{"id":21265,"date":"2015-06-03T16:44:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T15:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/?p=21265"},"modified":"2026-08-14T21:27:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T20:27:24","slug":"davitt-college-school-awards-2015-students-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/davitt-college-school-awards-2015-students-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Davitt College School Awards 2015: Students of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ========================================== -->\n<!-- NEWS ARTICLE: STUDENTS OF THE YEAR 2015    -->\n<!-- ========================================== -->\n<div class=\"aen-news-article-modern\" style=\"font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif; width: 100%; max-width: 1200px; margin: 30px auto; padding: 0 20px; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n  \n  <div style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; border-radius: 24px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);\">\n    \n    <!-- Header Banner -->\n    <div style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0f2015 0%, #1a3825 100%); padding: 45px 40px; border-bottom: 3px solid #f59e0b; text-align: center;\">\n      <span style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.2); color: #fbbf24; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1.5px; font-size: 11px; padding: 6px 16px; border-radius: 50px; margin-bottom: 15px; border: 1px solid rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.4);\">\n        &#x1f393; Annual Awards \u2022 Student of the Year 2015\n      <\/span>\n      <h2 style=\"font-size: 36px !important; color: #ffffff !important; font-weight: 800 !important; margin: 0 0 15px 0 !important; letter-spacing: -0.5px !important; line-height: 1.25 !important;\" class=\"modern-article-title\">\n        Davitt College School Awards 2015: Students of the Year\n      <\/h2>\n      <p style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #cbd5e1; margin: 0; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.5px;\">\n        3 June 2015 \u2022 Davitt College, Castlebar\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Body Section -->\n    <div style=\"padding: 45px;\" class=\"modern-body-pad\">\n      \n      <!-- Text Content -->\n      <div style=\"color: #334155; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 35px;\">\n        \n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 25px 0; font-size: 19px; font-weight: 600; color: #0f2015; border-left: 4px solid #f59e0b; padding-left: 20px;\">\n          Davitt College, Castlebar, is proud to announce that the overall Leaving Certificate Students of the Year 2015 are Sean Murphy and Sarah Murray.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 25px 0;\">\n          Throughout their six years of post-primary education, both Sean and Sarah consistently demonstrated exceptional dedication to their academic studies. 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Throughout their six years of post-primary education, both Sean and Sarah consistently demonstrated exceptional dedication to their academic studies. They were highly commended by school management and faculty for their outstanding commitment, active participation, and invaluable overall contribution to everyday school life. Winning this award represents the highest non-academic accolade a student can achieve before graduating from Davitt College. &#x1f31f;&#x1f396;&#xfe0f;&#x1f44f; Pictured at the official awards ceremony (from left to right): Ms. Bernie Rowland (Principal), Sarah Murray (Student of the Year), Sean Murphy (Student of the Year), and Mr. Ger King (Deputy Principal). 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