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2011 La Salle's Got Talent Proves La Salle Has Talent!
The third annual La Salle’s Got Talent 2011 was a hit with the audience, the performers and the judging panel which, due to the very impressive level of talent, had the difficult task of picking win, place and show for the evening.
With 13 very accomplished entrants from which to honor the top three based on a numerical ballot system, judges Mr. Ciccone, Ms. Naughton and Mr. Haynes wound up with four official winners thanks to two performances being tied for third place.
Judged the best talent of the evening was senior Chris Lee who composed the music and wrote the lyrics for his original song “Hello Beautiful” as well as being the vocalist and pianist. Horse racing fans would call it the perfect quad-fecta!
The third annual La Salle’s Got Talent 2011 was a hit with the audience, the performers and the judging panel which, due to the very impressive level of talent, had the difficult task of picking win, place and show for the evening.
With 13 very accomplished entrants from which to honor the top three based on a numerical ballot system, judges Mr. Ciccone, Ms. Naughton and Mr. Haynes wound up with four official winners thanks to two performances being tied for third place.
Judged the best talent of the evening was senior Chris Lee who composed the music and wrote the lyrics for his original song “Hello Beautiful” as well as being the vocalist and pianist. Horse racing fans would call it the perfect quad-fecta!
Second place went to the band Out of Your League – a quartet of juniors Brady Conley, Brendan Connallon, Pat Durfee and Munib Elkhatib who played and sang their original song, “I Don’t Want You” to the adoring crowd. This boy-band had the distinction of being the only non-seniors to win an award.
The judges obviously had some difficulty in determining third place as that spot was shared by seniors Alexa Stufano and Adam Fague. Alexa danced on point/toe on a variation from “Esmerelda” while Adam played his guitar rendition of “For the Love of God” from guitarist Steve Vai’s 1990 album Passion and Warfare. Both performances brought cheers from the audience.
Other entrants included:
- Bienveni Loua and Jeleel Yussuf performing Dance Battle
- Ben Long singing “A Long Day” which he composed
- Lauren Busteed sing and performing the Song “Roxy” from Chicago
- Chris Casey and Erica Rebussini performing Synchronized Form Karate
- Matt Smith singing the Peter Gabriel song “In Your Eyes” with his own violin accompaniment
- Brianna DeLuca danced the “Odile Variation” from Swan Lake
- John Lapointe played guitar and sang with Tim O’Reilly the John Mayer song “Say”
- Maggie Rogers sang “Do You Know” which she composed and she was accompanied by Christina Castle, Shelby Clarke and Chris Lee
- The Band ESCAPE of Jeff Dilorio, Justin Pires, Adam Tortolanni, Logan Underwood and Mikhail Woloohojian played a medley of Bon Jovi songs
The evening was sponsored by Senior Class Dean Mrs. Wynter Kelly and The Senior Class and Junior Class Dean Mr. Timothy Donovan and The Junior Class.
The Planning Committee for the evening was seniors Devin Carreiro, Matt Kilduff and Ryan Sweeney and junior Annie McGunagle with McGunagle and Kilduff acting as formal hosts.
Handling sound was junior Dan Miele. Light Board Operator was junior Logan Serabian and program graphics were by senior Peter Borges.
Special thanks to Mr. Haynes, Mrs. Dianne Carosi, Mrs. Martha Colson, Ms. Serena Morsilli, the judges panel and the La Salle Maintenance Department.
La Salle Academy is a high school rich in history and grounded in the person and teachings of Jesus and the Catholic faith, which are core to the school's life and culture. The De La Salle Middle School provides a strong holistic foundation for students to transition into high school. The high school and middle school provide students of diverse ethnic, economic, and religious backgrounds, a community to foster growth in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle’s ideals of faith, service, and community.
