Students at Thomas Bennett Community College celebrated Christmas with an amazing Winter Concert held last night.
More than 25 students performed and showcased an amazing
array of talent. Performances included
some Christmas classics as well a vast array of music and songs from all
genres.
The school hall was packed to the rafters with family,
friends and staff all of whom came to watch.
Decorated beautifully for Christmas the atmosphere in the school was
fantastic. The highlight of course was
the students, whose talent was just incredible.
Students played a range of instruments including keyboard, guitar and
drums. There was also plenty of vocal
performances from students whose outstanding talent was just phenomenal.
Lots of hard work and commitment went into making the
evening such a success. Students have
been practising tirelessly in the weeks leading up to the event to ensure that
they were able to perform with confidence. The schools Sixth form students also played in
a big part and helped organise the event and made sure it run smoothly.
However, the concert wouldn’t have been such a huge success
without the hard work of the schools entire music department. Mr. Dobson, Ms. Wookey and Ms. Harvey all
worked phenomenally hard to ensure that the evening was brilliant. Their passion for music and teaching really
shone through.
The event was the perfect way to finish the winter term.
Headteacher, Stuart Smith said:
“The Winter Concert was just incredible. I really couldn’t be prouder of the outstanding talent shown by the students last night. The event was a real highlight of the year and wouldn’t have been possible without the hard work of Mr. Dobson and the music department. We have some incredibly gifted students and watching them perform last night with such confidence was amazing to see.”
The whole school community enjoyed the experience so much
that they are now busy thinking ahead and are getting ready to prepare for
their Easter music concert.
Staff and students at Crawley College Group joined other colleges across their group including Chichester, Brinsbury, Haywards Heath and Worthing Colleges – as they dressed as elves earlier this month in support of Elf Day, a festive themed fundraising event for Alzheimer’s Society.
The days helped to raise nearly £1,500 for the group’s charity of the year.
Lisa Humphries, Director of Student Services and Pastoral Support for the Chichester College Group, said:
“Everyone out-elved themselves in support of Alzheimer’s Support.
“We were overwhelmed by the support everyone gave us, raising an incredible amount to kick-off our fundraising efforts for our chosen charity of the year.
“The elves really were out in force on all campuses, from making treats to sell to walking many memory miles and attending virtual workshops to find out more about dementia.
“The support our students and staff gave us was phenomenal, especially our student experience team who organised events at all of our colleges.”
The Chichester College Group will be fundraising for Alzheimer’s Society throughout the remainder of the academic year, with more events planned over the coming months/
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