About: A Night to Remember

This past Friday night, Anna, Olivia and I had the privilege of supporting our friend Zach in his pursuit of Mr. Daytona State.

We arrived at 7 p.m. for a reception to talk with the contestants.
I was shocked at Zach's calm when we arrived.
He just kept saying,
"I'm relaxed because I know it really doesn't matter if I win or loose. This is for God's glory. If someone hears the gospel, I've done my job!"
Well put, Zach!

We ,the audience, got to take our seats around 8 o'clock for the beginning of the show...
It went something like this~

The contestants for this title had to answer a few questions about themselves, how they would better student life, and demonstrate some sort of talent.
I was so happy that there were at least 3 Christians in the contest!


Zach performed his original piece "Never Saw This Coming".


(Sorry about the shakyness and the mike stand in front of your face... I guess I was sitting right in front of you :D)

An empty stage.
Before the show started, of course :)

The Program.
I'm sorry to admit this, But I think I was taking these pictures during one of the performances...
*whoops*


I only have one picture from the performances and that one was really blurry.
*sigh*
I'm obviously not a photographer :)

And since I'm obviously not a photographer...
I had to make all the pictures in black and white to make them look better :)
I think I took these without flash...

Here are some of the contestants giving their final speeches.
Sorry that they're out of order.
Aaaand, there are only a few :)

Richard Thripp.
He played the Entertainer and had a sideshow of his photographs.
He's an amazing photographer!
Certificate of Appreciation.

Tad Jennings.
He performed an original piece called Tease Me, I think...
*sigh*
(I can't remember exactly and I tore my program in half before the show even started...
bad habit I'm trying to break...
lol)
ANYWAY!
Runner up for Mr. Daytona State.

Zach Smith (ya know... the one we went to support :)
He performed his above piece entitled, Never Saw This Coming.
This may sound weird...
but during his performance it almost sounded like there were background vocals to me. (?)
Especially on the chorus.
Certificate of Appreciation.

Shawana Brown.
She sang the song, If You Don't Wanna Love Me.
Runner up for Miss Daytona State.

Michelle Underwood.
Improv comedy: Interrogation.
Miss Daytona State.

Jerred Mason.
He recited an original monologue, This is How I Am.
He did an amazing job!
His piece had a strong Christian influence and direction...
If you ever read this someday, Jerred...
Thank you for standing for what you believe in!
Mr. Daytona State.

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You can visit Zach's site *HERE* to read his perspective on the evening.

Thanks for inviting us, Zach!
We had a wonderful time observing everyone's talent!
Everyone did so well!

God was glorified in the God honoring performances!
Many blessings to y'all!