{"id":1740,"date":"2018-05-15T13:30:25","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T18:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/?p=1740"},"modified":"2018-05-15T12:01:37","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T17:01:37","slug":"coffeehouse-a-showcase-by-gcs-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/coffeehouse-a-showcase-by-gcs-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffeehouse: A Showcase by GCS Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

On April 9, GCS held its fourth annual Coffeehouse in the MPR. Throughout the years, the Coffeehouse has proved to be a great way for GCS students to share their various talents with their classmates, teachers, and parents. Millie Novak \u201818 was inspired to keep the tradition alive and organized this year\u2019s Coffeehouse. She told the Gazette, \u201cthe coffeehouse was an opportunity for students to share their passions w the community, and it was so fun to see the final performances! The students were so talented and it was great to see people come together to support one another.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

All students and faculty were invited to attend the coffeehouse, and people could perform whatever they wanted from singing and dancing to reading poetry and short stories. This year, was the biggest turnout evert and seeing everyone share what they are passionate about made a positive impact on the GCS community. There were films by film majors Will Simotas\u2019 19 and Angelika Rodriguez \u201818;a beautiful contemporary dance from Millie Novak \u201818; and an upbeat dance to Drake\u2019s \u201cNice for What\u201d by Chase Gardner \u201820 and Malcolm Gibson \u201819 that got the whole crowd dancing in their seats. A few students showcased their vocal talents, with heartwarming duets by pairs Sandra Lopez \u201818 and Camille Segre-Lawrence \u201818, James Mahedy \u201818 and Emma Seitz \u201820, Emma Gottschalk \u201819 and Stephanie Cox\u201919, and Abisola Fashakin \u201819 and Mirely Garcia \u201820. Jiwon Simpkins \u201819, Justin Gibble \u201819, and Gabe Ortega \u201819 treated the crowd to an electrifying rock performance. Last but not least, James Danziger \u201821 dazzled the audience by juggling on his unicycle. <\/span><\/p>\n

It was a night to remember. As a spectator, I found myself smiling all throughout, enjoying seeing everyone put themselves out there and share their passions. I regret that the first Coffeehouse I ever attended was in my Senior year. Julia Sebastia-Lopez \u201818 went to the show and shared her experience with the Gazette; \u201cthe coffeehouse was fun to watch, it was really cool to see everyone be open and share a part of themselves with the community.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I have included a few videos (credit to Millie Novak ’18) of the performers in case you missed it!<\/span><\/p>\n