Congratulations to all the children who participated in the Ballymena Festival. Standing up in front of an audience, particularly in a solo performance, requires great confidence and we have nothing but the highest praise for all who did so. The children enjoyed this experience and returning to school telling everyone how well they had done. The school was awarded the Top Primary School Choir and Top Primary School in the Vocal Classes at the Festival Gala evening. Matilda Hendron and Gavin Kerr also received special awards at the Gala evening.
Listed below are the prize-winners from the 2018 Festival.
| Place |
Class |
Name |
| 1st |
Junior Youth Choir (KS1) OPEN |
Year 4 St. Colmcille's PS |
| 1st |
Junior Youth Unison Choir |
St. Colmcille's PS |
| 1st |
Junior Youth Choir OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP |
St. Colmcille's PS |
| 2nd |
Choral Speaking KS2 |
Year 7 St. Colmcille's PS |
| 1st |
Viola Solo |
Ava O'Rawe |
| 2nd |
Viola Solo |
Gavin Kerr |
| 1st |
Clarinet Solo |
Iseult O'Loan |
| 2nd |
Duet for Strings |
Gavin Kerr & Ava O'Rawe |
| HC |
Duet for Strings |
Eibhleann Ardiff & Nadine Roddy |
| HC |
Primary School Instrumentalist of the Year |
Ava O'Rawe |
| HC |
Year 1 Poem |
Emma Mitchell |
| 1st |
Year 3 Poem |
Iyla Brady MacRory |
| 2nd |
Year 3 Poem |
Zara Scullion |
| HC |
Year 3 Poem |
Grace Corrigan & Therese McAuley |
| 1st |
Year 4 Poem |
Louis McMurray |
| 2nd |
Year 4 Poem |
Ursula O'Loan |
| 2nd |
Year 5 Poem |
Alana Etherson-Cook & Maria Mitchell |
| 3rd |
Year 6 Poem |
Iseult O'Loan |
| 1st |
Boys' Vocal Solo 6-7yrs |
Lughan Hardy |
| 2nd |
Boys' Vocal Solo 6-7yrs |
Niall Higgins |
| 3rd |
Boys' Vocal Solo 6-7yrs |
Michael Gallagher & Max S-Fazendeiro |
| 2nd |
Boys' Vocal Solo 8-9yrs |
Max Smyth |
| 1st |
Boys’ Vocal Solo - Treble only |
Gavin Kerr |
| 1st |
Girls' Vocal Solo 6-7yrs |
Alex Woodcock |
| 2nd |
Girls' Vocal Solo 6-7yrs |
Therese McAuley & Eirinn-Rose McDonnell |
| 3rd |
Girls' Vocal Solo 6-7yrs |
Helen Damoc |
| HC |
Girls' Vocal Solo 8-9yrs |
Zara McNeill & Iseult O'Loan |
| 2nd |
Girls' Vocal Solo 10-11yrs |
Kitty McAuley |
| 1st |
Year 2 Vocal Solo |
Alison Costea |
| 2nd |
Year 2 Vocal Solo |
Emily Donnelly |
| 3rd |
Year 2 Vocal Solo |
Sophie Burnside & Clodagh Cummins |
| HC |
Year 2 Vocal Solo |
Darcey Clarke & Kacey McPartland |
| 3rd |
Year 3 Vocal Solo |
Zara Scullion |
| HC |
Year 3 Vocal Solo |
Helen Damoc, Lughan Hardy & Therese McAuley |
| 1st |
Year 4 Vocal Solo |
Ursula O'Loan |
| HC |
Year 4 Vocal Solo |
Alex Woodcock |
| 1st |
Year 5 Vocal Solo |
Anna McMullan |
| 2nd |
Year 5 Vocal Solo |
Max Smyth |
| 3rd |
Year 5 Vocal Solo |
Kayla Creese & Zara McNeill |
| 2nd |
Year 6 Vocal Solo |
Eibhleann Ardiff & Iseult O'Loan |
| 3rd |
Year 6 Vocal Solo |
Kitty McAuley & Caoimhe McCarte |
| 2nd |
Year 7 Vocal Solo |
Eva Dillon & Gavin Kerr |
