Spring Sing 2018 has come and gone and the show put together by Ju Go Ju and Ko Jo Kai women\u2019s social clubs and \u00a0Sub-T 16 men\u2019s social club, “Houston, We Have a Problem,” came out on top, winning best entertainment, visuals, music and staging and, most importantly, the John H. Ryan Sweepstakes Award.<\/p>\n
“I honestly had decided that we were not even going to win,” the show’s director, sophomore Anna-Grace Shields said. “I was really glad people liked it and I was very proud of it.”<\/p>\n
Shields directed the show alongside sophomores Kally Byrd, Kizzie Citty, and Hannah Rushing.<\/p>\n
“There is no such thing as a perfect a production, but I thought it was good and very strong representative the students,” Spring Sing’s producer Cindee Stockstill said.<\/p>\n
Every year, each show performs for a charity, with the winning show receiving the most money for their charity. “Houston, We Have a Problem” performed for The Sunshine School and awarded the charity $2,000.<\/p>\n
“It is always gratifying to see when a club rises and is able to perform on multiple levels, because it means they’ve done a really good job overall, and I think this year was a good example of that,” Spring Sing director Dr. Steve Frye said. “I thought that the show was a very good show.”<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s social club TNT and women\u2019s social club Zeta Rho\u2019s “The Tooth, The Whole Tooth & Nothing But The Tooth” placed second overall awarding CASA $1,000, men\u2019s social club Chi Sigma Alpha and women\u2019s social clubs Regina and Sigma Phi Mu\u2019s “Going Home Plane & Simple” won the Spirit Award and placed third overall awarding Habitat for Humanity $800, men\u2019s social club Omega Phi and women\u2019s social club Delta Gamma Rho\u2019s “Cut Loose: The Barbershop Tunes” placed fourth overall awarding Searcy Children’s Homes $600. The four remaining club shows awarded $400 to their charities.<\/p>\n
“The higher placed clubs pay more attention to their music selection and their writing of lyrics and that makes a big difference,” Frye said. “Everybody thinks it is easy until you start doing it.”<\/p>\n
At the end of the awards ceremony, Frye announced that the theme for Spring Sing 2019 will be “The Greatest Show” and will take place April 20, 2019.<\/p>\n
“There are so many good people here and sometimes I think we miss that,” Frye said. “We miss that we are surrounded by people that are really exceptional, and we need to take a pause and realize how fortunate we are and how blessed we are to have this moment in time together.”<\/p>\n
Spring Sing 2018 was dedicated to Dr. John (Jack) H. Ryan who died March 14, 2018. He helped start Spring Sing and produced the shows for 34 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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