G-Town Show Down
April 5th, 2007
Our third annual G-Town Show Down was another huge success today, showcasing our kids in a big way. This is a great opportunity for our kids to shine, especially for those students who excel in something other than school sports and activities. A couple of terrific bands, a great teacher band–they ROCKED–and Kelly D. stole the show with her 1st place winning song.
Once again, I love the G-Town Show Down! And I love the guts and the talent of every kid who got up there.
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April 5th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
I’d love to know more about how you select the acts for the Show Down!
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April 5th, 2007 at 8:37 pm
That’s an easy question to answer Lisa because basically everyone gets in. The only elimination this year came for those students who planned to sing along to a song. We required that they get the track without the vocals, so that we can hear them. That eliminated about three-four kids. I’m terrible at the “try-outs” because I can’t say no to anyone. For me, it’s all about allowing kids to show what they’ve got. I originally started the show concept at Randolph because I had a small group of heavy metal guys in a band, Post Mortem, who weren’t really connected to the school. Asking them to play at the Randolph Rumble made them a part of our school, along with all of their “groupies”. They no longer had to be a jock to fit in–they had the opportunity to show what made them special. I saw them participate in academics and phys ed after that show, eventually graduating. All about the connections.
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April 5th, 2007 at 11:12 pm
It was an amazing accomplishment – BRAVO!
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