On two consecutive Wednesday evenings in October 017, we celebrated the successes of our current Year 8 and 9 students for their achievements over their last academic year at Workington Academy as Year 7 and Year 8 students respectively throughout 2016-17.
Both evenings were wonderful occasions, taking place in Workington Academy’s new performance hall, packed by students and their on-looking family members.
The ceremonies were lead by Nicola Tweddle – Director of Learning at Workington Academy and opened with musical performances from students and a montage of achievements and highlights from the previous academic year.
The evenings saw students being recognised for their achievements in a wide variety of areas accomplished within the last academic year, receiving certificates, medals, trophies and prizes not only for academic excellence but for a range of successes including; outstanding effort and diligence, home-learning, exceptional responsibility for learning, attendance, sporting, music and art achievements, extra-curricular contributions, vivo points, house honours, form tutor awards and accolades in recognition of our Workington Academy values and many more.
The ceremonies were very much as they should be – centred around and lead by our students and included student performances throughout the evenings – including a solo singing performance from Year 9 student Sophie and a piano piece played by Year 9 student Lucy Wilson, who had played the same piece at Workington Academy’s Official Opening Ceremony – attended by the Duchess of Gloucester.
The ceremonies culminated in the awarding of the Outstanding Boy and Girl Awards, which this year were presented to Liam Bennett and Kayleigh Robinson in Year 7 and Logan Hailes and Chloe Bell in Year 8, in recognition for their excellent contributions to all aspects of Workington Academy life and achievements both in and out of the classroom.
Finally, the prestigious Cumbria Education Trust Awards, which can be awarded to a student in any of Cumbria Education Trust’s six schools, were this year awarded to a Workington Academy students in both Year 7 and Year 8. In Year 7 this award went to John Little, for his exceptional display of the Workington Academy core values – Respect, Responsibility and Resilience and in Year 8 this award went to Lucy Wilson, for her Outstanding Contribution to Workington Academy over the previous academic year.
Well done to all of our Workington Academy Award Winners from our classes of Year 7 and Year 8 – 2016-2017.
Individual Award Winners – Year 7 (2016-2017):
- Outstanding Diligence and Effort – Alexa Atkinson
- Outstanding Classroom Performance – Mia Stewart
- Outstanding Contribution within the classroom – Robbie Furness
- Outstanding Home-learning – Jessica Holliday
- Exceptional Responsibility for Learning – Evie Little
- Bronze Maths Challenge – Michaela Torney, Evan Stephenson, Lloyd Sutton
- Gold Maths Challenge – Bethany Smith
- Accelerated Reader – Most Quizzes Passed – Bronwyn Coombs
- Accelerated Reader – Highest Points Scored – Luke Featherstone-Palmer
- Accelerated Reader – Highest Word Count – Luke Featherstone-Palmer
- 7APH Tutor Award – Luke Featherstone-Palmer
- 7RMO Tutor Award – Evan Stephenson
- 7TGR Tutor Award – Bronwyn Coombs
- 7TTH Tutor Award – Evie Little
- 7HCA Tutor Award – David McClintock
- 7APH and Year 7 Top Vivo Points Scorer Award – Dan Carter
- 7RMO Top Vivo Points Scorer – Bethany Smith
- 7TGR Top Vivo Points Scorer – Abigail Sansom
- 7TTH Top Vivo Points Scorer – Libby Matear
- 7HCA Top Vivo Points Scorer – Kayleigh Robinson
- Year 7 Top Form Group Vivo Points Scorers – 7APH
- Bessemer House Award – Aidan Fryer
- Curwen House Award – Sofia Hall
- Risman House Award – Katie Holmes
- Thompson House Award – Abigail Sansom
- Outstanding Year 8 Sporting Contribution (Male) – Jack Speight
- Outstanding Year 8 Sporting Contribution (Female) – Sophie Charters
- Contribution towards Sportsability – John Pape
- Football – Owen Beattie
- Rugby League – Ethan Frazer
- Rugby Union – Ellis Nixon
- Netball – Dena Briscoe
- Athletics – Eve Brown
- X-Country – Coby Bell
- All-Round Team Players – Alfie Benzie and Katie Holmes
- Year 7 Sports Day Winners – 7TGR
- Connecting Classroom Awards – Aimee-Leigh Bragg, Dan Carter, Ben Fulton, Lucius Knight, Jack Ward
- My Money Week Design Competition – Cumberland Building Society Award – Jade Burns
- Outstanding Year 7 Girl – Kayleigh Robinson
- Outstanding Year 7 Boy – Liam Bennett
- Cumbria Education Trust Award – John Little
Individual Award Winners – Year 8 (2016-2017):
- Outstanding Diligence and Effort – Emma Shervinton
- Outstanding Classroom Performance – Danniella Williamson
- Outstanding Contribution within the classroom – Alicia Graham
- Bronze Maths Challenge – Charlotte McCombe, Amie Leslie
- Silver Maths Challenge – Lucy Wilson, Alicia Graham
- Accelerated Reader – Most Quizzes Passed – Keelan Morris
- Accelerated Reader – Highest Points Scored – Georgia Fell
- Accelerated Reader – Highest Word Count – Joshua Harden
- 8AMI Tutor Award – Lily Wright
- 8DWI Tutor Award – Ben Caine
- 8APA Tutor Award – Charlotte Wilkinson
- 8AHO Tutor Award – John James Glaister & Jack McKenzie
- 8DWI and Year 8 Top Vivo Points Scorer Award – Lucy Wilson
- 8AHO Top Vivo Points Scorer – John-James Glaister
- 8APA Top Vivo Points Scorer – Charlotte Wilkinson
- 8AHO Top Vivo Points Scorer – Leah Carruthers
- Year 8 Top Form Group Vivo Points Scorers – 8DWI
- Bessemer House Award – Anna Bowden
- Curwen House Award – Annabel Hadfield
- Risman House Award – Leah Carruthers
- Thompson House Award – Kate Metherell
- Outstanding Year 8 Sporting Contribution (Male) – Ace Wedgwood
- Outstanding Year 8 Sporting Contribution (Female) – Charlotte McCombe
- Year 8 Sports Day Winners – 8DWI
- Outstanding Year 8 Girl – Chloe Bell
- Outstanding Year 8 Boy – Logan Hailes
- Cumbria Education Trust Award – Lucy Wilson
