BIRKENHEAD SCHOOL
Seniors Record of Activities and Achievements 2013-2014
Record of Activities and Achievements 2013 - 2014
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GCSE Results 2013 Anas Ahmed Oliver Ainsworth Danial Alam Max Bladon Connor Boon Samuel Bowler Isabelle Brown Harrison Catherall Imogen Collins Matthew Corlett Thomas Cornall Jed Coughlan Sophie Dixon Charlotte Dowling Patrick Doyle Daniel Formston Dominic Fowler-Williams Frederick Gollins Rebecca Goodall Thomas Green Amy Green Jordan Hart Ross Hepton Benjamin Hillyer Robert Hilton Jack Hussey Harri Jones Natalie Jones Tommy Keenan Grace Keenan Zack Kirkman Harry Knowles Maro Kyriacou Owain Lockwood Dominic Maddox Ece Mert Jack Mills James Mitchell Nomia Navaratnarajah Tom Platt Jack Redhead Siân Round Asad Shafiq Andrew Sherman Lewis Tran Benjamin Unsworth Dan Walker Samuel Wells Leo Westbrook Matthew Williams George Wilson Thomas Wood Matthew Wright
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Key: AR – Art BI – Biology CH – Chemistry Ci – Chinese DT – Design and Technology EN – English EL – English Literature FM – Further Maths FR – French GG – Geography GR – German GK – Greek HI - History LA – Latin MA – Maths MU – Music PH – Physics RS – Religious Studies SP – Spanish SC - Science ScA - Additional Science Only subjects passed at grades A* - C shown. Subject letters in bold denote A grade; if followed by a * denotes an A* grade. A^ denotes a double star A grade (only available in Further Maths)
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Upper Sixth A Level Results 2013 Sameer Alam James Austin Alex Barria-Norton Eleanor Bates Sarah Bibby Andrew Crosby Nathan Demetrios Michael Doneo Joseph Doyle Alastair Forster Marco Galvani Nicholas Gill William Gollins Alice Hancock Callum Hepton Jack Hulmes Alexander Ivory Thomas Jarvis Gabriel Jones Tarun Kodavatiganti Demitri Kyriacou Georgia Lamb Ian Loch Charlotte Lytollis Charles McCulloch Harry McGee Louis McGrath Oliver Mills Jonathan Moia Christopher Morris Mackenzie Newton-Jones Harley Price Oscar Ratnaike Matthew Rogers Jamie Russell Aarush Sajjad Edward Sherrard Harry Smethurst Jake Sowerbutts Rohith Srinivasan Edward Stott Harry Sturgess Emily Subhedar Georgina Sudderick Edward Thomas Sam Thompson Jack Walker Alex Watkins Jack Watson Tom Weller Jonathan Welsh Ashley Williams Tom Williams Ben Winskill Thomas Woollons Zarif Zaman
Economics (A), Biology (B), Chemistry (B) DT (C), Religious Studies (C), Economics (C) Spanish (B), Latin (B), English Language (B) English Language (A), History (B), Chemistry (C) Maths (A), Chemistry (A), History (A) Physical Education (A*) Economics (A), History (B) Classical Civilisation (A), English Literature (A), History (B) Classical Civilisation (B), RELIGIOUS STUDIES (B), English Literature (C) Physical Education (A*) Maths (A), Chemistry (A) Maths (A*) Further Maths (B), Spanish (B), Economics (B) Music (A*) History (A*) Chemistry (A) History (A*) English Literature (A*) Economics (A) Maths (B), Geography (B), Chemistry (B) Religious Studies (B), Spanish (C), English Language (C) Maths (B), Chemistry (B), Economics (C) Maths (A*) Chemistry (A*) Further Maths (A), Physics (A) Chemistry (A), Biology (B), DT (B) Maths (A), Chemistry (A), Biology (B) Maths (A), Chemistry (A), Physics (A) Maths (A*) Chemistry (A*) Physics (A*) Biology (A) Classical Civilisation (B), History (B), Religious Studies (B) Economics (A), Chemistry (B), English Language (B) Maths (A*) Chemistry (A*) Physics (A*) Further Maths (A) Physical Education (A*) Geography (B), Biology (D) Maths (A*) Biology (A*) Chemistry (A*) Economics (A) Economics (A*) Maths (A), Physics (A) Biology (A*) History (A*) Chemistry (A) Physical Education (D), ICT (D) History (B), English Literature (B), English Language (C) Chemistry (A*) Maths (A), Biology (A) Religious Studies (B), Economics (B), English Language (C) Chemistry (A), Economics (B), Maths (C) Theatre Studies (B), English Language (B), English Literature (C) Chemistry (A*) Latin (A*) History (A*) English Literature (A*) Chemistry (A), Art (A), Maths (B) Maths (A), Chemistry (A), Biology (B) Maths (A), Biology (A), Chemistry (A) Biology (A*) Chemistry (A), Maths (B) English Literature (B), Religious Studies (B), DT (D) Biology (A*) Chemistry (A), Spanish (A) Biology (A), Chemistry (A), Maths (B) Maths (A*) Further Maths (A*) Chemistry (A*) Physics (A*) Chemistry (A), Maths (B), Biology (B) Chemistry (B), Maths (C), Religious Studies (C) Geography (A), History (B), Religious Studies (B) Classical Civilisation (B), History (B), English Literature (B) Maths (A), History (A), Economics (A) Chemistry (A), Biology (B), Maths (D) Biology (A), Chemistry (A), Economics (A) Geography (C), DT (C), English Language (D) Geography (A*) Maths (A), Biology (A), Chemistry (A) French (A*) Spanish (A*) Economics (B) Geography (B), History (C), Physics (C) Classical Civilisation (C), English Literature (C) Maths (A*) Economics (A*) Chemistry (A) Maths (A), Chemistry (A), Religious Studies (A)
Subjects passed at Grade A* to B are shown in bold.
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Leavers’ Destinations September/October 2013 Pupil
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Sameer Alam James Austin Alex Barria-Norton Eleanor Bates Sarah Bibby Andrew Crosby Nathan Demetrios Michael Doneo Joseph Doyle Marco Galvani Nicholas Gill William Gollins Alice Hancock Callum Hepton Jack Hulmes Alexander Ivory Tom Jarvis Gabriel Jones Tarun Kodavatiganti Demitri Kyriacou Georgia Lamb Ian Loch Charlotte Lytollis Charles McCulloch Harry McGee Louis McGrath Oliver Mills Jonathan Moia Christopher Morris Mackenzie Newton-Jones Harley Price Oscar Ratnaike Matthew Rogers Jamie Russell Aarush Sajjad Edward Sherrard Harry Smethurst Jake Sowerbutts Rohith Srinivasan Edward Stott Harry Sturgess Emily Subhedar Georgia Sudderick Edward Thomas Samuel Thompson Jack Walker Alexander Watkins Jack Watson Thomas Weller Jonathan Welsh Ashley Williams Thomas Williams Thomas Woollons Ben Winskill Zarif Zaman Bruno de Blaquière
Liverpool University Leeds Metropolitan University Nottingham University Sheffield University Newcastle University Leeds Metropolitan University Liverpool University Newcastle University Loughborough University Oxford University (Queen's) Nottingham University Newcastle University Sheffield Hallam University Brunel University Bath University Sheffield University Sheffield University Newcastle University Southampton University Liverpool University Sheffield University Loughborough University
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Art:
Academic Departments
Year 7 explored various mediums on the theme of ‘The Seaside’.
They also studied Impressionism and created their own pieces from photographs from around the Wirral Year 8 created 3-D forms inspired by observational studies of insects. They have recently investigated Cubism and created pieces based on musical instruments. Year 9 looked at graphic art and produced magazine covers based on their personal interests and created abstract oil pastel pieces based on observational drawings of ‘fastenings’ Year 10 visited the National Boat Museum in Ellesmere Port to gather information to work on a mechanical form theme. They finished the year producing a project based on the work of Joseph Cornell Year 11 completed their Personal Identity project in January and then focused on the 10 hour exam Lower 6th visited The Tate and the Walker galleries in Liverpool to see a variety of work to inspire their own creations. They also visited the Lady Lever Gallery later in the year Parents were invited to the art department on the 20th of May to see an exhibition of all the exam groups work. On the 17th of June a joint exhibition of art and technology students work was mounted in the Bushell Hall which was open to the general public.
Classics: As part of their Beyond the Curriculum programme, our Year 7
students enjoyed an Ancient Roman cookery lesson. They prepared a menu consisting of asparagus frittata, roasted fish with broccoli and couscous, and rustic bread. When the dishes were ready, the chefs ate their banquet in Roman attire! A Latin fun day was held on Tuesday, 15th October at Deva (Roman Chester) for our boys and girls in Year 7. During their visit to the Grosvenor Museum, students had the chance to handle real Roman artefacts from the Roman period found at Chester. They also took part in an archaeological discovery and a hands-on session at the Dewa Experience. The day finished with a guided tour around the Roman Walls and the amphitheatre. On Monday, 11th November, Year 9 Classical Greek students and those studying Latin in Year 8 took part in a workshop on Greek and Roman civilisation. Not only did they have the experience of discovering artefacts on the ground as archaeologists, but they also dressed up as hoplites and tried their skills as monster-slayers! Following previous visits to Rome and Pompeii in October 2011 and to Greece during half-term in Michaelmas Term 2012, the Classics Department organised another visit to Italy during Easter 2014. The eleven students and two members of staff who made up the party commenced their visit in Rome, exploring not only the major Classical sites, but also St Peter’s Basilica and the Vatican Museum. They then transferred to Sorrento, via the abbey at Monte Cassino. Excursions were made from Sorrento to Pompeii, Mount Vesuvius and Herculaneum, and also to the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.
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Classics (cont…): As part of our Outreach programme, the Classics Department has
offered a Latin course to G&T Year 5 students from local Primary Schools. The course has been very popular and has run both in the Autumn and the Summer Terms. We have followed Minimus, a unique Latin course for younger children, based on a real family who lived at Vindolanda in 100AD. Some of our aims are to foster an enjoyment of academic learning and independent research, as well as to provide an insight into the structure of English and to lay a foundation for the study of Modern Foreign Languages. On 12th March, nine students from across the School took part in the Manchester Classical Association’s Ancient Greek and Latin reading Competition. In the beginners’ section, four Year 8 students acted out a dramatic piece from the Cambridge Latin Course. In the GCSE division, two competitors read a piece from Homer’s Odyssey, Book 21; whereas our Latin candidate tackled a few verses from Virgil’s Aeneid XII. Sián Round from the L6 read a dramatic monologue from Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus. Finally, Sam Berkson, studying A2 Latin, came away with a commendation on his reading of Cicero’s In Verrem. Design and Technology: The Design and Technology mounted a display of GCSE, AS and
A2 level coursework in an exhibition held jointly with the Art department in the Bushell Hall. The Hall was transformed into a gallery space for a week and pupils, parents and staff were given the opportunity to view the range of art and products that had been created. The GCSE Product Design pupils were able to produce an array of products ranging from a three level fish tank to a wooden bike frame. This year we had a number of Year 11 pupils apply for the Arkwright Engineering Scholarship. Pupils have to fill in a detailed application form, sit a two hour aptitude test, and then attend an interview day at a top University. Three pupils reached the interview shortlist (Ben Corlett, Joshua Gibson and Edward George). The panel’s decision will be announced by the end of July. AS Product Design pupils had to design an i-Pod dock for a local company. This year our 4 A2 students produced very complex projects. Oliver Gilding designed a storage device for his hockey kit which was for a local company called Barrington Sports. Rebecca Davies designed a retro gaming inspired coffee table. It took the form of a set of Tetris blocks with acrylic uprights to create a feeling of floating surfaces. Ben Pearson used his love of design to come up with a wine storage unit that was influenced in aesthetic appearance by the Rietveldt chair. Rob Chapman designed a USB powered desk lamp that fitted in with the style of several modern design houses. Rob and Ben are both aspiring to study Product Design at University. AS systems projects this year included an ultrasonic distance calibration unit, a remote servo operated camera tripod attachment, an electronic metronome with text display, a guitar tuner aimed at children with a text display, an electronic reaction game and a PC tower automatic auxiliary cooling system.
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Design and Technology (cont…): The A2 students took on the following projects for their
coursework: a remotely controlled room light with integrated RGB mood lighting and FM radio controller, a table tennis practice machine which gathers returned balls and fires them at the player, a solar quick charger for a mobile device battery with text display, and a bicycle lighting system for fitting to wheels which displays words or patterns using ‘Persistence of Vision’. The L6 & U6 Product Design pupils recently visited the Jaguar Land Rover Manufacturing Plant in Halewood, Liverpool. At Halewood they make the Freelander 2 and the Range Rover Evoque, which is ground breaking in its styling, design and performance. The Plant is a very large manufacturing site, covering 350 acres, split into 4 different facilities. It was an opportunity for the students to see modern manufacturing in action. English: Years 8 and 9 attended The Lowry Theatre to see a production of
‘War Horse’. Sebastian Wilkes wrote a review of this for ‘In Focus’. Year 11 students went to The Playhouse Theatre to see a production of ’A View from the Bridge’. All Year 11 students participated in a drama workshop on ‘Of Mice and Men’ organised by Topbox theatre company. Debating Club started in September and this enabled us to coach our teams for a wide range of debating competitions. The Athenaeum Debates were good practice for the team of 9 Sixth Form students representing School in the European Youth Parliament North West Forum. We won and will go through to the National Forum in September. We entered teams from all year groups in Birkenhead Rotary Club’s ‘Youth Speaks to the Nation’ competition. Mathew O’Hare and Adrian Dyu represented School in the Liverpool Law Society debate. Year 10 students Ben Appleby, Otto Dawes and Tom Corran, won both their heat and the Merseyside Final of the English Speaking Union’s Public Speaking competition. Our Sixth Form debating team, consisting of Grace Keenan and Matthew Williams, won through to the second round of the Schools’ Mace competition. Sixth Formers took part in the New Views project run by the National Theatre and they were given very positive feedback on their play scripts. We went to see ‘The Habit of Art’, ‘Coriolanus’ and ‘The Book Thief’ as part of this project. Literature students also attended a Study Day at the Shakespeare Centre in Stratford on their A2 set texts ‘Hamlet’ and ‘The Revenger’s Tragedy’. Sixth form student Siân Round was shortlisted for academic achievement in the ‘Wirral Youth Heroes Award’. She was also commended in Thomas Campion English Essay Prize run by Peterhouse, Cambridge. The English department supported the production of ‘Les Misérables’. Finally, a number of students took part in “Exeunt Omnes” at the end of the Summer Term. This was an evening of readings and music celebrating the work of the poet and novelist Thomas Hardy.
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Geography: Year 7 pupils visited several sites along the coastline of Wirral to
study the different methods that have been used to prevent coastal erosion and flooding. Year 8 pupils visited Malham to enhance their understanding of
Carboniferous Limestone landscapes and landforms.
Year 9 pupils carried out questionnaire surveys in Southport and
classified land uses along urban transects. GCSE pupils visited Bowness on Windermere to collect data for
their Controlled Assessment tasks. This included measuring the extent of footpath erosion, pedestrian flows and carrying out questionnaire surveys to discover visitors’ opinions about the impact of tourism upon a national park. A level students visited the River Alyn to sample and measure river
bedload and to measure river velocity and discharge.
History: Our Year 7 pupils visited “Medieval” Birkenhead and learned about
the history of Liverpool through the ages. Investigative tasks were carried out at Birkenhead Priory and the year group also took a trip on the Mersey Ferry across to the Museum of Liverpool. At the museum, we studied topics as diverse as the Beatles, the Blitz and Liverpool in the Middle Ages. During the Year 7 French trip in May, the pupils visited Étaples Military Cemetery in Boulogne. Year 8 pupils took part in a hands-on workshop and play performed
by Top Box Productions. This was in support of their study of the Tudors and Stuarts. As part of their study of the Industrial Revolution, Year 9 pupils
visited the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry, including a guided tour of the sewers of Victorian Manchester and a textile demonstration. Lower Sixth students travelled to Manchester for a series of lectures
on the Russian Revolution. The talks were delivered by renowned experts from the world of academia.
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Mathematics: In November twenty-seven Sixth Form students entered the UKMT
Senior Mathematical Challenge Competition and twenty of them won certificates. Alex Karus-McElvogue, Kevin Wong, Paul Wynne and Lewis Tran were awarded gold certificates. Alex, who won the Best in School certificate, then progressed to take part in the prestigious British Maths Olympiad and Kevin and Paul to the Senior Kangaroo where Kevin won a merit certificate. Silver certificates winners were: Thomas Gibbs, Oliver George, Tom Atherton, Linh Ma, Conor O’Sullivan, Alex Saverimutto, Sam Berkson, Josh Bramwell and Leo Westbrook. In February forty-two Year 9, 10 and 11 pupils entered the UKMT Intermediate Mathematical Challenge Competition and twenty eight of them were awarded certificates. Gold certificate winners were: Andy Lee, Joshua Gibson, Harry Unsworth, Owen Morris, India Wild, Thomas Corran and Shikhar Kumar. Silver certificate winners were: Dominic Smith, Joel Keeling, Max Shah, Eleanor Hilton, Sam Gavin-Pitt, Edward George, Luke Filer, Dominic White, James Budworth, Oliver Pearson, Matthew Oulton and Adrian Dyu. Shikhar Kumar also won the Best in School certificate and was invited to take part in the Intermediate Maths Olympiad where he won a certificate of merit. Andy Lee and Joshua Gibson were invited to take part in the follow-on Kangaroo competition. In May, thirty Year 7 and Year 8 pupils entered the UKMT Junior Mathematical Challenge with twenty-four of them being awarded certificates. Those winning Gold were Lewis Ng, Sean Carpenter, Steven Chen, Cameron Marshall, Ethan Carley and Cáhan O’Driscoll. Silver certificate winners were : Max Arthur, William Harvey, Claire Lawrence, Sam Pachter, Sonya Liao, Dionne Lee, Toby Brown, Alexander Herod and William Blessing. Lewis Ng received the Best in School certificate. In March of this year Birkenhead School again played host to twenty schools from the Merseyside and Cheshire area for the regional final of the UKMT Team Maths Challenge. Our team of Shikhar Kumar, Adrian Dyu, Lewis Ng and Steven Chen won the competition and progressed to the National Final in London. In November, a team consisting of Alex Karus-McElvogue, Andrew Sherman, Lewis Tran and Kevin Wong took part in the regional heat of the UKMT Senior Team Maths Challenge came 2nd out of eighteen schools from the North West of England. Several pupils from Years 7-10 and from the Sixth Form entered the Mathematical Education on Merseyside Challenge and Senior Challenge Competitions and the Liverpool Mathematical Society Open Challenge Competition. In the Senior Challenge Competition for Years 9 and 10, Shikhar Kumar and James Budworth won prizes. In the Open Challenge, Oliver George, Alex KarusMcElvogue, Kevin Wong and Paul Wynne won 2nd prize in the team section for the second successive year. In June, fourteen local primary schools took part in our Primary Maths Team Challenge day. In March a group of twenty Year 11 students attended the Maths Inspiration Lectures at the Liverpool Playhouse. The lectures were on such diverse topics as Patterns, Predictions and Juggling, From Google to Minecraft and Maths on Trial.
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Modern Languages: French Exchange Thirteen pupils took part in the Exchange with Collège des Coudriers in Geneva. We spent six days of our Easter holiday in Switzerland. Visits included a trip to Gruyères, tours of the International Red Cross Museum and of the Cailler chocolate factory as well as walking in the Alps. Their Swiss partners visited us in June. Year 7 French trip In May, Year 7 pupils spent two nights in a centre in Calais. From here pupils went on various trips, and had many opportunities to practise some of the French they had learnt during the year. Visits took place to typically French venues such as the market place, traditional cafés and a chocolate factory. A hypermarket visit also featured. Spanish Exchange Our partnership is with the Spanish school, Colegio Santa Teresa, in Pamplona. Pupils from Year 9 upwards participated in this year’s Exchange in October and their Spanish partners visited us in November. German Exchange In October, seven pupils visited our partner School, GeschwisterScholl-Schule, in Tübingen, where they visited the Centre for Art and Media in Karlsruhe, the Mercedes Benz Museum in Stuttgart and took part in chocolate making and traditional pretzel baking workshops. The home leg of the 2014 Exchange took place here in the last week of June involving 11 pupils from Years 8 to 10. German Cinema Day In October, three students in the Sixth Form participated in a German Cinema Study Day at the Cornerhouse Cinema in Manchester. They watched the film Die Welle (The Wave) and participated in group discussions led by a Film Studies lecturer at the University of Manchester. Music: Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Examination
Results for 2013/2014: 51 candidates passed examinations this year, with 27 gaining a Merit and 4 gaining a Distinction. Freya Hannan-Mills, Shannon High, Paulo Infante, Andrew McTaggart, Edward Oulton and Freya Semple successfully auditioned and were formally admitted to the Chapel Choir in September. Grace Harvey and Emily Pulford had already been singing with the choir but were also formally admitted. The new Choir Prefect and Cantor was Luca Galvani, the Librarian Oliver George and the Assistant Librarians Finlay Gordon, Oliver Jones and Ciara Williams. The Head Chorister was Bronwen Morris and the Deputy Head Chorister Ciara Williams. Leading boys/girls were Christopher Lansdown, Ciara Williams, Jaime Stanton and Verity Walker. The Organ Scholarship was awarded to Andrew Sherman.
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Music (cont…): The Chapel Choir settled in to prepare music for the Sunday
services, a Service of words and music for Advent, the Services of Nine Lessons and Carols and the Midnight Eucharist on Christmas Eve, at which a number of former choir members, now at university or beyond, also sang. A Christmas Concert was held in early December, including the first performances from the newly-formed Orchestra and Folk Band, together with the Brass Ensemble, Concert Band, Big Band, Chapel Choir, Senior Choir, Prep Orchestra, Year 6 Choir and a vocal solo from Chapel Choir Prefect, Luca Galvani. Chapel Choir sang a Solemn Evensong for Candlemas in Early February. In March members of the Orchestra joined with friends and staff to form a 25-strong Orchestra for the production of Les Misérables. In April the Chapel Choir sang in a special Service of words and music for Maundy Thursday, and was then invited to sing the Sunday Services at Chester Cathedral shortly after Easter. Early in May, the Summer Concert took place in Bushell Hall and featured all the main School ensembles, Prep Orchestra and Year 5 Choir, as well as a solo from Year 11 saxophonist, Tom Simpson. In May, the Birkenhead School Brass Ensemble, under the leadership of their founder, Julie Baker, won first place in the Chester Competitive Festival of Performing Arts, held at The King’s School, Chester. In June, the Chapel Choir and newly-formed Chamber Choir, together with four soloists, took part in a concert for the Rotary Club of Bebington to raise funds for Save the Family. During the Easter holiday, Andrew Sherman represented the School as he played with the National Youth Wind Ensemble, and Jack Billington joined the National Children's Wind Orchestra. Dionne Lee has continued to represent the School at a national level as she has rehearsed and performed with the National Children’s Orchestra.
Science: Kevin Wong received a Gold and Silver medal in the Chemistry
Olympiad; Tom Gibbs a Silver medal and Linh Ma a Bronze. The Biology Olympiad brought Gold to Matt Dixon, and ‘Highly Commended’ to Linh Ma. Phyllida Frostick, Matt Dixon and Conor O’Sullivan went to the National Finals of The Young Scientist of the Year competition, having won the North West Region for their senior research investigation into the effect on neuron potentials during illness. The Comenius International Research Project is now in its third year, having achieved 25 Gold CREST awards and being granted 25000 Euros from the British Council. Danial Alam and Grace Keenan travelled to Spain whilst Anas Ahmed and Harri Jones went to Germany for the research phase. Ece Mert and Maro Kyriacou were based at Unilever, Port Sunlight. They all initially met at Oberwesel on the Rhine in Germany and were reunited with the 16 overseas students for the presentation weekend in Birkenhead. This was attended by the Mayor of Wirral.
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Science (cont…): The Senior Research group received 12 Gold CREST awards for
their investigation into the validity of using bone as an analogue when studying demineralising of teeth and the effectiveness of tooth whitening products. The group consisted of Anas Ahmed, Tommy Keenan, Jack Hussey, Ece Mert, Lucy Higgins, Maro Kyriacou, Isobel Woollons, Grace Keenan, Ross Hepton, Fay McFarlane, Matthew Wright and Andrew Muir. This project has been selected for the regional finals of the CREST awards. These students also presented a ‘pops and bangs’ workshop to 200 cubs at two Science Fairs for which they achieved £1000 sponsorship from the RSC. The Senior Research Group also received a special certificate from the British Science Association to mark the largest number of gold CREST awards achieved in a single year. Shikhar Kumar, Tom Parkes, Connie Sturgess and Eleanor Hilton won the regional final of the RSC Top of the Bench competition and qualified for the National Finals at the University of Loughborough. Tom achieved the highest mark for a Year 9 student in the regional finals. This year saw several new Physics initiatives, including a visit to the science city complex in Valencia, the Bioparc zoo in Valencia and the CosmoCaixa Museum in Barcelona. This involved: Danial Alam, Ruby Ashcroft, Matthew Corlett, Antonia Dowd, Jordan Hart, Lucy Higgins, Jack Hussey, Tommy Keenan, Zack Kirkman, Fay McFarlane, Ece Mert, Jack Mills, Andrew Sherman, Lewis Tran and Ben Unsworth Lewis Tran was also selected for The Young Physicist of the Year awards by the Ogden Trust and Liverpool John Moores University. The Biology Challenge resulted in Gold for Ben Appleby, Shikhar Kumar, Connie Sturgess, Silver for Tom Parkes, Matthew O’Hare, and Bronze for Callum Andrews, Tom Corran, Matthew Oulton, Grace Edwards, Edward Azurdia, Paul Gogerty, Edward Brodbelt and Paul Keenan. Andrew Sherman, Ben Unsworth and Isobel Woollons represented the School at the RSC Young Analyst competition at the University of Liverpool. The Salters’ Chemistry Festival team came second in the North West region. The team was Holly FitzHerbert, Ethan Carley, Greg Wilkinson and Verity Walker This year saw the introduction of the Academic Mentor initiative which aims to support students in younger year groups as well as assist with the three science clubs and help organise the two science fairs. The students involved were: Anas Ahmed, Danial Alam, Stephanie Balfour, Matthew Corlett, Dominic Fowler Williams, Ross Hepton, Lucy Higgins, Jack Hussey, Harri Jones, Grace Keenan, Tommy Keenan, Maro Kyriacou, Ece Mert, Andrew Sherman, Lewis Tran and Leo Westbrook. Lower Sixth biologists did their coursework at Ainsdale and the whole of Year 10 students attended the Science live lectures given by Lord Robert Winston amongst others. Many of our Lower Sixth have secured work experience at the University of Liverpool, Unichem, Unilever, Essar, Leahurst, Arrowe Park Hospital, etc.
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Extra-curricular Combined Cadet Force: The CCF continue to operate jointly with Upton Hall School FCJ. This year started and ended with Contingent Annual Camps.
Summer 2013 found us taking salt in a heatwave at Warcop in Cumbria, and similarly, Summer 2014 will see us at Warcop at the same time as The Tour de France gets underway a few miles south. RAF cadets attended annual camp at RAF Cranwell. As well as visiting College Hall, the spitritual home of the RAF, cadets enjoyed the 25m range, clay pigeon shooting, laser encounters, The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, the Dambusters Museum, and an afternoon out in Lincoln. The highlight of the visit was the sight of the BBMF Lancaster undergoing engine trials, and sitting in Guy Gibson’s desk at RAF Scampton. The RAF fleet of Tutors are getting back into action, but as yet the programme of Air Experience Flying is patchy. Recently, the glider fleet has been grounded , so currently cadets are unable to fly. The traditional Remembrance Sunday service and parade was held in Chapel on Sunday 11th November and a parade was held at Upton Hall School. The Royal Naval section completed afloat training at the marine lake, West Kirby. Cadets will be attending various courses at HMS Bristol over the summer. Birkenhead CCF won the ‘Falling Plate’ competition at the Cadet Skill at Arms Meeting at Altcar in September, despite limited access to weapons during the year. This competition is the climax of the contest, and is the only event where spectators can see the results as they happen. CSM Ben Pears led the team, which included both army and RAF cadets. Birkenhead CCF competed in the County of Lancaster Rifle Association (CLRA) meet in late May. Once again, we had had no chance to practice with the Cadet Target Rifle owing to our weapons being held at Preston until May. Cadets Ben Appleby and James Budworth came second in the Reserve Pairs Competition. A recruit training weekend was held in September 13 at Nescliffe. These events are held jointly with Calday Grange CCF.
Drama: The annual House Drama competition took place in December.
The plays were: Cinderella (Bidston), The Nativity (Kingsmead), The Lion Rises - A Modern Tragedy (Beresford) and, Wolfie’s Bad Day (Shrewsbury). The winning House was Kingsmead. Rehearsals started at the beginning of October for the musical Les Misérables which was performed from 11th to 15th March, including a special matinee for primary schools. The production included over 70 pupils, from Year 7 to Upper Sixth, as actors, musicians and backstage team. Leading parts were played by: Robert Hilton (Jean Valjean), Andrew Sherman (Javert), Tom Gibbs and Tom Wimpenny (Marius), Amy Naylor and Ciara Williams (Cosette), Arran Byers (Thénardier), Rebecca Davies (Mme Thénardier), Eleanor Hilton and Emily Pulford (Eponine), Sam Bowler (Enjolras), Antonia Dowd and Charlotte Major (Fantine), Edward Oulton (Gavroche), Esme Brennan (Little Cosette), Harri Jones (Grantaire), Caroline Welsh (Lesgles), Tom Granby (Courfeyrac), Dominic Smith (Combeferre), Sam GavinPitt (Feuilly), Finlay Gordon (Prouvaire), Tom Wimpenny and Tom Gibbs (Joly).
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Duke of Edinburgh Award: The Duke of Edinburgh Award is not just about expeditions. Most of the
activity goes on throughout the year, as participants participate in their other chosen activities. Many activities take place outside the compulsory school programme enabling students to complete their Physical Activity, Volunteering and Skills sections. Many are also members of clubs and societies in the local area which facilitate this process. The range of options in all three sections is almost limitless and Birkenhead School pupils typically cover their requirements by playing in the School netball, hockey or rugby teams, although one Gold participant is a member of a local trampoline club. Some fulfil their volunteering commitments by listening to children read in Prep or by working in local charity shops. Those who play musical instruments have a ready-made skill to pursue although there many other possibilities. Those doing Gold have the additional challenge of the Residential Project, which requires them to go away from home for five days, to participate in a shared activity with people they are not accustomed to working with. The expeditions are three days for Silver and four days for Gold. First there is the training, consisting of three days over the course of the Michaelmas and Lent terms. This programme is followed by the practice expeditions at Easter, which took place, as usual this year, in the northern and southern parts of the Snowdonia National Park. The Silver qualifying expeditions returned to the Yorkshire Dales, whilst the two Gold qualifying teams visited the Peak District. This was a new area for us and the inspiration came as a direct result of a request from a Gold participant to visit pastures new. Participants have until their 25th birthday to complete the Award, with two undergraduate Old Birkonians finally completing their Gold awards shortly prior to graduation. 36 students signed up for Silver in September and 16 for Gold. In reality, some never complete their Award, but the benefits and experience that they gain from the sections that they do finish can be considerable.
Quizzes: Sam Berkson, Anas Ahmed, Ben Appleby and Finlay Gordon took part
in the Schools’ Challenge competition.
Claire Lawrence, Max Beardwood, Will Blessing and Alex Herod
represented the School in the North West heat of the Junior Schools’ Challenge. They beat Merchant Taylors’ Boys in the group stage, qualifying them for the Plate Semi-final; a further victory against Ellesmere put them up against Calday in the Final, where we were beaten. Scouts: 20th Birkenhead have taken part in a range of competitions. These have
included the Geoffrey Beavan, Lord Derby and Equinox Challenge. The major high points were in the Birkenhead District Challenge Hike, where the combination of accurate navigation and good Scouting skills led to a Second place finish, the Gadget-scale Pioneering where an expandable kitchen dresser and wash stand earned first place, and the Fishing, where Amber Matthews defended her title successfully. Un the first ever North West Shelter Box Scavenger Hunt, the team of Amber and Bradley Matthews and Clara Hernan-Gomez found various clues about the hidden details of Liverpool as well as solving other mental physical challenges. They finished second out of 30 teams from Cumbria to Cheshire. Overall, the Troop finished high up the table for the Hatton Trophy (Birkenhead Troop of the Year).
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Unicycle Club:  Unicycle Club has seen good numbers of pupils involved this year.
Pupils learn the basic skills needed to ride with just one wheel, and then we have some fun, playing unicycle hockey, basketball and even a spot of medieval unicycle jousting!  We have also attended various weekend events such as the Santa Dash in Liverpool, the Ride the Lights event in Blackpool and most recently the Wirral Bikeathon (we even made it on to the front page of the Wirral news!) This year we say farewell to Oliver George who has been a committed member of the club for a number of years. He will, however, be taking his Unicycle with him to Bristol University, where he hopes to join the UK Unicycle Hockey league.
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Sport Rugby: A very young 1st XV struggled this season against much bigger and stronger opponents. The 1st VII reached the quarter finals of our own Sevens competition. The U16 VII reached the semi-finals of the Merchant Taylors’ School and the Stonyhurst College Sevens tournaments. The Under 15s reached the last 32 of the Nat West Cup, beating The King’s School Macclesfield and Manchester Grammar School en route. Owen Morris was selected for the Cheshire U16s and was awarded a North of England trial. Gabriel Johnson-Aley, Aaron So and John MacGregor were selected for the Cheshire U15s. Gabriel Johnson-Aley was selected for the Sale Sharks Rugby Academy and the National Rugby Academy. Jack Pritchard and Daniel Walker were selected for the West Cheshire U14s. Bijan Hosseini was selected for the West Cheshire U13s. Cricket: (All information correct at the end of June) A very young 1st XI had a better than expected season, their most impressive victory being against King’s School, Macclesfield. The U12s, U13s, U14s and Under 15s all won through to the finals of their respective Cheshire Cup Competitions. U12s, U14s and U15s won the Cheshire Cup. The Under 15s remained undefeated, despite having four players regularly selected for the 1st XI. Daniel Shillinglaw scored a century against Ellesmere College for the second year running. Toby Brown also scored a century against Ellesmere College for the Under 12s. Tom Corran took a hatrick for the Under 15s against Newcastle-under-Lyme School. Callum Andrews took a hatrick for the Under 15s against Cheadle Hulme School. Gabriel Johnson-Aley took six wickets for eleven runs against Calday Grange G.S. for the Under 15s in the Cheshire Cup. Toby Brown was selected to play for Cheshire Under 12s. Daniel Cook was selected to play for Cheshire Under 13s. Armand Rabot was selected to play for Cheshire Under 14s. Ashley Watkins was selected to play for Cheshire Under 15s. Callum Andrews, David Nevin and Daniel Shillinglaw all played for West Cheshire Under 15s. Jack Corran, Henry Dowd and Edward O’Mahoney all played for West Cheshire Under 13s. Sixteen senior players will be touring Antigua this summer. Athletics: (All information correct at the end of June) The following were selected to represent Wirral in the Merseyside Schools Athletics Championships: Jamie Stanton Y7 75 m & 150m Edward Oulton Y7 Javelin Daniel Evans Y9 1500m George Fraser Y9 Discus In the Sainsbury’s Track & Field Cup the intermediate boys and girls (Year 9 & 10) finished in fourth place in the first round.
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Boys’ Hockey: The 1st XI had a difficult season, having lost a large number from the previous year’s Upper 6th. The first fixture was a
13-1 loss to Calday Grange, but the return fixture was a 1-1 draw. The first 8 fixtures resulted in 7 losses and one draw, but there were 5 wins and 1 draw in the next 10 fixtures. Top goal scorer was Oliver Gilding with 10. The Under 16s made progress throughout the season, winning 5 and drawing 3. The Under 14s have had a far better season than their results reflect. They only won 3 games and drew 2, but were competitive in most of their other games, with much improvement in the second half of the year. 22 boys had an opportunity to represent the School. Sebastian Mactaggart and Jack Redhead have been selected for England Hockey Performance camps this summer. Girls’ Hockey: For the first time we were able to field a 1st XI girls hockey team captained by Annie Mills and, despite only two
fixtures, remained undefeated, beating Liverpool College 3-2 and drawing with King’s Chester 3-3. We entered the U16 county tournament drawing on Year 11 and Year 10 players, finishing second beating the Grange and King’s Macclesfield and only losing to Wilmslow. The U15 team played the majority of their fixtures as a mixed U14/15 side and beat Liverpool College, drew with St Edward’s College. They lost to Queen’s and King’s Chester. The U14 team were entered the Cheshire county tournament for the first time and as an 11-a-side team. They came second in their group, beating the Grange, drawing with Lymm High School and only losing to King’s Macclesfield. The U13 team had defeats early in the season to St Edward’s and Moreton Hall but finished off with a 5-0 win over Liverpool College. This was their first win in two years. The U12s, some completely new to the sport, won two matches against St Edward’s College and Wirral Grammar but lost to Liverpool College. Rosie Durband was selected for the next stage of training with the Junior Regional Performance Centre. Annie Mills was selected for the England U16 squad and has played against Ireland, Belgium and Holland already this year. Connie Sturgess and Hannah Durband were both selected for West Cheshire.
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Netball: The 1st VII netball team made up of mainly Yr 11’s and a few Upper Sixth, captained by Phyllida Frostick beat, amongst
others, King’s Chester and Liverpool College. They qualified in second place for the North West finals, beating all other local schools with the exception of Wirral Grammar. In the North West Finals they only lost to Wirral Grammar and Rainhill High School, and beat all other schools in the region. The 2nd VII, captained by Amy Durband, had a large bank of players for the first time. Against Liverpool College they won by one goal in the final 10 seconds! They lost to King’s Chester and King’s Macclesfield. The U15s beat Liverpool College, St Edward’s and Abbey Gate College early in the season. They lost to King’s Chester before Christmas, but in the New Year had three wins against QEGS Blackburn, Kingsmead and Rydal Penrhos. They qualified in second place for the North West finals, beating West Kirby Grammar and only losing to Wirral Grammar. On the day of the finals they couldn’t repeat their previous successes and lost to Wirral, West Kirby and Rainhill, finishing fourth in the North West. The U14s beat Liverpool College, St Edward’s and Abbey Gate, losing to King’s Chester and then beating QEGS and Rydal. The U14s qualified in third place for the North West finals, losing to Wirral and West Kirby Grammar in the local round. But in the finals they beat West Kirby Grammar along with Rainhill High School and a number of others. They lost 6-5 to Wirral Grammar and finished as runners-up in the North West with a trophy to prove it! The U13s had wins against QEGS Blackburn and Rydal Penrhos. They drew with Liverpool College and lost to King’s Chester and Abbey Gate College. In the Wirral Schools Tournament they finished fifth overall out of twelve schools.
Lacrosse:
Attending the National under 19 Tournament for the first time, the 1st XII reached the quarter finals of Division 1. The under 15s finished 3rd in the Lacrosse North Schools Tournament at Queen Margaret’s School York. The under 12s/13s playing in their first full season, won one game and lost the other Lucy Rogers, Millie James, Phoebe James and Olivia Wimpenny were selected for the North of England A lacrosse team Sophie Hatherly was selected for the North of England B lacrosse team Charlotte Lytollis and Olivia Wimpenny were selected for England.
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Orienteering: Orienteering had a team of eighteen from Year 6 and Senior School. Students have continued to develop their map
reading and running skills every Thursday lunch time and have taken part in a series of events in the Merseyside Schools Orienteering League. The Orienteering season concluded on Saturday 10th May at Birkenhead Park with a relay event. Our Senior team came in first position, winning the Mixed Open Relay. The winning team conisted of Lucy Mayers, Cahàn O'Driscoll and Sam Cross. Cahàn O'Driscoll was also presented with his silver medal for his individual performance this season. Birkenhead Prep runners from Year 6 were presented with certificates and medals. David Turner: Gold Medal at the Primary Schools Championships, as well as a certificate for successfully completing 5 events this season; Aden Husseyn: Silver Medal at the Primary Schools Championships, as well as a certificate for successfully completing 6 events this season. Grace Harvey, Matthew Palmer:, Nicholas Johnson and Samarth Kumar were also awarded certificates for competing in the Primary Schools Championships. Cameron Brown, Maddie Unsworth, Lexi Jones, Erin Coughlan, and Abi Saverimutto from Prep, as well as Elliott Casey, Tom Parkes, and Talha Ebrahim have also made important contributions to the sport this year. In addition, Sam Cross won the boys trophy at the Deeside Club Orienteering championships earlier in the year. Rounders: Owing to rain, the U15s competed in only one game and one tournament. Their first game of the season, with a number
missing, resulted in a loss against Liverpool College. They went to the Wirral Schools Tournament and here beat every school including Wirral Grammar, but lost by half a rounder to Prenton in the final. The U14s managed a few more fixtures. They beat Kingsmead early in the season, but then went on to lose to Birkenhead Academy and Weatherhead, both 12-11. They then matched an older Liverpool College side almost ball for ball but again lost 9-7 ½. They also attended the Wirral Schools Tournament and finished third, beating schools such as Upton, Weatherhead and West Kirby. The U13s had an early loss to West Kirby but won their next game against Liverpool College 9 ½ -8. They then went to King’s, Chester and were leading up until the last 3 balls, but lost by half a rounder 15-14 ½ . They then went to the Wirral Schools tournament where they won 2, lost 2 and drew 2, finishing 3rd in their group. The U12s had an early season loss to Liverpool College but then went on to defeat West Kirby Grammar and King’s, Chester. They went to the Wirral Schools Tournament and beat every school in their group, then went through to the final against Wirral Grammar and lost by 1 ½ rounders. They finished runners up out of 15 schools on the Wirral. Tennis: There were only a handful of fixtures, mainly for the older girls. The U15s beat Rydal Penrhos early on but lost to
King’s, Chester . The U14s lost to Rydal Penrhos and drew with King’s, Chester. The U13s lost to Rydal Penrhos.
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Houses
Amy Bryers is competing in the British gymnastics championships. Lewis Ng competed in the Supadance Final and took part in “Spotlight on Youth” at the Floral Pavilion. Jack Billington gained a place in the National Children’s Wind Orchestra. Finlay Gordon earned his black belt for Taekwondo. Alexandra Williams qualified for the Welsh national swimming championships. Elliott Casey raised over £400,000 in sponsorship for Alder Hey Cancer Support. Jordan Hayward has competed successfully in a number of dance competitions and was a principal dancer for two weeks in a production of “Grease” in Manchester. Leo Westbrook is a member of the Great Britain trampolining squad. Matthew Williams was selected for the Northern Independent Schools’ football team.
Bidston:
Rohan Shenoy achieved Grade 2 Piano. Lara Abraham represented Cheshire at tennis and netball. Daniel Cooke has been selected for Yorkshire CCC and represented Cheshire. Maria Alonso represented Wirral at Lacrosse. Mark Nichols was awarded grade 3 Piano. Gregory Wilkinson achieved grade 4 with Merit for Piano. Charlie Brown represented Cheshire at Badminton. Caroline Hurst represented Wirral at hockey and Cheshire at lacrosse. James Taylor gained grade 2 Guitar. Benedict Mallucci was awarded grade 5 Piano and grade 1 guitar. Bronwen Morris represented Cheshire and Wirral at hockey. Ciara Williams was awarded grade 5 singing and grade 3 piano. Maeve Black was awarded grade 7 piano. Kyle Ho represented Cheshire at Badminton. Dominic Fowler-Williams represented Wirral at hockey.
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Kingsmead:
Dionne Lee completed her Rookie Lifeguard Silver 3 Award. She took part in the UKMT Maths Challenge. She won the Scarratt Award Competition in Music. John Vallance-Owen represented the School in the Warhammer School League. Jack Price passed grade 2 piano. Eleanor Breheny achieved Distinction in grade 5 Dance exams. Shivank Sharma completed his Silver kayaking award. He took part in the Royal Maths Challenge. He passed grade 1 piano and grade 2 violin. He represented the school in the Warhammer School League. Annabel Lewis passed her grade 3 flute and her grade 4 ballet with Merit. William Harvey represented the school in the UKMT Regional Maths competition. He passed his grade 3 and grade 5 Lamda Drama exams, both with Distinction. Euan McGrath passed his grade 2 violin. Christopher Lansdown passed his grade 5 Music theory. Nicholas Morgan competed in the 400m freestyle swimming back in February and achieved a National time by 2 seconds. Since then, a personal best at the Regional finals ensured his place at the Nationals in May 2014. Lauren Price achieved her grade 3 Piano. Sam Keenan received a Headmaster’s commendation for his fundraiser triathlon. Aradhana Gupta completed her Rookie Lifeguard Gold stage 2 and Gold stage 3 Awards. Victoria Wilkinson passed her Grade 1 Piano. Annabel achieved her level C umpire award in Netball. George Kirkby is Hoylake’s U18 and U16 Tennis singles winner. Annabel Mills achieved her level 1 in Sailing. James Neal was the winner of the Altcar falling plates CCF shooting competition. Ece Mert achieved 1st Intermediate Ballet level at Irby Dance Studio. Grace Keenan qualified for the second round of the Mace debating competition. She passed grade 6 in Drama (Lamda) and both grades 7 and 8 in verse and prose. She took part in the Comenius Research Project Phyllida Frostick passed grade 7 Piano and succeeded in the North West Young Scientist of the Year competition. Paul Wynne achieved the UKMT Gold Award.
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Shrewsbury:
Conor O’Sullivan passed grade 4 saxophone. Rebecca Davies competed in the National Archery Regional Competition. Thomas Cornall played rugby for Cheshire. Oliver Ainsworth played hockey for West Cheshire. Joel Keeling passed grade 6 saxophone with merit. Samuel Johnson passed grade 3 saxophone. Jack Smith achieved 3rd place in the British Taekwondo Championships. Oliver Jones achieved his NICAS Level 4 award for climbing. He also achieved grade 5 in Violin. Nikolai Baron played in the National Finals in Badminton reaching the semi finals. Matthew Oulton achieved 2nd place in a national sailing regatta. He has also achieved grade 4 piano and grade 5 with merit for music theory. Shikhar Kumar and Adrian Dyu represented the School in the national UKMT Maths Team Challenge competition. Adrian Dyu passed grade 4 violin. Samuel Cross was selected for the Merseyside running team at the Nationals. Claire Lawrence passed grade 4 Cornet. Harrison Wild represented West Cheshire at U14 Hockey. Maximillian Eugeni represented West Cheshire at U14 Hockey. Henry Dowd played cricket for North Wales. Kevin Wu passed piano grade 4 with merit. Eleanor Simpson passed grade 3 Baritone Horn.
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Recent Leavers We have received the following details of degrees awarded. There are many more of which we are unaware and we would encourage Old Birkonians to send us their degree results via the School Website (www.birkenheadschool.co.uk) so that in future this list can be more complete. Name P. Anstey A. Qaisar R. Foster J. Smith J. Skerritt N. Speechley B. Mansfield J. Thelwell S. Jones M. Thomas M Newton T Watkinson
Year 2009 2006 2008 2008 2009 2008 2008 2008 2007 2009 2010 2011
Course Medicine Engineering Civil & Structural Engineering Geography Architecture Geography Mechanical Engineering Aeronautical Engineering Natural Sciences Geophysics Medical Microbiology & Virology Chemistry
University Glasgow Leeds Manchester Aberystwyth Lincoln
Degree BM Phd M. Eng BSc BA
Harper Adams Loughborough Durham London Imperial Warwick Glamorgan
BSc BSc BSc BSc BSc BSc
Result 1st 2:2 1st 1st 2:1 2:2 2:2 2:2 2:2 2:1
We include details of the twelve months since last Prize Giving and have tried to be as accurate and complete as possible. However, our information gathering is not infallible, so please let us know of any errors or omissions, for which we would like to apologise in advance. We are particularly keen to receive news of Old Birkonians.