ORLANDO, Fla. -— ‘Showcase 1’ of Talent Tuesday took place on Oct. 27 on the Student Services Building patio. Talent Tuesdays are held every Tuesday between 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Hosting the event is Courtney Wilson of student government, who attends the college for event management.
Wilson, 21, has been enrolled in Valencia and has been a part of Talent Tuesday since 2007. “Talent Tuesday is a legacy,” said Wilson. “I won second place and was rewarded $150. Dealing with this new administration, they didn’t really have a guideline of how it was in the past so what I did was I took how I won last time and the way the show went and I pursued it in this current student government organization; their planning method, so it’s the same tactics as 2007, when Rufus Hawkins was president and he encouraged me to join student government.”
Anthony Stephens, attended in the audience. Although not a contestant, during the show would voluntarily dance on stage. “I love to give a shout out,” said Stephens, 19, an anesthesiology student. “I’m a very energetic person. I take any challenge that comes to me, like this is a challenge.”
The three finalists were Raymond Surness, Yves “King Yves” Jeanfils, and Wilbur Bermudez. All contestants and trivia winners receive tickets to Joe’s Krab Shack restaurant.
Bermudez has been singing and dancing for two years, he attends Valencia to obtain a degree in dental hygiene. On being a finalist, Bermudez, 23, said: “I feel great. I was really nervous, but now I feel great.”
Fellow student, Janet Randolph who was a singer in last year’s challenge, but didn’t make it to the next round, said this time was “very entertaining” and “better than last year’s.” Randolph, 19, a political science student, said she preferred this year’s judges. “I like how they actually had a decent amount of judges who chose the right talent,” said Randolph. “Last year, they just chose friends and that’s what the main thing I had to say about that.”
This year’s judges is West Campus’ very own SGA president, Robert Stio, along with Jamar Bibbs and Shayna-Kay Gibbs. Wilson said when choosing the judges, she was looking for "diversity and a variety, whether it was ethnicity or sex."
Wilson said she felt as though it was a “great outcome” and described how she felt when she said: “I’m very happy with the entertainment that was provided and I’m astound with the students that even went out to aim for their goals. They aimed for a goal and they accomplished it. I feel like they accomplished their goals by performing.”
Jeanfils, 20, is enrolled in Valencia for music and sound technology and has been dancing for nearly 8 years. “This was just the appetizer,” said Jeanfils, “The final draft is next.”
‘Showcase 2’ for Talent Tuesday is Nov. 3 and the grand finale will take place Nov. 10 between the hours of 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.
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