UK Rock Challenge is the British arm of the Global Rock Challenge and the Australian Rock Eisteddfod Challenge. Rock Challenge is an anti-drug and crime-prevention that takes the form of a friendly performing arts competition for schools and colleges. In 1996, the first Rock Challenge event in UK was originally staged in Portsmouth with only 11 schools and 800 students. It started because Inspector Mark Pontin of the Hampshire Constabulary visited Australia in 1995, saw the Australian Rock Eisteddfod Challenge first hand and was so impressed that he persuaded the Chief Constable to introduce it to their area of the UK. Since then, Rock Challenge has expanded over the 16 years it has been running; in 2012 44 events are planned.
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 up and down the country.
Contents |
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 music. Of 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. During the evening a panel of judges gives verbal feedback on each performance and also scores each piece based on strict criteria. Performances are judged on:
Performance Judge Marks:
Production Judge Marks:
Drama and Design Judge Marks:
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 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 idea is that through participation in the event at a professional venue with a professional production and technical crew, the students have a realisation 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 taking drugs or drinking alcohol they will be asked to leave and their team will be deducted overall ranking places (therefore making it impossible for them to win or go further in the competition). Participation in the Rock Challenge has shown to have many other positive effects on participants, schools, and communities other than this including[1]:
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 its UK launch in 1996 it still does not have any major media coverage.
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.
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:
In the 'Premier' Division:
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 after winning their Open Grand Final.
In 2012 the second UK Rock Challenge National Grand Final will be held; the event is scheduled to take part on Sunday, July 22 at the Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.
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 • 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 • Sheffield • Skegness • Southampton • St Albans • Stevenage • York
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[1] 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.
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 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 |
| Park Community School, Leigh Park, 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 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
Wednesday March 5
| 1st Place | King Richard School Team One, Portsmouth, Hampshire | Title unknown |
| 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 | Title unknown | 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 - '
Also participated:
1998 Get Real 2-Ten FM Be Your Best Basingstoke Rock Challenge
The Anvil, Basingstoke, Hampshire
Tuesday March 2
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
Also participated:
1998 Get Real Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge
Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire
Thursday March 5
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, Gosport, Hampshire
Also participated:
1998 Get Real 2CR FM Be Your Best Bournemouth Rock Challenge
Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset
Friday March 6
1st Place
Highcliffe School, Christchurch, Dorset – Africa
2nd Place
The Purbeck School, Wareham, Dorset – Fatal Fashion
3rd Place
Carter School, Poole, Dorset – Choices
Also participated:
1998 Get Real Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day One
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Monday March 9
1st Place
The Hayling School, Hayling Island, Hampshire - Our Lives
2nd Place
Mayville High School, Southsea, Hampshire - 007 Girl Power
3rd Place
City of Portsmouth Girls' School, Portsmouth, Hampshire – Out of a Picture
1998 Get Real Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day Two
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Tuesday March 10
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
1998 Lifestyle Be Your Best Hull Rock Challenge
Hull New Theatre, Hull
Tuesday March 17
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
1998 Be Your Best The Pulse Leeds Rock Challenge
Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Friday March 20
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
1998 Be Your Best Fox FM Oxford Rock Challenge
Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Thursday March 26
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
1998 Lifestyle Be Your Best Grimsby Rock Challenge
Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
Friday March 27
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, Melton, East Riding of Yorkshire – Pollution on Planet Earth
1998 Be Your Best Brighton Rock Challenge
The Dome, Brighton
Friday March 27
1st Place
Davison High School, Worthing, West Sussex - Tomorrow Never Knows
2nd Place
Ratton School, Eastbourne, East Sussex
3rd Place
St Thomas More School, West Grinstead, West Sussex
1998 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Southern Grand Final
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Tuesday March 31
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
1998 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Northern Grand Final
The Barbican Centre, York
Friday April 3
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
Merlyn Rees High School, Leeds, West Yorkshire - Down but not out
1999 Get Real Be Your Best Power FM Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day One
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Monday February 1
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 February 2
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 February 3
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 February 7
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 February 8
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 February 9
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 February 10
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, Hampshrie
Thursday February 25
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 March 1
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 March 3
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 March 16
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 March 18
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 March 22
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 March 24
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 March 26
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 Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day One
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Monday February 28
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 February 29
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 March 2
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 March 8
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 March 10
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 March 13
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 March 16
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 March 20
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 March 22
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 March 27
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 March 29
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 March 30
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 April 13
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 May 3
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 Be Your Best Bournemouth Rock Challenge
Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset
Monday February 26
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 March 1
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 March 2
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 March 7
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 March 8
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 March 14
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 March 19
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 March 20
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 March 28
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 March 30
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 April 4
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 April 24
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 April 25
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 May 4
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 May 9
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 May 21
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 May 26
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 Be Your Best Aberdeen Rock Challenge
Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Wednesday February 13
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 February 27
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 February 28
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 March 1
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 March 5
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 March 6
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 March 7
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 March 8
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 March 11
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 March 11
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 March 14
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 March 19
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 March 20
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 April 12
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 April 15
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 April 17
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 April 25
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 April 29
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 May 3
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 May 17
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 May 17
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 Be Your Best Aberdeen Rock Challenge
Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Thursday February 13
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 March 3
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 March 5
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 March 6
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 March 7
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 March 10
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 March 11
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 March 13
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 March 19
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