Largs Academy S1-S3 prize winners: Photos and names

The event marked the high achievements of the pupils and deserved recognition for all their application and effort throughout the year in excelling in their subjects.

The event was presented by Lucie Jardine, Ruby Couper and Drew Neilsen, with a message congratulating the pupils provided by John Doherty, and an inspirational speech given by former pupil Antony Govindia Russell. 

Oliver Barr performed Edude Op 10 No.5 by Chopin, and Kate Shelley and Oriana Strahan provided a musical interlude with 'For Good' from the WIcked musical.

The presentation of the S1 certificates was carried out by Mrs Hazel McClelland, year head, and Mrs Grace Furey, principal teacher of pastoral support.

S2 year head Mrs Claire Mazzoni and Martin Trainer, principal teacher of pastoral support, presented the S2 certificates, while those for S3 pupils were presented by year head Mr Barry Wilson and pastoral support principal teacher Mrs Laura Love.

The presentation of the community awards was carried out by John Doherty.

The winners are as follows.

S1 prize winners

Molly Anderson (design & technology), Emma Caldwell (English), Noah Collins (drama), Aaron Denholm (drama), Elliot Erskine (RME), Claire Esslemont (music), Miya Gibb (PE), Abigail Gibson (geography), Jamie Gordon (PE), Layla Groth (science), Marie Hamill (Spanish), Rilley Hendry (design & technology), Katherine Kirkland (science), Ryan Lawrie (maths), Collie Mathieson-Kerr (business), Ellie McLeod (health & food technology), Emily McNicol (health & food technology), Alexander Morton (English), Scott Roscoe (Spanish), Dylan Tallett (RME), Rosalind Welsh (science), Samantha White (science), Archie Williams (business), Kyle Workman (PE), Qin Xue (maths).

Rosalyn Bradshaw (English, science), Lynsey Hellyer (RME, computing), Matthew Ingram (French, computing), Carly Morton (Spanish, history); Alex Semple (maths, science), Nuala Cameron-Finn (health & food technology, English, modern studies), Ruby Couper (French, business, science), Gemma Herrero Redden (Spanish, geography, art),  Jewel Kurian (computing, science, design & technology), Sophia Maclean (music, art, modern studies), Madeleine Ramage (health & food technology, art, PE).

Morgan Bryson-Meehan (computing, history, music, drama), Marcus Dansalan (business, design & technology, RME, French), Rosie McKane (maths, geography, history, music), Grace Craigmile (French, maths, geography, history, art, drama, science).

Oriana Strahan and Kate Shelley (Image: Largs Academy)

S2 prize winners

Bruce Balmforth (PE), Sophie Batty (Spanish), Evelina Boychuk (design & technology), Hannah Brobyn (music), Ashton Collins (drama), Jennifer Copeland (art), Damion Draffan (maths), Grayson Duffy (science), Luke Frame (French), Amiya Fraser-Moore (design & technology), Calden Frew (English), Louise Guy (drama), Connor Hitter (English), Ilayda Kayak (dance), Will Longmuir (art), Lily Longwell (science). 

Innes McAlindon (PE), Connor McCrimmond (business), Ailey McLean (PE), John McNay (German), Florence Milner (history), Cayden Murray (health & food technology), Faith Nixon (RME), Sophie Ogilvie (business), Junior Osborne (German), James Richardson (German), Grace Robinson (computing), Fraser Rodger (Spanish), Nina Spirit-Hawthorne (RME),  Rosie Strahan (science), Ava Sullivan (French). 

Rose Bilsland (geography, history), Rowan Corkindale (health & food technology, drama), Marley Johnson (health & food technology, computing), Amy Leishman (art, music), Ella Martin-McDonald (English, business); Adam McNeice (maths, science), Gabriela Melgaard (geography, modern studies), Nathan Poole (maths, computing), Clyde Sfiligoi (Spanish, drama). 

Olena Andenok (health & food technology, art, science), Laila Campbell (Spanish, music, dance); Katie Convery (geography, history, modern studies), Ria Haddow (media studies, RME, German), Charlotte Scott (RME, geography, dance). 

Jay Adam (media studies, design & technology, history, science), Robyn Black (French, maths, history, modern studies; Amelia Wilson (design & technology, maths, PE, dance), Libby Farnell (French, history, modern studies, science, English), Sarah Tokou (maths, computing, business, music, science).

Hitting the high notes: Oliver Barr (Image: Largs Academy)

S3 prize winners

Scott Alexander (business), Thomas Allan (health & food technology), Cullen Andrews (design & manufacture), Samuel Barr (performance PE), Dean Binnie (photography),  Mia Boston (drama), Jude Boyd (PE), Logan Brodie (practical electronics), Olivia Bulman (modern studies), Chloe Campbell (dance), Maia Carr (dance), Eva Cormack (chemistry), Alexandra Dickie (media studies), Dylan Docherty (German), Edward Ferris (practical woodwork).

Sophie Gray (Spanish), Rachel Halliday (music), Malin Hardy (PE), Gregory Hay (graphic communication), Evan Hill (biology), Finlay Hutchison (design & manufacture, Tyler Irwin (music technology), Catherine Jarvie (media studies), Grace Kelly (health & food technology), Orla Lamont (chemistry), Zara Martin (biology), Micky McCarthy (physics), Rachael McCulloch (business).

 Josh McDonald (travel & tourism), Lucy McLaughlin (maths), Tristan McNair (photography), Daniel Mitchell (drama), John Nimmo (computing),  Chloe O'Hara (physics), Chase Sebego (practical woodwork), Gabriel Shabir (performance PE), Oriana Strahan (art), Abigail Wallace (health & food technology), Joselyn Welsh (physics), Harley Williams (biology).

Niamh Aitken (English, travel & tourism); Murray Arneil (media studies, drama), Marley Black (music technology, practical electronics), Macewan Buckland (history, photography), Charlotte Burns (travel & tourism, history), Amelia Church (Spanish, dance), Robbie Davis (history, Performance PE), Marc Eardley (health & food technology, German), Kai Elliot (music, computing). 

Erin Gracie (media studies, German), Miriam Jolliffe (French, modem studies), Connor Mackay (computing, biology), Jack Murphy (English, travel & tourism), Alexandrea Punzalan (graphic communication, Spanish; Sophie Rice (modern studies, music), Adina Roser (PE, performance PE).

Luke Archbold (design & manufacture, French, geography), Ryan Armstrong (maths, geography, art), Freddie Finn (practical woodwork, music technology, drama), Sofia Gatto-Garzoni (geography, history, dance), Jacquelyn Teaz (maths, computing, music technology), Ross Freeman (graphic communication, maths, physics, biology). 

Oliver Barr (French, German, modern studies, music, PE), Casey-James Ferguson (practical Woodwork, Spanish, maths, history, photography, chemistry), Zara Puglisi (English, design and manufacture, maths, art, chemistry, practical electronics), Kate Shelley (English, graphic communication, French, maths, geography, art, chemistry, biology.

Community award winners

Mariana Francisco, Zach Rarity, Rosie McKane, Ruby Couper, Morgan Bryson-Meehan, Matthew Ingram, Claire Esslemont (all S1); Rachel Cameron, Mark McArthur, Lucie Jardine, Faith Nixon, Nathan Poole (all S2); Mia Hendry, Rachel Halliday, Oriana Strahan, Catherine Jarvie, Oliver Barr, Emma Binnie (all S3).