Celebrating talent and success
Wellington School rounded off the year with their annual prizegiving. Special Prize for Biology: Hamish Ablett; Prize for AH Biology: Marshall Illingworth; Special Prize for Business Management: Rachael Turner; Special Prize for Chemistry: Hamish Ablett; Prize for AH Chemistry: Marshall Illingworth; Special Prize for Classical Studies: Lauren O’Brien; Special Prize for AH Classical Studies: Celeste McGinley; Cup for Computing: Callum Duffy; Rosebowl for English ( presented by Sheila McKinnon): Hamish Ablett; Prize for AH English: Celeste McGinley; Special Prize for French: Mitchell Wyllie; Prize for AH French: Lauren O’Brien & Ellie Thomson; Special Prize for Geography: Lucy Davidson; Cup for Modern Languages: Hamish Ablett ( this year awarded for excellence in German);
Prize for AH German: Celeste McGinley; Clark Prize for History: Jake Fremantle; Special Prize for Latin; Matthew Taylor; MacFarlane Cup for Mathematics: Hamish Ablett; Prize for AH Mathematics: Marshall Illingworth; Trophy for Modern Studies: Callum Duffy; Prize for AH Modern Studies: Jacqui Gibson; Elliot Dodds Music Trophy ( Junior Department): Sarah Mason; Ayr Amateur Opera Senior Vocal Award: Callum McCandless; Cup for Music ( Intermediate S4): Ruby Magee; Cup for Music ( Senior S5): Christopher Summers; The Brady Award for Performing Arts: Holly Martin; Quartz Cup for Commitment to Music: Meredith Lynch; The MB Hay Trophy for Excellence in Music ( Junior Dep): Isla Mason; Special Prize for PE: Sylvie Stenson; Special Prize for Physics: Hamish Ablett; Prize for AH Physics: Cameron Reece; Special Prize for Psychology: Ellie Thomson; Special Prize for Spanish: Kirsten Boyle; Sinclair Cup for all- round Achievement in Senior School: Megan Short & Fiona Sykes; Prize for Academic Excellence in Sixth Year: Marshall Illingworth & Celeste McGinley; Proxime Accessit 2016- 17: Jennifer Bowie & Matthew Taylor; Dux of School for Session 2016- 17: Hamish Ablett; Retiring Head Girl Session 2016- 17: Celeste McGinley; Retiring Head Boy Session 2016- 17: Cameron Reece; Head Girl Session 2017- 18: Emma Wishart; Head Boy Session 2017- 18: Mitchell Wyllie.
Primary 4 Blackburn: Charlotte Carter ( merit), Hamish Hailstone ( progress), Scott Miller ( effort).
Primary 4 Eglinton: Isla Hall ( merit), Isabelle Wilson ( progress), Ethan Adam ( effort).
Primary 5 Arrol: Summer Ritchie Sasse ( merit), Rory Kilpatrick ( progress), Savanna Boyd ( effort).
Primary 5 Dalrymple: Finlay Ashley ( merit), Archie Young ( progress), Jessica Haye ( effort).
Primary 6 Craigie: Nikolai Hoekstra ( merit), Mikey Maxwell ( progress), Jemima Harvey ( effort).
Primary 6 Rozelle: Adam Bondar ( merit), Lucas Keston ( progress), Amy Scott ( effort).
The Cup for Academic Excellence in the Junior School: Morgan Laraway; The Forbes Trophy for all- round Achievement in the Junior School: Evan Kirkwood; Primary 7 Merit: Charlie Cowan, Kate Miller, Emily Muir, Beth Peat, Kiera West; Torrance Cup for Progress: Brooke Hailstone.
Senior 1: Merit: David Bondar, Sam Bowyer, Holly Bradfield, Elouisa Cairns, Lucy Haye, Dean Murray, Lucy McColl, Osman Omer; Progress: Iona Magee.
Senior 2: Merit: Anubha Bal, Callum Byers, Issy Girgis, Jack Napier, Olivia Stark, Grace Woodhouse; Progress: Rachel Foster.
Senior 3: Merit: Amy Barbour, Ellie Crosbie, Ellie Haye, Archie Kerr, Dillon Leahy, Morven Murdoch; Progress: Bea- Bea Mackinnon- Belcher.
Senior 4: Merit: Emily Henry, Yves Laird, Jennifer Munro, Suzanne McGowan, Emily Nolan, Emma Young; Progress: Max Glen.
McMillan/ Kilpatrick Prize for Achievement in S3/ 4: Meera Mohankrishnan & Conrad Lynch; The Cup for Effort in Senior 5: Kirsten Boyle.
House Trophies: Churchill House: Junior Hockey, Junior Rugby, Senior Rugby, Eglinton Cup, Senior Tennis; Curie House: Senior Hockey, Inter- House Swimming ( tied with Montgomery), McCallum Shield for Conduct, Championship Shield, Junior Tennis, Junior Netball, Senior Netball, InterHouse Rounders: Montgomery House: Junior Badminton,
Inter- House Debating, Inter- House Swimming ( tied with Curie), Academic Shield, Marching Cup; Nightingale House: Senior Badminton, Junior Football, Senior Football, Inter- House Athletics Cup, Junior Cricket, Senior Cricket.
Coats Challenge Cup for Golf: Johnathan Lynch; Wellington School Scratch Golfer of Year: John Lomas; Sleaford Short Tennis Trophy: boys: Mikey Maxwell & Callum Peat, girls: Katie Cowan & Emma Henderson; Wellington School Belcher Family Cup for Swimming: Beth Peat; Ross Cricket Cup: Richie Simpson; Shiona Douglas Trophy ( awarded to best rugby player): Cameron Reece; 1st XI Hockey Player of Year: Sophie Fairhurst; Cala Trophy for Services to PE Department: Marshall Illingworth; McLaughlin Cup for Outstanding Effort in Sport ( Jnr School): Cameron Muir & Eleana Meikle; Willians Plate: Jack Edwards; Dale Quaich ( Awarded for the most Meritorious Performance in a Championship event): Sophie Fairhurst; Primary Girls Sports Champion: Libby White; The Victor Ludorum ( Primary Boys Champion): Charlie Cowan & Max McCorkindale; 1st Year Championship Trophy ( Girls): Amy Grassom; 1st Year Championship Trophy ( Boys): Callum Hamilton; Junior Boys’ Sports Championship Trophy: Cameron Muir; Logan Trophy ( Junior Girls Sports Champion): Eleana Meikle & Olivia Stark; Craig Trophy ( Senior Boys Sports Champion): Mitchell Wyllie; Wellington School Rosebowl ( Senior Girls Sports Champion): Lucy Davidson; Morrison Cup for the best All Round Sports Boy: Mitchell Wyllie; Laughland Cup for Best All Round Sports Girl: Lucy Davidson; Primary Public Speaking Cup: Callum Peat & Maxwell Wyllie; Sir Thomas Moore Cup for Junior Public Speaking: Kate Miller; Prize for 3rd Year Public Speaking: Amy Barbour & Archie Kerr; Old Girls’ Public Speaking Cup: Callum Duffy; The McKinstry Cup for Debating: Celeste McGinley, Jennifer Bowie & Fiona Sykes; MacDonald Prize for Creative Writing: Jennifer Bowie; The Henderson Cup for General Services to the Junior School: Evan Kirkwood & Amy Scott; The Junior School House Mark Prize: Fraser Rillie; The House Mark Medal ( Senior School): Beth Peat; The Terras Cup for General Services to the School: Claire Wilson; Milne Cup for Citizenship: Celeste McGinley & Cameron Reece; The McKinlay Trophy for Commitment to the School: Stefan Naczk; Special Prize for Accounting: Mitchell Wyllie; Art Prize ( P4- P7): Bentley Cai ( P6) and Beth Peat ( P7); Art Prize ( S1- S3): Bea- Bea MackinnonBelcher & Eleana Meikle; Art Prize ( S4- 6): Courtney McLennan & Rowan Sweeney; Reynolds Cup for Art ( S1- S4): Amy Phillips; Gainsborough Cup for Art ( S5- S6): Rebecca Roberts; The WSA Award for Art and Design in the Senior School: Fiona Sykes.