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 Senior Kramer Street swings a towel and shows off his beachwear Monday evening during the Mr. Lumberjack Pageant at R.A. Long High School.
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Students take a swing at Mr. Lumberjack title
Tuesday, November 20, 2007 5:10 AM PST
By Carrie Pederson
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E-mail this articleSenior Travis Waldo sang what was on the mind and in the heart of each contestant in R.A. Long's Mr. Lumberjack "beauty" pageant last night.
"I wanna be Mr. Lumberjack," he sang. "'Cuz once you go Jack you ain't never goin' back.
"I wanna be Mr. Lumberjack. ... When I'm nervous I get hungry and I think I need a snack."
Now Waldo will never go back because the judges ruled it --- he is Mr. Lumberjack. And as the winner of this second annual contest at R.A. Long, he will be snacking on his sweet success .
From the stiletto-heeled announcers to karate demonstrations, it was one wild night on the Dana Brown Main Stage.
Senior Mickey Groce, who placed as second runner-up, kicked off the beach wear contest in an ensemble that included both a polka dot bikini top and bunny ears.
Spiderman waterwings, snorkeling suits, dogging paddling demos kept the beachwear contest lively.
It seemed the formalwear contest would be the tame portion of the competition, until senior Jordan Smith strutted out in a tight, navy blue evening gown, which earned him a standing ovation from delighted students.
In the "talent" contest, the judges seemed impressed by the homegrown musical variety, and so were the students. Waldo's self-composed song about wanting to be Mr. Lumberjack earned him the title, junior Johnny Nguyen said after the show.
Junior Austin Scroggins, who got first runner-up, performed a crowd-pleasing drum solo.
An impressive impersonation of Napoleon Dynamite didn't get senior Brandon Driscoll anywhere with the judges.
Nor did junior Tony Hernandez's attempt to bribe the judges with quesadillas. The judges didn't go for senior Kramer Street's hugs either, which he bestowed upon them as he crooned "I Wanna Grow Old With You."
But the contestants truly shone when they performed as a group with synchronized choreography to Michael Jackson's "Beat It" and the 'N SYNC's "Bye, Bye, Bye."
Their tight performance of perfectly timed moves left their teachers wishing they could nail their finals with such accuracy.
Nguyen and his classmates, juniors Kyle Helem and Ryan Cathcort agreed the group dance was a highlight. "It was amazing," Helem said.
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