This year Stevenson House members recorded considerable academic success at all levels. At GCSE, we would like to congratulate Felix McLaughlin who gained 8 A* and 2 As; Luke Holland 7 A*s and 2 As; Patrick Ejan 4 A*s and 5 As; Lewis Ingram 4 A*s and 6 A grades; Elijah Blake 4A* and 4 As; and Bailey Duncan with 2A* and 6 A grades. Congratulations to all Stevenson pupils who returned to RBAI following their GCSE studies, and we hope that these remarkable results will continue.
At AS-Level, the high standard of grades continued for Stevenson pupils: Daniel George gained an A* and 3 A grades; Oliver Mercer 4 A grades; William Couchman 3 A grades and Thomas McErlean achieved 2 As and a B. Many congratulations go to all the pupils, and we wish them the best of luck in their A2 studies.
The overall success of exam results for Stevenson House members saw no exception at A2-Level for Year 14 pupils. Exceptional performances were recorded: John Sinclair achieved 3 A*s and Milo Carter achieved 2 A*s and a B. These were impressive grades, and we wish them and all the other Year 14 leavers the best of luck with their future university careers.
Stevenson pupils’ successes extended beyond the classroom, with pupils of all year groups collecting various co-curricular accolades. In Year 8, Daniel Anderson was part of Lisburn Youth Football Club U12 team that won both the Lisburn & Castlereagh Cup and the Lisburn & Castlereagh Shield. Furthermore, Joseph Fairbanks represented the RBAI Rugby Club’s U12 A team.
Year 9 had an impressive year that saw Seth Cochrane take part in the Portadown Phoenix Players Drama Production. Seth also finished in 1st in the Javelin at Sports Day, while Zane Williams represented Lisburn in the Kennedy Cup.
The Year 10 class had another productive year, with Nicholas Christie representing Rosario YFC U15 team that won the Copa Mediterraneo, beating teams from Spain, France and Italy. More footballing success came from Daniel Preston who represented the SBYL U15 select team that travelled to Poland for the Krakow Cup, finishing 2nd after a penalty shootout. At Sports Day, Daniel Preston came 1st in the 1500m; Alfie Anderson finished 2nd in the 1500m and Luke Jennings came 2nd in the 200m race. In the relay events, the 4 x 400m team of Paul McElhinney, Alfie Anderson, Daniel Preston and Myles Hove came 2nd, alongside the 4 x 100m team of Sam Coulter, Charlie Bogle, Ryan McBride and Luke Jennings that also came 2nd. Furthermore, Sam Coulter was selected for the Ulster Schools U17 development squad.
Year 11 continued with another year of success, with Conor Hanna who played for Ireland’s U15 Water Polo team and Antrim in Gaelic football. Rugby success came from Reuben McIlwrath, Oscar McGonigle and Callum Armstrong who won the Ulster Schools’ Medallion Shield, with Reuben also representing Ulster’s U17s in rugby. Sports Day success came from Oscar McGonigle who came 1st in the 1500m and 1st in House Swimming.
Year 12 pupils also recorded a variety of achievements, with Joel Hewitt, Felix McLaughlin, Alex Harrower and Elijah Blake winning both the 4 x 100m and the 4 x 400m relay races at Sports Day; Joel Hewitt also won 1st in the Long Jump and Louis Campbell won both the Shot and Discus events. Further, Luke Holland, Louis Campbell, Alex Harrower and Elijah Blake were all members of the 3rd XV winning Colts rugby team. Moreover, Luke Holland was awarded the President’s Badge at BB; Bailey Duncan was a finalist at the Prior Shield in hockey; Scott Finney completed his Gold Duke of Edinburgh; Tim Jones won the Chief Scouts Gold Award; Josh Anderson was a member of the Irish Competitive Climbing team; and Louis Campbell, Felix McLaughlin and Alex Harrower all achieved Athletics School Honours.
Year 13 pupils also achieved notable success, which saw Terry Gibney place 1st in the NI Cyberfirst and Sans CTF competition and 6th in the UK Cyberfirst Advanced course. Rory McElhinney won the QUB Future Stars award and took part in the QUB Junior Athlete Programme for rowing, whilst Evan Hogg played golf for Ireland in South Africa. Oliver Mercer was elected to Executive of the Secondary Students’ Union of Northern Ireland, completed his Gold Duke of Edinburgh and King’s Scout Awards and was selected to represent NI at an international conference on democracy in Athens.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr McMillan and the tutors for their tireless dedication to the House and its pupils throughout the course of the year. Many of the successes highlighted above are down to the support they gave us. We hope all members of Stevenson excel in the forthcoming year, be it on the sports field, the stage or in the examination hall.
