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18<br />
Student Activities<br />
Trojan<br />
Idol<br />
<strong>Hannibal</strong>-<strong>LaGrange</strong> College hosted a successful<br />
second annual Trojan Idol Competition throughout<br />
January and February of the spring semester, thanks to<br />
some talented (and not so talented) students.<br />
Two open auditions were held in January<br />
which filled the campus coffee house,<br />
Common Grounds. The audience<br />
witnessed some students with<br />
hidden talents, such as song<br />
writing, impersonation,<br />
to narrow the competition from over 30 to ten<br />
contestants. On February 2, the group narrowed<br />
to five, and were set to performed on February 9.<br />
The top three contestants, Kristin Sanders,<br />
sophomore human services major, Josh<br />
Thomas, sophomore Bible major,<br />
and Tamara Whitney, sophomore<br />
communication arts major, went<br />
head-to-head in HLG’s Parker<br />
Theatre on February 16.<br />
Tamara Whitney<br />
Josh Thomas<br />
costume design, and dance, while<br />
Kristin Sanders<br />
During the final competition,<br />
others simply sang their hearts out<br />
each of the three contestants<br />
(much to the relief of the judges)!<br />
Like their American Idol counterparts, the<br />
Trojan Idol judges spoke their minds, although<br />
some were better at sugarcoating their opinions<br />
than others. Sara Keck, associate dean of residential<br />
life, was the “Paula Abdul” of the group, Heather<br />
McSmith, Carroll Missions Center ministry assistant,<br />
wowed the 300+ audience members<br />
with two songs. Last year’s winner, Ben<br />
Dixon, senior Christian theatre major, also<br />
performed. The judges made their final picks, and<br />
the audience members were able to submit their<br />
votes. After a long month of performing, the <strong>2007</strong><br />
Trojan Idol title was awarded to Kristin Sanders.<br />
was the celebrity judge thanks to the success of the Tamara Whitney took second place honors,<br />
Bibleman videos in which she stars. Kevin McSmith,<br />
HLG alumnus and husband to Heather, played the<br />
part of “Randy Jackson” along with Sara’s husband<br />
Josh Keck, assistant women’s basketball coach, and<br />
Dr. Don Colborn, associate professor of biology, gave<br />
with Josh Thomas rounding out the trio in third.<br />
“I was extremely happy and surprised to win<br />
Trojan Idol,” said Sanders. “There were some really<br />
talented people in the competition and I really<br />
was just happy to be in it because I love singing.”<br />
the character of “Simon Cowell” a run for his money!<br />
After two open auditions, the judges were able
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