SJHS Hosts a Talent Show

Front, left to right: Danny Salazar, Bailey Bird, and Kenya Rodriguez.  Back, left to right: Kelsie Taylor, Reagan Park, Chase Kimball, Josh Clegg, Andrew Hoffman, Noah Andelin, Ciarra Snapp, and Quinn Gleave.

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On Friday, March 22nd, Springville Junior High held its last Super Knight assembly for the 2012-13 school year.  This one, however, was much different from others.  After March’s Super Knights received their awards, a few students were able to take the stage to show off their talents.  Only about eight students were able to perform during school, so SJHS hosted another talent show after school at 6:00, which featured many more acts.  “We had about 60 or 70 students try out for the talent show,” said Mr. Hansen, a history teacher at SJHS, and facilitator of the talent show.  Out of the many students who tried out, only about ten or fifteen were able to perform in one of the two shows.  “It was so hard to decide [who to include in the show] because there is so much talent at our school,” said Ms. McBride, an English teacher at SJHS, and one of the judges for the auditions.

It may come as a surprise to many people just how much goes into a talent show.  According to Ms. McBride, besides spending a lot of time with rehearsals, teachers in charge of the talent show also had to figure out in which order to put the acts, how many acts could be fit into the show, and what kind of equipment would be needed.  “Running a talent show requires lots of time, and getting up early,” said Mr. Taylor, a CTE teacher at SJHS who helped on stage.  But the teachers weren’t the only ones that had to prepare for the talent show.  According to Luanei Mulipola, a ninth grader at SJHS who performed in the talent show, she and her friend were up nearly all night the night before the talent show practicing their Tahitian dance.

Each talent show featured many diverse acts, but which ones stood out the most to SJHS teachers?  According to Mr. Mikesell, Dean of Students at SJHS, he thought that Bailey Bird’s band did a nice job with their song, and also enjoyed Josh Clegg, Danny Salazar, Chase Kimball, and Noah Andelin’s band.  “I really enjoyed the [Tahitian] dancers,” said Mr. Taylor, “I love seeing people taking pride in their cultures.”  Not only was the talent show fun for students and faculty, the admission for the second assembly was a can of food, which went to charity.  According to Mr. Mikesell, the school was able to donate about 100 pounds of canned goods.  “I would really like to thank Mr. Mikesell, Bailey Bird, and all of student council,” said Mr. Hansen, “The talent show was a group effort.”