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Schools Win Best Kept Titles |
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and pupils at six schools in the Southern Education
and Library Board (SELB) are celebrating after winning
titles in the SuperValu Best Kept School Awards.
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Colman’s Primary School, Newry has been named
the Best Kept small school in the SELB area, while Dungannon
Primary picked up the medium sized school award and
King’s Park Primary School, Lurgan won the large
school award. The three runners up were Dromore Nursery
(small school), St. Patrick’s Primary, Aghacommon
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SELB
Chairman Mrs Moira Alexander congratulated the schools
when they attended a presentation ceremony in the
Boardroom at the Armagh headquarters on Wednesday,
June 23. The Best Kept Awards are organised annually
by the Northern Ireland Amenity Council (NIAC) and
are sponsored by independent supermarket group SuperValu.
Almost two hundred schools from across Northern Ireland
entered the prestigious Awards scheme this year -
43 from the SELB area - and NIAC judges have been
scouring the country to find the tidiest and most
environmentally active schools since March.
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Doreen
Muskett, Chairman of NIAC congratulated the SELB winners;
“We were delighted with the number of entries
to the 2004 Awards and as usual the standard has been
extremely high.
“The object of the Awards is to encourage young
people to develop an interest in their school environment
and the environment as a whole. Judging focuses on
the traditional criteria of tidiness and cleanliness,
but there is now a greater emphasis on pupil participation,
recycling and biodiversity projects.
“The winners and runners up impressed the judges
with their commitment in all of these areas.”
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| Winning
schools each received a personalized sign, a perpetual crystal
trophy and a cash award. Runners up received a special certificate
and a monetary award.
Nicky Kelly, Brand Manager at Musgrave SuperValu-Centra NI
added; “SuperValu is proud to be part of the Best Kept
School Awards and we would commend all the schools that took
part this year. It’s great to see the work being done
by teachers and pupils in the Southern Education and Library
Board in the care of school grounds and the environment.”
Mrs Moira Alexander, SELB chairman, said the Board was pleased
to host the presentation of the SuperValu Best Kept School
Awards in its area. Mrs Alexander said: “It is encouraging
to see that the pupils and all the staff at these schools
have taken a keen interest in their surroundings. It is important
for people to be proud of their school and the involvement
of pupils in keeping their environment tidy has a positive
effect in the wider community, fostering concern for environmental
issues generally.
“I congratulate the award winners and runners-up in
the various categories. They have done their schools and the
SELB proud.”
Information about the Best Kept School Awards can be obtained
from NIAC on 028 9040 3681 or visit http://www.niacbestkept.com/
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