MARIETTA, GA – Elijah Winslett, a trumpeter from Huntsville, Alabama, won the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Seventh District Talent Hunt competition, grabbing a First-Place trophy and a $1,800 scholarship award. The event was part of the 89th Annual Seventh District Meeting held on March 27 in Cobb County.
David Carter of Marietta, who serves as the Seventh District Talent Hunt Chairman, said this year’s event was one of the best-ever competitions. “Each participant was capable of being crowned winner, and only percentages separated them,” he said. Indeed, each participant was a winner, as they each had won local competitions to advance to the District stage.
“We are pleased to send Elijah on to represent the 7th District states of Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, and Alabama in the International Talent Hunt Showcase with winners from 12 Omega Districts, during the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity international convention taking place in Cincinnati, July 30 – August 2,” Carter added.
Other participants in the competition were Jaydon Davis, who performed a dramatic sketch, from Jacksonville, Florida; Torrin Green, a violinist from Hattiesburg, Mississippi; Torin Kyemba, a pianist, Huntsville, Alabama; Destiny Brown, a vocalist from Atlanta, Georgia; Montre’ Walker, a pianist from Jackson, Mississippi; Natalja Rawls, a dancer from Orlando, Florida; and Lily Legend, a dancer from Lawrenceville, Georgia.
Co-hosting the 7th District Meeting and Talent Hunt were the Chi Gamma Gamma Chapter (Cobb County) graduate Omega Psi Phi chapter and Alpha Delta Nu (Kennesaw State University) undergraduate chapter.
