We would like to thank everyone who came out on Friday night to support our students at the annual OC’s Got Talent, benefiting the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia as well as Senior Scholarships for Key Club. Our event was able to raise $4,400 from ticket sales, refreshment sales, and donations. As always, it’s incredibly gratifying to receive the amount of support, donations, and encouragement that we received.
As always, not only did our performers work incredibly hard on their acts, but the Key Club students, volunteer Tech Crew, and volunteer Stage Crew went above and beyond by working on every last detail to put this talent show together to benefit a great cause. Watching our students interact together and support each other with their acts shows once again that our students are truly a class act. One of the greatest things about being a teacher is being able to interact and guide our students after the school day has ended.
A shout-out to Mark Kolmer and John Riordan who put together hilarious and engaging monologues as our hosts of the evening. Another highlight of the event came with screams and cheers when Jeff Hoffner came out to open and pretend to again host the show; what a great guest judge!
A huge thanks to administration, especially Dr. Wendy O’Neal and all of the teachers who took the time to volunteer at our event; we couldn’t have done it without your help: Amy Kohl for putting together the Teacher/Student Dance, Dan Weaver for dancing and again judging due to popular demand, volunteers Nicole McMaster, Beth Kelly, Megan Riordan, Carole Maurer, Kate Vanderschuere, Jill Geller, Rosemary Millar, and Kelly Halliday.
I would also like to extend a SPECIAL thank you to Steve Trauger for managing the Stage and Tech crew during all of the auditions, rehearsals, and the final performance. Thank you Heather Cox for taking amazing shots for the yearbook and Greg Wheeldon/Steve Trauger for promoting our show on the OC Current. Finally, thank you to Gail Pendleton, Herb Snyder, Anthony Johnson, and the custodial staff for all of their support and hard work.
Another successful year has come and we look forward to putting on OC’s Got Talent next year!
– Ashley Schmid, ESL K-12, Key Club Advisor, & Multicultural Club Co-Advisor
