THE 70th anniversary of Droitwich’s Dodderhill School was marked with a spectacular concert at the Elgar Hall in Birmingham, compered by BBC Midlands presenter Joanne Malin.
The theme for the evening was past, present and future and celebrated the founding of sister school, Whitford Hall, in September 1945.
Musical, theatrical and dance performances were performed to mark milestones in history since then and included a stunning rendition of Zadok Priest from the Queen’s coronation, readings about the end of the war, a poem titled Why Wear A Poppy and a performance of an anthem titled We Will Remember Them composed by the school’s head of music, Caroline Vinson.
The girls also performed poetry and drama based on current school themes, including Daisy Pulls It Off, An Alien Ate My Homework and Picking Teams.
A contemporary dance group performed to the song Sky Scraper and a classical duo of girls danced to Bridge Over Troubled Water. There was also a video showing the school through the eyes of the present pupils.
The show concluded with a beautiful performance of Thank You For The Music by the Alumni Choir, comprised of girls from all years past and conducted by retired head of music, Mr Brooks.
Headmistress of Dodderhill School Cate Mawston said it was a fantastic event and an honour to have Joanne Malin join them.
She added the staff and students worked tirelessly to put on the event which celebrated the marvellous milestone in style.
“We’re so proud of the girls for their fantastic achievement – well done to everyone involved.”
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