A SCHOOL'S basketball team were the sporting stars of a presentation evening celebrating a year of high achievement.

The basketball squad at Wolsingham School and Community College was named team of the year for their success in winning the English Schools' Under-19 title, even though their gym is too small to play home games. They were presented with the first Alan Turnbull Award, donated in memory of a former teacher.

One of the team, Christopher Stappard, was singled out for the Headteacher's Prize for his all-round achievement.

The Governors' Prize was shared by sixth-former Anna Donaghy and Hannah Dalton.

Four musicians reached the regional talentSTAR final.

Special Achievement Awards - Headteacher's Prize: Christopher Stappard; Governors' Prize: Hannah Dalton and Anna Donaghy; Kenny Walton Award: Jonathan Askew; Michael Wright Award: Alex Spooner; Hayes Trophy: Jessica Stephenson; Devereux Homecare Shield: Jake Henderson; Buckle Cup: Christopher Stappard; Robinson Cup: Robin Oliver; Barrington Award: Emma Ramsey; Wolsingham and Wear Valley Student Bursaries: Christopher Moore and Emma Beadle; Sixth Form Shield: John English; Barclays Bank Key Stage Four Shield: Ashleigh Maddison; Key Stage Three: Jayne Harrison; Alan Turnbull Award for Team of the Year, English Schools Under-19 Basketball Champions: Iain Bell, Ross Edwards, Michael Hall, Jonathan Hirst, Martyn Hirst, Jack Maughan, Alan Scott, Michael Scown, Christopher Stappard, Alex Sung, Lee Tinkler and Ben White.

Vocational Studies, ICT Cup: Josephine Dowdall; Business: Robin Oliver; Leisure and tourism: Michelle Peadon; Health and social care: Emma Stobbs; Weardale Outdoor Activities Cup: Andrew Swatton; Attendance, six years: Sam Evea, Ann-Marie Storey; three years: Amanda Harrison, James Lumsdon; two years: Michael Bell, Josephine Dowdall, Matthew Hanlon, Vicky Spooner, Julia Heppell, Patrick Oulton.

Curriculum, cultural links - Art: Eleanor Stoves; Dance: Rebecca Nicholson; Drama: Ashleigh Maddison; Music, Pickering Cup: Vanessa Storey; Stanhope Choral Society Prize: Kim Roberts; PE, NMC Shields: Victoria Gibson, Wayne Clarke, David Dowson; Geography, Weardale Motor Services Scroll: Philip Cowan; History, Atkinson Cup: Ben White; RE, Durham Trade and Enterprise Shield: Laura Barsby.

Core subjects - modern foreign languages, Hand Trophy: Hanne Elkjaer; Spanish: Bonnie Choi; German: Kathleen Emerson; Science, Blue Circle Cup: Daniel Faulkner; Agriculture and Horticulture Shield: Richard Smith; English KS3, Stanhope Parish Council Shield: Danni Mustarde; English KS4, Wolsingham Parish Council Cup: Ian Watson; Media studies: Gavin Pounder; Maths, Blue Circle Cup: Craig Robinson; Technology, Tilcon Cup: Dawn Pirie; Pinkney Cup: Claire Stephenson; Johnson Cup: Scott Donaghue; Product design, ECV Combustion Shield: Caroline Berry.

Pastoral Prizes - Year seven: Christopher Elliott, Gabrielle Dawes, Robert Hunt, Katherine McConnell, Sara Bell; Year Prize: Emma Toogood; Year eight: Nathan Pounder, Sam Hodgson, Danny Carter, Aksel Elkjaer, Claire Slater; Year Prize: Melissa Emerson; Year nine: Sarah Thirling, Robert Harrison, Callum Taylor, Tom Wilkinson, Emma Clark; Year Prize: Tom Burton.

Best Sats: Emma Ramsay, Craig Robinson, Rebecca Melville, Meghan Edy, Josephine Dowdall, Kelly Flounders, John Dipper, Vicky Spooner, Samantha Young, Chris Penfould; Year ten: Emma Morgan, John Newton, James Taylor, Rebecca Moseley, Laura Birbeck, Elizabeth Booth; Year Prize: Katie Moore; Year 11: Natalie Bell, Jennifer Embleton, Gareth Davies, Lucy Armstrong, Olivia Hope, Glen Hodgson; Year Prize: Christopher Laing.

Best GCSEs, year ten: Gemma Strong, Nicholas Dalton; Year 11: Kim Roberts, Lily Tristram, Dawn Pirie, Tanith Steadman-Lloyd; Jennifer Embleton, Kirsty Elston, Lucy Armstrong, Gavin Pounder, Kate Dowson, Natalie Bell, Bonnie Choi, Caroline Berry, Hanne Elkjaer, Claire Henderson, Michelle Peadon, Jenna Carpenter, Jay Wotherspoon, Nikki Scholes, Anna Briggs, India Howstan.

KS5, year 12: Sinead Savory, Rachel Bainbridge, Kevin Smith, Rebecca Lee; Year Prize, Winnie Ho; Year 13: Danielle Thomas, Michael Grange, Alex Spooner. Year Prize: Hannah Dalton. Best KS5: Hannah Dalton, Daniel Faulkner.

Vocational awards - travel and tourism: Louise O'Dell; Advanced business, Weardale Chamber of Trade and Commerce Shield: Valerie Craig; Advanced health and social care, Autumn Care Nursing Home Group Shield: Hayley Fenwick; Post-16 GNVQ: Samantha Barker, Claire Birnie, Danielle Blackett, Kevin Blakey, Sarah Dennison, Louise Gibbs, Rebecca Lee; Community Sports Leaders Award: Paul Ginsberg, also Rebecca Lee, Kevin Smith, Elaine Hodgson.