Talent Show- The Final Round

It didn't go as I expected it to go,but other than a few minor glitches,I guess I could say that it was enjoyed by the students :)
I prepared a checklist before hand to avoid me forgetting anything.
First of all,I had to run around the whole morning trying to find all the contestants and make sure they were actually there and had their equipment prepared as well as outfits. I also had to talk to Dina (the hostess) about what to say,when to say it,who was going in first and in what order. Thankfully,Mr Gray saved me the hassle of trying to organise the gym with the chairs,stage and P.A system. He also got a few of the guys to bring in the drum set and the piano which was very difficult for them so many thanks to them as well :D
The contestant had to be in the gym at lunch time in order for us to go through the whole show and see what it would be like and it was a bit hectic so I had to use my outside voice once or twice :)
According to my checklist, I realised that I needed someone to stay by the P.A system and turn the microphones on and off,or to adjust the volume to the microphones and music with the fading away and fading in. Luckily,I managed to get Pablo and Ndina to do this for me.
The judges were also told how to walk in and to what music they would be doing it do and if you ask me,they looked pretty intimidating especially with the music that was playing.
Concerning the voting process,the judges did a magnificent job! They made the atmosphere quite tense at one one point. We decided that from the 5 contestants,2 would be eliminated by the judges and then the audience would decide who would win 1st place,2nd place and 3rd place by moving around to the specified areas of the room. These were the winners:

• 1st- Mr Gray and David (beatboxing and drums)
• 2nd- Gaeun (piano)
• 3rd- Louisa (singing)

I also got Han to video tape the entire show so hopefully I could have the footage by Monday or Tuesday.

I would NEVER have been able to achieve the show if it wasn't from the help I received from various people. So I would sincerely like to thank everyone that assisted in the whole setting up and preparation of the show. This includes Mr. & Mrs. Gray, Ms Oxana, Dina, Alyona,Polly, Julien,Mr Giddens, Yaroslav, Pablo,Ndina,David,Måns and Han. 

Hopefully I didn't forget anyone...and If I did,I'm sorry :/
Stay tuned for the video of the show! :D

Talent Show Update

The final talent show round will be this Friday, June 14, in the school gym.
Unfortunately,there may be quite a few problems:
1. There is a possibility that there will not be enough contestants to actually participate as many seem to have almost forgotten about it (entirely my fault)
2. I might not get enough time to practice with all of them and add some improvements so that performances are not too quick and not to fast.
3. One of the participants have not yet confirmed whether or not they will be able to perform because one of their members might not be in school and that will bring the number down to about 4 contestants in total. That's not good.
4. I am not entirely certain who or what will be handling the P.A system.
5. We will need music for gaps in between performances
6. Students will need to vote for the winner and I am not entirely sure how they will do so yet.

But,not to focus on the negatives,here are some of the things I've managed to fix so far:
1. Those that will actually be there,will be able to attend practices
2. Lucky for me,Dina accepted my offer to be a presenter of the show but we'll also have to practice quite a lot for that part cos she'll need to know who goes on when and so on and so on
3. We actually HAVE  a P.A system.
4. I still have 3 days to straighten out the HUGE knots in the programme.