Achievements of our former pupils
Hannah Patrick, an upper sixth pupil last year, has been offered a place at Somerville College, which was originally founded for women when they were barred from the University.
She has been incredibly busy during her gap year after winning a place in the energy sector of the DNV GL at Loughborough as part of the Year in Industry initiative.
Mr McDuff said: “Hannah is a bright young mind and everyone at the school is delighted that she has won a place at such a prestigious establishment.
“We know that she has worked incredibly hard both in-and-out of school to get this opportunity, and her drive and enthusiasm is sure to help her gain further success in the future.
“I would also like to thank staff for all their hard work in getting Hannah to this point. Their commitment to making each individual pupil succeed is nothing short of outstanding.”
In addition to her gap year work, Hannah also spent a week in Westminster on work experience where she shadowed Clwyd West MP David Jones and his senior secretary Carys Taylor
Tom Williams, who now plays his rugby for Swansea and the Ospreys, was part of Jason Strange’s 31-man squad for the tournament, which kicks off next month.
He will get the chance to showcase his skills in Colwyn Bay once again, with Parc Eirias playing host to Wales U20 home matches throughout the tournament.
The Wales U20 head coach, said: "We get a huge boost from the crowd and the welcome we receive at Parc Eirias and we will be looking forward to returning there for the following two games against Scotland and France, and for the final game against Italy after playing England in Bristol.
"We will look to expose as many players as possible to this level of rugby during the Six Nations tournament, with one eye firmly fixed on the World Rugby U20 Championship in England in June.
“There are a number of players ruled out through injury at the moment who could bolster the squad for that tournament."
One of our old music scholars was part of a production at the world famous Sydney Opera House recently.
Joe Crossley, who left us in 1998, now resides in Australia and is a new media artist using light, projection mapping, motion sensors and more to activate public spaces and create large-scale installations, while also studying for his PhD in new media art at the University of Sydney.
He has worked with a number of fashion and advertising agencies, in addition to high profile festivals such a Burning Man and VIVID Sydney.
Joe's recent achievement saw him become part of the free event Samsung for Sound and Vision, which took place at on Sunday, January 31.
He said: “The show went fantastically went and the visual effects throughout really were spectacular.
“We put the entire show together in three weeks, which was a huge task for artists and tech, but the artists were great and everyone’s hard work definitely paid off.”