PUPILS, staff, parents, governors and members of the community came together to celebrate success at Brecon High School, as the school held its second annual Brecon Star awards evening.
The red carpet was rolled out to welcome the Stars to the ceremony, held in the main hall which had been decorated in red, black and gold to create an ‘Oscars-style ambience’.
Amongst the high achieving winners was Amelia Hughes of Year 12, who was presented with the Senior Geoffrey Meredith Powell Prize. The prize came with a cheque for £50.
There was a standing ovation as the Year 10 Contribution award was presented posthumously to Nia Starkey, who had tragically died just a few weeks previously
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Other winners at the star-studded celebration included:
The Evans KS3 Maths Prize £25 - Leo Skinner Year 9
The Evans KS4 Maths Prize £25 - Luke Wilkinson Year 10
The Evans KS5 Maths Prize £25 - Matthew Williams Year 12
The Evans Art Prize £25 - Lucy McGinty Year 10
The Evans KS4 Geography Prize £25 - Ben Pritchard Year 10
The Evans Most Improved History Prize £25 - Chloe Jones Year 8
The Evans KS3 Languages Prize £25 Year 8 - Chloe Edwards
The Evans KS3 Languages Prize £25 Year 9 - Katie Griffiths
The Evans Intercultural understanding Prize £25 - Angela Morante
The Letton Shield £50 - Rory Orton
Cliff Carr Memorial Prize £100 - Nelsea Rai Year 10
The Evans Business prize £25 - Maisie Lake Year 12
The DJ Powell Cup £25 - Leah North Year 10
The Mike Peters Bugle and Cadets Dragon - Sharna Fyfe Year 10
There was an additional display of the depth of talent contained in the school, as the audience was entertained by musical performances from Chelsea Lloyd of Year 10 and the Year 13 Band, made up of Josh King, Dylan Matthews and Gwyn Daggett, along with special guests.
A special presentation was also made to acting headteacher Tracey Gibbs by chair of Governors David Meredith, to thank her for everything she had done for the school in recent times.
Speaking after the event Ms Gibbs said: “The atmosphere was amazing.
“Everybody had really made an effort with their outfits and looked wonderful, and there was a real air of anticipation as the winners were revealed.
“I want to congratulate all the pupils who won awards this year and hope that this evening has inspired them to try to achieve a multitude of star prizes by the time they leave Brecon High School.”
Parent and governor Chris Pierce said: “Thanks to Tracey and all of the staff and students for a wonderful Star Awards evening.
“I felt very proud as a parent and as a governor.
“It provided another example of how the staff really care about the students and the Brecon High School community.”
The Star awards were held on Tuesday, July 17. Prizes were funded by the Old Boys Association and presented by Colin Lewis, president of the association.