Trout Creek puts talents on display
<p>Sandy Bonney and Lilli Leisz do a hula hoop routine during the talent show.</p>
TROUT CREEK - Thursday evening in the Trout Creek School, students put on a talent show for friends, family and the community of Trout Creek.
Students performed dance routines, magic tricks, hoola-hoop tricks, covers of their favorite songs, jump rope routines and played instruments ranging from clarinets to harmonicas.
The basement where the show took place was packed and every time a student finished his or her performance, the place erupted with applause and praise.
One of the popular songs of the night to sing was, “Let it Go,” by Idina Menzel.
There were three judges for the night, Penny James, Dieter Jaegers and Liz Hudson. There were two sections of performers, kindergarden through fourth grade, and fifth grade to eight grade. In each section, first and second place were awarded. The second place winner for kindergarden through fourth grade was Colton Wormwood, who played the harmonica. First place went to Fletcher Segura and his assistant Finn Duffy, for their magic routine.
For fourth through eight grade, the second place winners were Abbi Lane and Syndney Hinchley, who played, “Jingle Bells and Hey, Nobody’s Home,” on the clarinet. The winners of first place were Jenna Freeman and Robert Bonney.
Segura after the show said, “It was just in my mind,” describing how he has always had an interest in magic. “He has always been into it,” said his mother Theressa Segura.
Segura’s act included pulling scarves out of his hat after announcing there was a pirate in there. With the help of his assistant, Duffy, he demonstrated card tricks and magic string acts. Multiple times during his act, the audience applauded and cheered.
The last performer of the night, Skye Irgens, who sang Katy Perry’s song, “Part of Me,” said, “Because it was fun,” explaining why she decided to stand in front of so many people and sing. She said that she doesn’t sing often, but wanted to give it a try. Irgens then said she might want to do it again.
As everyone packed up and went for the exits, the students all congratulated each other and told each other, “great singing!” and “great dancing!”