Kilgraston hold prize ceremony

Jul 15 2008 by Our Correspondent, Perthshire Advertiser Tuesday

KILGRASTON School, Bridge of Earn, held its annual Distribution of Ribbons and Prizes Ceremony at the school.

The guest speaker was adventurer and writer Karen Darke, an extraordinary human being and a women who has touched many lives.

A keen runner and mountaineer, she was paralysed in a traumatic rock-climbing accident at the age of 21.

That forms the opening chapter of her best-selling book, “If You Fall.”

The tragedy, however, marked the beginning of an extraordinary life. Over the past decade she has overcome many physical and mental challenges and completing many trips others believed impossible.

They have included marathons to triathlons, to kayaking and hand cycling in some of the most inhospitable places on the planet.

Results

BY the votes of the pupils and ratified by the staff The Blue Ribbon of Merit with a Head Girl’s Prize Ana Lamotte (Head Girl School).

Blue Ribbons of Merit – Hannah Al Khalifa, Jennifer Vermeulen, Ilona Bluett, Ellie Jackson, Catriona Gordon, Mia Bianca Hilado, Rachel Parrott, Natasha Hedley, Sophie Wilson, Sophie Roebuck.

The Blue Ribbon of Merit – Annabelle Braithwaite (Head Girl of the School); Deputy Head Girls of the School Rosemary Duncan, Annalena Morris and Nicola Vermeulen.

Head of Houses 2008-2009: Arran Head of House – Morven Stewart; Deputy Head – Tahanee Al Khalifa; Games Captain – Lucinda Shale.

Inchcolm Head of House – Sophie Stewart; Deputy Head – Bernadette Rutherford; Games Captain – Sally Taylor.

Kinnoull Head of House – Amy Anderson; Deputy Head – Suzanne Cattigan; Games Captain – Hannah Buckley.

Moncreiffe Head of House – Anna Hobhouse; Deputy; Games Captain – Victoria Lund.

The prize for General Good Conduct – Mia Bianca Hilado.

The Bendochy Cup for All Round Contribution to the Life of the School – Anna Lamotte.

The Swinton Cup for Courtesy and Consideration Nicola Vermeulen

The Geraldine McAlavey Cup for Service to the School Community – Jennifer Vermeulen.

The Gordon Cup for Personal Endeavour in the Upper School – Antonia Green. The Robert Gibbons Quaich for Duty & Responsibility – Emma Hackland & Philippa Mew.

The Kerry Smith Quaich for Personal Endeavour in the Lower School – Isabel Rodriguez Lama.

The McEwan Cup for Determination – Vanessa Murray.

The Principal’s Prize for Personal Growth – Dinah Naasan.

Class Prizes

UPPER 6th for A-Level, Advanced Higher & Higher Courses: Religious Education & Modern Studies – Jennifer Vermeulen; Health & Food Technology and Spanish – Philippa Mew; English and Geography – Kirstyn Wood.

Music and RMPS – Sophie Wilson; Art – Rachel Parrott; Biology – Anna Lamotte; Business Management – Antonia Green; French – Jessica Fontaine; History – Lorna Balfour; Mathematics – Sheng-Nan Bao; Maths (Applied) – Yanqiang Wang.

Lower 6th: Religious Education – Hannah Buckley; Chemistry, English, History & Mathematics – Anna Hobhouse; The University of Dundee Prize for Academic Excellence – Anna Hobhouse; French & Spanish – Bernadette Rutherford; Art – Ashton Ramseyer; Biology (Human) – Victoria Lund; Drama – Annabelle Braithwaite; English – Suzanne Al-Gayaar; Geography – Amy Anderson; Health & Food Technology – Alice Leslie-Melville; Photography – Charlotte Dewar; Physics – Hanshi Lu; RMPS – Laura Hawksby.

Upper 5th: Religious Studies and 1st Prize for Academic Achievement – Charlotte Branfield: 2nd Prize for Academic Achievement – Philippa Wilson; 3rd Prize for Academic Achievement – Heather Whiteside; 4th Prize for Academic Achievement – Kiera Stewart.

Lower 5th: Religious Studies – Poppy Deards; 1st Prize for Academic Achievement – Sophie Hutton; 2nd Prize for Academic Achievement – Poppy Deards; 3rd Prize for Prize for Academic Achievement – Anna Reilly; 4th Prize for Prize for Academic Achievement – Lydia Melville; 5th Prize for Prize for Academic Achievement – Zinnia Hall; 6th Prize for Prize for Academic Achievement – Daisy Taylor.

Upper 4th: Prize for Religious Studies – Louise Sinclair; 1st Prize for Academic Achievement – Emma Carey; 2nd Prize for Academic Achievement – Ciara Hayes; 3rd Prize for Academic Achievement – Hannah Lafere; 4th Prize for Prize for Academic Achievement – Stella Reilly;The Individual Studies Cup – Kirstyn Wood; The UK Junior Mathematical Challenge Gold Award – Emma Carey & Camilla Cumming: English Speakers of Other Languages – Lai-On Fok & Malika Nuritdinova, Alexis Cervantes Pe’a: The Prize for Poetry – Rachel Parrott; The Magazine Quaich – Dinah Naasan; The Debating Shield – Lorna Balfour; The Leeson Drama Cup – Kiera Stewart; The Reilly Speech and Drama Cup – Stella Reilly & Sophie Wade; LAMDA Award gold – Ellie Jackson, Annabelle Braithwaite, Suzanne Cattigan; The St Cecilia’s Music Trophy – Sophie Wilson; The Prize for Contribution to Music – Camilla Flowers; The Art Prize – Charlotte Bryant; The Alexandra McLeod Prize for contribution to Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme – Jennifer Vermeulen.

Games & Sports

ATHLETICS: Senior Champion – Lucy Alexander; U16 Champion – Jennifer Hampson; U14 Champion – Joanna Leslie-Melville

Badminton: Senior Singles Champion – Ellie Jackson; Senior Doubles Champions – Rosemary Duncan & Nicola Vermeulen; U16 Singles Champion – Heather Whiteside; U16 Doubles Champions – Heather Whiteside & Philippa Wilson; U14 Singles Champion – Zinnia Hall; U14 Doubles Champions – Zinnia Hall & Molly Cuddigan.

Cross Country: The Milne Home Cross Country Trophy & U16 Champion – Nicola Vermeulen; Senior Champion – Sophie Wilson; U14 Champion – Joanna Leslie-Melville.

Riding: Senior Equestrian Champion – Amy Anderson;

Skiing: The Hally Trophy(for commitment to Skiing) – Morven Stewart & Molly Cuddigan; The Stewart Silver Ski Trophy and Kilgraston Ski Champion – Kiera Stewart

Swimming: Senior Champion – Alice Leslie-Melville & Philippa Mew; U16 Champion – Anna Reilly; U14 Champion – Emma Carey

Tennis: Senior Singles Champion – Victoria Bull; Senior Doubles Champions – Victoria Bull & Annalena Morris; U16 Singles Champion – Susanna Taylor; U16 Doubles Champions – Philippa Wilson & Heather Whiteside

U14 Singles Champion – Zinnia Hall; U14 Doubles Champions – Zinnia Hall & Ciara Hayes