PUPILS were honoured for their achievements last night. Pupils from Longfield School, in Darlington, gathered for the annual prize-giving night to receive their awards from the editor of The Northern Echo, Peter Barron.

More than 120 students were recognised in a range of academic and sporting fields.

Headteacher Keith Cotgrave said: "There is no better testament for our hope for the future than to acknowledge the achievement of those who will shape it."

Special Awards:

Head Boy Jordan Rogers-Smith; Head Girl Nicola Helen Saunders; June Theakston Memorial Cup (Contribution to School Council) Leanne Hall; The Rotary Prize Natalie Grieves; Richardson Trophy (Duke of Edinburgh Award) Laura Young; Dr Ions Memorial Cup (Best Overall GCSE Results) Nicola Helen Saunders.

External Awards:

Senior Boys' Cross Country Benjamin Wright; Schools' Swimming Gala Year 7 Breaststroke Stuart Walker; Open Diving, Open Butterfly Jordan Rogers-Smith; Year 9/10 Freestyle Craig Walls; 100m Open Freestyle Lewis Fletcher; Year 10 Netball League Rachael Graham; Athletics, Year 8 Girls' Relay Jade Franklin, Sarah Thomas, Lauren Costin, Samantha Hindle.

Inter-house competitions:

Richard Brown Cup (Champion House) Vane House: Stephen Catt and Jennifer Newby.

Internal Trophies:

Students' Union Shield Year 7 Progress Kasha Rogers-Smith; Stephen Robson Trophy (RE in Years 7-9) Jennifer Carmichael; Tony Price Cup (Instrumental Progress Year 9) Hayley Jenkins; Mavis Robson Cup (Progress in Strings) Sarah Thompson. Doreen Hunter Rosebowl (Year 9 Technology - Food) and Philip Mason Memorial Cup (Boys Swimmer/Upper) Philip Walker.

PA Vice-President's Cup (Creative Writing/Lower) Adam Hatton; Maughan Elgie Shield (Creative Writing/Upper) Jennifer Peacock; Wesley Lowe Memorial Cup (Science) Christopher White; CB Veitch Cup (French) Nicola Helen Saunders.

Ann Towers Memorial Rosebowl (ICT) Natalie Stevenson; Craft Plaque (Technology) Hayley Walker; Austin Brooks Trophy (Cross Country) James Bell. Linda Young Memorial Cup (Technology/Food) Matthew Morfoot; J Bould Trophy (Most Improved Swimmer Year 7) Jason Theaker; N Jackson Trophy (Lower School Swimmer) Sarah Piggett.

Peacock Shield (Girls Swimmer Upper School) Sally Austen; Year 10 Football Cup Brenden Lally; Gary Beck Melbourne Cup (Year 10 Rugby). Hyatt-Lonsdale Shield (Athletics) and Alan Crawford Memorial Cup (Adversity) Kimberley Adamson; Gemma Pontone Award (Netball) Indikah Smith; Towers-Lamb Trophy (All-Round Sport) Matthew Smith; Philip Hardy Trophy (Hockey) Danielle Shutt.

Patterson Young Trophy - Swimming Team Stuart Walker, Nathan Trotman, Ben Appleby; Longfield PA Trophy (Unselfish Service) Natalie E Grieves; Ben Carrick Memorial Trophy (Perseverance) Serena Baker.

Wilson Richards Trophy (Academic Achievement) Lucy Innes; Nicola Wise Trophy (Community Service) Lisa Riley; Year 9 Netball Cup Jessica Mulholland.

Form Prizes:

Rachel Matthews; Jennifer Carmichael; Jade Boweness; Lauren Thompson; Kelsey Fothergill, William Paisley; Calum Haigh; Andrew Steer; Carl Cox; Emma Simpson; Daniel Cummings; Elizabeth Cuthbertson.

Adam Laidlaw; Jordan Fung; Zoe Morrigan; Louise Wray; Laura Young; Robert Steer; Emma Robinson; Stephanie O'Leary; Samantha Davison; Laura Scollick; Fiona Heyburn; Laura Knight.

Stephen White; Daniel King; Thomas Watson; Samuel Bainbridge; Kerry Brown; Lynsey Bell; Helen Saunders; Jamie Hickman; Samantha Craddock; Jennifer Newby; Dean Coad.

Examination Certificates:

David Ancell; Carl Douthwaite; Tracie Atkinson; Rebecca Fink; Claire Bailie; Bryony Haigh; Matthew Bell; Faye Holliday; Claire Boyce; Donna Hull.

Andrew Calvert; Billy Johns; Peter Carter; Donna Langan; Stephen Catt; Kathryn Mackintosh; Victoria Coe; Laura Marriner; Lisa Dixon; James Marshall.

Subject Prizes:

English, Art & Design and Modern Foreign Languages Christopher White; Mathematics, Science, History, Physical Education, Technology/Resistant Materials Nicola Helen Saunders; Geography, Music and Science Jordan Rogers-Smith.

Technology /Food Laura Duncan; Technology/Textiles Kelly Gage; Information and Communications Technology Thomas Bowes; Health and Social Care Abigail Starling; Art and Design Lucy Innes; Dance Lisa Riley; Religious Education Kayleigh Ashford; Religious Education Christopher Laycock.

Examination Certificates:

Daniel Martin; Helen Rickaby; David McDade; Michael Robson; Lauren Metcalf; Gary Saunders; Colin Mitchell; Terri Short; Dean Moore; Laura Simpson.

Kelly Morrigan; Barry Titcombe; David Park; Natalie Turner; Samantha Pearse; Joseph Uttley; Lee Raisbeck; Kate Waistell; Steven Richards; Lauren Whaley.