Strathaven Academy prize-winners

Jul 17 2008 by Margaret Shaw, Hamilton Advertiser

First year certificates:

Merit:

Aqsa Ali, Rachel Barr-Keenan, Kathleen Barrett-Gostelow, Christopher Bassett, Lynsey Brown, Iain Crawford, Susan Danskin, Misako Elliot, Robert Fort, Philip Grady, Rachael Jeacocke, Eilidh Johnson, Kathryn Johnson, Ryan Kirk, Matteas Law, Rachel Leslie, Rebecca MacDonald, Kirsty MacLeod, Esther McBride, Hazel McJannett, Rebekah Moreland, Evie Noble, Beth Poulton, Victoria Reid, Chloe Yuill.

Commendation:

Caitlin Berry, Lyndsey Bryson, Abbie Cassidy, Holly Dawson, Victoria Ferguson, Jamie Garner, Paige Grove, Caroline Hamilton, Kirsty Hawe, Rebecca Henderson, Abigail Iles, Calum Kerr, Katherine Kerr, Lucy Kerr, Tyler McAllister, Hannah McConnell, Alexandra Meldrum, Emerald Moody, Roddy Neill, William Nelson, Kirsten Noon, Hannah Northfield, Ross Paterson, Kaya Piggott, Gregor Robertson, Jamie Small, Katie Summers.

Second year certificates:

Merit:

Siobhan Barrett-Gostelow, Andrew Brodie, Kirsten Brogan, Esme Coe, Sophie Dalziel, Naomi Dobson, Kim Figgins, Eilidh Forbes, Kirstin Gillespie, Sarah Hassall, Jenny Kirkwood, Abbie Learmonth, Robin Marshall, Eilidh Mitchell, Katy Morrison, Jill Naismith, Fraser Porte, Eilidh Rankin, Christy Shaw, Riah Stobo, Astral Zaman.

Commendation:

Hannah Bowering, Jaimie Crozier, Robyn Dawson, Fiona Dobinson, Kirsty Donald, Lynn Ferguson, Timothy Forbes, Zoe Hammond, Erin Hastings, Lydia Kennett, Gemma Loudon, Gemma Maider, Laura Mitchell, Daibhidh Moyes, Lewis Murphy, Alice Peers, Helen Slater, Gregor Stirling, Emma Warnock, Katie Warnock, Caitlin Youl.

Third year certificates:

Merit:

Karen Adamson, Rory Allison, Mhairi Anderson, Joshua Bather, Kelly Brownlee, Laura Danskin, Zoe Graham, Rosey Iles, Robert Kerr, Sophie Kerr, Katie Lamb, Ellie Lee, Andrew McArthur, Euan Morley, Iain Muntz, Martin Noble, Colin Ogilvie, Euan Paterson, Corrie Scott, Fraser Stewart, Jack Wilson.

Commendation:

Cameron Allan, Jennifer Anderson, Rhys Anderson, Gemma Brown, Laura Cringan, Will Davison, Jessica Duff, Chloe Forrest, Nicola Grieve,Adam Hislop, Alasdair Hunter, Stephanie Inglis, Amy Johnson, Jonathan Kennedy, Allison Lambie, Rachael McGhee, Eilidh Nelson, Sarah-Louise Steele, Graeme Stewart, Joanne Thomas, Fraser Walker, Craig Wright.

Special awards:

Excellence in sport at a national/international level:

Corrie Scott - swimming; Darren Wood - judo; Stuart McCluskey - cycling; Rebecca Henderson - horseriding;

Excellence in rugby South Lanarkshire squad:

Martin Noble, Grant Stewart.

Excellence in curling:

Alan Neilson, Euan Paterson, Stuart Anderson, Hazel Smith.

South Lanarkshire Schools Netball Tournament:

Collected by Ashley Donald, Kirsty Donald, Zoe Graham, Rosey Iles, Ellie Lee, Katie McAughtrie, Rachel Naismith, Riah Stobo.

Excellence in South Lanarkshire Athletics:

Robyn Dawson - 2nd high jump; Sophie Potter - 2nd 800m; Gregor Stirling - 2nd discus; Cassie Cochrane - 3rd javelin; Conor Allen - 3rd javelin; Robbie Carnegie - 3rd long jump, 3rd 1200m; Evie Noble - 3rd shot putt; Andrew Robertson - 3rd hurdles.

South Lanarkshire Food Safety Award - Emerald Moody.

Excellence in Design and Multi-Media Project - Beth Poulton, Katy Morrison.

Ian Thomson Trophy for Outstanding Progress in Musical Performance - Jonathan Kennedy.

Excellence in music:

Iain Crawford - bagpipes; Heather MacLeod - violin; Kirsty MacLeod - violin.

Junior Young Musician of the Year:

Jonathan Kennedy (first); Kirsty MacLeod (second).

South Lanarkshire Festival of Music and Verse:

Heather MacLeod - first in strong solos advanced; Kirsty MacLeod - first in string solos intermediate; Jenny Kirkwood - first in woodwind solos beginners; Jonathan Kennedy - first in woodwind solos elementary; Jonathan Kennedy - second in vocal solos senior 1-6; Gemma Dickson - third in vocal solos senior 1-6.

South Lanarkshire Supercounty Supershow - Iain Crawford.

Rankin Parish Church Prize for RME Project - Fraser Porte.

Crozer Award for Overcoming a Personal Challenge - Merissa Coulter.

Rotary Club of Strathaven Speechmaking Competition - Gemma Maider.

Fourth year certificates:

Merit:

Nafeesa Ali, Stewart Allan, Daniel Cutting, Scott Dobinson, Rachel Dobson, George Elliot, Louise Fleming, Jonathan Grady, Scott Hope, Shona Johnston, Chris Kennedy, Lauren Leslie, Daniel MacKenzie, Colin McKay, Ryan Murphy, Andrew Payne, Emma Robertson, Sarah Slater, Rebekah Tait, Keith Woodcock.

Commendation:

Harry Bannister, Charlotte Caldwell, Euan Campbell, Gavin Dunbar, Lisa Fyfe, Nicola Hughes, Alex Kearsley, Jodie Kerr, Christina Lawrie, David Lightbody, Louise Maddock, Hannah Muckersie, Darianne Nelson, Stuart Noon, Lauren Orsi, Mark Pirie, Sophie Scott, Kimberly Smith.

Citizenship:

Stewart Allan, Alun Craig, Daniel Cutting, Rachel Dobson, Alex Falder, Jonathan Grady, Euan Kerr, Jodie Kerr, Amy Kirkwood, Lauren Leslie, Rachel McCallion, Colin McKay, Euan Munro, Stuart Noon, Emma Robertson, Jamie Thomson, Bruce Wade, Keith Woodcock.

Fifth and sixth year certificates:

Lynne Bartie, John Carruthers, Declan Copeland, Shona Cruickshank, Rory Dean, Jamie Graham, Sarah Grant, Rachael Hunter, Ciaran Jamieson, Lorna Johnston, Gillian Marshall, Lynda McMullan, Fraser Morgan, Suzanne Paterson, Emily Peers, Emily Postlethwaite, Callum Potter, Stephannie Rea, Fiona Stocks, Lloyd Thomas,Ruth Thomson, Grant Wallace, Grant waters, Megan Watson, Frances Woodcock.

Citizenship:

Andrew Allan, Lauren Allan, Angela Dorman, Corry Fleming, Ailsa Harvey, Jack McKee, Lauren Millar, Callum Potter, Caroline Prentice, Robin Scott.

Subject awards:

Alasdair Muntz - first in English (Fleming Downie), first in maths, first in chemistry (Steele Trophy), first in physics.

Beth Duff - second in English (Fleming Downie).

Fraser Stables - third in English.

Aileen Graham - first in French, second in maths.

Cassie Morrison - first in art and design.

Alison Nee - first in music.

Linda Smith - first in biology.

Josh Crozer - first in computing.

Kirsty Bryson - first in German.

David Meikle - first in modern studies (Thomas Semple Memorial).

Rebecca Addies - first in history (Norman Nichol Prize).

Greg Taggart - first in accounting and finance.

Fiona Robertson - first in geography (George Stewart Memorial).

Emma Jackson - first in home economics.

Jacqueline Baird - first in physical education.

Ross Cumming - first in product design.

Alex Fraser - first in graphic communication.

Ruridh Allen - first in psychology.

Craig Meikle - first in sociology.

Matthew Marzetti - third equal in maths.

Douglas Scott - third equal in maths.

Intermediate Two awards:

Laura Dunn - administration.

Natalie Hannah - art and design, mathematics.

Lewis Meechan - biology.

Rachel McKenna - computing.

Christopher McColl - English, history.

Paul Clarihew - graphic communication.

Heather MacLeod - music.

Rhys Hadden - practical craft skills.

Stacey Browning - Spanish.

Advanced Higher awards:

Niall Woodley - biology, chemistry, mathematics.

Andrew Allan - music, physics.

Vincent Charrot - art and design.

Craig Campbell - computing.

Duncan Kennedy - French.

Jane Hall - geography.

Grant Anderson - graphic communication.

Special awards:

Excellence in sport at international level:

Douglas Scott - swimming; Ross Thompson - kendo; Kyle Brogan - kendo.

Excellence in sport:

Beth Duff - athletics; Lewis MacSween - rugby; Allison Marshall - curling.

Sports Leader Awards: collected by Angela Dorman.

Excellence in Mathematics, Mathematiques Sans Frontieres (S5 team): collected by Craig Ramsay and Craig Neilson.

Excellence in film production and multi-media - Vincent Charrot.

Excellence in visual arts - Jess Craigmyle and Andrew Allan.

Senior Young Musician of the Year - 1, Alison Nee; 2, Donald Kerr.

South Lanarkshire Festival of Music and Verse prize-winners were:

Stage Band (collected by Shona Cruickshank) - first in jazz groups with distinction.

Vocal Group (collected by Lauren Allan) - first in secondary vocal groups.

Donald Kerr - best senior vocal performance of festival, Elizabeth Drummond Trophy, first in vocal solos – senior 1-6.

Aileen Graham - first in intermediate woodwind solos.

Alison Nee - second in intermediate woodwind solos.

Scott Whitelaw - third in intermediate woodwind solos.

South Lanarkshire Supercounty Supershow:

Lauren Allan - senior vocal group.

Ross Thompson - Allan Gregory Memorial Trophy for excellence in percussion.

Andrew Allan - Head Teacher Award for outstanding

contribution to music.

Inter-House Trophy (Strathaven Expo):

Dungavel House, collected by Andrew Allan, John Carruthers, Lauren Hughes.

Health Promoting Schools silver award - collected by Beth Duff.

Rotary Design and Innovation Awards: Ronnie Stephen (senior), Gavin Dunbar (junior).

Design in Engineering - Grant Anderson.

McCabe Science Trophy for Excellence in Two Science subjects - Niall Woodley.

Round Table Award for Effort and Endeavour - Fiona Stocks.

Ella Dukes Prize for Endeavour - Lynda McMullan.

PTA Prize for Citizenship - Emma Crozier.

Elder Cup for Citizenship - John Carruthers.

Proxime Accessit (Inner Wheel Medal and Jane Andrew Memorial Prize) - Beth Duff.

Dux (Rotary Medal and Jane Andrew Memorial Prize) - Alasdair Muntz.