During the annual Dragonflicks’ talent show on Nov. 4, a band that consisted of Sophomores Elizabeth Andrusenki on the drums, Jacob Gonzalez on the guitar with Cassie Carmona and Lys Huerta singing, took first place.
They rocked the stage by performing “Riptide” made famous by Vance Joy, and won a cash prize.
Following close behind them in second place was Senior Mario Garcia who sang “Daniel” and strummed his guitar. Garcia took home a giant dinglehopper, like the one Ariel in “The Little Mermaid” used to comb her hair.
In third place was Senior Jake Chan with his Sam Smith Mashup. Chan not only sang and played his guitar, but also used his guitar as a percussive instrument.
The judges of the talent show were Art Teacher Ms. Lisa Kidd, Government Teacher Ms. Sandee Kidd and Assistant Principal Mr. Aaron Chang.
“We rated the performers based on creativity, technical skills, overall performance and how they got the crowd into it,” Mr. Chang said. “We totaled those up and went from there.”
Act 1 included several singers and pianists, as well as a Chinese yo-yo presentation. After a ten minute intermission, Act 2 saw an orchestral performance, a Bollywood dance and more singers.
The talent show, run by Dragonflicks from 7-9 p.m., served as their annual fundraiser. Both Stage Manager Kayla Gan and Assistant Stage Manager Grace Pu supervised it, with the help of ASB Advisor Mr. Michael Kidd and Woodshop Teacher Mr. Elias Bourjeili.
“Even though it was a lot of hard work, it was really fun,” Gan said. “We had a lot of fun together, even though we got on our nerves sometimes. It was friendship strengthening.”
On the night of the show, Room 601 was decorated with streamers, under-the-sea themed cutouts and Dragonflicks sold food such as cotton candy.
Emcees Seniors Vanessa Arciga and Jane Le made puns pertaining to the ocean for the audience’s enjoyment.
The show left the audience screaming for more, as students cheered for their performing friends.
“I feel like our school did well overall,” Sophomore Janis Liu said. “Everyone participating in the talent show had their special talent which made the show much more interesting.”