The Owl 2020

The Owl 2020
School Societies
have shown initiative, solved problems and
supported each other when necessary with
words of reassurance, encouragement and
humour. The manner in which pupils and
colleagues, supported by families, coped with
both the enforced school closure and education
restart has been typically BRA, reflecting our
School motto Per Vias Sapientiae, by the ways
of wisdom. We exist to serve the interests of
our pupils and, with hope, wisdom and a little
courage, we will continue to find a way
forward in order to meet the needs of our
community to the best of our ability.
H.W.
2020 PRIZE LIST
Form I
Agbonkpolor, Elias
Moreland, Lily V
Bickerstaff, Ewan Duncan
Morrison, James R
Clements, Ruby I
O’Hanlon, Patrick J
Daniels, Hope C E
O’Kane, Harry D
Davis, Alfie G
Scott, Ines A J
French, T Alex
Seymour, Mya J
Hipolito, Samuel G
Shibu, Jerin
Kearney, Clodagh
Staworzynski, Oliver P
McCullough, Lauren S
Strong, Beth S
McKeown, Eve G H
Taylor, Finn L
McLaughlin, Jacob R
Wallace, Malachy P
McMullan Avci, Aurora K
Watt, Lucy P
Moan, Odhran J
Woods, Rosie A
HONOURABLE MENTION
Akmad, Aliyah N
Marshall, James K
Baird, Finlay J
Mawhinney, Bryn A
Blair, Adrianna
McFarland, Matthew L
Blayney, Lydia L
Moore, Evie
Campbell, Maya M
O’Kane, Finn J
Chowne, Sophia S
Patterson-Wilson, George W
Craig, Chloe A
Platt-Bell, Scarlett L
Craig, Jude C
Rankin, Hannah J L
Crossan, Eva R
Shute, Imogen
Januszewska, Wiktoria
Smyth, Lucy K
Jones, Ema
Spence, Adam S J
Kirkpatrick, Rebecca C
Teague, Sarah
School Societies
BOARD GAMES CLUB
The Board Games Club in the library
continued to run very successfully on
the first Friday of each month during
lunch. The games played ranged from
classic to modern. Students used their
critical thinking skills to master the
games, whilst simultaneously enjoying
an element of fun and competition.
E.M.T.
BRIDGE CLUB
Bridge is a card game that challenges
the mind but also allows friendships to
develop in school and across Ireland
with other pupils. New members are
welcome and should speak to Mr.
Graham in M10 about joining, or
anyone wearing a red or blue blazer for
Bridge. The highlight of the year
continues to be the trip to Galway to
compete in the Irish Schools’ Teams
competition. The club meets at
lunchtimes during the weeks and
special beginner sessions are sometimes
run near the start of each year.
This year the school finished 2 nd (EJ
Atienza, JP Miller, Joshua Boyd, and
Xander Todd) and 4 th (Nathan Fung,
Robbie Morrow, Alex Scott and Ewan
Todd) in the Irish Schools’
Championships ‘Gold Final’ in
Galway. The other teams consisting of
Sasha Trombino, Hannah Toal, Felicity
Fagan, Aileana McDowell, Tiffany
Chow, Gabriel Brown and David
Eyjolfsson competed in the ‘Silver
Final’. This was a great performance
although the first team were
disappointed not to win, losing by the
slimmest of margins.
In the Irish Schools’ Pairs, which for the
second year also took place in Galway
over the same weekend, Joshua Boyd
and Xander Todd came 2 nd with Alex
Scott and Ewan Todd 5 th .
In the Ulster Pairs, held in BRA, Nathan
Fung and Robbie Morrow finished 2 nd
and Jamie Wilson and Emily Warnock
came 3 rd .
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