Students showcase talent, support Children’s Hospital
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- Published on Friday, December 9, 2016
Photos courtesy of Michelle Young. On Nov. 29, talented NACI students performed in two talent shows. In the afternoon, Amy Spring’s Grade 9 Social Studies class organized an in-school show in support of the Children’s Hospital. In the evening (pictured) the students performed at a show organized by HOPE, the school’s social justice group.
Above: The band called FABU1OUS
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
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On Nov. 29, students in Amy Spring’s NACI Grade 9 social studies class treated the school to a showcase of talent, while also raising money for a good cause. This is the second year that Spring has enlisted her students to organize a talent show, called the NACI Talent Show, featuring students from the school.
Left: Selina Santos Right: Jody and Jamie Pottinger
The event was a fundraiser and the students voted on which charity they wanted to support. This year, the Children’s Hospital was selected as the beneficiary. The students were even treated to a special visit from the Children’s Hospital mascot, which was sent out for the event.
Interested students from Grade 6 to 12 signed up for the showcase, which featured singing, dancing, music from piano and drums as well as a comedy routine. There was also a video featuring members of the figure staking club showing off their skills.
Left: Brooklyn Chartrand Right: Vince Salazar
Students J’lyn Funk, Jessica Wither, Daxx Turner, Tristen Boersma, Brooklyn Chartrand and Kyle Rellamas described putting on the talent show as a good experience. Between them, the students were involved in a range of tasks required to put the show on, including advertising, staging and filming.
Chartrand, a performer and organizer, said that the best part of the experience was seeing their hard work pay off. Rellamas, who filmed the performance in addition to being an organizer, said his favourite part was actually seeing the show. Boersma said that he was surprised by how much money they raised.
Each person paid admission to attend the talent show and classes also made additional donations. In total, Spring said that about $800 was raised at the event.
Photo by Amy Spring. Dr.Goodbear high fives NACI students as they enter the NACI Talent Show. The show, put on by Amy Spring’s Grade 9 Social Studies class, raised over $600 for the Children’s Hospital.
Through organizing the talent show, Spring says she hopes to teach her students about active citizenship and responsibility as well as collaboration and engagement. The whole class was involved in organizing the talent show, with students signing up for different committees. Spring says that being involved in different aspects can help the students move outside their comfort zone, as well as learn new skills.
While the social studies students’ talent show was put on for NACI students, that evening, the performers got one more chance to showcase their skills, this time for the community as a whole. The second talent show, which included the same performers, was a fundraiser hosted by HOPE, NACI’s social justice group.
