Show choir and their Spectacular night

By Rhiannon Leal

Features and Entertainment Reporter

On Saturday,  Feb. 7, Crete-Monee High School hosted 18 schools to host its annual Spectacular show choir event.

 ¨One of the biggest parts of hosting a competition here is the connections that our students make with other schools and students. From meeting new people and doing what they love most (performing), you are surrounded by other students that are there for the exact same reason as you,¨ Ms. Myhre said.

Diamond Moreno has been doing show choir for four years, making this her last year performing in the show. Students work hard to practice dances and songs, staying on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30 to 8:30. Spectacular is a fun way to get the students prepared for competitions, and even though CMHS doesn't get judged, they always put on a performance. However, their Parent Preview performance on Jan. 31 acts as a precursor to how they will perform going into competition season.

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Show choir is important to me because I get to create a lot of friends, and it's a really great environment, and it gets you distracted if you're going through things. And it's just a positive environment to be around,¨ Moreno said.

Show choir member Sarah Muelburg has almost paid off all her money for being in the activity through fundraising. When dedicating oneself to show choir, it takes a lot of money to stay in the activity, but they offer many fundraisers like selling popcorn and Krispy Kreme donuts.

¨Show choir is really important to me because I've been singing my whole life, and I love moving around, and it's just fun to be on stage with all of my friends,¨ Muehlberg said.

Spectacular is judged based on the students' performances, and the scores feed into the group's overall ranking. The performances took place in the main gym, where all the students from different schools turned out to get on stage and perform for the judges and other students. At this yearś event, Mundelein High School won the event.

CMHS has been hosting this event for 14 years and has always been a success,¨ Mr.Mohr said.

¨We learn from other schools different techniques or tools to help us come together as a group, but also for students to individually grow. When watching schools that have groups larger than ours, we can see how a show is crafted, choreography is cleaned, and how different vocal techniques or dynamics can shift the meaning of a song,¨ Ms. Myhre said.