Here she is, my SweetHart, Olivia.
So, I assume you have seen at least one episode of Glee. I will admit, I have not. However, I realize that I am not the norm and most people are fascinated with the hit show on FOX. Well, from what I hear if you are not familiar with Show Choir ( I was not, I can't even imagine Show Choir at Leland High School) just watch an episode of Glee and you will understand. It is singing, dancing, acting. Our High School has an incredible SHOW CHOIR. In fact many kids come to our school that do not live in the boundaries to be a part of our Show Choir. When Olivia was in 8th grade she decided that Show Choir was going to be "her thing" in high school. I will be honest, I was surprised. I always thought she would be my high school soccer player, be on swim team, maybe debate (yes, Stan, if you read this I really did just say that. She does have an insane vocabulary), but show choir? I really shouldn't have been that surprised she does LOVE to sing, loves to play the guitar, and loves to be on stage!
I will be honest, I am still not IN LOVE with it. It is demanding with lots of hours of practice outside of school and NOT CHEAP! In fact, I am told it costs $250,000 a school year to budget the program, NOT one cent is given to the program. We do a lot of fundraising to say the least. They need to buy music, costumes, buses to go to and from competitions, pay for the band, choreographers, costume people, etc.
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| Los Alamitos or BUST! |
This last week I chaperoned one of their competitions, my heart is being softened, I think I may be becoming a Show Choir Mom! She has great friends in her group, and all I need is to see the pure joy on her face when she is on stage performing and I know she is right where she should be.
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| I got to ride the bus with this gorgeous group of girls! |
It worked out great being able to chaperon. I had my sisters help me get my kids where they needed to be and my hubs able to be at home to take care of everyone, and I know they didn't complain when they got Panda Express for dinner.
So very grateful that I got to watch this in real time.......
For the competition they perform a "set". It is about 10-15 minutes long and each set has to include an A Capella song. Olivia is standing first row all the way to the left. They were beautiful.
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| Love this picture, she is front and center for most of this song! |
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| I had to include this picture because she loved how her skirt looked. |
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| Someone please get this girl a longer skirt. It would make her Mama happy! |
Look at her face in all of these pictures. She is always "ON". I guess that is why she was awarded
MOST OUTSTANDING PERFORMER
for her group at the competition! So proud of her! I know that I am her Mom, but you know when you are watching a group on stage and your eyes just get drawn to somebody, yup, she is THAT somebody. I guess the judges thought so too!
Well, there is one more competition this season. Auditions for next year are in a couple of weeks. Spring Concert is in May. Olivia loves show choir, and yes, I am starting to love it too. There is nothing like watching your child LOVE something and excel at it and wanting to do their best. I have seen a change in her self confidence since the beginning of the year. I am grateful for the program that my daughter has fallen in love with and it is a good thing too because it looks like we'll be doing it for the next three years!!