St. John of Gods students, Ava Sheridan, Aoife Lanigan and Lucy Lee O'Donnell were honoured at a ceremony in Dublin to mark the first Green-Schools Marine Environment Awards.
12 winners of the Green-Schools National Marine Creative Writing Competition “Tides are changing” were awarded for their achievements at the ceremony.
Winners of the competition were chosen out of over 220 entries.
Ava Sheridan won the first and second class category, Aoife Lanigan the third and fourth class category and Lucy Lee O'Donnell the fifth and sixth class category- a real achievement for one school.
The competition, which is supported by the Marine Environment section of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, in collaboration with Poetry Ireland, is in its fourth year and saw a very high standard of submissions this year.
Aisling Espey of Sandford Park School, Ranelagh, Dublin took first place for secondary level, with second and third place winners in each category.
Eight outstanding schools were also selected for recognition from the 88 schools nationwide receiving their Green Flag for Global Citizenship: Marine Environment this month.
Primary schools and secondary schools were chosen from four regional divisions (Dublin area, East & Midlands, North & West and South), with an overall national winner awarded at each level.
Sisters of Charity N.S., Clonmel, Co. Tipperary were awarded the national prize for primary level, and Wesley College, Ballinteer, Co. Dublin took the top prize for secondary level.
The Marine Awards are also supported by the Marine Environment section of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
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