The UK Rock Challenge is the British arm of the Global Rock Challenge. The Rock Challenge is an anti-drug and crime-prevention that takes the form of a friendly performing arts competition for schools and colleges. Originating in Australia in the 1980s, it reached UK shores due to Inspector Mark Pontin of the Hampshire Constabulary seeing it in 1995 and being so impressed that he persuaded the Chief Constable of Hampshire Constabulary to introduce it into their area of the UK. The first UK event took place in Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth in 1996 involving 11 schools and around 750 young people; since then, Rock Challenge has expanded into many areas across the UK; in 2016 there are 49 days of events.
All the events in the UK are funded by the Be Your Best Foundation (Registered Charity Number 1077291), a non-profit charity set up by the creators of the Rock Challenge in the UK who source funding for the events across the UK.'
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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.
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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 BestTM 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:
Junior Rock Challenge The Junior Rock Challenge started in the UK in 2005 for participants aged 7-11. Many Junior Rock Challenges 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 in each criteria.
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:
o Aberdeen o Arbroath o Basingstoke o Belfast o Bournemouth o Bradford o Brighton o Carlisle o Crawley o Croydon o Derby o Dundee o Eastbourne o Grantham o Grimsby o Hackney o Hemel Hempstead o Hull o Inverness o Leeds o Lincoln o London (central) o Manchester o Margate o Milton Keynes o North Finchley o Portsmouth o Reading o Sheffield o Skegness o Southampton o St Albans o Stevenage o York
Sponsors
The Be Your Best Foundation is always looking for sponsorship, because they are a charity and this sponsor helps to put on the events. There is a wide range of sponsors, but not as internationally known as the Australian sponsorship is (like Calvin Klein for one). In certain areas where the Rock Challenge is there is major backing and sponsorship from the local police force (partly because the introduction to the UK was with the backing of the Hampshire Constabulary). The One Network Radio stations like Heart FM(formerly known as 2CR FM), Southern FM, Chiltern Radio are also sponsors in their area and this way the Rock Challenge also some times use local presenters from the Radio Stations. Other Radio stations which are not owned by The One Network are also used for sponsorship (for example both from the Yorkshire Radio Network: The Pulse & Viking FM; Independently owned Lincolnshire based Lincs FM and finally Belfast's Downtown Radio). Other campaigns for good health, to tackle drugs & alcohol and to promote a better community also appear in the sponsorship. Just like the Police forces in Rock Challenge tour areas, all the local city and borough councils promote the Rock Challenge (but in the London area there is no definitive sponsorship or backing from the Police or city council). For the Finals, the sponsorship changes slightly because all the finals are presented by the insurance company Ansvar insurance (which ironically has an Australian parent company) which is a company which helps non-profit organizations and individuals like Charities, helping by investing in certain organizations which work firstly and foremostly in alcohol and drug education (Ansvar Insurance (UK) Website). In the early announcements over the 2009 national finals it has been said that the success of the event is down highly to the sponsorship gained, to help the staging of the biggest event yet.
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 very first event to the present day:
1996
1996 Be Your Best Rock Challenge
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
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1997
1997 Be Your Best Croydon Rock Challenge
Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, Surrey
Wednesday, 26 February
Awards:
1997 Get Real Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day One
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Tuesday, 4 March
Awards:
1997 Get Real Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day Two
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Thursday, 5 March
Awards:
1997 Get Real 2CR FM Be Your Best Bournemouth Rock Challenge
Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset
Friday, 7 March
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1997 Get Real 2-Ten FM Be Your Best Basingstoke Rock Challenge
The Anvil Theatre, Basingstoke, Hampshire
Wednesday, 12 March
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1997 Get Real Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge
Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire
Friday, 14 March
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1997 Lifestyle Be Your Best Hull Rock Challenge
Hull New Theatre, Hull
Wednesday, 19 March
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1997 Be Your Best Fox FM Oxford Rock Challenge
Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Friday, 11 April
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1997 Be Your Best The Pulse Bradford Rock Challenge
St George's Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire
Monday, 14 April
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1997 Be Your Best The Pulse Rock Challenge Northern Grand Final
St George's Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire
Tuesday, 15 April
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1997 Be Your Best Get Real Rock Challenge Southern Grand Final
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Thursday, 17 April
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1998
1998 Get Real 2-Ten FM Be Your Best Basingstoke Rock Challenge
The Anvil, Basingstoke, Hampshire
Tuesday, 2 March
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1998 Get Real Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge
Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire
Thursday, 5 March
Awards:
1998 Get Real 2CR FM Be Your Best Bournemouth Rock Challenge
Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset
Friday, 6 March
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1998 Get Real Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day One
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Monday, 9 March
Awards:
1998 Get Real Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day Two
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Tuesday, 10 March
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1998 Lifestyle Be Your Best Hull Rock Challenge
Hull New Theatre, Hull
Tuesday, 17 March
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1998 Be Your Best The Pulse Leeds Rock Challenge
Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Friday, 20 March
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1998 Lifestyle Be Your Best Grimsby Rock Challenge
Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
Tuesday, 24 March
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1998 Be Your Best Fox FM Oxford Rock Challenge
Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Thursday, 26 March
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1998 Be Your Best Brighton Rock Challenge
The Dome, Brighton
Friday, 27 March
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1998 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Southern Grand Final
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Tuesday, 31 March
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1998 Lifestyle Be Your Best Grimsby Rock Challenge
Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
Tuesday, 24 March
Awards:
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 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 our 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, Buornemouth, 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
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