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The Stopfordian 2011–2012
Roskilly, Lucy Rothwell, James Ruddock, Chloe Rutter, James
Samarji, Jake Sanders, Fasih Shahid, Megan Smith, Michael
Solomou, Emily Spencer, Benjamin Stollery, Lucy Sumner,
Niyati Takiar, Anand Thalava, Mark Tordoff, Matilda Towsey,
Joseph Trimingham, Aaqib Vohra, Elyzaveta Vul, Bebe Warren,
Gabriella Watkins, Lee Westwell, Elizabeth Wilkinson,
Johanna Worley, Elizabeth Worthington and Joanna Yeung.
THE BRITISH MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD
This has been another excellent year for competitive
Mathematics. At the Senior level there were six Gold awards
with Suzanna Eames and Tristan Kemp qualifying for the
Olympiad. At Intermediate level there were twenty three
Gold awards and eight pupils qualified for further rounds.
These are Amy Bradley and Tom Taylor in the Third Year, Will
Jones, Adit Kulkarni, Alexa Holland, Anand Thalava, Ana
Krywonos, Jessica Black, Emily Dow and Tom Allport in the
Fourth Year and Max Hadfield, Ryan Jude, Tasmin Ray and
Will Spence in the Fifth Year. Merits were achieved by Amy
Bradley, Max Hadfield and Will Spence. Our Senior Maths
team, Suzanna Eames, Tristan Kemp, Zoe Harris and Milan
Lakhani won the regional finals and went on to finish 20th in
the National final in London.
PHYSICS (OLYMPIAD & CHALLENGE)
In the A2 Physics Olympiad Alastair Watts achieved a Bronze
I medal and Tristan Kemp achieved a Bronze II medal.
Commendations were awarded to Jack Ashby, Miranda Cupit,
Elizabeth Healey, Kristian Lee and Matthew Rowson.
In the AS challenge, also organised by the Olympiad
committee, Bronze medals were gained by Sam Allport, Sam
Arrowsmith, David Bennett, James Brett, Zoë Harris, Philip
Hanson, Tom Hosfield, Leo Hotchkies and Alex McCann.
A team of U6 took part in the Physics Olympics at Liverpool
University. They came fourth but were within one point of
third place. They came a very strong first in the Fermi portion
of the competition. Congratulations to Alastair Watts, Tristan
Kemp, Miranda Cupit, Liz Healey and Kristian Lee.
ENGINEERING EDUCATION SCHEME
In the Engineering Education Scheme, Olivia Briggs, Quintus
Carr and Laura Chitty of the Lower 6th all gained a Gold BA
CREST award for their work with United Utilities and
Liverpool University on a real life mechanical engineering
project. The BA CREST Gold Award is a well known and
nationally recognised award, which allows the students to
explore their own ideas in engineering and required over 100
hours of project work to complete.
BIOLOGY OLYMPIAD
The aim of the Biology Olympiad is to challenge and stimulate
gifted students with an interest in Biology and to expand and
extend their talents. Gold Certificates were awarded to Chloe
Withers and Rachael Hulme. Silver Certificates were awarded
to Adam Afife, Kristen Holland, Edward Appleby, Sally
McRoberts and Ross Holloway and Bronze Certificates to Alex
Kyrtsoudis, Rachel Ellis, Hannah Goldsby and Rebecca
Massie. Sophie Skelton was Highly Commended and Andrew
Prosser received Commended.
MUSIC
Naomi Clarke has won a Choral Scholarship offer to Gonville
& Caius College, Cambridge. Henry Brearley won a Public
Recital Prize at the Oundle Festival (Advanced Organ
Scholars’ Course). Alex Jones has gained membership of the
National Children’s Orchestra of Great Britain (double bass).
Jennifer Kent has gained membership of the National Youth
Choir. James Holt, Stephen Dickie and Edward Greaves have
gained membership of the Hallé Youth Choir.
MODEL UNITED NATIONS
This year has been a busy one for the Model United Nations
society. We have attended two conferences, hosted by
Cheadle Hulme and Wesley College, Dublin where we won
Best Delegation in General Assembly, and we have introduced
Mini-MUN for Lower School students interested in world
issues. In March we hosted our own hugely successful
conference attended by over 200 students from around the
country. In July we are attending two more local conferences
and next academic year we are hoping to run an international
trip as well as return to Dublin. Our own conference will now
run annually and will take place the first weekend in
December.
YOUNG ENTERPRISE
Our Young Enterprise company, Necessories, invested a great
deal of time in product development and came up with the
Portapunch, an innovative product designed to hole-punch
handouts as a permanent part of a lever-arch file. At the
Stockport, Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside finals, they won
the award for best company report. They also won an award
for best product at the Dragon’s Den event. Not stopping
there, they are still going and won the Greater Manchester
Media award. They will compete in the North West Finals for
this award later in June. Yet again, our Sixth Form students
have made a superb effort. Peter Smith and Ayoni Medagoda
deserve special mention for their leadership and
management.
MASTER CHEF
The annual Master Chef competition was sponsored again this
year by Grill on the Edge Restaurant in Alderley Edge. The
competition is open to all pupils from First to Fourth Year. The
winner was Emma Winder.
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