{"id":4616,"date":"2019-07-08T13:37:44","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T18:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/yearbook\/?p=4616"},"modified":"2019-07-08T13:37:44","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T18:37:44","slug":"center-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/yearbook\/2019\/07\/08\/center-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Center Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ge gf ct bg gg b gh lb gj lc ld le lf lg lh li gr\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">By: Paige Griffee<\/p>\n<p class=\"ge gf ct bg gg b gh lb gj lc ld le lf lg lh li gr\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Foster the People\u2019s song rings true for PTA freshman Kelsey McCluskey when it says, \u201cwe\u2019re not doing it for the money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ge gf ct bg gg b gh lb gj lc ld le lf lg lh li gr\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">McCluskey participated and won first place in Western\u2019s 2018 competition of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/the-voice\">The Voice<\/a>.\u201d For her, competing was not just about receiving an award at the end, but rather doing it because it is her passion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ge gf ct bg gg b gh lb gj lc ld le lf lg lh li gr\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">This Western freshman grew up singing in choir, theatre and competitions in high school. Clearly performing on stage is nothing new to McCluskey, however, performing in front of a large university audience really pushed her out of her comfort zone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ge gf ct bg gg b gh lb gj lc ld le lf lg lh li gr\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">McCluskey said not only did her song choice of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WaSy8yy-mr8\">Before He Cheats<\/a>\u201d by Carrie Underwood challenge her, but so did her attempt to perform at a competitive level during the last round of the competition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ge gf ct bg gg b gh lb gj lc ld le lf lg lh li gr\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">McClusky decided to participate in \u201cThe Voice\u201d because she wanted to have fun and do something that she loved. She encourages others who are too nervous to take the stage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ge gf ct bg gg b gh lb gj lc ld le lf lg lh li gr\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">\u201cWhen you see something like this and really want to do it, just go for it,\u201d McClusky said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ge gf ct bg gg b gh lb gj lc ld le lf lg lh li gr\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">McClusky walked away winning $1,000 in competition money. She said she plans on using it for school. She has a love for christian contemporary music as well as country, and is saving up to buy a vinyl.<\/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-4616 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=\"Duet\" data-caption=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/yearbook\/2019\/07\/08\/center-stage\/a6\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" 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