Students, here’s your chance to shine! The Cornelia Kiwanis Club is gearing up for its 36th Annual Talent Showcase. Habersham County residents in kindergarten through 12th grades are eligible to audition.
Students will compete in three divisions – Elementary, Middle and High School. Trophies will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers in each division. The winner of the High School division also wins the $500 Bill Loyd Award.
“Bill Loyd founded the contest 36 years ago when Georgia Kiwanis started a statewide ‘Talent Showcase’ contest,” says event co-chair Barb Traver. “Cornelia Kiwanis has had a contest and sent a contestant every year since that time.”
Previous years’ winners include country music star Kim Schlapman of the Grammy award winning group, Little Big Town.
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The winner of the local competition advances to the state level where the top prize includes a $3,500 scholarship. The winner of state then goes on to the International Kiwanis Talent Showcase competition.
Auditions for the local Talent Showcase will be held from 4-6 p.m. on March 14, 2017 at the Habersham Central High School Auditorium in Mt. Airy.
Contest rules and applications are now available. You may pick them up in the front offices of all Habersham County public schools, the Board of Education administrative office located at 132 West Stanford Mill Road in Clarkesville, and on the Cornelia Kiwanis Club website. You may also download the application by clicking on the link below.
The competition is scheduled for March 21 at 7 p.m. in the HCHS auditorium. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students, and children ages 5 and under are free.
“This is a really fun night!” enthuses Traver. “The talent we have here in Habersham amazes me every year!”
Proceeds from the event go to support the Cornelia Kiwanis scholarship fund.
Featured photo: Zoe Simmons performs “Shy” in the 2015 Cornelia Kiwanis Talent Showcase at Habersham Central High School in Mt. Airy.
