Rachel Decker
The Paw Print
On Friday, Nov. 18, students and faculty crowded into Carson Auditorium to observe the talents of some of Adams States most gifted students as they performed in the Talent Show put on by the Coronado BCD staff and the GAB committee.
To start off the show, Angela Prentiss performed solo and sang “Give Me One Reason” by Tracey Chapman. Along with her singing, Angela also danced and earned herself a deafening round of applause.
Following Angela, John Marquez enthralled the crowd by playing guitar and singing two songs of his own. Starting off with his song “Drowned in my Tears”, and then finished strong with his other original song “Fall to Pieces”.
David Noller was up next, putting his heart into an upbeat and entertaining drum solo that had the crowd begging for an encore. He earned himself a hearty round of applause that followed him off the stage.
Phillip Ortega’s trumpet act brought humor to the stage, and had the crowd wondering why he brought two trumpets to the stage when he was performing solo. Phillip explained that his act was supposed to be a “war of the trumpets”, but his accompanist never showed up. Phillip didn’t let the crowd down, however. He had a trumpet war with himself that consisted of Phillip running back and forth across the stage, playing notes against himself. Though his act didn’t go as planned, Phillip still drew a round of applause and laughter from the crowd.
Selena Greer was up next, and she performed her own version of “Sunday Kind of Love” by Etta James that was a definite crowd pleaser. Selena’s unique voice was “a real pleasure to hear. It’s not the kind of voice you hear at talent shows, and I was pleasantly surprised”, says Julia Warren, one many at the Talent Show that night.
Josh Landis also sang at the show, performing the classic hit “Would You Go With Me” by Josh Turner. He had a talented country voice, and even through in some classic country line dancing of his own that added to the performance.
Jeff Martin earned himself a standing ovation when he performed an original poem called “I am Black” for the crowd. He spoke with strength and sincerity that moved many members of the audience to cries of agreement and even drew tears from one of the students.
“It was just so powerful, it really touched me. I was blessed to hear him perform like that.”
Ryan Dufresne got the audience to perform along with him as he sang and danced to “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey. He encouraged audience members to sing along with him, and had them clapping the whole time.
“He really energized the crowd and he was the only act that asked audience members to participate. He seemed like he was having fun and that made everyone watching have fun too,” says Rachel Heaton, one of the students in the crowd that night.
Rachel Hand and Kelsey Sellars performed the only dance act of the night, doing a fun routine to a montage of fun songs. Though they had a few slip ups, the dance was still fun to watch, and they had a good time.
Photo by Brenda Figueroa: David Noller performs a drum solo
Merlin Ginther treated the audience with his performance of an original piece called “Tell Your Children”. He accompanied the song with a guitar performance, and he ended with a hearty applause from the crowd.
A young man named Joseph finished up the Talent Show with a freestyle rap. Once on stage, he invited his fiancé to join him, and together they performed an entertaining freestyle that had the crowd cheering.
At the end of the night, however, only one person would be announced the winner. In third place was Phillip Ortega, winning the judges over with his wonderful sense of humor and his perseverance. He won a $25 gift certificate.
Drumming his way into second place was David Noller, who was definitely a crowd favorite. David won a $50 gift certificate for his wonderful drum solo that had the crowd begging for an encore.
But after everything was said and done, Jeff Martin took first place and won a $100 gift certificate. When he was announced the winner, the crowd burst into applause. His spoken poetry was an act that will not be forgotten for a long time.
“It was so much fun,” said one crowd member. “I can’t wait for the next performance. It was great to see the talent that ASC students have.”
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