On Monday 15th of May, five students from Drumshanbo VS
travelled to the Sligo Park Hotel, where they were presented with their
Gasce Awards and certificates. They had a chance to meet some other
participants from the Sligo-Leitrim division. The Gaisce Award is Irelands most respected award
programme, a challenge from the President of Ireland, to young people
between 15 and 25 years of age. It works on the basis of a personal challenge set by the
individual themselves. There are three different types of award
that you can earn – bronze, silver and gold. Congratulations goes to Colm O'Dwyer who was presented
with the silver award. Congrats also goes to Jennifer Benson, Geraldine
Cannon, Chloe Mc Guckian and Emma Dunne who were presented with the
bronze award.
Each one of these students successfully completed their
tasks in areas of skill, community, physical and adventure. They
undertook outdoor pursuits, learned new skills such as public speaking
and learning how to play the guitar. The students trained teams in the
area of basketball and volleyball. Colm O'Dwyer spent some time aiding
people with dyslexia. Many thanks goes to Miss Traynor and Miss Coyne the PALs
(President Award Leaders), who provided the students with guidance and
assistance.
