Refi's Got Talent 2013 - Magyar / English

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A Pataki Refi diákjai ismét alkottak valami csodálatosat. Valamit, ami megnevettetett, ami megihletett, és ami összekötött.

2013. december 11-én rendezték meg a gimnáziumban második alkalommal a Refi’s Got Talent elnevezésű műsort, melynek sikere ezúttal sem maradt el. Ismét bebizonyosodott, hogy milyen sok géniusz és különleges fiatal választotta iskolánkat. A tehetség pedig olyan, mint egy szivárvány. Istentől kaptuk és még annál is sokszínűbb, mint gondolnánk.
Ez kicsi csapatunk eddigi legeredményesebb eseménye és ez még csak a kezdet. Határ a csillagos ég! 

A hangulat már egy órával a kezdés előtt zajos volt és vidám. Hova lehet ezt még fokozni? - kérdeztem magamtól kissé aggódva. Azonban ismét tanultam valami újat. Először is, ez legyen a legnagyobb fejtörésünk a jövőben is.  Másodszor pedig, mindig van még feljebb. Ez be is igazolódott. A hangulat a tetőfokára hágott és nemcsak a közönség, de még Szabó Viktória tanárnő is, aki Simon Cowell háládatlan feladatát kapta, együtt dúdolta a dalokat a fellépőkkel és dobolta a ritmust. A zsűri másik két tagja, Judit néni és Kiss Norbert tanár úr is hasonlóképpen jól érezték magukat szerepkörükben, ha csak a műsor erejéig is.

Aztán csend lett. Egy megható, elgondolkodtató vers következett. Meglepve tapasztaltam, hogy ugyanazok az emberek, akik az imént még hangosan kacagtak és felszabadultan örültek, most áhítatos csöndben koncentrálnak társukra, aki saját szerzeményének vagy kedvenc művének mély érzelmeit igyekszik átadni őszinte hittel és meggyőződéssel magyarul vagy éppen angolul. 

Legyen a műsorszám egy megható költemény, humoros jelenet vagy vidám dal a kemény munka gyümölcse ugyanaz: tapsvihar.
A különböző produkciókra való ráhangolódásban lelkes műsorvezetőink voltak segítségünkre: Hochrek Dóra és Lastóczki Ábel. Barátaink úgy mozogtak a színpadon, mintha erre születtek volna és frappáns, humoros megjegyzéseikkel tovább emelték az este hangulatát. 

A rendezvény legfontosabb résztvevőit, főhőseinket szándékosan a végére hagytam. Hadd ragadjam meg az alkalmat, hogy ezúton is gratuláljak az est sztárjainak és megköszönjem szereplésüket. Köszönjük a könnyfakasztóan humoros és kreatív színdarabokat, megindító verseket, gyönyörű zongoradarabokat és dalokat. Jövőre ugyanitt, ugyanekkor!

Written by Laczkó Kitti

Edited by Szabó Viktória

As some of you will remember, 2012 saw the debut of a new Refi tradition – Refi’s Got Talent – where students and teachers alike, took to the stage and shared their gifts, in all possible forms. This year, hosted the most successful Refi Revolution Team event, to date, as the audience enjoyed Refi’s Got Talent 2013. It was a truly unforgettable evening.

 There were moments of side-splitting laughter, encouragement and absolute respect for those who laid themselves bare, in front of an audience of their peers. The performers showed talents that even their class mates, students, colleagues and teachers were unaware of.

The evening was hosted by our hilarious and adorable duo, Lastóczki Ábel and Hochrek Dóra, from class 12.E. The pair entertained the audience, as much as they protected the performers from our ’resident Simon Cowell’, Szabó Viktória. Dóra repeatedly rebuked the literature teacher for her endless and unbelievable comments against the school’s most talented.

Don’t worry; despite Viki’s best efforts to smash their self-esteem, they were given indescribable hope from RGT’s most loving judge, Baumgartner Judit. In addition, the witty yet, balanced judge - Kiss Norbert, also offered comfort to Viktória’s most masterfully destroyed victims.

There were three categories: music & song, drama and poetry. All three categories were thoroughly represented by artists from all grades and classes! There were pieces performed in Hungarian, English and German.

As chosen by the audience, there were three deserving winners, one for each category, honoured at the end of the evening by our presenters.

The level of talent displayed shocked all who came and instilled a loving gratitude within each of us. Not to mention, an inner excitement looking forward to RGT 2014, bring it on!

This year's event raised a whopping 14,000 HUF and will be used to support the team's upcoming mission to London and Aberdeen, UK.

The Refi Revolution team would like to thank everyone who took part and helped to make this event a success. That includes our amazing judges, presenters, performers, technical support, those strong boys that acted as removal men when preparing the stage and of course - the audience.

In addition, we would like to thank our head teacher, Szatmáriné Tóth-Pál Ildikó, for her continued support, allowing us to carry out such events. We would also like to give a special thanks to one of the hardest working members of our team, Szabó Viktória. This event would simply have been impossible without all her hard work, behind the scenes as much as on stage. Thank you.

Written by Aiysha Jebali

Short Feature - Refi's Got Talent!

"And it goes like this"

These are the words that everyone in the school's Imaterem were singing along to on Saturday night, as Demkó Ferenc took the stage. 

He shocked even the organizers with his slightly unorthodox act!

As an English teacher, well known for his musical talent - no one expected juggling!

You see, Sárospataki Református Kollégium Gimnáziuma hosted the first 'Refi's Got Talent!' parody talent show on Saturday 15th December 2012. It was a night to remember for all whom attended. All for different reasons maybe, but nonetheless, positive ones! 

The 'Refi's Got Talent!' stage saw everything from a South Korean style dance troupe to a teacher who juggles like he recently escaped the circus! 

The evening was hosted by none other than Pándy-Szekeres Daniel and his brother Pándy-Szekeres Aron. 

They could not have picked a better double act to carry the show from beginning to end. The brothers kept everyone entertained in between performances and had great chemistry with the judges. 

The judging panel was made up of Tóth Nikoletta (English and Maths teacher), Szabó Viktoria (English and Hungarian grammar teacher) and Végh Balázs (School Financial Advisor).  

Nikoletta could only be compared to Amanda Holden, with her ridiculously positive comments. Viktoria held the tag of Simon Cowell superbly, with her soul crushing comments to the students and her colleagues alike. Balázs acted as mediator - with some hilarious comments to boot, comparable to Britain's very own, Piers Morgan. 

The place was filled with laughter every time the Pándy brothers went to the panel for comments.

There was a sense of unity between teachers and students and everyone left with a smile on their face at the end of the night.

The show was organized by the 'Refi Revolution Team', the school's public relations group. This team is made up of students and teachers, with the aim of being the voice and face of the high-school. 

Since its inception, in October, the team has done an array of innovative and helpful things for the school in a very short time. 

'Refi's Got Talent!' was their debut event and its mission was to raise funds for the team's endeavors in the UK. They raised 13,445 HUF (38 GBP/61 USD). 

All the money raised will be put towards the costs to be incurred during February 2013, as they wave bon voyage to the school's gates and travel to the United Kingdom. 

In the UK, the team will be working with Churches to publicize the school and raise awareness of Refi's mission. 

Also on their agenda is the youth festival, set for April 2013, which will have Refi host an all round showcase of talent from art, singing, dancing, creative writing... and so much more, from youths all around the area of Sárospatak. It will be an open event for all who wish to attend!

Watch this space!