Boys' excellent endeavours

EFFORT, achievement and academic excellence were among the qualities rewarded at the Dover Boys' Grammar School's junior prizegiving.

Musical students also provided entertainment with items from the school's Brass Ensemble and Big Band, and there was a flute duet by Aaron Hobday and Thomas Munford.

Merit certificates were awarded to: Year Seven - Andrew Barnes, Sam Best, James Chainey, Simon Cullen, Daniel Keenan, Michael Knott, Andrew Davison, James Dray, Stuart Ferguson, Samuel Marriner, Richard Williamson, Joel Wade, Matthew Johncock, Mauro Loritz, Mark Ritson, Alex Rodgers, Samuel Berry, Joseph Grilli, Daniel Huxtable, Jefferson Lehan-Finn and Nicholas Thatcher.

Year Eight - Christopher Leach, Gregory Mien, Ben Rushton, Richard Welsh, Vahe Aliev, Kenneth Birmingham, Anthony Crockett, Luke Meredith, Matthew Neeve, Mark Farthing, Sean Golden, Richard Hayward, Martin Hogg, Bradley Thomas, Jonathan Towe, Michael Chivington, Luke Cochrane, Brynley Craigen, Matthew Friend and Oliver Mayes.

Year Nine - Simon Bishop, Ben Bulow, Jonathan Fullarton, Robert McKay, Jonathan Stubbs, Martin Bannister, Darren Jarvis, Christopher Lucas, Lee Westgarth, Ronnie Yau, Philip Denne, Thomas Loomes, James Rowson, Toby Auld, Peter McCarvill, Thomas Munford and John Stokes.

Certificates for outstanding service to music went to Simon Bishop, Ben Bulow, Robert McKay, Thomas South, Aaron Hobday, Thomas Mumford and Matthew Friend.

Subject certificates were awarded to: Year Seven - Sam Best (Latin), James Chainey (history), Ben Hughes (art and design), Luke Phillips (mathematics), Andrew Ward (religion), Richard Williamson (technology), Andrew Arter (PE/games), Mark Ritson (IT, science), Alex Rodgers (English), Miles Brett (music, French), and Nicholas Thatcher (geography).

Year Eight - Gregory Miell (IT prize), Vahe Aliev (German), Kenneth Birmingham (art and design), Anthony Crockett (Latin, history, technology), David Harper (science), Christopher Leach (geography, French, mathematics), Richard Hayward (PE/games), Bradley Thomas (religion), Michael Chivington (English) and Laurence Williams (music).

Year Nine - Simon Bishop (technology), Robert McKay (French, religion), Jonathan Stubbs (English), Martin Bannister (history), Joshua Collins (science), Aaron Abbott (art and design), Simon Arter (geography), Robbie Guy (mathematics), Aaron Hobday (German), Richard Horsler (Latin), Peter McCarvill (PE/games), and Thomas Munford (music).

The Audrey Elliott prize for special endeavour was won jointly by Samuel Wilkes and Ross Greig; the Arnold Shield for cross-country went to Luke Phillips; the CCF Army Section Prize, the Payton Cup, was won by Miles Brett, and the CCF RAF Section Prize, the Bridlington Cup, was won by Gregory Morris.

Platinum certificates were awarded to James Dray, Samuel Marriner, Luke Phillips, Richard Williamson, Daniel Huxtable, Enam Khan, Adam Kew, Christopher Leach, Vahe Aliev, Kenneth Birmingham, Anthony Crockett, David Harper, Ben Punton, Craig Trimble, Paul Cairns, Sean Golden, Stephen O'Brien and Bradley Thomas.

Luke Phillips, Anthony Crockett and Thomas Loomes were the commendation prizewinners.