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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Greece Arcadia students win RBTL ‘Stars of Tomorrow' competition
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Two students from Greece Arcadia High School, Tessa Meyers and Ian Royse are the 2025 'Stars of Tomorrow New York City Bound' winners. Next month, Meyers and Royse will represent Rochester in the 2025 National High School Musical Theatre Awards (NHSMTA) also known as the Jimmy Awards. They will compete with more than 100 student performers from across the country in New York City. This is Royse's second year participating in the Jimmy Awards. The RBTL competition Thursday night included 40 students from area high school theatre programs. In the first round, judges selected twenty students to perform the role they performed at school this year and one minute from a song of their choice. After that round, the judges narrowed the group down to ten who performed a final round before the two students were announced. Holly Valentine, the Education Director at RBTL says this competition is about all the kids not just the two winners. 'They're performing on a Broadway stage, they're performing for Broadway professionals. They are learning all the things they will need if they are going on in this business which many of them hope to do,' said Valentine. The students were cheered on by their families, friends, music teachers and classmates during the competition that lasted over two hours. WROC-TV is a proud sponsor and partners with the Rochester Broadway Theatre League. News 8 hosted a 'Fan Favorite' web contest after the nominees were announced on May 9. The Rochester community visited to vote for their favorite student. News 8 Evening Anchor Theresa Marsenburg announced this year's winner at the beginning of Thursday's competition. Aubrey Puccio from LeRoy Jr/Sr High School received the most votes and won 4 VIP Box Seats, parking and passes to the President's Lounge to a performance of Clue this fall at RBTL'S Auditorium Theatre. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
3.3 magnitude earthquake wakes up part of Central Illinois
MATTOON, Ill. (WCIA) — When you think about hurricanes and tornados, you typically know what time of the year these storms will happen. But other natural disasters like earthquakes can happen at anytime. Monday night, some people in Central Illinois felt that sensation for themselves. It took place in the Coles and Cumberland county viewing area. A few places that could feel the shaking were Mattoon, Neoga, Johnstown and a few others. The earthquake happened around 11:45 pm Monday night. No damage has been reported so far. The United States Geological Survey said the magnitude of the earthquake was a 3.3 and occurred about six miles below the earth. READ MORE: Earthquake confirmed in Cumberland, Coles Counties Monday Night A local geologist said this means the size and strength of the quake weren't anything significant. He said the people who were able to feel the movement were most likely sitting still at the time of the earthquake. Mattoon resident Rick Royse said the movement woke him up. 'I wasn't really nervous because … I basically just woke up from a dead sleep and that was the first thing I thought was earthquake. But then again, I thought, well, I guess it's just a dream,' Royse said. WCIA also caught up with Robert Bauer, an engineering geologist. 'A 3.3 [earthquake], it's fairly small; it's not damaging,' Bauer said. 'Many people would not feel it if you're walking.' He added that the USGS has a survey for people to respond to whether they felt the earthquake or not. The website says more than one hundred people felt the shaking. The Illinois Geological Survey says the state averages about five earthquakes per year. Experts say most earthquakes that produce damage have magnitudes around four to five. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
