2001-02 archive 2002-03 school year 2001-02 archive 2002-03 school year 2001-02 archive 2002-03 school year 2001-02 archive 2002-03 school year 2001-02 archive 2002-03 school year 2001-02 archive 2002-03 school year And then there were three By Jess Williams The audience kept its half of the bargain--people raised money for junior Jennifer Borchert's battle with cancer and attended the talent show in droves. A full house. It was up to 2003 talent show hosts seniors Jeremy Adams, Nick Moulakis and Chris Rule, to hold up their end. The audience gasped as the talent show banner held strategically in front of the shirtless hosts slowly raised and the three seniors stood onstage in the nude. Well, almost. The hosts had covered themselves with pieces of construction paper reading "censored," but despite the nod to decency, the audience roared with laughter. The hosts' comedic skits left the audience rolling in the aisles often enough to compete with the scheduled acts. The trio not only created laughs onstage, but the boys also cracked up the behind-the-scenes crew by dancing backstage to the musical acts. As the three seniors bounced in time and lip-synched along with each song, it became evident they chose to host the talent show to entertain themselves as well as the audience. To keep the show moving at a fast pace, the hosts made sure they knew their script, had their props, wore the right outfit and had the next performer prepped in the few minutes before the present act finished. The dressing room itself gave proof of their hard work. Shirts, pants, deodorant, hangers, bags and duct tape--to tape up their pants behind the talent show banner, of course--lay in disarray across the dressing room floor. Above the hosts' rumpled scripts hung the list of acts on the mirror. This tiny, cluttered room was where the magic happened. Adams, Moulakis and Rule flew back behind the curtain after every introduction as the music from the onstage band reverberated against the walls. All three hosts quickly stripped off their jackets, vests, bowties and dress pants, changing into new costumes and rising above the chaos of their surroundings. After junior Elizabeth Sanders' act on Sunday, the three sauntered calmly onstage in their khakis and rumpled T-shirts--showing no evidence of the past five minutes' confusion over the script, and definitely not revealing they forgot to bring a neighing toy horse prop along with them. Smooth. The race began again as soon as the three walked backstage. Moulakis transformed from a Harry Potter look-alike to an accident-prone ribbon dancer, Adams from Frodo Baggins to a demanding director and Rule from a suave '30s singer to a snooty socialite. No matter which outfit--or lack thereof--the hosts always pulled through and never missed a beat onstage. And as promised, the three seniors raised the banner in celebration of the success of raising approximately $15,000 from the talent show.