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Thirteen acts from Snowflake, Winslow, Show Low and Lakeside, competed at the 11th Annual Northland Pioneer College (NPC) Student Government Association Talent Show on March 29.
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Held at the Snowflake Campus Performing Arts Center, the performances included single acts to trios with ages ranging from seven years old to the senior citizens, with singing, dancing, guitar strumming and piano playing.
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It was a tough decision for the three judges, Rebecca Hunt, Josh Rogers and Taylor McKinlay, to choose the top two acts, but in the end, the first place prize of $500 went to Tyler Duncan, a 21 year old blog writer from Show Low, who performed a piano solo of “Shallow” from the movie, “A Star is Born”.
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Second place with a price of $250 went to Pat Young of Snowflake, who played the guitar and harmonica while singing.
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The $50 prize for 12 and under went to Alyssa Davis, also from Snowflake, for her singing and dance performance.
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Among the others who shared their talents were Zach Brown, Merrell Batala, Cassie McDowell, T’yawna and T’shawna Altaha, Jericca Flake, Joanna, Kaylee and Jennifer Penrod, Matthew Long, Charlotte Redhouse, Isabella Ordonez and Brooklyn Johnson.
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The Master of Ceremonies for the event was Richard Harris, a Spanish teacher with NPC, and Ryan Orr, advisor to the SGA, passed out the prize money.
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Harris gave thanks to the many volunteers that worked behind the scenes to make the program work. “We are also grateful for all these performers who had the courage to share their talent with us,” concluded Harris, as he thanked the audience for coming.
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Upcoming events for NPC include: a free movie night at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 5, featuring “Mary Poppins Returns” at the Snowflake Performing Art Center (PAC) in Snowflake; EagleFest at the Show Low Campus from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, which will feature an Easter egg hunt for kids at noon as well as live bands and food; and the stage performance of “Sense and Sensibility” from Thursday to Saturday, April 25-27, at the Snowflake PAC, times to be determined.
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For more information on upcoming events, follow NPC on Facebook.
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