BY KYLIE IRWIN
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Roseville High School held its first talent show at the school in six years. Junior Parker Crews emceed the show.

Since there hasn’t been a show in six years, a few kinks along the way were expected. The lighting seemed to be off, and at times you could see a bit of what was going on backstage. But, since it was the first in a long time, I’m not complaining. They did they whole show with very few technical or background difficulties.

As for the actual show, it showcased a lot of talent and was fun. Out of the 15 acts that went on stage, 13 groups or soloists sang. I was happily surprised with how talented and artistic the students of RHS are.

The two acts that were not singing included, Rylee Hatch, who performed a beautiful, contemporary dance to “Torn” by Nathan Lanier.

The other non-singing act won, and she definitely deserved to win. Addie Panasiuk painted a picture in just the 3 minutes and 31 seconds of the song “Hollow” by Tori Kelly. She used a large black canvas and painted white all over.

At first, I didn’t understand what she was creating, but about halfway through she flipped the canvas upside down and presented the crowd with an amazing picture of Marilyn Monroe. I was astounded by the talent that went into the painting.

Taking second place was Toni Whipkey, who sang “Love Yourself” by Justin Bieber, alongside Anna Ostrom who was playing the guitar. The two showed the even more acoustic side of “Love Yourself,” and Whipkey had a beautiful voice.

Finally in third place was Julia Buckley, who sang “All Of Me” by John Legend. Buckley had a great voice, and I would even compare her to be the girl-version of John Legend. Her voice was fantastic.

The show started off with Communist Reverb (Reverb for All), a band made of Patrick Hay, Tyler Cooper, and Eric Peterson. The boys started the show off with a bang, and left the crowd wanting more.

As the show went on, it seemed to me like a concert. Every act had a song, and getting to hear each person’s voice and different renditions of each song was fulfilling and exciting.

The show ended with the winning act by Panasiuk, and I personally, was a huge fan.

Crews emceed the show very well. He introduced and gave recognition to each act. He even told jokes and showed his mini “talents” in between acts and during stage delays.

Overall, I was very impressed with Roseville’s students who were able to put the show together and be apart of it. I think everyone did a very good job backstage. Their hard work payed off, and the people in the crowd realized that.

The students who performed were phenomenal and very talented, and Roseville should be proud to have these students walking around on its campus.