On April 2, the Student Government Association (SGA) hosted the annual NHHS talent show. This event has been a long time coming; the talent show was originally scheduled for March but due to inclement weather had to be rescheduled.

“This show was very entertaining and I was truly impressed with the talents of the performers,” stated NHHS teacher Mr. Benjamin Scarborough.

With so many conflicting events, they had to reschedule the show several times. These scheduling conflicts  led to two dropouts from the talent show itself, but this didn’t have any detrimental effects on the show as a whole, according to Scarborough.

Despite all of this, the show was a great success, according to Scarborough.

“We made about $900 [on tickets],” stated Scarborough. “We actually made so much money that it was hard to count the actual number of guests in attendance.”

SGA prepared for this event well in advance, and was helped well by the DUCKS club, who provided refreshments before and during intermission.

“Mr. [Jason] Blevins was the sound man on stage and Ms. [Jacqueline] Velcenbach was working up in the sound booth,” said Scarborough.

Senior SGA officers Sam Piccirilli and Jason Thompson served as the show’s hosts.

“There was some fantastically awkward comic relief in between acts,” said Scarborough.

During the show some familiar faces from NHHS performed as well as some welcomed guests that contributed to some of the acts.

To start the night off, seniors Noah League and Nick Giannasca performed a hit by the Fleet Foxes called “Someone You’d Admire”.

“Their performance was my favorite,” said sophomore Jill Nooney. “It was natural and I loved it”.

Second was junior Scarlet Dare, who sang a popular Elvis hit:“Can’t Help Falling In Love”.

Senior Sean Graff’s band“The Graff Brothers” brought an alternative taste of music to the table. They also sold their album they recorded outside the theatre for $5.

Performer Emily Roush, who sang “Send me the Moon” by Sara Bareilles, stated that she had bought the album during intermission and thought their music was great.

After Roush was sophomore vocalist Cameron DeVoe, who sang “The Middle” by Jimmy Eat World. This well-known hit by the band got everyone singing along in the audience.

“It definitely made me feel a little comfortable on stage,” said DeVoe.

The band  “United Yet Broken” brought a very heavy metal sound to the stage with live drums, bass guitarist and guitar.

Singing group “Common Nothings”(sophomores Raquel Sweetman, Kirsten Dibastiani and Dakota Ott) performed“Hallelujah” by Leona Louis.

“We practiced this song a lot,” said Dibastiani. “I was definitely nervous hours before we were even supposed to perform.”

Senior Holly Ciampaglio showcased her dance skills with Zack Johnson, a friend from Havre de Grace.

“The dance was lyrical hip hop duet. I enjoyed being on stage with Zack,” said Ciampaglio. “We have really good stage chemistry which always makes it more fun.”

Johnson wasn’t the only guest performer; sophomore Melanie Hemling brought along a friend named Jake Richards to accompany her and play guitar while she did a mash-up of “Say My Name/ Cry me a River” by The Neighborhood.

Junior Madison Ruprecht performed an up-tempo dance with lots of intricate dance moves. Afterwards, host Jason Thompson tried a little of the number, egged on by the crowd and his fellow host.

“I just wanted to get up there and dance and have fun and show others the true beauty of art form,” expressed Ruprecht.

Before the show ended, freshman Aaron Rogers performed his rendition of “Piano Man” by Billy Joel. To add some pop to his performance, glitter was dropped from the catwalk for a more dramatic effect.

To close the night, “Twilight and Orange” hit the stage to perform two songs including alt-j’s “Left hand free” and “What You Know” by Two Door Cinema Club.

“My favorite act of the night was Maddy’s dance because it was sassy and she slayed on stage,” said audience members Ary Colon-Pappaterra. “I was so glad that I went and I will definitely attend next year’s show.”

Currently, there are no plans for next year’s show.

“But I am looking forward to seeing many of the acts return to perform for Hawkstock on May 29,” said Scarborough.