Diana Awards at KEVI
On Thursday 15th July, KEVI was proud to host the North East Diana Award Celebration for young people. KEVI is now a 'Diana Gold Award School' for the number of students who have received this prestigious national award.
Click here to view the photo gallery of the event.
This year's winners include Maria Jinks who has recently left year 11, as well as for the first time in KEVI's history, our student-led sign-language group 'Happy Hands' has received a 'Diana Certificate of Excellence'. Congratulations to the group members:
Braden Davy (recently left year 13)
Eleanor Rowbottom Year 13
Ellen Tait Year 13
Jocelyn Butson Year 13
Clare Conway Year 10
Cameron Welburn Year 10
Joseph Thompson Year 10
Eddie Baxter Year 10
Paul Simm Year 10
Other KEVI students who are Diana Winners still at school include:
Nathan Walmsley (Just left year 11)
Lindsay Laidler Year 13
Daniel Glass Year 11
Simon Heads (Just left year 11)
Rebecca Clark Year 13
Other KEVI Diana Award Alumni include:
Jonathan Hughes
Robert Jeffreys
Helen Ridley
Morag Burn
Craig Collins
Jonathan Wegner
Michael Mather
Scott Young
Euan Wilson
The event included some fantastic musical performances from ex-student Isolde Roxby and current year 11 student Rebecca Megwa.
A number of local organisations who work closely with KEVI students were also invited to exhibit and to talk about their work with students, many thanks to Hilarie Tucknott from Business and Professional Women (BPW), Jayne Crow from St.Oswald's Hospice, Karen Diamond from Vinspired, Lillian Nelson from the British Red Cross, and St.John's Ambulance.
Many thanks also to Mayor Ken Brown for an excellent speech as well as well as the presentation of awards. A number of additional guests from the local community also attended the event including Debbie Anderson, Manager of the Sanderson Arcade and the Morpeth Lions.
KEVI was also delighted to receive commendation from Earl Spencer, brother of the late Princess Diana who stated "Congratulations to The King Edward VI School for being name a Diana Gold Award School. I send my very best wishes, and hope you have a most enjoyable evening."
