By Annaliese Niemeyer
Round Table reporter

From soft piano to rock bands, Middletown High School’s Student Government Association hosted the annual Talent Show on March 18 to showcase the many talents of MHS’ student body.

All of the performers attended a dress rehearsal and a sound check before the performance. The rehearsals gave everyone the chance to become familiar with the stage and the beaming lights glaring down on their instruments and juggling balls.

The money collected  at the show was donated to Feed My Starving Children, a non-profit organization which strives to help starving children throughout the world by instilling compassion to responds to the cries of those in need. The SGA collected $1108.52 towards the organization.

Though the money went to a good cause, many students were more than enthusiastic in sharing which performance they thought was best.

“My favorite performance was Paul Fritz and his juggling act because that shows talent, and since it was a talent show I think he really fit the part,” said MHS senior Samantha Dostalik.

“My favorite was Megan Rigby. Singing is something that Megan loves to do and that song was perfect for her and she nailed it. She is really talented in the art of music and she will always continue to be the best in music,” said MHS senior Shannon Buckley.

“I thought all of the performances were great! My favorite was Christian King because he was amazing and has mad guitar skills. His song made me happy because of the mood of the song,” said MHS sophomore Elena Marrone.

With the quick deliberation of the judges, the String Quintet, which consisted of Sarah Abernathy, Maria Skowronski, Sarah Weltman, Sayre Posey and Maddie Nissel, won the bragging rights to be crowned the most talented group in all of MHS. The winning performance was an instrumental version of Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance,” and the Quintet was awarded a $100 gift card to Best Buy.