Killarney

By Michelle Crean



<h3>Emerging young writers got a chance to dig deep into their imaginations to bring out their scariest stories as part of a local writing competition.</h3>



Pupils from St Oliver’s, Holy Cross Mercy and Presentation Monastery schools showcased their creativity and writing skills as part of the Killarney Community College primary school writing competition.



This year’s pupils were invited to submit a short story with the theme of Hallowe&#8217;en and competition was very stiff with almost 300 entries.







Transition Year students in the college along with their English teachers Tara O’Shea and Chloe Dennehy ran the competition as part of their creative writing module in English.



&#8220;The college would like to take the time to thank all of the students who took the time and effort to submit an entry,&#8221; English teacher, Tara O’Shea, said.



&#8220;Huge praise must go to their class teachers for their guidance and encouragement throughout the experience. Standards were exceptionally high,&#8221; she said.



&#8220;The KCC English Department were in awe of their creativity, use of language and general expression to produce spooky short stories worthy of a read around any bonfire on Hallowe&#8217;en night.”



On presenting the awards, Principal Stella Loughnane commended all award recipients and the wonderful teamwork of the teachers and students in the community.



“We endeavour to improve literacy levels within our own school and it was great to create links with local primary schools to share a similar vision,” she said.



First prize was a €50 One4all Gift Card for each school while second and third place winners received a bag of Hallowe&#8217;en treats.



Congratulations to all award winners:



St Oliver’s 1st Cora O’Sullivan 2nd Jessica McCrohan 3rd Julia Brzozowska



Holy Cross Mercy 1st Michelle Malinowska 2nd Claire Lyne 3rd Liadh Counihan



Presentation Monastery 1st James Whelan 2nd Oscar Gao 3rd Denis Zidek

Spook-tacular short stories will give you a scare!

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