Christ the King College went up against 8 other schools from across the region to scoop first place in Day 1 of the 2017 Be Your Best Rock Challenge in Portsmouth last night (Monday).
With their performance ‘A casualty of love’, the Carisbrooke-based school amazed the judges and wowed the large audience to be awarded first place for their efforts. They were also given Awards of Excellence for Choreography, Performance Skill, Stage Use, Drama, Soundtrack, Set Design and Function, Costuming Character, Visual Enhancement, Entertainment, Lighting and Stage Crew.
In addition, the Ansvar Insurance Award for Performers’ Choice was also awarded to Christ the King, alongside the Be Your Best Foundation Award for Student Leadership.
Ryde School also had success at yesterday’s event, taking home fourth place for their performance of ‘To save a life is to save all of humanity’. They were also presented with Awards of Excellence for Performance Skill, Stage Use, Concept, Drama, Visual Enhancement and Entertainment.
Councillor Faith Ponsonby, Mayor of Havant and the first place prize presenter said:
“Christ the King College were a superbly entertaining group, they had us on the edge of our seats. Well done to all the groups that were there, they did so well”.
