| | | |  | Commendations | | Santa Sabina, Dominican College aims to highlight the positive achievements of the school community. This is done at the weekly assembly where student commendations awarded by individual teachers are read out. These commendations are given to students who have distinguished themselves in a social, cultural, academic or sporting area in or outside the school. | | | | | | Student of the Month | | | | One student in each year group is nominated for this award on a monthly basis. It is specifically for academic achievement in the month of January but otherwise it can be given for a range of achievements. | | | | | | There is also a range of annual awards which are presented at the Transition Year and 6th Year Graduation Ceremonies: | | | | Verity Swan Award | | | | This is presented to the student who obtains the highest grades in the Junior Certificate Exam. | | | | | | The Feargal Quinn Award | | | | Every year, Senator Feargal Quinn – the renowned local businessman - presents an award for initiative in Transition Year. | | | | | | Transition Year Student of the Year | | | | This award is presented by the teachers to the student who best embraced the philosophy of Transition Year. | | | | | The Lynn Taylor Memorial Award
| | | | This is awarded to the student who demonstrates a positive attitude to peers and staff, where overall commitment to the school and application to work have been noticed by the majority of staff. It is in memory of Lynn Taylor, a young student who died in France at the end of her Transition Year in 1993 and the award is given every year to the student who best represents her qualities. | | | | | | The Anne Davitt Memorial Award | | | | Anne Davitt was an exceptional Irish teacher with a great love of our culture, the Irish language and the students who sadly died unexpectedly in 2000. As an ongoing memorial to her, her husband Séan and the Davitt family have donated an Irish cut-glass piece to the student each year who shows excellence in Irish. | | | | | | The Anne Wynne Memorial Trophy | | | | Anne Wynne, also a treasured member of staff who taught French and German, died in 1996 and this award is given in her memory. It is presented to a student who excels in languages. | | | | | | The Marese Bourke Cup | | | | This trophy is presented each year in memory of Marese Bourke, a past parent of Santa Sabina, Dominican College, who was very involved in tennis in the school. It is awarded to the winner of the annual tennis competition. | | | | | | Joyce McAleese Award | | | | This prize is awarded to the student who in the opinion of the staff best represented the school in the sporting arena. | | | | | | Nuala Melinn Award for the St Dominic’s High School, Santa Sabina Young Person of the Year | | | | This award is presented to the student who, in the opinion of the staff, has shown herself to be both staunch and principled in the pursuit of her goals. The award winner will have shown leadership qualities, valued others has been an inspiration to the whole school community. | | | | | | The Maths Trophy | | | | This trophy is awarded in honour and memory of four deceased members of the class of ’75, to the 6th year student who, in the opinion of the staff, shows excellence and commitment in mathematics. |
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