Stormy Hildreth won first place in the Junior Orcas Has Talent competition last Saturday at the Grange with her moving performance of “Danny Boy.”

Hildreth took home $50 and gets the chance to compete with the adults during the final show in February. Anwyn Thompson and Miette Woolworth received second place and Makena Silva took third place.

Other participants included Leo Miller, Cierra Lutz, Destiny Wright, Chela Mohler and Darby Wright.

At the annual Orcas Has Talent adult auditions, also last Saturday at the Grange, Allmost Classical, Arianna Dean, Mikalea Hansen, Matthew Laslo, Madi Jane West, Sasha Hagen, Cali Bagby and Yuko Horikawa all went home with a golden ticket.

They will compete at the Finale Show at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 8 at Orcas Center.

All net proceeds from the event will benefit the island youth leadership program Point Blank. Tickets cost $25 for adults and $15 for children 12 and under for the finale and are sold at Darvill’s. Patron of Talent Tickets are $50 for “front of the line” service and you are able to choose your favorite seats in the house.

At the auditions, Allmost Classical wowed audiences with vocals, violin, harp and piano. Chloe Hamilton, Katie Holley and Arianna Dean each sang their own compelling a cappella songs. Mikalea Hansen played guitar and sang sweetly.

Hailey Klein sang a fast-paced musical number. Matthew Laslo was calm and charismatic during his magic trick. Cali Bagby shared her talent of singing opera.

Madi Jane West showed off her amazing capability on the silks. Alicia Susol vocalized a lovely song. Sasha Hagen showed his deftness on the violin. Yuko Horikawa hypnotized with vocals in a beautiful Japanese song.

At the show, Deborah Sparks joined Gene Nery and Bob Shipstad as judges. They thanked all of the participants for sharing their talents.

For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/events/419060301530521/ or email orcashastalent@gmail.com.