BEDFORD – The 17th annual Mr. BNL contest has its winner for 2022. After dazzling the night away, and walking away with a total of three awards, the 2022 Mr. BNL is Kolton Parker.
Held at the BNL Performing Arts Center, the goal of this competition is to show off skills, or a lack thereof, to impress the judges and the audience. Contestants from different organizations, clubs, and sports came together to make the audience laugh during the two-hour show, a feat easily attributed to this year’s circus theme “Under the Big Top.”
Mr. Nick Mullis hosted the show while filling the awkward silences between acts, with even more awkward circus-themed jokes. Trying to stick to the best slap-stick comedy he could, he even went for the classic “fall” on stage and suffered from that decision, after he allegedly cracked his collarbone in the process.
The show started with sending in the clowns, introducing the competitors in the event before separating them into their teams of either red, white, or blue (BNL’s school colors).
Each team then came on stage for a choreographed routine, aimed at starting the event off with humor, before individually representing their club/sport and talents to those in attendance.
The scene then changed to show off costumes relevant to each student’s organization or sport and individual talents to impress the judges further to score the most points.
2021 Mr. BNL Reinyn Clute was able to then have a moment on stage for the first time as Mr. BNL, due to the contest taking place virtually in 2021 due to COVID-19, before handing his crown over.
Second Runner-up Noah Russell 
First Runner-up Max Spires 
Mr. BNL 2022 Winner Kolton Parker
The evening would culminate in the final awards of the evening, with the two runners-up to the eventual winner of the 2022 Mr. BNL Contest.
- Second Runner-up: Noah Russell with BNL Choir
- First Runner-up: Max Spires with the BNL National Honors Society
- Mr. BNL: Kolton Parker with Health and Occupation Science Association (HOSA)
Fitness Award winner John Allen 
Costume Winner Javier Paredes 
Talent award winner Aaron Burgess
The category awards also given during the contest included:
- Fitness award: John Allen with the Swim Team
- Costume award: Javier Paredes with the Renaissance Club
- Talent award: Aaron Burgess with the Jazz Band
- Interview award: Kolton Parker with HOSA
- Sending in the Clowns: Kolton Parker HOSA
- Mr. Congeniality: Austin Edwards with Pep Band
- People’s Choice award: Cole Baker with Cross-Country
People’s Choice award winner Cole Baker 
Interview & Sending in the Clowns award winner Kolton Parker 
Mr. Congeniality Austin Edwards
All of the proceeds from the contest will go towards benefiting the Renaissance Club, so they can continue putting together events, such as this, for many to come by and enjoy.
