The UK Rock Challenge was the British arm of the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge. The Rock Challenge was an anti-drug and crime-prevention event that took the form of a friendly performing arts competition for schools and colleges. Originating in Australia in the 1980s, it reached the United Kingdom after inspector Mark Pontin of Hampshire saw it in 1995 and was so impressed that he persuaded Hampshire's constabulary to form a joint venture with Tony Barron, chairman of the Hampshire Education Committee and Peter Coles, UK Rock Challenge's chief executive. Together, they introduced it in Hampshire and found joint funding to support it.
The first UK event took place in Portsmouth Guildhall in Portsmouth in 1996 and involved 11 schools and around 750 young people. Rock Challenge then expanded into many additional areas across the UK. In 2016, there were 49 days of events. The event stopped abruptly in 2019.
The event
The premise of the Rock Challenge is that each school puts together an 8-minute dance and drama production on a theme of their choice set to a soundtrack of commercially available music. Over the course of months/weeks schools create their production and finally bring it to an event day held at a professional venue where they spend the day rehearsing and preparing for an evening show where parents, peers, community members, and invited guests attend. During the evening, a panel of judges give verbal feedback on each performance and also score each piece based on strict criteria. Performances are judged on:
Performance Judge Marks:
- Choreography (out of 10)
- Performance Skill (out of 10)
- Soundtrack (out of 10)
Production Judge Marks:
- Hair and Make-up (out of 10)
- Costume (out of 10)
- Lighting (out of 10)
Drama and Design Judge Marks:
- Drama (out of 10)
- Set Design and Function (out of 10)
- Concept (out of 10)
Each judge also gives the performance a mark for 'Overall Impact' out of 5.
At the end of the evening, a prize ceremony is held where a number of awards are presented along with the announcement of the top-scoring schools.
The Rock Challenge message
The core message of the Be Your Best Rock Challenge is to show young people how they can achieve a 'natural high' on life rather than with the use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco - the concept is that through participation in the event at a professional venue with a professional production and technical crew, the students are helped in the belief that they can achieve a high on life rather than relying on substances. This is emphasised during the event where everyone is warned that if anyone is caught smoking, taking drugs or drinking alcohol the individual/s concerned will be asked to leave and their team will be deducted two overall ranking places (making it impossible for them to win or go further in the competition).
Participation in the Rock Challenge has shown to have many positive effects on participants, schools, and communities, including:
- Self-esteem
- Teamwork skills
- Anti-social behaviour
- Truancy rates
- Curriculum links
- Teacher-student relations
- School-community relations
Concept, history and Australian origins
Rock Challenge has been running in the UK since 1996 (see above) and has been running as the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge in Australia since 1980 (see History in Rock Eisteddfod Challenge page) and has reached out across the world to New Zealand (Stage Challenge), Japan (Rock Challenge Japan), Germany, South Africa (ARA Be Your Best Rock Challenge) and UAE (set up by the British Be Your Best Rock Challenge). Rock Challenge also had a short and small stay in the US, but there has been no known activity since the confirmation of two events for 2004.
Just like in the UK, since its inception in Australia the events have grown in popularity, so much that the National Finals are shown on the Nine Network over a period of weeks on a Saturday Morning (after being previously recorded live). This television coverage has been happening since the early 1990s, but since the UK launch in 1996 it still does not have any major media coverage there.
The most famous participant of Rock Challenge in the UK was the actress Emma Watson from the Harry Potter franchise. She participated twice, once in 2006 and once as the Rock Challenge leader in 2007 with her school in Oxford.
Competition format
Rock Challenge is split into 2 age brackets:
J Rock J Rock started in the UK in 2005 for participants aged 7–11. Many J Rock events are not full competitions based on the desires of the local schools and sponsors.
Rock Challenge Rock Challenge is for participants aged 11–18. As of 2004, Rock Challenge has been split into 2 competition divisions; the Open and the Premier divisions: In the 'Open' Division:
- Open Division schools take part in heats across the country. Schools that win their heat (plus many that place 2nd) progress to the Regional Open Grand Final (North or South depending on the heat location).
- Due to the increasing number of teams entering, there are 2 Open Grand Finals ('A' and 'B') for each region.
- In most cases each Open Grand Final winner (and one of the schools that places second) is promoted to the Premier Division for the following year (if one of the Premier Division schools chooses not to participate in any given year, their Premier Final space may be awarded to the other school that places 2nd at the Open Grand Final or possibly the school that placed 3rd behind the 2nd place promoted school).
- Throughout the heats and finals, schools also compete for awards which merit the teams' performances in certain aspects of the piece - these range from hair and make up to video performance.
In the 'Premier' Division:
- In each region there are 12 Premier Division schools in any given year.
- In the majority of cases, Premier schools are required to showcase their performance before competing at the Regional Premier Grand Final.
- Premier schools compete against each other in the region's Premier Grand Final where they will compete for ranking places and awards (as per the Open Division).
- To remain in the Premier Division, schools are required to place in the top nine at the Regional Final, which, added together with the winners and runners-up from the Open Grand Finals, gives you the Premier Schools for the following year.
From 2007, National Awards have also been awarded, judged nationally by a panel of judges new and independent from those at the live events, announcing each division's top schools for each criterion.
Scottish Grand Final As of 2012, schools participating in Scottish events will compete at heats for a place in the Scottish Grand Final held in Dundee. Should a school win the Scottish Grand Final two years in succession they will be given the option of competing in the Northern Region Premier Division for the following year. Should a school win the Scottish Grand Final three years in succession they will be automatically moved into the Northern Region Premier Grand Final for the following year.
National Grand Final In 2009 the UK's first National Grand Final was held at the Sheffield Arena. This consisted of the top 5 schools from each Premier Final along with the top scoring first place from the Open finals (one from the North and one from the South) giving twelve schools: Sandown High School from Sandown, Isle of Wight won this event with their performance 'Cursed' after winning their Open Grand Final.
In 2012 the second UK Rock Challenge National Grand Final was held at the Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes: Kings Langley School, Hertfordshire won this event with their performance entitled 'Swift as a shadow short as any dream.'.
Events and venues
Since 1996, the Tour has been to many venues around the country and as Rock Challenge has become larger, so have the venues. Even just in the first year it grew from one night and one event to 8 venues and 11 nights.
With the planned National Grand Final, it would bring the biggest ever venue ever used by the Rock Challenge team in the UK, The Sheffield Arena with a capacity up to 12,500 seated (downgraded to 4000 seats for Final).
As of 2012 the events will have taken place in the following towns/cities across the UK:
• Aberdeen • Arbroath • Basingstoke • Belfast • Bournemouth • Bradford • Brighton • Carlisle • Crawley • Croydon • Derby • Dundee • Eastbourne • Grantham • Grimsby • Hackney • Hemel Hempstead • Hull • Inverness • Leeds • Lincoln • London (central) • Manchester • Margate • Milton Keynes • North Finchley • Portsmouth • Reading • Rotherham • Sheffield • Skegness • Southampton • St Albans • Stevenage • York
Results
Since its inception in 1996, many UK Rock Challenge events have taken place up and down the nation; below is a full chronological list of results (announced places) from the first event to the present day:
1996
1996 Be Your Best Rock Challenge
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
| 1st Place | Victory-Land Children's Theatre Group, Southsea, Hampshire | Things that go bump in the night |
| 2nd Place | Park Community School, Leigh Park, Hampshire | |
| 3rd Place | Cantell School, Southampton, Hampshire |
Awards:
| Cantell School, Southampton, Hampshire | Most Outstanding Set Design and Staging |
| King Richard School, Portsmouth, Hampshire | Most Outstanding Backstage Crew |
| Mayville High School, Southsea, Hampshire | Most Outstanding Concept |
| Brune Park Community School, Gosport, Hampshire | Most Outstanding Lighting Design |
| Portsmouth YMCA, Portsmouth, Hampshire | Most Outstanding Make-up |
| Victory-Land Children's Theatre Group, Southsea, Hampshire | Most Outstanding Costume Most Outstanding Soundtrack |
| The Wavell School, Farnborough, Hampshire | Most Outstanding Choreography |
1997
1997 Be Your Best Croydon Rock Challenge
Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, Surrey
Wednesday, 26 February
| 1st Place | Hurstmere Boys Secondary School, Sidcup, Kent | British Bulldog |
| 2nd Place | Eltham Hill Secondary School, Eltham, Greenwich | Dance Until Dawn |
| 3rd Place | Thomas Tallis School, Kidbrooke, Greenwich | Spiritual High |
Awards:
| Chislehurst and Sidcup, Sidcup, Kent | The Purrfect Pounce | Best Hair and Make-up BT Award for Most Entertaining Performance |
| Eltham Hill Secondary School, Eltham, Greenwich | Dance Until Dawn | Night and Day Award for Best Concept |
| Hurstmere Boys Secondary School, Sidcup, Kent | British Bulldog | Tacking Drugs Together Award for Best Costume Design Award for Best Soundtrack |
| St Thomas More, West Grinstead, West Sussex | Title unknown | Greenwich Safer Cities Award for Best Set Design and Staging Award for Best Lighting Design |
| Thomas Tallis School, Kidbrooke, Greenwich | Spiritual High | |
| The Welling School, Welling, Kent | They Don't Really Care About Us | Greenwich Borough Council Award for Best Drama Skills Encouragement Award |
1997 Get Real Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day One
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Tuesday, 4 March
| 1st Place | Park Community College, Leigh Park, Hampshire | Step Back in Time |
| 2nd Place | City of Portsmouth Girls’ School, Portsmouth, Hampshire | Fit for Life |
| 3rd Place | Crookhorn Community School, Waterlooville, Hampshire | A Devil of a Dream |
Awards:
| Brune Park Community College, Gosport, Hampshire | Is This The World We've Created? | Sony Award for Best Soundtrack Gosport Borough Council Award for Best Lighting Design |
| City of Portsmouth Girls’ School, Portsmouth, Hampshire | Fit for Life | Portsmouth Safer Cities' Award for Best Set Design and Staging |
| Crookhorn Community School, Waterlooville, Hampshire | A Devil of a Dream | Wella Award for Best Hair and Make-up Portsmouth City Council Award for Best Choreography |
| Frogmore Community College, Yateley, Hampshire | Title unknown | Night and Day Award for Best Concept |
| King Richard School Team One, Portsmouth, Hampshire | Love at Third Sight | Hampshire Constabulary Award for Best Stage Crew Hampshire Police Authority Student Leadership Award |
| Park Community College, Leigh Park, Hampshire | Step Back in Time | Tackling Drugs Together Award for Best Costume Design Hampshire County Council Award for Best Drama Skills |
| St Luke's C of E School, Southsea, Hampshire | They Have Landed | Hampshire Police Authority Encouragement Award Hampton Trust Performers' Performers Award |
| Victory-Land Theatre School, Southsea, Hampshire | Do You Believe In Magic? | BT Award for Most Entertaining Performance Producer's Award for Excellence |
1997 Get Real Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day Two
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Thursday, 5 March
| 1st Place | King Richard School Team One, Portsmouth, Hampshire | We are the Future |
| 2nd Place | Ratton School, Eastbourne, East Sussex | Lady Heroin |
| 3rd Place | Tideway School, Newhaven, East Sussex | A Taste of Honey |
Awards:
| King Richard School Team Two, Portsmouth, Hampshire | We are the Future | Portsmouth Safer Cities Award for Best Set Design and Staging Hampton Trust Performers' Performers Award |
| Mayville High School, Southsea, Hampshire | Hooray for Hollywood | Tackling Drugs Together Award for Best Costume Design |
| Portsmouth YMCA, Portsmouth, Hampshire | Feel the Rhythm | Wella Award for Best Hair and Make-up Producer's Award for Excellence |
| Ratton School, Eastbourne, East Sussex | Lady Heroin | Portsmouth City Council Award for Best Choreography Sony Award for Best Soundtrack |
| St Edmund's Catholic School, Portsmouth, Hampshire | Title unknown | BT Award for Most Entertaining Performance |
| Tideway School, Newhaven, East Sussex | A Taste of Honey | Night and Day Award for Best Concept |
| Wildern School Team One, Hedge End, Hampshire | Girl Power | Hampshire Constabulary Award for Best Stage Crew Hampshire Police Authority Student Leadership Award |
| Wildern School Team Two, Hedge End, Hampshire | A Space to Grow | Hampshire County Council Award for Best Drama Skills |
1997 Get Real 2CR FM Be Your Best Bournemouth Rock Challenge
Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset
Friday, 7 March
| 1st Place | The Purbeck School, Wareham, Dorset | Psychedelia |
| 2nd Place | Youth Dance On | A Day on the Bridge |
| 3rd Place | Corfe Hills School, Poole, Dorset | Famous People |
Awards:
| The Bicknell School, Bournemouth, Dorset | Our Story | Night and Day Award for Best Concept 2CR FM Award for Best Soundtrack |
| Corfe Hills School, Poole, Dorset | Famous People | Award for Best Drama Skills BT Award for Most Entertaining Performance |
| Highcliffe School, Christchurch, Dorset | Aspects of American Culture | Tackling Drugs Together Award for Best Costume Design Award for Best Lighting Design |
| Oakmead College of Technology, Bournemouth, Dorset | Dance to the End of the Line | Performers' Performers Award |
| The Purbeck School, Wareham, Dorset | Psychedelia | Award for Best Hair and Make-up Dorset Police Award for Best Stage Crew |
| Youth Dance On | A Day on the Bridge | Award for Best Set Design and Staging |
1997 Get Real 2-Ten FM Be Your Best Basingstoke Rock Challenge
The Anvil Theatre, Basingstoke, Hampshire
Wednesday, 12 March
| 1st Place | Wavell School Team One, Farnborough, Hampshire | Dreamers Cafe |
| 2nd Place | Wavell School Team Two, Farnborough, Hampshire | Games Without Frontiers |
| 3rd Place | The Hurst Community School, Baughurst, Hampshire | Dance in the 20th Century |
Awards:
| Fort Hill Community School, Basingstoke, Hampshire | Kaleidescope | BT Award for Most Entertaining Performance Hampshire Police Authority Encouragement Award |
| The Hurst Community School, Baughurst, Hampshire | Dance in the 20th Century | Night and Day Award for Best Concept Sony Award for Best Soundtrack |
| Richard Aldworth School, Basingstoke, Hampshire | Be The Best You Can Be | Wella Award for Best Hair and Make Up Hampton Trust Performers' Performers Award |
| Wavell School Team One, Farnborough, Hampshire | Dreamers Cafe | Tackling Drugs Together Award for Best Costume Design Hampshire Constabulary Award for Best Stage Crew |
| Wavell School Team Two, Farnborough, Hampshire | Games Without Frontiers | Award for Best Set Design and Staging Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council Award for Best Choreography |
1997 Get Real Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge
Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire
Friday, 14 March
| 1st Place | Cantell Secondary School, Southampton, Hampshire | That's Entertainment |
| 2nd Place | Alderman Quilley School, Eastleigh, Hampshire | Our Beautiful Neighbourhood |
| 3rd Place | Osborne Middle School, East Cowes, Isle of Wight | Staying Alive |
Awards:
| Cantell Secondary School, Southampton, Hampshire | That's Entertainment | Tackling Drugs Together Award for Best Costume Design Southampton Council Award for Best Choreography |
| Osborne Middle School, East Cowes, Isle of Wight | Staying Alive | Award for Best Set Design and Staging |
| Alderman Quilley School, Eastleigh, Hampshire | Our Beautiful Neighbourhood | Wella Award for Best Hair and Make Up Hampshire Constabulary Award for Best Stage Crew |
| Redbridge Community School, Southampton, Hampshire | From Hatred to Hate | Night and Day Award for Best Concept Sony Award for Best Soundtrack |
| Woodlands Community College, Southampton, Hampshire | Life's Journey | Hampshire Police Authority Award for Best Lighting Design Performers' Performers Award |
1997 Lifestyle Be Your Best Hull Rock Challenge
Hull New Theatre, Hull
Wednesday, 19 March
| 1st Place | Baysgarth School, Barton-Upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire | Title unknown |
| 2nd Place | Driffield School, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire | Title unknown |
| 3rd Place | Lindsey School, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire | Title unknown |
Awards:
| Baysgarth School, Barton-Upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire | Title unknown | BT Award for Most Entertaining Performance |
| Driffield School, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire | Title unknown | Night and Day Award for Best Concept Prince's Trust Award for Best Drama Skills |
| Hornsea School, Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire | Title unknown | Foundation for Sports and the Arts Award for Best Choreography Encouragement Award |
| Howden School, Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire | Title unknown | Provident Finance Award for Best Hair and Make-up Tackling Drugs Together Award for Best Costume Design |
| Lindsey School, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire | Title unknown | Award for Best Set Design and Staging |
| South Hunsley School, Melton, East Riding of Yorkshire | Title unknown | Award for Best Soundtrack Humberside Police Award for Best Stage Crew |
| Withernsea High School, Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire | Title unknown | Lifestyle Award for Best Lighting Design Performers' Performers Award |
1997 Be Your Best Fox FM Oxford Rock Challenge
Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Friday, 11 April
| 1st Place | Peers School, Oxford, Oxfordshire | The Other Side of Life |
| 2nd Place | King Alfred's School East, Wantage, Oxfordshire | The Party |
| 3rd Place | Matthew Arnold School, Oxford, Oxfordshire | Space |
Awards:
| King Alfred's School East, Wantage, Oxfordshire | Example | Fox FM Award for Best Soundtrack Award for Best Lighting Design |
| King Alfred's School West, Wantage, Oxfordshire | The Best of the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s | Encouragement Award Student Leadership Award |
| Matthew Arnold School, Oxford, Oxfordshire | Space | Tackling Drugs Together Award for Best Costume Design Student Leadership Award |
| Peers School, Oxford, Oxfordshire | The Other Side of Life | Award for Best Hair and Make-up Night and Day Award for Best Concept |
| Sparkle Stage Set | Dancing in the Street | Oxford Safer Cities Award for Best Set Design and Staging Award for Best Choreography |
1997 Be Your Best The Pulse Bradford Rock Challenge
St George's Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire
Monday, 14 April
| 1st Place | The Ridings School, Halifax, West Yorkshire | Bad Press |
| 2nd Place | Thornton Grammar School, Bradford, West Yorkshire | Drugs and Rave |
| 3rd Place | Merlyn Rees High School, Leeds, West Yorkshire | Walls and Bridges |
Awards:
| Buttershaw High School, Bradford, West Yorkshire | Peer Pressure | Provident Finance Award for Best Hair and Make-up Night and Day Award for Best Concept |
| Merlyn Rees High School, Leeds, West Yorkshire | Walls and Bridges | Award for Best Set Design and Staging West Yorkshire Police Award for Best Drama Skills |
| Queensbury School, Bradford, West Yorkshire | HIV and the Blood | Tackling Drugs Together Award for Best Costume Design Award for Best Lighting Design |
| The Ridings School, Halifax, West Yorkshire | Bad Press | Award for Best Choreography Award for Best Stage Crew |
| Thornton Grammar School, Bradford, West Yorkshire | Drugs and Rave | BT Award for Most Entertaining Performance Performers' Performers Award |
1997 Be Your Best The Pulse Rock Challenge Northern Grand Final
St George's Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire
Tuesday, 15 April
| 1st Place | Merlyn Rees High School, Leeds, West Yorkshire | Walls and Bridges |
| 2nd Place | Driffield School, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire | Title unknown |
| 3rd Place | South Hunsley School, Melton, East Ridings of Yorkshire | Title unknown |
Awards:
| Baysgarth School, Barton-Upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire | Title unknown | Provident Financial Award for Best Hair and Make-up Prince's Trust Award for Best Lighting Design |
| Driffield School, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire | Title unknown | Foundation for Sport and the Arts Award for Award for Best Choreography |
| Lindsey School, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire | Title unknown | BT Award for Most Entertaining Performance Performers' Performers Award |
| Merlyn Rees High School, Leeds, West Yorkshire | Walls and Bridges | West Yorkshire Police Award for Best Drama Skills |
| The Ridings School, Halifax, West Yorkshire | Bad Press | Night and Day Award for Best Concept The Pulse of West Yorkshire Award for Best Soundtrack |
| South Hunsley School, Melton, East Ridings of Yorkshire | Title unknown | Tackling Drugs Together Award for Best Costume Design |
| Thornton Grammar School, Bradford, West Yorkshire | Drugs and Rave | Best Set Design and Staging Encouragement Award |
1997 Be Your Best Get Real Rock Challenge Southern Grand Final
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Thursday, 17 April
| 1st Place | Ratton School, Eastbourne, East Sussex | Lady Heroin |
| 2nd Place | Wavell School Team Two, Farnborough, Hampshire | Games Without Frontiers |
| 3rd Place | King Richard School Team Two, Portsmouth, Hampshire | We are the Future |
Awards:
| Cantell Secondary School, Southampton, Hampshire | That's Entertainment | Hampshire County Council Award for Best Drama Skills |
| City of Portsmouth Girls’ School, Portsmouth, Hampshire | Fit for Life | Tackling Drugs Together Award for Best Costume Design Student Leadership Award |
| Hurstmere Boys Secondary School, Sidcup, Kent | British Bulldog | Night and Day Award for Best Concept Southampton City Council Encouragement Award |
| King Richard School Team Two, Portsmouth, Hampshire | We are the Future | Hampshire Constabulary Award for Best Lighting Design |
| Park Community College, Leigh Park, Hampshire | Step Back in Time | BT Award for Most Entertaining Performance Hampton Trust Performers' Performers Award |
| Peers School, Oxford, Oxfordshire | The Other Side of Life | Hampshire Police Authority Award for Best Stage Crew |
| The Purbeck School, Wareham, Dorset | Psychedelia | Shockwaves Award for Best Hair and Make-up |
| Ratton School, Eastbourne, East Sussex | Lady Heroin | Portsmouth City Council Award for Best Choreography |
| Wavell School Team One, Farnborough, Hampshire | Dreamers Cafe | Sony Award for Best Soundtrack |
| Wavell School Team Two, Farnborough, Hampshire | Games Without Frontiers | Safer Cities Award for Best Set Design and Staging |
1998
1998 Get Real 2-Ten FM Be Your Best Basingstoke Rock Challenge
The Anvil, Basingstoke, Hampshire
Tuesday, 2 March
| 1st Place | The Wavell School, Farnborough, Hampshire | Life - But not as we know it |
| 2nd Place | Fort Hill Community School Team Two, Basingstoke, Hampshire | The Dance Expresses Our Lives |
| 3rd Place | The Hurst Community School, Baughurst, Hampshire | Earth Spirit |
Awards:
| Churchfield School, Swindon, Wiltshire | All Different All Equal | Hampshire County Council Award for Best Drama Skills Hampshire Police Authority Encouragement Award |
| Fort Hill Community School Team Two, Basingstoke, Hampshire | The Dance Expresses Our Lives | Hampshire Probation Service Award for Best Costume Design 2 Ten FM Award for Best Soundtrack |
| Fort Hill Community School Team Three, Basingstoke, Hampshire | Death and Rebirth | Motorola Award for Best Concept Basingstoke and North Hampshire DAT Award for Achievement in Drug Awareness Daihatsu Award for Best Lighting Design |
| The Hurst Community School, Baughurst, Hampshire | Earth Spirit | Hampton Tryst Performers’ Performers Award Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council Award for Best Set Design and Staging Hampshire Training and Enterprise Council Award for Student Leadership |
| Richard Aldworth School, Basingstoke, Hampshire | Self Image | Wella Award for Best Hair and Make-up |
| The Wavell School, Farnborough, Hampshire | Life - But not as we know it | BT Award for Most Entertaining Performance British Aerospace Award for Best Choreography Hampshire Constabulary Award for Best Stage Crew |
1998 Get Real Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge
Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire
Thursday, 5 March
| 1st Place | Wildern School Seniors, Hedge End, Hampshire | Treading the Fine Line |
| 2nd Place | Osborne Middle School, East Cowes, Isle of Wight | Millennium Dance |
| 3rd Place | Brune Park School | Title unknown |
Awards:
| Alderman Quilley School, Eastleigh, Hampshire | Dare to be different | Best Set Design and Staging |
| Brune Park School | Title unknown | Best Hair and Make-up Hampshire Training and Enterprise Council Award for Student Leadership Southampton and SW Hampshire DAT Award for Achievement in Drug Awareness |
| Osborne Middle School, East Cowes, Isle of Wight | Millennium Dance | Hampshire Probation Service Award for Best Costume Design Gosport Borough Council Award for Best Choreography |
| Redbridge School, Southampton, Hampshire | Title unknown | Best Soundtrack Southampton City Council Award for Best Concept Hampshire Constabulary Award for Best Stage Crew Daihatsu Award for Best Lighting Design |
| Ryde High School, Ryde, Isle of Wight | James Bond - A Bond for Life | Eastleigh Borough Council Award for Best Drama Skills Hampton Trust Performers’ Performers Award |
| Wildern School Juniors, Hedge End, Hampshire | Title unknown | Hampshire Police Authority Encouragement Award |
| Wildern School Seniors, Hedge End, Hampshire | Treading the Fine Line | BT Award for Most Entertaining Performance |
1998 Get Real 2CR FM Be Your Best Bournemouth Rock Challenge
Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset
Friday, 6 March
| 1st Place | Highcliffe School, Christchurch, Dorset | Africa |
| 2nd Place | The Purbeck School, Wareham, Dorset | Fatal Fashion |
| 3rd Place | Carter School, Poole, Dorset | Choices |
Awards:
| Arnewood School, New Milton, Hampshire | Choose Life - The New Future | Best Costume Design Dorset Police Award for Best Stage Crew Daihatsu Award for Best Lighting Design |
| Carter School, Poole, Dorset | Choices | BT Award for Most Entertaining Performance |
| Glenmoor School, Bournemouth, Dorset | Global Peace | Performers’ Performers Award Police Partnership Trust Award for Best Concept |
| Highcliffe School, Christchurch, Dorset | Africa | Best Set Design and Staging |
| Lytchett Minster School, Poole, Dorset | Cognition | Best Hair and Make-up Borough of Poole Award for Best Drama Skills |
| Martin Kemp-Welch School, Poole, Dorset | Danger Disguised | Encouragement Award |
| Oakmead College of Technology, Poole Dorset | Heaven and Hell | 2CR FM Award for Best Soundtrack Producer's Award for Student Leadership |
| The Purbeck School, Wareham, Dorset | Fatal Fashion | Best Choreography |
1998 Get Real Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day One
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Monday, 9 March
| 1st Place | The Hayling School, Hayling Island, Hampshire | Our Lives |
| 2nd Place | Mayville High School | 007 Girl Power |
| 3rd Place | City of Portsmouth Girls' School, Portsmouth, Hampshire | Out of a Picture |
Awards:
| The Blandford School, Blandford Forum, Dorset | Title unknown | Best Hair and Make-up |
| City of Portsmouth Girls' School, Portsmouth, Hampshire | Out of a Picture | Hampshire Probation Award for Best Costume Design Portsmouth and South East Hampshire DAT Award for Achievement in Drug Awareness |
| The Hayling School, Hayling Island, Hampshire | Our Lives | Best Choreography Portsmouth City Council Award for Best Concept |
| King Richard School, Portsmouth, Hampshire | Title unknown | Encouragement Award Daihatsu Award for Best Lighting Design |
| Mayville High School | 007 Girl Power | BT Award for Most Entertaining Performance |
| St Edmund's Catholic School, Portsmouth, Hampshire | Title unknown | Hampton Trust Performers’ Performers Award Best Set Design and Staging |
| South Downs College, Waterlooville, Hampshire | Title unknown | Best Soundtrack Portsmouth Safer Cities Award for Best Drama Skills Hampshire Training and Enterprise Council Award for Student Leadership Hampshire Constabulary Award for Best Stage Crew |
1998 Get Real Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day Two
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Tuesday, 10 March
| 1st Place | Park Community School, Leigh Park, Hampshire | Sisters Are Doin' It |
| 2nd Place | Crookhorn School, Waterlooville, Hampshire | Wheel of Fortune |
| 3rd Place | King Richard School, Portsmouth, Hampshire | Title unknown |
Awards:
| City of Portsmouth Girls’ School, Portsmouth, Hampshire | Title unknown | Portsmouth Safer Cities Award for Best Drama Skills Best Set Design and Staging Portsmouth and South East Hampshire DAT Award for Achievement in Drug Awareness |
| Crookhorn School, Waterlooville, Hampshire | Wheel of Fortune | - |
| Frogmore Community College, Yateley, Hampshire | Title unknown | Hampshire Probation Award for Best Costume Design Hampshire Police Authority Encouragement Award |
| King Richard School, Portsmouth, Hampshire | Title unknown | Best Soundtrack |
| Park Community School, Leigh Park, Hampshire | Sisters Are Doin' It | BT Award for Most Entertaining Performance Best Choreography |
| St Luke's School, Southsea, Hampshire | Title unknown | Best Hair and Make-up Hampton Trust Performers’ Performers Award Portsmouth City Council Award for Best Concept Hampshire Constabulary Award for Best Stage Crew |
| Stonar School, Cottles Park, Wiltshire | Title unknown | Hampshire Training and Enterprise Council Award for Student Leadership Daihatsu Award for Best Lighting Design |
1998 Lifestyle Be Your Best Hull Rock Challenge
Hull New Theatre, Hull
Tuesday, 17 March
| 1st Place | Cottingham School, Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire | It Ain't What You Do It's The Way That You Do It |
| 2nd Place | Baysgarth School, Barton-Upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire | Good v Evil |
| 3rd Place | Driffield School, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire | Hope |
| 4th Place | Newland School for Girls, Hull | Metamorphosis |
Awards:
| Baysgarth School, Barton-Upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire | Good v Evil | Best Hair and Make-up Daihatsu Award for Best Lighting Design |
| Cottingham School, Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire | It Ain't What You Do It's The Way That You Do It | BT Award for Most Entertaining Performance Performers’ Performers Award |
| Driffield School, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire | Hope | British Aerospace Award for Best Set Design and Staging |
| Hornsea School, Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire | Title unknown | Best Soundtrack Encouragement Award |
| Howden School, Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire | Title unknown | Best Drama Skills |
| Kingston School, Hull | Title unknown | Lifestyle Award for Best Concept |
| Newland School for Girls, Hull | Metamorphosis | Foundation for Sport and the Arts Award for Best Choreography Producer's Award for Student Leadership Hull and East Riding DAT Award for Achievement in Drug Awareness |
| Sydney Smith School, Hull | Theme unknown | Best Costume Design Humberside Police Award for Best Stage Crew |
1998 Be Your Best The Pulse Leeds Rock Challenge
Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Friday, 20 March
| 1st Place | John Smeaton School, Leeds, West Yorkshire | Junk |
| 2nd Place | Sowerby Bridge School, Calderdale, West Yorkshire | Life - Is the Grass Greener? |
| 3rd Place | Merlyn Rees High School, Leeds, West Yorkshire | Down but not out |
| 4th Place | City of Leeds School, Leeds, West Yorkshire | Roots of Youth |
Awards:
| City of Leeds School, Leeds, West Yorkshire | Roots of Youth | Best Concept |
| Copperfields College, Leeds, West Yorkshire | Title unknown | BT Award for Most Entertaining Performance |
| John Smeaton School, Leeds, West Yorkshire | Junk | Business in the Community Award for Student Leadership |
| Matthew Murray School, Leeds, West Yorkshire | Title unknown | Encouragement Award |
| Merlyn Rees High School, Leeds, West Yorkshire | Down But Not Out | - |
| Ralph Thoresby School, Leeds, West Yorkshire | Title unknown | Best Soundtrack |
| Rastrick High School, Rastrick, West Yorkshire | Title unknown | Daihatsu Award for Best Lighting Design |
| The Ridings School, Halifax, West Yorkshire | Title unknown | Best Set Design and Staging |
| Ryburn Valley High School, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire | Title unknown | Best Costume Design West Yorkshire Police Award for Best Stage Crew |
| St Michael's College, Leeds, West Yorkshire | Title unknown | Best Drama Skills |
| Sowerby Bridge School, Calderdale, West Yorkshire | Life - Is the Grass Greener? | Performers’ Performers Award Best Choreography |
| Thornton Grammar School, Bradford, West Yorkshire | Title unknown | Best Hair and Make-up |
1998 Lifestyle Be Your Best Grimsby Rock Challenge
Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
Tuesday, 24 March
| 1st Place | Matthew Humberstone School, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire | All Things Are Connected |
| 2nd Place | The Lindsey School, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire | Arms Around the World |
| 3rd Place | South Hunsley School Team Two, Melton, East Riding of Yorkshire | Pollution on Planet Earth |
| 4th Place | Woldgate College, Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire | Womens Work |
Awards:
| De Aston School, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire | Feel Free to Scream | Best Soundtrack South Humber DAT Award for Achievement in Drug Awareness Encouragement Award Daihatsu Award for Best Lighting Design |
| Hessle High School, Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire | Dance Thru a Decade | BT Award for Most Entertaining Performance Performers’ Performers Award Producer's Award for Student Leadership |
| The Lindsey School, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire | Arms Around the World | Best Drama Skills |
| Matthew Humberstone School, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire | All Things Are Connected | Best Costume Design Foundation for Sport and the Arts Award for Best Choreography |
| South Hunsley School Team One, Melton, East Riding of Yorkshire | Don’t Feed the Plants | Lifestyle Award for Best Concept Humberside Police Award for Best Stage Crew |
| South Hunsley School Team Two, Melton, East Riding of Yorkshire | Pollution on Planet Earth | British Aerospace Award for Best Set Design and Staging |
| Woldgate College, Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire | Womens Work | Best Hair and Make-up |
1998 Be Your Best Fox FM Oxford Rock Challenge
Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Thursday, 26 March
| 1st Place | Aylesbury High School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire | Women |
| 2nd Place | Banbury School, Banbury, Oxfordshire | Tess of the d'Urbervilles |
| 3rd Place | The Misbourne School, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire | And nothing but the truth |
Awards:
| Aylesbury High School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire | Women | Best Drama Skills |
| Banbury School, Banbury, Oxfordshire | Tess of the d'Urbervilles | Best Choreography |
| Headington School, Oxford, Oxfordshire | Dancing Thru the Ages | BT Award for Most Entertaining Performance Performers’ Performers Award |
| Hugh Faringdon School, Reading, Berkshire | Bullying Around the World | Buckinghamshire DAT Award for Achievement in Drug Awareness Daihatsu Award for Best Lighting Design |
| King Alfred's School West, Wantage, Oxfordshire | Darkness to Light | Best Hair and Make-up Producer's Award for Student Leadership |
| Lord William's School, Thame, Oxfordshire | Speed | Thames Valley Partnership Award for Best Concept Thames Valley Police Award for Best Stage Crew |
| The Misbourne School, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire | And nothing but the truth | Best Set Design and Staging |
| Peers Upper School, Oxford, Oxfordshire | And Nothing But The Truth | Fox FM Award for Best Soundtrack Encouragement Award |
| Sir William Ramsay School, Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire | Haunted House | Best Costume Design |
1998 Be Your Best Brighton Rock Challenge
The Dome, Brighton
Friday, 27 March
| 1st Place | Davison High School, Worthing, West Sussex | Tomorrow Never Knows |
| 2nd Place | Ratton School, Eastbourne, East Sussex | Title unknown |
| 3rd Place | St Thomas More School, West Grinstead, West Sussex | Title unknown |
Awards:
| Beacon School, Crowborough, East Sussex | Title unknown | Best Concept |
| Davison High School, Worthing, West Sussex | Tomorrow Never Knows | Best Drama Skills Performers’ Performers Award Best Choreography Sussex Police Award for Best Stage Crew |
| Ratton School, Eastbourne, East Sussex | Title unknown | Best Set Design and Staging |
| St Thomas More School | Title unknown | Best Hair and Make-up Best Costume Design Daihatsu Award for Best Lighting Design |
| Thomas Tallis School, Kidbrooke, Greenwich | Title unknown | Best Soundtrack Producer's Award for Student Leadership Award for Achievement in Drug Awareness Encouragement Award |
| Tideway School, Newhaven, East Sussex | Title unknown | BT Award for Most Entertaining Performance |
1998 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Southern Grand Final
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Tuesday, 31 March
| 1st Place | City of Portsmouth Girls' School, Portsmouth, Hampshire | Out of a Picture |
| 2nd Place | Park Community School, Leigh Park, Hampshire | Sisters Are Doin' It |
| 3rd Place | Wildern School Seniors, Hedge End, Hampshire | Treading the Fine Line |
Awards:
| Aylesbury High School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire | Women | Producer's Award for Student Leadership |
| Banbury School, Banbury, Oxfordshire | Tess of the d'Urbervilles | Best Drama Skills |
| City of Portsmouth Girls' School, Portsmouth, Hampshire | Out of a Picture | Award for Achievement in Drug Awareness |
| Crookhorn School, Waterlooville, Hampshire | Wheel of Fortune | Hampshire Constabulary Award for Best Stage Crew |
| Davison High School, Worthing, West Sussex | Tomorrow Never Knows | Best Choreography |
| Fort Hill Community School Team Two, Basingstoke, Hampshire | The Dance Expresses Our Lives | Performers’ Performers Award |
| The Hayling School, Hayling Island, Hampshire | Our Lives | Motorola Award for Best Concept |
| Highcliffe School, Christchurch, Dorset | Africa | Encouragement Award |
| Mayville High School | 007 Girl Power | Best Set Design and Staging |
| Osborne Middle School, East Cowes, Isle of Wight | Millennium Dance | BT Award for Most Entertaining Performance |
| Park Community School, Leigh Park, Hampshire | Sisters Are Doin' It | Best Costume Design |
| The Purbeck School, Wareham, Dorset | Fatal Fashion | Mitsubishi Award for Best Soundtrack |
| The Wavell School, Farnborough, Hampshire | Life - But not as we know it | Best Hair and Make-up |
| Wildern School Seniors, Hedge End, Hampshire | Treading the Fine Line | Daihatsu Award for Best Lighting Design |
1998 Lifestyle Be Your Best Grimsby Rock Challenge
Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
Tuesday, 24 March
| 1st Place | Driffield School, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire | Hope |
| 2nd Place | The Lindsey School, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire | Arms Around the World |
| 3rd Place | South Hunsley School, Melton, East Riding of Yorkshire | Pollution on Planet Earth |
| 4th Place | John Smeaton School, Leeds, West Yorkshire | Junk |
Awards:
| Baysgarth School, Barton-Upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire | Good v Evil | West Yorkshire Police Award for Best Set Design and Staging Daihatsu Award for Best Lighting Design |
| City of Leeds School, Leeds, West Yorkshire | Roots of Youth | Best Choreography |
| Cottingham School, Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire | It Ain’t What You Do It’s The Way That You Do It | Best Hair and Make-up Achievement in Drug Awareness |
| Driffield School, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire | Hope | - |
| John Smeaton School, Leeds, West Yorkshire | Junk | Performers’ Performers |
| The Lindsey School, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire | Arms Around the World | Best Soundtrack |
| Matthew Humberstone School, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire | All Things Are Connected | BT Award for Most Entertaining Performance Lifestyle Award for Best Stage Crew |
| Merlyn Rees High School, Leeds, West Yorkshire | Down but not out | Best Drama Skills |
| Newland School for Girls, Hull | Metamorphosis | Producer's Award for Student Leadership Humberside Police Encouragement Award |
| South Hunsley School, Melton, East Riding of Yorkshire | Pollution on Planet Earth | - |
| Sowerby Bridge School, Calderdale, West Yorkshire | Life - Is the Grass Greener? | Best Costume Design |
| Woldgate College, Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire | Women's Work | Mitsubishi Award for Best Concept |
1999
1999 Get Real Be Your Best Power FM Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day One
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Monday 1 February
1st Place
Cowes High School, Cowes, Isle of Wight
2nd Place
Park Community School, Leigh Park, Hampshire
3rd Place
Staunton Park Community School, Havant, Hampshire
1999 Get Real Be Your Best Power FM Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day Two
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Tuesday 2 February
1st Place
King Richard Secondary School Team Two, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Smash the Camera
2nd Place
South Downs College, Waterlooville, Hampshire
3rd Place
Mayville High School, Southsea, Hampshire
1999 Get Real Be Your Best 2CRFM Bournemouth Rock Challenge
Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset
Wednesday 3 February
1st Place
Corfe Hills School, Poole, Dorset
2nd Place
Blandford School, Blandford Forum, Dorset
3rd Place
The Purbeck School, Wareham, Dorset
1999 Be Your Best London Rock Challenge
Drury Lane Theatre, London
Sunday 7 February
1st Place
Peers Technology College, Oxford, Oxfordshire - The Lost Ones
Joint 2nd Place
The Misbourne School, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire
Joint 2nd Place
Crickhowell High School, Crickhowell, Powys
1999 Be Your Best Reading Rock Challenge
The Hexagon, Reading, Berkshire
Monday 8 February
1st Place
The Wavell School, Farnborough, Hampshire
2nd Place
Frogmore Community College, Yateley, Hampshire
3rd Place
Fort Hill Community College Team Two, Basingstoke, Hampshire
1999 Be Your Best Fox FM Oxford Rock Challenge Day One
The Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Tuesday 9 February
1st Place
The Misbourne School, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire - UHF
2nd Place
Peers Technology College, Oxford, Oxfordshire
3rd Place
Stantonbury Campus, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
1999 Be Your Best Fox FM Oxford Rock Challenge Day Two
The Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Wednesday 10 February
1st Place
Sir William Ramsay School, Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
2nd Place
Headington School, Oxford, Oxfordshire
3rd Place
Lord Williams's School, Thame, Oxfordshire
1999 Get Real Be Your Best Power FM Southampton Rock Challenge
Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire
Thursday 25 February
1st Place
Osborne Middle School, East Cowes, Isle of Wight
2nd Place
Wildern School Seniors, Hedge End, Hampshire
3rd Place
Cantell Secondary School, Southampton, Hampshire - It's Just an Illusion
1999 Lifestyle Viking FM Be Your Best Hull Rock Challenge
Hull City Hall, Hull
Monday 1 March
1st Place
Driffield School, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire
2nd Place
Cottingham High School, Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire
3rd Place
South Hunsley School, Melton, East Riding of Yorkshire
1999 Lifestyle Viking FM Be Your Best Grimsby Rock Challenge
Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
Wednesday 3 March
1st Place
Healing Comprehensive School, Healing, North East Lincolnshire
2nd Place
Woldgate School, Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire
3rd Place
The Lindsey School, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire
1999 On the Beat Galaxy 102 Be Your Best Manchester Rock Challenge
Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 16 March
1st Place
Astley St Mary's School, Astley, Manchester
2nd Place
George Tomlinson School, Kearsley, Bolton
3rd Place
Stainburn School, Workington, Cumbria
1999 Be Your Best Downtown Radio Belfast Rock Challenge
Waterfront Hall, Belfast
Thursday 18 March
1st Place
Ashfield Girls' High School Belfast
2nd Place
Our Lady of Mercy School, Belfast
3rd Place
St Joseph's School, Belfast
1999 Be Your Best The Pulse Bradford Rock Challenge
St George's Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire
Monday 22 March
1st Place
City of Leeds School, Leeds, West Yorkshire
2nd Place
Thornton Grammar School, Bradford, West Yorkshire
3rd Place
Ralph Thoresby High School, Leeds, West Yorkshire
1999 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Northern Grand Final
Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
Thursday 24 March
1st Place
South Hunsley School, Melton, East Riding of Yorkshire
2nd Place
Woldgate School, Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire
3rd Place
Driffield School, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire
1999 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Southern Grand Final
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Saturday 26 March
1st Place
Cantell Secondary School, Southampton, Hampshire - It's Just An Illusion
2nd Place
King Richard School, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Smash the Camera
3rd Place
Ashfield Girls' High School, Belfast
2000
2000 Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day One
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Monday 28 February
1st Place
Cowes High School, Cowes, Isle of Wight
2nd Place
King Richard School, Portsmouth, Hampshire
3rd Place
Crookhorn Community School, Waterlooville, Hampshire
2000 Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day Two
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Tuesday 29 February
1st Place
King Richard School, Portsmouth, Hampshire
2nd Place
City of Portsmouth Girls' School, Portsmouth, Hampshire
3rd Place
Mayville High School, Southsea, Hampshire
2000 Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge
Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire
Thursday 2 March
1st Place
Brune Park Community School, Gosport, Hampshire
2nd Place
Frogmore Community School, Yateley, Hampshire
3rd Place
Wildern School Juniors, Hedge End, Hampshire
2000 Be Your Best Eastbourne Rock Challenge
Eastbourne Congress Theatre, Eastbourne, East Sussex
Wednesday 8 March
1st Place
Ratton School, Eastbourne, East Sussex
2nd Place
Tideway School, Newhaven, East Sussex
3rd Place
Lindfield School, Eastbourne, East Sussex
2000 Be Your Best Bournemouth Rock Challenge
Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset
Friday 10 March
1st Place
Lytchett Minster School, Poole, Dorset
2nd Place
Highcliffe School Team One, Christchurch, Dorset
3rd Place
Oakmead College of Technology, Bournemouth, Dorset
2000 Be Your Best Oxford Rock Challenge
Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Monday 13 March
1st Place
Peers Technology College, Oxford, Oxfordshire
2nd Place
Lord William's School, Thame, Oxfordshire
3rd Place
Sir William Ramsay School, Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
2000 Be Your Best Basingstoke Rock Challenge
The Anvil, Basingstoke, Hampshire
Thursday 16 March
1st Place
Wavell School, Farnborough, Hampshire - Hooray for Hollywood
2nd Place
Misbourne School, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire
3rd Place
St Sampson's School, St Sampson's, Guernsey
2000 Lifestyle Be Your Best Hull Rock Challenge
Hull New Theatre, Hull
Monday 20 March
1st Place
Hornsea School, Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire
2nd Place
Cottingham High School, Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire
3rd Place
South Hunsley School, Melton, East Riding of Yorkshire
2000 Lifestyle Be Your Best Grimsby Rock Challenge
Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
Wednesday 22 March
1st Place
Hereford School, Westward Ho, North East Lincolnshire
2nd Place
Driffield School, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire
3rd Place
Matthew Humberstone School, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire
2000 Be Your Best Croydon Rock Challenge
Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, Surrey
Monday 27 March
1st Place
Crickhowell High School, Crickhowell, Powys - Actions Speak Louder
2nd Place
Brynmawr School, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale
3rd Place
The Misbourne School, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire
2000 Be Your Best Bradford Rock Challenge Day One
St George's Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire
Wednesday 29 March
1st Place
Ralph Thoresby High School, Leeds, West Yorkshire
2nd Place
John Smeaton High School, Leeds, West Yorkshire
3rd Place
St Michael's College, Leeds, West Yorkshire
2000 Be Your Best Bradford Rock Challenge Day Two
St George's Theatre, Bradford, West Yorkshire
Thursday 30 March
1st Place
City of Leeds School, Leeds, West Yorkshire
2nd Place
Thornton Grammar School, Leeds, West Yorkshire
3rd Place
Stainburn School, Workington, Cumbria
2000 Be Your Best Belfast Rock Challenge
Waterfront Hall, Belfast
Thursday 13 April
1st Place
Ashfield Girls' High School, Belfast
2nd Place
Our Lady of Mercy High School, Belfast
3rd Place
Newbridge Integrated College, Banbridge, County Down
2000 Be Your Best Milton Keynes Rock Challenge
Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Wednesday 3 May
1st Place
Stantonbury Campus, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
2nd Place
Aylesbury High School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
3rd Place
Lord William's School, Thame, Oxfordshire
2000 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Northern Grand Final
Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
1st Place
Ashfield Girls' High School, Belfast
2nd Place
Driffield School, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire
3rd Place
Ralph Thoresby High School, Leeds, West Yorkshire
2000 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Southern Grand Final
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
1st Place
Crickhowell High School, Crickhowell, Powys - Actions Speak Louder
2nd Place
Stantonbury Campus, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
3rd Place
Wavell School, Farnborough, Hampshire - Hooray for Hollywood
2001
2001 Be Your Best Bournemouth Rock Challenge
Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset
Monday 26 February
1st Place
Corfe Hills School, Poole, Dorset - It's a Media World
2nd Place
Oakmead College of Technology, Bournemouth, Dorset - Mission Impossible 3
3rd Place
The Blandford School, Blandford Forum, Dorset - Mystical Fantasy
2001 Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge Day One
Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire
Thursday 1 March
1st Place
Cowes High School, Cowes, Isle of Wight - From Rags to Riches
2nd Place
The Hamble School, Hamble, Hampshire - Disorder and Dance
3rd Place
St Anne's Convent School, Southampton, Hampshire - Television Overload
2001 Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge Day Two
Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire
Friday 2 March
1st Place
Court Moor School, Fleet, Hampshire - A Better Way - Look To The Future
2nd Place
Lycee 1er Francois, Le Havre, France - Angel?
3rd Place
Wildern School Juniors, Hedge End, Hampshire - Popcorn
2001 Be Your Best Oxford Rock Challenge Day One
Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Wednesday 7 March
1st Place
Stantonbury Campus, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire - Take the Bull by the Horns
2nd Place
Lord Grey School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire - Out of the Light
3rd Place
Crickhowell High School, Crickhowell, Powys - Carpe Diem - Seize the Moment
2001 Be Your Best Oxford Rock Challenge Day Two
Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Thursday 8 March
1st Place
Lord William's School and Chinnor Autistic Unit, Thame, Oxfordshire - The Power of Compulsion
2nd Place
Abingdon College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire - Rehabilitation
3rd Place
Cooper School, Bicester, Oxfordshire - Time Warp
2001 Be Your Best Hemel Hempstead Rock Challenge
Dacorum Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Wednesday 14 March
1st Place
The Wavell School, Farnborough, Hampshire - Dancing with the Missing
2nd Place
John F Kennedy Catholic School, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire - Take the Power Back
3rd Place
Longdean School, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire - Brave New World
2001 Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day One
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Monday 19 March
1st Place
St Luke's School, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Street Life
2nd Place
Priory School, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Communication Through The Ages
3rd Place
King Richard School Team One, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Are You Scared Yet?
2001 Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day Two
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Tuesday 20 March
1st Place
King Richard School Team Two, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Girlz In The Hood
2nd Place
Mayville High School, Southsea, Hampshire - Nightmare!
3rd Place
Osborne Middle School, East Cowes, Isle of Wight - Are You Sitting Comfortably?
2001 Lifestyle Be Your Best Grimsby Rock Challenge
Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
Wednesday 28 March
1st Place
Matthew Humberstone School, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire - Elementary Balance
2nd Place
Healing Comprehensive School, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire - Awakening
3rd Place
South Hunsley School, Melton, East Riding of Yorkshire - Conquer Your Dark Side
2001 Lifestyle Be Your Best Bridlington Rock Challenge
The Spa, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire
Friday 30 March
1st Place
Driffield School, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire - A Native American Legend
2nd Place
Hornsea School, Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire - Best of British
3rd Place
Merlyn Rees High School, Leeds, West Yorkshire - A Higher Level
2001 Be Your Best Belfast Rock Challenge
Waterfront Hall, Belfast
Wednesday 4 April
1st Place
Ashfield Girls' High School, Belfast - The Sky's the Limit
2nd Place
Larkin Community College, Dublin - Garden of Life
3rd Place
Belfast Model School, Belfast - Walk of Life
2001 Be Your Best Bradford Rock Challenge Day One
St George's Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire
Tuesday 24 April
1st Place
John Smeaton Community High School, Leeds, West Yorkshire - Parental Guidance
2nd Place
Copperfields College, Leeds, West Yorkshire - Descent
3rd Place
Earlsheaton Community High School, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire - The Disappeared
2001 Be Your Best Bradford Rock Challenge Day Two
St George's Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire
Wednesday 25 April
1st Place
City of Leeds School, Leeds, West Yorkshire - Alpha-Omega
2nd Place
Thornton Grammar School, Bradford, West Yorkshire - The Celebration of Creation
3rd Place
Hanson School, Bradford, West Yorkshire - Nightmare
2001 Be Your Best Carlisle Rock Challenge
The Sands Centre, Carlisle, Cumbria
Friday 4 May
1st Place
Stainburn School, Workington, Cumbria - High Kicking
2nd Place
Peterhead Academy, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire - U.S.A. OK/No Way!
3rd Place
Whitehaven School, Whitehaven, Cumbria - Silva
2001 Be Your Best Croydon Rock Challenge
Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, Surrey
Wednesday 9 May
1st Place
Davison High School, Worthing, West Sussex - Outraged
2nd Place
Brynmawr School, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale - War
3rd Place
St Thomas More School, West Grinstead, West Sussex - Life in London
2001 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Southern Region Grand Final
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Monday 21 May
1st Place
King Richard School Team Two, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Girlz In The Hood
2nd Place
The Wavell School, Farnborough, Hampshire - Dancing with the Missing
3rd Place
Davison High School, Worthing, West Sussex - Outraged
2001 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Northern Region Grand Final
Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
Saturday 26 May
1st Place
Ashfield Girls' High School, Belfast - The Sky's the Limit
2nd Place
Thornton Grammar School, Bradford, West Yorkshire - The Celebration of Creation
3rd Place
Driffield School, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire - A Native American Legend
2002
2002 Be Your Best Aberdeen Rock Challenge
Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Wednesday 13 February
1st Place
Peterhead Academy, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire - When The Boat Comes In
2nd Place
Westhill Academy, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire - Tribes
3rd Place
Mackie Academy, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire - The Good, The Bad and the Sixties!
2002 Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge Day One
Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire
Wednesday 27 February
1st Place
Cowes High School, Cowes, Isle of Wight - Elemental
2nd Place
Staunton Park Community School, Havant, Hampshire - Newsflash – Teenagers out of Control!
3rd Place
Solent Middle School, Cowes, Isle of Wight - Exhibiting the Future
2002 Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge Day Two
Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire
Thursday 28 February
1st Place
Ryde High School, Ryde, Isle of Wight - Caped Fear
2nd Place
Highcliffe School Team Two, Christchurch, Dorset - Love and Rejection
3rd Place
Lycee Francois Premier, Le Havre, France - Nobody’s Perfect
2002 Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge Day Three
Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire
Friday 1 March
1st Place
Regents Park Juniors, Southampton, Hampshire - Around the World in 8 Minutes
2nd Place
Wildern School Seniors, Hedge End, Hampshire - Rodeo Rock
3rd Place
St Sampson's Secondary School, St Sampson's, Guernsey - Sweets Ain’t What They Seem To Be!
2002 Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day One
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Tuesday 5 March
1st Place
Crickhowell High School, Crickhowell, Powys - The Shape of Things To Come
2nd Place
Park Community School, Leigh Park, Hampshire - P.O.P (Product or People)
3rd Place
King Richard School Team One, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Corrida de Toros
2002 Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day Two
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Wednesday 6 March
1st Place
City of Portsmouth Girls’ School, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Cry Freedom
2nd Place
Frogmore Community College Team A, Yateley, Hampshire - Faces of Conflict
3rd Place
Mayville High School, Southsea, Hampshire - A Changing World
2002 Be Your Best Oxford Rock Challenge Day One
Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Thursday 7 March
1st Place
Cheney School, Oxford, Oxfordshire - Dreams or Nightmares
2nd Place
Headington School, Oxford, Oxfordshire - Human Cloning
3rd Place
Cranbourne School - The Rhythm Has My Soul
2002 Be Your Best Oxford Rock Challenge Day Two
Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Friday 8 March
1st Place
Sir William Ramsay School, Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire - The Outsider
2nd Place
Abingdon and Witney College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire - Rouge
3rd Place
Brynmawr School, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale - ”The Drugs Don’t Work”
2002 Be Your Best Bournemouth Rock Challenge
Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset
Monday 11 March
1st Place
Highcliffe Lower School, Christchurch, Dorset - Mind Games
2nd Place
Highcliffe Team A, Christchurch, Dorset - Always Remember
3rd Place
Rossmore Community College, Poole, Dorset - Choice of Direction
2002 Be Your Best Crawley Rock Challenge
The Hawth Theatre, Crawley, West Sussex
Monday 11 March
1st Place
Davison High School, Worthing, West Sussex - Ad Extremum
2nd Place
Bognor Regis Community College, Bognor Regis, West Sussex - Hatch, Match and Despatch
3rd Place
Filsham Valley School, St Leonard's-on-Sea, East Sussex - What’s Your Talent?
2002 Be Your Best Croydon Rock Challenge
Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, Surrey
Thursday 14 March
1st Place
Frogmore Community College Team B, Yateley, Hampshire - Hand of Hope
2nd Place
Wavell School, Farnborough, Hampshire - Destiny
3rd Place
The Misbourne School, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire - O’mnis Saga
2002 Be Your Best Bradford Rock Challenge Day One
St George's Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire
Tuesday 19 March
1st Place
Thornton Grammar School, Bradford, West Yorkshire - Antony and Cleopatra
2nd Place
Buttershaw High School, Bradford, West Yorkshire - The Same World - But A World Apart
3rd Place
Hanson School, Bradford, West Yorkshire - One Vision
2002 Be Your Best Bradford Rock Challenge Day Two
St George's Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire
Wednesday 20 March
1st Place
South Leeds Art College, Leeds, West Yorkshire - Dreams
2nd Place
Matthew Humberstone School, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire - Don't Stop the Carnival
3rd Place
St Joseph's RC College, Bradford, West Yorkshire - Take a Trip
2002 Lifestyle Be Your Best Bridlington Rock Challenge
The Spa, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire
Friday 12 April
1st Place
Hornsea School, Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire - Perseverance Pays
2nd Place
Driffield School, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire - The Fire of London
3rd Place
South Hunsley School, Melton, East Riding of Yorkshire - The Chinese Years
2002 Lifestyle Be Your Best Grimsby Rock Challenge
Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
Monday 15 April
1st Place
Healing Comprehensive, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire - A Higher State of Innocence
2nd Place
Hereford Technology School, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire - Celebrate South Africa
3rd Place
Matthew Humberstone School, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire - Don't Stop the Carnival
2002 Lifestyle Be Your Best Hull Rock Challenge
Hull Ice Arena, Hull
Wednesday 17 April
1st Place
Archbishop Thurstan School, Hull - Just Be Yourself
2nd Place
Andrew Marvell School, Hull - The Time Machine
3rd Place
St Mary's College, Hull - A Woman's World
2002 Be Your Best Hemel Hempstead Rock Challenge
Dacorum Theatre, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Thursday 25 April
1st Place
Kings Langley School, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire - Know Your Limits
2nd Place
Vandyke Upper School, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire - Through the Eyes of a Child
3rd Place
Aylesbury High School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire - Under Pressure
2002 Be Your Best Belfast Rock Challenge
Waterfront Hall, Belfast
Monday 29 April
1st Place
Ashfield Girls' High School, Belfast - There's Only One You
2nd Place
Ballee Community High School, Ballymena, County Antrim - Get Connected
3rd Place
Holy Trinity College, Cookstown, County Tyrone - Oblivion Interrupted
2002 Be Your Best Carlisle Rock Challenge
The Sands Centre, Carlisle, Cumbria
Friday 3 May
1st Place
Stainburn School, Workington, Cumbria - The Power Within
2nd Place
Rhyddings High School, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire - Herstory
3rd Place
Cockermouth School, Cockermouth, Cumbria - Looking for a Way Out
2002 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Southern Region Grand Final
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Friday 17 May
1st Place
Ryde High School, Ryde, Isle of Wight - Caped Fear
2nd Place
Sir William Ramsay School, Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire - The Outsider
3rd Place
City of Portsmouth Girls' School, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Cry Freedom
2002 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Northern Region Grand Final
Barbican Centre, York
Friday 17 May
1st Place
Thornton Grammar School, Bradford, West Yorkshire - Antony and Cleopatra
2nd Place
Hornsea School, Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire - Perseverance Pays
3rd Place
Ashfield Girls' High School, Belfast - There's Only One You
2003
2003 Be Your Best Aberdeen Rock Challenge
Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Thursday 13 February
1st Place
Torry Academy, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire - Choose Life
2nd Place
Peterhead Academy, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire - G.M.
3rd Place
Oldmachar Academy, Bridge of Don, Aberdeenshire - Sounds Like Teen Spirit
2003 Be Your Best Bournemouth Rock Challenge
Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset
Monday 3 March
1st Place
Lytchett Minster School, Poole, Dorset - To the Land of Milk and Honey
2nd Place
Highcliffe School D.C., Christchurch, Dorset - Yomigaeru
3rd Place
Oakmead College of Technology, Bournemouth, Dorset - Into the World of Temptation
2003 Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge Day One
Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire
Wednesday 5 March
1st Place
Barton Peveril College, Eastleigh, Hampshire - Freedom of Expression
2nd Place
Lycee Francois Premier, Le Havre, France - The One Who Stole the Light
3rd Place
St Vincent College, Gosport, Hampshire - Adverts Reaction
2003 Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge Day Two
Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire
Thursday 6 March
1st Place
Hamble School, Hamble, Hampshire - Image
2nd Place
Richard Aldworth School, Basingstoke, Hampshire - Overcoming the Barricades
3rd Place
Brune Park Community College, Gosport, Hampshire - Unity Through Music
2003 Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge Day Three
Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire
Friday 7 March
1st Place
Cantell School, Southampton, Hampshire - On the Eighth Day
2nd Place
Cowes High School, Cowes, Isle of Wight - Re-Volution
3rd Place
Regents Park School Juniors, Southampton, Hampshire - The Power of Imagination
2003 Be Your Best Crawley Rock Challenge Day One
The Hawth, Crawley, West Sussex
Monday 10 March
1st Place
Wavell School, Farnborough, Hampshire - Legacy
2nd Place
Davison High School for Girls, Worthing, West Sussex - 8 Percent!
3rd Place
Bognor Regis Community College, Bognor Regis, West Sussex - Legends
2003 Be Your Best Crawley Rock Challenge Day Two
The Hawth, Crawley, West Sussex
Tuesday 11 March
1st Place
Tideway School, Newhaven, East Sussex - Splish Splash
2nd Place
Bexhill High School, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex - Unknown Destiny
3rd Place
Filsham Valley School, St Leonard's-on-Sea, East Sussex - Where 2 Now?
2003 Be Your Best Croydon Rock Challenge
Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, Surrey
Thursday 13 March
1st Place
Frogmore Community College, Yateley, Hampshire - Life's a Circus
2nd Place
Brynmawr School, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale - War With No Winners
3rd Place
Crickhowell High School, Crickhowell, Powys - Every Picture Tells a Story
2003 Be Your Best Bradford Rock Challenge Day One
St George's Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire
Wednesday 19 March
1st Place
South Leeds Arts College, Leeds, West Yorkshire - Elements of Power
2nd Place
Buttershaw High School, Bradford, West Yorkshire - Enigma
3rd Place
Earlsheaton High School, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire - Street Harmony
2018
The National Final of the 2018 Tour was held in Rotherham on 14 July. First place was awarded to LeAF Studio, Bournemouth, with their theme 'Through Innocent Eyes', a take on the story of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and offered education on the events of the Holocaust through performance. The finale of their 8-minute performance saw scenery close in front of students, revealing harrowing numbers of those killed in concentration camps based on their citizenship, faith or sexual orientation, and the message 'DIFFERENCES SHOULD NOT DIVIDE US'.
See also
External links
- Rock Challenge UK
- Be Your Best Foundation
- Rock Challenge UK Archives
- Global Rock Challenge
- The Australian Rock Eisteddfod Challenge
- "UK ROCK CHALLENGE :: BE YOUR BEST FOUNDATION (PagEd)".
- Rose Grunstein, Don Nutbeam, (2007) "The impact of participation in the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge on adolescent resiliency and health behaviours", Health Education, Vol. 107 Iss: 3, pp.261 - 275
- Murphy, S., Salmon, D., Orme, J., Jones, M. and Kimberlee, R. (2004) The Rock Challenge: An evaluation of a drug prevention and performing arts programme. External Report.
- Dance in the United Kingdom
- Rock Eisteddfod Challenge
- School dance competitions
- Recurring events established in 1996
- Recurring events disestablished in 2019
- Performing arts in the United Kingdom
- 1996 establishments in the United Kingdom
- 2019 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
- Competitions in the United Kingdom