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| Aroostook Republican photo/Natalie Bazinet For the first time in seven years, the Mr. Caribou Contest is gearing up to be larger than life — quite like this Wonka Bar contestants were “struggling” to hold up. Vying for the title of Mr. Caribou are, from left, Jordan Bevins, Lukas Legasse, Alex Scott, Lukas Kinney, Elijah Verhoff. Absent from the photo was contestant Tyler Dombroski. |
CARIBOU — After a seven-year hiatus, the city will once more have an official Mr. Caribou.
The 2013 Mr. Caribou Contest, sponsored by the Caribou High School freshman class, will be held at the Caribou Performing Arts Center on Friday, April 12 starting at 7 p.m.
Set to the theme of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, six hopeful contestants will be vying for the title of Mr. Caribou.
Co-directed by Sherrill Campbell and Lisa Milliard, the show will feature pure entertainment with a little bit of pageantry!
Each contestant has chosen a character from the movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory to portray during the first part of the competition. The talent competition will follow, and the judges will have a chance to ask each contestant a question to be answered during the formal wear and on stage interview competitions.
The participants are:
• Lukas Lagasse, a freshman at CHS, is the son of Melanie Lagasse and the late Richard Lagasse. Lukas will perform a piano selection for his talent presentation. His escort is Emma Duplissie Cyr. Lukas’s sponsors for the evening are Precision Lawn Care and Margeson Organic Farms.
• Alex Scott, a junior at CHS, is the son of Steve and Bobbie Quist and Andrew and Kelly Scott. Alex will perform a guitar solo for his talent presentation. His escort for the evening is Jenna Neece. He is sponsored by Mazzie’s Driving School and Bondeson Farms.
• Jordan Bevins, a freshman at CHS, is the son of Tammy and John Rines. Jordan is sponsored by family and will be escorted by Reanna Plourde. He will perform a mini variety show for the talent competition.
• Tyler Dombroski, a freshman at CHS, is the son of Judy and Barry Dombroski. Tyler will lip sync and dance to a medley of songs. He will be escorted by Molly Adams and his sponsor is the Par and Grill.
• Elijah Verhoff, a freshman at CHS, is the son of Janet Marr and Charles Verhoff. Elijah will perform a vocal selection and accompany himself on the guitar. He is sponsored by Napolis Restaurant and will be escorted by Hannah Hebert.
• Lucas Kinney, a senior at CHS, is the son of Ethel and John Kinney. Lucas will perform a vocal selection and accompany himself on the guitar. He is sponsored by his parents as well as Debbie and Dale St. Peter. He will be escorted by Chelsea Bard.
The evening’s emcees are Kelsey Kiehn, daughter of John and Kim Kiehn, and Irene Thibodeau, daughter of Lisa Anderson and Joe Thibodeau; the emcees are both CHS freshmen.
Special entertainment will be provided by Miss Teen Caribou Karina Patterson.
Tickets are $5 each and can be purchased from any contestant, from the CHS office, or at the door the night of the performance. All proceeds benefit the CHS Class of 2016.
