Banovallum students are proud to see blue, orange and purple!

In a socially distanced awards ceremony, Banovallum recently handed out colours for a variety of subjects:

•Creative Arts

•Design and Technology (CADT)

• Sport,

• Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural (SMSC)

•Humanities.

The awards, made to a number of students, were in recognition of their commitment to specific areas of school over the last year.

Award-winners who received their colours are able to wear a coloured tie which corresponds to the area they impressed in.

Anyone receiving a half-colour can wear a ribbon on their blazer.

The school described all the award winners as ‘excellent role models’.

And they believe the winners could inspire more students.

our members of staff - Mr Bollan, Mrs Sheehan, Mrs Hunter and Mr Marriott - were in charge of the scheme and said they were ‘extremely proud’ of all the students’ efforts.

In a joint statement, the staff members explained: “For the past few years, Banovallum School has operated a unique reward system where students can gain specially coloured ties for outstanding achievements across a variety of subject areas.

“They are CADT (blue), sport (purple), SMSC (orange) and, most recently, humanities (burgundy).

“In addition to the coloured ties, students can also gain half-colours, highlighted by a coloured ribbon worn on their blazers.

“These rewards are highly sought after by the students, with many always ready and willing to go the ‘extra mile’ to work towards them.

“This term, we have rewarded several students across Years 9, 10 and 11 for outstanding efforts across these subject areas since the start of the calendar year and through the period of lockdown. 

“Whilst many of the usual methods of gaining colours, such as representing the school at sporting events and regional competitions, have been unavailable due to Covid-19, Banovallum students rose to the challenge and impressed us in a variety of other ways.

“During lockdown we were amazed by energetic exercise videos, dazzling artistic creations, engagement with wider academic reading and help provided in the local community.

“Those gaining their colours this term really represent the best of what Banovallum students have to offer.

“The awards are testament to their hard work and dedication.

“The students have already been wearing their colours with pride and are excellent role models to the younger years and those who have joined the school in September.”

Those receiving their colours and half-colours were:

Year 9: Laura Garner, Chloe Houlden, Callum Hobson, Bailey Hobson and Charlie Clark.

Year 10: Molly Allen, Ebony Colledge, Connell, Rebecca, Victoria Lee, Emily Norris, Lucy Ward, Ellie Cullen, Brooke Pidgley, Sky Pidgley, Fleur Fawcett, Lucia Casal, Jessica Baxter, Trinity Kent, Jess Baxter, James Ashley, Isobel Fairholm, Poppy Hobdell, Rebecca Lee, Genevieve Learoyd, Cieran Wasley and JJ Bowen.

Year 11: Jared Boddy, Daisy Bown, Sophie Clark, Gemma Clayton, Tallulah Garrick-Brinn, Gregory Graves, Christina Holmes, Eleanor Pick, Connie Piper, Kieran Taylor, Harriet Wilkinson, Finley Cairns, Louis Fitzaden-Gray, Joshua Ruck, Willow Van Landeghem, Aimee Dyson, Holly Conway, Gracie Danby, Olivia Wilkinson, Charlotte Helliwell, Sam Baldock, Josh Lawie, Ollie Bradley, Lucas Walters, Jhoven Ramones, George Billington, Joel Armstrong, Rosie Baxter, Callum Brocklesby, Morgan Campbell, Danny Jones, Shanaise Bennett, Phoebe Kift, Christopher Taylor, Rosella Shackleton, Kieran Taylor and Xanthe Williams-Crowson.

Headteacher Grant Edgar said: “Congratulations to all those presented with their half-colours and colours ties.

“They have done extremely well to secure these awards and can be very proud of their outstanding efforts and achievements.”