Celebrating Sporting Achievement

 SPORTS AWARDS EVENING 2023!

It was with great delight that we were able to host the fourteenth annual sports awards evening last week! We were really excited to have over 150 students, along with their parents, attend the evening to celebrate Winston sport. It is so important to recognise the student's successes, commitment and dedication to their sports, and the resilience and hard work they endeavour to put into their training week in week out to achieve the best they can.  We also welcomed back some well missed Y11 leavers to recognise their contributions last year.  It was great to see them.

The night kicked off with an outstanding Gymnastics display from 5 extremely talented gymnasts; Jay Coote, Archie Sturt, Tegan Fookes, Georgia Fookes and Caden O-Shea.  There were several gasps and cheers from the audience due to the sheer impressiveness of the complex moves in their routine.  During the interval, we were also treated to some excellent dance performances from Sophie Magid, Luci Francis, Amelia Peters and Francesca Ponton in the performance space. 

Throughout the evening we presented our main shields to students who go above and beyond in their commitment to school sport.  Congratulations to these well deserved winners:

Most dedicated to School Sport: JAMES PRATT

The Young Sports Leader: OLLY THORPE

The Sarah Hammond Achievement Award: HARRISON WOOD

Performer of the Year: ISABELLE HENEY

Most Improved: SAM FINLAY

Services to School Sport: ASYA DURMUS

Joe Grant Sports Personality of the Year: CHARLOTTE GALLAGHER

Team of the Year: Y7 BOYS ATHLETICS

The PE department also gave a round-up of last year’s sporting achievements and it was great to see so many students’ coming up to the stage to receive their awards and be recognised for their dedication to school sport and their performances throughout the season.

And the winners were:

Boys Football:

Y7 Coaches’ Player: Mason Degorski, Most Dedicated: Noah Joliffe

Y8 Coaches’ Player: Sonny Taylor, Most Dedicated: Riley Booyens

Y9 Coaches’ Player: Jaden Mansour, Most Dedicated: Matt Gilkes

Y10 Coaches’ Player: Josh Peeke, Most Dedicated: Charlie Hardwick

Y11 Coaches’ Player: Jack Phillips, Most Dedicated: Harrison Wood

 

Boys Basketball:

Y7 Coaches’ Player: Mathew Hughes, Most Dedicated: Jackson Burningham

KS4 Coaches’ Player: Dom Corner, Most Dedicated: Rhys Woodhouse

Boys Athletics:

Most Dedicated: Ayaan Ahmed (KS3), Toby Stephens (KS4)

Coaches’ Player: Dapo Olagbende (KS3), Dylan Lewis (KS4)

Girls Athletics:

Most Dedicated: Aimee Linaker (KS3), Scarlet Inman (KS4)

Coaches Player: Lucy Wheeler (KS3), Holly Maher (KS4)

Netball:

Most Dedicated: Amy Stephens (KS3), Amy Straker (KS4)

Coaches Player: Hallie Collins (KS3), Isabelle Heney (KS4)

Girls Basketball:

Most Dedicated: Alessia Gosney (KS3), Asya Durmus (KS4)

Coaches Player: Imaan Hussain (KS3), Izzie Down (KS4)

Racquets:

Most Dedicated: Ben Allery (KS3), James Pratt (KS4)

Coaches’ Player: Theo Adams (KS3), Luca Walton (KS4)

Girls Football:

Most Dedicated: Amelia Vitalien (Y7), Amelie Backhurst (Y8/9), Grace Timblick (Y11)

Coaches’ Player: Maisie Lord (Y7), Jenny Hall (Y8/9), Jess Bridger-Cunningham (Y11)

We were lucky enough to welcome guest speaker, Gail Emms, Olympic Badminton Silver Medalist, to present our awards this year.  She inspired students and staff with her story of overcoming adversity; being told she wasn’t good enough however continued to train hard for years and do a little bit more every day in order to be rewarded with representing her country and achieve great success over a number of years.

Thank you:

A massive thank you goes to the PE department for their continued effort, dedication and passion that they show and invest on a daily basis.  Now managing the IEC, a special mention needs to go to Mrs Walton who provided some many sporting opportunities last year for our students.  I would also like to extend my thanks to the members of staff outside of the PE department who contribute to providing opportunities for our students to attend additional clubs and fixtures; Mr Kok, Mr Gatty, Mr Lambert, Mr Lovell-Smith, Miss Retzepter, Mr Inwards and Mr Sharpe. Thank you for inspiring our students to take part in sport and physical activity.  A big thank you also goes to Mr Major and his tech team for putting on such a professional production, and Mr Martin for his amazing sport montages.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the parents and carers of all the students who participate in and represent Winston sport – your commitment to your children and school sport is commendable. And finally, a massive well done to all the students who attended the sports awards this year and to those who won awards.  We look forward to seeing you all next year to celebrate Winston Sport.

 

Mrs Daniels

Subject Leader PE