STUDENT Amy Prole was a ‘star pupil’ when she arrived for lessons at the West Somerset Community College, Minehead, on Friday, January 26.And to prove it, Amy, aged 15, brought pop stars McFly to college with her to perform live for her classmates.
The boy band visited Minehead to play two gigs in the school hall - they played twice because the hall can only accommodate half of the 1,200 students at once.
It was all because Amy was one of five winners of BBC Radio 1’s ‘Star Pupil’ competition run through the station’s website, which attracted more than 5,000 entries.
Students who took part were able to request a visit to their school by their favourite band.
As part of the prize, Radio 1 presenter Edith Bowman also went to the college and walked on stage during house assembly to break the news to Amy and her fellow students.
After lessons had ended, Radio 1 DJ Chris Mills also hosted one of his retro-discos especially for the students from 4 pm to 7 pm.
College newsletter editor Sue Bulpin told The Crier just before the exclusive McFly concerts began: “Students did not know about it until today. They knew something was happening, but not what. They are getting pretty excited about it.”
- Our photographs show: Top - Amy (rear, centre) with McFly and Radio 1 presenter Edith Bowman; Bottom - McFly meeting some of the pigs kept on the West Somerset Community College farm unit.
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