Mr. SHS Competition a Hit for Stoughton High's Senior Class

They could sing; they could dance; and they did so in some ridiculously outrageous costumes, nonetheless.

From their opening number, a dance routine to “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” where the eight contestants at one point seductively crawled on the stage towards the audience, it was clear that the 2011 Mr. SHS participants were ready to put on a show.

After causal wear, talent show, formal wear and question and answer segments, Jordan Ricci was crowned the 2011 Mr. SHS, a male pageant and fundraiser for the senior class, held last Wednesday night at the Stoughton High School auditorium before a near-capacity crowd.

Ricci, a varsity hockey player, roller skated in what can be described as super-short shorts while performing a dance mashup for his talent.

During the question and answer period he showed his thoughtful side in describing why senior year was his favorite year of high school and then showed his lighter side in answering the next question: “What is your favorite quote from Mean Girls?”

“There’s so many to choose from,” he joked, but ultimately went with “The limit does not exist.”

The other contestants included: Tim Hanson, Paul Karamanian, Scott Mitchell, Tom Noe, Joe Purdie, Rory Siegel and PJ Solem

Siegel was awarded best casual wear, Solem was awarded best tuxedo, Purdie was awarded best talent and Ricci was awarded best Q & A performance.

Aside from the opening and closing dance numbers (in which the 2011 participants showed far more dexterity than previous classes), the talent portion was the highlight of the night.

Hanson put a new twist on baton twirling, with his glow stick twirl demonstration. 

Some contestants were musical—Karamanian showed his skills on the drums, Noe sang an acoustic version of “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz and Solem sang along to some Disney classics and then a High School Musical song, singing with clips of the movie playing on a projector screen in the background.

Ricci, Mitchell and Siegel performed different dance mashups. Mitchell did his dressed as a geek. And Purdie did a standup comedy routine, delivering one-liners and poking fun at various school rules, teachers and administrators.

The contestants modeled tuxedos provided by Richard Lewis Formal Wear in Canton.

The eight seniors were judged in each category by a panel of five judges (Stoughton High staff Deb Conti, Ed Hoyle, Kimberly Kellogg and Kevin Murphy and Stoughton Patch’s Jeffrey Pickette).

Escorts included SHS students: Eveyln Falkof, Theresa Glennon, Kaitlin Greer, Megan Guerard, Laura Howard, Kristen Morris, Jess Olans and Bayla Werman.

Senior Class President Molly Zuk and senior class advisor Craig Beaulieu organized the show. Students Stephen Herron and Stephen Leoffler served as the quick-witted hosts.

Not to be overlooked—and perhaps the best part of the night: this was a pageant without the empty promises for world peace.

Take a look at the media gallery above for a highlight video of the evening, an interview with Jordan Ricci, the full show (split into three parts) as well as some photos.

Article by Jeffrey Pickette, video by Evan Schneider.