1997
1997 Be Your Best Croydon Rock Challenge
Ashcroft Theatre, Croyden, Surrey
Wednesday, February 26
| 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, March 4
| 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, March 5
| 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, March 7
| 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, March 12
| 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, March 14
| 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, March 19
| 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, April 11
| 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, April 14
| 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, April 15
| 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, April 17
| 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 |
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