Five Young Men To Compete In 2014 Beautillion
The 2014 Alpha Beautillion is set to take place on Sunday, June 8 at the Ruth Seaton James Centre for the Performing Arts.
The five young men competing in this year’s Beautillion are Zack Kawaley-Lathan of Saltus Grammar School, Torian Hill of the Bermuda Institute, Khaleb Tota of Warwick Academy, Ryan Robinson-Perenchief of The Berkeley Institute, and Caleb Darrell of CedarBridge Academy.
Hosted by the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, this year’s event will see the five young men competing for a chance to boost their education funds in a “male rite of passage ceremony where top high school male students demonstrate their oratorical ability, talent, and community service activities as they compete for scholarships.”
The Beautillion is a national opportunity for young men to showcase their academic skill, personal talent, and speaking ability. All participating students will receive a monetary award, while the winner will receive a $5,000 bursary prize.
Last year’s Beautillion saw CedarBridge’s Marcus Bean named the winner, while Trae Trott won the 2012 Beautillion, with Vashon Williams winning the 2011 Alpha Beautillion.
The 2014 Alpha Beautillion will take place at the Ruth Seaton James Centre on June 8, 2014, with the doors opening at 5.00pm and the show getting underway at 5.30pm.
Tickets to the event cost $25 at regular price and $50 for patrons, and can be purchased at People’s Pharmacy or by contacting beautillion@bermudaalpha.bm.
This program is awesome. Many young men have come through this rites of passage program over the years. In a time when everyone is talking about the bad it is good to see young men focused on the positive.
congrats to all
I attended the Beautillion over the past few years. Fantastic show from each of the young men involved. More impressive, however, is their community involvement in the lead up the the show. It’s great to see some coverage of the event early. Hopefully some people are inspired to attend.
Well done to the men of Alpha and their young mentees!
This is one of the best programs that I have seen in Bermuda. Where is else do we see our YOUNG MEN engaged in POSITIVE activities like this?! I have attended for the last two years and truly believe this program is a message of hope for our country. I applaud the men of Alpha for creating this opportunity to develop out future leaders!
Bermuda, we need to support this. Our future depends on it!
I am looking forward to seeing these young men in action. This is by far one of the finest programs out there, and it truly highlights the best of our youth. It goves me hope for the future to see the calber of these young men, and to have their accomplishments and talents showcased. I am proud to know how much our young men are capable of in terms of academic excellence, community service, and cultural awareness. Kudos to the Men of Alpha Phi Alpha for producing this program and for mentoring these young men.