Abbott School Puts Talent on Display
 Christina Secor, Alexis Foley, Nathan Richardson and Alegra Secor gave their classmates high scores. |
A capacity audience in the school's gymnasium cheered and clapped for the acts and the noise level was such that it was hard to hear what the emcees had to say until a microphone was added in the second act.
The talent show, directed by Paul W. Marino, featured performances by pupils from grades one through eight, as well as by teachers and members of the community. There were singers, dancers, musicians, a gymnast, a French rap artist and a magician trained by the North Adams magician Johnny Mystic.
The show was hosted by students Abbi Luczinski and Dakota Hurley and the judges were schoolmates Christina Secor, Alexis Foley, Nathan Richardson and Alegra Secor. The judges only gonged a couple of adult acts and children in the fourth grade and younger were exempt from being gonged. The judges seemed to enjoy the acts with most scores being in the range of 4 to 5 points, 5 being the top score possible.
 Pupils and adults exhibited their skills in dance, music and magic. |
Performances in order of appearance were: Grades 1 and 2 singing along to "Who Let the Dogs Out"; Jon Burdick singing and Natasha Bohl doing gymnastics; teacher Lori Austin and her fourth-graders singing; teacher Xavier Tondeur rapping "Sam I am" in French with assistance from Patti Charron; Samantha Daniels tap dancing (who, because of technical difficulties, performed again at the end); Bryce and Brody Little and Charron performing rock 'n' roll; Jordan Ellerbee singing; fourth-grade girls singing; Principal Heidi Dugal and Austin in a duet; Destiny Charron performing magic; the Byrne family performing two songs; Marino reciting poetry; Tess Burdick singing; Alyssa Richardson dancing; Al Bedini reciting a turnip song with "Rooty."
