Talent show
At St George’s School last Thursday, almost the whole school took part in a talent show to entertain parents and friends. The show went on for almost two hours and each child from all classes were involved in one way or another, and the amount of entertainment which came out was fantastic.
Obviously, the youngest children were just natural entertainers in themselves, but a lot of work and practice had gone in to the event and this was appreciated and acknowledged by the whole audience. There were three categories in the show for the various age groups, and the judges were Mr Oliver Barron, music teacher at St Augustine’s, along with two former pupils of St George’s, Emmie Beckitt and Darcy de ’Freitas.
The two female judges started off the show, Emmie sweetly singing a wonderful ballad, and Darcey giving a violin recital. Mr Richard Johnson was the compere and full of humour, he introduced each little act, of which there were a total of 18.
In the first category the winners were Frozen, a group of five little girls who stole the show. They were Abbie, Olivia, Brooke, Isabella and Holly. In the second category there was a tie with Alex Swalkes and Daisy Howitt. Alex played Shepherd Hey on the piano while blindfolded, and then a piece from his music, after which Daisy gave a wonderful trumpet solo on her Golden Trumpet. In the third category The Legends came first, The Star Girls second, and third was Jack Scriven who sang a wonderful gentle solo.
Mr Barron spoke for the judges, saying that all the children had done really well, and remarked on the amount of talent they had at the school. He felt that they were all winners, but there had been a lot of deliberation in finding the winners. However, all the children who took part were rewarded with a bag of sweets.
At the end of the show, Mr Johnson proposed a vote of thanks to all the teachers and helpers who had encouraged and helped the children in their efforts, and said he felt this kind of presentation perhaps should happen more often, which would bring out the best in all the children. Light refreshments were then served to everyone.