WCHS talent show held Friday

This Friday night promises to be another successful talent show at Warren County High School as the Black History Club will be holding its annual event April 21.

The talent competition has provided the community with eight years of eye-catching performances and this year won?t be an exception, says club sponsor and grade level principal Jeffery Martin.

?We?ve lined up some really talented students,? he said.

Serving once again as talent show emcee will be comedian T.C. (Terry) Cope. Cope was raised in McMinnville and has performed his routines at colleges and in clubs across the country. Over the years he has worked with such comedians as Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer, Bernie Mac, Tommy Davidson and George Wallace.

According to Martin, there are 13 talent show entries. Contestants will be judged by a panel of community members, who will judge them on their stage presence, technical skills, creativity and overall performance.

There will be monetary prizes for the top three spots and the top eight finishers will have the chance to perform for the school?s student body on Monday, April 24 and Tuesday, April 25.

The event is the biggest fundraiser for the Black History Club and proceeds will provide money for the club?s field trip scheduled for June 2. This year?s field trip will be to Motel Lorraine in Memphis, the place where Martin Luther King was assassinated on April 4, 1968. The students will also visit several other historical places in Memphis.

The Black History Club?s talent show will begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday and will take place inside the high school auditorium. It is scheduled to last about two hours, which includes an intermission with refreshments in the school?s commons area.

Tickets can be purchased for $5 before Friday by calling club sponsor Jeff Martin at 668-5935, or for $6 Friday night at the door.