Students from Skerries Community College who are participating in the Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture 2016 were presented with precious Silver Tickets, securing a place for the school in the regional finals next month.
Bank of Ireland announced the regional finalists for Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture 2016. Now in its sixth year, Ireland’s leading fashion and art competition for secondary schools challenges students to create unique, original and innovative outfits from recycled materials and junk and It is open to students nationwide.
Bank of Ireland staff from Skerries surprised student designers, Sarah O Neill, Eimear Kennedy, and Rebecca Carron from Skerries Community College with precious Silver Tickets, which secures the team a place in the Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture Eastern Regional Final taking place on the 7th March next. The students received the Silver Ticket for their Marie Antoinette creation.
Only 80 designs from each of the four provinces were lucky enough to be Silver Ticket winners. The anticipation caused a social media frenzy as thousands of students logged on to the BOIStudents Facebook platform from each region to find out if they had been successful. Regional finalists will be presented with a precious Silver Ticket at their respective finals in March, though some regional winners received a surprise visit from the Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture team.
As part of the judging process, the public can get involved by casting a vote for their favourite design through the Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture voting app. Accessed through the BOIStudents Facebook page (www.facebook.com/BOIstudents), voting opens for one week before the regional competitions from 9am Monday, 22nd February to 12 midnight Friday, 26th February.