year 13 subject awards

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Welcome to the Sixth Form Awards Evening. The purpose of this evening is to celebrate the exceptional
talent, commitment and achievements of our students. Your Compères for the evening are Head Girl and
Head Boy, Lucy Bullimore and Luke Bretton.
Programme
1. Welcome –Mr C Walsh, Headteacher
2. Year 12 Subject Awards
3. Boston Spa Soul Band
4. Year 13 Subject Awards
5. Guest speaker - Deirdre Bounds
6. Whole Sixth Form Awards and Commendations
7. Closing remarks – Miss L Round, Head of Sixth Form
YEAR 12 SUBJECT AWARDS
SUBJECT
Art
Biology
AWARD
COMMENDATION
Jasmine Nixon
Polly Orton
Lucy Binsted
Laura Brosnan
Biology
William Gardner
Biology
Joshua Hallas
Biology
Lydia Houseman
Biology
Callum Preece
Biology
Sophie Rymill
Biology
Sarah Wood
Chemistry
Polly Orton
Antony Archer
Chemistry
Lucy Binsted
Chemistry
Joshua Hallas
Chemistry
Lydia Houseman
Chemistry
Joshua Jones
Chemistry
Callum Preece
Chemistry
Sophie Rymill
Design Tech
Ben Firth
Drama
Gheorghe Williams
Economics
Daniel Fitzgerald
Economics
English Literature
Jack Anderson -Gledhill
Joshua Jones
Leonie Ricard
Lucy McMahon
English Literature
Bethany Newman
English Literature
Gheorghe Williams
French
Lydia Houseman
French
Further Maths
Further Maths
Leonie Ricard
Adam Roberts
Anthony Archer
Lucy Binsted
Darren Carver-Balsiger
Further Maths
Charlotte Dibb
Further Maths
Liam Langshaw
Geography
Nicholas Mellor
Geography
Jack Oxtoby
German
Bethany Newman
SUBJECT
AWARD
COMMENDATION
Government &
Politics
Thomas Bleasby
Sarah Wood
History
Liam Langshaw
History
Bethany Newman
History
History
William Gardner
History
Lydia Houseman
History
Charles Kettell
History
Lucy McMahon
History
Polly Orton
History
Leonie Ricard
Maths
Antony Archer
Maths
Lucy Binsted
Maths
Maths
Charlotte Dibb
Maths
Joshua Jones
Maths
Liam Langshaw
Maths
Polly Orton
Media
Gheorghe Williams
Georgia Nixon
PE
Photography
Callum Preece
Ralph Wingfield
Jasmine Nixon
George Bonelle
Photography
Leah Croarkin
Photography
Charlotte Murray
Photography
Poppy Wallace
Photography
Sarah Wheatley
Physics
Antony Archer
Physics
Physics
Liam Langshaw
Physics
Sophie Rymill
Psychology
Laura Brosnan
Grace Boyle
Psychology
Lucy Bullimore
Psychology
Joshua Hallas
SUBJECT
AWARD
COMMENDATION
Psychology
Lucy McMahon
Psychology
Harriet Pennock
Psychology
Sophie Rymill
Psychology
Gheorghe Williams
Psychology
Ralph Wingfield
Spanish
Leonie Ricard
Year 13 Subject Prizes
Dance:
The dance trophy was sculptured in
Brazil out of bronze by well known
sculpture Rodrigo Saramago. The
sculpture is based on the native
Brazilian dance form of Capoeira. An
avid admirer of Capoeira and
acrobatics, Rodrigo sculpted the image
of two people balancing on each other's
to convey the message that people need
the support of friends and family to
conquer life’s obstacles .
Sixth Form Tutors Award for
Contributions to the Sixth Form:
The quaich, Scotland's cup of friendship, has been
used through the centuries to offer a welcoming
drink to family friends and visitors. "Quaich" is a
Scottish rendering of the Gaelic word "cuach",
meaning cup. The two-handed design of this
drinking vessel represents trust, on the part of both
giver and receiver. It represents the value we place
on community.
Economics:
Money has been used in different forms all over the world for over 5,000 years. It underpins our economic system and yet remains very difficult to define. Milton Friedman high
priest of monetarism once famously proclaimed that “money is what money does”. The study of money, its creation and impact on the UK economy is central to the A2
Economics course. This trophy which was manufactured specifically as an award for this event is made up of some of the UKs historic coinage encased within acrylic. Behind
each coin there is a story not only of our evolution as an economy but also as pluralist multiethnic society.
The Stories behind the Coins
Cunobelin Bronze Coin, Celtic - boar early 1st Century A.D
Cunobelin, also known as Cymbeline was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth and was king of the Catuvellauni tribe of Celts according to
Roman records. He was the son of King Tenvantius and he ruled Britain in a time when Rome controlled Britain politically. William Shakespeare's tragedy, Cymbeline, is based
on his life. During the last years of his father's reign, he invaded the territory of
the Trinovantes and subdued them. He continued to rule
over the Trinovantes from Camulodunum, near modern day Colchester, and
retained his seat of government there when he succeeded
to the Catuvellaunian throne upon the death of his father in circa A.D.10. He
became 'the first British statesman,' and through diplomatic
means, probably had his kingship over the joint Catuvellaunian/ Trinovantian
kingdom ratified by Rome, for some of his later coinage
bears the title 'REX'. He continued to rule the combined tribes from
Camulodunum for many years, and his capital became the
shortly before the coming of Rome.
focal point of British politics, learning and trade. Cunobelin died in circa 42 A.D.
Monmouth writes in his Historia Regum Britanniae that Cymbeline was a
and his country was equipped with Roman weapons. It continues further stating
all tributes to Rome were paid out of respect, not out of requirement.
powerful warrior raised in the courts of Emperor Augustus
that Cymbeline was very friendly with the Roman court and
Contrary to Monmouth's writings, other accounts state that under the leadership of Cunobelin and his son, Caratacus, the Catuvellauni became involved in many conflicts with
local tribes. He was a powerful enemy of Rome and gave financial assistance to the druids of Anglesey, who at the time were a strong anti-Roman force. He also gave refuge
to warriors from Romanised Gaul.
Marcus Aurelius sestertius – 2nd Century
Marcus Aurelius emperor and Stoic philosopher ruled Rome from AD 161 - 180)
which the condition of the human race was most happy and prosperous..."
Marcus Aurelius wrote Meditations which explains how the moral life leads to
justice, fortitude, and moderation. He recommended opium-eating for headache,
of the flesh.
during "...the period in the history of the world, during
(Gibbon in the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire).
tranquillity. Marcus stresses the virtues of wisdom,
dizziness, epilepsy, asthma, fever, leprosy and other ills
Sceattas, Saxon - 8th Century
The first Anglo-Saxon coins were gold thrysmas. They rapidly became debased
some Byzantine and
Merovingian gold coins also circulated in Britain. The first real coinage was the
laws of Aethelberht, king of Kent, circa A.D. 600. They were the only unit of
and were eventually discontinued. During the 5th century
sceatta, a small attractive silver coin first mentioned in the
currency for over a century and a half.
Edward I Hammered Penny - 13th Century
While best known for his campaigns to subdue Wales and Scotland, Edward I's work with English common law earned him the name of the 'English Justinian'.
The eldest son of King Henry III, as a young man he was defeated in Wales by Llywelyn
Wales). During the civil war between his father and the barons, he was held captive by
to take control of the royalist forces, whereupon he defeated and killed Montfort.
ap Gruffudd, Prince of Gwynedd (now in North
Simon de Montfort, the rebel leader, before escaping
Edward learned of his father's death in November 1272, while returning from a crusade.
business in Wales. He invaded in 1277, defeated Gruffudd and built a ring of castles
rule provoked rebellion, he invaded again. After killing Gruffudd, he reorganised Wales
calm for over a century.
In Scotland, however, Edward was less successful. Although he was paid homage and
authoritarian approach eventually provoked the Scottish nobles to force Balliol to ally
Scotland the next year, but faced revolts led by William Wallace until 1303.
Once king, he returned to complete his unfinished
around Gwynedd to enforce his authority. When his
along English lines; the principality would remain
At home, Edward was responsible for making Parliaments an integral part of English
royal authority and used them to promote a variety of legal and administrative reforms. The
any church land acquisitions and the Statute of Winchester (1285) codified and
However, the strain and cost of war brought conflict between Edward and his barons. They
Edward to abandon the campaign and eventually to make peace with France. Edward
Stirling in 1304, and executed Wallace as a traitor in 1305. But just when Scotland seemed
crowned in 1306. On his way to reconquer Scotland, Edward died near Carlisle.
put John de Balliol on the throne in 1292, his
with France in 1295. Edward invaded and conquered
politics. He understood their value in strengthening
Statute of Mortmain (1279) gave the crown control of
strengthened the system for preserving public order.
forced through laws forbidding arbitrary taxation, forcing
renewed the conquest of Scotland in 1303, captured
sorted, Robert I ('the Bruce') rebelled again and was
Charles I Half-crown
Born 19 November 1600 in Dunfermline, the fourth child and second son of King James VI
talented elder brother Henry in 1612 brought him into the position of heir to the throne. Charles' weakness was t hat
in the 'divine right of kings', thus believing that the king was above the law and answerable only to God. Further to
parliament. He fell out with Parliament as a consequence to this and dissolved three times and finally abolished it
no other rule than his for 11 years.
The King raised money by selling monopolies and by instituting a 'ship money' tax. Things came to a head when
Commons with an armed guard and demanded the arrest of five Members of Parliament who had opposed him
escape). It was the final straw, Charles left London and the first Civil War began.
of Scotland the death his
he believed like his father
this the king was above
in 1629. There was to be
he entered the House of
(they managed to
George 111
George III was born on 4 June 1738 in London. He became heir to the throne on the death
II, in 1760. George III is widely remembered for two things: losing the American colonies
the most cultured of monarchs, George started a new royal collection of books (65,000 of
nucleus of a national library) and opened his library to scholars. In 1768, George founded
(now famous for its exhibitions). He was the first king to study science as part of his
and examples of his collection of scientific instruments can now be seen in the Science
agriculture, particularly on the crown estates at Richmond and Windsor, being known as
mental powers deserted him and he became blind.
of his father in 1751, succeeding his grandfather, George
and going mad. This is far from the whole truth. One of
his books were later given to the British Museum, as the
and paid the initial costs of the Royal Academy of Arts
education (he had his own astronomical observatory),
Museum. George III also took a keen interest in
'Farmer George'. In his last years, physical as well as
History : Shell Art from The Ypres Battlefield
Ypres, a medieval town in Belgium, was taken by the German Army at
the beginning of the war. However, by early October, 1914, the British
Expeditionary Force (BEF) was able to recapture the town. The first
major German attempt to regain Ypres took place on 15th October.
Experienced BEF riflemen held their positions but suffered heavy loss es.
German attacks took place for the next four weeks but with the arrival of
the French Army the line was held. With the weather deteriorating, the
Germans decided to abandon the Ypres offensive on the 22nd
November. It is estimated that about 135,000 Germans were killed or
badly wounded during the offensive. The BEF lost around 75,000 men
and was effectively destroyed as a professional army. There were two
more major battles at Ypres: 2nd Battle of Ypres (April-May, 1915) and
Passchendaele (July-October, 1917).
In April, 1915, the German launched another major offensive at Ypres.
After a brief preliminary bombardment, the Germans used chlorine gas
against the French and Algerian troops defending the area north of the
town. The troops fled in terror and left a 7km gap in the Allied line.
Wearing primitive gas-masks, the Germans advanced cautiously into the
gap. The arrival of the British Second Army blocked the German
advance but the Allied forces had been disadvantaged by the loss of the
high ground north of Ypres.
Heavy fighting and frequent gas attacks continued around Ypres until
25th May. The Allied line held, but the German Fourth Army was able to
use its new higher positions to bombard the town with heavy artillery.
This inflicted heavy losses and Ypres was virtually demolished by the
German shells during this period.
Philip Gibbs wrote about the offensive in his book Adventures in
Journalism (1923)
Every man of ours who fought on the way to Passchendaele agreed that those
battles in Flanders were the most awful, the most bloody, and the most hellish.
The condition of the ground, out from Ypres and beyond the Menin Gate, was
partly the cause of the misery and the filth. Heavy rains fell, and made one great
bog in which every shell crater was a deep pool. There were thousands of shell
craters. Our guns had made them, and German gunfire, slashing our troops,
made thousands more, linking them together so that they were like lakes in
some places, filled with slimy water and dead bodies. Our infantry had to
advance heavily laden with their kit, and with arms and hand-grenades and
entrenching tools - like pack animals - along slimy duckboards on which it was
hard to keep a footing, especially at night when the battalions were moved
under cover of darkness.
Trench Art wasn’t, as is normally assumed, manufactured on the front line
because the hammering involved would have been greeted with unwelcome
hostile fire from the enemy. It was usually made by convalescing soldiers and
prisoners of war. This piece of Trench Art is embossed Ypres.
Mathematics:
Klein Bottle
In 1882, Felix Klein imagined sewing two Möbius Loops together to create a single sided bottle with no boundary. Its insi de is its outside. It
contains itself.
Take a rectangle and join one pair of opposite sides -- you'll now have a cylinder. Now join the other pair of sides with a half-twist. That last step
isn't possible in our universe, sad to say. A true Klein Bottle requires 4-dimensions because the surface has to pass through itself without a hole.
It's closed and non-orientable, so a symbol on its surface can be slid around on it and reappear backwards at the same place. You can't do this
trick on a sphere, doughnut, or pet ferret -- they're orientable.
A Klein Bottle is locally 2-dimensional ... every small patch follows the laws of 2-dimensional Euclidean geometry. In this sense, a Klein Bottle is a
2-dimensional manifold, and its inside is the same as it’s outside. But although it's a 2-D manifold, it can only exist in 4-dimensions!
Alas, our universe has only 3 spatial dimensions, so impossible to make a true Klein Bottle.
A photograph of a stapler is a 2-dimensional immersion of a 3-dimensional stapler. In the same way, our glass Klein Bottles are 3-D immersions
of the 4-D Klein Bottle. Our Klein Bottle is a 3-dimensional photograph of a "true" Klein Bottle.
A Klein Bottle cannot be embedded in 3 dimensions, but you can immerse it in 3-D. (An immersion may have self-intersections; Embeddings have
no self-intersections. Neither an embedding nor an immersion has folds or cusps.)
We represent a Klein Bottle in glass by stretching the neck of a bottle through its
side and joining its end to a hole in the base. Except at the side-connection (the
nexus), this properly shows the shape of a 4-D Klein Bottle. And except at the
nexus, any small patch follows the laws of 2-dimensional Euclidean geometry.
Contrast this with a corked bottle -- say, a wine bottle. It has two sides: inside and
outside. You can't get from one to the other without drilling a hole or popping the
top. Once uncorked, it has a lip which separates the inside from the outside. If you
make the glass arbitrarily thin, that lip won't go away. It'll become more prominent.
The lip divides one side of the bottle from the other. So an uncorked bottle is
topologically the same as a disc ... it has two sides, separated by a boundary -- an
edge.
But a Klein Bottle does not have an edge. It's boundary-free, and an ant can walk across the entire surface without ever crossing an edge. This is
true of both theoretical Klein Bottles and our glass ones. And so, a Klein Bottle is one -sided.
A Klein Bottle has one hole. This, in turn, causes it to have one handle. The genus number of an object is the number of holes (well, it's more
subtle than that, but I'm not allowed to tell you why). Other genus-1 objects include innertubes, bagels, wedding rings, and teacups. A wine bottle
has no holes and so is genus 0.
Klein bottles are rare and we had to order this one from America where it was manufactured and engraved with our logo and details .
Physics: The Olympus Mons – Mars
Olympus Mons (Mt. Olympus) is the largest
volcano in the solar system. Residing on the
"Tharsis Bulge" of Mars, it is the largest of four
giant volcanoes that dominate the Eastern
hemisphere of the planet. Nearly the size of
Ireland, and 15 miles high, the summit literally
pokes into space.
The Award is a walnut plaque displaying an 8 x
8 inch resin casting of the Gusev Crater
landing site of the Mars rover; Spirit. The
castings use terrain height information from the
Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) aboard
the Mars Global Surveyor.
The Designer
The trophy was ordered directly from the designer Rick Sternbach. Rick is one of this worlds foremost space
and science fiction artists. His clients have included NASA, Sky and Telescope, Data Products, Random House,
Smithsonian, Analog, Astronomy, The Planetary Society, and Time-Life Books. He is a founding member and
Fellow of the International Association of Astronomical Artists (IAAA), which was formed in 1981. He has written
and illustrated articles on orbital transfer vehicles and interstellar flight for Science Digest. Beginning in the late
1970s Rick added film and television illustration and special effects to his background, with productions like Star
Trek: The Motion Picture, The Last Starfighter, Future Flight, and Cosmos, for which he and other members of
the art team received an Emmy award, the first for visual effects. Rick also twice received the coveted Hugo
award for best professional science fiction artist, in 1977 and 1978.With the rebirth of Star Trek, beginning wi th
The Next Generation, he was one of the first employees hired to update the Trek universe. He created new
spacecraft, tricorders, phasers, and hundreds of other props and set pieces. Using pencil, pen, and computer,
Rick added Deep Space Nine and Voyager to his spacecraft inventory, and kept his hand in real space design
with Voyager’s Ares IV Mars Orbiter.
Rick contributed graphic designs for the Star Trek Nemesis feature film, including the new Romulan bird of prey
and Senate chamber floor. He also provided computer playback graphics and animation elements for Steven
Soderbergh’s Solaris, and is now at work on a variety of freelance projects related to space flight and space
hardware modelling.
Biology
The Biology prize is made up of two Ammonite fossils
Period lasted from 210 to 140 Million years, at this time
the oceans were not as we know them today, there were
separated by the Tethys Ocean. These particular fossils
to be about 160 million years old.
dating from the Jurassic period. The Jurassic
dinosaurs were evolving. During this period
only two main continental land masses
were found at Weymouth and are estimated
Health & Social Care
Symmetrical arms
clasp a resin sphere. Cradling the orb in a
powerful embrace,
they permit freedom while offering protection.
Lucia Prata was born in Brazil in 1962 from where she continues to work. Her Life Force sculpture
explores symbolism in abstract forms while juxtaposing cool earth elements. She places the bronze
sculpture on a base of polished black granite, titled "Forma III" in Portuguese.
The sculpture was imported specifically as a prize for this event.
ICT - Cray Supercomputer
Circuit Board
Own one of the original circuit boards from the second supercomputer
ever built! This machine used high-speed, multi-dimensional processing
for nuclear weapons simulation. The Cray was named after its creator
Seymour Cray who was widely considered to be the founder of
supercomputing. ‘Supercomputers’ were so named because of their
ability to solve very complex mathematical problems that ordinary
computers - even large commercial systems - could not practically
handle. The Cray Board is matted and framed in oak.
Spanish
The Angel of Victory / L'Ange de la Victoire was created by Salvador Dali in 1975. It is solid bronze on a solid
marble base. Originally produced as part of a limited edition for a magazine promotion, the sculpture is numbered and has Da li's signature
impressed in the bronze.
Photography
The Kodak No 1A Series III
manufactured between 1924 and 1931. It has
body, rise and fall lens panel, chrome fittings
Autographic Bellows Camera was one of Kodak’s most popular cameras being
pull-out black bellows, black leatherette covering over a black enamelled metal
and a waist level viewfinder.
SUBJECT
AWARD
Art
Georgina Bird
Art
Kelsey Preston
Biology
Gemma Lunn
COMMENDATION
Jamie Burge
Biology
Ryan Cornelissen
Biology
Lydia Lee
Biology
Charlotte Price
Chemistry
Laura Cutts
James Avis
Chemistry
Peter Bortlik
Chemistry
Jamie Burge
Chemistry
Liam Hicks
Chemistry
Christopher Holmes
Chemistry
Nicholas Holmes
Chemistry
Rachel Kasher
Chemistry
Gemma Lunn
Chemistry
Woody Nunn
Chemistry
Brooke Preston
Chemistry
Eleanor Smyth
Chemistry
Hannah Turver
Drama
Economics
Eleanor Stevenson
James Coates
Bradley Bennett
Economics
Haaris Ismail
Economics
Zoe Toone
Economics
Charlie Kay
English Lit
Jessica Bourke
Madeline Alldridge
English Lit
Jessica Bartlett
English Lit
Lucy Cook
English Lit
Zainab Hussain
English Lit
Hannah Turver
French
Faith Kelly
Further Maths
Geography
Laura Midgley
Adam Clark
Megan Croll
Alexander Harvey
Geography
Government and
Politics
Zoe Toone
Lauren Worsley
Government and
Politics
History
Shaquile Clarke
Cameron Iveson
Jessica Bourke
Samantha Abbiss
History
Jessica Bartlett
History
James Coates
SUBJECT
AWARD
COMMENDATION
History
Megan Croll
History
Abigail Heraty
History
Thomas Hinchcliffe
History
Charlotte Price
History
Hannah Turver
Maths
Laura Midgley
Jack Tyson
Maths
Tamryn Huckle
Maths
James Avis
Maths
Adam Clark
Maths
Laura Cutts
Maths
Chris Holmes
Maths
Nick Holmes
Maths
Rachel Kasher
Maths
Gemma Lunn
Maths
Woody Nunn
Maths
Freddie Oxland
Maths
Eleanor Smythe
Maths
Robert Thomas
Maths
Alistair Wright
Media
Lauren Browne
Danielle Burton
PE
Robert Thomas
Rebecca Furey
Photography
Georgina Bird
Bethany Jones
Photography
Harry Sutherland
Photography
Alexandre Wharton
Physics
Laura Midgley
James Avis
Physics
Christopher Holmes
Physics
Nicholas Holmes
Physics
Woody Nunn
Physics
Eleanor Smythe
Physics
Jack Tyson
Psychology
Zoe Toone
Psychology
Lauren Browne
Psychology
Rachel Kasher
Psychology
Faith Kelly
Psychology
Sarah Lister
Psychology
Alice Moss
Psychology
Kelsey Preston
Psychology
Lewis Williams
SUBJECT
Spanish
AWARD
COMMENDATION
David RodriguezSaona
SUBJECT
AWARD
COMMENDATION
BTEC Science
Sophie Connolly
BTEC Science
Lakveer Digpal
BTEC Science
Jessica Walker
BTEC Science
Joshua Wildgoose
Business Double
Alex Booth
Business Double
Business Double
James Crowther
Stephanie Eatwell
Business Double
Jennifer Jones
Business Double
Keely McKay
Business Double
Alexander Pearce
Business Double
Ryan Peet
Business Double
India Wilson
Child Care
Harpreet Digpal
Child Care
Lakveer Digpal
Child Care
Sophie Marshall
Child Care
Olivia Pennock
Child Care
Amy Wood
Health and Social
Harpreet Digpal
Health and Social
Stephanie Eatwell
Health and Social
Kathleen Eshelby
Health and Social
Laura Jones
Health and Social
Olivia Pennock
Health and Social
Jessica Walker
ICT
ICT
Oliver Bates
Thomas Crosfill
Craig Fernhough
ICT
Matthew Gavaghan
ICT
Jack Gilpin
ICT
Jonathan Hunter
ICT
Zainab Hussain
ICT
Brooke Preston
Connor Russell
ICT
Adam Smith
ICT
Robert Thomas
SUBJECT
AWARD
Music
Megan Croll
COMMENDATION
Music
Thomas Hinchcliffe
Music
Oliver Johnson
Music
Adam Smith
Music
Harry Sutherland
Music
Ruby Warren
Music
Thomas Hind
Music
Niall Jones
Sport
Lauren Browne
Sport
Laura Jones
Sport
Sophie Scargill
UPS
Thomas Hind
UPS
Niall Jones
Vietnam and Laos 2013
In the summer of 2013 two teams of Year 12 and Year 13 students set off on an expedition to
Vietnam and Laos for 4 weeks. Each team had the opportunity to choose their own itinerary,
involving a mixture of cultural experiences, project work and trekking. The aims of the expeditions
were to develop personal leadership, face challenges and experience a different culture.
The two teams spent a few days in Hanoi visiting temples and museums before moving on to
other areas of northern Vietnam. Both groups contributed to a project in Cam Hung village,
helping with construction and painting murals in the kindergarten. The sixth formers organised
games for the children in the kindergarten and took opportunities to meet the local families to
learn about their lives.
Trekking in the Sapa valley was also a feature of both teams’ itineraries.
Both teams coped admirably with trekking in the heat and humidity and
through slippery bamboo forests. They were rewarded with breathtaking
views of vivid green rice terraces in the valley.
With visits to an elephant sanctuary, a long-tailed boat ride to Luang
Prabang and a well-deserved R&R phase in Halong Bay, the expeditioners
experienced a varied and rewarding trip. All of the students showed
willingness to take on challenges, to step outside their comfort zones and to
develop as leaders. The staff on the trip felt proud of what the students
achieved and that they were a credit to the Sixth Form.
We hope that every member of the teams achieved the personal goals that the y set for themselves and take the
skills that they have learnt on expedition into future expeditions, travelling and leadership opportunities
The Appris Award
For Exceptional Academic Achievement
The Appris Award is presented for the first time this year, thanks to the generous sponsorship from the
organisation. Appris is a not for profit organisation offering training courses, development courses and
business improvement.
Established to reward achievement, the sponsorship provides prizes for students who achieve in Sixth Form
studies with the aim of promoting their further study in either the Sixth Form or at University.
The top prize of a £50 Book Voucher goes to the student with the most exceptional achievement in A2
examinations, and prizes of £25 Book Vouchers go to other students for whole sixth form awards.
Boston Spa School is extremely grateful for the sponsorship of these awards which help recognise and
promote the achievement of young people in the Sixth Form.
Vietnam and Laos 2013
In the summer of 2013 two teams of Year 12 and Year 13 students set off on an expedition to
Vietnam and Laos for 4 weeks. Each team had the opportunity to choose their own itinerary,
involving a mixture of cultural experiences, project work and trekking. The aims of the expeditions
were to develop personal leadership, face challenges and experience a different culture.
The two teams spent a few days in Hanoi visiting temples and museums before moving on to other
areas of northern Vietnam. Both groups contributed to a project in Cam Hung village, helping with
construction and painting murals in the kindergarten. The sixth formers organised games for the children in the
kindergarten and took opportunities to meet the local families to learn about their lives.
Trekking in the Sapa valley was also a feature of both teams’ itineraries. Both teams coped admirably with trekking in the
heat and humidity and through slippery bamboo forests. They were rewarded with breathtaking views of vivid green rice
terraces in the valley.
With visits to an elephant sanctuary, a long-tailed boat ride to Luang Prabang and a well-deserved R&R phase in Halong
Bay, the expeditioners experienced a varied and rewarding trip. All of the
students showed willingness to take on challenges, to step outside their
comfort zones and to develop as leaders. The staff on the trip felt proud of
what the students achieved and that they were a credit to the Sixth Form.
We hope that every member of the teams achieved the personal goals that
they set for themselves and take the skills that they have learnt on expedition
into future expeditions, travelling and leadership opportunities.
OUR GUEST SPEAKER
Deirdre Bounds
We are delighted to welcome Deirdre Bounds to speak at our awards ceremony
this year.
Deirdre has many achievements to date: entrepreneur, self-made multimillionaire, Channel4 TV presenter, best-selling author.
Deirdre says: “I love speaking to young people. And because of that I decided to
become the official Enterprise Ambassador for Young People in Yorkshire and
Humber. I’ve addressed large and small events with the focus on raising
aspirations. As you’ll know, it’s not always about making it rich or becoming famous. Sometimes a great
story told in a way that resonates can change a young person’s life forever. That’s why I do it.”
We thought that Deidre would make an excellent guest speaker to inspire and motivate our Sixth Form
students as they go on to achieve great things in the future.
The Gus Cooper Memorial Award
For Commitment and Excellence
In Performing Arts
Gus Cooper
Gus Cooper
When Gus joined Boston Spa School as Head of Drama in 1980, it marked the beginning
of two decades committed to sharing his love of theatre and drama as well as his
enthusiasm for life to as many pupils as possible.
Gus was passionate in his belief that young people should have an opportunity to
experience a wide diversity of theatrical styles and genres, ranging from musicals such as
West Side Story to plays by Shakespeare and Brecht. He believed that students should
have the opportunity to learn about all aspects of the theatre, both onstage and behind it,
and he encouraged those who showed an interest in the technical aspects of theatre work
with the same fervor as those who showed a talent for performing. He invested a great
deal of time and effort to draw on the potential of all pupils in his care, no matter what their
academic background, to produce as high a standard of performance as possible.
Although he demanded total commitment in workshops and productions, his irrepressible
humour helped to make taking part an unforgettable experience.
The many letters, cards and warm wishes sent to his family after his death in 2002 are
testimony to the important role his drama classes and productions played for many of the
pupils who attended Boston Spa School during those years.
We hope that this award will encourage a continuance of enthusiasm and commitment to
theatre and drama and at the same time provide a fitting tribute to the years that Gus
Cooper filled the Boston Spa drama workshop with his inimitable creative energy.
Sculpture Aegean Faces
by Alexsander Danel
The Liz Bucktrout Memorial Award
For
Exceptional Progress
Liz Bucktrout was our friend, teacher and colleague.
She joined us at Boston Spa in 1998, and died in the summer of 2010 after a courageous battle
against cancer.
At our school our young people held her in great esteem. She had that so valuable skill, of being
able to win young people from every possible background, ability and ambition. She won them
from the heart, leaving them enthused and motivated, not just to achieve for themselves, but they
all carried a fear that the worst could possibly happen would be that they would let Miss Bucktrout
down.
In the staffroom she was held with great affection, not just for the quality of her leadership or her
work in the classroom, bur also because of her warmth, good humour and most of all her
personal integrity.
Liz was successful because she had a core of strongly held values that she acted upon; these
included a commitment to see all achieve, a belief in her own ability to take on a challenge, an
underlying belief that the individual mattered and deserved respect. She had an innate radar for understanding what made people in her team
tick. The ability to change tactic and approach as the need determined. An approach she was able to take with young people and adult alike.
When it came to Liz’s diagnosis of cancer, she took out breath away with her courage. All those of us who had the privilege of working with her
admired the remarkable bravery, personal resilience and incredible strength of character she displayed throughout that time.
Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of Liz’s journey over the last two years of her life is that selflessness, as we never heard or sa w the slightest
touch of self pity, anger or resentment, just a single minded determination that she would not be defied by her illness. It is a mystery to all of us
as to where she found that type of resilience, character and strength to travel that journey, her clarity of purpose and values undoubtedly resolved
around the strength she found in her husband Graham, and her two sons Jonathan and Christopher. Her determination to ‘face it’ has served us
all well. We each have had the privilege of marvelling at her attitude, and we owe Liz a debt, for what we have gained in st rength and example
from her.
We are glad to remember her in the Liz Bucktrout Award, which recognises the type of admirable personal qualities we saw in Liz developing in
one of our young people.
The Appris Award
For Exceptional Academic Achievement
The Appris Award is presented for the first time this year, thanks to the generous sponsorship from the
organisation. Appris is a not for profit organisation offering training courses, development courses and
business improvement.
Established to reward achievement, the sponsorship provides prizes for students who achieve in Sixth Form
studies with the aim of promoting their further study in either the Sixth Form or at University.
The top prize of a £50 Book Voucher goes to the student with the most exceptional achievement in A2
examinations, and prizes of £25 Book Vouchers go to other students for whole sixth form awards.
Boston Spa School is extremely grateful for the sponsorship of these awards which help recognise and
promote the achievement of young people in the Sixth Form.
WHOLE SIXTH FORM AWARDS
Exceptional Academic Achievement
Laura Midgley
Governors' Shield for Academic
Achievement
Chris Holmes
Headteacher's award for Outstanding
Personal Achievement
Woody Nunn
Intermediate student of the year
Holly Temple
Head of Sixth Form Award for Exceptional
Effort
Maddy Alldridge
The Chair of Governor's award for
Exceptional Project work
Harpreet Digpal
The Sixth Form Tutors' Award for
Contributions to the Sixth Form
Laura Midgley
The Sixth Form Tutors' Award for
Contributions to the Sixth Form
Natasha Griffiths
The Boston Spa Sixth Form Award for
Enterprise
Harry Sutherland
Enterprise
Adam Smith
Outstanding Leadership
Sophie Connolly
Liz Bucktrout Award for Exceptional
Progress
Gus Cooper Memorial Award for
Commitment and Excellence in
Performing Arts
Rachel Kasher
Adam Smith
Boston Spa Sixth Form Essay Prize
Zoe Toone
Boston Spa award for investigative
Science
Brooke Preston
Male Sports Personality
Nick Holmes
Male Player of the Year
Brad Bennett
Male Players Player
Chris Holmes
Male Golden Boot
Cameron Iveson
Female Sports Personality
Sophie Scargill
Female Players Player
Sophie Scargill
Player of the Year
Molly Cawthorne
Female Golden Boot
Rebecca Fury
Progress & Achievement Award
Melissa Bates
Bethany Coombes
Naomi Dodd
Joshua Kidd
Olivia MacCunn
Ryan Todd
Georgina Bird
Jessica Bourke
Craig Sampson
Zoe Toone
Aruj Afzal
Name
Abbiss, Samantha
Afzal, Aruj
Alldridge, Madeline
Austin, Robert
Avis, James
Bartlett, Jessica
Bates, Melissa
Bennett, Bradley
Bird, Georgina
Booth, Alex
Bortlik, Peter
Bourke, Jessica
Browne, Lauren
Bullock, Jessica
Burge, Jamie
Burton, Danielle
Clark, Adam
Clark, Charlotte
Clarke, Shaquille
Destination
Northumbria
Huddersfield
Queen Marys University
Huddersfield
University of Nottingham
University of East Anglia
Trinity All Saints
University of Leicester
Northumbria
Huddersfield
University of Birmingham
University of Leeds
Sheffield Hallam
Huddersfield
York St John
University of Manchester
York St John
Studying
Psychology
Psychology with Counselling
Medieval History
Chemistry with Industrial Experience
Chemical Engineering
American History with Modern History
Working with Children & families
Mathematics
Early Primary Education
Broadcast Journalism
Chemistry with Industrial Experience
Law
Applied Social Science
Music Journalism
Animal Science
Religion, Philosophy & Ethics
Mathematics
Psychology
Politics
Clayton, Katherine
Coates, Alexander
Coates, James
Connolly, Sophie
Cook, Lucy
Coombes, Bethany
Cornelissen, Ryan
Croll, Megan
Crosfill, Thomas
Cutts, Laura
Dodd, Naomi
Ferguson, Nicholas
Trinity All Saints
Huddersfield
Newcastle University
Northumbria
Queen Marys London
University of Bradford
University of Liverpool
Durham University
University of York
University of Sheffield
Northumbria
York St John
English & Writing
History and Politics
Business Accounting and Finance
Childhood Studies & Disability Studies
Comparative Literature
Nursing / Registered Nurse
Anatomy and Human Biology
Geography
Politics with International Relations
Chemistry
Law
Film & Television Production
Fisher, Florence
Gavaghan, Matthew
Gilpin, Jack
Griffiths, Natasha
Hakanoglu, Redmond
Harvey, Alexander
Heraty, Abigail
Hicks, Liam
Hinchcliffe, Thomas
Holmes, Christopher
Holmes, Nicholas
Huckle, Tamryn
Hunter, Jonathan
Hussain, Zainab
Ismail, Haaris
Iveson, Cameron
Jones, Bethany
Jones, Jennifer
Jones, Laura
Kasher, Rachel
Kelly, Faith
Kidd, Joshua
Lee, Lydia
Lister, Sarah
Long, Kallum
Lunn, Gemma
Marshall, Sophie
Midgley, Laura
Moss, Alice
Nunn, John
Oxland, Freddie
Pearce, Alexander
Peet, Ryan
Northumbria
Sheffield Hallam
Manchester University
Keele University
Sheffield Hallam
University of Leeds
University of Leeds
University of Leeds
University of East Anglia
Northumbria
Leeds Met. University
Liverpool John Moore
Northumbria
University of West England
Sterling University
University of York
Durham University
University of Exeter
Northumbria
Northumbria
Applied Chemistry
Computer Amination & Visual Effects
Games Software Development
Chemistry
Chemistry & Physics
Sport Technology
Town & Country Planning
Chemistry
International History & Politics
Mathematics
Aviation Technology with Pilot Studies
Clinical Sciences/Medicine Foundation
Applied Computing Science
Middle Eastern Studies & Language
Accounting
Politics
Law
English Literature
Sport Development with Physical Education
Psychology
Psychology
Animal Behaviour and Welfare
Medical Physiology & Therapeutics
Psychology
Accounting & Finance
Medicine
Applied Social Science
Natural Sciences
Psychology
Mechanical Engineering
Building Surveying
Psychology with Criminology
Preston, Brooke
Preston, Kelsey
Price, Charlotte
University of Liverpool
Chemistry
Psychology
Biochemistry
Rodriguez-Saona,
David
Russell, Connor
Scargill, Sophie
Smoothy, Harry
Smyth, Eleanor
Stevenson, Eleanor
Tatham, Samuel
Thomas, Robert
Toone, Zoe
Turver, Hannah
Tyson, Jack
Walker, Jessica
Warren, Ruby
Warrington, Matthew
York St John
Trinity All Saints
Northumbria
University of Sheffield
University of York
University of Lincoln
Northumbria
University of Lancaster
University of Leeds
University of Lancaster
Harrogate College
Sheffield Hallam
University of York
Williams, Roseanne
University of Kent
Wilson, India
Worsley, Lauren
Wright, Alistair
Trinity All Saints
University of York
Language Studies
Film & Television Production
Sports Journalism
Business & Marketing Management
Sociology with Social Psychology
Criminology
Applied Sport & Exercise Science
Geography/North America
History
Theoretical Physics with Mathematics
Health and Social
Psychology
Archaeology
English & American Literature & Creative
Writing
Working with Children, Young people &
families
English Literature
Mathematics/Physics

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