Last week, a special service was held at Glan Clwyd school to celebrate the success of a year 8 pupil in an international competition held by Airbus for young people. The challenge was to design a rocket, and out of 900 competitors across the globe, Max Bentley from Prestatyn came first. It was a privilege to join with Max and the rest of year 8 to recognise this international award from Airbus to design a rocket and to help to improve their space programme. It is great praise to him, his family and also the school. Max said:

'It’s been an incredible experience. I’m exceptionally pleased that I won this competition. I hope that I can follow up on this and study STEM subjects, and I look forward to the future. Thank you very much to Airbus for the opportunity.'

So, once again, congratulations Max and Ysgol Glan Clwyd—great stars of the future.