Newchurch Primary School are well and truly celebrating this morning (Friday) having been awarded no less than 15 different awards in Day 1 of the J Rock competition in Portsmouth.
Students, teachers and supportive families travelled across the Solent to the Portsmouth Guildhall yesterday to compete in Day 1 of J Rock – the sister event to Rock Challenge. They were up against 9 others schools from across Hampshire, Dorset, the Isle of Wight and Surrey.
Newchurch’s performance of ‘Count Dracula – The Untold Story’ impressed the judges so much that they were awarded second place on the overall results, as well as awards for Performances’ Choice, Student Leadership, School Community Support, Healthy Lifestyle and Educational Achievement.
Adding to the haul, the East Wight school also picked up Awards of Excellence for Choreography, Performance Skill, Stage Use, Set Design and Function, Costuming Character, Entertainment, Lighting, Stage Crew and Video Performance.
Nine Acres Primary School from Newport also competed in yesterday’s event with their performance of ‘How to Train Your Dragon’. They scooped Awards of Excellence for Stage Use, Concept, Entertainment, Lighting and Video Performance.
