2012 TAHS Talent Show held March 30

By Sadie Jackson

The TAHS Talent Show was held on Friday, March 30, during eighth period.

Following a kick-off by the Jazz Band, high school Principal Thomas Yoder welcomed the students and reviewed the expectations and guidelines.

Seniors Courtland Pannebaker and Coleman Harris acted as MCs for the event, introducing each act.
Senior Ronnie Greene performed first. He chose to play an original song that he named, “Untitled.”

The next performer was junior Sierra Goddard, singing and dancing to “Walking on Sunshine,” by Katrina and the Waves.

Junior Jeffery Goss wowed the crowd with a beat boxing solo, and then sophomore Shannon Gearhart sang her heart out to “American Honey,” by Lady Antebellum.

“[Jeff’s act] was unique and it kept me in awe,” Teresa Myers, health and science teacher -and audition judge- commented.

A ventriloquist act captured the audience with a twist. Freshmen Nathaniel Soellner and Mark Lewis acted as the “dummies” to puppet master Andrew Bartos.

Sophomore Hope Wilson wrote, sang and played her original piece, “Surrender.”

“Hope [was my favorite] because she wrote, sang and played her own song. It was flawless both in auditions and in the talent show,” Suzy Burket, history teacher and talent show audition judge, stated.

Next was a vocal duet called, “Hey Zombie,” performed by seniors Donna Sprow and Heather Wahlen. Meredith Romano and Ronnie Greene portrayed the zombie and vampire, respectively, with choral director Brittney Hipp playing the piano accompaniment.

Seniors Rebecca Fry (on the piano) and Breanna Cowher sang a duet called, “Boston,” which was originally performed by Augustana.

The final act was performed by Harris and Pannebaker. They choreographed their own dance to KraftWerk’s song, “Numbers.” Their dance can now be found on YouTube by searching for “Courtland and Coleman.”

“I can’t pick just one act for my favorite. I loved them all. But my top acts are Hope, Ronnie, and Coleman and Courtland,” sophomore Lucy Raftery gushed.

After Yoder offered a closing and an extra round of applause, the Jazz band wrapped up by playing some final tunes.

TAHS Newspaper and Renaissance students, along with teachers Myers, Burket, and Leah Dobrowolsky provided backstage crew duties.

Myers stated, “Future talent shows can be improved by having more acts and more time to get everything together. Ms. Dobrowolsky did most of the work. It wouldn’t have happened without her.”