylum Chambers First Year Girls: Aoife Gannon U14 Girls: Anna Mangan Junior Girls: Hannah Hauttmann Senior Girls: Roisin Duffy Soccer First Year Male: Zac Bristow U16 Boys: Ricardas Seskus First Year Female: Beth Murrihy U15 Girls: Grace Carroll U17 Girls: Treasa Conway Senior Girls: Rebecca Moran Athletics ETB Athletes: Clara Kelly & Allanagh Bourke First Year Athlete: Benjamin Byrne-Dempsey Female Athlete of the Year: Ciara Philbin Male Athlete of the Year: Ben Fitzsimons Badminton & Volleyball Girls Player of the Tournament (Badminton): Abigail Lane Boys Player of the Tournament (Badminton): Evin Jose Saji Senior Volleyball: Yaroslav Protsenko Table Tennis, Swimming & Chess Swimming Representatives (Connacht Silver 4x50m): Saoirse McCaffrey, Clara Kelly, Ruby Rennick, Charlotte Langan Senior Chess: Markus Senzel Junior Boys Chess: Kacper Milewski Junior Girls Chess: Victoria Denst 📖 Academic Achievement, Effort & Commitment View Section First Year Effort, Commitment & Dedication Class 1A: Grace Holmes Class 1B: Kaya Jelinska Class 1C: Saoirse McCaffrey Class 1D: Paul English Class 1E: Cian McDonnell Class 1F: Andrii Filipovskyi Class 1G: Jake Doherty-Sweeney First Year Academic Achievement Class 1A: Alannah Bourke Class 1B: Zac Bristow Class 1C: Sam Loftus Class 1D: Tiana Millar Class 1E: Dorothy Stepkowska Class 1F: Guilherme Osterne Boer Silva Class 1G: Ruairi Connor Second Year Effort, Commitment & Dedication Class 2A: Jennis Sarish Class 2B: Kayla Gibbons Class 2C: Clodagh Keane Class 2D: Daniel Kuzmicz Class 2E: Katie Cusack Class 2F: Grace Zhang Second Year Academic Achievement Class 2A: Grace Webb-Floyd Class 2B: Beatrice Dobre Class 2C: Aisling Forkan Class 2D: Daisy Finnerty Class 2E: Alannah Curley Class 2F: Kayla Cummins Santo Domingo Third Year Effort, Commitment & Dedication Class 3A: Cian Corley Clarke Class 3B: Ava Duffy Class 3C: Aoibheann Conway Class 3D: Maya Fahy Class 3E: Katie O’Malley Class 3F: Sarah Jane Burke Class 3G: Ryan Quinn Third Year Academic Achievement Class 3A:
