Wednesday 12 September 2012

AWARDS FOR THE COUNTY'S BRIGHTEST AND BEST

Skilled and talented young people from across Surrey, together with their parents and sponsors, gathered at County Hall, Kingston-upon-Thames for the 11th annual Surrey County Scholars and Surrey County Apprentices’/Full-time Student awards ceremony, organised by SATRO:  www.satro.org.uk

Awards including trophies, certificates and cash prizes were presented to students by Dame Sarah Goad, DCVO, JP, Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey, and Mr Paul Coleman, DL, Coleman Charitable Trust.  Seventeen of the County’s brightest and best Scholars were awarded bursaries to enable them to study science and engineering at university and to open up exciting career opportunities with leading Surrey-based companies.

One of the highlights of the evening was the presentation of the John Coleman Trophy to the overall winning apprentice,  Joe Waldman, who attends Nescot and is employed by Fine Cut Carpentry.  The winning Full-time student was Jason Garner from Nescot who received the Wates Cup as a result of his hard work and enthusiasm for the course.

For the very first time a prize was presented to a student for his work towards an Advanced Apprenticeship.  This was presented to Robert Metcalfe who is studying at Brooklands College

Mrs Lavinia Sealy, Chairman, Surrey County Council, welcomed the guests to County Hall, and praised SATRO and the work it does to encourage young people to achieve their full potential in life.

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