The Masters of Ceremonies (MC’s) Benjamin Odom and Maxwell Talley presented the Banzai Crew out onto the stage for their last performance in their high school career. The crowd rised and cheered in excitement for one of the most anticipated performances of the night.

The annual Heritage Night was on March 17, and had a total of 17 acts ranging from Punjabi dances to Martial Arts.

“My favorite part was [that] the Banzai Crew had come back this year to perform, they were amazing,” junior Cynthia Quintanilla said.

George Bennet, theater teacher and the artistic director of Heritage Night, was very pleased to have raised approximately $4,000. Although sales did not decrease or increase drastically from previous years, the event was nearly sold out. His main goal was to make sure the show was technically flawless; last year the sound system had been quite a problem.

“[The show] was wonderful, I was able to meet 110 students, 85 who were in the show and the rest who were helpers, it couldn’t have been possible without them,” Bennet said.

Heritage Night coordinator and Librarian Janet Pfeiffer noted that this year, the event was packed with more members of the community then just the usual students, teachers and administrators. “The enthusiasm was overall great and it’s always exciting to see the graduates come back to watch the show,” Pfeiffer said.

“Esta Vida,” sung by freshman soloist Alex Gonzalez, was a huge hit as a large portion of the audience sang along, cheered and clapped. Gonzalez is of Bolivian and Columbian decent and chose to sing a Mexican song because it had been re-made in Columbia. Sports were not always an option for Gonzalez, so he decided that participating in clubs and events such as Heritage Night would help him be more involved and let him share his culture. “Hearing the applause made me really proud,” Gonzalez said. “Plus I was actually surprised of the reaction I got back from the crowd.”