Strode College held their awards this month, nominating students who completed their courses last year. There were 23 categories in the awards, based on outstanding performance on courses and exceptional personal qualities. Most of those who received awards had completed A Levels and vocational qualifications last year, but there were also awards for Higher Education Student of the Year, Adult Student of the Year, Apprentice of the Year, the Rachael House Award for Skills for Life and Success Against the Odds. Katy Quinn, principal and CEO of the college in Street, said: “Whilst unfortunately unable to hold our usual annual awards ceremony due to the pandemic, we still wanted to celebrate the incredible hard work and achievements of all our students.
Students at Strode College in Street celebrated at annual awards
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11:30 AM April 14, 2021
Year 7 students at Ormiston Denes Academy in Lowestoft with their cards. Picture: Ormiston Denes Academy
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Students at a Lowestoft high school were all smiles after receiving a heart-warming response to letters they had penned to high-profile royal and political figures across Europe.
The Year 7 students at Ormiston Denes Academy had written to royal families across Europe and made Christmas cards as a way of practicing and improving their skills during language lessons.
On returning to the academy on Yarmouth Road, Lowestoft after lockdown, the students were delighted to have received numerous replies - receiving cards and letters from the royal families of Belgium, Luxembourg, Monaco and Liechtenstein as well as from the French President, Emmanuel Macron.