Raw Talent

Raw Talent — page 1 — For Iris Lauren Lucas James Eva and Seth

Raw Talent — page 2 — One Help Save Sunflower Farm Can you sing Dance Play an instrument FARMSHINE needs you Monday 4 pm Room 215 Looks like the posters Jasmeer made and that I helped put up all over the school really worked The room is buzzing with excitement and energy After our first planning meeting word got around and now even more kids want to be involved We’re on a roll Vanessa who’s in twelfth grade and is head of the organizing committee is sitting on the teacher’s desk at the front of the room Okay folks let’s get started she says and we all go quiet 1

Raw Talent — page 3 — Thanks for coming today My family is so so grateful that the students of Stonehill High are being so supportive Everybody claps and cheers Farmshine is a fundraiser for Sunflower Farm which has been in Vanessa’s family for generations generations Ever since Vanessa’s dad died in a snowmobile snowmobile accident last spring her mom has been struggling to manage the farm on her own A land developer has offered to buy the land but if we can raise enough money Vanessa’s mom can hire some workers to help and not have to sell the farm We’ve been talking in Socials about the importance of volunteering so the fundraiser is a perfect idea It will be a huge effort but everybody everybody loves Sunflower Farm It’s one of our local attractions with its fields of flowers corn and pumpkins its apple orchard and sugar bush We all want to help We’d do it even if we weren’t getting credit for community service hours Which we totally are so bonus First off I’ve got some awesome news to share Vanessa jumps off the desk Maxine Gaston has agreed to be our mc 2 JOCELYN SHIPLEY

Raw Talent — page 4 — The room explodes with gasps and shrieks Maxine Gaston is a big deal Everybody knows her from her role as Silver Spinner the alien composer in the blockbuster movie The Lost Song Galaxy She’s also been in some popular tv series and she often performs at the Stratford Festival near our town of Stonehill Most of us have been on a school trip to Stratford and seen her in a play or musical Settle down settle down Vanessa says I know it’s exciting But we’ve got a lot of other work to do We’re going to need tons of volunteers volunteers to run things so tell your friends Sound lighting backstage front of house And of course performers Jasmeer pokes me in the ribs You’re going to sign up right I glance over at Heath Vanessa’s younger brother I’ve known him since fourth grade and I've had a crush on him forever I can’t imagine how sad it must be for him and Vanessa to have lost their dad Heath doesn’t look my way No wonder He’s sitting beside Cadence Wang They’ve been a thing since the summer 3 RAW TALENT

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