On March 2, 2011 Harrison High School held their first Lip Synching Contest. It was another prosperous production by the Junior Prom Committee to earn money for the Junior Prom. “The contest was very successful. We earned about $7oo,” said Mrs. Ellison, a Harrison High teacher and also the person in charge of the contest. The show also included a host, Mr. Nick Landy, a history teacher, and three judges; Mr. Sabia the Geometry Teacher, Mr. DaSilva the Chorus Teacher and Ms. Jackie the Harrison High’s social worker, who at the end tallied their points together and decided who the winner is.
This contest had many humorous, well performed and impromptu acts. For instance, a junior, along with her friends, dressed up as Justin Bieber performing his song “Baby”. Some acts included girls dressing up as guys and even guys dressing up as girls. There were many group acts such as the performance of a Spice Girls number and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Diana Ross, and loads of solo performances. Some performed several times. The Show also had a surprise performance by the teachers.
Rumors around the school indicated that Mrs. Inginito the Biology teacher and Mrs. Ronan, an Algebra 2 teacher , would perform. Those accusaations were proven false when the real surprise guests showed up on stage. Harrison High’s English department, Ms. Thomas, Ms. Gilmore and Ms. Copola, rallied up the crowd with their surprise performance including dancing and synching to Rihanna’s “I Like the Way It Hurts”, Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby” and Beastie Boys’ "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!)".
All the performances were pleasant to watch however there could only be one winner. As the judges tallied up their scores the crowd went wild screaming “Pinto and the Pintetts” referring to Jonathan Pinto and the four junior girls who synched and danced to Otis Redding’s “Respect”. What the crowd wants the crown gets. The first place was awarded to Pinto and the Pintetts, the second place was awareded to the Cheerleaders’ Spice Girls Performance and the third Place to a group that synched and danced to “Aint No Mountain High Enough”. The Junior Prom Committee once again had a successful event. “It was definatly a freat time to spend my evening, it was very hilarious and I got the chance to sing along,” says a sophomore, Patrycja Jackowska.
