Tallassee High School students Emily Hacker and Sarah Jane Patterson performed with the Divas and Voltage show choirs at the Southern Showcase Saturday, February 10 at Opelika High School.
There were 22 school choirs at this competition, including groups from Auburn; Biloxi (MS); Tift Co. (GA); Albertville; Briarwood; Lakeside (GA); West Marion (MS); Fitzgerald (GA); Boaz; Chelsea; and Prattville. And there were a lot of solos performed.
But Emily and Sarah Jane won an award for Tallassee that was coveted by every performer in the room: Best Soloists Within a Show. They were featured in the Divas show singing the Miley Cyrus hit, "The Climb." This was a tremendous achievement for the Tallassee students competing with programs from schools that are double or triple the size of Tallassee High School.
The Divas are directed by Kelley Hill and choreographed by Santana Houston.
Tallassee's Voltage mixed show choir came in 3rd runner-up in a category with six schools from around the southeast. Gold Edition placed 3rd in the men's division and Divas placed 5th in women's division.
