More than 1,200 students, staff and teachers at Coquitlam's Gleneagle secondary cheered "Go, Jen, Go!" on Thursday for one of their own: Jennifer Gillis, a Grade 11 student who is in the Top 8 of a CBC reality show contest.
The winner of Over The Rainbow will be cast as Dorothy in Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's new stage production of The Wizard of Oz, which is scheduled to open in Toronto in December.
Gillis' twin sister, Rachelle, their sister, Alysha, and school drama teacher Ashley Freeborn urged the crowd to vote for Gillis after each episode to advance her to the next round.
They also saw a short video of Gillis - the only B.C. contestant left - thanking Gleneagle for its support and "making my dream come true.... I'll be forever a Talon," she said.
To vote for Gillis after each show on Sundays at 8 p.m., visit www.cbc.ca/overtherainbow.
