Staff Writers
On the second to last day of Spirit Week, student government put on the annual Spirit Week talent show for students. In previous years, the talent show incorporated aspects of a gong show, however, this year the gong was eliminated and guidelines were put in place for the amount of acts each grade needed to have. Each grade needed to have one act that involved lip syncing, one act that involved dancing, and one act that involved some sort of an unusual talent. Students from each grade also participated in “Minute to Win It” inspired competitions, such as stacking cups and shaking ping pong balls out of a box, known as “junk in the trunk.”
The results were tight, with Blue starting off strong - sweeping the first four challenges - however Gold soon started to catch up with some creative and original acts, such as an usual act done by Valentina Washbusch and Mackenzie Meyers, a hand clapping dance routine by a group of junior girls, and a lip sync to a song mashup performed by Logan Waterman, Mike Borys, Thomas Raupp and Zach Griffiths. However, the Blue team ultimately prevailed over the Gold team, with the final score coming to 100-60 points. The Blue team earned points towards their victory by sweeping the “Minute to Win It” challenges, as well as a dance routine by a group of senior girls, a lip syncing performance by Kevin Dougherty, Matt Benda, and Hunter Pala, and a dance routine by senior Bernie Del Prado, and freshmen Riley Bultimier, Travis Gawason, and Jonah Silberman.
Overall, reviews of this year’s talent show compared to last year’s gong show were positive. A senior, Charlotte Taylor, said that this year’s talent show was “much better compared to last year. I liked that we got to see every act all the way through instead of them being interrupted by a gong.” Sophomore Connor Fitzgerald also gave rave reviews, saying that “the talent show this year was much more organized than it was in the past. Having each grade perform an act in each category gave the show much structure and made it more enjoyable to watch than in past years.”
