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(soft live singing)

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- [Reporter] Matthew C. Perry High School Seniors

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work together to host the 10th annual

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Perry Idol talent show for kids kindergarten through 12th,

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which brought families of Marine Corp Air Station

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Iwakuni together to cheer on their performers.

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Shannon Maury, the coordinator of the event,

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explains why MC Perry Idol is important to the

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budding abilities of the children aboard the air station.

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- [Shannon] For our kids that participated,

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it's an opportunity to showcase talents

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that they might not otherwise have a venue for.

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And so I think for both our seniors, and the rest of our

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elementary and middle and high school community,

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it's a place to come together

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and enjoy the talents of their classmates.

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(slow guitar and singing)

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- [Reporter] The talent show performances

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included dancing, singing, gymnastics,

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sign language, instrumental performances, and more.

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Rebecca Garbent, one of the singers

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in the talent show says she's happy

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the event brought her family together for a night.

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(fast violin)

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- [Rebecca] I was just excited,

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so I got with my friend Raven,

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and she's really good at singing too.

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So we just decided to sing a song that we both liked.

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It was nice, because my mom got off work.

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And then my dad was able to come.

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Even though he had to spend the night at his work.

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But he still came to support me.

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(upbeat ukulele and singing)

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- [Reporter] Emily Richards won first place

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for the elementary division for

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performing gymnastics to the song

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"Fireworks" by Katie Perry.

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Alana Isaacson took first place for

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the middle and high school category

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for singing "Never Enough."

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Mark Zombrono took second for performing

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the song "Alone" on the guitar.

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And Gabby and Ivy Warman placed third

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for performing the song "King of My Heart."

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Reporting from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Japan,

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I'm Pfc. Katie Curtis.

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(audience cheering and applause)