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Over the years the College has received many accolades and awards. Stored here are just some of the many news articles the Sixth Form College is proud to record.

2012
- Exhibition of Art by IB Students March 2012
- College Annual Careers Fair March 2012
- Anthopology Students Welcome Visitors March 2012
- Visit to White Hart Lane March 2012
- Organic and Sustainable Food and Farming Day March 2012
- Former Student Works at Paralympics 2012 March 2012
- Battle of the Bands February 2012
- GCSE Citizenship Students Organise Day of Action February 2012
- Head of Performing Arts Awarded MBE February 2012
- Politics Students Receive Visit from Lord Bassam February 2012
- Sixth Form College Reunion and Awards Evening January 2012
- The Piccasso Book 18 January 2012

2011
- Christmas Hamper December 2011
- Performing Arts December 2011
- The Christmas Tree December 2011
- Students visit Auschwitz and Poland 12 December 2011
- Alcohol Awareness and Smokefree Campaign December 2011
- Songwriter Success November 2011
- Rock Opera Review November 2011
- Students Take Part in Dodgeball Comptetition November 2011
- Gunked for Children in Need November 2011
- Poetry in Motion November 2011
- Chemistry Awards November 2011
- Political Engagement 10 October 2011
- Chemists Find Formula for Success at Sixth Form College 10 October 2011
- College Conservation Working Party 10 October 2011
- Prestigious International Schools Award for College 10 October 2011
- Creative Arts Festival - Band Review 20 July
- Staff and Students Join Forces in Fun Run 20 July
- "Someone Just Shot Matthia Alder" 20 July
- Undercover Harry Potter Day 20 July
- Spaghetti Bridges Defies Destruction 14 July
- College Creative Arts Festival 14 July
- Dance Flashmob Hits Induction Day! 14 July
- Face Value - A Colchester Sixth Form Art Exhibition 14 July
- Top Score for IB Student 8 July
- Visit from Chess Grandmaster 8 July
- Colchester Sixth Form Staff Cricket 22 June
- El Colchester Sixth Form 16 June
- Ecuador Expedition 25 May
- Chemistry Olympiad Success 25 May
- Winter Photography Competition 25 May
- Land Economy Essay Competition 27 May
- Citizenship Students Hold 'Day of Action' 25 March
- Fashion Show 25 March
- Students Hold First 'Welly Day 25 March
- Politics Students Visit Brussels 25 March
- Author Blake Morrison, visits Sixth Form College 18 March
- Battle of the Bands 8 February
- Annual India Expedition 8 February
- “Lights….. Camera.…..Action” 28 January
- Politics Teacher Has That X-Factor 6 January
- Annual Sixth Form College Awards And Reunion Evening 5 January

2010
- Student Has Stained Glass Window Installed 24 November
- Students Participate in European Union Mock Council 20 November
- College Council Elections 15 November
- Pink Day 5 November
- Student Selected for Battle of Britain Young Composers Concert 22 October
- Colchester Welcomes Survivor from Holocaust Educational Trust 22 October
- Sixth Form Science and Medic Students 13 October
- Staff Are Finalists for Colchester Business Awards 29 September
- College Has Its Own "Knollfest" 29 September
- College Conservation Group Visits Highwoods Country Park 24 September
- India Day at The Sixth Form College 24 September
- Sixth Form Ecuador Expedition 27 August
- Outstanding A Level Results 23 August
- College Staff Get Distracted With World Cup 29 June
- Colchester Area Science Technicians Meeting 27 May
- Student Awarded Gold Level Shakespeare Performance Certificate 21 May
- Student Becomes First Winner of College Scholar Athlete Award 21 May
- Mad Hatter's Tea Party 21 May
- Chess for Cash 21 May
- The College Celebrates at No. 10 6 April
- Green Week 19 March
- Auction of Promises 19 March
- Sixth Form Put Through Their Paces 17 March
- Sixth Form College Celebrates International Women's Week 16 March
- Students Raise Money for British Heart Foundation 2 March
- Students Celebrate Chinese New Year 28 February

2009
- Busy Term for Charities Committee 11 December
- Lord Haskel visits Politics Students 11 December
- Head of Critical Thinking gains Advanced Learning Coach status 16 November
- Autumn Concert Review 16 November
- Sixth Form Students take part in Schools Shakespeare Festival 8 October
- Outstanding A Level Results 20 August
- Sixth Form Students Get Creative with Arts Festival 15 July
- Students Celebrate after IB Diploma Results 15 July
- Student Study Trip to Iceland 9 June
- One Gold, Two Silvers and Two Bronzes at the Royal Society of Chemistry's Olympiad 27 April
- Fifteen Hundred Students Attended the Annual Careers Convention 27 March
- Students Return from a Field Trip to Brussells 19 March
- The College is Awarded a Prestigious Silver Award 10 March
- Staff and Students Receive Awards for Rugby 9 March
- Becca Leads Seconds to Championship Glory 27 February
- Geography and Environmental Science Students Return from Hawaii and San Francisco 23 February
- Colchester Sixth Form India Expedition 12 January

2008
- Russ Foundation Fundraisers Take On a Distinctly Indian Flavour 18 December
- 21st Annual Autumn Concert at Colchester Sixth Form College 14 November
- Student Wins Prize in Pathology Quiz 14 November
- Staff and Students Raise Nearly £6,000 from an 'Auction Of Promises' 14 November
- ‘Aspirations in Business’ conference at the Holiday Inn 11 November
- Pink Day at the Sixth Form College 24 October
- Students Tour Germany 24 October
- Campaign Comedian Visits College 3 October
- Rain Holds Off for Knollfest 24 September
- Talent of Teenage Poet Rewarded 12 May
- Aaaar! Me Hearties! 12 May
- Angell Trio Concert of Student Compositions 12 May
- That's Your Lot 31 March
- White Shows Just Howe Easy It Is 31 March
- International Women 13 March
- Students Get European Perspective 13 March
- Terri-fic 13 March
- Bronze Eco-Schools Award for College 25 February
- Palmed Off by Coach Pearson 25 February
- Get The Antidote Now! 11 February
- A Cheque for Street Child Africa 11 February
- Paston Pay Price 11 February
- Health Fair Helps Raise Awareness 31 January
- Highlights of India 2007-2008 18 January
- Magnificent Display is the Perfect Stocking Filler for College 18 January

2007
- Student Reunion and Awards Ceremony 21 December
- Trophy for College Enterprise Students 13 December
- Peru Awareness Day at College 13 December
- Meet the New College Council Executive 4 December
- Students Take Up Planning Challenge 4 December
- Badminton Sqaud in Bid Fail for Royalty 4 December
- Silky Sones Helps Sink Opposition 4 December
- Ofsted Inspection Verdict - College is Simply Outstanding 26 November
- English Teacher Publishes Novel 26 November
- Enfield Take Defeat on the Chinnery 26 November
- Disney Day 20 November
- IB Trip to Turkey 20 November
- Elections for College Council Posts 20 November
- New Ensembles Perform at Autumn Concert 9 November
- Thousands Attend Open Evenings 22 October
- Students in Hawaii 22 October
- Students Climb Mount Snowdon 10 October
- Computing Students Placed in UK Top Ten 24 September
- College Celebrates Twentieth Anniversary 6 July
- High Praise for Damon's Opera 6 July
- New Roman Bath Restaurant Opens 20 June
- Students Learn Lesson From Auschwitz 22 May
- IB Students Visit Athens 10 May
- College Gets Top Number of Awards from Good Schools Guide 2 May
- Before The Opening 26 March
- Sixth Form "Cross" with Narrow Defeat 26 March
- Midsite Comes Online 19 March
- College Show Bouncebackability' to Sweep Aside Braintree 19 March
- Bye Bye Brentwood! 19 March
- Chloe Carries Colchester to Comfy Success 12 March
- College Claim Unconvincing Victory 12 March
- Sponsors Found for Akan 31 January
- Oxford and Cambridge Offers 31 January
- Girls Win in Honour of Kerris 31 January
- Harrison Helps Hammer Hedingham 31 January
- Brentwood Beaten by Basketball Boys 31 January
- Young Karate International Needs Help 19 January
- Praise for 'Green' Building 8 January

2006
- Students Sing Christmas Carols 18 December
- Record Number of Trees Planted 18 December
- Glory for Women In Redbridge 18 December
- The Perfect Pairs 18 December
- Untouchables No Longer As Brazillia Collect Title 18 December
- Students Stand for College Council Posts 24 November
- Bloodcurdling Tales of Colchester III 24 November
- Gould for Gold 24 November
- College Team Over The Moon 24 November
- Busy Open Evenings 24 October
- Pink Solidarity 24 October
- Ancient Worlds Brought to Life 9 October
- Former Principal to Join India Expedition 9 October
- Olympic Dream for PE Student 25 September
- Top Places for English Language Students 25 September
- College Challenges for Top Place in IB Table 11 September
- Helping Disabled Children In Peru 4 September
- Best A Level Results Ever 4 September
- Arts Festival Week 27 July
- Silver Medal for Harriet 27 July
- Support for Sports Relief 18 July
- Media Oscars Ceremony 18 July
- Enjoy an Evening of Salsa 30 June
- Teachers Gain Top Level Qualifications 30 June
- Diana Memorial Award for Students 19 June
- Sports Success Rewarded 19 June
- Raising Money for Russ Foundation 22 May
- Arts Festival Preview 22 May
- Pirates Day at the College 15 May
- MPs Attend Europe Day Debate 9 May
- Environmental Award for FRESH 9 May
- Mayday Mayhem 9 May
- Student to Represent Great Britain 25 April
- Students Support Council Litter Pick 25 April
- Question Time for Grace 27 March
- Students Take Part in International Activities 27 March
- Colour Chaos in Science Week 27 March
- Student is Biology Olympian 20 March
- Easy As Pi Day 20 March
- Students Attend Youth Summit 20 March
- Angell Trio Workshop 20 March
- Think! Drive More Carefully 13 March
- Review - Spring Concert 13 March
- An Auction of Promises 13 March
- Competition Winners Rewarded 13 February
- Successful Health Week 7 February
- Oxford and Cambridge Offers 7 February
- Raising Awareness of Health Issues 30 January
- College Bands Battle It Out 30 January
- Students Praised for Money Raising Sponsored Walk 23 January
- Arts Committee Trip to Woman In Black - A Personal View 23 January
- Reunion and Awards Evening 16 January

2005
- National and International Links for IB Diploma 20 December
- Music In Motion - An Evening of Dance and Performing Arts 12 December
- Carol Singing for Late Night Shoppers 12 December
- Careers Awards for College 5 December
- Dermot's Top Tips 5 December
- Children In Need 5 December
- College Council Hustings 21 November
- Students Experience Theatre of the Oppressed 14 November
- Review - The Art of Silence 14 November
- Peru-chute Jump for Charity 9 November
- Pink Day Success 24 October
- Playhouse Creatures 24 October
- Walking for the Homeless 24 October
- More Bathtime Revelations 6 October
- World's Biggest Coffee Morning 6 October
- Design a New Performing Arts Facility 26 September
- Karate Exhibition 26 September
- Students Help Under Threat Forest 19 September
- Exam Results Improve for Tenth Consecutive Year 6 September
- Meet the New Teaching Staff 6 September
- The Art of the Community 22 July
- IB Students Celebrate Exams Success 11 July
- Help Raise Money for Childrens' Cancer Charity 4 July
- Mayor Views Students' Artwork 1 July
- £5.2 Million Facility for College 27 June
- Remains of Roman Bath Discovered 28 April

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