Congratulations to Eoghan Deegan and Daniel Downey on winning the St Marys CBS “From each his best” scholarship awards for 2020/2021. CBS has offered two scholarships due to the high number of applications in recent years. As part of this new initiative the CBS are seeking to combine academic excellence, sporting ambition and all-round character development with a close working relationship between teachers and parents. These scholarships aim to facilitate the holistic development of CBS students by rewarding those who drive to achieve academic excellence in conjunction with their sporting careers. The scholarship covers the cost of an iPad, books, and school uniform at the CBS. These scholarships will continue for the duration of the student’s first academic year.

Eoghan is a past pupil of St Colman’s National School Stradbally and is a proud winner of the 2021/2022 award. We would like to wish Eoghan and his family the best of luck during his time with us. Eoghan is into numerous sports such as GAA, Athletics and Soccer. He has captained numerous teams as a natural leader and has won community games finals along with been chosen to represent the midlands soccer team. His academic ability is also extremely high as he achieved magnificent results in the scholarship exam.

Daniel is a past pupil of Ratheniska National School and is also a proud winner of the 2021/2022 award. We would like also to wish Daniel and his family all the best for his time here in the CBS. Daniel has a numerous sporting endeavors with Athletics, GAA, Soccer and Rugby being just a few to mention. Daniel has represented Laois and Leinster at provincial and national levels. He has had All-Ireland success and is also the current record holder for the 600m indoors sprint. He has also had cross-country and long jump success along with numerous GAA accolades. Brilliant academic ability helped Daniel to achieve fantastic results in the scholarship exam also.

Congratulations to Ciaran Donoghue and Jack Fennell on winning the St Marys CBS “From Each His Best” scholarship awards for 2020/2021. The CBS has offered two scholarships due to the high number of applications in recent years. As part of this new initiative the CBS are seeking to combine academic excellence, sporting ambition and all-round character development with a close working relationship between teachers and parents. These scholarships aim to facilitate the holistic development of CBS students by rewarding those who drive to achieve academic excellence in conjunction with their sporting careers. The scholarship covers the cost of an iPad, books, and full school uniform at the CBS.

Ciaran is a past pupil of the Emo National School and proud winner of the 2020/2021 award. We wish Ciaran and his family all the best during his time in the CBS. Ciaran is an all-rounder at sports with a keen interest in GAA and Soccer. He is currently playing hurling with Clonad GAA and Soccer for Emo Celtic and Rounders with Emo. He is thriving in school, with his transition from primary to secondary being flawless.

Jack is a past pupil of Scoil Bhride Knockmay and a proud winner of the 2020/2021 award. We would like to wish Jack and his family all the best during his time in the CBS. Jack is an avid basketball player, playing regularly and being one of the top 5 players in the team. Jack is also playing football with the Heath U15 team and hurling with Clonad U15. He is thriving in school with his transition from primary to secondary being flawless.