Prize Giving July 2011 was an eagerly awaited occasion due to the celebration being combined with the official opening of the newly built Academy Fitness Centre.
Based around the theme 'I Can', the King's students welcomed Sally Gunnell OBE and former British Olympic Champion in the 400m hurdles. The prestigious personality spent time talking to our Academy sports students throughout the morning about her life in athletics, before meeting the Academy directors and sports staff to officially open the Fitness Suite at 1.00pm.
The athlete then embarked on her next hurdle, as guest speaker at our seventh annual prizegiving ceremony in front of 1,500 students, staff, parents and guests, where she praised the sporting successes and the achievements of the students and even invited one of our students onto stage to wear her coveted Gold Olympic Medal.
The event held on Tuesday 12th July, saw awards being presented for effort, achievement, sport, music, poetry, citizenship and in special areas such as progress in learning and work experience. The Poetry Award was presented to James McDonald with his poem entitled 'Home'; the Short Story Award went to Rachael Clarkson and the House Cup was awarded to the House of Medes. Lana Walker scooped the Academy Drama Bowl and Chairman's Award for Musician of the Year, with Outstanding Student of the Year being presented to Jade Taylor-Cockerill.
Prizes
Effort and Achievement Awards
For Excellence
Alexandra Anderson, Mary Hunt, Elizabeth Scrafton, Rachael Clarkson, Sophie-Jo Grier, Sophie Elsdon, Oliver Evans, Ben Rowden, Charlotte Bigland, Ryan Coleman, Alexandra Walker, Connor Spence, Jordan Spence and Jamie Patel.
For Endeavour
Mark Evans, Georgina Higgins, Harry Mann, Emily Crosby, Mohammed Jaber, Anastasia Frolova, Ryan Oxley, Kieran Wright-King, Alexander Adams, Antony Bradnick, Dale McCarrick, Harry Drake, Sophie Green and Ruby Hughes
For Improvement
Jamie Charlton, Cheryl russell, Omair Ahmed, Monita Akhtar, Adam Khan, Callum Welsh, Chloe L Taylor, Jordan Waddington, Sophie Green, Ruby Hughes and Victoria Tomlinson
Merit Champions
Lucy Sigsworth, Joseph Mason-Collings, Anastasia Frolova and Adam Illingworth
Most Promising Students
The Most Promising Artist - Rachel Leatherland (Year 13)
The Most Promising Engineer - Michael Murphy (Year 9)
The Most Promising Entrepreneur - Shamima Akhtar (Year 9)
The Most Promising Food Technologist - Amer Ali (Year 11)
The Most Promising Geographer - Emma Ryder (Year 9)
The Most Promising Historian - Matthew Dent (Year 11)
The Most Promising Linguist - Rebekah Ruddick (Year 9)
The Most Promising Mathematician - Mathew Elcoate (Year 10)
The Most Promising Musician - Hannah Fraser (Year 10)
The Most Promising Scientist - Nicole Pyle (Year 11)
The Most Promising Sports Person - Kieran Weledji (Year 11)
The Most Promising Thinker - Nicholas Grubb (Year 12)
The Most Promising Writer - Daryl Oliver (Year 11)
Citizenship Awards
Year 7 - Joseph Montey
Year 8 - Dominic Clare
Year 9 - Harry Peacock and Scarlett-Tyler Leader
Year 10 - Jack Wheldon
Sixth Form - Alfie Young
House Awards
Year 7 Greek of the Year - Joseph Montey
Year 8 Greek of the Year - Dominic Thomas
Year 9 Greek of the Year - Samuel Wilkinson
Year 10 Greek of the Year - Chloe Taylor
Year 12 Greek of the Year - Richard Hewitson
Overall GREEK of the Year - Thomas Cave (Year 9)
Year 7 Hebrew of the Year - Brittany Harrison
Year 8 Hebrew of the Year - Courtney Davies
Year 9 Hebrew of the Year - James Dolby
Year 10 Hebrew of the Year - Derek Dsouza
Year 12 Hebrew of the Year - Rhys Grabham
Overall HEBREW of the Year - Jameel Yaqoob (Year 9)
Year 7 Mede of the Year - Jack Sutton
Year 8 Mede of the Year - Lewis Melvin
Year 9 Mede of the Year - Jack Grabham
Year 10 Mede of the Year - Joseph McCrae
Year 12 Mede of the Year - Joel Spencer
Overall MEDE of the Year - Francis Walton (Year 8)
Year 7 Roman of the Year - Joseph Watts
Year 8 Roman of the Year - Tempany Haggas
Year 9 Roman of the Year - Thomas Harker
Year 10 Roman of the Year - Aleah Khan
Year 12 Roman of the Year - Taylor Mobberley
Overall ROMAN of the Year - Anton Blackburn (Year 7)
Community Awards
Year 7 - Jack Sutton
Year 8 - Harrison Hudson and Heaven Marsh
Year 9 - Ben Rowden
Year 10 - Grace Hogg
Sixth Form - Hannah Lamb
Principal's Award for Progress in Learning
Jamie Charlton (Year 7)
Lynnette Davis ( Year 10)
Deanna Numan (Year 10)
Sports Awards
Victrix Ludorum
Year 7 - Caitlin Harrison (Greeks)
Year 8 - Courtney Pearson (Hebrews)
Year 9 - Olivia Atkin (Romans)
Year 10 - Jessica Welburn (Medes)
Victor Ludorum
Year 7 - Marcellus Kerr (Greeks)
Year 8 - Alex Dixon (Medes)
Year 9 - Jordan Jowers (Hebrews)
Year 10 - Samuel Williams (Romans)
Sportswoman of the Year
Sarah Whorlton (Year 8)
Sportsman of the Year
Thomas Dawson (Year 9)
The Academy Drama Bowl
Lana Walker (Year 12)
The Rotary Club Work Experience Award
Jasmine Smith (Year 10)
Music Scholarships
Amy Carling (Year 7) and Mafid Masrur (Year 8)
Chairman's Award for Musician of the Year
Lana Walker (Year 12)
Poetry Award
James McDonald (Year 10)
The Emmanuel Short Story Award
Rachael Clarkson (Year 8)
Outstanding Student of the Year
Jade Taylor-Cockerill (Year 10)
The Emmanuel Short Story Award
Rachael Clarkson (Year 8)