Pierceton Elementary Talent Show Winners Announced
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Staff Report-
PIERCETON – On Nov. 18, Pierceton Elementary School held its 13th annual talent show, “Something Old, Something New.”
There were 26 student acts in vocal, instrumental, dance and variety categories.
While the judges were judging, Principal Eric Speicher juggled.
Past talent show winners also performed, including Jennifer Trimmer on the piano, singer Amie Fortman, and Darby Maggard returned to perform her basketball routine to “Rocky Top.”
Judges for the show were founder and former director of the talent show, Caroline Nye; retired teacher Laura Davis; and our current music teacher, Trish Shoemaker.
The talent show director was Julie Underhill.
Winners in each category were: vocal: first place, Valerie Messmore; second place, Jaycie Thomas; third place, Lily Spurlin; instrumental: first place, Zack Stump playing the drums; second place, Jaycie Thomas playing the piano; and third place, Caleb Peconga playing the guitar; dance: first place, Kaylee Wyman; second place, Amanda Leppek and Taylor Vankirk; third place, Natalie Locke and Cindy Martin; and variety: first place, Rachel Dempsey doing a dramatic reading of a poem; second place, Garrett Banuelos and Nathan Webber telling jokes; and third place, Cara McCrum doing a gymnastics routine.
New this year was the “People’s Choice” awards where the members of the audience voted on their favorite acts in each of the categories. Winners were: vocal: Valerie Messmore and Kalie Shockney; instrumental: Zack Stump; dance: Kaylee Wyman; and variety: Terrance Gidley.
Other students performing in the talent show were: vocal: Kalie Shockney, Mahkinsey Myers, Jonathan Craft, Ashley Tooley, Sarah Pepple; instrumental: Riley VanCleave, Briana Stump, Meagan Christoffel all played the piano; dance: Lexi Hall, Sarah Pepple, Brookelyn Prater, Sidney Overmeyer; Meagan Christoffel, Ashlaun Dutton, Adrienne Klefeker, Addy Shockney; Natalie Locke and Cindy Martin; Kaya Gore and Jenna Brubaker; and Amanda Leppek and Dominick Moseley; and variety: Natalie Locke and Cindy Martin doing a dramatic reading of a poem, and Terrance Gidley on the pogo stick.
