Lysander Celebrates at Awards Evening

 There was standing room only at Christ Church on Monday 5th July as parents, family and friends gathered with VIP guests and Lysander High School teachers to witness nearly 100 Lysander students receive Awards from Councillor E Finnegan, the Deputy Mayor of Warrington.

The Award winners were selected from over 400 nominations for Awards from the Academic Bank, The Creative Bank, the Sporting Bank, the Enterprise Bank, the Citizenship Bank and the Community Bank.

Every student awarded has done something special but a few stand out:

James Rowland (Y11) was awarded in the Sporting Bank for his great success at Rugby, he has a contract with Warrington Wolves and has trials with the England team.

Kira Maher (Y11) was awarded in the Creative Bank; she will receive the Creative Industries Vocational award at the Aimhigher 2010 awards ceremony and she has a place at the Brit School of Performing Arts from September.

Helen Hargreaves (Y10) received an award from the Enterprise Bank for her management of the Enterprise Project 'Uneek' showing great leadership skills and an entrepreneurial flair.

Zach Wells (Y10) was awarded from the Community Bank for his work with the Orford Park Library Project.

Andrea Quigley (Y11) received the Governor's Award, a special award commemorating the life and work of Albert Clemow who was a Lifelong Governor of this school from its beginnings as Padgate High School and a long serving local councillor. The Governors' Award is a silver rose bowl given to the student whose work has had a significant impact on the local community. Andrea has organised numerous sporting events in the community, most notably, a Dance class at Brookacre Primary School. She is a credit to herself, her family and her school.

Kieran Silver (Y11) was awarded the Headteacher's Prize for Academic achievement. He has already got A* grades in RE, Science and Spanish GCSEs and has begun A level courses a year early.

Rhiannon Taylor (Y7) was nominated for her Academic achievements but was awarded for her creativity. She shared a very moving passage from a short story she has written.

Y11 Performing Arts students gave an energetic performance of a scene from 'The Twits' causing some of us to jump out of our seats with strong performances from more award winners: Kira Maher, Molly Niklas, Emma Reed, Hollie Spilsbury, and Katie Johnson.

Below is a full list of the award winners:

Awards for Academic Achievement

Adam Gatehouse Y13
for his exceptional ability and dedication to his studies in all subjects

Catrin Mayes Y12
for her commitment and dedication to her studies in all subjects

Georgia Geering Y11
for her exceptional achievements in Modern Foreign Languages

Joshua Redfern Y11
for his determination to succeed in History and Science

Kieran Silver Y11
for his exceptional achievements in all subjects

Matthew McGillicuddy Y11
for his exceptional achievements in Science, History and Geography

Elizabeth Williams Y10
for her exceptional achievements in Science

Ben Renshaw Y9
for his exceptional achievements in Mathematics

Lauren Revenhorst Y9
for her exceptional achievements in Mathematics

Ben Olohan Y8
for his exceptional achievements in Mathematics and Humanities

Tanzeem Saleem Y8
for his exceptional achievements in Modern Foreign Languages

Jessica Hatton Y7
for her exceptional achievements in Mathematics and Humanities

Joseph Clifton Y7
for his exceptional achievements in Modern Foreign Languages

Kieran Conneely Y7
for his exceptional achievements in Humanities

Awards for Creativity

Declan Rowland Y11
for his creative talents in designing a logo for Golden Gates Housing

Kira Maher Y11
for her work as the Aim Higher Media and Creative representative

Molly Niklas Y11
for her talent and commitment to Performing Arts

Jordan Hale Y10
for his creative talents shown on work experience with Radio Warrington

Martha Niklas Y9
for her talent and commitment to Performing Arts

Adam Murray Y9
for his talent and commitment to Performing Arts

Jamie Roberts Y9
for his talent and commitment to Performing Arts

Susannah Harrigan Y9
for her talent and commitment to Performing Arts

Benjamin Thomas Y8
for his talent and commitment to Performing Arts

Jack Norris Y8
for his talent and commitment to Performing Arts

Eleanor Jaeger Y7
for her outstanding creativity and passion for Art

Rhiannon Taylor Y7
for the exceptional talents shown in her creative writing

Awards for Sporting Achievement

Kyle Elder Y12
for his achievements in BTEC Sport and his work as coach with the Y9 football team

Leanne Reynolds Y12
for her outstanding work and dedication to the subject and her voluntary work within the PE department

James Rowland Y11
for his achievements in rugby and the inspiration he has provided to younger pupils at every opportunity

Reanne Wakefield Y11
for her commitment, enthusiasm and outstanding work in BTEC Sport

Christopher Hill Y10
for his outstanding work in BTEC Sport and his commitment to sharing his skills with Primary pupils

Robyn Clarke Y10
for her outstanding work and enthusiasm in BTEC Sport

Georgia Kilshaw Y9
for her leadership skills shown in her captaincy of the Y9 Girls Football team

Harry Gundry Y9
for his commitment and enthusiasm in lessons and extra-curricular Athletics and Football

Hannah Crawford Y8
for her exceptional talents in Cross-Country running and Athletics

Norman Penson Y8
for his engagement and improvement in PE and extra-curricular Sport

Elliot Knowles Y7
for his talents and commitment to Football and Athletics

Katie Hackney Y7
for her talents and commitment to Football and Netball

Awards for Enterprise

Rachael Ryder Y13
for her teamwork and independent thinking skills in the 6th form Enterprise activity

Jennifer Seddon Y12
for her teamwork and independent thinking skills in the 6th form Enterprise activity

Holly East Y11
for her teamwork and independent thinking skills in GCSE Business Studies

Oliver Judson Y11
for his teamwork and independent thinking skills in GCSE Business Studies

Helen Hargreaves Y10
for her natural business abilities and leadership skills shown in the Uneek Enterprise team

Rhiannon Lloyd-Jones Y10
for her initiative and financial management skills shown in the Uneek Enterprise team

Awards for Citizenship

 Darren Humphreys Y12
for his contribution to fundraising for Breast Cancer and Children in Need

Sally Grecian Y12
for her contribution to fundraising for Breast Cancer and Children in Need

Mateusz Konsek Y11
for his contribution to the school community in his work with the site managers

Rebecca Sweeney Y11
for her contribution to her year group through the Year Book and the Y11 Prom

Hannah Lewis Y9
for her work as an anti-bullying counsellor

Katie Conneely Y9
for her work as an anti-bullying counsellor

Abbey Renshaw Y8
for her work as an anti-bullying counsellor and as a Mathematics peer mentor

Alicia Wood-Potter Y8
for her work as an anti-bullying counsellor

Elizabeth Crozier Y8
for her work as an anti-bullying counsellor and her contribution to the School Council

Awards for Contribution to the Community

Kelly-Anne Collins Y12
for her voluntary work at Brookacre Primary School

Andrea Quigley Y11
for her voluntary work at Brookacre Primary School

Hannah Brown Y11
for her voluntary work at Cinnamon Brow and Christ Church Primary Schools and her work for St John's Ambulance

Zack Wells Y10
for his voluntary work with the Orford Park Library project

David Robinson Y9
for his fundraising for Sport Relief with the Scouts

Certificates for Outstanding Attendance (100%)

Hannah Brown
Jack Hampton
Joshua Redfern
Catriona Johnson
Nathan Ashall
Stewart Hanlon
Lewis Lord
Rebekka Crowley
Shannon Ashbrook
Stephanie Shave
Chantelle Whalley
Kay-Leigh Pheasant
Lauren Chorley
Rebecca Mullen
Shawnie Bolton
Caitlin Ruddy
Darren Collins
David Mayes
Lewis Mallows
Liam Massey
Elliot Mallows
Kate Moss
Natasha Hackett

Certificates for Outstanding Engagement with Learning

Andrea Quigley
Daniel Wareing
Emma Reed
Hannah Brown
Heather Lloyd
Jack Hampton
Jordan England
Kelly Bamber
Kieran Silver
Matthew McGillicuddy
Molly Niklas
Oliver Judson
Ryan Fairclough
Thomas Caldwell
Chloe Callaghan
Chloe Hatton
Elizabeth Williams
Samuel Evans
Charlotte Owen
Hannah Pinnington
Jessica Wright
Katie Purslow
 

Additional Awards

Head Boy and Head Girl 2009 - 2010

Matthew McGillicuddy and Molly Niklas

Deputy Head Boy and Deputy Head Girl 2009 - 2010

Thomas Spencer and Hannah Brown

Student President 2009 - 2010

Rachael Ryder

Joie de Vivre Award

Kira Maher
for outstanding and sustained commitment to Performing Arts

The Headteacher's Award

Kieran Silver
for Academic Excellence

The Governors' Award

Andrea Quigley
for Voluntary Work in the Community