And the winners are...

Well after all the stress in the lead up to Friday's final of the Inter-School Talent Show, it went (fairly) smoothly! After a mad rush to get the hall ready when school finished, we had a fantastic programme of performers from each of the three schools and I'm glad I didn't have the job of picking the winners!

The winners were:

• Drama: Lauren Haines from Debden Park High School


• Music: John Wilding from West Hatch High School


• Dance: Ellen Cameron from Roding Valley High School

Everyone who performed on Friday really did their schools proud and were a shining example of the vast amounts of talent we have among us in the Epping Forest District. These young people have also shown a great amount of dedication and commitment as it was abundantly clear to the audience how much effort and rehearsal each act had put in to their performance. From Roding Valley, it seems only fitting to make mention of Jake Lee (10Q) who learned to accompany himself on the piano for Friday's final.

Jen