Science Best Science Students 2009 Student Profile: Callum Ewing While at NRC, Callum has achieved level 2 National Certificate in Animal Care, NVQ 2 Animal Care, National Certificate in Veterinary Care Assistants and essential skills in IT, communication and application of number. He has now progressed on to the Advanced National Certificate in Animal Management. Callum helps to motivate students and staff alike with his good spirits and despite his easy going nature always manages to be first finished! Student Profile: Linda Reid Linda is a past pupil of Monkstown Community School. The Veterinary Care Assistant course enrolled twelve candidates in September 2008, one of which was Linda Reid. Linda was in her placement at Bramar Veterinary Clinic on the Lisburn Road, Belfast for two days per week and the remainder three days of the week she attended classes in the college. Linda really enjoyed the Veterinary Care Assistant Course, her attendance was excellent and the standard of work she produced proved her dedication to the profession. She successfully completed the qualification in June 2009 and the veterinary practice then employed her full- time. Linda now looks forward to attending Greenmount College to commence her training as a Veterinary Nurse. Best Student Performance in National Diploma Applied Science Student Profile: Jennie Doherty Jennie is a past pupil of the North Coast Integrated College. She initially completed an NVQ in Child Care and embarked on a BTEC National in Child Care before switching to study the National Diploma in Applied Science. From the outset Jennie had a mature approach to her work and was capable of independent thought and self- discipline. She was popular with her peers yet was an organiser capable of motivating others in her group to work together to solve problems and produce good group work. Jennie obtained distinctions in the majority of her units, achieving three Distinctions overall in the National Diploma. Jennie is now studying for a BSc in Criminology at Queen's University Belfast and is a deserving recipient of this award. http:// www. nrc. ac. uk FACULTY 2 11

Media & Performing Arts http:// www. nrc. ac. uk FACULTY 2 Media students from the Ballymoney Campus have provided the visual component for the Ballymoney Sports Awards. This included video footage of all the short listed nominees, video coverage of the event and general media support leading up to and on the evening of the celebration. Richard Gormley, Ulster Sports Outreach Programme Manager at the University of Ulster said he was blown away by the spectacle of the awards ceremony, Richard continued, " From a spectators point of view it was flawless and faultless. The professionalism the NRC team and students shone through. It was without doubt the best Awards ceremony I have ever attended and a credit to the Northern Regional College for its ability to support and develop such talented students. I wish you all the best in the future and will not hesitate to recommend yourself and the department to anyone looking for expert teams in this field." Best Media Students 2009 Student Profile: Rachel McClintock Rachel attended Glengormley High School where she had a real interest in Drama. She joined the BTEC National Diploma in Newtownabbey in 2007 and quickly showed a flair for writing and an interest in film. Rachel achieved very good grades throughout her first and second years and she was noted for her conscientious attitude and her ability to organise her work both in practice and theoretical units. Her final year included a short film project which was very well executed and gained her the best marks in the year. She achieved her ambition by gaining a place on the Film Studies course at Queen's University where she is currently doing very well. Student Profile: Alan Deans Alan fulfilled his ambition to work in Media after completing the course in Newtownabbey. During his time at College he did work experience with Sky News in Belfast and with RTE News. He was offered employment after he completed his course and is currently working for a local media company who are contracted to cover news output from Stormont. Alan was an excellent student whose interest in broadcasting was fuelled by his involvement with the student radio station at the Newtownabbey Campus. 12