Two secondary schools from the Isle of Wight competed in the 2016 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Southern Premier Final at the Portsmouth Guildhall yesterday (Saturday), achieving a number of awards of excellence.
Although it was the mainland schools of Sir Henry Floyd Grammar, Yately and Corfe Hills that took the podium places, Ryde Academy and Sandown Bay Academy both put on impressive performances and returned to the Island with not only the experience, but recognition for their hard work.
Ryde Academy (featured photo) were last night awarded with the Druglink Award of Excellence for Lighting; the Pauline Quirke Academy Award of Excellence for Performance Skill; the Hertfordshire Police Award of Excellence for Stage Use; the Southampton City Council Award of Excellence for Set Design and Function; the Janome Award of Excellence for Costuming Character; the Hampshire Drug and Alcohol Action Team Award of Excellence for Visual Enhancement and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey Award of Excellence for Entertainment.
Meanwhile Sandown Bay Academy attracted the Sew n So Award of Excellence for Drama; the Southampton City Council Award of Excellence for Set Design and Function; the Janome Award of Excellence for Costuming Character; the Hampshire Drug and Alcohol Action Team Award of Excellence for Visual Enhancement and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey Award of Excellence for Entertainment.
