College celebrates success at Certificate Evening
Posted on Monday 9 January 2012
Many students return to receive A level certificates
The College Certificate Evening was held on Thursday 5 January: well over a thousand people were present in the Dame Kelly Holmes Centre to celebrate the success of ‘the class of 2011’ who left the College last summer.
The evening was a wonderful opportunity to recognise the achievements of a multi-talented cohort. Joining former students and the Principal, Simon Jarvis, were parents, Personal Tutors who have overseen the journey from enrolment to ‘graduation’, teachers, Chair of Governors, William Bagnall, and an array of special guests including the Chief Executive of OCR, Mark Dawe, who kindly presented the certificates.
Speaking to the largest gathering of its kind in the history of this event, Mark Dawe spoke of the significance of the students’ achievements: ‘Your successes stand comparison with those of any generation: let no one try to underestimate the scale and brilliance of your achievements.’
Last year, students recorded an A level pass rate of 97%; 25% passed at grades A* or A and an impressive 51% achieved a grade B or above. ‘You have been fortunate to have been able to study in a truly exceptional college. Farnborough has, justifiably, an outstanding reputation nationally’, Mark told the former students.
In addition to celebrating student success in public examinations, a number of special awards were made in recognition of exceptional achievement. The College is grateful to Fluor, and to Ian Brennan the Farnborough based Office Operations Manager in particular, who for the second year generously sponsored the Student of the Year Award: a top of the range laptop PC.
This year, the award went to Madeleine Sakakini; in addition to a high level of achievement in her subjects, Maddie was a committed performer with the Choral Society and Chamber Choir. Elected to be Charities Officer, Maddie was the SA front person for many public and College events. She threw herself wholeheartedly into every project undertaken, working tirelessly to come up with inventive ways to raise money. Her costumes on dress up days were legendary and went a long way to helping raise more over £13k for charity. Maddie is now studying Modern Languages, French and Arabic at Durham University.
Mr Roger Clark, presented the NJ Clark Award for Accounting and Business to George Aisthrope who, following his grade A* in Accounts and A in Business Studies, is now studying at the university of Nottingham.
Mr Brian Ritchie presented the Mike Ritchie Award for Outstanding Contribution to Sport to Alastair Murdoch in recognition of his exceptional work in coaching the College badminton teams to national success.
Ms Tracy Marlow, Managing Director of the Community Matters Partnership, presented the inaugural Community Matters Student Volunteer of the Year Award to Gyan Gurung for his exceptional work with local charities, participation in mentoring schemes and commitment to the College Pass IT On scheme.
The University of Winchester Awards for outstanding performance in their field, presented by Dean of Faculty, Ms Kris Spelman Miller, were awarded (in absentia) to:Tavlene Banwaith, Robert De Vine, Renu Gurung and Emma Parkin.
The Sportswoman of the Year was footballer Victoria Carr and the Sportsman of the Year, also a footballer, was Jacob Peace.
Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Awards went to: Michael Brown, David Crow, Katie Fraser, Amy Grandvoinet, Danni Ingamells, Matthew Juden, Natasha Newman, William Page and Matt White
The following students received the award for Outstanding Academic Achievement:
| Louise Ashwell | 5 grades at A* at A2 |
| Lawrence Billing | 5 grades at A* at A2 |
| Somil Desai | 5 grades at A* at A2 |
| Amy Grandvoinet | 4 grades at A* plus 1 grade A at A2 |
| Rob Greig | 4 grades at A* plus 1 grade A at A2 |
| Henry Grieve | 4 grades at A* plus 1 grade A at A2 |
| Lawrence Tidy | 4 grades at A* plus 1 grade A at A2 |
| Bethany Woodhams | 5 grades of A* at A2, plus grades A at A2 and AS |
The following students received the award for Outstanding Contribution to College Life:
| Richard Acton | President of the Student Association |
| Rachael Gough | notably her work for Copperlink |
| Abigail Gowling | notably her work for Copperlink |
| Helen Lafferty | notably her work for the Student Association |
| Natasha Newman | notably her work for Copperlink |
| Elizabeth Rawlings | notably her work for Copperlink |
| Calum Stewart | notably his work for the College Assembly |
The following students received the award for Outstanding Personal Achievement:
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Emma Baker
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‘ill health meant she did not attend at all after Christmas of her 2nd yr’
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Michael Burton
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‘achieved remarkable results across subjects at AS and A2’
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Jack Clare
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‘overcame difficult family circumstances to live full active life’
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Becky Coxon
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‘despite serious ill health, never stopped smiling’
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Alexander Crisp
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‘resilience in coping with the challenges he faced’
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Reesu Ghale
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‘consistent hard work and a desire to succeed’
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Jake Jones
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‘commitment and dedication to gain exceptional results’
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Alex Navarro
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‘determined to reach her full potential’
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Ben Thomas
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‘battled against illness and enforced absence’
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Aaron Thomson
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‘his attainment of 5 A-levels is a truly extraordinary feat’
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For the first time, the College recognised exceptional performance in individual subject areas. The following students received subject awards:
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Accounting
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Ros Anders
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Archaeology
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Amber Schofield
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Art and Design Applied
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Anna Crawford
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Critical and Contextual Studies and Graphic Design
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Lucy Whitehall
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Fine Art
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Amy Grandvoinet
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Photography
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Charlotte Williams
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Textiles
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Rebecca Campbell
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Biology
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Emma Coates
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Human Biology
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Joanna Smith
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Business Studies
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Robin Bell
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Business
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Prakash Gurung
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Chemistry
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Lawrence Billing
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Citizenship
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Jessie Brewer
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Classical Civilisation
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Ben Allen
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Computing
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Nicholas Maunders
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Critical Thinking
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Jack Gladman
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Dance
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Hazel Hamilton-Eade
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D&T Resistant Materials
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Michael Brown
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D&T Graphic Products
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Sarah Pearson
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Drama & Theatre Studies
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Chloe Stewart
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Economics
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Rob Greig
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Electronics
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Henry Grieve
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English Language
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Kathryn Robinson
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English Language & Literature
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Laura Campbell
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English Literature and French
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Louise Ashwell
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Environmental Science
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Stephanie Tudgey
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Film Studies
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Hayley Westlake
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General Studies and Geography
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Daniel Ginger
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Government & Politics and Law
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Calum Stewart
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Health & Social Care
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Lucy Croud
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History (Democracy)
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James de Mars
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History (Modern) and German
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Richard Wilson
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History (Tudor)
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Mel Agnew
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ICT
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Louise Hill
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ICT Applied
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Rachel Bellamy
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IT Diploma
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Beau Beattie
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Leisure Studies
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Jack Johnson
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Maths (Decision)
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Aime Stokes
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Maths (Mechanics)
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Benjamin Low
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Maths (Statistics)
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Emma Spencer
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Maths (Further)
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Alistair Rice
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Media Studies
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Rob De Vine
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Media
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Chloe Pearson
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Italian
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Katherine Grundy
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Spanish
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Laurence Tidy
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Music
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Rachel Mills
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Music Technology
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Saffron Fernando-Eversley
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Performing Arts
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Olivia Mills
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Perspectives in Science
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Katherine Woodcock
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Philosophy
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Phillip Smith
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Physical Education
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Heidi Delaney
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Physics
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Beth Woodhams
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Psychology
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Emma Sumner-Smith
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Religious Studies
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Emily Hughes
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Sociology
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Rachel Gough
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Sport
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Josh Mays
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Travel & Tourism
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Lucy Murphy
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