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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=bodycopyblack1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Are you a GLEE fan??? You won't want to miss this! </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=bodycopyblack1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">After more than twenty years of successful performance as a high school show choir, the Encore Entertainment Company show choir at <SPAN style="CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1265205095_6></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Medina High School</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=bodycopyblack1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> will host its first-ever show choir competition. <SPAN style="BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1265205095_7></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">On Saturday, February 13,
2010</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=bodycopyblack1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">, MHS will open its doors to host fifteen of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:State w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State> and <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">West Virginia</st1:place></st1:State> ’s finest high school show choirs at the 2010 Medina Midwest Showcase.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=bodycopyblack1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=bodycopyblack1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Each participating show choir will perform a creatively produced twenty minute show full of music and dance for adjudication by a panel of expert show choir judges. The following high schools have registered to compete in this year’s event: <SPAN style="BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1265205095_8></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Beavercreek</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=bodycopyblack1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">, Brush, Capital (West Virginia), Cory-Rawson, Cuyahoga Falls, Euclid, Findlay, Garfield Heights, Mayfield, <SPAN
id=lw_1265205095_9></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Olentangy</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=bodycopyblack1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">, Piqua, <SPAN id=lw_1265205095_10></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Rocky River</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=bodycopyblack1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">, Strongsville, <SPAN id=lw_1265205095_11></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Van Buren</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=bodycopyblack1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">, and Walsh
Jesuit.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=bodycopyblack1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The daytime preliminary competition round will begin at <SPAN style="CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1265205095_12></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">8:30 AM</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=bodycopyblack1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">, followed by an award ceremony at <SPAN style="CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1265205095_13></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">5:30 PM</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=bodycopyblack1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">. The top six scoring show choirs from
the daytime competition will also participate in the final competition round beginning at <SPAN style="CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1265205095_14></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">7:30 PM</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=bodycopyblack1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">. All competition events are open to the public. General admission tickets ($10 for daytime or evening competition, $15 all day pass) will be available for purchase at the door.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=bodycopyblack1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=bodycopyblack1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The show choir competition events will be held on the Medina Performing Arts Center Main Stage. A soloist competition will be held on the Middle Stage. Outstanding concessions and meals will be offered in the MHS cafeterias. Ample free parking is provided in the beautiful Medina <SPAN id=lw_1265205095_15></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Performing Arts Center</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=bodycopyblack1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> lots located at <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">851 Weymouth Rd.</st1:Street> <SPAN id=lw_1265205095_16><st1:City w:st="on"><SPAN
class=yshortcuts>Medina</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN class=yshortcuts> , <st1:State w:st="on">Ohio</SPAN></st1:State></SPAN> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">44256</st1:PostalCode></st1:address> .</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=bodycopyblack1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=bodycopyblack1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">More information about ways to support the event including driving directions can be found on the <SPAN style="CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1265205095_17></SPAN></SPAN><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Medina</SPAN></SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">City</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></SPAN></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN class=bodycopyblack1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> ’s website – <A href="http://www.medinacityschooldistrict.org/"
target=_blank><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="COLOR: #0066cc"><SPAN id=lw_1265205095_18>www.medinacityschooldistrict.org</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></A>. The specific event website location is: <A href="http://www.medinacityschooldistrict.org/site.cfm/Schools/Medina-High-School/Departments/Performing-Arts/Mr-Skidmore/Medina-Midwest-Showcase.cfm" target=_blank><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="COLOR: #0066cc"><SPAN id=lw_1265205095_19>http://www.medinacityschooldistrict.org/site.cfm/Schools/Medina-High-School/Departments/Performing-Arts/Mr-Skidmore/Medina-Midwest-Showcase.cfm</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></A>.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></div><br>
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