Prize Giving 2025
A Celebration of the Upper School Year 2024-2025
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Welcome from the Chair of Governors
SteveBanks
Head Teacher Report of the School Year 2024/25Including Value Awards
PaulSpedding
Report by Students
HollyPalmer,NoorAl-QamachiandOllieJohns
Report by Students
CharlieMerrittandTomFreeston
Music Interlude
Y10RockBand
Distribution of Prizes
KatharineLinton,LisaGrittiandAngharadSimpson
Head Girl and Head Boy
EmilyDavidandSasmeetSatyam
Prizes
The C G Boyd Memorial Prize (for leadership) - goes to Head Boy/Head Girl
The Muriel Petty Prize - for outstanding gifts of character, initiative or leadership
Lovell Order for services - for Leaders of the school
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Year 11 Prizes
The Year 11 Prize for Mathematics
The Year 11 Prize for English
The Year 11 Prize for Biology
The Year 11 Prize for History
The Year 11 Prize for Spanish
The Year 11 Prize for Art
The Year 11 Prize for Classics
The Year 11 Prize for Physics
The Year 11 Prize for Geography
The Year 11 Prize for Chemistry
The Year 11 Prize for French
The Year 11 Prize for German
The Year 11 Prize for Food & Nutrition
The Year 11 Prize for Music
The Sir Harry Djanogly Award
The C L Reynolds Prize for Religious Studies
The Duncan Muir Award for Drama
The Charlie Long Memorial Prize
The Kali Puri Prizes
The Paul Rixon Memorial Prize
The David Leicester Memorial Award - for contribution to outdoor education
Prizes
David Leicester Memorial Award (participation in outdoor activities) Charlene Galayini
Dr Gow's Prize for Mathematics
Danny Guha
Lovell Order for services to the school Nikhil Sanghera
Lovell Order for services to the school Sasmeet Satyam
Lovell Order for services to the school Nathan Sood-Patel
Lovell Order for services to the school Phoebe Forward
Lovell Order for services to the school Anagi Bartholomeuz
Lovell Order for services to the school Armaan Bhattal
Lovell Order for services to the school Eloïse Chita
Lovell Order for services to the school Ollie Johns
Lovell Order for services to the school Chloe Jones
Lovell Order for services to the school Priya Mann
Lovell Order for services to the school Gracey Mungai
Lovell Order for services to the school Emily Veale
Lovell Order for services to the school Harry Whitehead
Lovell Order for services to the school
Emily David
Lovell Order for services to the school Noor Al-Qamachi
Muriel Petty William Harwood
Muriel Petty Charles Prestwich
Muriel Petty Akhil Bollina
Muriel Petty Nitha Karthik
Muriel Petty Sam Mack
Muriel Petty Isla Spedding
Muriel Petty Sangita Madhusudan
Muriel Petty Soraya Ebrahimian Khouzani
Muriel Petty Alexandra Arlachova
Prizes for Creative Work
Euan Dodd
Prizes for Creative Work Nathan Sood-Patel
Prizes for creative work Leo Szostak
The Barry Duesbury Prize for English (6th Form) Juliette Hussey
The Bexon Prize for Economics (sixth form) Harry Elwick
The C G Boyd Memorial Prize (for leadership) William Mason
The C G Boyd Memorial Prize (for leadership) Bea Hagues
The C G Chambers Memorial Prize Toby Clough
The C L Reynolds Prize for Religious Studies (Y11) Sonam Soar
The Charlie Long Memorial Prize Ben Bryan-Bennett
The Charlie Long Memorial Prize Ives Lau
The Chris Rossiter Cup
William Harwood
The Cusins Memorial Prize for History (6th Form) Chloe Jones
The Cusins Memorial Prize for History (6th Form) Shay Patel
The Duncan Muir Award for Drama (Y11) Sophie Flanagan
The Friends Cup Annie French
The Holland Prize Seth Dineen
The John Ross Sergeant Memorial Prize Dimithi Bartholomeuz
The K R Imeson Prize for Music Otto Wylie
The Kali Puri Prize for Duke of Edinburgh Phoebe James
The Paul Rixon Memorial Prize Eleanor Rogers
The Prize for Political Studies Maia Hunter
The Rolf Noskwith Prize for Computing Rishi Gouni
The Simon Djanogly Science Prize Rumaysah Ige
The Simon Eastwood Memorial Prize for Chemistry (6th Form) Esther Wattis
The Sir David & Lady White for Enterprise Jackson Mason
The Sir Harry Djanogly Award Sienna Woods
The Sixth Form Prize for Art Adeena Poon
The Sixth Form prize for Biology Stacey Wilson
The Sixth Form prize for Classics William Mason
The Sixth form prize for Computer Science Abubaker Targoni
The Sixth Form prize for Drama Bea Hagues
The Sixth Form prize for DT Jack Lockyer
The Sixth Form Prize for French Charles Prestwich
The Sixth Form prize for Geography Sam Mack
The Sixth Form Prize for German Mimi Barsham
The Sixth Form Prize for Physics Shlok Sahu Bhansali
The Sixth Form Prize for Psychology Isha Yadlapalli
The Sixth Form Prize for Religious Studies Asha King
The Sixth Form prize for Spanish Sangita Madhusudan
The Year 11 Prize for Biology Leah Glover
The Year 11 Prize for Chemistry Maya Srinivasan
The Year 11 Prize for Classics Haider Malik
The Year 11 Prize for English Finley Ramowski
The Year 11 Prize for Food & Nutrition Leah Glover
The Year 11 Prize for Biology Leah Glover
The Year 11 Prize for Chemistry Maya Srinivasan
The Year 11 Prize for Classics Haider Malik
The Year 11 Prize for English Finley Ramowski
The Year 11 Prize for Food & Nutrition Leah Glover
The Year 11 Prize for French Anja Knight
The Year 11 Prize for Geography Chloe Field
The Year 11 Prize for German Mya Pannu
The Year 11 prize for History Finley Ramowski
The Year 11 prize for Mathematics Ben Norris
The Year 11 Prize for Music Ben Norris
The Year 11 Prize for Physics Sienna Woods
The Year 11 Prize for Spanish Shaza Ahmed
The Year 13 Prize for Politics Kari Gill
Year 11 Prize for Art Georgia Aram
Value Awards
Excellence Award
We have high aspirations and pursue excellence across all areas of our provision. We nurture individual pupils to achieve their highest potential and make a positive impact in the world.
NoorAl-Qamachi
Noor has shown strong leadership with a variety of sixth form activities, most notably hosting taster day students and taking prospective parents on school tours.
CharlieHopkinson
Charlie has competed at the top international level in sailing, keeping up with his work despite spending every weekend on the South Coast training with GB.
MatthewMioduszewski
Matthew has achieved A* for every major assessed piece of work this year!
Individuality Award
We value each child and member of staff as an individual and embrace diversity in all its forms.We create the conditions in which our staff and children can be happy and flourish.
LouisAshton-Gully
When Louis first joined NHS he was very quiet but his music has really helped him grow as an individual. House choirs, School Orchestra, Big Band, Jazz Band to name a few but he also takes himself off to various venues in Nottingham to "jam" on their open nights. He is hard-working and very personable.
KrishBassi
Krish has not had a typical approach to his GCSE and A Level studies. He has always been prepared to do things his own way. He has juggled his studies at the High School with a successful acting career, taking challenging roles in BBC production of Phoenix Rise and then the Archers. He has become very independent and shown real determination and commitment to his studies, and has maintained high academic standards throughout. He has shown real dedication to following his dreams and has made it work despite the challenges it brought.
EthanCorne
Ethan has been running the Y8-11 Debating Society this year, offering incredible leadership and advice to a wide range of students. He is immensely respectful and he offers fantastic, individualised feedback to the students in attendance. He also demonstrates clear understanding of the School Values, developing the use of British Parliamentary Debating style in the sessions and, therefore, emphasising the importance of the Democratic Process.
Respect Award
We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse community. We value kindness, integrity and modesty. We champion a culture of respect and understanding between all in the school community.
HukamSethi
Hukam has shown respect through volunteering on a very regular basis at The Guru Nanak Mission and cooking meals and hot nutritious food for the homeless and more vulnerable people in Nottingham City Centre in the evenings.
HarryWhitehead
Harry is a delightful member of the School. Unfailingly polite and respectful to all, he has demonstrated these attributes tirelessly during his time at the High School. His work with the CCF embodies these attributes and is also shown by his position on the SLT. Not only does Harry show the respect to his studies, co-curricular and to the School, he also commands the respect of both his fellow students and his teachers. He would be a worthy winner of this award.
BenFrench
Ben is the embodiment of the value of respect. Whomever he deals with, he demonstrates this value, be it to his peers, teachers or individuals he comes across through his CCF work. In the CCF, he has demonstrated this value time and time again. He has the respect of his colleagues in this area, as demonstrated by his position of RSM and as the Senior Cadet in the School. Ben has demonstrated his respect of other people's values and shown a commitment to understanding differing points of view. This, among other reasons, is why he will make a first-class student of International Relations. Ben would without doubt, be an worthy winner of this award to celebrate all he has achieved at the High School.
Empathy Award
All of our provision is underpinned by empathy and tolerance. We seek to build resilience and empower children to make a difference in the world.
SonamSoar
Despite not loving debating, Sonam regularly stepped in to offer debates and assistance, particularly to younger students, so that debates could go ahead, working well out of her comfort zone.
EmilyDavid
Emily has supported a Y5 History class at IJS, extended well beyond the parameters of the sessions arranged by Mrs Daly to the extent that Emily continued to support this class and was invited to their WWII showcase.
HollyPalmer
Showing consistent support and encouragement to younger members of the Chamber Choir.
Curiosity Award
We value intellectual curiosity and creativity.We want every child to develop a love of learning.We embrace taking risks to enhance pupil development both academically and as people.
EsmeWinter
Esme has shown curiosity by independently researching several aspects of biochemistry, including PROTAC medical treatment (on which she has written a competition essay). Was also selected for drug discovery work experience at Sygnature - using curiosity to find out about new applications for the material she is studying.
FinleyRamowski
Finley has been a great ambassador for intellectual curiosity in the school. He has consistently demonstrated this in his approach to English lessons and assignments. He is eager to explore ideas beyond the requirements of the exam, and consistently undertakes wider reading outside the classroom. His study of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' was enriched by his broader study of queer theory and marxist philosophy. Even while revising for exams, he continued to stretch himself: he created an excellent podcast on 'Brain-rot' for 'The Big Idea' series, which was humorous, well-researched, and even-handed.
MatthewMoran
There is extensive evidence on Unifrog of the many ways in which Matthew has explored his curiosity for History: he has set up three types of work experience/volunteering in History/Archaeology, has completed an EPQ on the Magna Carta, is planning to record an episode of the Big Idea podcast on the history of Trent Bridge Cricket Ground, attends a local History society in Arnold, and has attended online Q&As about History at university.
