The famed Trophy Table is an annual fixture, and yet the details are hazy. Who gets the awards? How many are there? What are the criteria for winning one? Will Miss Jayne ever again do the splits after her Presentation Day rehearsal curtsy? Read on and be enlightened...

FACT 1
The awards are separated into five age groups:
Baby (age 6 and under)
Junior (age 7, 8, 9)
Intermediate (10, 11, 12)
Senior (13, 14, 15)
Advanced (16+)
There are also some miscellaneous awards that anyone of any age can win.

FACT 2
There are separate awards for Woodhall Farm and Berkhamsted students.

FACT 3
Who decides who'll get each award? According to Miss Jayne: 'I send the list of awards to all teachers and they write their suggestions on. I then collate them all and make the final decisions. It's important to me that awards are given to students who most deserve them and therefore I am totally impartial. It particularly delights me when I can award something to a student for the very first time and it especially makes me happy to see a baby ballet student's name be called out and see them come up and collect a little trophy. It's not just about being the best as we have a lot of awards for effort, progress and attitude.'

FACT 4
Some of the trophies have been donated by Miss Jayne's family members, some from families who have donated an award on leaving JMDS. There are some memorial trophies too.

FACT 5
For 36 years Miss Jayne's mum took great pride in making sure all awards were undamaged, clean and shiny for their recipients. In 2019 Mrs Bishop (Miss Hollie’s mum!) took over. Tatty awards are replaced.

FACT 6
Recipients keep their awards for a year. On returning them, they get a medal: bronze if it's the first time winning, silver if it's the second, gold if it's the third. This re-sets back to bronze every time a student moves up an age category.

FACT 7
The awards for Woodhall Farm students are:

BABY AWARDS
Most Promising
Ballet
Tap
Modern
Hardwork/Progress
Effort
Good effort in ballet
Good Grooming
All-Round Performer (all ARP awards are given to a student who does classes in at least ballet, modern & tap)

JUNIOR AWARDS
Ballet
Good Effort in tap
Good Effort in Ballet
Good Effort in Modern
Modern
Tap
Professionalism
Character
Drama
All-Round Performer

INTERMEDIATE AWARDS
Modern
Tap
Hardwork/Progress
Effort
Professionalism
Ballet
Drama
All-Round Performer

SENIOR AWARDS
Hardwork/Progress
Effort
Drama
(No others due to most senior classes taking place in Berkhamsted.)

MISCELLANEOUS AWARDS
Good Grooming
Correct Attitude
Musical Appreciation
Performance Award

FACT 8
The awards for Berkhamsted students are:

BABY AWARDS
Ballet
Tap
Modern
Hardwork/Progress
Effort
Most Promising
All-Round Performer

JUNIOR AWARDS
Ballet
Tap
Modern
Character
Hardwork/Progress
Effort
Professionalism
All-Round Performer

INTERMEDIATE AWARDS
Ballet
Tap
Modern
Character
Hardwork/Progress
Effort
Professionalism
All-Round Performer

SENIOR AWARDS
Effort
Ballet
Tap
Modern
Hardwork/Progess
Song & Dance
Professionalism
All-Round Performer

ADVANCED AWARDS
Ballet
Tap
Modern
Hardwork & Progress
Drama
Professionalism
Effort
All-Round Performer

MISCELLANEOUS AWARDS
Musical Appreciation
Grooming
Attitude
Enthusiasm
Performance

FACT 9
The awards that any student can win are:

Head Girl/Boy Award (an award chosen and given by the Head Girl/Boy)
Best Newcomer
Progress in Singing
Junior Singing
Intermediate Singing
Senior Singing
Pointe Work
Good Effort in Pointe Work
Backstage Behaviour & Professionalism
Duet
The Laura Frey Tuition Award (5 hours of free tuition)
Contemporary Dance
Boy Award
Helping & Inspiring Younger Students
The Miss Suzanne Award for Outstanding and Sustained Achievement

FACT 10
Will Miss Jayne do the splits? She says: 'I have done them three times recently at various parties, but it's a big risk. But... I wouldn't want to let anyone down!'