Buckley schoolgirl Amy Price is celebrating after being named the first student to receive a brand new science prize.

Amy, 16, a pupil at Elfed High School, won the Synthite Science Award in recognition of the long hours and hard work she has put into her GCSE science project work.

She said: “I was quite shocked to hear I had won the prize. I really enjoy science and I have been working really hard – I generally work two hours a night on my project work – but the prize came as a complete surprise.”

This new science prize recognizes the most improved science student in Elfed School.

Amy was chosen for the prize after far exceeding her predicted grade for her GCSE project work.

Amy, who will sit her GCSE in the New Year hopes to train to become a teacher after leaving school.

Along with a trophy, she will receive book vouchers to help her with her studies.

Synthite has inaugurated the science prize as part of its policy to encourage more young people into science careers.

Synthite Company Secretary David Kelso, who presented Amy with the award, said: “Amy has worked hard to achieve such outstanding results in her GCSE project work. We wish her the very best of luck.”

Synthite has operated from Alyn Works, Denbigh Road, Mold, since the 1950s. It employs 120 people.

Its main product is formaldehyde, a basic building block of the chemical industry. Formaldehyde is used in the manufacture of a vast array of everyday goods, ranging from cosmetics to furniture and floorboards.

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