SCHOOL NEWS: Night of celebration at Wadham

THE annual night of celebration was held at Wadham School in Crewkerne on Thursday (January 8, 2015) where the achievements of students were recognised.

A large number of students who left Wadham last summer returned to school along with their families to receive awards and cups in recognition of their work.

Headteacher David Derbyshire said: “It gives us great pleasure to welcome back so many Wadham students who have moved on to work, college and university as well as those who have continued their education here at the Sixth Form.

“We are delighted to be able to celebrate their achievements and would also like to thank them for their contribution to Wadham School."

PHOTO - TOP:  Some of the Wadham School prize winners along with headteacher David Derbyshire (standing far left), South Somerset District Council chairman Cllr Mike Best (standing second left), Ilminster Mayor, Cllr Emma Jane Taylor (standing far right), and chairman of Wadham governors, Stuart Shepherd (standing second right).

PHOTO - RIGHT: Ferdie Amor – winner of The 77 Award for Mathematics.

Mr Derbyshire added: “We wish them all good health, success and happiness in the future.”

Winner of the top Headteacher’s Award was revealed on the night as Aimee Price who also won the Chalmers Award for Maths and a Governors’ Award for Service to the School.

As well as special individual awards for subjects, there were also progress and attainment awards in GCSEs and A-Levels, as well as service awards.

During the presentation evening there were a number of performances from talented musical students.

The evening started with One Note Samba performed by Josh Barnes, Hamish Davis and Jordon O’Grady.

My Man’s Gone from Porgy and Bess was performed by Sammii Tyali, while Nocturne was performed by Grace Truong.

The evening closed with a super piano recital of Promenade performed by Oscar Fox.

PHOTO - RIGHT:: Eliot Hawkins – winner of The Spurway Family Award for Sports.

Individual Awards: Dawes Senior Music Cup, Lisa Shearman; Sally Culmstock Cup for Achievement in Singing, Rosie Clark, Harriet Hodder, George Horgan and Molly Soo; Michaela Brown Shield for Performing Arts, Carmel Green; Cathy Tremaine Yr13 Business Award, Jessica Martin; Cathy Tremaine Yr11 Business Award, Jade Nixon; The Bennett Cup for Geography, Christopher Vickery; Jacqui Taylor English Prize, Violette Pepper; Chalmers Award for Maths, Aimee Price; The 77 Award for Mathematics, Ferdie Amor; Gooch and Housego Award for Excellence in Science, Nadine Horgan; Psychology Award, Katie Brake.

The Mary Tiffen Award for History, Genevieve Lewis; Health and Social Care Award, Hannah Barrett; Branston Cup for Sociology, Rose Turner; Parish Prize for Religion and Philosophy, Helena Bagwell and Sumona Haque; Jill Hutchings Award for Art, Peter Francis; Spurway Family for Sports, Eliot Hawkins; Parker Hannifin Cup for Design and Technology, Mikaela Samways; Aerosystems International Shield for ICT, Benjamin Cable; Mrs Salter Senior Linguist of the Year, William Carter; Old Ilminsterian Cup for Outstanding Academic Achievement, Nadine Horgan; Governors’ Award for Service to the School – Albert Pepper, Baaba Bentil-Tumi, Jasmine Clark, Jack Dean, Nadine Horgan, Aimee Price; Headteacher’s Award, Aimee Price.

PHOTO - RIGHT: William Carter – winners of the Mrs Salter Senior Linguist of the Year award.

GCSE Awards for Progress: Karl Andrews, Keira Bird, Briony Carter, Heidi Cheffey, Rhiannon Dabinett, Courtney Derrick, Rhianna-Louise Dixon, Anna Griffiths, Melissa Hanson, Dominic Harris, Jade Horgan, Courtney McKenzie, Megan Moore, Jade Nixon, Hannah Stevens, Bethany Wright.

GCSE Awards for Attainment: Chloe Adams, Ferdie Amor, Peter Francis, Daisy Goddard, Emma Godfrey, Thomas Harris, Susanna Harvey, Alastair Horne, Zoe Johnson, Robert Keylock, Jack Male, Matthew Newberry, Bethany Passmore.

GCSE Awards for students who fulfilled the criteria for both progress and attainment: Gabrielle Amor, Joseph Bateman, Aku Butler, Rosie Clark, Kirsten Epps, Jemma Gane, Sasha Gannon, Caitlin Maxwell, Violette Pepper, Mikaela Samways, Shannon Tucker, Christopher Vickery.

A-Level Awards for Progress: Ryan Adams, Jordan Priddle.

A-Level Awards for Attainment: Amy Bennett, Aimee Price, Charlie Watkins.

A-Level Awards for students who fulfilled the criteria for both Progress and Attainment: Nadine Horgan, Albert Pepper, Megan White.

PHOTO - ABOVE LEFT: Aku Butler – was one of a number of students who received a GCSE Award who fulfilled the criteria for both progress and attainment.

PHOTO - ABOVE RIGHT: Jack Male – was one of a number of students who received a GCSE Award for Attainment who achieved the highest point score in their best eight GCSE subjects.

PHOTO - ABOVE LEFT: Lisa Shearman – winner of the Dawes Senior Music Cup.

PHOTO - ABOVE RIGHT:  Peter Francis – winner of The Jill Hutchings Award for Art.

PHOTO - ABOVE: George Horgan along with Molly Soo, Rosie Clark and Harriet Hodder – winners of the Sally Culmstock Cup for Achievement in Singing.

PHOTO - ABOVE: Aimee Price is seen with Wadham headteacher David Derbyshire after she won the Headteacher’s Award. Aimee also won the Chalmers Award for Maths and a Governors’ Award for Service to the School.

PHOTO - ABOVE LEFT: Nadine Horgan – winner of the Gooch and Housego Award for Excellence in Science and the Old Ilminsterian Cup for Outstanding Academic Achievement, as well as a Governors’ Award for Service to the School.

PHOTO - ABOVE RIGHT: Violette Pepper – winner of The Jacqui Taylor English Prize.

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