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4:15pm-7:30pm: Live Coverage of First MSJ Relay for Life

MSJTV’s Live Coverage

 

By: Leah Feuerman

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Seniors Shivani Ariathurai, Victor Viramontes, and Ciara Lunger perform

At 4:15 PM, the relayers enjoyed a performance by Seniors Shivani Ariathurai and Ciara Lunger. They sang a mash-up of “Rocketeer”, “Paparazzi”, “Thinking About You”, “Somewhere Only We Know”, and “Suit and Tie” accompanied by Senior Victor Viramontes on the ukelele.

By 5:15 PM, Relay For Life’s first Mr. Relay male pageant began. The pageant kicked off with a rendition of “Safe and Sound” performed by Senior Lucy Shen. Afterwards, 11 members from various groups participated in the first round, a catwalk, from which the Relay for Life student judges chose six quarterfinalists: Eighth-grader Tanish Ambulkar; Freshmen Chaz Nagata, John Wang, and Sougat Pradhan; Sophomore Mohan Saxena, and Senior Brian Chen.

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Senior Brian Chen

In the second round each contestant shared a unique talent with the crowd. Chen started the round with a hulu dance, followed later by a hip-hop dance by Nagata, and a martial arts demonstration by Pradhan. Chen, Nagata, and Pradhan each moved on to the semi-finals, where they appealed to the audience by describing their perfect date night. After a quick decision from the judges, Chen and Pradhan were chosen as finalists.

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Freshman Sougat Pradhan

The final round gave both contestants 10 minutes to raise as much money as possible for the Relay for Life cause. Pradhan raised $11, and Chen raised $48, crowning him the first winner of Mr. Relay.

At 7:00 PM Sophomores Justin Seo and Ricky Chu played guitar to the song “Break Your Little Heart”. Later they were followed by Sophomore Sandhya Chari singing “Rolling in the Deep.”

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Sophomore Sandhya Chari

 Photos: Shirby Wang

 

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