Final Assembly Prizes

The final whole school assembly of the academic year was held in the Prize Giving Marquee on the penultimate day of term and was an opportunity to recognise those pupils who have achieved academically, and in the arts and sport this year.

The Headmaster first welcomed all the pupils and staff by saying "Time is a very strange phenomenon in a school. Everything is broken down into chunks of time. We pack so much into a day, but blink and we're at the end of a week, the end of a half term, and yes, how on earth are we at the end of another academic year. Each year brings its own challenges and opportunities but I hope that when you look back on your year that you feel you've made progress, that you're in a better place, that you have learned things about yourself and that you have developed as a person. This is the first normal summer term since the summer term of 2019 - most of you weren't here for that. So for you, like me, this has been a term of firsts where we have done lots of things for the first time here at the College...  As ever, the feeling of satisfaction as you sit here is a direct correlation of how much effort you have put into this academic year. And so many of you have put your hands up for things and got involved across lots of different areas of school life - I commend you and that is the Shiplake Way. And we have done that together as a school community."

Mr Howe went on to give a particular well done to those who have taken exams this year and setting a good example for those who will have exams next year. He added that we finish off the term and year with Shiplake being spoken about in the most glowing terms. "Shiplake is being talked about, it is on the map, and the reason for this is because of what we do and because of the people who are sitting here." He gave examples of comments received by members of the public giving feedback on how well-behaved, how delightful, how civilised, how friendly and warm the pupils they have met are.

He went on to refer to the recent inspection and commented: "It's wonderful to hold a piece of paper that gives us a rubber stamp that says we work at, and you attend, an excellent school. And not just an excellent school but an excellent school in all areas. And that is something that every single person here can be immensely proud of. The people here, your teachers, we cannot do this on our own. You make this school excellent, by putting your hands up for things, by volunteering, by getting involved, by taking deep breaths and sometimes doing things you may not naturally or necessarily want to do."

Academic Awards

Engagement with Learning Awards

The following pupils were recognised for their consistently excellent Engagement with Learning scores over the course of the academic year.

Pupils of the Term

Each department was asked to nominate two 'pupils of the term' - the highest achieving and the most improved.

Year 9 Shiplake 7 Award

Pupils were invited to submit a portfolio of evidence showing how they have demonstrated and practised the key learning characteristics of the Shiplake 7. Congratulations to the following:

Bevan Trophy (Senior School Excellence Points) 2022

The Bevan Trophy has been calculated by the average number of excellence points per pupil, per House.

Graham Vick Trophy (Lower School Excellence Points) 2022

The Graham Vick Award is for the Lower School Team with the highest number of Excellence Points.

Arts Awards

Music

Colours Blazers were awarded to Year 13 pupils Johnny Miller and Tom Stuart for outstanding achievement and contribution to music.

Full Colours Ties/Beads were awarded to Sixth Form pupils Matt Grundy, Billy Fundell, Richard Wang, Gregor Jones, Fergus Heggie, Alex Wilson, Luke Morgan, Otis Button, Ed Dallas and Nikita Saitov.

Commendations were awarded to the following pupils for showing outstanding commitment, improvement or high level of performance:

Art and Photography

Colours Blazers were awarded to Year 13 pupils Jensen Perry and Charlie Neale (Photography) and Alex Rowe and Jack Lynskey (Art) for outstanding achievement and contribution to art and photography.

Full Colours Ties/Beads were awarded to Sixth Form pupils Merry Oakes, Eva Harris, Gina McKie-King, Johnny Pearson, and Megan Hadfield (Photography) and to Fred Fox, Summer Reid, Tom Boxley, Jess Pallett, Freddie Carlsson, Charlotte Garnett, Pippa Sanderso, Wallace Fisher,  Charlie Stewart and Savannah Mutnikas (Art).

Commendations were awarded to the following pupils for showing outstanding commitment, improvement or high level of performance:

Drama

Colours Blazers were awarded to Year 13 pupils Sam Bourke and Alex Taylor McDowall for outstanding achievement and contribution to drama.

Full Colours Ties/Beads were awarded to Sixth Form pupils Henry Kunzig, Milly Short, Johnny Pearson, Hector Suter, Phoebe Kay, Will Taylor, Esme Young, Max Noakes and Lewis O'Donoghue.

Commendations were awarded to the following pupils for showing outstanding commitment, improvement or high level of performance:

Neilson Trophy

The winners of the Neilson Trophy for the Arts - which is for all the Inter-House arts events from across the year - was won by Welsh House.

Sports Awards

Awards for the Summer Term sports were celebrated (with awards for the Autumn and Spring Term sports having been done at the end of each respective terms).

Tennis

Cricket

Girls' Sport

Sports Blazers

For outstanding contribution to Shiplake sport over their time here.

Baldry Trophy

The winners of the Baldry Trophy is calculated from all the Inter-House Sports events from across the year. Larger whole school, mass participation events carry more points. Athletics being the highest, followed by cross country. Even the results from that morning's athletics competition were included. Congratulations to Skipwith House.

Duke of Edinburgh's Award

The following pupils were congratulated for achieving their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh's Award. The Gold Awards were presented in Prize Giving the next day.

Pupil Appointments

Head of Gilson House: Izzy Wood
Deputy Head of Gilson House: Tilly Firth
Head of College House: Sylvan Verzone

Staff Presentations

Members of the staff who have spent a significant part of their careers at Shiplake were recognised including Mrs Sally Satch who received a Shiplake watch for reaching 20 years. Mr Chris Alcock received the promise of a Shiplake blazer for reaching 25 years and Mr Grant Lawson was also awarded his Shiplake blazer, having now reached 26 years. Mr Richard Evans was also congratulated for passing the 30 year milestone. Earlier in the week the following staff had been awarded Shiplake cufflinks and pins for reaching the ten-year milestone: Mr Paul Jones, Mrs Justine Parrott, Mrs Lynne Fairbairn, Mr Nav Bhatti and Mrs Karen Buckett.

The Heads and Deputy Heads of College then said farewell to those members of staff who have left at the end of this academic year. A separate news article will cover these.

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