TALENTPALOOZA Lockland Middle School December 16, 2011

1. TALENTPALOOZA Lockland Middle School December 16, 2011

2. Your Hosts Meghan McCumbers, Megan Godbey, & Angel Davis

3. Celebrity Judges Jessica Harper & TerraceUniq Johnson

4. Audience • Be respectful of performers and other audience members by: • Not having side conversations • Applauding appropriately • Enjoy the show!

5. Logan Grimsley, Jarec Smith, Jacob Cromer, & Andrew Robinson • Grades 8, 7, 8, & 9 • Performing: • “UC,” “Swing,” DNK,” & “Jeffery” • Favorite: • Flossing • Career Goals: • Form a band, move out West, break up, sell insurance for State Farm

6. Tyler Mitchell & Seth Moore • Grade 6 • Performing: • Dance Moves to “Higher” by Taio Cruz • Favorites: • Acapulco Cliff Diving • Career Goals: • Selling peanuts at Red’s baseball games

7. Taijah Calloway • Grade 6 • Performing: • “Who Says” by Selena Gomez • Favorite: • Discrete Mathematics • Career Goals: • Win “Wipe Out”

8. Meghan McCumbers • Grade 8 • Performing: • “Nevermore” by Meghan McCumbers • Favorites: • Geocaching • Career Goals: • Win the Minnesota State Fair Butter Sculpture Contest

9. MyAsia Russia, Heather Gehring, Braxton Hicks, & Kayla Yazell • Grades 6 • Performing: • “It Will Rain” by Bruno Mars • Favorites: • International Fight Club • Career Goals: • Open a Wild Game Podiatrist Practice

10. Mr. Blackburn & Mr. Parker • Grades 6, 7, & 8 • Performing: • Cartwheels • Favorites: • Skinny Jeans • Melba toast with an aged artichoke tapenade • Career Goals: • Lady Gaga impersonator • Experimental medicine tester

11. Madison McCumbers • Grade 8 • Performing: • “Ignorance” by Paramore • Favorites: • Cross Stitching • Career Goals: • Professional Rugby Player

12. Alana Vucic • Grades 6 • Performing: • “Someone Like You” by Adele • Favorites: • Anything Tony Bennett • Career Goals: • Professional School Crossing Guard

13. Otis Strawder & Preston Ratliff • Grade 8 & 7 • Performing: • Comedy • Favorites: • Tap Dancing • Career Goals: • Recreating the scenes from the movie “Thelma and Louise”

14. Kevin Jefferson • Grade 6 • Performing: • Tribute to “Thriller” by Michael Jackson • Favorites: • Spending time with his pet hamster • Career Goals: • Fly too close to the Sun with homemade wings of wax

15. MyAsia Russia, Tia Evans, Braxton Hicks, & Bryanna Gray • Grades 6 • Performing: • “The One That Got Away” by Katie Perry • Favorites: • Red Rover, Red Rover • Career Goals: • Discover the gene associated with chronic hickups

16. Kristina Robinson • Grade 6 • Performing: • “Because of You” by Kelly Clarkson • Favorites: • Indian Leg Wrestling • Career Goals: • Takeover Matt Damon’s role in the Bourne Supremacy

17. Megan Godbey • Grade 8 • Performing: • Tumbling • Favorites: • Bare Knuckle Fighting • Career Goals: • Professional Bassoonist in the Missoula Montana Symphonic Orchestra

18. Amadou Ba • Grade 6 • Performing: • “Baby” by Justin Beiber • Favorites: • Hot air ballooning • Career Goals: • The silent takeover of Mr. Eckert’s position of principal then total world domination!!!!!

19. Erykah Jones • Grade 8 • Performing: • “Bleeding Love” by Leona Lewis • Favorites: • Big Game Taxidermy • Career Goals: • To successfully run for President of Turkmenistan

20. Paulina Hickman-Williams • Grade 7 • Performing: • “Rudolph the Red nosed Reindeer” by Johnny Marks • Favorites: • Domestic policies enacted by President Zachary Taylor • Career Goals: • Bookmark Proofreader

21. Thank You! Please visit the Middle School Website to vote for who you think is the performer with the most talent.