Morpeth Middle schools do their bit for comic relief!

Chantry and Newminster Middle Schools have been practicing Toto’s Africa to raise money for comic relief, a charity whose goal is to raise money for people living in poverty. Many people, such as students of the school, have been raising money in other ways, such as buying red noses. One of these students is Alex, who we interviewed about Comic Relief:

Have you bought a red nose?

Yes, I have.

Which one did you get?

I got the werewolf one.

Do you feel better, donating to a god cause?

Yes, definitely.

Are you looking forward to performing Africa?

Yeah, I am because it’s a fun way to raise awareness and money for a good cause.

Mr Todd, our music teacher, answered a couple of our questions about the Rock Choir…

How much money do you think we will raise on account of doing the rock choir?

£500 at the least, because if every student gets sponsored 50p that would be £250 from each school (approximately).

When choir sang at the rehearsals, did you think it sounded good?

Yes definitely, because Chantry was singing the main tune, and Newminster was dong he harmony. It sounded perfect!

Are you excited to see how it turns out?

Yes, I am really excited and have total confidence in them.

Have you ever done anything like this in the past with previous schools?

No, nothing at all like this.

Last time we did something like this was in 2017, where the two schools worked together to pull off an amazing dance routine to Shut Up and Dance By Walk the Moon and drones from the BBC came in to video the dance. It featured on the BBC’s Comic Relief broadcast!

By Katie and Eva, Year 7