"Star Search" Discovers Jay

27 April 2012

Wyke student Jay O’Connell has won the first heat of The Hull Daily Mail ‘Star Search’ and is through to the semi-finals of the singing competition. Jay, a former Trinity House pupil, is studying Graphics, Physics and Applied Science A levels at Wyke. He is self-taught and has only been playing the guitar for a year and a half but he wowed the judges with his versions of ‘Paradise’ by Coldplay and ‘Sigh no more’ by Mumford and Sons.

‘Star Search’ is the first competition he has ever entered. When his name wasn’t called out for either the ’Wild Card’ or second place he thought that was it and couldn’t believe it when he won!

See Jay perform one of his winning songs, “Sigh No More”, on the Wyke Sixth Form College YouTube channel.

Rag Week 2012 Review

21 March 2012

Rag Week arrived early this year in Hull, with an inaugural set of fundraising events taking place at Wyke College. The Principal, Jay Trivedy, who has been in post since last September, said "This is something you don't see in many sixth form colleges and I was keen to see this happen here".

From custard pie throwing and sumo wrestling, to leg waxing and rodeo riding, the students and staff took part in a whole range of activities to raise money for this year’s sponsored charity the "Teenage Cancer Trust". Guest speakers from the Trust visited the college in order to meet with tutor groups and talk about their work.

Rag Week 2012

12 March 2012

Principal Jay Trivedy cut the tape to mark the start of Wyke’s inaugural fundraiser on Monday.

There are a number of events and activities taking place over the 12th to 16th of March where staff and students of the college will be raising monies to donate to “Teenage Cancer Trust” and to create a “Trips and Visits Fund” that will support curriculum enrichment for students.

A wide range of activities will be taking place including, space-hopper races, cake bakes, sponge throwing, animation challenge, car wash, sumo wrestling, nail bar and many more.

Oxbridge Learning Day 2012

13 February 2012

Wyke hosted a Learning Day on Friday, 17th February for the most academically gifted students in the Humber region. Academics and students from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge gave lectures and ran workshops on a number of undergraduate subjects that were designed to extend and stimulate students' intellectual experience. Students from schools and colleges in the area were invited to participate with Wyke students in this unique event which it is hoped will encourage them to apply to the most competitive universities.

Wyke welcomed to London 2012 Get Set network

07 February 2012

Students and teachers at Wyke Sixth Form College celebrated when they were officially welcomed in to London 2012’s Get Set network, in recognition of their commitment to the Olympic and Paralympic Values. By joining the Get Set network Wyke is now eligible to receive their allocation of tickets for the Olympic and Paralympic Games through the London 2012 Ticketshare initiative.

Sebastian Coe, chairman of The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, said: ‘When London won the right to host the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, we made a clear promise to use the power of the 2012 Games to inspire young people. I am proud to welcome Wyke Sixth Form College in to the Get Set network for their exciting work around the Olympic Values of friendship, excellence and respect and the Paralympic Values of inspiration, courage, determination and equality.’