On Friday May 26, the Notre Dame community celebrated 2023’s fabulous upper sixth students and bid them a teary farewell.
After a final mass in the college chapel, our students gathered in their fancy dress to admire each other’s outfits while they waited to go into the main hall for their leavers' assembly.
Several T-Rex’s attended the event, as well as Sherlock Holmes, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, a whole troupe of Mario’s, the entire Marvel cast, and a swathe of I’m a Celebrity campmates.
The assembly began with a short speech from Principal Justine Barlow, who wished our students all the best for the future. Before the presentation of awards, our Student Executive team were thanked for all their hard work promoting the views of the student body and arranging all sorts of events. They raised almost £1000 for charities including Young Minds and Save the Children.
As each award was announced, the winners went up on stage to receive their trophies and the applause of their peers and staff in the audience. A full list of the academic, community, and students’ choice award winners is given below.
When the assembly came to an end, our students left the hall and were given their last ever potato waffles by canteen staff. They congregated in the sunshine on St Joseph’s Court, saying their final goodbyes to friends and teachers, and taking plenty of photos. A small selection of these can be seen below, but all pictures taken by the college Marketing Team will be shared with our upper sixth leavers via their college email address.
High Flyer Awards for Academic Excellence
Leonids Bessonovs
Isabelle Johnson
Marcel Maryniak
Mohammed Comrie
Rising Star Awards for Most Improved Students
Endurance Olajide
Thomas Preiss
Hannah Andalis
Lois Twum Sarfo
The Sara Djoudi Award
Mohammad Comrie
Baylei Lancashire
Sahil Gogna
Sheuli Sharner
Study Superstar Award
Mohammad Comrie
Attendance Hero
Milly Hargrave
Eco Warriors
Jasmine Chetham
Vanessa Yun Thai
Ebonie Hudspith
Reading List Foundation Award
Kieanna Knight
Kristal Barker
International Students Award
Hana Ali
Alireza Ebtehaj
Grit Awards for Determination and Resilience
Sheuli Sharna
Sahil Gogna
Ethan Montgomery
Phoebe Ingham
Rowan Spencer
Helena Ribeiro Nakaoshi
Notre Dame Legends Awards
Cornelius Shepherd
Gianluca Gallucci
Hera Abdul Ali
Jerioth (JJ) Akebo
Karma Gad
Boe Claybourn
Lucas Assagba
Jasmine Chetham
Student-Nominated Awards
Most likely to become famous – Megan Kamanga
Most likely to be a millionaire - Gefen Saminou
Trend Setter - Gianluca Gallucci
Ray of Sunshine Award - Viktorija Zinovjeva
Future Prime Minister – Jobe Doherty
Mr Bump - Joe Fowler
Comedy Genius - OJ/Onarje Edmeade
King / Queen of Notre Dame - Yohan Augustine
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