Students of the Presentation Secondary School Clonmel were honoured by the Mayor of Clonmel Michael Murphy recently at a Mayoral reception in Clonmel to recognise the work of our Student Council and our recent winners from our Awards for Excellence 23/24.In probably one of his last functions as Mayor before his election success to Dail Eireann, the Mayor welcomed students and staff of the Presentation to the Town Hall. Denis Holland, a member of the Board of Management of Presentation Secondary School Clonmel, gave a brief history of the Town Hall to the students and historical formation of the Clonmel Corporation. The Mayor Michael Murphy then congratulated the students on their outstanding successes. He was said delighted to see the awards acknowledge the tremendous achievements of the students across the whole spectrum in education in the school. These awards also recognize that the pursuit of excellence is not confined to academic achievement but encompasses the whole range of activities that makes for a rounded and balanced education. He congratulated the senior management team, teachers and students on continuing to create a centre of excellence for girls in Clonmel. He also commended everyone on keeping the unique "Pres Ethos" alive in modern times. The Mayor gave a special welcome to the members of the Student Council and congratulated them on their excellent work in the school. Mr Michael O'Loughlin (Principal) and Sara Hanly Rooztavan (President of the Student Council) replied on behalf of the school. Sincere thanks to Clonmel Mayor Michael Murphy for hosting the reception and it was a memorable event for everyone involved. Thanks to Ms Fennell (Awards Co-ordinator) for organising the event on behalf of the school. Presentation Secondary School would like to congratulate the Mayor on his election to the Dail Eireann and we wish Michael well in his new role. The school would like to congratulate Seamus Healy on his election to Dail Eireann as Seamus’s sister Sr Anne Healy is a member of our Board of Management and his four daughters are all past students of our school. Also, to Mattie McGrath whose daughters Cllr.Mairin and Caelainn are past students or our school.