From dancing and singing, to comedy and even poetry, last night Huntsville High (HHS) proved that their school has some serious talent.
MCs Noah Alexander and Jordan Ross kicked off the event by introducing the sponsors and judges: Jacob Barkey from Sawmill Creative ($100 prize), Roberta Alexander from Alexander Designs ($100 prize), Susan Lovell and Barry White from Otherside Art Gallery/the Huntsville Art Society ($100 prize), and Karen Cassian from the Huntsville Festival of the Arts donated a generous $300 prize to the top winner.
MCs Jordan Ross (left) and Noah Alexander
Then the performers took the stage:
Briar Summers (singing/piano)
Cole Stevens (guitar/singing)
Ally Lockhart (singing)
HHS Improv Team
Dale Shewfelt (singing/guitar)
Dylan Marshall (singing/guitar)
Michael Morra (comedy)
Luke Murphy (singing)
Tanya Korchesky (singing)
7 Step (dance)
Caleb Miller (singing/guitar)
Sawyer Lance (singing/guitar)
Sebastian Horton (poetry)
Celeste Dupuis (singing)
Leah Walsh (singing)
Josie Robinson (singing)
Dance group Seven Step (Photo: Vanessa Taylor)
Some of the performers backstage (Photo: Vanessa Taylor)
When they were done and the applause had died down, HHS student parliament president Ryan Clark addressed the audience to say thank you.
“Every performer should be proud of themselves tonight because you were all amazing,” he began.
Clark then thanked the Algonquin Theatre for their donation of the space, the MCs, WE Impact president Jenna Sykes for organizing the event, as well as the audience for supporting the initiatives that ticket sales will go towards. With 230 tickets sold, ticket sales nearly doubled those from last year’s show.
Student Parliament President Ryan Clark
Half of the money raised will go toward building a new stage in the school cafeteria to allow students to practice all of their talents. Student Parliament realized the need for a stage after doing a student survey last year. “We have a lot of very talented people in our school so tonight proves that this stage will be well used,” said Clark.
The other half of the money is being used by the WE Impact team, formerly known as Me to We, to support building efforts in developing countries.
Nate Riley, former HHS student, was welcomed to talk about his work with Me to We and where the money donated is used. From access to clean water to education, WE supports numerous projects all over the world and HHS’s team will choose a project where they believe the money will be best used.
While the judges deliberated, the audience enjoyed a performance by last year’s Huntsville High’s Got Talent winner, Grace Murphy.
As the night drew to a close, the winners of the event were announced.
Josie Robinson took home the top prize of $300, while 7 Step, Caleb Miller and Sawyer Lance were awarded the remaining $100 prizes.
Winner Josie Robinson performs
Caleb Miller receives his cheque
Congratulations to all of the performers! The community can’t wait for the event to return next year.
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