It’s finally the time EHS has been waiting for. Which senior male contestant will put on an amusing act and draw attention from both the judges and the audience? 

Student Council held its annual Mr. EHS pageant April 9 at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium, and admission cost $5 for each student. The money raised will go towards the Special Olympics.

“It feels amazing to be part of an organization that is able to donate so much money to such a great cause,” junior and Student Council member Myurie Suthan said. “The Special Olympics is an organization like no other, and I’m thrilled that Student Council is able to give back.”

Each club in the school was allowed to select one senior male member to represent their club in the pageant.

For the first round, each contestant was introduced and then performed a talent show act to be judged by a panel of neighboring high school senior girls.

This year, there was a large range of acts from a variety of represented clubs, including Mr. Color Guard Theo Seaman performing a flag routine, Mr. CEO Kaysar Revelle performing a choreographed dance, Mr. Interact Club Sean Henson performing a song on the ukulele and Mr. Student Council Xavier Wilson eating a banana.

Many of the contestants were excited to perform and showcase their talents for the school. According to Mr. Spanish Honor Society Brayden Fairburn, he just wanted to have a good time and show everyone what he had been preparing for.

“I just wanted to go out there with my boys and have fun in front of the school one last time,” Fairburn said. “My talent was dancing to Spanish music and hyping the crowd up, so I’ve been training for the past week to get the team ready.”

Similar to Fairburn, Revelle spent most of his rehearsal time training and working on his dance routine.

“I tried very hard to sing ‘Pink Pony Club’ by Chappell Roan and have a little dance number,” Revelle said. “I listened to the song probably 100 times, no exaggeration, and did some choreography the night before.”

For others, preparing for the pageant required more mental training than physical.

“A lot of my practice consisted of simply priming my mind for my own success,” Seaman said. “I think that students simply need to be confident. Be proud that they are even on that stage. Confidence is the key to success.”

After each contestant performed his talent, the judges decided on their top five to be in the running for Mr. EHS. These five finalists were then interviewed by the judges, who asked questions about “the perfect first date” and “what would you do with $5,000?”

According to Fairburn, his favorite part of the night was answering these questions during the interview phase and “showing my love to the judges.”

After this second round, the audience voted on the superlative recipients via QR code, and the judges crowned their Mr. EHS. The superlatives went to five contestants: Zach Kennett as Mr. Rizz, Tom Holland as Mr. Aura, Logan Yeager as Mr. Talent, Xavier Wilson as Mr. Personality and Cecil Gabriel as Mr. Fitted Up.

Lastly, Fairburn was crowned as Mr. EHS.

“I was honestly shocked because I didn’t really expect to win,” Fairburn said. “So when they said my name, I just went straight to my boys and celebrated with them.”

The pageant had a large turnout and the contestants were thankful to have such an experience.

“This process really made me more grateful,” Fairburn said. “Especially for my friends and everyone I have around to support me.”