1998 Miracle Yearbook

A X the sea rch f or tale n lpha Chi by Christine Wiesert A lpha Chisponsored its 31st annual talentshowonFebruary21,1998. Jon and DonnaPurpleconductedtheceremony,en- couragingaudienceinvolvementandprovid- inghumorousentertainmentbetween talent acts. Studentsdemonstratedmusicalability,both vocallyandinstrumentally.TheCaylorSis- tersperformedtwooriginalsongs.Theirgreat abilitytoharmonizeandtoplayguitarsimpressedtheaudience.TimPhillips performeda"musicalcomedy"withmenfromhisunitontheHill.They parodiedaVeggieTalessongandgeneratedlaughsfromtheaudience becauseoftheirwittyrewrite. NathanRadford,anannualAlphaChiTalentShowparticipant,brought morevarietytotheshow withventriloquism.Hebroughttheaudienceto life withhisexceptionaltalent. Hepresented his well-known"Auction Song"withhisdummy,andthenventuredtoperformhumanventriloquism withanaudiencevolunteer. BethAnneKapanskycaptivatedthecrowd withhertap-dancingrou- tineand gymnastic abilities.'ThePurples told students thatDr.Dixon added woodtothebacksectionofthestagespecificallyforherroutinein the talentshow. While this was notthe case,it did comein usefulfor Kapansky'sact.Anotherreturningparticipant,JessGamiere,amazedthe crowd with illusionary card tricks. He also caughtfemale students' attentionbyincorporatingCelineDion's"MyHeartWillGoOn"intohis act. Nathan Radford and the Caylor Sisters placed first,for non-musical and musical talents,respectively. JessGamiereplaced second,whileTheTimPhillipsGroupcame inthird. Jess Gamiere dazzles the crowd with his magical talents(top right). Nathan Radford and his talkative friend entertain the crowd(top left). TheCaylor Sisters perform an original song (center). Tim Phillips and crew sing oftheir days at Cedarville(below). 214 campus organizations