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 It was a full house as the lights went up in Robinson Hall for the 105th annual Talent Competition. Eight different acts were performed that showcased a myriad of talents. The crowd was silent as they listened and watched while people sang, danced, and juggled for the audience.
Rising star, Willow, debuted her first song ever titled, “Just Me and My Friends,” which depicted her story of having no friends when she was born and the good fortune of now attending school where she has made lots of friends. Pioneer, Sam, did a classic rendition of “Camp Grenada,” which had audience members laughing and singing along. A trio called “ADV-capella” sang the old classic, “My Girl” which was then followed by “Stand By Me.”
Not to be outdone CITs Adina and Rachael both displayed their talents with a juggling act from Rachael, and a beautiful solo performance from Adina, who sang “The Way I Am.” Senior camper, Chris, astonished the crowd when he came onto the stage to dance to a popular R&B hit called “Jerk It.” He twisted, turned, jumped and twirled with such smoothness and dexterity, that even the late Michael Jackson would have been jealous.
One of the two crowning acts of the evening was a medley of sorts from the Senior boys. Even though a few lines were flubbed the audience was clearly impressed with the passion and personal style that went into the boys’ performance. Several MacCready counselors wowed the crowd with a modern dance to the hit track from Disney’s, “The Lion King.” The dancers who wore all black in order to keep the focus on the dance itself, gave a powerful performance. All participants in the competition displayed extreme courage getting up and performing to a packed house, but there can only be one winner. The judges; however, are still deliberating.
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“It was the best rock climbing trip I’ve ever been on.” This is how ADV camper Nate, described the first rock climbing trip of the summer. “The hike in was smooth and the 140 foot cliffs were sweet. There were three different climbs that Mark (the rock climbing director) set up. They were called Big Bertha, Mr. Clean and Mr. Dirty. The entire cliff that we climbed on was called ‘Bark Eater’ and it was awesome. Everyone got to belay, as well as, get a lot of climbing in.” 
