{"id":2160,"date":"2018-09-24T00:59:50","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T00:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/yearbook\/?p=2160"},"modified":"2019-06-29T21:04:52","modified_gmt":"2019-06-30T02:04:52","slug":"westerns-got-talent-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/yearbook\/2018\/09\/24\/westerns-got-talent-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Western&#8217;s Got Talent 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By: Chase Merwin<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2018\u2019s Western\u2019s Got Talent show was the perfect way for students to flaunt their hidden talents, abilities and personalities. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From stand up comedy routines to song performances, contestants amazed and entertained the audience. The night\u2019s contestants ranged from comedians and poets to dancers and singers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Contestants were Jason Holliman, Ryan Morris, Zoie Reynolds, Bre Eison, Dianah Hidzir, Nah\u2019Ryan Reed-Crawford, Eisley Hinton and Erica Lundy. Each contestant individually performed in front of an audience of judges including Shana Meyer, Vincent Bowhay and Isaiah Collier, as well as supporting friends and colleagues. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After some suspenseful silence, the judges chose their top-three. The show\u2019s third place contestant and runner-up were both singers. Dianah Hidzir earned third and Nah\u2019Ryan Reed-Crawford took home the silver. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zoie Reynolds came out on top. She performed an original poem, \u201cLessons\u201d, which she wrote after someone asked her \u201cwho hurt you?\u201d. She said that she performed her piece because she wanted to express the importance of being affectionate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI wanted to express the effects of being told to suck it up and to not trust others,\u201d Reynolds said. \u201cI think our fear of showing affection and showing we care is dangerous, so I wrote about the causes and effects of it on my life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Western\u2019s Got Talent brought to attention the talents of various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/student-life\/\">Western students<\/a>, displaying not only the extraordinary abilities students possess, but also Western pride.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2160 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"Western\u2019s Got Talent Mentalist\" data-caption=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/yearbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2018\/09\/Evason-Mentalist-1.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/yearbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2018\/09\/Evason-Mentalist-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Western\u2019s Got Talent Mentalist\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/yearbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2018\/09\/Evason-Mentalist-1-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/yearbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2018\/09\/Evason-Mentalist-1-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/yearbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2018\/09\/Evason-Mentalist-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"Western\u2019s Got Talent Mentalist\" data-caption=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/yearbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2018\/09\/Evason-Mentalist-2.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/yearbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2018\/09\/Evason-Mentalist-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Western\u2019s Got Talent Mentalist\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/yearbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2018\/09\/Evason-Mentalist-2-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/yearbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2018\/09\/Evason-Mentalist-2-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/yearbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2018\/09\/Evason-Mentalist-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"Western\u2019s Got Talent Mentalist\" data-caption=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/yearbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2018\/09\/Evason-Mentalist-3.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/yearbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2018\/09\/Evason-Mentalist-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/yearbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2018\/09\/Evason-Mentalist-3-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/yearbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2018\/09\/Evason-Mentalist-3-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/yearbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2018\/09\/Evason-Mentalist-3-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Chase Merwin 2018\u2019s Western\u2019s Got Talent show was the perfect way for students to flaunt their hidden talents, abilities and personalities. 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