College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) students swapped their workwear for their finest attire to attend the annual Greenmount Campus student formal. The event was held in the Tullyglass House Hotel. It brought together Agriculture, Floristry, Horticulture, Land-based Engineering, and Veterinary Nursing students for a well-deserved night of celebration.
Horticulture students Michael Lauder from Ballyclare and David McAuley from Larne with their guests Charley McCormick and Emma Craig.
Level 3 Extended Diploma in Agriculture students Estelle McIlwaine (Ballymena), Kate McShane (Newry), Kirsty Muldoon (Armagh) and Lucy Morrison (Dungiven).
Michigan State University student Clare Gowell returned to Northern Ireland to attend the Greenmount Campus formal, pictured with spring MSU exchange student Mariah Palazzola.
The hotel provided the perfect setting for a night of dining and dancing with laughter and music filling the room. For many, it was a chance to catch up with friends, share a few stories, and make memories before the demands of exams and final pieces of coursework fully set in.
Lucy Morrison (Dungiven), Caitlin Neale (Glenavy), Lucy Campbell (Aghalee), Annabelle Martin (Dromara), Kate McShane (Newry), Kirsty Muldoon (Armagh) and Estelle McIlwaine (Ballymena), all studying agriculture at Greenmount Campus.
Level 3 Extended Diploma in Agriculture students Abbie McKinstry (Crumlin), Bethany Russell (Portadown) and Ellie Downward (Markethill).
Students were delighted to welcome back to CAFRE, Clare Gowell, who had studied for a semester at Greenmount Campus. This was part of the student exchange programme with Michigan State University (MSU) in the autumn. Clare attended the event with current MSU student, Mariah Palazzola. The students completed Agriculture and Horticulture modules for a semester at the Greenmount Campus during the 2024-2025 academic year.
Getting ready for the Greenmount Campus formal are students Thomas McAlinden (Lurgan), Jack Wilson (Enagh), John Kelly (Armagh), Rory McShane (Newry), Samuel Ruddell (Lurgan), Adam Booth (Newtownards), Clarke McCabe (Dromore), Dylan Reid (Carryduff) and Sam Killen (Newbuildings).
Level 3 Extended Diploma in Agriculture students from County Armagh, Jack Wilson, (Enagh), and Samuel Ruddell, (Lurgan).
The night was made even more special thanks to the generous support of local agri-food businesses, who donated a fantastic array of prizes for a charity raffle. A fantastic total of £1,246 was raised for the Student Council’s nominated charities, Friends of the Cancer Centre and Kidney Research.
Level 3 Extended Diploma in Agriculture students Laura Millar (Randalstown), Charlotte Moon (Coleraine), Laura Neill (Armagh), Anna Farley (Caledon) and Judith Heenan (Downpatrick).
BSc (Hons) Degree and Foundation Degree students Ashley Neill (Portadown) Katelyn McConkey (Antrim), Paudy Gavin (Omagh), Anna Short (Magherafelt) and Alana McKendry (Ballymena).
The event proved to be a great night of fun with friends. We wish all our students well in their forthcoming assessments. For some their final exams at CAFRE Greenmount Campus, your future starts now.
Josh Waide from Ballymena joins CAFRE, Greenmount Campus students Sarah Boyd (Carrickfergus), TJ Murphy (Donegal), Katie Singleton (Monaghan), Adam McMullan (Londonderry) and Kaitlin Nicholl (Fermanagh).
Getting ready to enjoy the Greenmount Campus formal, Emma Bell (Antrim), Joe Logan (Antrim), Aimee Quigley (Strabane), Matthew McGuigan (Dungannon), Ben Woods (Fermanagh) and Laura Gormley (Claudy).
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