HASLINGDEN High School students celebrated success last night at a special evening of awards to mark their achievements.

The executive director of Lancashire Learning and Skills Council, Steve Palmer, addressed the students before handing out the GCSE certificates.

And Rossendale Mayor, Coun Eileen Kershaw, was on hand to present the faculty prizes.

The head of the upper school, Gary Wilson, and the head of year 11, Derek Cooper, entertained the audience with a review of the class of 2003.

English faculty: English language: Excellence - S. Halstead. Endeavour - J. Taylor. English literature: Excellence - K. Allen. Endeavour - T. Sykes. Mathematics faculty: Excellence - S. Morris Endeavour - S. Winfield. Science faculty: Biology: Excellence - S. Hussain. Endeavour - J. Peagam. Chemistry: Excellence - S. Morris. Endeavour - R. Begum. Physics: Excellence - S. Claxton. Endeavour - S. Winfield, A. Brierley. Visual arts faculty: ART: Excellence - J. Heyes. Endeavour - S. Moss. Textiles: Excellence - L. Stannard Endeavour - L. Perry. Performing arts faculty:

Dance: Excellence - K. Thorpe. Endeavour - G. Turner. Drama: Excellence - A. Ross. Endeavour - K. Proctor. Music: Excellence - T. Aston. Endeavour - J. Bond. P.E. Faculty: Excellence - A. Wagstaff. Endeavour - T. Aston. Design & Technology faculty: Food technology: Excellence - J. Peagam. Endeavour - J. Brelsford. Product design: Excellence - S. Halstead, Endeavour - A. Aquino

Resistant materials: Excellence - L. Shoesmith Endeavour - E. Wilkinson. Humanities faculty:

History: Excellence - P. Faulkner. Endeavour - S. Troughton. Geography: Excellence J. Ainsworth

R.B.: Excellence - S. Brailsford. Endeavour - K.J. Moffatt. Travel and Tourism: Excellence - K. Thorpe

Endeavour - L. Hamer Economics: Excellence - G. Johnstone. Endeavour - I. Harris.

Modern languages faculty: French: Excellence - L. Perry. Endeavour - V. Bruty German: Excellence - V. Parkes. Endeavour - L. Ingham. Urdu: Excellence -- R. Bibi. Endeavour - S. Ahmed. Bengali: Excellence - S. Begum. Endeavour - N. Begum. ICT faculty: Excellence - N. Sheikh. Endeavour - N. Burns

Business: Excellence - S. Worral. Endeavour - L. Rothmeisel. Learning support faculty:

Endeavour - J. Elston

In each ability range: I. Ashworth, I. Harris, M. Flynn, E. Lawton, M. Martindale, S. Sutton, L. Welsby

The Edith McCarthy Prize for Cheerful Endeavour - A. Breirley

Award for service to the community - J. Peagam

The Mary Wilson music award for outstanding achievement - E. Winterbottom

Art & Design Award for outstanding achievement - J. Heyes

Ken Wish prize for endeavour - V. Bruty, L. Perry Award for Top Achiever - S. Morris