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Posted by dschwartz Wed Nov 30, -0001 00:00:00 PST
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0 responses 0 comments The Exchange Club of Bakersfield announces the winners of the Annual Search For Talent Contest.

For approximately 60 years, The Exchange Club of Bakersfield has put on the Annual Search For Talent contest.

Children and teenagers between the ages of 6 and 18 either sing, dance, play an instrument, or present a novelty act as a solo, duet or trio. There are three age divisions. The Primary Division is for children between the ages of 6 and 9, the Junior Division is for those between 10 to 14 and the Senior Division is for teenagers 15 to 18.

This year’s contest was held at North High School on March 17. Jeffrey Schwartz, emcee, kept the evening moving along quickly; Christopher Puckett beautifully performed the National Anthem.

Judges for the event were Nellis Johnson, Jessica Barr, Duncan Low, Roland Brown, and Donna Schwartz. Sue Johnson was the coordinator.

This year, 53 acts of solos, duet, or trios and seven exhibitions performed. Kern County has tremendously talented kids and the best of the best were in the contest.
The performers were Christopher Puckett singing two songs and great dances from Dancer’s Workshop and Dancer’s Turnout.

There were six categories recognized: vocal, vocal duet, instrumental, dance, dance-acro & novelty. Trophies were awarded for first place and ribbons for second-, third- and fourth-places. A Sweepstakes Trophy was given to the contestants with the top score in each division.

There was one sweepstakes winner in the primary division, one in the junior division and one in the senior division. It doesn’t matter which category they performed in. The sweepstakes winner, the first runner-up and the second runner-up in each division will go to the Exchange Club’s Regional Competition in Ridgecrest on May 6.

The top winner in each division at the regional’s contest will go to the district’s (state) contest on June 23 at the Fantasy Springs Resort in Indio for a chance to win a scholarship .

This year’s winners in the primary division are:

Third place, Dance Acro Category: Darby Adler

Second place, Dance Acro Category: Alexis Cooper

First place, Dance Acro Category: Hayley McBride

Third  place, Dance Category: Talia Adler

Second place, Dance Category: Alexa Tillet

First place, Dance Category: Bailey Bryson

Fourth place, Vocal Category: Dustin Maldonado

Third place, Vocal Category: Pauline Crisostomo

Second place, Vocal Category: Jessica Crabtree

First place, Vocal Category: Olivia Espinoza

Winner of the Second Runner-Up award for the primary division who has already been recognized for first place is: Olivia Espinoza

Winning the First Runner-Up award for the primary division who has already been recognized for first place is: Hayley McBride

Sweepstakes award winner for the primary division is: Taylor Camarillo

Winners in the Junior Division are:

Second place, Instrumental Category: Mary Lee

First place, Instrumental Category: Christian Jordan

First place, Novelty Category: Guillermo Cisneros

First place, Dance Acro Category: Claire Melanson

Second place, Dance Category: Kya Mitchell

First place, Dance Category: Morgan Fisher

Fourth place, Vocal Category: Michelle Dimova

Third place, Vocal Category: Alexandria Standiford

Second place, Vocal Category: Moriah Taylor

First place, Vocal Category: Faith Fernandez

Second Runner-Up award winner for the junior division who has already been recognized for 1st place is: Faith Fernandez

Winning the first Runner-Up award for the junior division who has already been recognized for 1st place is: Guillermo Cisneros

Winner of the Sweepstakes award for the junior division and performing the vocal-duet category is: Holly Smith and Ellie Hartman

Now, we present the awards for the senior division:

There are four categories: Dance-Acro , Dance, Vocal Duet, & Vocal. We will be giving trophies for first place and ribbons for second-, third- and fourth-places.
Second place, Instrumental Category: Brooke Andrade

First place, Instrumental Category: Lauren Edwards

Third place, Dance-Acro Category: Victor Mendez

Second place, Dance-Acro Category: Amber Estrada

First place, Dance-Acro Category: Julian Turner

Second place, Dance Category: Jennifer Skiby

First place, Dance Category: Chelsea Eidenshink

Fourth place, Vocal Category: Natalie Somers

Third place, Vocal Category: Nicole Meyers

Second place, Vocal Category: Munirah Hahib

First place, Vocal Category: Chelsea Dunlap

Fourth place, Vocal Duet Category: Aaron Gallington & Rebecca Moore

Third place, Vocal Duet Category: Cassie Schmiedel & Scott Hillberry

Second place, Vocal Duet Category: Jennifer Villigran & Melissa Lucas

First place, Vocal Duet Category: Jeffrey Gale & Leah Bertino

Winner of the second Runner-Up award for the senior division who has already been recognized for second place is: Jennifer Villigran & Melissa Lucas

Winner of the First Runner-Up award for the senior division who has already been recognized for first place is: Jeffrey Gale & Leah Bertino

Winner of the Sweepstakes award for the senior division is: Garrett Marshall & Marisa Johnson

                                    

 Anyone wishing information next year for The Exchange Club of Bakersfield's Search for Talent should send an email to dschwartz@bak.rr.com  with Name of interested contestant(s), mailing address, and phone number.

 

 

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