deCarteret College was the third school designated for the teenAGE Expression Tour. The show kicked off minutes to two in the cool, cool town of Mandeville. There was no denying the creativity of many of those who performed.

The first to start off the show was the Drum Corps. The drummers gave upbeat rhythms that had every one moving along. It was clear that everyone loved their performance.

Andre Bogle was up next with his song entitled Facetious Friend. After forgetting the lines of the song, the crowd cheered him on and he began again. Starting over didn’t really redeem his chances, as the students began to urge him off stage.

Third to hit the stage was Doctor Remix. He came out remixing the popular song Clarks by Vybz Kartel and Popcaan, and called it Chicken Parts. It was a good comedic act. The crowd of students didn’t hesitate in giving him a “forward” for his piece.

Kaville Briscoe did a creative, catchy song about her parish Manchester. She worked the stage well, and interacted well with her audience. She had the crowd waving towards the end of her performance and they weren’t afraid to show her love by giving her a loud applause.

Jessie Green shyly came on stage and got a fair response from the crowd.

Next up was Demoy Coke, who refers to himself as the Verbal Assassin. He did a remix to Vybz Kartel’s Business. The crowd could see clearly why he referred to himself as the Verbal Assassin. He had the place in a frenzy “spitting” lyrics and even jumping off stage. The crowd absolutely loved his performance.

Odane Green did his own song entitled Better Life, he also had the crowd in a frenzy. His song promoted positive thinking and being ambitious.

Princess Myers was a resilient performer. Despite being urged off stage during her entire performance she stood her ground and finished her speech.

Shadae and Devanee, these two girls came on stage and performed and received a fair response from the crowd.

Bad Breed Dancers, the only dance group that entered, came out and delivered. They entertained the crowd by not only dancing to modern dancehall songs, but throw back dancehall as well.

Tabjielle Coley was next to perform. She came out and did her best and was well received by the crowd.

Quenga seemed quite comfortable onstage and after a few false-starts with stage partner, he took over the performance solo. He got a fair response from the crowd.

Fifth Avenue was next to perform. This group of young men clearly caught the attention of the students singing a capella with their harmonies and melodies.

We Need A Change, was done by Jasmine Collins. She sang her heart out. The crowd was clearly impressed with her piece and the message seemed to be understood by the students, with the resounding applause that she received.

Lashane Scott tried her best, but apparently the students were not impressed. During her performance the crowd became restless. They eventually clapped her off.

Oniece and Ashie’s creative dub poem about crack was creatively delivered. The crowd gave them a loud round of applause.

Raheem Lawrence’s deejaying had the crowd “raving” and in a frenzy throughout his performance.

The idea of saving the best for last, is not necessarily true. Especially with the last performers Hannah and Siriona. They were not spared by the overly enthused crowd, who did not hesitate to clap them off stage.

While the judges Duade Wilson, Justin Wilson, Zabrenna Griffiths, and JOL’s Stacy-Ann Neilson deliberated who the winner/s should be, the crowd was treated by a performance from Denyque.

Denyque belted out hits such as Summer Love and Hooked On Me for the students. One song the students couldn’t get enough of was Make Me Believe You.

She had help from a couple of male students who were more than eager to play the role of the “liar” onstage. That was not all though, Denyque also performed two more songs One More Night and All Night Long. She closed her performance singing a capella to the students, expressing her love and appreciation for them.

After deliberating the judges came to a decision. Fifth Avenue was awarded third place. Second was Raheem Lawrence and Company. First was the ‘Verbal Assassin’ Demoy Coke.

Demoy Coke was not the only winner for the day. Other winners were Mickayla Douglas for the Seprod student drink-off and Kenardo Smith for the teacher drink-off.