Harrogate Grammar Schools Annual Celebration of Achievement 2014-15

On 16 December 2015, the Celebration of Achievement evening at the spectacular Royal Hall was a great success and provided a wonderful opportunity for Harrogate Grammar School students to demonstrate their many talents and achievements. On this very special night a whole range of achievements are recognised; academic, sporting, musical and for many, that most important ingredient of any success, effort. It was wonderful to see so many young people come up on stage to proudly receive their award that are the pinnacle of the awards system in school.

On the night Jamie Peacock MBE, recently retired after playing for both Bradford Bulls and Leeds Rhinos in the Superleague and captaining both Great Britain and England at International level, was welcomed as the guest speaker. He left our students and audience with some really powerful messages about going the extra mile and trying their best to be extraordinary. The evening closed with incredibly inspiring speeches by Head Boy, Jack Benson and Head Girl, Jasmine Cannon.

Harrogate Grammar School has had a very successful year, in terms of examination outcomes, GCSE results were outstanding and the school had record breaking A Level results with 66% of students gaining A*-B grades. These students have now left ready to take on the challenges of the world but also ready to seize the many opportunities that are out there for the taking.

However, it isn’t just about exam results at Harrogate Grammar School. On Tuesday, students hosted our most popular annual festive coffee morning to date with over 100 senior citizens of our community attending. The warmth, grace and understanding shown by Harrogate Grammar School students was wonderful and was certainly greatly appreciated by their guests.

Over the past weeks students have also been raising money for the new school charity of 2015-16, last year Harrogate Grammar School students raised over £15,000 for a local charity, Dementia Forward, none of this is able to happen without happen a great deal of effort on behalf of both staff and students.

Jamie Peacock, with Headteacher Richard Sheriff presenting an award to a HGS student

Harrogate Grammar School proudly celebrates the brilliant academic achievements of our students but also recognises endeavour, resilience and the positive contribution to the life of the school that students of all abilities are able to make and this is what the Celebration of achievement evening is all about.

Guest speaker - Jamie Peacock MBE — Guest speaker – Jamie Peacock MBE

Headteacher Richard Sheriff said:

It is such a privilege to be part of this very special evening in which we have an opportunity to reflect on all the fantastic achievements of our young people over the last year. Not all the students who deserve our praise can be here but this evening reflects their achievements too.

Full List of Winners

Winner First name	Winner Surname	Prize
Unekwuojo	Agada	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Achele	Agada	German Subject Prize – Year 9
Achele	Agada	Religious Studies Subject Prize – Year 9
Logan	Almond	The Andrew Woodthorpe Shield
Logan	Almond	Ventus House
Kiran	Amin	History Subject Prize – Year 7
Kiran	Amin	Italian Subject Prize Year 7
Kiran	Amin	Mathematics Subject Prize – Year 7
Robert	Anderson	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Emma	Ball	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Pip	Baxter	Girls Intermediate Athletics Trophy
Jai	Beacham	The Alex Foulkes Memorial Award for Participation in Extra-Curricular Activities: PE
Laurence	Bealing	The Jonathan Hubbard Award for Swimming
Kim	Beecroft	The Junior Award for Speech & Drama
Kim	Beecroft	The Marston Junior Netball Trophy
Jack	Benson	The Headteacher’s Award For Senior Leadership – Head Boy
Jack	Benson	Travel & Tourism Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Thomas	Booth	The Four Friends Memorial Prize for Endeavour
George	Boulton	The Gideon Cuckle Award for Computing
Lucy	Bowman	French Subject Prize – Year 7
Tara	Boyd	Biology Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Megan	Boyes	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Megan	Boyes	The Jennings Junior English Prize – KS4
Hannah	Brockway	The J Neville Knox Prize for Religious Studies
Anna	Broderstad	Art Subject Prize – Year 10
Kiera	Brodie	The Andrew Shield for History
Alice	Buckland	The Headteacher’s Award For Positive Achievement – Year 11
Josiah	Buckle	Boys Junior Athletics Trophy
Alistair	Cameron-Jones	Ignis House
Anthi	Campbell King	Dance Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Jasmine	Cannon	Mathematics Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Jasmine	Cannon	The Headteacher’s Award For Senior Leadership – Head Girl
Amy	Cartledge	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Kayleigh	Chan	Graphics Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Nicola	Charlesworth	Girls Junior Athletics Trophy
Izzy	Charneca	Creative Media Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Dominic	Christy	Science Subject Prize – Year 8
Susanna	Cirulli	Italian Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Susanna	Cirulli	Terra House
Susanna	Cirulli	The Headteacher’s Award For Senior Leadership – Deputy Head Girl
Tilly	Clarke	Art Subject Prize – Year 7
Noel	Clarke	Business Studies – Year 10
Noel	Clarke	PE Subject Prize – Year 10
Michael	Clarkson	Spanish Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Victoria	Clarkson	Spanish Subject Prize – Year 8
Max	Cluderay	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Jonathan	Colquhoun	Senior Boys Hockey Award
Tommy	Coltman	Physical Education Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Tommy	Coltman	The ETTA Award for Table Tennis
Tommy	Coltman	The Headteacher’s Award For Senior Leadership – Prefect
Jacob	Connell	Computing Subject Prize – Year 10
Jacob	Connell	Geography Subject Prize – Year 10
Jacob	Connell	The Headteacher’s Award For Positive Achievement – Year 10
Bryony	Cox	The Jehn Award for Volleyball
Jacob	Dale	Mathematics Subject Prize – Year 10
Jacob	Dale	The John Hall Prize for Mathematics
Antonia	Dante	The Headteacher’s Award For Senior Leadership – Prefect
Eddie	Davenport	The Four Friends Memorial Prize for Endeavour
Amelie	Davies	English Subject Prize – Year 8
David	Dewar	The Headteacher’s Award For Senior Leadership – Prefect
Matthew	Dolben	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Skye	Donoghue	The Shenton Trophy for Sporting Achievement
Ruby	Duff	Art Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Alexandra	Duff	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Jessica	Dunmore	Italian Subject Prize – Year 9
Jessica	Dunmore	Junior Victrix Ludorum
Jessica	Dunmore	The Jennings Junior English Prize – KS3
Leandra	Dunn	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Tom	Dutton	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Lily	Dutton	Geography Subject Prize – Year 9
Alex	Dyer	PE Subject Prize – Year 9
Iris	Eastaugh	German Subject Prize – Year 7
Iris	Eastaugh	Music Subject Prize – Year 7
Matthew	Fender	Government & Politics Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Matthew	Fender	The Headteacher’s Award For Senior Leadership – Deputy Head Boy
Colleen	Feuerborn	Physics Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Ella	Fornsworth	French Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Ella	Fornsworth	The Christine Converey Memorial Prize for French
James	Forth	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Christopher	Foschi	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Christopher	Foschi	The Ashley Cook Memorial Prize
Ruby	Furby	School Prize for Poetry Writing
Mia	Gair	History Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Mia	Gair	The Headteacher’s Award For Senior Leadership – Prefect
Mia	Gair	The Jane Stuart Memorial Prize for Charity Work
Anya	Gair	The S Nixon Prize for English Literature
Sam	Garcia	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Megan	Garner	The Angie Letts Memorial Prize for Endeavour
Rhianna	Garrett	Aqua House
Rhianna	Garrett	The Haighton-Smith Awards for Working with Others
Emily	Gladstone	History Subject Prize – Year 10
Emily	Gladstone	PE Subject Prize – Year 10
Fred	Goddard	Chinese Subject Prize – Year 10
Fred	Goddard	History Early Subject Prize – Year 10
Tom	Godfrey	French Subject Prize – Year 10
Tom	Godfrey	Religious Studies Subject Prize – Year 10
Giselle	Going	Chinese Subject Prize – Year 8
Eleanor	Grant	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Serena	Grant	Italian Subject Prize – Year 8
Joe	Grant	The Stephen Goulding Memorial Prize for Rugby
Kate	Grindrod	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Tom	Gugan	Junior Victor Ludorum
Dan	Gugan	The Headteacher’s Award For Positive Achievement – Year 11
Jacques	Haddleton	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Jacob	Hails	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Jacob	Hails	The M Thompson Memoral Prize for Endeavour – KS4
Will	Hain	The John Cliffe Memorial Prize for Music
Sophie	Hardman	The Headteacher’s Award For Positive Achievement – Year 7
Lewis	Hargreaves	Technology: Product Design Subject Prize – Year 10
Izzy	Harris	PE Subject Prize – Year 8
Carter	Harrison	Geography Subject Prize – Year 7
Sam	Hartshorn	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Sam	Hartshorn	The Richard Meyler Award for Senior Speech and Drama
Louisa	Hemmings	Religious Studies Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Jack	Hennighan	The Sixth Form Award for Services to the School (Technical)
Sophia	Hesketh	German Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Charlie	Hill	Technology Subject Prize – Year 8
Sofia	Hinchliff	The Haighton-Smith Awards for Working with Others
Harriet	Hogg	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Freya	Holden	The Rounders Award
Nicholas	Holding	The Headteacher’s Award For Positive Achievement – Year 8
Amaya	Holman	English Literature Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Amaya	Holman	The Annakin English Essay Prize
Millie	Hope	English Subject Prize – Year 9
Bradley	Hope	Media Prize (English)
Harry	Hull	The Faye Bland Memoral Prize for Endeavour
Megan	Humphries	Music Subject Prize – Year 9
Hannah	Ibbetson	The Headteacher’s Award For Senior Leadership – Prefect
Sam	Ignatiou	History Subject Prize – Year 8
Sam	Ignatiou	The Haighton-Smith Awards for Working with Others
Lucy	Ireland	Music Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Lucy	Ireland	The Anderson Prize for Music
Callum	Jackson-Argent	The Haighton-Smith Awards for Working with Others
Jasper	Jacob	The Home Owners Friendly Society Applied Business (Business Studies) Award
Ruby	Johnson	Science Subject Prize – Year 7
Brier	Jones	The Headteacher’s Award For Senior Leadership – Deputy Head Girl
Lowenna	Kemp	The Katie Layton Music Trophy
George	Kendall	Science Subject Prize – Year 10
Oliver	King	The Square Mile for Economics
Ashley	Knight	Art Subject Prize – Year 9
Michael	Ko-Ferrigno	ICT & Computing Subject Prize – Year 7
Amelia	Kramer	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Phoebe	Kyriakopoulos	Music Subject Prize – Year 8
Poppy	Ladley	Technology Subject Prize – Year 7
Alice	Lavender	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Joseph	Lee	Product Design Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Amory	Lewis	Senior Victor Ludorum
Ed	Lewis	Terra House
Ed	Lewis	The Headteacher’s Award For Senior Leadership – Deputy Head Boy
Hannah	Liles	Aqua House
Hannah	Liles	The Centenary Music Award
Daisy	Locke	The Headteacher’s Award For Senior Leadership – Prefect
Jack	London	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Jessica	London	German Subject Prize – Year 10
Tom	London	PE Subject Prize – Year 8
Jessica	London	The Lancaster Cup for Endeavour in Sport
Niamh	Lonergan	Business Studies (BTEC) – Year 10
Isabelle	Longley	Art Subject Prize – Year 8
Mark	Lumb	Creative Media Subject Prize – Year 10
Matt	MacGregor	Economics Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Jake	Magarry	Chemistry Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Joe	Mailik	The Headteacher’s Award For Senior Leadership – Prefect
Ed	Malone	Science Subject Prize – Year 9
Hannah	Margerison	The Jonathan Cook Memorial Prize for Art
Owen	Martin	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Luke	Matthews	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Louis	Maurice	Boys Senior Athletics Trophy
Jacques	Maurice	Mathematics Subject Prize – Year 9
Jacques	Maurice	The Hollis Cup for Sporting Achievement
Patrick	Mayhew	Geology Subject Prize – Sixth Form
James	McAllister	The Pierson Prize for Biology
Kayleigh	McArdle	Performing Arts Subject Prize – Sixth Form
David	McCabe	The Mike Thurlow Prize for Creative Writing
Joseph	McDonnell	Drama Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Andrew	McFarthing	Head of Sixth Form Award for Conspicuous Attainment
Niamh	McGarrell	The Hitchin Prize for English
Fiona	McLeman	Health & Social Care Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Robert	McPherson	English Subject Prize – Year 7
Jamaal	Mens	Head of Sixth Form Award for Conspicuous Attainment
Jamaal	Mens	The Theology Prize
Nathan	Merchant	The Dan Birch Trophy for Senior Football
Sophia	Metcalfe	The Susan Allinson Music Award
Jack	Mitchell	The Geoffrey Thompson Memorial Prize for Medicine
Tom	Mitchell	The Harrington Cup for Physics
Tom	Mitchell	The John Mitchell Cup for the Most Promising Engineering Student
Samuel	Moore	Sociology Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Harry	Morgan	The Sixth Form Millennium Prize for Endeavour
Alex	Moss	The Paul Andrew Cup for Debating (Lower School)
Issy	Murray	Spanish Subject Prize – Year 9
Issy	Murray	The Headteacher’s Award For Positive Achievement – Year 9
Liam	Myles	Psychology Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Liam	Myles	The Headteacher’s Award For Senior Leadership – Prefect
Liam	Myles	The T H Lusher Prize for Mathematics
Thomas	Nash	Junior Boys Hockey Award
Max	Needleman	Mathematics Subject Prize – Year 8
Reece	Nevin	The Headteacher’s Award For Positive Achievement – Year 9
Rachael	Newman	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Issy	Newton	Ignis House
Callum	Nicol	The Headteacher’s Award For Senior Leadership – Deputy Head Boy
Fiona	Normand	Spanish Subject Prize – Year 7
Emily	Oliver	Religious Studies Subject Prize – Year 7
Cameron	Osburn	The Maunder Cup for Endeavour in Sport
Peter	Outram	Accounting Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Ellie	Parker	PE Subject Prize – Year 9
Callum	Pinney	Photography Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Leah	Presswell	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Martha	Price	English Language Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Beth	Protheroe	French Subject Prize – Year 9
Callum	Rainey	The Yvonne Lawton Award for Outstanding Participation in Religious Studies
Amy	Rees	History Subject Prize – Year 9
Angus	Reid	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Evie	Reynolds	Spanish Subject Prize – Year 10
Alfie	Richards	Drama Subject Prize – Year 10
Holly	Rigby	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Natalie	Rouse	German Subject Prize – Year 8
Charlotte	Rowe	The M Thompson Memoral Prize for Endeavour – KS4
Max	Ruthen	The Traher Cup for Endeavour
Olivia	Searle	French Subject Prize – Year 8
Charles	Sengel	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Katy	Sharpe	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Tom	Sheriff	The Hopkinson Cup for Debating and Public Speaking
Hannah	Shimwell	Geography Subject Prize – Year 8
Hannah	Shimwell	The Headteacher’s Award For Positive Achievement – Year 8
Isabella	Shortman	Geography Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Dan	Skinner	Computing Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Natalia	Slomczykowski	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Charlotte	Small	The Four Friends Memorial Prize for Endeavour
Joe	Smith	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Leo	Smith	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Cooper	Smith	The Ellis Cup for Cricket
Samuel	Smith	The Haighton-Smith Awards for Working with Others
Jeevan	Sond	The Headteacher’s Award For Positive Achievement – Year 7
Jeevan	Sond	The M Thompson Memoral Prize for Endeavour – KS3
Eleanor	Sparks	Technology: Food Subject Prize – Year 11
Kian	Spence	The Dan Birch Trophy for Junior Football
Alfie	Stackhouse	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Ben	Stokes	PE Subject Prize – Year 7
Charlie	Stokes	Technology: Food Subject Prize – Year 10
Leona	Strauss	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Freya	Sugarman	PE Subject Prize – Year 7
Holly	Sugarman	Religious Studies Subject Prize – Year 8
Alex	Taylor	The School Prize for Peer Support
Tom	Torgerson	Further Mathematics Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Tom	Torgerson	The Farres Prize for Further Mathematics
Georgia	Wadsworth	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Henry	Walsh	The Frances Williams Award for demonstrating outstanding resilience and progress in Mathematics
Oliver	Watson	The R G Stearne Prize for Sport
Sam	Webb	The Yorkshire Bank Prize for Enterprise
Kate	Whalley	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Hattie	Wheat	Senior Victrix Ludorum – Girls
Francesca	Wheeler	The Headteacher’s Award For Senior Leadership – Deputy Head Girl
Gemma	White	Head of Sixth Form Award for Conspicuous Attainment
Gemma	White	The Henry Hall Prize for Chemistry
Meg	Whitehouse	Ventus House
Megan	Wilcox	The M Thompson Memoral Prize for Endeavour – KS3
Katie	Wilson	Business Subject Prize – Sixth Form
Heather	Wilson	The Rachel Bennett Memorial Prize for Charity Work
Andrew	Winckles	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Izzy	Wood	Music Subject Prize – Year 10
Robert	Worrall	Donald Bell Award for Best School Footballer
Sam	Wright	English Subject Prize – Year 10
Elliot	Wright	GCSE Prizewinner – Year 11
Charlene	Wright	The Four Friends Memorial Prize for Endeavour
Harry	Wynne	The Michael & Morven Heller Prize for Photography
Jade	Yip	Technology Subject Prize – Year 9
Cat	Young	The Rasbury Senior Netball Trophy
Qian	Zhang	Italian Subject Prize – Year 10
Qian	Zhang	The Headteacher’s Award For Positive Achievement – Year 10