On Sunday 25th April 20 acts from schools across Eastbourne and Hailsham were watched by over 300 spectators at The Winter Garden. ETC had 4 acts participating, 2 students helping with lighting backstage and a student and teacher judge. This annual event began 3 years ago and is growing in popularity and standard of competition.
Unfortunately, we did not make it to the top 3, but Kieran Farnes, playing his ukulele and singing ‘I’m yours’ by Jason Mraz came fourth and Kayla McCarthy and Chloe Stamp dancing to ‘Candy Man’ by Christina Aguilera came joint fifth with Lauren Morris, Abbie Corke, Abbie Smith, Jade French, Stella Jones and Emily Crouch who performed their version of ‘Thriller’ by Michael Jackson.
I’d like to thank Meg Summerford, Chelsie Phillips and Jade Punshon for their performance of Justin Bieber’s ‘Love me’. I know all 3 girls are determined to come back next year and make their act bigger and better as they only put it together a day before! I’d also like to give a big thank you to Zoe Drummond and Amy Hylands for spending almost 12 hours at The Winter Garden helping out backstage with the lighting. Finally, thank you to Lauren Summerford for being my student judge. Going on the amount of laughing and clapping, I know she enjoyed it as much as I did!
This evening has been a huge success every year and is immensely entertaining. I am extremely proud of all of our students who took part either on or off the stage. Thank you to all the parents and extended family that came along to support us and to Mrs Marriot for bringing along her family too!
This event will be held again next year at about the same time, so I’d like us all to start preparing now! Watch this space for more information…
Miss Delgado
