By Ashley Crampton

Design Editor

Southern Exposure is a showcase of different songs and genres. The show took place May 5-6 and included Concert Choir, A cappella Choir, Chamber Choir, Jazz Band, BlueBeats Drumline, and assorted performances from different individuals and groups.

Women’s ensemble transported to the 80’s to sing “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.” Concert Choir took it back to their childhood with “High School Musical,” and the BlueBeats Drumline was a black light crowd pleaser. The individual performances brought the house down; Baylor Massey sang “Lost Boy,” and was accompanied by Kirsten Pryde, who danced to the piece.

The show is the last performance that seniors will be able to partake in during their high school career, which makes the show even more emotional. The seniors had multiple touching moments throughout the show: “You’ll Be in My Heart” was sung by seniors, and during the performance a slideshow was showcased of them. “Photograph” was peformed by Chamber Choir and was also a very emotional moment, as the performance seemed to have deeper meaning beyond high school.

Sophomore Lexi Watters performed during Southern Exposure with Concert Choir and loved the experience. Watters put in multiple nights of practice to prepare and got to watch seniors as they prepared for their last show.

“I loved being able to work with the seniors; it was a special feeling being able to be apart of their last major event as high schoolers,” Watters said

The show started back in 1995-1996. That year’s choir director started the show, and curtains have been opening every year since. Southern Exposure takes multiple people to make the curtains open. Teachers, students, and outsiders all partake in order to put the show together and make it run smoothly.

Choral director Jason Bean and multiple others put in heaps of extra time to make sure the show goes on.

“[Southern Exposures] takes a lot of people doing a lot of work. There are all kinds of crew, there’s a choreographer that comes in, musicians that play, lighting and sound people, and a lot of hours of work from students and the people in the background,” Bean said.

The show had a great turn out and was a very family friendly environment. The students put a lot of hard work into the show and it definitely shined on stage that night.