Photos by Tim Correira
Stencia Bastien, a junior in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences, was the winner of the 17th annual 鈥淏ring It to the Heights鈥� competition, held March 3 at Robsham Theater. Bastien鈥檚 singing ability also led to her first-place finish in the 2020 edition.
2022 Bring It to the Heights winner Stencia Bastien '23
The 鈥淎merican Idol鈥�-inspired competition鈥� formerly called Sing it to the Heights, but renamed to emphasize its new inclusion of a variety of talent performances, such as card tricks鈥攔aised $1,712 to support afterschool programs and student tuition at Saint Columbkille Partnership School, a Catholic elementary school in Brighton operated by the Saint Columbkille Parish, the Archdiocese of Boston, and 涩里番下载.
The event, which features a judges panel of 涩里番下载 Jesuits鈥擠onald MacMillan, S.J., and School of Theology and Ministry students Sean Hagerty, S.J., and Damian Torres-Botello, S.J., served this year鈥攈as the dual aim of providing support for Saint Columbkille and showcasing the talents of 涩里番下载 students. 听
鈥淭he Emerging Leader Program and Saint Columbkille Partnership School has a long history of a positive relationship and bond,鈥� said Dylan Gay, a graduate assistant in the Office of Student Involvement who co-organized the event, who added that ELP students serve Saint Columbkille by supporting their afterschool programs.
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Christine Balquist | University Communications | March 2022