School Awards
Recognising Student
Achievement
Recognising student achievement, endeavour and success both inside and beyond the classroom is paramount to us at Le Chéile Secondary School, Ballincollig. We do this in three ways:
Through our positive behaviour awards
Through our Le Chéile Hidden Hero awards
Through our end of year awards ceremony.
Our positive behaviour awards take place at assemblies each half term. These awards recognise the student who unassumingly goes about their everyday business of school life. Students who may sometimes go unnoticed.
Our Le Chéile Hidden Hero award is presented twice annually to the student who goes above and beyond the call of duty. The student who is quietly kind, helpful and caring towards other students.
Our annual awards ceremony recognises our students in many ways – their contribution to the community, student leadership, to extracurricular activity participation and achievement, to their academic work. A student of the year award in each year is presented as well as a school spirit award.
Year 2024/25
Principal's Award
Dagmara Cekiera and Samuel Fletcher (1st Year), Denis Skrynsky and Pilar Deasy-Rubio (2nd Year) and Gonzaga Ballesta (3rd Year)
Overall Student of the Year - 1st Year
Edith Deasy-Rubio
Students of the Year - 1st Year
Seoda and Richard
Overall Student of the Year - 2nd Year
Katie Dempsey
Students of the Year - 2nd Year
Keira and Tomás
Overall Student of the Year - 3rd Year
David Deasy-Rubio
Students of the Year - 3rd Year
Vika and Natali
Overall Sportsperson of the Year
Hanna Kasik
Sportspersons of the Year
Mark Andrew and Johann
TY Student of the Year
Rosalie Cerny
TY Hidden Hero Award
Eryk Sosadzin
Spirit of TY Award
Soovam Pokharel
TY International Student of the Year
Ainhoa Garmendia
TY Academic Excellence Award
Connor Knapp
Spirit of Le Chéile
Jack Dennehy
Academic Award 1st Year
(L-R) Clara Garvey, Izidora Almasi, Sophie Naughton, Clara Rivera
Academic Award 2nd Year
(L-R) Aisling Murphy, Grace Delaney, Luke Joseph and Molly Healy
Academic Award 3rd Year
Max Day and An Mai
Year 2023/24
Principal's Award
(L-R): Gabi Nawrocka, Leo KJ, Alex O’Sullivan, Evan Naughton, Katie Dempsey, Faye Fitton (not inset)
Overall Student of the Year - 1st Year
Pilar Deasy-Rubio
Overall Student of the Year - 2nd Year
Natali Prysiazhniuk
Overall Student of the Year - 3rd Year
Connor Knapp
Overall Sportsperson of the Year
Vika Kasatkina
Spirit Award
2nd Year student Vika Kasatkina
Academic Excellence Award Recipients 1st Year
Academic Excellence Award Recipients 2nd Year
Special Recognition Awards
Connor Knapp (Comhairle na nÓg) and David Dunne (Irish FAI U-15 Soccer team member)
Special Recognition Awards MACE Debates
(L-R): Connor Knapp, Kira Sorokina, Max Day.
Academic Excellence Award Recipients 3rd Year
Special Recognition Awards
Frisbee All-Ireland Finalists 2024
Special Recognition Awards
South Munster Shot Put qualifier 2024 - Patrick Repel