Talent shows are no longer just a lip syncing contest. The talent show on Nov. 19 was presented by BCHS Stage Stealers, better known as the Speech and Debate team. Drama and Speech adviser Karen Minick took over production of the talent show from Student Government this year. That night's talent show consisted of three different categories: bands, dances and vocals. Judges graded each act on the quality of its dress and costume, audience appeal and pure talent. All seats were full with an audience of more than 250 in the Julia Morgan Multi-purpose room. People were standing against walls and peering out from the bathroom doors to see the performance. "I'm so happy with the turnout and we had such a diverse crowd," Minick said. "The talent show was a huge success." The Stage Stealers prepared and organized this fund raiser for nearly a month. By the end of the night, they had made $400. The money is going to help pay for club T-shirts. Junior Bronche Taylor and senior Nicole Summers were the over excited Master and Mistress of Ceremonies. Both made a humorous effort to introduce each of the participants. "I believe I did a good job because I was able to improvise while the bands were taking a long time to set up," Taylor said. A punk rock band anmed Close Second started off the night and was followed by the winning vocalist of the night, Charlotte Washington. The audience was amazed by the third act of the night: a large group of dances who call themselves Perfect Touch. They were break dancers who mesmerized the audience with their flashy moves. Sophomore Michael Fasy believed his band, Six Pack, did far below their potential, even after winning the talent show for the best band. "We'll do better next time, downtown at 'First Night,' on New Year's," Fasy said. The crowd became very involved with the acts. People were turning on their cell phones and waving the green glow left and right; others brought lighters and flipped them on. Even though the talent show was not comparable to a rock concert, the lighters seemed appropriate. The only problem seen with the talent show was that the bands all sounded the same. "The talent show was great, but it was tiring having the same type of band after each dance and vocal act," Taylor said. The group who won the overall category, which was the highest award given on Friday night, was Ground Zero. This dance group displayed unique dance techniques that seemed humanly impossible. Overall, the talent show was very entertaining, but could have had more acts to extend the length of the show. In between performances, audience members won prizes from raffle drawings. The Stage Stealers gave out prizes such as See's candy gift boxes, tickets to baseball games and gift packages of body soaps and oils. The Stage Stealers' next performance will be a Christmas drama show for elementary schools.