The ceremony was opened and closed in the traditional way by the school piper, James McPetrie. During the event groups of pupils from the Performing Arts Faculty provided some musical entertainment.

Mr Raymond Jowett, Rector, welcomed Mike Powell, Aboyne Rotary Club, to address the pupils and to present the awards.

Awards were presented both for achievement in course work and also for a range of sports and community achievements.

S1 AWARDS: Alex Murray,S1 Alternative Curriculum P.E; Moray Taylor, Art & Design; Megan Fawcett, Erin Lloyd, Connor Fraser, Dale Campbell, Muir Freer, Sasha Potter, Jasmin Abed-ghers - all S1 Enterprise.

Gemma Sinclair, ICT; Sarah Reid, Modern Studies; Ellen Glass, Modern Studies; Meredith Morris, RMPS; Malcolm Cameron, Science; Kirsty Florence, Drama and ICT; William Marsden, English and History; Georgina Morris, Enterprise and Technical; Sarah Davidson, French and Geography; Corin Reid, Maths and Music; Brad Arthur, Music and P.E. Laura-Jane Fyfe, Higher P.E.; Heather Martin, Higher Physics; Ramsay Dickie, Intermediate 2 Practical Craft Skills; Taylor Innes,
Intermediate 2 RMPS;

Bobby Brown, Higher Technological Studies; Erin Mutch, Intermediate 2 Travel & Tourism; Andrew Littlejohn, Intermediate 2 Business Management and Intermediate 2 P.E.; Jamie Gordon, Intermediate 2 Maths and Intermediate 2 Practical Craft Skills; Megan Albon, Higher English and Higher History; Danielle Cullen, Higher Economics and Advanced Higher RMPS;

Hannah Cruickshank, Higher Modern Studies and Advanced Higher English; Fiona Henderson, Advanced Higher Accounting and Advanced Higher Chemistry; Hannah Gill, Advanced Higher English and Advanced Higher Music; John Calder,Higher Art & Design, Intermediate 2 Drama, Intermediate 1 Maths and Higher RMPS.

S2 AWARDS: Orla Greensmyth, Alternative Curriculum Enterprise; Andrew Ferries, Alternative Curriculum Maintaining an Environmental Resource;

Kirsty Bruce, Geography; Jodie Shepherd, History; Daniel Fraser, Home Economics; Coralie Arthur, Home Economics; Katie Love, ICT; Darren Stott, Maths; Jack Henderson, P.E.; Andrew Campbell, Science; Alex Day, Technical; Rory Beaton, Drama and Music; Halla Price, English and Modern Studies; Eleanor Palmer, Music and RMPS; Charlotte Robbins, Art & Design, French and Maths.

S3 AWARDS: Alan Anderson,Standard Grade Accounting & Finance; Holly Carss, Standard Grade Administration; Chloe Campbell, Standard Grade Art & Design; Keith Barron, Intermediate 1 Biology; Catriona Walker, Standard Grade Biology; Colin Tracy, Intermediate 1 Chemistry;

Ryan MacIntosh, Standard Grade Craft & Design; Erica Knox, Standard Grade Drama; Melanie Christie, Standard Grade English; Ryan Gibbon, Access 3 French; Christopher Lambin, Standard Grade French; Eric Smith, Standard Grade Graphic Communication; Kirstin Bell, Intermediate 2 History; Connor, Johnstone, Intermediate 1 Hospitality;

Heather Stodter, Intermediate 1 Hospitality; Kelsey Williamson, Intermediate 1 Hospitality; Eve Mullin, Standard Grade Maths; Abigail Thomson, Standard Grade Music; Ewan Calder, Core P.E.; Stacey Moore, Intermediate 1 P.E.; Michael Louden, Intermediate 1 Physics; Holly Gray, Intermediate 1 RMPS; Dominic Clements, Standard Grade Spanish; Patrick McGettigan, Alternative Curriculum Home Economics and Social Subjects.

S4 AWARDS: Ashley Mitchell, Alternative Curriculum Library Services to Elderly; Alex Tilley, Intermediate 1 Biology; Ronald McKay, Standard Grade Biology; Christopher Dunbar, Intermediate 1 Chemistry; Beth Adamson, Standard Grade Drama; Alan Dow, Access 3 French; Anna Sheldon, Intermediate 2 History; Stephanie Murray, Standard Grade Music; Rebecca Rainnie, Core P.E.; Andrew Crawford, Standard Grade Physics; Daniel Robertson, Standard Grade Technological Studies; Charles Myron, Standard Grade Art & Design and Craft & Design; Julia Shaw, Standard Grade Drama and English; Laura MacDougall, Standard Grade Graphic Communication and Intermediate 1 Hospitality; Hayley Moverley, Standard Grade Administration, French, Geography and P.E; Kate Palmer, Standard Grade Chemistry, Maths, Modern Studies and Intermediate 2 RMPS.

S5/6 AWARDS: David McGettigan, Alternative Curriculum Services to the Community; Harley Hamdani, Higher Accounting; Cara McCallum, Intermediate 2 Administration; Heather Moreton, Advanced Higher Art & Design;

Hannah Goddard, Higher Biology; Elizabeth Marshall, Advanced Higher Biology; Robert Kingsland, Higher Business Management; Joseph Scotchman, Higher Chemistry; Lindsay Atherton, Higher Drama; Lauren Duncan,Intermediate 2 Economics; Marlies Nicolai, Intermediate 2 English; Sophie Brooks,Intermediate 2 French;

Katherine Cruickshank, Higher French; Kate Leith, Advanced Higher French; Nicholas Bell, Higher Geography;

Holly Sinclair, Advanced Higher Geography; Amy Cassidy, Higher Graphic Communication; Andrew Park, Advanced Higher History; Lauren Anderson, Intermediate 2 Hospitality; James Dawkins, Intermediate 2 Hospitality;
Alec Pirie, Intermediate 1 Maths: Applications; Henry Smith, Higher Maths; Daisy Tyson,Advanced Higher Maths; Ailsa Glennie, Intermediate 2 Music; Fiona McLeod, Higher Music.

THE STELLA HALL PRIZE FOR SCIENCE:Keith Barron.

THE MCINTYRE QUAICH FOR SPORT, Rhona Auckland; THE JACK EWEN TROPHY FOR MUSIC, Hannah Gill.

ABOYNE ACADEMY COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD, Heather Morris; THE CHARLIE WOOD AWARD, Connor Ironside; THE VAL CASELY AWARD, Andrew Thomson;

MEARNS & GILL COMMUNITY SPIRIT AWARD April Goodwin; THE ANNE CLARK MEMORIAL SALVER FOR OUTSTANDING LINGUISTIC TALENT, Katherine Cruickshank; UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN BIOLOGY PRIZE,Hannah Goddard, Heather Martin;

MOIRA FRASER AWARD FOR PERFORMING ARTS, Rory Beaton.

INTERNATIONAL COLOURS:Rhona Auckland, Kathryn Christie, Fraser Gordon, Holly Phimister, Finlay Langan, Alex Tilley, Hannah Goddard.
FULL COLOURS: Sam Burgess, Rachel Masson, Calum MacAllister, Sam Macneil, Daniel Thompsett, Julia Shaw, Hollie Davidson, Marlies Nicolai, Rebecca Rainnie, Catherine McIntosh, Katherine Rowlands, Heather Taylor, Morven MacAllister, Kirstie McBeath, Andrew Thomson, Mariel Phimister, Joab Matthews, Oliver Ford-Bryant.

HALF COLOURS: Brad Arthur, Andrew Hillier, James Espie, Callum Keenan, Stephen Hodgetts, Sean Cox, Ramsay Dickie, James Dawkins, Cara McCallum, Lauren Anderson, Heather Morris, Jessica Smith, Anne Espie, Christina Menzies, Sophie Brooks, Megan Albon, Julia Shaw, Anna Sheldon,
Hannah Munro, Mhairi Morrison, Fergus Shand.