My sincere congratulations to the LAMDA children who chose to bravely take part in this year’s Thanet Speech and Drama Festival. Their commitment to prepare and rehearse is highly commendable. Parents, families and friends were treated to a display of Verse Speaking, Prose Reading, Original Poems, Public Speaking, Bible Reading, Acting and Mime.
Their winning growth in poise, clarity of diction, facial expression, confidence in sharing to an audience was evident in all children. The support and kindness they shared with each other, and the grace and resilience displayed, when they were not placed in a class, filled me with pride.
To sit quietly through, sometimes, very long classes is a lesson and once again, they did themselves, their parents and St Lawrence College extremely proud.
All classes were summarised, with places awarded by the adjudicator, a role that I could never undertake, as every child is a winner in my eyes, in their own right, for a multiple of different reasons.
Well done to every child who took part and thank you to our parents for travelling to the different venues, spending evenings and the weekend, watching and supporting the children.
Mrs Bourne, LAMDA Teacher
Results –
JUNIORS: Years 3-6
Year 3-4 First Time Entrants: POEM
1st Place: Flossie
2nd Place: Tinks and Cece
Year 3-4 First Time Entrants: PROSE READING
3rd Place: Tinks
Year 3-4 PROSE READING
2nd Place: Erin
Year 4 & under ORIGINAL POEM
1st Place: Cosmin
2nd Place: Prudence
3rd Place: Jaathav
Year 4 and under: BIBLE READING
1st Place Cosmin Popescu (Cosmin wins the Franks Trophy for YEAR 8 and under)
Year 5-6 First Time Entrants: POEM
1st Place Daniel
Year 5-6 First Time Entrants: PROSE READING
1st Place: Daniel.
Year 5-6: PROSE READING
3rd Place: Eva
Year 5-6 ORIGINAL POEM
1st Place: Eva
3rd Place: Jonty
Year 6 and under PUBLIC SPEAKING
1st Place: Daniel
3rd Place: Remi, Jonty and Eva
Year 6 and Under: READING ALOUD AT SIGHT
2nd Place: Eva
Year 6 and Under: MIME
2nd Place: Remi.
SENIORS: Year 7-10
Year 7-10 PUBLIC SPEAKING
3rd Place: Mithushan
Year 7-10: ORIGINAL POEM
3rd Place: Lexi C
Year 7-10: SIGHT READING
1st Place: Alyssa (Alyssa wins the McCleesh Cup for Reading Aloud at Sight)
Year 7-8: BIBLE READING
3rd Place: Alyssa
Year 7-10: MIME DUET
1st Place: Joshua and Lexie (Joshua and Lexie share The Thanet Stage School shield for mime)
Year 7-10 SOLO MIME
2nd Place: Joshua
3rd Place: Lexie