Larkin High School seniors Jessica Catotal, left, and Melanie Lopezalso were one of two winning acts voted on by students at a recent talent show. They performed a mash-up of "Love Yourself," "Little Talks" and "Photograph." They will compete in the Elgin Area School District U-46 TalentFest next week at The Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin.
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Talented teens from Elgin Area School District U-46 will have their moment in the spotlight as they compete in the sixth annual TalentFest at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, at The Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin.
Two finalists from each of the five district high school talent shows have been chosen by their schools to participate in the program.
Each of the teens will perform in the first act after which the audience votes and chooses the top five.
Judges then pick the top three finishers. The judges are Joe Vassallo, chairman of the Elgin Cultural Arts Commission; Bud Wilson, president of the U-46 Educational Foundation; and Karen Castillo, president of Art for All.
Master of ceremonies is David Hunter of GreenRoom Productions.
Tickets are $5. For more information, go to facebook.com/talentfestu46.
• Jeff Grosser is the founder and coordinator of TalentFest.
Ruben Sotelo performs his animation dance at the recent Larkin High School talent show. He is one of two acts from the school that qualified for the districtwide TalentFest March 15 at The Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin. The junior dances to "All of Me" by John Legend.
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Elgin High School junior Abby Lag performs an original song at the Elgin High School Talent Show in February. She is one of two school finalists who will compete Tuesday at the districtwide TalentFest at The Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin.
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Elgin High School senior Lakiya Harvey, left, and freshman Branden Graves show off their dance skills at the school's February talent show. They will participate in TalentFest Tuesday at The Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin.
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Minds of Magik won first place at the recent South Elgin High School talent show. Senior Trenton Williams, left, and junior Alec Dylo will perform at the districtwide TalentFest next week in Elgin. They qualified for TalentFest last year also.
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South Elgin High School senior Precious Ogunleye sang "I'm Feeling Good" by Nina Simone and finished second at the recent school talent show to qualify for TalentFest next week at The Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin.
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Senior Don DeGuzman entertains the crowd during the Bartlett High School talent show Feb. 26. DeGuzman finished first and qualified for the districtwide Talent Fest March 15 at The Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin.
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Senior Evan Ghislin plays the violin during the Bartlett High School talent show and qualified to perform in the districtwide TalentFest next week in downtown Elgin.
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Streamwood High School senior Zak Butler recently performed a lip-sync version of Tina Turner's "Proud Mary" at the school's talent show. He advanced to TalentFest, the Elgin Area School District U-46 show, at The Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin.
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High Impact, a hip-hop dance troupe from Streamwood High School, won first place in the recent school talent show and advanced to the districtwide Elgin Area School District U-46 TalentFest March 15 in downtown Elgin.
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