Elliv, Cedarville's most prestigious award show, has never failed to draw a crowd, and this year was no different. As the red carpet was rolled out from the top of the DMC steps, everything from prom dresses to eighties themes emerged, along with guest appearances by the Blue Group,the cast of the Wizard of Oz, and a couple of overweight local farmers. The show got off to a great start with a group of trashcan drummers and tapping chopsticks. Hosts Mike Trubilowicz and Rod Bradley boasted about their better dorm t-shirt designs and explored the acts through their worldview lens Amidst scenes from West Side Story, the Dave Matthew's Band, Teen Girl Squad, and the My Boo duet,the Elliv awards were presented to their well-deserving recipients. The crowd went wild when SGA presented their highly prestigious Man of the Year award to Dr. Ed Spencer, better known as Hugs among his admirers, followed by a rendition of Josh Groban's "You Raise Me Up." A special addition to this year's Elliv made the celebrations all the more complete Teaming up with the Make a Wish Foundation, Elliv used their proceeds to send Lizzie, a young girl suffering from a brain tumor,to Disneyland Said senior Jonathan Collins, "There is something amazing about watching over 2,000 people stand to their feet for a little 7-year-old girl who has been through so much It's unreal." The night finished off with a grand finale, complete with the classic DcTalk song "Jesus Freaks" and a spectacular indoor fireworks display. "It's the people of Cedarville that I will remember the most from this night," commented junior Jessica Dodson, who coordinated the entire event,"Words can't even begin to express how fulfilling it is when students come together with a common goal of glorifying God and serving our student body." Kate Talbott, Lauren Keller, Heather Johnson, Kristen Dudrich, Rob Reid, and Rachel Talbott perform the Dave Matthew's Band song "Ants Marching." "Just being able to have that many violins on stage was really fun," Rachel Talbott said Emcees Aric Trubilowitz (senior) and Rod Bradley (freshman)sing the Tim McGraw and Nelly song "Over and Over." Aric said, "Probably the funniest part is that I was sick during the entire week going into Elliv and had basically lost my voice,so during the rehearsals I was barely able to say my lines. 250 Spring Walter Strickland performs in the"Drum Alex Brown performs the dance scene Extravaganza," combining stomp and from Napoleon Dynamite. drumline performances.
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