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Pupils from the Sacred Heart Grammar School in Newry celebrated their achievements at the schools annual A Level prize night just before Christmas.
The Year 14 students and their families gathered together with school staff and guest speaker, Elena McIlroy De La Rosa, to acknowledge their success. The school celebrated another year of outstanding results, with 84% of pupils achieving 3 A – C grades, thirty-five pupils achieving three A*/A grades, and one pupil achieving four A*/A grades, Principal Shane Comer advised the gathered audience to never fail to be proud of their achievements.
The guest speaker Elena McIlroy De La Rosa was a past pupil of the Sacred Heart and both her parents were members of staff – Mrs Margarita McIlroy and the late Sean McIlroy. After receiving a first-class honours degree in Actuarial and Financial Studies from UCD, a fluent Spanish speaker, Elena has gone on to thrive in the financial sector and is currently deputy CEO and Chief Transformational Officer at Santander Insurance, Ireland. Speaking of her time in Sacred Heart, Ms McIlroy De La Rosa spoke of the legacy of the values that were laid here. On women’s position in business and the world stage, she advised the students to advocate for each other as women.
Also on the night Julie Conlon awarded the Brian Conlon Medal to former Year 14 Pupil, Lauren Coghlan. The annual award is presented to the pupil who reflects Brian’s spirit, as nominated by the school. The Gilmore Trophy, the school’s most prestigious award for representing outstanding school spirit, was awarded to former Head Girl, Nicole McKay.
