St. Mary's Prospectus 2020

• Mia McKinney was selected to represent Ulster at the Schools’ Swim Camp in Tenerife at
the end of October, 2019.
• Mrs Clare Bell, Mrs Paula Quinn, Caitriona Walsh and Jamie-Leigh McGrory were all
2019 Derry Journal of the Year finalists.
• Anna Finnis came second in the Sr Aloysius Memorial Art Prize. She received a cheque for
£100.
• Amy Hutcheon was selected for a second Piano Masterclass with Richard Meyrick.
• Year 8 and 9 ‘A’ team won the 2019 Western Area Futsal tournament in the Foyle Arena.
• Bronagh Gallagher and her sister Louise came to the school as part of our 60th
celebrations to promote their new film ‘A Bump Along the Way’.
• Head Girl and MIA student Mollie Egan Crossan secured a place on Screenworks ‘Hair and
Makeup in Film’ and Katie O’Carolan secured a place on Screenworks Lighting and Sound 5
day workshops in Belfast with industry pros.
• The Year 9 Eco Point Team won the Sustainable Solutions Dragon’s Den style competition
at the W5 in Belfast. It was organised by Mrs C Doherty and the department.
• Caitlin Toland came 3rd in full contact, 2nd in light contact and 2nd in team light contact at
the World Kickboxing Championships in Austria. There were over 1000 competitors and she
had 11 fights in total.
• Eva Gallagher, the first female athlete to represent the Ring Boxing Club, won by TKO her
first bout in Belfast.
• Mr Gerard Curran was recently awarded the Health and Fitness Product of the Year
(ddwheatgrass) as part of the NWRC Food Awards Ceremony.
• BBC’s Marie-Louise Muir is currently working with staff and students on the area of
developing the authentic voice and dealing with the media.
• Ava Canney has won the Derry Schools’ Heat of the Rotary Youth Leadership Competition.
• Hollie Harkin and Aimee Moore have both have qualified for BT Young Scientist of the
Year 2020.
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