Second Annual Youth Singing Competiton

Once again it wasn't all show tunes, but it WAS exceptional entertainment Friday night in The Bon Ton Room at Matt Davis's All Play and No Work. Eighteen outstanding Jackson teens, tweens, and littles sang their hearts out to a sold out audience!

Last year's winner, TR Krupa sang Radames' Letter from Aida to kick off the second half of the evening.

1. Madelyn Bellew - Almost Lover (A Fine Frenzy)
2. Elizabeth Lincoln - On the Brightside (NeverShoutNever)
3. Evan Denney - Consider Yourself (Oliver!)
4. Julianna Berkemeier - Can't Take My Eyes Off of You (Jersey Boys) - HONORABLE MENTION
5 . Kaci Sweezey -Free to Be Me
6. Carly Jacobs - Mama Who Bore Me (Spring Awakening)
7. Charity Roberts - Beauty and the Beast (Beauty and the Beast)
8. Anna Blissick - Love Story (Taylor Swift)
9. Carly Brake - Just One Step (Songs for a New World) - FIRST PLACE
10. Christina McKim - Only Hope (Mandy Moore) - THIRD PLACE
11. Nicole Black & Zac Lowden - Almost Paradise (Footloose)
12. Maegan Budd - Part of Your World (Little Mermaid)
13. Jacob Moody - The Climb (Miley Cyrus)
14. Lindsey Cole - The New Girl in Town (Hairspray) - HONORABLE MENTION
15. Trinity Roberts -Born to Entertain (Ruthless) - HONORABLE MENTION
16. Allison Walsh - On My Own (Les Miserables)
17. Alaina Kerr - You Are the Music in Me (High School Musical)
18. Kelsey Cummings - Every Story is a Love Story (Aida) - SECOND PLACE

Hosting the event for the second year was Stephanie Pierce, a student at Jackson High School, who was co-creator of the event with Ann Holt.

Judges for the event were Lisa Ykimoff, Matt Davis, and Lenny LaFleur.

Our photographer for the evening was lidija Fremeau of LAF Lines