During the first part of March, Vocal Veracity, a club at Briar Woods, practiced often in order to prepare for their debut in the Briar Woods’ talent show held on March 12th.

Sophomore, Jordan Harvich, founder, and English teacher Nina Peyton, sponsor, decided to host weekly meetings every Wednesday at 8:15am. A group of roughly 20 students came in the week before the talent show to try out for solos.

At a rehearsal, club president Patrick Derrickson, a senior, and Taylor Ayoub, a junior, strutted in front of the group singing their rendition of Lady Gaga’s song "Paparazzi."

Sophomore Alex Iglesias jumped on a desk while playing the electric guitar for the duo; while Mary Beth Mitchell, a sophomore, played keyboard. When Peyton asked the group why they chose the song, they said that they admired Lady Gaga’s originality and artistic style.

"I’m not much of a morning person, so for me to come in early definitely shows that they are a talented and great group of kids," said Peyton.

With only a week to prepare, the students came in almost every day either during Flex or before school to rehearse both their singing and creative choreography.

About 10 students were selected from the Glee club to be a part of the act.

Even though they didn’t place in the talent show, they displayed their talent well according to members of the audience.