Distinguished Dudes
The Distinguished dudes competition was filled with laughter, talent, and lots of music. Some great, some good, and some filled with personality. Most talents consisted of singing, however, some talents consisted of more diverse things. We must remember that Distinguished Dudes is a fundraiser for the Distinguished Young Women, so this competition is completely voluntary and for everyone’s enjoyment and so to go through the winners is what I’m here to do.
First up is Briggs Wall (11), who won not only Mr. Congeniality but also the 2nd Runner up for being the Distinguished Dude. His talent was focused on singing, but he also had a little personality in it with a costume change in the middle. From an old man painting reminiscing about old memories to a young man in those memories through the song “Man Without Love.”
Next is Tale Hales (11), who won the fitness portion of Distinguished Dudes. His talent was the dance from the great movie Napoleon Dynamite (if you haven’t seen it you must go watch it tonight). However, the judges loved him showing off his muscles and physical attributes in the fitness routine.
After him comes the Talent Winner, which was the acapella group who named themselves the Tri-Tet, which included Jason Jensen (11), Isaiah Vialpando (11) and Tyce Jensen (11) with their vocal expertise and lovely song that chilled the judges.
And the Strut winner’s name is Darren Harrison (11), whose talent was also to sing the song “Evermore” from the live-action Disney movie “Beauty and The Beast.” Furthermore, he did “strut his stuff” in the Strut routine and wowed the judges with his performance
The runner-up for being the Distinguished Dude was Keyan Monahan with his talent of dancing that impressed the judges. With his determined moves and expressive face, he gathered the audience’s attention
And the winner and the Distinguished Dude for the 2025 season was none other than Zack Johanson (11) with his beautiful talent of playing not only the guitar and harmonica, but also singing with his heart and soul. He captivated the audience and judges with his emotional talent.
