Cirencester College awards excellence (From Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard)

Excellence on show at Cirencester College

11:40am Friday 15th April 2011 in News By Charlotte Shepherd

EXCELLENCE in a whole raft of areas was celebrated at the Cirencester College annual awards ceremony.

Pupils, parents and staff came together at the ceremony to praise individual achievements in areas as diverse as arts, science, IT and sport.

Top academic achievers Joe Simpson (43 international baccalaureate points, Katy Stewart (A*, A*, A*, A,A) and Dalraj Bahia (A*,A,A,A,A) took the Cirencester Grammar School Memorial Prizes for Academic Excellence.

Achievement in the arts was applauded with Zoe Grimes, Carla Yorukoglu and Graham Morriss receiving the Arts Faculty Prize.

And this paper’s own commendation, the Wilts and Glos Standard Prize for Successful Application of Communication Skills, was awarded to George Telling.

Adult learners were in the spotlight with Barbara Pritchett and Yang Chen receiving the Adult Learning Awards.

While the MENCAP Award for Achievement went to Simon West and Mirelle Cross-Jones.

And sporting prowess was celebrated with Sam Halliday scooping the John Cook Memorial Cup for Sporting Achievement.

Guest of honour Professor Chris Gaskell, principal of the Royal Agricultural College, spoke of his vision of Cirencester being widely known as the place to go for an excellent education.

Award Winners

• The Cirencester Grammar School Memorial Trust Prize for Academic Excellence
  Joseph Simpson
  
• The Cirencester Grammar School Memorial Trust Prize for Academic Excellence
  Katy Stewart
  
• The Cirencester Grammar School Memorial Trust Prize for Academic Excellence
  Dalraj Bahia
  
• The 1457 Prize for History
  Samuel Ward
  
• The Adult Learning Award
  Barbara Pritchett
  
• The Adult Learning Award
  Yang Chen
  
• The Sundial Theatre Award for Performance
  Gemma Rees
  
• The Read Prize for Music
  Murray Smart
  
• The Brann Prize for Media and Communications
  Hannah Boddy
  
• The New Brewery Arts Prize for Creative Art
  Jay Delves
  
• The Wilts & Glos Standard Prize for Successful Application of Communication Skills
  George Telling
  
• The Amanda Stokes Trophy for Commitment to and Feeling for the Visual World
  Emmeline Kellett
  
• The Arts Faculty Prize
  Zoe Grimes
  
• The Arts Faculty Prize
  Carla Yorukoglu
  
• The Arts Faculty Prize
  Graham Morriss
  
• The Science Faculty Prize
  Hamish Arnott
  
• The Science Faculty Prize
  Jodi Walsh
  
• The Corin Prize for Biological Science
  Hugh Loxton
  
• The Science Faculty Prize for Electronics
  Alexander Hinds
  
• The Science Faculty Prize for Applied Science
  Samantha Bryce
  
• The Cirencester Science & Technology Society Prize for Commitment in the Scientific Field
  Amr Taha
  
• The Pallister Award for Achievement in Community Care
  Hannah Amor
  
• The Joe Watson Understanding of Science and the Environment Award
  Jamie O’Connor
  
• The John Cook Memorial Cup for Sporting Achievement
  Sam Halliday
  
• The BICC Trophy for the most improved player in the Football Academy
  Adam Corcoran
  
• The Business Faculty Prize
  Daniel Kent
  
• The Business Faculty Prize
  Elizabeth Francksen
  
• The Business Training Faculty Award
  Victoria Offord
  
• The Chartered Management Institute Alex Beardmore Award for Management Potential
  Charlotte Ridley
  
• The Academy Award for Finance, Sponsored by St James’s Place
  Emily Mendham
  
• The Howard Phelps Memorial Award for Excellence in the field of Management Studies
  Ethan Gunton
  
• The Chamber of Commerce Prize for Demonstration of Business Skills in the Workplace
  Bailey Wilkie
  
• The Colt Car Prize for Potential in the Business Field
  Matthew Wignall
  
• The Morris Owen Award for Aptitude in the Field of Finance
  Joe Gaastra
  
• The Sewell Mullings Logie Prize for Potential for a Successful Legal Career
  Tom Ruggles
  
• Law, Accounts and Sociology Department Prize for ‘Determination to Succeed’
  Willow Tonks
  
• Business Department Prize for Excellent Improvement from Level 2 to Level 3
  Carolina Varela-Lopera
  
• The IT and Computing Award for Personal Motivation and Achievement
  Lewis Leatherbarrow
  
• The Heritage and Environment Studies Prize – Sponsored by Stoate and Bishop
  Adam Phillips
  
• The Humanities Faculty Prize
  Joseph O’Connell
  
• The Humanities Faculty Prize
  Rebecca Cairns
  
• The Chouls Prize for History and Archaeology
  Samuel McAdams
  
• The 1457 Prize for Overall Achievement
  David Lucas
  
• The 1457 Prize for Heritage and Environment
  Darren Midwinter
  
• The 1457 Prize for Classics
  Eleanor Dewdney
  
• The 1457 Prize for Public Services
  Rebecca Walker
  
• The 1457 Prize for Psychology
  Lydia Reeder
  
• The 1457 Prize for World Development
  May Cameron
  
• The 1457 Prize for Archaeology
  David Halfacree
  
• The 1457 Prize for Philosophy
  Danny Pucknell
  
• The 1457 Prize for Progress in Religious Studies
  Jack Green
  
• The MENCAP Award for Achievement
  Simon West
  
• The MENCAP Award for Achievement
  Mirelle Cross-Jones
  
• The Access to Higher Education Award
  Julie Olding
  
• The Award for the Best Employer Contribution to the College
  Rob Holden
  
• The Award for Contribution to the Life of the College
  Oliver Ashforth-Shaw
  
• The Academic Support Endeavour Award
  Hazel Rose
  
• The Rotary Club Award for Outstanding Service to the Community
  James Bladon
  
• Bingham Library Trust Award for the student who has contributed the most to the well being and good name of Cirencester
  Siobhan Brasier
  
• Powell’s Educational Foundation Award for Progress
  Muhibur Rahman
  
• The Brech Prize for Innovation
  John Pitt
  
• The Brech Prize for Innovation
  Mick Forsdike