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ON Thursday, October 24, Riverside College honoured the remarkable efforts and achievements of degree level students at the college’s annual Higher Education Graduation And Awards Ceremony.
This year’s event took place at Cronton Sixth Form College’s new Cronton Playhouse theatre and was the first graduation ceremony since Riverside College received a TEF Gold Award for the quality of their Higher Education provision.
In front of an audience of family members, friends and college staff, over 80 graduation certificates were presented on the night by the mayor of Halton, Councillor Margaret Horabin.
Special congratulations went to Francine Russell who was awarded ‘Staffordshire University Student Of The Year’ and to Thomas Hanley who collected the ‘Pearson Higher Education Student Of The Year’ award.
Education graduate Francine was chosen after tutors described her as ‘a fantastic example of how dedication, a desire to learn and resilience can help overcome barriers to achieve great results’. She is now working as a lecturer in hairdressing at Riverside College.
Engineering graduate Tom was selected for the award after he ‘demonstrated a clear work ethic and devotion to his studies’ during his time on the course.
He has recently been appointed to a new role with more responsibility at ShearFab Limited in Widnes where he works alongside the company director as an assistant engineer.
Helen London, head of teacher development and higher education at Riverside College, said: “It was fantastic to be able to celebrate the amazing achievements of our higher education students with their friends and families at this wonderful event.
“I am so proud of all of the students graduating this year, they really deserve it after the hard work they have put in throughout their studies to achieve their qualifications.”
During the evening, students from Cronton Sixth Form’s Centre Of Excellence For Performing Arts entertained audience members with a preview of Legally Blonde: The Musical, an upcoming production which takes place on November 28 and 29 at the Cronton Playhouse.
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