Home Sweet Home

About two weeks ago, we hosted our very own show choir competition... it was one hell of a day! Everyone had their own little job: host a middle school/ high school group; be a judge assistant; or even run around the school and flip the signs up so that the sign says what group is performing at the time. There wasn't one person who didn't have something to do, but that was why the day ran so well; my job, being a the host of Johnston Middle School, went especially well.

Waking up around 6 am wasn't a joy, but I got my dress on (we had to look nice, it sucked) and got there a little early so I could get some amazing breakfast that we had. Eventually I met up with Dan, the other man (haha) I was hosting with, and he told me some bad news. He found out that our group was going to be an HOUR LATE. I had gotten up early and even showed up earlier than I was suppose to for my group to show up late. ASGJFGKJDFGKJA. No matter the little problem, we ended up having time to fix up some of our decorations we put up, and we were extra calm and ready when they finally showed up.

Hosting is a pretty easy job, if you really think about it. Your group comes in on a bus, like ours, or members gradually come in from car rides by parents. When they do arrive, you give them a stamp, palm up, and send them to the room. When everyone has arrived, you go up to the room and talk to the director about the simple rules to apply to:

1. No eating or drinking in the room (water is an exception)

2. No changing in the room (dressing rooms are in bathrooms or the two rooms on main floor, don't remember numbers)

3. And some others I don't really remember...

Luckily, our director AND group were really respectful of these rules, and the day with my group was kind of fun. They hadn't won their division, so with that they packed up and got out of the room before you could say SUPERCALI...FRAG..LISTICES.PEE whatever. We cleaned up and I was free! But no, I really wasn't, because Happiness had to perform after the day round (not competing), around 5ish.

Eventually, we performed, and I left the school very, very soon after.

The following school day, our director told us how good we did and how wonderful the day went. Nothing major went on and most importantly, no one complained about our attitudes or actions because we were VERY RESPECTFUL.

I'd give the day five thumbs up.