Each year LHS puts on a Mr. Liberty pageant for the senior boys to compete in. This year’s pageant was one to remember.

“My favorite part of Mr. Liberty is seeing the guys doing something out of the ordinary and seeing them in a different light,” guidance counselor Melanie Prince said.

Mr. Liberty is filled with laughs, dancing and talent. There is the group dance, an interview, a talent and swimsuit portion and then a doughnut-eating contest. Most participants in the show don’t have a lot of experience with being under the spotlight.

“It’s nerve wracking for sure. I’ve never been on stage before so it was kind of scary having all those eyes on you at first, but once I settled in it was definitely a lot of fun,” senior Christian Hannah said.

Although most of the boys in the show had not been in any other productions before, senior Josh Anderson, the 2015 Mr. Liberty winner, was well prepared.

“I didn’t really feel that different because I do improve. It didn’t feel that much different than an Exit 1-6 show, so I was really excited but not too nervous,” Anderson said.

In the audience’s opinion, the win was well deserved.

“I thought Josh deserved the win. He did a really good job, especially with the interview portion,” senior Gretchen Price said. “All the guys did great in different portions of the show, so it was a lot of fun.”

The talent portion was filled with interesting performances. From Joe Kretsinger pogo-sticking and Austin Cable freestyle rapping, to Griffon Turnage dunking Frisbees and Zack Kilgas reading lines from Fifty Shades of Grey.

“It’s awesome to see what the guys come up with since they usually create very unique and interesting performances rather than preparing an actual talent,” Prince said. “Like who knew Ben Anderson played the slide whistle? It’s not anything I’ve seen him do before, so it’s a lot of fun.”

Hannah even had the idea to balance out a chemical equation while doing one-handed push-ups as his talent.

“I thought of the things I like to do and I figured that I like working out and I’m pretty good at chemistry, so I should combine the two. That’s how I came up with it,” Hannah said.

A major part of Mr. Liberty is the group dance that the senior girls get to choreograph and help the boys practice.

“It was really funny, I have never been to the show before so I didn’t know what to expect. They had some technical difficulties at the beginning of their dance, but it just made it that much more funny,” Price said.