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With Compliments
Helen O Donnell - Tidy Towns Co Ordinator, Lynda Slattery and Helen Ahern pictured at Presentation Secondary School.
Pic. Brian Arthur/ Press 22.
Limerick Tidy Towns Group Recognises the Environmental Work of two Limerick City Schools
Representing the Limerick Tidy Towns Group, Helen O Donnell, awarded certificates of excellence to 2 secondary schools in Limerick city. The Certificates were in recognition of their high achievement in the Eco Unesco Young Environmentalist of the Year Awards (YEA) 2012.
Both Laurel Hill and Presentation Secondary Schools entered the Young Environmentalist Awards. Two transition year students from Laurel Hill, Amy Conway from Adare and Jane Kiely, took first Prize in the Entreprise Category and 22 students from Presentation were awarded ’Most Creative Display Award’ and their project was one of five highly commended. Ms Helen Ahern, a teacher in Presentation was presented the 'Eco Leader of the Year Award' for there contribution to environmental work in the school.
Helen O Donnell complimented both schools on their interesting and creative work.
I would like to congratulate Amy and Jane from Laurel Hill and the transition year students from Presentation on their creative and successful projects. It is wonderful to see such innovation in transition year students. I wish all the students and both schools every success in future projects. Both of these projects will be mentioned in this year's Limerick City Tidy Towns Application.
In a surprise gesture, Ms O Donnell was presented with a Tidy Towns, 'Clockwise' Clock.
Background
As part of the Limerick Enterprise Board Young Entrepreneurs Final the Laurel Hill students participated in the Limerick Enterprise Board Young Entrepreneurs Final with their mini company 'Clockwise'. 'Clockwise' is a product which was made very simply from discarded dvds and cd from a firm local to Amy. The students printed favorite photos on the clock face and then sourced cheap battery operated clockhands on the internet. They were a hot seller in the school as students brought forward all sorts of pictures to be printed on their own personal clock. The Green School's Committee asked the 2 entrepreneurial students to enter the Eco Unesco Young Environmentalist of Year Awards where they took first prize in the enterprise category.
In Presentation Secondary School, 22 students in our Transition Year class entered the Young Environmentalist of the Year Awards. This year the students created eight outfits made from recycled materials. The materials included bicycle tubes, paper, bottle tops and newspaper etc and centered on themes such as ‘Goddess of the Jungle’ and ‘Black Swan’. They modeled their outfits at the awards and this was an amazing experience for them. They were awarded the ’Most Creative Display Award’ and their project was one of five highly commended. Also their teacher, Ms. Helen Ahern was awarded the ‘Eco-Leader of the Year award’ for her contribution to environmental work within the Presentation School
A total of two hundred schools from across Ireland applied for the Young Environmentalist of the Year Awards and 60 projects were short listed for the finals in the Mansion House in Dublin May 8th.
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With Compliments
Helen O Donnell - Tidy Towns Co Ordinator, Lynda Slattery and Helen Ahern pictured at Presentation Secondary School.
Pic. Brian Arthur/ Press 22.
Limerick Tidy Towns Group Recognises the Environmental Work of two Limerick City Schools
Representing the Limerick Tidy Towns Group, Helen O Donnell, awarded certificates of excellence to 2 secondary schools in Limerick city. The Certificates were in recognition of their high achievement in the Eco Unesco Young Environmentalist of the Year Awards (YEA) 2012.
Both Laurel Hill and Presentation Secondary Schools entered the Young Environmentalist Awards. Two transition year students from Laurel Hill, Amy Conway from Adare and Jane Kiely, took first Prize in the Entreprise Category and 22 students from Presentation were awarded ’Most Creative Display Award’ and their project was one of five highly commended. Ms Helen Ahern, a teacher in Presentation was presented the 'Eco Leader of the Year Award' for there contribution to environmental work in the school.
Helen O Donnell complimented both schools on their interesting and creative work.
I would like to congratulate Amy and Jane from Laurel Hill and the transition year students from Presentation on their creative and successful projects. It is wonderful to see such innovation in transition year students. I wish all the students and both schools every success in future projects. Both of these projects will be mentioned in this year's Limerick City Tidy Towns Application.
In a surprise gesture, Ms O Donnell was presented with a Tidy Towns, 'Clockwise' Clock.
Background
As part of the Limerick Enterprise Board Young Entrepreneurs Final the Laurel Hill students participated in the Limerick Enterprise Board Young Entrepreneurs Final with their mini company 'Clockwise'. 'Clockwise' is a product which was made very simply from discarded dvds and cd from a firm local to Amy. The students printed favorite photos on the clock face and then sourced cheap battery operated clockhands on the internet. They were a hot seller in the school as students brought forward all sorts of pictures to be printed on their own personal clock. The Green School's Committee asked the 2 entrepreneurial students to enter the Eco Unesco Young Environmentalist of Year Awards where they took first prize in the enterprise category.
In Presentation Secondary School, 22 students in our Transition Year class entered the Young Environmentalist of the Year Awards. This year the students created eight outfits made from recycled materials. The materials included bicycle tubes, paper, bottle tops and newspaper etc and centered on themes such as ‘Goddess of the Jungle’ and ‘Black Swan’. They modeled their outfits at the awards and this was an amazing experience for them. They were awarded the ’Most Creative Display Award’ and their project was one of five highly commended. Also their teacher, Ms. Helen Ahern was awarded the ‘Eco-Leader of the Year award’ for her contribution to environmental work within the Presentation School
A total of two hundred schools from across Ireland applied for the Young Environmentalist of the Year Awards and 60 projects were short listed for the finals in the Mansion House in Dublin May 8th.