For the Awards 09 ceremony we set the challenge to all students to write a poem or short story that best reflected their own thoughts and feelings they had about ARTS. Many entries were sent in but only one could win with the prize of being allowed to read their piece at the event and have it published here on the website.
Thank you to everyone who sent in entries and congratulations to the winner and runners up.
Winning Entry- written by Ellie Sharp aged 14
I'd never been so far away, but I knew I was home.
You can feel the audience breathing.
The light is so bright that all that remains is you and the darkness.
Its like holding your breath, ready to jump.
Its like dying and being re-born. Like losing, yet winning everything.
Its fast but slow. Like falling in love yet being utterly alone.
You taste your own mouth and feel your own skin and I knew I was alive from that very minute.
I knew who I was and I knew what I had to do.
I was here to perform and perform was what I was made to do.
With the lights shining hard and my pulse beating a million beats a second,
I broke on to the stage with a smile on my face and a warm feeling in my heart.
From then, I knew a dancer was born!
Runner Up - written by Phoebe Thomas aged 6
I am a dancer and even thought I am quite small
I really love dancing best of all.
I am a dancer, I love to jump and leap,
I think I even dance in my sleep.
I am a dancer, I can point and spin,
When I dance it makes me grin.
I am a dancer, and one day when I've grown up,
I want to dance on the stage on my own.
I am a dancer, and a singer too,
Play some music and I'll show you what I can do.
I am a dancer, and at ARTS it's just right,
I wish I could go there every night.
Runner Up - written by Anna Davey aged 11
I joined ARTS last September,
and I've got loads of great things to remember.
I've made a bunch of new friends, and we all have fun as we practice our bends.
I've learnt my shuffles and my hops, and oh how we laughed, I've laughed such alot.
In musical theatre everyone sings, and we dance and we joke and we do lots of great things.
just this year, I did my first show, it was amazing, fantastic, but I'm sure that you know.
It's been such a good year! and that's what I've done in my time here!
80-09 best time of my life!
Runner Up - written by Rhian Earrye aged 15
Leotards and tutus, ballet shoes and taps
Legwarmers, flares and croptops and double french plaits
ARTS logos embroidered on tracksuits and hoodies
The tuck shop is full with snakes and goodies
Anglia Region Theatre School known to us as ARTS
On the A140 and achieving high exam marks
Recently refurbished now with studio red, yellow and blue
Singing and piano lessons also available to you
The famous ARTS shows get bigger every year
Aren't we all glad that McDonalds is near
The Walter Roy Theatre, our home for a week
Where we dance our hearts out until the event is complete
Red lipstick and glitter, costumes galore
A headache for Vickie and Andy much more
Queues for hair and make up too
As we get ready to perform especially for you
Sarah's choreography is second to none
spiders webs and pirate flags were all part of the fun
From star wars to footloose, hairspray and 007
It was a sell out show - arrived home at eleven
Performing at Disneyland Paris via the Eurostar
A privilege given to us through Mardi Gras
Onward Enterprises and other stage passes
Chicago Blues Brothers wearing black hats and glasses
I attend on a Friday, with all of my mates
We all have a gossip and quick updates
Emily and Alex to name just two
Ten altogether complete the crew
