The College are delighted to announce the latest recipients of the Hanna Travel Bursary.
The Bursary has been established by Mr Michael Hanna in conjunction with the Board of Governors in memory of his late mother Mrs Doreen Hanna (nee Cowan) who attended Portadown College over the 1947-1953 period. Mrs Hanna was an avid traveller who greatly enjoyed the opportunities to meet new people, experience different cultures and lifestyles, and to just take a break from day-to-day life In Northern Ireland.
The Bursary is used annually to support at least one student’s travel each academic year which can include College-organised or sanctioned travel associated with academic, sporting and/or volunteering activities anywhere in the world.
Joy Wortley will travel to Los Angeles with Cinemagic to work and collaborate with young filmmakers and attend lectures by those working in the main studios including Paramount, Warner Brothers and Universal.
Jonathan Fogarty is travelling to Kansas with the Ulster Project this summer, a cross-community programme that brings together Protestant and Catholic young people from Northern Ireland. The project focuses on building understanding, leadership skills, and positive relationships between both traditions through structured activities, workshops, and cultural exchange.
Laura McGuinness is attending the British Volleyball Federation’s beach performance in London, which aims to develop the next generation of athletes from all the nations of the UK for wider international competition such as the Commonwealth Games and Olympics. In June, Laura will travel to Andorra in June to represent Northern Ireland’s Senior Women in the Small Countries Association tournament.
Following her selection for the Irish Women’s U21 squad at the Junior World Cup in Chile, Rebekah Lennon will travel to Valencia, Spain in the summer to attend training sessions in the lead up to selection for the upcoming U21 European Championship.
We wish all of the students well as they undertake their travels in the coming months.