Flashing lights. Pounding music. Fog covered floors. Rustic coffins. All of this in health class. When I was in fifth grade at Harriet Bishop Elementary School, the fifth grade was required to participate in the jump rope program. The jump rope program was paired with the health unit on healthy living, designed to keep kids active. I loved creating the jump rope program. It was a lot of work to plan, practice, and perform, but it ended up exceeding anyone's expectations.
Planning for the jump rope program took a lot of effort. When the news that the program was going to happen was released, no one was really sure how to feel. However, once they learned that they got to skip almost five hours of school a week because of it, their opinions greatly improved. Picking the song took at least three days. Songs such as “Gummybear”, “Dynamite”, and “The Barbie Song” were suggested. In the end, the songs chosen were: “Thriller” by Michael Jackson, and The Fox Song. Thriller would be the whole class song, and The Fox Song would be the small group routine. In addition to picking the songs, we also had to
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assess skills, learn how to jump rope, start the choreography and assign roles before we could start practicing. I ended up being sort of like the stage manager. I was in charge of putting people where they needed to be, choreography and making sure everything flowed. The downside to that was, I wouldn't actually be able to make the show. My aunt was going to get married on that exact same day. My assistants were numerous, although many didn't actually do anything. Matthew was the leader of the small group, and him and Sophie took the lead roles in the class program. Once everything was sorted our, we could begin practicing. At the very beginning, we didn't even use jump ropes. The focus was for everyone to know when to be somewhere, and where that somewhere was. The routine I made was actually somewhat complex, but because the class was split up into “teams” everyone could look at their leader to be sure of what to do. There were people moving at all times, and no one could take a break. Once the timing was down we moved outside. Practicing outside was both a blessing and a curse. When we went outside, the weather was either too hot, too cold, too windy or too humid. The good part about it was that we could blast music, at least without getting yelled at, and jump rope with the proper amount of space. We also had to make sure that we don't use too much space. By the end of that week, we only had some minor issues to smooth out. Those minor issues, of course, turned our not to be so minor. We weren't sure how to A) get the coffins into the school, B) get the fog machines into the school, and C) how not to kill ourselves in the process of both A and B. Our plan was to set off the fog machine before our performance and have the kids enter the coffins about 30 seconds before they would come out under the cover of the fog. November 4th came up fast.
The coffins and fog machines were set up, and everyone was ready. Well at least for the dress rehearsal. For the dress rehearsal, we had the entire gym to ourselves- we the fifth grade class. First was Mrs. Machevics class doing a random mash-up of various sports songs, then Mrs. Engen’s class doing “Can't Hold Us”, next was Ms. Johnston’s class performing “Sail”, and the mini groups. Our class was the last due to all of the extra pieces that had to be set up. The transitions at first were jerky, but were clean by the second run through. It was amazing to see how just a month of work could create something so spectacular. From what I have heard, the performances were incredible. Throwing candy out to kids, driving tiny cars through masses of jump ropes, and having kids rising from coffins were just a few of the things I heard about the final
day. The jump rope program is one of my best memories from elementary school, along with camp ripple, orchestra and band. Looking back now, participating in the program helped me realize that working as a team may have it's drawbacks, but it ultimately made the end result if infinitely better. It was also nothing short of a breathtaking experience- literally.
Overall, I was very impressed by the concert and I feel that the rest of the audience was also impressed. The expectations for the members of the Chamber Orchestra are high and those were met, but I feel that the expectations for the choral group were not as high. My expectations for the choir were not very high and they were immensely exceeded. The level of talent in that group was something that I was really not expecting at all.
When the dorm step show came homecoming week I was so nervous you would have thought I was about to be interrogated. The female’s dorm Kleist had just begun finishing up and they came back and said, “High Rise you’re up.” From that moment on, my nerves began to take over. My heart felt like it was beating out of my chest. The crowd started screaming as soon as they saw us coming out onto the stage. Once I heard people yelling out, “yessss go Tre!, go High Rise!” those butterflies flew away and I instantly grew confidence. It was like I had a flashback of myself being in another cookout or party when I was a kid and I let it out. Before we could even finish our first step, the crowd nearly blew the roof off of the gym. Once I heard the crowd’s reaction that allowed me to get comfortable and start really having fun. After our performance, I knew we had a good chance to win but I wanted to stay humble because the other teams worked hard. After the last performance, they said that they were going to announce the winning team. I shook hands and hugged all of my teammates and closed my eyes tight like I was making a wish. The announcer said, “Drumroll please….and your winner is……. High Riseeee!.” The entire team ran out on the floor full of energy and joy; it was like we won the Super
Every performance was presented with charm. The flashing, changing colors seem to go along with the performances. The director was humorous. The performers outfits were on point too. I liked the color coding of the vocalists, Jeremy, Jordan, and Rowan. Also, Julie wore a pretty suede dress and had a great voice. It was nice to see her come out for the 2nd time to sing. When Spencer kept playing his saxophone in some of the performances, it was just amazing. Some of my favorite performances were Sittin on the Dock of the Bay, Ain’t too Proud to Beg, In a Sentimental Mood, and more. It really made me feel like I was in New Orleans all over again. I absolutely love Otis Redding and The Temptations music, so I wasn’t new to these songs they played. I was sitting in the back (R-125) where I felt comfortable to bob my head to the music. If I ever come back to see another concert, I will make sure to get a seat in the back again. I adore Jordan that did sung the Temptations song. I thought it was exciting to see his enthusiasm while on stage keeping us engaged, but everyone did great in their own way. The song by Duke Ellington made me feel melancholy, the piece was soft. I just couldn’t believe how well everyone contributed and gave an outstanding
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This fun could only last so long, however, and so the Hotchkiss High School Marching Band prepared for Grand Junction band day. We traversed the sixty miles down to the city in which we would compete. The day became toasty as it was still the start of October. Despite the heat, the parade amazingly stayed together and field show brought a tear to our director's eye. She promptly let us know, though, that it would take more next time-we knew it would, too.
By the twelfth song which was the last I could still feel the atmosphere, the pride and the gratitude of the people. We were just happy to be in their presence. For the last song the whole crowd moved together in a bizarre, alternative. dance. I am a sassy girl.
While the steps of dancers and the co-ordination amongst the team was being repeatedly rehearsed, the teachers decided upon the dresses, jewellery and makeup of the dancers. I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of the preparation to the big event.
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