On March 3rd, CHS held a talent show for its students. A total of nine students—7 individual acts and one pair—performed at the talent show. On March 6th, the placement results were revealed on KTIG News, with Zeke Cera placing third, Nathan Lee placing second, and Autumn Robinson placing first.
Every performance featured was a singing/musical act. The participants each picked a different song to perform onstage. Some participants even performed a small dance number along with their singing, most likely to make their performances stand out more.
“My talent was singing,” junior Laniyah Kinnard said, “and every time I thought of performing it in my head, that's kind of how it came out when I actually performed it.”
“The song I picked had the vibe I was going for and I thought I could perform it well,” sophomore Nathan Lee said. “I decided to put on more of a show to better the performance part of my act.”
“My talent was playing the guitar,” senior Audrey Hill said. “I played the song Creep by Radiohead beside Kaidyn Winkler for the show.”
Some students mentioned bouts of low confidence before performing, something that is to be expected in competition-based activities. Still, they managed to pull themselves together to confidently perform onstage in front of the audience, earning a rousing round of applause from the audience.
“I absolutely felt like giving up,” senior Kaidyn Wrinkler said. “Once I saw who was in the talent show, all of my confidence plummeted because I knew that all of the other performers were really good and I did not think that I could even come close to their performances. What kept me going though was that I would've felt bad for dropping out after I kind of already dragged my friend into it and they were practicing a lot.”
After the end of the talent show, the participants reflected on their own performances as well as the other performers. Many reported feelings of pride in themselves for having the courage and skill to perform in front of others. Others, however, mentioned small things they would have changed about their performance.
“If I could describe my performance in three words, they would be ‘powerful’, ‘moving’, and ‘artistic’,” Lee said. “However, I was thinking that I should have shortened the intro.”
“It deftly increased my confidence in my ability to perform under a large crowd,” Hill said. “It reaffirmed that no one is looking too hard at what mistakes you're making, only what good things you did.
With the results of this year’s talent show, we can only anticipate that next year’s talent show will be even better. You are all stars, Tigers! 🌟
Written By Chimdiadi Nwamba