On March 18, Southern Lehigh hosted the SLHS Showcase, where high school students demonstrated their academic and creative ambition to present long-term projects to parents, teachers, and other community members.

Taking over the cafeteria, the gym, and the board room, the showcase included a number of events and exciting opportunities for students to show what they have accomplished this school year.

From science projects, speeches, and other presentations, the academic side of the showcase was an exciting place for knowledge to prosper.

“I thought that the showcase was a great opportunity to show all of the hard work that we had put into our final projects,” freshman Anna Donato said. “It was definitely educational and entertaining evening.”

In the gymnasium, students showed off their individual science experiments. These trifolds displayed the process they went through to perform the experiment, along with photos of the process. Students participated in the science fair as part of their final project grade.

“It provides an opportunity for those who don’t often have a chance to come into the high school to see what our students have achieved,” chemistry teacher Ms. Patricia Smiley said.

The cafeteria housed a number of projects from Honors Civics and Government freshmen. Each group focused on bringing awareness to social issues, such as racism, gang violence, and gender equality.

The Honors 12 English students presented speeches about their experiences and lessons learned during the 20 Time projects that they worked on over the course of the year. The students picked something that they were interested in learning and kept a blog recording their progress.

“At first I was really nervous about making my speech, but each time I rehearsed it I gained confidence,” senior Nicola Donato said.

Not only was the showcase a display of academic accomplishments, but it was also a place for art students to present their work and achievements. The hallway in between the gym was filled with students’ photography, paintings, drawings, and other artwork.

Along with artists, musicians participated as well. Members of Southern Lehigh jazz band gathered to share their music with the Southern Lehigh community. Talented piano players and other musicians filled the school with their music, attracting a large crowd of students who were eager to hear.

“I wanted to show people the music,” freshman Wesley DeCasere said. “I really like and appreciate the music, so I hope other people do, too.”