News from Bellerbys Brighton
Circus Themed Treats at the 2010 Brighton May Ball
Big hair, dazzling colours and a clown suit were all on show for this year's May Ball.
by David Kam
After the ladies had fretted about clashing outfits and the men had made sure they were 'dressed to impress', all the students of Bellerbys Brighton returned to the college last Friday evening. When they arrived they found the Brighton campus had been transformed into a brilliantly classy yet quirky circus, with splashes of bright colour covering every surface! Yes, it was that time of year again, time for the much anticipated annual May Ball, organised by Student Services, with this year's theme of ‘Cirque du Soleil’.
Guests made their grand entrance into the college, welcomed by a pair of life-size horses, walking on hind-legs, whilst grandiose decorations were hung around the school building, including swinging trapeze artists, lions, flaming hoops and comical photo-booth screens, not to mention the colossal legs of a harlequin jutting from the library ceiling!
All of this work was planned and executed by the Bellerbys Brighton Art Foundation students and teachers. The quirky ambience was made even more surreal with the bizarrely mellifluous tunes being played from the Cirque du Soleil soundtracks.
The 'Bellerbys family' in attendance were treated to an impossibly wide range of food : BBQ, sushi, kebabs, burgers, fairy cakes, popcorn, ice cream, candy floss and the 'oh-so-irresistible' chocolate fountain complemented with cream puffs, honeycomb and fruits. The serving team had certainly impressed us, specially clad in smart attire with absolutely convivial hospitality.
As in previous years, winners from the Bellerbys Extra Factor competition were invited to perform at the start of the event. This year, we have Wand Nguyen and Yoshino Hirota playing the piano, Emin Afandi and Veronika singing and a band showcase by Samy and Takuya. Shortly after that, the dance floor was opened and guests were prompted to flaunt their moves. A lady was spotted wiggling her hula hoop with effortless poise and grace. Teachers or students, everyone all had a blast!
For the first time at the annual ball, students and teachers were lavished with Best Dressed Awards and a prize-winning raffle. Fifty pounds were generously given to the winners: Anastasiya Stepovyk donning an ethereal blue dress, while Boris Volovsky and Vladislav Dorokhin sporting an Afro and bright suits took the prize for the male students. Winning teachers were even more impressive as Ms Alix Dryden hand-made her outfit whilst Mr Dominic Pates fearlessly wore a bright red suit. The fortunate victor of the raffle, on the other hand, was Ling Chu.
Much kudos to the whole committee; Student Services, Student Council, Catering Team, Art Department and paramountly, Mr Addison and Mr Corcut. Ms Alix Dryden commented : "All the art department (teachers and students) worked extremely hard creating wonderful displays for the ball that were a huge success. I was very inspired by all the effort, enthusiasm and ingenuity from the department and have enjoyed being a part of such a creative team!"
By 11.30pm, the ball came to an end with guests reluctantly leaving yet entirely sober. All thanks to the limit of alcoholic drinks! What a sensible college! Another closing of a superbly incandescent chapter filled with great memories in Bellerbys Brighton 2010 and more to come!
Bellerbys Student Wins First Prize in Piano CompetitionWand Nguyen Hong Quang, 17, a Bellerbys Brighton A Level student from Vietnam, was awarded first prize in the prestigious Senior Championship of the Springboard Festival Piano Competition held in Brighton on the weekend of March 27th and 28th. He was chosen as one of six finalists in the competition which included 20 of the best young pianists in the area. Wand played in three of the five classes including Bach's Prelude and Fugue No 12 , Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata first movement and Fats Waller's 'Alligator Crawl'. He came first in each of these classes and was the winner of the overall final on Sunday evening. The Adjudicator, Dennis Lee, commended Wand's convincing capturing of the 'mood' of the pieces. He played everything from memory and all agreed his playing was inspiring and confident. Carol Alderson, the College Music Coordinator who guided both Wand and Yoshino Hirota, another Bellerbys A Level student, though the competition commented: "Wand is a great credit to the college. He is fine musician and I hope he takes his music further." Wand will be taking his final A Level exams in June (Geography, Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Sociology) and has a conditional offer from Imperial College, London to study Civil Engineering. Yoshino, from Japan is also a credit to the college and herself, as she had to overcome chronic shyness to take part in the event. She was perhaps rather unlucky to have been in the same competition as Wand as she is an amazing Jazz pianist. Well done to both Wand and Yoshino! Meet some more Bellerbys Brighton students, past and present |
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Bellerbys Brighton Students Take Part in Senior Mathematical Challenge
Towards the end of 2009, 74 eager mathematicians at Bellerbys Brighton took part in the Senior Mathematical Challenge - for fun and interest.
Magnificent results were achieved by our students as 24 were awarded Gold Certificates, 18 Silver and 19 Bronze. Saran Puataran-Arunkong, from Thailand, was the top student with a score of 106. He was closely followed by Wand Hong Qang Nguyen and Phong Phan, both from Vietnam.
Gary Pantrey, the Maths teacher in charge of the competition, congratulated the students on their performance: 'This was a very demanding test of mathematical ability and our student results show how good the mathematics is in the colllege. Well done to all those who took part!'
Nigel Addison, the College Principal, presented students with their awards and noted: 'I am so pleased that our students are continuing to maintain the excellent tradition we have of teaching so many first class mathematicians here at Bellerbys Brighton. This is very rewarding for the students and for the staff who teach them.'
See more photographs of the awards on the Bellerbys College Flickr page
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Bellerbys Brighton GCSE Award Winners 2008
A special ceremony was held recently to present awards to students graduating from GCSE courses. Top students include:
Ekaterina Romanenko from Russia - Best GCSE Student 2008
Tsz Yin Wong from Macau - GCSE English Student of 2008
Kristina Kolotova from Russia - GCSE Business Studies Student of 2008
Anna Samygina from Russia - GCSE Art Student of 2008
Adam Khamidov from Russia - Progress Award for GCSE Student of 2008
Anastasia Monogarova from Russia - Best Pre-GCSE Student 2008
Akinyet Baimakhanova from Kazakhstan - Endeavor Award
Hei Hung Chan from Hong Kong - Endeavor Award
Xinxi Du from China - Endeavor Award
Inzhu Ykymzhanova from Kazakhstan - Endeavor Award
After a well deserved summer break we'll welcome many of these students back to Bellerbys in September to start Foundation or A Level courses. See you then!
See more photos from the ceremony on the Bellerbys College Flickr pages
Brighton Foundation Award Winners 2008
Aya Sadayuki from Japan - Best Business Foundation Student
Sau Ching (Steve) Lee from Hong Kong - Best Engineering Foundation Student
Yuen Tung (Mandy) Fong from Hong Kong - Best English Foundation Student
Mario Ernesto Escorcio Gomes from Angola - Best IT Foundation Student
Hoi Lam (Karen) Cheng from Britain - Best Humanities Foundation Student
Yin Chun (Terry) Wong from Hong Kong - Best Law Foundation Student
Katerina Siakka from Cyprus - Best Science Foundation Student
Yong Tong (Kristol) Guo from China - Most Improved Foundation Student
Habeeb Alao from Nigeria - Best Overall Contribution to the Foundation Programme
Ka Shing (Brian) Lin from Hong Kong - Best Foundation Student
John (Toks) Fatona from Nigeria - Most Active Participation and Contribution to Class Discussion, Humanities
19 students also were presented with awards for 'Contribution to the Foundation Programme'.
See more photographs of graduating Foundation students on our Flickr page
Bellerbys Brighton A Level Graduation Ceremony 2008
The annual A Level Graduation Ceremony was held in the Hall at Bellerbys Brighton at the
end of May. Principal, Nigel Addison, presented awards for the best students to:
Saman Alavifard from Iran - Best A2 Level Student competing in June
Zhibo Wang from China - Best AS Level Student
Jia Rong Chang from Malaysia - Best A2 Level Student, Science
Xiyin Li from China - Best AS Level Student, Science
Kirill Veretinsky from Russia - Best A2 Level Student, Business
Nanxi Tong from China - Best AS Level Student, Business
Zhi Yuan Ivan Ann from Singapore - Best A2 Level Student, Humanities
Yuliya Suleyeva from Belarus - Best AS Level Student, Humanities
Alexandros Morochovski from Ukraine - Best A2 Level Student, Mathematics
Yu Chen from China - Best AS Level Student, Mathematics
Li Zhou from China - Best A2 Level Student, Art & Design
Thanh Hang Diep from Vietnam - Best AS Level Student, Art & Design
Alexandra Smirnova from Russia - Best A Level Student, English
Fatema Salimi from Iran - Library Award
Jessica Julia Kwannandar from Indonesia - The Principal's Award
Ksenia Rotislavleva from Russia - Richard Ryde Memorial Award
See more photographs from the ceremony on the Bellerbys Flickr page
Brighton Student Receives Bursary from Cambridge University
Bo Wen Wang, 19, from Dalian, China, has received a Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Bursary from Cambridge University to help him with his degree level studies in Engineering.
Bo Wen who will complete his A level course at Bellerbys Brighton in June has a conditional offer from Homerton College, Cambridge University, and needs to achieve A grades in Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Chemistry to confirm his place.
Bo Wen has particular admiration for the intelligence, patience and kindness of Dr. Butcher, his Further Maths teacher and he has found the teaching at Bellerbys overall to be 'great'.
During his two year A Level course he has stayed with a charming host family in Hove whom he now regards as friends, whose cooking is excellent - mainly English menus - so high praise from a Chinese student!
Working as a volunteer at the British Heart Foundation charity shop in Hove in his spare time was a memorable experience for him as he learnt a great deal about the generosity of the natives of Brighton and Hove! He also is an expert calligrapher and enjoys playing pop music on the guitar.
The Vice Principal, Peter Corcut commented, 'Bo Wen has been an excellent student who combines the qualities of dedication, intellectual gifts and modesty! We hope he achieves the grades he needs and goes on to have a sparkling academic career at Cambridge!'
Brighton Students Finish 11th in a Nationwide Investment Competition
A team from Bellerbys Brighton last month finished 11th out of 8,000 entrants in a UK wide investment game for students, the Student Portfolio Challenge 2007/8. This is a remarkable achievement.
The group named Glitter, assisted by their teacher, Duncan Stringer, managed to turn a virtual portfolio of £96,000 into £215,700 in just three months. This is especially impressive given the recent falling stock markets across the world.
All students are studying A Levels at Bellerbys Brighton and are captained by Wang Li (Lily), who is obviously highly talented in this field and wishes to pursue a career in Financial Engineering. Her team mates are Ying Peng (Leo), Yu Qi Zhu (Peter) and Liu Lindi (Lindy).
Glitter will now progress to the Regional Finals in London on 19th March. The top prize for the winning team is a trip to Wall Street, New York, plus prize money for both the group and their school. We wish them the very best of luck!
两名贝勒比斯学院的学生在剑桥大学获得了一等成绩
我们很高兴地宣布两位贝勒比斯学院布莱顿分校的学生在升读了剑桥大学后获得了一等学业成绩。
Julia Artamonova来自俄罗斯，他于2002年至2004年期间就读布莱顿分校的A Level课程。本月，他刚获得了剑桥大学三一学院经济学一等学士学位。
Dmitriy Myelnikov 来自乌克兰，他去年以5个A的优异成绩完成了贝勒比斯学院A Level课程。他在剑桥大学第一年自然科学（生物学）学位课程的学习中，获得了一等学业成绩。 Dmitriy，在剑桥大学的Emmanuel学院学习，已经荣获了学院奖和大学二年级的奖学金。
祝贺这两位学生！
贝勒比斯学院布莱顿分校2007年颁奖典礼及五月舞会
贝勒比斯学院布莱顿分校颁奖典礼在6月1日星期五举行。典礼上，校长Nigel Addison为所有付出辛勤努力并获得成功的学生们颁发了证书，师生们都很高兴。
颁发给最优异学生的奖项如下：
Agnes Wan 来自中国—校长奖
Huyen Tram Ngo 来自越南—最优异A Level学生奖
Elizaveta Ermolemko 来自俄罗斯—最优异大学预科学生奖
Ksenia Rostislaveva 来自俄罗斯—最优异GCSE学生奖
Dzmitry Hryshkevich 来自白俄罗斯—最优异学位成绩奖
Yang Qinjie 来自中国—最优异英语语言准备课程学生奖
Agnes Wan，校长奖的获得者，已经获得了剑桥大学法律专业的有条件录取。 她在典礼上代表所有的学生向学院老师所给予的优质教学、无微不至的关怀与指导致以衷心的感谢。
颁奖典礼后，学生们举行了毕业五月庆祝舞会，主题是‘阿拉伯之夜’。舞会现场以异域丝绸与图饰装点，音乐社团的学生还做了助兴表演。后来，三位勇敢的学生Fatima Jafarova、Yasodhaa Ganesan和 Ambika Bhartia，表演了精彩的阿拉伯舞蹈，受到了大家的热烈欢迎。