STAR PUPILS
3 Archie Clark, 8 Karting Champion Grace Dieu Manor School, Leicestershire
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Archie only started karting in May 2016, but recently achieved success in his first full championship. Winning the national title, he picked up first place in the MSA’s British Bambino Kart Championship, and looks set to follow in his footsteps of his late grandfather, rally legend Roger Clark MBE. Archie has now graduated from Bambino to Cadet racing, which involves using a faster and bigger kart in a class for eight-to-13-year-olds, where he’s already won a novice trophy at this level. Inspired by Lewis Hamilton, Archie’s biggest dream is to get into Formula 1.
4 Lily Harwood, 15
Violinist Queenswood School, Hertfordshire A violinist since the age of seven, Lily was recently given a place in the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, which is considered “the world’s greatest orchestra of teenagers”. As one of the 164 musicians selected from 700 applicants, she is now looking forward to appearing with the orchestra at the BBC Proms. “I have been to the Royal Albert Hall before, but never thought I’d be on the stage and working with world famous conductors,” said Lily. “I have GCSEs this year, so will be working hard to fit it all in!”
5 Jensen Weir, 15
Footballer The Grange School, Cheshire
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Jensen made his professional football debut as Wigan Athletic’s youngest ever player, in the team’s Checkatrade Trophy match against Accrington Stanley. As the son of former Hearts and Rangers defender David Weir, Jensen is more accustomed to playing for Wigan at under 18 level, and is also the captain of the Scotland U16 side. “Making his pro debut at such a young age is an outstanding achievement,” says Neil Cusik, Head of Football at The Grange School. “It has been a very exciting couple of months for Jensen!”
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