Students Star in Panther Pageant
Lights. Camera. Action. On Feb. 13, several Panthers took to the stage to participate in the annual Panther Pageant, formerly known as Stud Pageant. This event was organized by the NPHS Key Club in an effort to raise money for the Pediatric Trauma Program.
Naya Luney, senior, president of Key Club, described what the night is like. It started off with introductions: “Everyone gets to kind of strut their stuff and answer questions like ‘What are three things about you?’” Luney said. Up next is the talent portion where “people can do anything they want that’s special or unique to them,” Luney said. Finally, the audience gets to vote for their favorite Panther, determining the winner.
Luney also expected a lot of change from last year’s show. “I’m really just looking forward to seeing new faces because last year it was all seniors. So, it’s going to be a totally new dynamic this year,” said Luney.
Several students of all grades participated in the event on Thursday, including the winning pair, Kian Alamir and Zak Logie, seniors. The two were encouraged to join through friends in ASG and have prepared a dance routine for their performance. “We love making people laugh so hopefully put a good show on for our friends while we’re up there,” said Alamir. Zak Logie has had more experience with the pageant, having done it the previous two years. “It’s a cool thing to raise money for charity, I did it sophomore and freshman year and it was fun,” Logie said.
The boys, though little preparation, were eager to perform a dance routine to the song, “Hips Don’t Lie” by Shakira. The crowd cheered them on vigorously as they performed which lead to them getting the majority vote and winning. After the boys took the win on Thursday, the only concern they had was “That I’ll have too many girls chasing me afterwards” Logie said.
