On December 1st, Young Black Scholars hosted the second annual YBS Step show here at Wilson High School.
The show began with YBS president Anaya Harper and vice president Nia Wilson, coming on stage and introducing the audience to a video on the projector. The video showed a compilation of students expressing what they appreciate about YBS and how it has impacted their lives.
“I feel like YBS is very inclusive and they have a great community” stated Melissa Melchior, a junior in the LPS pathway.
The assistant principal of Wilson, Dr. Roberson, was next to make an entrance to the stage and tell his story about YBS and introduce the fraternity he was a part of: Alpha Phi Alpha. Two members of the fraternity strolled onto the stage and told the story of how their fraternity was the first African American fraternity founded in the U.S. They have groups all over the world and their saying is “First of All, Servants of All, We Shall Transcend All.”
Kappa Alpha Psi was the second fraternity to perform their stroll. They told a very similar story to Alpha Phi Alpha about how their group was founded. Their mission is to encourage honorable achievement in every field of human endeavor.
Jayla Weston, a senior in the Arts pathway shared her thoughts, “I didn’t know that they were going to be strolling instead of stepping, but I really enjoyed it.”
The show also included stunning performances from two of Wilson’s dance and drill groups: the Bruinettes and Sparks Dance Academy! In between every performance different members of YBS would make their own exciting entrances to introduce the next performance. They engaged with the audience as well with a fun dance off using students from the crowd.
Two more organizations took the stage to perform and tell their story: the Delta Sigma Theta sorority and the Omega Psi Phi fraternity. The Delta Sigma Theta members performed a stroll much like the previous two fraternities, but the one Omega Psi Phi member performed a passionate step.
The show concluded with all the dance groups and fraternity and sorority members coming on stage at once and dancing as the auditorium began to empty out. Overall, the show was educational and very entertaining in showing students what not only YBS is all about, but what the path forward could look like for them as well.
“The step show was a great experience, and I can’t wait to see another one again!” said Airus Allen, a senior in the tech pathway.
