Thursday 11th July saw The St Lawrence Academy host the 2nd whole academy Celebration Evening at The Baths Hall. The evening is created and designed to celebrate the success of our students throughout the academic year across a range of disciplines.
This year we handed out over 160 awards. The awards include: 100% attendance, Subject Legends, Academy Treasures and Core Values Awards. The range of awards captures both the academic and personal successes of our young people, aligning with our Christian ethos and transformational vision.
Approximately 500 guests attended to celebrate the evening from the community, these included families, staff, local business owners, college providers, members of the St Lawrence Academies Trust and wider stakeholders of the academy. The event once again proved to be a special occasion, celebrating and reflecting upon the year together.
We would like to thank everyone that attended and supported the evening.
We look forward to hosting another wonderful evening to celebrate 2024/2025 next year.
Wishing you all a fantastic summer!
Mr Cretney, Mr Murray, Mrs Elston. Mr Stainton and Miss Walker.
This year the CCF has continued to go from strength to strength with a new recruitment intake bringing our numbers up to over 130 cadets and staff.
The Cadets have been given numerous opportunities this year from shooting to First Aid with our cadets over the age of 15 picking up their First Aid at Work qualification.
Our staff have also been busy working towards their basic instructor course with some staff picking up qualifications such as archery, First Aid instructors and Range supervisor qualifications. All of the TSLA CCF staff volunteer their time after school to ensure that the cadets have the best possible experience and it is thanks to them that the cadets have been able to have the experiences and opportunities that have allowed them to flourish over this past year.
Cadets have enjoyed numerous camps this year from our weekend at Queen Elizabeth Barracks Strensall to our Primrose Hill Scout Camp weekends where Cadets made smores around the camp fire.
50 of our cadets attended annual camp held in York where they learned skills from basic fieldcraft to waterborne skills with all having a great time.
The cadet year ends with our battle night where the cadets get to have a water fight against the staff and round of the year with an ice cream.
This coming year cadets at TSLA are looking forward to expanding the opportunities our cadets have by offering riding lessons and archery as well developing the cadets skills in their core training with STEM camp and field weekends running throughout the year. The Duke of Edinburgh expedition is on the horizon in October for our DofE cadets, this will be the final step in them acheiving their Bronze DofE award. A new intake of DofE cadets will be happening in November. Cadets will also have the opportunitie to gain their Emergency First Aid at Work and First Aid at Work qualifications through the coming academic year and to support their development and leadership skills. The main aim of TSLA cadets is to have fun and make friends and this year our cadets have certainly done that. We are all excited for the year ahead and the well earned rest over the summer holiday.
