\Let's face it, people say winning isn't everything, and while that may be true, winning is certainly something. My show choir this year has had a less than impressive track record. It is definitely not a bad thing to place 3rd in a competition, heck, for a lot of groups, making finals is considered an accomplishment. However, the show choir I am a part of strives to do their very best, and a lot of people consider our 'very best' as winning. This in turn creates a big let down to members in the group. This isn't the way it should be, but it is. Our director always lets us know that he doesn't care about what place we get, and he probably stresses that more than he needs too, but the point of it all is that we shouldn't think we are a bad group simply because our track record doesn't show it.
One factor in our low rankings would be the competitions we go to. The competitions we enter are the ones that have some of the top groups in the state/country in attendance. The reason we attend these competitions is because we like to broaden our viewpoint of the show choirs that are out there, and we also don't like to let ourselves off easy. There are some other show choirs out there that don't necessarily only care about the track records, but it plays a pretty significant role in where they choose to go. There is one particular school I can think of that did pretty well this year and that was mainly because they went to competitions that had maybe one other school that I've heard of and the rest being small town high schools that had never even crossed my mind as having a show choir.
So this weekend, it was about time. We finally got our first win of the season. Unfortunately, this win will be the only win we get. That's not pessimism because our next competition has undefeated groups from across the nation and one of them has already kicked our butt this year.
What I am trying to get at with this post is that though we may not have the track record to show how hard we have worked, we can still remain strong because we all know in our hearts that we are as deserving through our hard work as all the other groups out there. I would like to thank my show choir for understanding that though we may not win all the time, or though our rank may make people think we are the "end to a dynasty," that were are still awesome and we have proved that we can still have fun and do a show that entertains the audience. So thank you all.
Will you be able to find the silver lining?
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