Composition Design by Robin Tyner Thompkins
The News-Journal
Wednesday, May 28, 2003
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The S.TA.R.s came out in
Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Council’s production
Story and photos by Pat Allen Wilson
Ruben Studdard, Clay Aiken and Kimberley Locke have
nothing on Mark Smith, Siedah Martin, Chelsea Forbes, Brea
Cannon, Darren McMillian and Elvenkia Southerland.
The latter are young performers who showed off their talents
at the Talent Showcase of S.T.A.R.S teen talent show April 9 at
Turlington School.
While Mark Smith, on the keyboard, was the top winner in
the high school category, all were winners and took home
prizes. The audience was the big winner as they were introduced
to possible future American idols.
Forbes and a friend performed as Destiny’s Child. McMiilian
sang a gospel song, Martin’s singing resounded from the rafters,
Southerland modeled a stunning white dress and jacket ensemble
and Cannon read a poem she had written, “Life is Like a Rose.”
Emceeing and offering his own downhome wisdom through
storytelling was Gran’Daddy Junebug, while On Higher Eleva
tion (O.H E.) rapped anti-drug and anti-violence messages.
S.T.A.R.S (Serious Teen^. Acting Responsibly) was a product
of the Blue-Springs Hoke County Community Deveiopmem
Center in connection with the N.C Governor’s Crime
Sion and funded by the pilot juvenile prevention pfoject “T«»-
tag It Around. ’
The S.T.A.R.S show kicked off May as Ptegwiacy Prcve,mio«
Month, whldi highlights awareness of the scriou* tealRy
pionature parenting.
The show was produced by the Hoke County Teen and
Adolescent Pregnancy Preventioa (TAPP) CtamEil.