On Thursday we joined together in the school Sports Hall for a joyous celebration of achievements from the previous year, with presentations of awards from Mrs Smith, our Chair of Governors.

Our event began with a piano recital from Haley, who played 'A Dream is a Wish' from Cinderella, followed by a welcoming address from Mrs Smith.

We then enjoyed a very moving dance that explored the difficulties of relationships within the families of people affected by Alzheimer's disease. 

We then moved into the main business of the evening, the distribution of awards! Our prize categories ranged across subjects and our named prizes in honour of members of the Notre Dame family, before the choir took centre stage with a performance of 'Run' by Snow Patrol.

Awards resumed with the presentation of our Notre Dame Value awards followed by the awarding of our Spirit of Francoise prizes, with citations for each recipient delivered by Dr. McGinn.

Mrs McCourt then stepped forward to give an inspiring Head Teacher's address reflecting on the incredible potential within the room, before we completed awards with the presentation of our Notre Dame awards, including our flagship award, the Spirit of St Julie Award. This award acknowledges the student who truly lives out the example of St Julie, and the recipient this year is Amelia in Year 10.

Our evening concluded with a reflection from our Chaplain and a rousing chorus of 'Qu'il Est Bon'! Congratulations to all of our winners on a fantastic evening for our school community!