Powys student accepted to prestigious placement in America
A Powys student has beaten other students from across Wales to be accepted to a prestigious journalism placement in America.
Lottie Cook, who has already written two books has been dubbed 'an inspiration' by teachers after she added to her accolades by earning a prestigious placement in Florida.
Lottie, who is studying at Ysgol Bro Hyddgen Sixth form in Machynlleth, gained a coveted place at the University of Florida Summer Media Institute Residential.
She was up against learners from across Wales and will travel to the United States this summer to study journalism for a weeklong placement along with three other lucky students
Lottie praised the help she has received from the school and said: 'Ysgol Bro Hyddgen has massively helped me achieve dreams and goals of mine that I did not believe would be possible.
'The school and its staff have massively supported me with my writing over the last few years.'
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Lottie is a published author and has written a number of books including 'Killing Gwen Crawford', and 'If Walls could Talk' and intends to apply for Oxford University to study Journalism in September.
The Head of Sixth form at Ysgol Bro Hyddgen, Cath Lloyd-Williams said that Ysgol Bro Hyddgen 'prides itself on supporting our students to achieve all their goals' and is very proud to have achieved the ALPS A Level Gold Award for our 2024 A level exam results – placing them in the top 25% of schools and colleges in England and Wales for value-added progress.
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