STUDENTS of Parkside School have been recognised for their active lives.

The Cullingworth school recently held its first Sports Presentation Night while other students tackled the Yorkshire Three Peaks.

Students picked up a range of sports prizes at Keighley Rugby Union Club in Utley in front of 180 including parents, carers and staff.

Among the major award winners were the Year 11 football team, who won Team of the Year, and Olivia Brooksbank, who won the Outstanding Achievement award.

Ben Miller, the deputy head of PE, said: “Well done to all the award winners and those students who have taken part in extracurricular sport this year.”

Mr Miller thanked everyone who had been involved in making the presentation ceremony an excellent night.

Special guests on the evening were two of the Keighley RUFC players, Will Armitage and Craig Spencer, who both enjoyed presenting the awards.

Parkside School students recently climbed Yorkshire Three Peaks with staff members including head of geography Liam Radcliffe and head Andy Taylor.

The expedition grew out of a conversation about how to help male students believe more in their own ability and what they could achieve.

Setting off in the early hours, the group completed the circuit of Whernside, Pen-y-Ghent and Ingleborough within 11 hours.

Mr Taylor said: “The students conquered the Three Peaks and now believe they can succeed in anything if they commit and put their mind to it.”

“To say everyone rose to the challenge was an understatement – the students were both physically and mentally exhausted and had reached heights they had not previously knew existed.

“The students’ sense of pride in themselves, as well as the staff for the students, was immense.

“Even more pleasing were the comments from experienced groups of walkers who had witnessed the passion, commitment and sheer ‘bloody mindedness’ of our students along the walk.

“They enthused about how the students were a shining example; how they should be immensely proud of themselves; what an example they set to others, and how this reflected on the school.”