The Bend's got Talent
Cherokee Bend Elementary School rolled out the red carpet in March for the second annual The Bend’s Got Talent show.
Participants performed in front of a sold-out audience at the Mountain Brook High School Fine Arts Building. Principal Betsy Bell and FOAC teacher Rick Hedrick,emceed the event along with assistant principal Jennifer Galloway.
Acts included a funny restaurant skit, a trumpet rendition of “When the Saints Go Marching In,” tumbling and gymnastic routines, baton twirling, magic and comedy. Darth Vader even performed the Star Wars theme on the piano.
Audience members enjoyed several dance numbers including Glo-Rida dancers, tap, hip-hop and jazz. Rap artists, guitarists, drum soloist, pianists, musical theater acts, soloists and duets added to the excitement. Several classrooms performed together, as did the entire sixth-grade class and the CBS faculty.
Judges awarded the following Cherokee Benders for their performances: in the kindergarten-third grade category, first place was awarded to second graders Anna Bella Foster and Rachel Lebensburger for their dance “Little Shop of Horrors;” second place was awarded to third grader Harrison Wood for his drum solo; and third place was awarded to third grader Kathryn Huddleston for her “Lolli Lolli” gymnastics act.
In the fourth-sixth grade category: first place went to fourth grader Chandler Vargas for his piano piece “Great Smoky Mountains;” second place went to fifth grader Carly Cole for her solo rendition of “Beautiful;” and third place was awarded to fifth grader Aaron Weil for his rap debut act “Ladi Dadi.”
The recipient of the People’s Choice Award were kindergarteners Mary Jackson Darnall, Maddie Freeman, Catie Gasque, Libby Geisler, Annie Kerr, Courtney Koleszar, Hannah Lebensburger and Lilly Nomberg for their dance to “Party in the USA”.
Amy Roberts and Amy Scofield were the committee chairs for the show. All proceeds from the show benefit the Cherokee Bend Elementary School PTO. To learn more, visit thebendsgottalent.com.