Acts from Rastrick High School and Sixth Form College took over the Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield to stage an extravaganza.

Pupils performed as musicians on the piano, flute, drums and guitar and were also the singers and dancers as well as Rastrick’s very own beat box crew. Judging the acts was four times UK Beat-boxing champion, former student Patrick Hirst and local professional dancer Vicky Cooper.

Deborah Adamson, organiser of the event, said: “The students and staff sacrificed a lot of their time between work and school to make this event a success, and it paid off.

“Each student was given a staff mentor and I feel this is one of the key parts to our success. Students are ready, able and well-rehearsed to rise to the challenge of the stage in a professional theatre.

“Andrew Ball, sixth form student and my willing co-host, took on a huge responsibility being next to me on-stage but he too showed that Rastrick has certainly got talent.”

This year’s winner was Megan Garbutt from Year 8 who gave a West End-worthy performance of ‘I Can’t Do It Alone’ from the musical Chicago.

Her singing and tap dancing brought the house down as she added her razzle dazzle to the show.

Year 10 student Caius Lee came a very close second place with his captivating performance on piano of ‘In Un Altra Vita’ (In another life), a piece by Ludovico Einaudi, one of Italy’s great film and pop composers.

Third place went to another Year 11 student, Rebecca Morris, who brought spoken poetry – or spoken word as it is often referred to – to the line-up for the first time.

She gave a unique and enjoyable performance of her poem entitled ‘Confessions of a Hopeless Romantic’, delivering passionate prose rich with emotion.

New headteacher Steve Evans, said: “This was the first Rastrick’s Got Talent I have attended and I couldn’t have hoped for a more entertaining and inspiring evening.

“The standard of performance was breath taking and reflected not just the superbly talented students we have at Rastrick High School, but the dedication and commitment of the staff for providing such an enriching experience for our students.”

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