Poems, guitars, Irish music and Hannah Montana all came together to make Coffee House hosted by Students Helping Other People last Tuesday, a night that will not be forgotten.

The only place where you can get such a vast variety of performances was in the Quince Orchard High School’s cafeteria, where students met for live music and free coffee after paying a five dollar fee at the door. All of the money that Students Helping Other People raised through admissions and donations was donated to AIDS research.

SHOP president Abby Grossblatt said, “We did a lot for World AIDS Day this year and we wanted to continue by donating the money that Coffee House raised to AIDS research.”

The evening did not die down until after 9 pm when the last band finished and all of the acts had performed. Junior Melanie Yates said, “It was mostly acoustic, a few sang, some poetry was read, and I was lip-synching to Hannah Montana…it was awesome.”

Students from different grades all came together to express themselves, and it was not just QOHS students in attendance. Anyone could perform as long as he or she signed up before hand. This year, QOHS welcomed Northwest and Bullis High School performers. “Everyone was good, but I liked watching people that I know from QOHS better,” added sophomore Patrick Wolfgram.

The dark cafeteria was lit by an abundance of candles and holiday lights to set the laid back mood for the night. Senior Ariel Steinbaum said, “the atmosphere really set the scene, it felt like an actual coffee house that you would go to in college.”

“There was free coffee, which is always a big draw for people,” added Yates. “But it is really great and not a selfish thing because it all goes to charity.”