Award Ceremony Celebrates Students Achievements

Waltham Forest College’s School of Service Industries held its annual awards presentation ceremony on Wednesday 27th May 2009. Certificates, trophies and cash prizes were presented to 32 students.

Held in the College’s Mallinson Restaurant, the presentation evening was hosted by Claire Shire, the College’s Director of Young People’s Learning. There was an atmosphere of great excitement as staff and guests celebrated the achievements of students who had completed courses in Travel & Tourism, Hospitality & Catering and Public Services. The awards were presented to students to recognise their commitment, hard work and outstanding achievements on their programme of study.

NVQ Level 2 Catering student Jade Combrinck commented: "I'm really pleased my team won the Mallinson’s Trust Prize. It was a great experience to organise a charity event for the Nelson Mandela Foundation, a charity close to my heart. I really enjoyed working as part of a team; we had a good team spirit and worked hard to achieve our goals."

This event was sponsored by several high profile organisations which included: Aramark, a world leader in professional services; Metropolitan Police, Swiftpack, Russus, Andaz Hotel, Queen Mary University and Anglia Ruskin University, and The Mallinson Trust.

Robin Jones, Principal and Chief Executive at the College said: “I would like to congratulate our students on their achievements. This ceremony highlights the excellent progress they have made. Many of our award winners are moving on to jobs or university where they will use the skills they have gained.”


Award recipients
Hospitality & Catering: Scott Hunt-McDonnell, John Modeste, Anna Powell, Shinder Singh, Bernadette Forde, Marcin Gronwald, Frazer Connelly, Clair Marie Suragh, Peter Phelan, Billy Best, Linsey Satnarine, Stephanie Giola, Ida Amegby, Jade Combrinck, Jade Modeste, Diasy Morgan, Jono Stephens, Anna Szarek, Carrie Veitch.

Travel & Tourism: Mohamed Hanafi, Paulina Kuskky, Cornely Mulumba, James Kennedy, Maria Stanczykiewicz, Gloria Mbuyi Kabengele.

Public Services: Anisa Aga, Adam Vandepeer, Kirstie Gifford-Pitcher, Sarah Ann Gills.