MOUNT Carmel RC High School welcomed guest of honour Helen Denton, the executive director for children and uoung people with Lancashire County Council, to their prize night.

Deputy headteacher Joanne Meredith said she was “proud and delighted” with the achievements of all of the students and made a special mention of one student who had performed exceptionally well at GCSE. Clare Cropper who gained 13 GCSE with 12 A* and one A.

Clare was one of two students from the school who achieved one of the the highest overall marks nationally.

Out of 67,731 entries Clare was awarded outstanding marks in religious studies and of 60,878 entries Sophie Fitzpatrick was awarded outstanding marks in drama.

Both students were among the top ten in their subjects.

PICTURED: Back, from the left, Karen Ashworth, Emily Ward, Sophie Fitzpatrick, Helen Denton, Laura McIntyre and Amy Smith, Middle, Samantha Sillitoe, the Mayoress of Hyndburn, Sue Johnson, deputy head Joanne Meredith, the Mayor of Hyndburn, Coun Pam Barton, and Ashleigh Dawson, and, front, Keiffer Cook and Ryan Stephens.

>> PRIZEWINNERS

Excellent performance at GCSE: Clare Cropper, Johanna Hindle, Rebekah Mason, Lauren Bolton, Mutasem Gubass,Amina Sarwar, Alexandra Davis, Dominic Entwistle, Charlotte Sweeney, Sammy Hough, Ellen Gleeson, Aimee Ingham,Alicia King, Lucy Butler, Sophie Fitzpatrick, Karen Ashworth, Conor Mooring, Patrick Mullen, Sam Blakeley. Awards for Year 11: Aim Higher, Year 11: Billijo Singleton; Year 10: Jenna Reynolds; Year 9: Lucy Wolfenden; Year 10 General Studies, Serena Appleby; Art & Design: Rebecca King; Catering Studies: Misbah Sittar; Citizenship: Sammy Hough; D & T Products: Molly O’Hagan; Drama: David Ashworth; English: Lauren Bolton; English Literature:Adrian Fruzynski; Health & Social Care: Amina Sarwar; History: Alexandra Davis; ICT – OCR Nationals: Dominic Holmes; Megan McGurk. Law – GCSE Level: Sobaan Kasser; Mathematics: Misbah Sittar; French: Rebekah Mason; Spanish: Charlotte Case; Music: Aimee Ingham; Religious Studies: Catholic Prize: Rebekah Mason; Religious Studies – GCSE: Clare Cropper; Sciences: Billijo Singleton; Sport/PE Studies: Jake Wolstencroft; Alicia King; Statistics: Lauren Bolton; Support for Learning: Stephanie Soloniewicz , Laura McIntyre; Effort & Improvement: Liam Verity.Physical education department awards: Dean stack trophy (For the most outstanding boy in Physical Education): Luke Cairney; Parent-Teacher trophy (for the most outstanding girl in physical education): Kayleigh Mulholland; Sporting endeavour shield, Sophie Pilkington.

Special awards: Dominic SandersonTrophy (for cheerful and enthusiastic involvement within the school): Stewart Shorrock; A M Foley Award (For consistent effort): Annabel Ralph; Rebecca Robinson Award (For effort and success beyond expectations): Declan Bacigalupo; PTA Prize (for best GCSE results): Clare Cropper; PTA music trophy: Rebekah Mason; Learning Resource Centre Trophy: Amina Sarwar, Karen Ashworth. Christine Almond Trophy: Misbah Sittar; St Anne’s Parish Trohpy: Sophie Fitzpatrick; Jane Greenhough Shield: Taran Draycott; Ciaran McLaughlin; Agnes Molloy Shield: Samuel Shields; Sisters of Mercy Shield: Anthony Doyle. Headteacher’s award: Owen Malcolm; Sophie Fitzpatrick; The Fred Bentley Prize (for achievement in Geography): Clare Cropper; Good Citizenship Award: Sophie Pilkington; Award for the best single art composition: Clare Cropper.