BSCTC, Miners announce halftime entertainment schedule
November 16, 2007 - Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1)
East Kentucky Miners News Release
PIKEVILLE, KY. - Big Sandy Community and Technical College and the East Kentucky Miners started their partnership for game entertainment Tuesday, Nov. 13 when Clayton Case, Laura Ford Hall and the Big Sandy Singers provided the National Anthem and halftime show for Miner Madness. The Big Sandy Singers will also perform when the Miners host the Pittsburgh Xplosion in their home opener Sunday, Nov. 18.
The Big Sandy Idol Halftime Showcase will begin at the East Kentucky-Rio Grande Valley game on Monday, Nov. 26 at 7 p.m. at the East Kentucky Expo Center. Students from Magoffin County High School will compete in the first showcase.
The Big Sandy Idol Halftime Showcase offers two students from each Eastern Kentucky regional high school - chosen through the BSCTC Big Sandy Idol competitions at the high school level - a chance to compete for scholarship money and prizes in addition to the prizes and scholarship money offered at the Big Sandy Idol regional competition. The regional competition will be held at the Mountain Arts Center during the last weekend of February.
"It is important for everyone to know that the BSCTC Big Sandy Idol Competition and the Miners Halftime Show are separate competitions," said BSCTC Music and Drama Director Laura Ford Hall. "The halftime show is just another opportunity for our vocally talented Eastern Kentucky high school students to showcase their voices and to compete for additional scholarship money."
The annual BSCTC Big Sandy Idol Competition - organized by the Music Department of BSCTC, in partnership with the Mountain Arts Center and sponsored by Interstate Natural Gas - is a talent and scholarship competition that offers two winners from each school a chance to compete for a demo CD recording, a full-album recording and a $1,200.00 vocal scholarship to attend BSCTC along with a spot with the Big Sandy Singers who are directed by Hall. At the local level high school shows, the Big Sandy Singers serve as the judges and perform at the beginning and end of the show.
The college will bring the Big Sandy Idol Talent and Scholarship Program to all 14 high schools in Pike, Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin and Martin counties, where each student chosen to participate sings one full song.
Two winners are picked from the group of performers. The two winners, from each high school, will advance to compete at the regional level of competition.
In the meantime, Big Sandy Idol winners will have the opportunity to sing for thousands at the East Kentucky Miners games. The upcoming entertainment schedule for the Big Sandy Idol Halftime Showcase is as follows: Monday, Nov. 26, 4 p.m.: Magoffin County High School students Nathan Arnett and Ryan Shepherd; Thursday, Nov. 29, 7 p.m.: Prestonsburg High School students Staci Carriere and Josh Park; Sunday, Dec. 2, 4 p.m.: Betsy Layne High School students Brennan Case and Sola Williams; and Monday, Dec. 3, 7 p.m.: Pikeville High School students Max Morley and Kathleen Smith.
The two representatives from each school will compete against one another at the halftime show, singing one song each. One of the students will win by audience applause. This student will go on to the semifinal competition and the competition will be narrowed down to three students who will go on to the finals, which will take place at the final Miners regular-season home game. All winners will be chosen by audience applause. The top three winners will receive college scholarship money provided by the East Kentucky Miners.
"You will want to make sure to come and support your family, friends, school or alma mater," Hall added. "The students are voted on by the loudness of the audience, so the students greatly need the support of everyone in their town or area."
Tickets can be purchased to Miners games by calling the team's ticket office at 606/ 432-9715. When calling, fans can ask about student discounts for games and student, faculty and staff discounts for the night their high school is represented. More halftime entertainment schedules will be announced at a later date.
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