Students, staff and governors from the College of West Anglia (CWA) celebrated outstanding academic and personal achievements at the college’s annual Student of the Year Awards.
Held at the Alive Corn Exchange in King’s Lynn and hosted by assistant principal student services, Paul O’Shea, 30 students had been shortlisted for the awards from approximately 6,000 attending all of CWA’s campuses. Of these, 10 were crowned categories winners.
He said: “CWA’s vision is ‘changing lives through learning’ and there is no better demonstration of this than the achievements of the students we are celebrating this evening, and of the dedicated staff who helped them get here.”
He congratulated everyone and said he was proud to their commitment, standard of work and achievements during the past year had been recognised.
“I would like to thank all the families, friends, employers and our partners for supporting and encouraging our students during the course of their studies at the college. I would also like to express my gratitude to those staff who have provided such valuable support for their studies. Finally, I would like to thank the sponsors of the various awards for their generous backing,” he said.
CWA Bridge to Education student Luca Bressani took the title of Overall Student of the Year 2024 and also the Inclusive Learning award.
Other winners and runners-up were: Creative Arts (sponsored by Adrian Flux). Winner Nakita Davies, runners-up Romanos Pasenidis and Ellie Poynter-Gregory.
Outstanding Progress in English or Maths. Winner Kerenza Knapp, runners-up Kaci Walker and Andreea Gritco.
Technology (sponsored by Nestlé Purina Petcare). Winner Lacey Field, runners-up Artjoms Ilgacs and Lou Kyle.
Land-based Studies. Winner Ewan Bimpson, runners-up Chloe Hickman and Fenn Rix.
Personal Achievement (sponsored by Birketts). Winner Turaya Hammond, runners-up Lakeisha Bannister and Lily Ives.
Inclusive Learning (sponsored by Bespak). Winner Luca Bressani, runners-up, Dylan Rollins and George Mooney.
Partnerships. Winner Lisa Kemp, runners-up Vladimir Mihok and William McCloy.
Business, Humanities, Hospitality, Science and Computing (sponsored by Booker Wholesale). Winner Veun Reeve Solis, runners-up Chloe Rothwell and Diana Droppova.
Apprenticeships (sponsored by Bespak). Winner Thomas Ford, runners-up Henry Townshend and James Chrysostomou.
Sport, Public and Caring Services (sponsored by Double G Clothing). Winner Shannon Wyatt, runners-up Millie Tibbs and Oluwakemi Jayeola.
