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WINNERS!
Campion School Crowned `On the Beat Winners´
Merseyside's stars of the future were all on show Monday 22nd
of March for the final of Merseyside Police and Merseytravel's
performing arts competition, On The Beat 2004. Campion
Catholic High School from Everton took the honours, beating
the other five finalists to £1,000 prize money and an award
on an evening where the standard was exceptionally high.
The evening was hosted by Radio City's number one DJ Louis Hurst,
alongside Merseyside Police's Chief Inspector Peter Edge and the
six schools performed in front of an audience of invited guests,
their teachers, fellow pupils and families.
The finalists were:
Campion Catholic High School, in Everton
Archbishop Blanch High School, near the City Centre
King David High School, in Childwall
Parklands School, in Speke
South Wirral High School, in Eastham
St Edmund of Canterbury Catholic School, in Huyton
All of the performances were based around the theme of travelling
safely, and the winners produced a high energy performance about
the problems of anti-social behaviour on and around buses, including
music, dance and drama. They, as all of the other schools involved,
have been working on their performance with the help of a link
police officer since the end of last year.
Tony Phillips, Head Teacher Campion High School, said: "The
school is very proud to have won the 2004 On The Beat final. For
a small inner city boys school, the achievement is even more noteworthy.
The quality of performances in the final was inspiring, and the
message of travel safe was approached in a variety of dramatic
and humorous ways. The message of responsible citizenship is a
powerful one, both in school and in the wider community. I would
like to give special thanks to Miss Jones, our drama teacher,
for pointing the way to our lads, and bringing out really professional
standards from them.
He added: "On the Beat is a competition that reflects well
on education, the sponsors Merseytravel and on Merseyside Police.
Whether I could go through the nerve wracking ordeal of watching
it all again is another matter!"
Merseyside Police Chief Constable, Norman Bettison, said: "Each
year I am amazed by the talent of the young people taking part
in the competition, they display a high level energy and enthusiasm
for the themes they are presented with and they obviously really
enjoy themselves, as well as learning a lot about life."
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