Frome Selwood Rotary’s award ceremony was held at the Fox & Hounds in Tytherington, on the evening of Tuesday 21 June, where two Frome College students were held winners for 2016.
In October, six students were selected at the College for the Rotary Youth Leadership Award. The students were interviewed by Rotarians Chris Stilton and Malcolm Westgate. After a difficult judging process and much discussion, they announced the winner to be Kathryn Wright in Year 12.
Both judges were very impressed with all the candidates but said that Kathryn stood out. They said “Kathryn is a bright and determined young lady who knows her own mind and is clear on her strengths and weaknesses. It was a very good interview which highlighted the benefits she could gain from the RYLA course. Kathryn doubts her true abilities which hides some of her many strengths. An excellent candidate and a deserved winner. We think she will benefit most from attending the course.”
On Monday 20th June, interviews were held at the College for the Rotary Young Citizen Award. Three Year 10 students from Frome College were selected for the final stage and the judges said they had another tough choice to make with such worthy candidates. Staff and students were asked to produce statements for the judges to outline what they have been doing and working on in college and in the wider community.
After great deliberation, they announced Lily Breese to be the winner.
Lily is a diligent supporter of local charities. In this academic year alone she has participated in a car wash in aid of boxer Nick Blackwell’s recovery; organised a cake sale to fund a sporting opportunity for a local teenager; run a charity 5k for Endometriosis UK; joined a Cycle 4 Charities event; and joined in the Frome Carnival.
Whilst undertaking all these challenges, Lily still finds time to fully contribute to school life.
She is an active player in all House competitions; takes part in school productions; represented the school on a culture trip to Paris; and most recently gave a speech, in the Merlin Theatre, on ‘Unjust Democracy’ in front of the former President of the Maldives, His Excellency Mohammed Nasheed and a full audience of local dignities and parents. Lily’s determination to help others and play a full role in all aspects of her life makes her an ideal candidate for the award.
The judges from the Rotary Club congratulated all the nominees on their valued work and contributions to Frome and the surrounding community.
They said, “Our congratulations go to both Lily and Kathryn for their fantastic awards, and also to all of the students who were nominated for their outstanding achievements.
“We hope they all continue with their good work and continue to inspire us all. We wish them all good luck for the future.”
