ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR AN OUTSTANDING PUPIL
Achievement Award for an outstanding pupil
AN outstanding pupil of St Ciaran's High School, Ballygawley, is a recipient of the prestigious OCR (Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations) Recognising Achievements Awards 2001.
Nicola Marlow, an 18-year-old pupil from Eskra, Omagh, achieved distinction in OCR'S Advanced GNVQ in Health and Social Care ,despite suffering severe personal injuries and the loss of her only sister in the 1998 Omagh bombing.
She was one of only 22 people from throughout the UK honoured by the OCR when she received her award at a special ceremony in London last night (Wednesday).
Recognising Achievement Awards are presented annually to learners of all ages and abilities who deserve special recognition for their educational and training efforts in gaining qualifications.
The awards recognise not just those who have achieved academic excellence or bettered expectations, but students who have shown particular flexibility, dedication, originality and commitment.
Mrs Kathleen Connolly, a teacher at St Ciaran's, said: "Everyone is delighted with Nicola's success. She has achieved this because of her dedication and hard work. Her work has always been of an excellent standard and teachers have often shown it to her peers as an example of how homework should be completed.
She added: "The external verifier for GNVQs was so impressed by her work it was nominated for this award".
Through the enjoyment of this course and the rapport she has established with her occupational therapist, Nicola has decided to embark on a degree course in occupational therapy at the University of Ulster, Jordonstown.
OCR chief executive, Dr Ron McLone said: "We are delighted to be able to recognise Nicola's exceptional success which has been achieved by commitment and courage. I am particularly impressed that she was capable of achieving such academic excellence in the aftermath of her experiences and I know that she will continue to achieve and enjoy her learning at university.
He added: "Recognising Achievement Awards are designed to honour people of all ages and from all walks of life who have done something really special. Nicola certainly fits into this category and we congratulate her and her teachers, who have provided such valuable support".
Nicola is one of three other students in the GNVQ/VCE category who will receive an award. In total 22 awards across eight categories were presented during the ceremony by television newsreader, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, with the Government's Minister for Young People and Learning, Ivan Lewis MR, making a keynote speech.
AN outstanding pupil of St Ciaran's High School, Ballygawley, is a recipient of the prestigious OCR (Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations) Recognising Achievements Awards 2001.
Nicola Marlow, an 18-year-old pupil from Eskra, Omagh, achieved distinction in OCR'S Advanced GNVQ in Health and Social Care ,despite suffering severe personal injuries and the loss of her only sister in the 1998 Omagh bombing.
She was one of only 22 people from throughout the UK honoured by the OCR when she received her award at a special ceremony in London last night (Wednesday).
Recognising Achievement Awards are presented annually to learners of all ages and abilities who deserve special recognition for their educational and training efforts in gaining qualifications.
The awards recognise not just those who have achieved academic excellence or bettered expectations, but students who have shown particular flexibility, dedication, originality and commitment.
Mrs Kathleen Connolly, a teacher at St Ciaran's, said: "Everyone is delighted with Nicola's success. She has achieved this because of her dedication and hard work. Her work has always been of an excellent standard and teachers have often shown it to her peers as an example of how homework should be completed.
She added: "The external verifier for GNVQs was so impressed by her work it was nominated for this award".
Through the enjoyment of this course and the rapport she has established with her occupational therapist, Nicola has decided to embark on a degree course in occupational therapy at the University of Ulster, Jordonstown.
OCR chief executive, Dr Ron McLone said: "We are delighted to be able to recognise Nicola's exceptional success which has been achieved by commitment and courage. I am particularly impressed that she was capable of achieving such academic excellence in the aftermath of her experiences and I know that she will continue to achieve and enjoy her learning at university.
He added: "Recognising Achievement Awards are designed to honour people of all ages and from all walks of life who have done something really special. Nicola certainly fits into this category and we congratulate her and her teachers, who have provided such valuable support".
Nicola is one of three other students in the GNVQ/VCE category who will receive an award. In total 22 awards across eight categories were presented during the ceremony by television newsreader, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, with the Government's Minister for Young People and Learning, Ivan Lewis MR, making a keynote speech.
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Publisher: TYRONE CONSTITUTION
Ref: TC/0950
Published Date: 29-Nov-01
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