Student Awards Ceremony 2010 - Celebrating Student Success

‘I am working hard to ensure my children get the education that I didn’t get,’ Lee Mcqueen’s speech created an inspirational atmosphere at the Harrow College Student Awards Ceremony. Lee Mcqueen, winner of The Apprentice 2008, was the guest speaker this year at the Student Awards Ceremony 2010, held at Harrow Arts Centre on Tuesday 29th June.

Energizing the crowd with Punjabi beats, the dhol drummers gave a perfect kick-start to the programme that celebrated the success and achievements of our deserving students. More than 80 students from all subjects were awarded for their hard work ranging from nominations such as Outstanding Effort and Progress to the much coveted Principal’s Awards.

With live entertainment from three of our students, the evening was really a celebration, as John Cudmore, Human Resources Director and the Master of Ceremony put it, ‘The evening was time for celebration, and an occasion which gave us the opportunity to pay tribute to the talent and high potential gathered on the day.’

Huma Shah received a special award for her outstanding effort. Her artwork has been chosen for exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in an exhibition titled ‘Future Perfect’. Harrow College recognised her effort by presenting her with the certificate from the Royal Academy. For Huma, this was a dream come true, ‘I never thought that it would be selected for the viewing! I couldn’t believe it! I received an email from my tutor saying that my painting is commended for the Royal Academy exhibition Future Perfect and I was very happy! I believe this is a great achievement for me and an honour!’

Special circumstances need special awards and therefore, Chandrakala Rana received an Outstanding Effort and Progress Award for her continued dedication to learning. She resumed her ESOL classes after 3 years of caring for her son who suffers from a brain tumour. She has now completed ESOL and Childcare Entry Level 3. ‘I found out that English was essential. I used to hesitate to talk on the phone because I had poor English and now, it’s okay. I had trouble understanding English then. I gave up studying in 2004 because of my son. He had an operation. I had support from my husband but it is still very hard to cope with a situation like that. Education is really important as you need it in every field of life. Before the operation, I constantly thought - only if I had been educated, it would be so much better as I wanted to know everything that was happening to my son.'

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