The Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS) is delighted to announce the winners of the INFOCUS photographic competition. They were
| Key Stage 2 | |
| 1st place - Niamh Hall | St Colmcille’s PS Claudy |
| 2nd place - Caoimhe Wade | Nazareth House PS Derry |
| 3rd place - Demi Swift | Loreto PS Omagh |
| Key Stage 3 | |
| 1st place - Aaron O’Neill | St Pius X HS |
| 2nd place - Joanne Commins | St Rose’s HS |
| 3rd place - Elizabeth McAree | St Rose’s HS |
| Key Stage 4/5 | |
| 1st place - Joe Martin | Edmund Rice College |
| 2nd place - Cecelia Byrne | St Paul’s High School, Bessbrook |
| 3rd place - Joleen McKeown | St Gemma’s Girls’ High School |
A discretionary Prize was given to Patrick McCullagh from St Patricks Primary School in Omagh.The finalists attended a prize giving ceremony at CCMS Holywood on Wednesday 4th April.
Key Stage 2
1st place Niamh Hall St Colmcille’s PS Claudy |  |
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Key Stage 3
1st place
Aaron O’Neill St Pius X HS |  |
Key Stage 4/5 1st place - Joe Martin Edmund Rice College |  |
Discretionary Prize
Patrick McCullagh
St Patricks Primary School in Omagh |  |
Infocus in was launch a new competition which has been designed to showcase the considerable talents and skills of pupils from Catholic Maintained schools.
'In Focus' is a new photographic competition which challenges schools and pupils to capture an emotion or moment in their lives through photography and words.
Photography is an important tool in every area of the curriculum, as a means of recording children's work, either in stages or at its conclusion, or for using when out of school on educational visits or field trips.
CCMS wants to recognise the talents of our schools and their pupils through a competition which has been designed to celebrate Catholic Education in Northern Ireland. We are grateful to the Irish News who are sponsoring this year’s competition.
The new competition is an integral part of the Council's 'Insight' magazine which has successfully showcased the talents of our schools over the last ten years. As part of the next edition of Insight, CCMS will be showcasing all winning photographs in the magazine.
CCMS is inviting schools and pupils from all Catholic Maintained schools between 8 and 18 years of age to enter. To help us in judging and awarding of prizes, we have chosen three age categories. They are:
1. Key Stage 2
2. Key Stage 3
3. Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5
To help guide participants in taking and submitting their photograph, we have suggested 5 themes. The five themes are:
* Our school in the community
* What my school means to me
* A moment in my life
* My teacher
* Being different is normal
Pupils and schools will have the opportunity to win some fantastic prizes as part of the competition. Prizes will be awarded to the winning entry from each Key Stage group. All participants will receive a certificate in recognition of their entry.
Entries will be judged by a panel which will include the Chief Executive of CCMS, Mr Donal Flanagan, and a representative from the Irish News.
We hope that your school and pupils will take part in the new competition.
You can download a registration form here.
You can download an entry form here.
You can access our sponsors page for Infocus by clicking
