Shark attacks, angry mobs, Geico commercials, an online predator, and singing and dancing. All of these elements combined made up skits of the newly reinstated Variety Show.

The Variety Show took place at 7 p.m. on Nov. 26 and 27, right before Thanksgiving break. Over 650 tickets were sold to students, faculty, alumni, and others with JC ties and connections. $8110 was made from ticket sales and about $200 was made from the bake sale provided by the senior class during intermission. The money raised will go towards the senior class and their prom. “I thought it was extremely successful,” Variety Show moderator Mark Ionescu said.

This success, though, did not come without practice. According to Ionescu, the 51 seniors who put together the show spent about 25 hours in rehearsals in preparation for their performance. “My favorite part was the rehearsals,” Ionescu said. He enjoyed “watching people trying to do a month’s worth of work in a week.”

As opening night began, the Variety Show cast was able to see whether or not their work paid off.

“I was nervous at first,” senior Kirsten Kyburz said. Kyburz was pleased with the end result, “I thought the Variety Show was a good way to bring the senior class together. It was fun.”

“It was a huge success. I’m really glad that our class could bring it back and it be such a success,” senior Member-at-Large Emily Cassidy said.

According to Principal Madelyn Ball, “The Class of 2014 has set the bar very high. I am certain that the Class of 2015 can reach, and even surpass, the greatness of this year.”

Lauren Glase is a News Editor for The Patriot and jcpatriot.com.