Annual Talent Show Scheduled for April 16

After several months of planning, the annual Talent Show is tonight from 6-8 p.m. The talent show will take place in the PAC and admission is $5 at the door.

“I’m so excited for the show,” senior Tomas Moquette said. “I have been looking forward for this all year and I hope everyone likes what I have to bring. I have been in the talent show since my sophomore year and I love showing what I love to do.”

Each band or individual performing will have a jar with their picture on it for the audience to vote for their fan favorite with spare change or cash, with the proceeds going to the junior class.

“I hope the talent show goes really well,” junior class vice president Brendon Nguyen said. “We’ve been planning it out for a couple of months and have nice Hawaiian-themed decorations.”

Along with members of the junior class, members of the sophomore class have also helped with everything from the auditions to the dress rehearsal to the decorations.

“We also have sophomore officers and reps come to meetings in the spring to prepare for the talent show in addition to auditions, dress rehearsal and the night of the show so they can get a hands on approach to see how this event works,” junior class sponsor Chrissy Boydstun said. “It helps them foresee issues they want to work out before it’s their event and it helps the event work better next year.”

The performers range in ages, but a common motivator for deciding to perform stems from the desire to live with no regrets.

“I wanted to do the Talent Show because, as cliche as this sounds, my New Year’s resolution was to have no regrets,” Gray said. “As nervous as I was, I knew I would regret not even trying.”

As a senior, Teiya Bruton had a similar motivating factor to try out for the talent show.

“I wanted to be in the talent show because it’s my last year of high school,” Bruton said. “I wanted to do fun things for my last year.”

Participants will be judged by faculty judges for a grand prize winner, and a fan favorite will also be determined by which participant collects the most money in their jar. Both winners will receive a prize.

“I look forward to seeing a variety of acts and how talented our Tigers are,” third time judge Corey Nieman said.

Even though nerves may run high, the chance for participants to show off their talents helps participants to overcome their nerves.

“When I found out that I made the Talent Show, I was pretty excited,” Gray said. “I haven’t done something big like this since sixth grade. I am very excited but also very nervous. I love to sing and play my guitar but it is nerve-racking performing in front of lots of people; however, the people I love will be there supporting me so I know I have nothing to worry about.”