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March 28, 2024

Centennial students raise money to help fight AIDS

Bulldogs go Broadway

Richard Brian

Members of the Centennial High school theater club performs on stage during ‘Bulldogs go Broadway’ in the schools theater on Nov. 20. The show helped raise funds and awareness for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

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Members of the Centennial High school theater club performs on stage during 'Bulldogs go Broadway' in the schools theater on Nov. 20. The show helped raise funds and awareness for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

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A member of the Centennial High school theater club performs on stage during 'Bulldogs go Broadway' in the schools theater on Nov. 20. The show helped raise funds and awareness for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

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Members of the Centennial High school theater club performs on stage during 'Bulldogs go Broadway' in the schools theater on Nov. 20. The show helped raise funds and awareness for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Sixty-one students at Centennial High School had a chance to display their talent on-stage while also promoting a nationwide charity at the sixth-annual "Bulldogs Go Broadway" show.

The show Nov. 20-22 featured a variety of performances such as singing, dancing and acting and also raised more than $3,000 for the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Foundation — an organization dedicated to the treatment and research of HIV and AIDS.

Theater teacher Tania Webb and choir teacher Karen Miskell served as the faculty advisors, but the effort was largely student-driven.

Songs included Broadway hits such as the title song from "Footloose," "Seize the Day" from the musical "Newsies" and "For Good" from the show "Wicked."

"This group of kids was very energetic and positive. They were also willing to work very hard, which was important," Webb said.

Brooke Boggess, a senior at Centennial, was the play's co-director along with senior Jackie Smith, 18. Together, they held auditions and created the play's choreography.

"There were definitely a lot of late nights, but it was all for a good cause," Boggess, 17, said.

Boggess and Smith also performed in all the ensemble numbers and a pair of solo routines.

Boggess, who is planning to attend Brigham Young University after she graduates, said she wants to enroll in theater classes in college and is interested in pursuing a career as a high school theater teacher.

Smith said she is also considering pursuing theater after she graduates and is hoping to attend either San Diego State or the University of Colorado.

"It was really cool to be able to do something we love and are passionate about and also use it toward doing something good," Smith said.

Jeff O’Brien can be reached at 990-8957 or [email protected].

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