From Deseret News archives:
David mania: Thousands turn out to salute Archuleta
No, all that screaming was just David Archuleta and 5,000 or 6,000 of his closest friends getting together to celebrate him being only two votes away from being this year's "American Idol."
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The pep rally/celebration/carnival/concert, co-sponsored by Murray City and Murray Schools, filled the stands on both sides of Murray High's football stadium as well as about half the field. There hasn't been that much orange and black since Halloween.
Hundreds of Archuleta's friends and classmates were in attendance. While all were excited, some said the fact Archuleta has gone so far on "Idol" is a little bittersweet.
"I'd rather have him here with us," said Caitlee Meyers, a junior. "To us, the people who know him, he's just David Archuleta from Murray."
Jessica Judd, also a junior at Murray High, spent the whole day with Archuleta Friday. She said it was a surreal experience, but she's excited for him.
"It's crazy that so many people are here for someone I have known for so long," she said.
The audience cheering Archuleta was packed with young girls and mothers with children. When he was introduced on the stage and began to sing, people stood on tiptoe, holding their cameras in the air and chanting Archuleta's name.
Hundreds of friends/fans were wearing orange or white shirts declaring voting allegiance to Murray's favorite son. There were signs declaring, "David, your music makes my heart beat," "David, you are our hero," "David is a hottie" and lots of signs with some variation of "David, will you marry me?"
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