SDC COLA Awards create a buzz
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- Created on Tuesday, 31 July 2012 14:23
SOUTH DEVON COLLEGE’s music and performing arts department recently held their Celebration of Learner Achievement (COLA) Awards.
The Awards - held in the College Theatre - congratulated all learners in the department on their fantastic commitment throughout the year and included videos of learner work, the best performances of the year and a celebration our learners’ outstanding creativity and achievement.
“We have had a truly amazing year at South Devon College in the Performing Arts, Production Arts, Music and Music Technology courses,” said Music and Performing Arts Section Head Caroline Hughes, “With our outstanding staff, talented and committed learners and truly fantastic shows, we have had our best year yet!”
Winners on the night included:
Music Performance & Music Technology
Best Academic achievement – Aaron Hern
Musical journey and distance travelled – Tom Couchman
Best composition – Ryan Tremaine
Best Production – Leo Cunningham
Dedication – Simon Harding
Most improve player – Jess Kinnaire
Best Band – No One’s Night
Floorless Music Award – David Turner
Industry Excellence Award – Phil Haynes
Performing Arts (Dance, Musical Theatre, Drama)
Best Dance performance – Scott Roberts
Best Acting performance – Tom Bowdler
Best Musical Theatre performance – Jasmine Clatworthy
Best Piece of community work – Natasha Brown
Best Research Paper – Vicky Nagy
Most Improved – Tom Cony
Special Achievements – Blake Diton and Luke Grant
Production Arts (Technical Theatre)
Most improved technician – Jamie Barker
Production Arts award – Martin Skinner
Staff Awards (as nominated by learners)
Inspirational Teacher Dan Taylor (Music Technology)
Pete Day (Studio Manager)
Outstanding Support Denise Badcock (Curriculum Support)
A gallery of pictures can be viewed via the College facebook page here.
