St Mary's Primary School & Nursery Unit, Portglenone

Principal Award- Optimism

20 Feb 2026

Principal Award Winners

Well done to our Principal Award Winners who have been chosen for showing OPTIMISM! Optimism means looking for the good in every situation, even when things feel a bit tricky.

It’s about believing that things can get better and trusting that you can improve with effort.

Being optimistic helps us try our best, keep going, and stay positive, because we know that challenges don’t last forever.

An optimistic person says, "I can do this,” "I’ll keep trying,” or "Tomorrow is a new day.” When we are optimistic, we spread hope and happiness to the people around us too!