Awards ceremony a family affair

The Lord Mayor of York, Shan Braund and the Sheriff, Barrie Ferguson, were guests of honour at the York school's annual event last night.

Coun Braund's husband, Martin, was a biology teacher there for many years, and their two children, Stephen, now at Oxford University, and Hannah, who took her A-levels this summer, were both pupils.

Mr Ferguson taught history at Huntington for more than 25 years before his retirement.

Head teacher Chris Bridge told guests at the University of York's Central Hall that he was proud of the way the school worked "year in, year out" to achieve at such a high level.

This success was put down to the support of parents, staff and a real sense of shared purpose.

He also highlighted extra-curricular activities at the school in a power-point presentation, which included photographs of pupils in front of the Brandenburg gates, in the foothills of the Matterhorn, in Barcelona, in the trenches of the First World War and at Wembley.

Looking to the future, he said the school now needed another modern classroom block to replace 16 mobile classrooms, to cope with growing numbers in all years and 275 in the sixth-form, as well as better facilities, particularly for drama and music.

Awards

Christopher Howkins Memorial Shield for History: Jack Smith.

Kevin Whitehead Memorial Trophy for Mathematics: Felicity Rollings.

Anthony Turnbull Memorial Shield for Endeavour - joint: Kimberley Layte, Paula Ellis.

Glyn Broome Memorial Shield for Tennis: Thomas Hair.

Ryedale Shield for Endeavour: Joanne Nicholls.

Galtres Shield for Special Effort - joint: Lynsay Ray, Louise Simpson.

Year 7

Commitment to Academic Work: Hilary Ellis, Charlotte Hyman, Rachel Kay, Laura Pulleyn, Carol Whitbourn, Luke Dale, Jessica Dodd, Catherine Hart, Philip Mossop, Lauren Shepherd, James Hurd, William Marshall, Robert Murphy, Zoe Hetherington-Redhall, Alice Marshall-McHugh, Jessica Barnes, Ralph Bradley, Jennifer Marsden-Ragnarsson, Sally Roche, Kiran Dhesi, Laura Mumford, Rachel Wade, Amber Chadwick, Emma Hardcastle, Benjamin Jowett, Kimberley Morley, Adam Davy, Joanna Freer, Helen Howarth.

Commitment to Music: Hilary Ellis, Charlotte Hyman, Rachel Kay, Alexander Deadman, Caroline Gott, Jolyse Clancey, James Hurd, Christopher Farrell, Martin Drury, Jennifer Marsden-Ragnarsson, Amber Chadwick, Benjamin Jowett, Joanna Freer.

Commitment to Sport: Kieran Issitt, Paul Aylett, Jessica Barnes, Stephanie Pearson, April Watson; Sarah Dale, Stephen Greenwood, Daniel Bell, Michelle Greaves, William Moss, Craig Nelson, Rachael Turner.

Year 8

Commitment to Academic Work: Robert Metcalfe, Amy Bullivant, Kathryn Haddon, Sian Heeley-Hill, Louise Prangnell, Jack Robertson, Natasha Thomas, Gemma Frodin, Rachael Garland, Mark Harrison, Mark Pennock, Graham Wright, Christopher Briggs, Michael Deans, Erica Moks, Claire Page, Richard Proctor, Emily Hall, Jonathan Jenkin, Megan Macdiarmid, Anna Pugh, Julia Ruston, Ingrid Harrison, Rebecca Harrison, Sarah Marsden, Samantha Thompson, Alice Hildred, Samuel Ritchie, William Smith, Lorraine Stinson, Jonathan Wells, James Wilson.

Commitment to Music: Hannah Riley, Mark Pennock, Edward Thomas, James Welburn, Graham Wright, Erica Moks, Richard Proctor, Jennifer Smith, Ingrid Harrison, Rebecca Harrison, Helen Willis.

Commitment to Sport: Paul Branscombe, Hayley Smith, Lauren Smith, Kevin Walker, Thomas Bamford, Helen Barnie, Michael Gill, Christopher Chandler, Samantha Thompson, Laura Dungworth, Lee Travis, Lauren Schofield.

Year 9

Commitment to Academic work: Jennifer Bolton, Hannah Dale, Claire Murray, Joanne Nicholls, Naomi Poulton, Saskia Bradbury, Gemma Greaves, Katie Senior, Kieran Sparks, Beverley Allan, Nicholas Bidder, Leanne Eden, Keir Gravil, Alexander Kingsley, Ian Smithson, Nicola Trotter, Simon Wilson, Nicole Fletcher, Hannah Goodey, Wayne Langan, Thomas Lennon, Alison Mace, Miriam Poulton, Cassandra Smith, Emily Coombes, Jennifer Lucas, Tony Mercer, Catherine Fagan, Sarah McGuinness, Helena David, Laura Docherty, Sarah-Louise Smith.

Commitment to Music: Keir Gravil, Laura Hayhurst, Nicola Trotter, Simon Wilson, Alison Mace, Laura Masheder, Helena David, Sarah-Louise Smith.

Commitment to Sport: Steven Pierce, Saskia Bradbury, Daniel Franks, Amy Allen, Keir Gravil, Nicola Trotter, Cassandra Smith, Daniel Temple, Jasmine Richardson, Daniel Russell, Henry Richardson.

Upper School Awards

Commitment to Academic work: Michael Addison, Roseanna Young, Catherine Bell, David Bell, Nicola Coombes, James Hogg, Danielle Newman, Hannah Bolton, Sarah Douglas, Helen Geldart, Imogen Hearn, Leanne Malloy, Sarah Mitchell, Lucy Clark, Benjamin Guest, Lisa Booth, Suleman Karbani, Faizal Kasim, Jane Trotter, Craig Turton, Jennifer Wait, Laura Borrett, Amy Herron, Ruth Loughrey, Stacey Douglas, Nicola Grice, Lucy Kale, Faiza Karbani, Laura Shewan, Nicholas Addis.

Commitment to Music: Angela Taylor, Roseanna Young, David Bell, David O'Connor, Hannah Bolton, Rose Buy, Sarah Douglas, Nicola Kilmartin.

Commitment to Sport: Alice Granger, Christopher Smith.