| UKRC 2010 NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS |
CHOREOGRAPHY:
NATIONAL OPEN AWARD WINNERS: MILLAIS SCHOOL, Horsham, West Sussex, for using choreographic devices, use of motif and excellent use of stage and original choreography to convey their chosen theme to fantastic effect.
Also nominated: Belfast Model School, Kings Langley School, Mayfield School, Portsmouth, Sandringham School, St Thomas à Becket Catholic College, Totton College, Wolfreton School.
NATIONAL PREMIER AWARD WINNERS: THORNTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL, Bradford, West Yorkshire, for fantastically clever and original choreography with an inspired use of the dynamics and rules of chess pieces in the movements.
Also nominated: Bullers Wood School, Hornsea School and Language College, The Lindsey School and Community Arts College, South Downs College.
PERFORMANCE SKILL:
NATIONAL OPEN AWARD WINNERS: THE CATHEDRAL SCHOOL WAKEFIELD'S SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, for outstanding commitment and energy shown by the whole cast throughout the piece. Fantastic technical capability with power that flew off the stage.
Also nominated: Archbishop Sentamu Academy, Belfast Model School, Kings Langley School, The Lakes School, Park Community School, Woodlands Community College, Yateley School Open Team.
NATIONAL PREMIER AWARD WINNERS: SANDOWN HIGH SCHOOL, Sandown, Isle of Wight, for fantastic performances showing high levels of dance technique and dramatic skills from all involved. Wonderful commitment and power with outstanding use of facial expressions from the entire cast and spot-on, mature performances from the leads.
Also nominated: Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College, Mountbatten School, Ravens Wood School, South Downs College.
SOUNDTRACK:
NATIONAL OPEN AWARD WINNERS: NORTHCOTT SCHOOL, Hull, for an original and well-chosen soundtrack with great attention to and outstanding and innovative editing throughout allowing for excellent interpretation in the choreography.
Also nominated: Andrew Marvell Business and Enterprise College, Chichester College, Portsmouth College, Rickmansworth School, St Bede's Catholic Science College, Stainburn School and Science College, Totton College, Webster's High School.
NATIONAL PREMIER AWARD WINNERS: ASHFIELD GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL, Belfast, for use of track choices that fitted the theme perfectly and excellent editing and use of voiceover to convey the theme. A very entertaining soundtrack with some nice original choices.
Also nominated: Hornsea School and Language College, Ravens Wood School, Ryde High School, Southfield Technology College, The Wavell School.
HAIR DESIGN:
NATIONAL OPEN AWARD WINNERS: CAMBRIDGE HOUSE GRAMMAR SCHOOL, Ballymena, for excellent, original hair designs that incorporated wigs, headdresses, colour and other materials to great effect that truly added to the performance and helped convey the chosen theme.
Also nominated: Cockermouth School, Netherhall School Specialist Sports College, Portsmouth College, Rickmansworth School, Westhill Academy, Yateley School Open Team.
NATIONAL PREMIER AWARD WINNERS: ASHFIELD GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL, Belfast, for hair designs that integrated fantastically with the costumes, set, and hair and make-up to create wonderful stage images. Outstanding execution and use of colour and other materials.
Also nominated: Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College, Lytchett Minster School, Mountbatten School, Peterhead Academy, Southfield Technology College.
MAKE-UP DESIGN:
NATIONAL OPEN AWARD WINNERS: NETHERHALL SCHOOL SPECIALIST SPORTS COLLEGE, Maryport, Cumbria, for bold, strong, original designs with an excellent use of colours and body and face paint. Designs that jumped off the stage with great execution.
Also nominated: Howden School and Technology College, Newsome High School and Sports College, Park Community School, Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School, Rickmansworth School, Royds School Specialist Language College, Totton College.
NATIONAL PREMIER AWARD WINNERS: HORNSEA SCHOOL AND LANGUAGE COLLEGE, Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, for designs that were bold, original, and very well executed and that were integrated fantastically with the designs of the costumes and set and props.
Also nominated: Cox Green School, Lytchett Minster School, Mountbatten School, Ravens Wood School, Thornton Grammar School.
COSTUME DESIGN:
NATIONAL OPEN AWARD WINNERS: MAYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, Southsea, Hampshire, for outstanding costumes that would not look out of place on a West End stage. Fantastic execution, use of colour and materials that made for some wonderful full-stage stage images.
Also nominated: Airedale High School the Arts College, Ballee Community High School, Stainburn School and Science College, St Peter's Catholic School Team One, Woodlands Community College, Yateley School Open Team.
NATIONAL PREMIER AWARD WINNERS: THORNTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL, Bradford, West Yorkshire, for original, bold designs that worked perfectly within the chosen theme and integrated well with the set and hair and make-up. Excellent use of hats and materials with great innovation throughout.
Also nominated: Ashfield Girls' High School, Mountbatten School, The Wavell School, Yateley School Premier Team.
SET DESIGN:
NATIONAL OPEN AWARD WINNERS: MATTHEW HUMBERSTONE SCHOOL, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, for an outstanding, original set that showed great innovation and set the various scenes perfectly. Excellently integrated with the costumes and hair and make-up with a wonderful use of colour and fantastic use of stage movement.
Also nominated: Archbishop Sentamu Academy, Ballee Community High School, Bridgemary Community Sports College, King Richard School, Mayfield School, Mayville High School, Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School.
NATIONAL PREMIER AWARD WINNERS: THORNTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL, Bradford, West Yorkshire, for an outstanding set that caught the eye and set the scene as soon as the curtains opened. Good movement and use of levels and inspired use of a chequered floor cloth.
Also nominated: Ashfield Girls' High School, Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College, Hornsea School and Language College, Ravens Wood School, The Wavell School.
STAGING:
NATIONAL OPEN AWARD WINNERS: DENBIGH SCHOOL, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, for an excellent use of different choreographic formations and unique and innovative set pieces to create a dynamic, slick, and exciting performance.
Also nominated: Airedale High School the Arts College, Archbishop Sentamu Academy, Mayville High School, Royds School Specialist Language College, Stainburn School and Science College, Yateley School Open Team.
NATIONAL PREMIER AWARD WINNERS: THE WAVELL SCHOOL, Farnborough, Hampshire, for a fantastic use of set and movement that changed the space of the stage excellently and allowed for fluidity of performer movement. Good use of black cloths to allow a reduction in the stage size while set changes occurred.
Also nominated: Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College, Cox Green School, Mountbatten School, Ravens Wood School, Sandown High School.
DRAMA SKILLS:
NATIONAL OPEN AWARD WINNERS: ARCHBISHOP SENTAMU ACADEMY, Hull, for outstanding drama skills displayed by the whole cast and the creation of a dramatic production. Wonderful use of gesture and characterisation.
Also nominated: Cockermouth School, Denbigh School, Durrington High School, Friesland School Specialist Performing Arts School, King Richard School, Newsome High School and Sports College, Richard Rose Academy, St Mary's College.
NATIONAL PREMIER AWARD WINNERS: COX GREEN SCHOOL, Maidenhead, Berkshire, for an incredible, dramatic production that used an outstanding use of juxtaposition and character skills to show off the abilities of the students both in both comedy acting and those shown in more serious scenes. Outstanding performances by those in main roles backed up by excellent characterisation, commitment and energy shown from the whole team.
Also nominated: Ravens Wood School, South Downs College, Southfield Technology College, Yateley School Premier Team.
CONCEPT INTERPRETATION:
NATIONAL OPEN AWARD WINNERS: ARCHBISHOP SENTAMU ACADEMY, Hull, for a clear and clever interpretation of a concept that used all of the Rock Challenge® elements to great effect to convey the theme.
Also nominated: Carisbrooke High School, The Cathedral School Wakefield's School for the Arts, Lambeth Academy, Matthew Humberstone School, Queen Elizabeth's School, West Sussex, Winton School, Wolfreton School.
NATIONAL PREMIER AWARD WINNERS: COX GREEN SCHOOL, Maidenhead, Berkshire, for an original and innovative interpretation of the domestic violence theme. Outstanding use of all elements and clever styling that conveyed the chosen interpretation of the theme perfectly.
Also nominated: Bullers Wood School, Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College, Sandown High School, Southfield Technology College.
CONCEPT ORIGINALITY:
NATIONAL OPEN AWARD WINNERS: NICHOLAS BREAKSPEAR SCHOOL, St Albans, Hertfordshire, with
"Breathless
Asthma is a disease which affects around 5.4 million people in the UK; 1.1 million children and 4.3 million adults. Although a high population of people are sufferers, the awareness of the triggers, symptoms and treatment are not always known. Living with asthma is often difficult and needs acceptance, understanding and awareness."
Also nominated: Christ the King College Team Two, Hamble Community Sports College, Lister Community School, Matthew Humberstone School, Wildern School Team One, Shelley College.
NATIONAL PREMIER AWARD WINNERS: PETERHEAD ACADEMY, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, with
"2012: The Truth
December the 21st, 2012, and as technology takes over our lives, the ancients warn that the world is going to end - or do they? Travel back with us to the Mayans and learn what they actually predicted. Follow them as they worship the Sun, the Earth and the Underworld and watch what happens when Venus dominates the sky."
Also nominated: Ashfield Girls' High School, The Lindsey School and Community Arts College, Peterhead Academy, Ryde High School, Withernsea High School.
ENTERTAINMENT:
NATIONAL OPEN AWARD WINNERS: WOODLANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Southampton, Hampshire, for a vibrant, colourful, energetic and entertaining production put across by a cast who seemed to enjoy it as much as the audience with some fantastic enthusiastic performances. Great use of set, costuming, soundtrack to create a production that was fun from start to finish!
Also nominated: Crookhorn College of Technology, The Holy Trinity C of E School, Matthew Humberstone School, Park Community School, Richard Rose Academy, St Columba's Catholic Boys' School, Winifred Holtby Technology College, Wolfreton School.
NATIONAL PREMIER AWARD WINNERS: RAVENS WOOD SCHOOL, Bromley, Kent, for a thoroughly entertaining and colourful production where the energy bounced straight from the stage to the audience. Excellent performances and use of characterisation and comedy elements to create a fantastically fun and electric piece.
Also nominated: Ashfield Girls' High School, Bullers Wood School, Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School, The Wavell School, Withernsea High School.
VIDEO PERFORMANCE:
NATIONAL OPEN AWARD WINNERS: CHICHESTER COLLEGE, Chichester, West Sussex, for a well-directed video and for creation of a highly-detailed performance made for capturing on video with great individual performances.
Also nominated: Denbigh School, Filsham Valley School, Nicholas Breakspear School, Portsmouth College,
Shelley College, St Bede's Catholic Science College.
NATIONAL PREMIER AWARD WINNERS: SOUTH HOLDERNESS TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE, Preston, East Riding of Yorkshire, for an excellently-directed video that took the onstage production and translated it to video fantastically.
Also nominated: Peterhead Academy, Rawlett Community Sports College, Ryde High School, The Wavell School, Yateley School Premier Team.
LIGHTING DESIGN:
NATIONAL OPEN AWARD WINNERS: THE CATHEDRAL SCHOOL WAKEFIELD'S SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, for the creation of a fantastic lighting design that worked excellently with the costuming and set to create some outstanding onstage imagery. Great use of additional lighting within the set to make a uniquely-lit piece. Very well-articulated by an excellent lighting designer.
Also nominated: The Grammar School at Leeds, John Spendluffe Technology College, King Edward VI Humanities College, Mayfield School, Hampshire, Mayville High School, The Priory Academy LSST, St Peter's Catholic School Team Two, Worthing College.
NATIONAL PREMIER AWARD WINNERS: THE LINDSEY SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY ARTS COLLEGE, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, for the creation of an excellent lighting design that perfectly created an eerie atmosphere to enhance the tone of the piece. Wonderful use of the whole rig's capabilities integrated with set, costuming, and choreography to achieve a truly moody setting.
Also nominated: Ashfield Girls' High School, Cox Green School, Sandown High School, The Wavell School.
NATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION WINNERS: KINGS LANGLEY SCHOOL, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire.
NATIONAL AWARD FOR STAGE CREW WINNERS: MATTHEW HUMBERSTONE SCHOOL, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire.
David Beal, UK Rock Challenge® Stage Manager, writes:
"The standard of crews every year improves and so therefore do the National Stage Crew award winners. Matthew Humberstone not only performed brilliantly in both setting up and striking their scenery but truly grasped the definition of the new judging criteria with regards to performance skill. The stage crew's involvement was not only seamless but was truly integral to the production and as crucial as any other element in the piece. The scene changes were perfect in both the heats and finals and we as a crew had no hesitation in naming them the 'stage crew of the year'.
SPECIAL MENTIONS: HORNSEA SCHOOL, Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire have been nominated every year since these awards began and this year did not disappoint with an extremely well-rehearsed set and strike led again by Luke Conlon, who encapsulates what a stage crew leader at Rock Challenge® should be: organised, involved, safe and most importantly encouraging the young people on the crew to be as involved as possible.
QUEEN ELIZABETH'S GIRLS' SCHOOL, Barnet, Hertfordshire were nominated for the first time this year. Again, a very well-led stage crew and probably the youngest average age of all crews nominated. Despite this they dealt professionally and safely with a very large set, moving it with great fluidity throughout the piece and, again, superb on both set and strike."
Also nominated: Archbishop Sentamu Academy, Bridgemary Community Sports College, Cox Green School, Hornsea School and Language College, Park Community School, Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School, Shelley College, Stainburn School and Science College, Testbourne Community School, Thornton Grammar School, The Wavell School.
NATIONAL AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN DRUG AWARENESS
WINNERS: DUNDONALD HIGH SCHOOL, Belfast.
NATIONAL AWARD FOR SCHOOL COMMUNITY SUPPORT
WINNERS: ST BEDE'S CATHOLIC SCIENCE COLLEGE, Boston, Lincolnshire.
NATIONAL AWARD FOR STUDENT LEADERSHIP
WINNERS: BELFAST MODEL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, Belfast.
NATIONAL AWARD FOR HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
WINNERS: DUNDONALD HIGH SCHOOL, Belfast.
NATIONAL AWARD FOR POSITIVE INCLUSION
WINNERS: ST MACHAR ACADEMY, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire.
NATIONAL AWARD FOR PRESS COVERAGE
WINNERS: PETERHEAD ACADEMY, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.
NATIONAL AWARD FOR CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
WINNERS: COX GREEN SCHOOL PREMIER TEAM, Maidenhead, Berkshire.
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