St Columba’s High School prize winners

Jun 26 2009 by Our Correspondent, Perthshire Advertiser Friday

Certificate of Excellence in First Year Studies: Joanna Blundell, Anna Durkin, Ross Gardiner, Megan McCann, Jennifer McLaughlin, James O’Donnell (perfect attendance), Caitlin Rea, Holly Ross. (All also received gold PBM). Certificate of Merit for First Year Studies: David Baszewski, Megan Black, Tom Clark, Dristi D’Cruze, Laura Hutchison, Laura Menzies, Jemma Smith, Hope Stevenson. (All also received gold PBM).

Perfect Attendance and Gold Behaviour Award: Amy Nicoll, Shannon Nicoll, Rebecca Wilkie. Gold Behaviour Award: Breagha Ballingall, James Bernardini, Ruaridh Blain, Melissa Brown, Megan Cassidy, Hannah Chalmers, Natasha Davies, Bethany Devine, Aidan Dickson, Edwin Dunnett, Alyannah Fernandez, Lauren Ferrier, Sarah Ford, Eilidh Fraser, Brandon Hampton, Rosanna Harkin, Monica Hodge, Nicole Hughes, Paul Jarvie, Rafal Junka, Samantha Kelly, Steven Laurie, Ami-Rose Lennie, Te-Tori Lewis, Leah MacDonald, Amy McAuley, Rhiann McEwan, Cameron McFadden, Michael McGinn, Paige McKinnon, Tierney Murray, Maciej Olborski, Demi Patterson, Rachael Quirie, Alexander Ralston, Adele Reed, Bethany Scally, Emily Stewart, Artur Szyncel, Megan Toole, Meghan Townsley, Kimberley Vasquez, Patryk Weyer.

Certificate of Excellence in Second Year Studies: Christina Craven (gold PBM and perfect attendance), Megan Dailly (gold PBM), Lorette Mann (gold PBM), Fraser Marshall (gold PBM), Megan Martin, Ewan McKenzie, Colin MacLeod (gold PBM), Sian Sievwright (gold PBM), Lauren Strachan (gold PBM), Christopher Wardlaw (gold PBM). Certificate of Merit in Second Year Studies: Callum Brooks (gold PBM), Claire Carlon (gold PBM), Alexander Chan (gold PBM), Natalka Doig (gold PBM), Daniel McCleary (gold PBM), John McLuskie (gold PBM), Ryan Simpson. Perfect Attendance and Gold Behaviour Award: Rebecca McDyer, Leigh Mendoza. Perfect Attendance: Liam Babington, Jordan Long, Edcel Mendoza. Gold Behaviour Award: Peter Dunnett, Alex Green, Jamie Henderson, Kyle Littlejohn, Chris McCabe, Aileen McEwan, Anna McEwan, Emily McGuinness, Danielle McKinnon, Becky Moran, Gulam Rasool, Charlotte Robinson, Patrick Rooney, Dylan Stewart, Amoz Vasquez, Erin Walker.

Excellence, Merit and Diligence in Particular Subjects in S3: Callum Anderson – Excellence in Physics, Technological Studies, Merit in Graphic Communication and Maths and gold PBM. Callum Baker – Diligence in Biology. Neil Barker – Excellence in Practical Craft Skills. Emma Buchanan – Diligence in Chemistry (Int 1). Owen Carcary - Excellence in Geography and gold PBM. Beth Cashin – Excellence in Art and Design and gold PBM. Amy Courcha – Excellence in Religious Education and gold PBM. Danielle Cromb – Diligence in Practical Cookery and gold PBM. Aiden Frampton - Diligence in French and gold PBM. Cheska Garcia – Diligence in Religious Education and gold PBM. Andrea Gardiner – Merit in Spanish, Diligence in Art and Design, perfect attendance and gold PBM. Louisa Gow – Diligence in English and Maths and gold PBM. Sam Hampton – Merit in Chemistry and Physical Education. Laurence Heyes – Excellence in Music, Merit in Technological Studies and gold PBM. Fraser Jack – Merit in Art and Design and gold PBM. Adrienne Jennings – Excellence in Biology, Business Management, Chemistry, Computing and Maths, and gold PBM. Liam Jones – Merit in Chemistry (Int 1) and Diligence in Physical Education. Yu Yao Liu – Diligence in Chemistry, Music, Physics and Spanish, perfect attendance and gold PBM. Claire MacKenzie – Diligence in Craft and Design and gold PBM. Jodie McBeath – Merit in Practical Craft Skills. Marianne McGarry – Diligence in Geography. Jasmine McKay – Excellence in Physical Education, Merit in Geography and gold PBM. Joanne McLaughlin – Excellence in Administration and gold PBM. Jordan McRae – Merit in Administration. Alex Melville – Excellence in Home Economics and gold PBM. Renz Mendoza – Merit in History, Diligence in Graphic Communication and gold PBM. Kazli Moir – Diligence in Practical Craft Skills and gold PBM. Andrew O’Brien – Merit in Home Economics and gold PBM. Sophie O’Donnell – Merit in Religious Education and Diligence in Computing, perfect attendance and gold PBM. Natalie Parsons – Merit in English, Diligence in Religious Education, perfect attendance and gold PBM. Craig Scott – Diligence in Technological Studies and gold PBM. Andrew Steeves – Merit in Music. Roxanne Tabourel – Excellence in French and gold PBM. Shannon Tierney – Excellence in Graphic Communication and gold PBM. Daniel Walker – Excellence in Chemistry (Int 1). Rebecca Watson – Merit in Business Management, Craft and Design and Physics and gold PBM. Catriona Watson – Excellence in Craft and Design and gold PBM. Danielle Woods – Excellence in English, History and Spanish, Merit in Biology, Computing and French and gold PBM. Lauren Wright – Diligence in Business Management and History and gold PBM. Perfect Attendance and Gold Behaviour Award – Patrick Mason. Gold Behaviour Award: Nidah Anwar, Natalie Bartecka, Joanne Baszewska, Jack Blakeley, Matthew Bywalec,Stephanie Bywalec, Erin Clark, Reece Darroll, Michael Findlay, Judyta Golanska, Lisa Kelly, Hannah Kerrigan, Bethany Leitch, Devon McKinnon, Callum McLean, Mhairi O’Donnell, Liam Patrick, Georgia Scobie, Danielle Shields, Martin Smith, Natalia Sobieray, David Sokotka, Hannah Taylor, Ewan Temperley.

Excellence, Merit and Diligence in Particular Subjects in S4: Conor Adamson – Merit in Physical Education. Freya Bachell – Diligence in Technological Studies. Colleen Brazier – Excellence in Religious Education and gold PBM. Liusaidh Brown – Merit in English and gold PBM. Ashleigh Gow – Diligence in Music. Amy Grigor – Excellence in Craft and Design and gold PBM; Chloe Grossi – Excellence in History, Merit in Graphic Communication and gold PBM. Chris Hackland – Merit in Administration and gold PBM. Kelly Henvey – Diligence in Practical Craft Skills. Christy Judge – Merit in Business Management and gold PBM. Marija Katiliute – Merit in Art and Design and gold PBM. Suzanne Kippen – Excellence in Home Economics. Brooke Long – Merit in Home Economics and Diligence in Spanish. Katie Marshall – Excellence in Graphic Communication and gold PBM. Alistair Mason – Excellence in Biology, Chemistry, Computing and Physics, Merit in Geography and Maths, perfect attendance and gold PBM. Aden Mazur – Excellence in Administration and Business Management, Merit in Music and gold PBM. Daniel McIntosh – Merit in Religious Education. Ross MacKenzie – Merit in Practical Craft Skills. Rebecca McVie – Diligence in Administration, Chemistry and French. Louise Morgan – Excellence in English and Merit in History. Hamish Morrison – Excellence in Geography, Maths and Music, Merit in Chemistry, Computing and Physics and gold PBM. Conor Patrick – Diligence in Computing, Graphic Communication and Physics and gold PBM. Melissa Payne – Diligence in History. Ada Pokora – Diligence in Religious Education and gold PBM. Gemma Scott – Diligence in Home Economics, Maths and Physical Education. Megan Scott – Diligence in Craft & Design. Belinda Sharp – Diligence in Art and Design. Jack Simmons – Excellence in Physical Education, Merit in Biology, Craft and Design and French. Laura Stasyte – Excellence in Art and Design and Spanish, Diligence in English and gold PBM. Philip Stevenson – Excellence in Practical Craft Skills and Technological Studies. Max Tabourel – Excellence in French and Merit in Technological Studies. Callum Taylor – Merit in Spanish and gold PBM. Stephanie Thain – Merit in Practical Cookery. Lucy Todd – Diligence in Practical Cookery and gold PBM. Michal Zielinski – Excellence in Practical Cookery, Diligence in Biology and Geography and gold PBM. Perfect Attendance – Rosaria Fleming. Gold Behaviour Award: Rachel Begbie, Justyna Bernat, Stuart Brodie, Cheryl Cromb, Caitlin Deuchars, Eleanor Hall, Eilidh Hannan, Conor Judge, Stuart Kilday, Hannah Lord, Brooke Manion, Megan Martin, Claire McLean, Nikki Morison, Mateusz Pokora, Stephanie Rose, Samantha Sharp, Milena Sobieray, Charlene Stables, Stephanie Tully, Marc Walker, Zoe Wallace, Lukasz Zielinski.

Excellence, Merit and Diligence in Particular Subjects in S5/6: Lyndsey Anderson (S5) – Diligence in Health & Food Technology and gold PBM. Callum Bachell (S6) – Excellence in Graphic Communication and gold PBM. Jordan Bannaghan (S5) – Diligence in Graphic Communication and gold PBM. Wiktor Brodlo (S6) – Excellence in Computing and gold PBM. Stephanie Brown (S6) – Merit in Spanish and gold PBM. John Joe Cameron (S5) – Diligence in Modern Studies. Declan Cashin (S6) – Merit in Religious Education and gold PBM. Kirsty Cassell (S5) – Excellence in Religious Education. Cathy Crocker (S6) – Excellence in Art & Design and gold PBM. Matthew Dellaquaglia (S6) – Excellence in Geography. Kerry Devlin (S5) – Excellence in Health and Food Technology and Diligence in French. Helen Durkin (S5) – Diligence in English and gold PBM. Rory Flood (S6) – Merit in Physical Education. Lauren Friel (S5) – Excellence in Biology, Merit in Chemistry and gold PBM. Lorraine Gourlay (S6) – Excellence in French, Merit in Maths and gold PBM. Alison Grigor (S5) – Merit in Music and gold PBM. Rachel Hotchkiss (S5) – Excellence in Music and gold PBM. James Jack (S6) – Excellence in Maths and Technological Studies. Laura Kelly (S5) – Excellence in Business Management and Merit in History. Stacey Long (S6) – Merit in Art and Design. Euan MacKenzie (S6) – Merit in Technological Studies. Andrew Mackinnon (S6) – Merit in Physics. Kathleen MacLeod (S5) – Merit in Business Management and gold PBM. Emma MacRitchie (S5) – Diligence in Music and Spanish. Kelly McDyer (S5) – Diligence in Administration and gold PBM. Laura McLuskie (S5) – Diligence in Art and Design and gold PBM. Lisa McNiven (S5) – Excellence in History and Merit in Administration. Danielle O’Donnell (S5) – Merit in Computing, Diligence in Chemistry and gold PBM. Elkie O’Donnell (S6) – Merit in Philosophy and gold PBM. Charlotte O’Sullivan (S6) – Diligence in Geography and gold PBM. Nicola Park (S6) – Diligence in Business Management and gold PBM. Anna Parsons (S5) – Excellence in English, Modern Studies and Spanish, Diligence in Biology and gold PBM. Naiyla Parveen (S5) – Excellence in Chemistry, Merit in Biology and English, Diligence in Physics and gold PBM. David Pennycook (S6) – Excellence in Physical Education. Ewan Petrie (S5) – Diligence in Maths and gold PBM. Caitlin Reddington (S5) – Diligence in Computing. Rhiannon Salter (S6) – Merit in Modern Studies, Diligence in Philosophy and gold PBM. Andrew Stewart (S5) – Diligence in Physical Education. Sarah Stewart (S5) – Merit in Practical Cookery and gold PBM. Sarah Stewart (S6) – Excellence in Administration and Philosophy and gold PBM. Kelly Strachan (S6) – Excellence in Practical Cookery and gold PBM. Jayanne Suggett (S5) – Diligence in Practical Cookery and gold PBM. Paul Watson (S6) – Excellence in Physics. Craig Wightman (S5) – Diligence in History and gold PBM. Dominic Wilkie (S6) – Merit in Graphic Communication.

Gold Behaviour Award: Megan Allardice, Erin Allison, James Beck, Patryk Bernat, Katherine Brennan, Claire Cairney, Megan Cassell, Connor Comrie, Mikhail Corpuz, Eamon Cramb, Sean Deuchars, Daniel Elliott, Bartek Fijalkowski, Aaron Fleming, Luca Frulloni, Blaise Garvie, Alexander James, Carleen Johnston, Cheryl Kelly, Damian Kompinski, Alexander Leitch, Sean McLean, Natasha McVie, Daniel O’Brien, Andrew Reilly, Jamie Robertson, Grzegorz Socha, Jordan Stewart, Ch’enise Taylor, Iain Telfer, Bryony Wight, Callum Wight.

Sports Awards Football: S4 Boys Football Team - Winners of the Perth and Kinross Schools’ League – to collect the trophy Daniel McIntosh, team captain; Squad – Conor Adamson, Leon Christie, Andrew Crines, Drew Gardiner, Steven Green, Sean Gunn, Chris Hackland, Connaire Herschell, Michael MacGillivray, Sean McCormack, Daniel McIntosh, Mateusz Pokora, Calvin Sharp, Jack Simmons, Lewis Sinclair, Andrew Steeves, Callum Taylor.

Basketball: Douglas Bader Tournament – S1-S3 girls and boys teams were runners-up. Girls Team coached by Cheryl Kelly and Natasha McVie – Megan Dailly, Gemma Dolan, Evana Ferguson, Emma-Jay Flynn-Scott, Lisa Kelly, Claire MacKenzie, Jade Matthew, Emily McGuinness, Louise Petrie, Mhairi Simmons, Roxanne Tabourel, Kathleen Tully. Boys Team coached by Mikhail Corpuz – Alex Chan, Joe Gallagher, Liam Jones, Andrzej Marcinczak, Renz Mendoza, Edcel Mendoza, Dominik Modrzejewski, Kris Petrie, Cameron Phin, Andrew Steeves, Amoz Vasquez. Kyokushin Karate: British Open Champion, English Champion, Participating in the Kyokushin Karate World Championships in Tokyo in August – Eamon Cramb.

County Sports: Silver Medal, Discus – Ryan Michie. Silver Medal, Long Jump – Chloe Grossi. Silver Medal, Group C Boys Relay Team – Joseph Comrie, Tom Clark, Ewan McKenzie, Chris Wardlaw.

School Sports Champions: S1: Boys – Tom Clark; Girls – Shannon Banks. S2: Boys – Mathew McCrory; Girls – Chiara Grossi. S3: Boys – Dean Begley; Girls – Lisa Kelly. Seniors: Boys – Lewis Sinclair; Girls – Chloe Grossi.

Special Awards (Departmental). Business Education. Young Enterprise Scotland in conjunction with University of Strathclyde Business School successful participants: Kelly McDyer, Laura McLuskie, Lisa McNiven (with credit), Danielle O’Donnell, Nicola Park, Anna Parsons, Naiyla Parveen, Bryony Wight.

Bydgoszcz Entrepreneur Cup Certificates: Wiktor Brodlo, Leah Hutchison, Nicola Park, Sarah Stewart.

English: Neil McCorkindale Rotary Essay competition: school winners – Jordan Bannaghan, Alexander James, Alastair Jarvie, Danielle O’Donnell. Home Economics Excellence in Hospitality Courses – Kelly Strachan.

Music: Iona Trophy for excellence in musical achievement – James Beck. Other music awards – Laurence Heyes, Grade 5 violin, Associated Board Exams. Perform in Perth (Perth Festival): Rachel Hotchkiss, first place Open Trumpet Solo Class. Aden Mazur, first place Intermediate Scottish Piano Solo Class. Andrew Steeves first place Intermediate Euphonium.

Mathematics: United Kingdom Mathematical Trust Junior Maths Challenge 2009. S1: bronze – Anna Durkin, Sarah Ford, Megan McCann, Caitlin Rea; silver – Tom Clark, Ross Gardiner. S2: bronze – Christina Craven, Ewan McKenzie, Nathaniel MacKenzie, Sian Sievwright, Ross Simpson, Ryan Simpson, Lauren Strachan; silver – Liam Babington, Megan Dailly, Jamie Henderson, Andrew McDonald, Reece Tod, Christopher Wardlaw; gold – Fraser Marshall, Megan Martin; gold and best in school – Colin MacLeod. United Kingdom Mathematical Trust Intermediate Maths Challenge 2009. S2: bronze – Ewan McKenzie, Fraser Marshall; silver – Christopher Wardlaw. S3: bronze – Laurence Heyes, Adrienne Jennings, Claire MacKenzie, Jasmine McKay, Callum McLean, Danielle Woods. S4: bronze – Jack Simmons; silver and best in school – Cain Martin, For outstanding and excellent work in Advanced Higher Maths (Perth Grammar School) – James Jack.

Science: John B McLaren Award for Excellence in Science: Lauren Friel. Social Subjects: University of Dundee Award for Excellence in Social Subjects: Elkie O’Donnell. Special Awards (whole school). Columba Awards: For service to the school – James Beck, Stephanie Brown, Paula Doyle, Daniel Elliott, Bartek Fijalkowski, Lorraine Gourlay, Leah Hutchison. Active Citizenship Group – Megan Black, Emma Cassels, Megan Cassidy, Aidan Dickson, Anna Durkin, Laura Hutchison, Rhiann McEwan, Caitlin Rea, Adele Reed, Bethany Scally. Head Teacher Award: Employability Skills: S4 – Ashleigh Gow, Rebecca McVie, Louise Morgan, Gemma Scott, Belinda Sharp. S5/6 – John Joe Cameron, Kirsty Cassell, James Jack, Emma MacRitchie, Caitlin Reddington, Sean Vincent. Parents’ Association Cup for a marked added attainment in S1-S3 – Cheska Garcia. Endeavour Award for special endeavour in S1-S3 – Christopher Watson. Prudential Cup for high achievement in industry related courses – Nicola Park. St. Columba’s 1400th Anniversary Memorial Cup, awarded to the person or group making the best contribution to the environment: S4 Skills for Work Group – Stuart Brodie, Steven Green, Connaire Herschell, Brad Irvine, Ross MacKenzie, Daniel McIntosh, Jordan McKeown, Martin Reid, Steven Stewart. Evans Award awarded to an S6 pupil who has brought credit to the school throughout their years – James Beck. Tom Kane Award for Citizenship awarded to an S6 pupil showing a special commitment and contribution to the school community – Lorraine Gourlay. Proximé Accesit for high attainment: runner up to Dux – Danielle O’Donnell. Perth and Kinross Dux Medal awarded for all round academic excellence – Anna Parsons.