Pride as Paralympians return to school and college

Meath's Paralympic heroes, James Scully and Heather Jameson, were last week welcomed back by their school and college friends as they returned from their London 2012 experience. It was back to the books for third year student of Ashbourne Community School, Heather, when she rejoined her classmates at the school following her fantastic performance as the youngest member of Team Ireland at the Paralympics in London. The Cushinstown AC member, who hails from Garristown, was welcomed back in style by the third year students and staff with a rapturous applause and cheers as they proudly lined the main corridor in her honour with their faces painted in the colours of the Irish flag and waving banners. Deputy principal Ciaran Stewart and year head Joe Gibney spoke about how proud all of the school were when they watched her perform in front of an audience of 80,000 people in London and how Heather was an example to all not only with her dedication to her sport and but also to her work at school.