Habersham Central High School senior Maggie Smagur took top honors Tuesday at the 36th Annual Cornelia Kiwanis Talent Showcase with her rendition of the French operatic piece, “Nuit D’toilles”. Smagur competed against eleven other high schoolers to claim first prize. She received a trophy and the $500 Bill Loyd Award cash prize.
Second place in the high school division went to Brenna Dann for her piano performance of Mozart Concerto No. 20 K. 466. Emerald Patterson placed third for her song and dance routine to the Broadway tune, “Anything Goes.”
In the middle school division, Zoe Simmons placed first for her vocal and dance performance of “Morning Person.” Patrick Highsmith placed second for his vocal rendition of “Red Rider BB Gun” and Ariel Schwartz won third for “The Prayer.”
Ashley Jones won first prize in the elementary school division for her vocal performance of “Part of Your World” from Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Breelyn Wood placed second in the elementary division for singing “Trust in You.” Third place went to Meghan Grace Odum for her rendition of “Eye of the Tiger.”
Catherine Long won the People’s Choice Award.
In all, 25 Habersham County students in grades K-12 competed in this year’s Talent Showcase. The event is held annually as a fundraiser for the Cornelia Kiwanis scholarship fund. Event co-chair Barbara Traver says this year’s talent show raised a record amount, $1,078, which will fully fund one of the scholarships.
Smagur will now advance to the state competition in Albany, Ga. on April 29 where she’ll have a chance to win a $3,500 scholarship.
36th Annual Cornelia Kiwanis Talent Showcase Winners
March 21, 2017
Habersham Central High SchoolMt. Airy, GA
photos by Daniel Purcell
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This article has been updated from a previous version to include details on Smagur’s performance and amount raised
