moppyca

The moment you've all been waiting for. Here it is, the group I took to UIL choir contest on Wednesday. We got a 2 on stage, WHICH WE DESERVED A 1 AND EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT HEARD...except the judges...thought we deserved a 1 as well. Even listening to the CD I wonder how in the world we got a 2. There were a bunch of other choirs from Irving that competed yesterday and they agreed that the judges were hard as nails!! Sometimes I wonder why I even bother. I don't understand the UIL judge phenomenon. I feel like they feel like they are important and feel the need to pick every single middle school apart. They have no idea where my kids have come from and what it took to have them where they are today! It's such a disappointment to get our ratings after we're SURE we nailed it. I always want to quit teaching after UIL contest. I feel like everyone bases whether or not a choir is good by your UIL scores. I totally disagree. And, I will never put UIL a priority for as long as I am teaching. My girls did amazing, and I've put up with alot from the them this year. ALOT OF ATTITUDE...but the look on their faces when we were on that stage was priceless. This picture was taken in the warm up room right before we went on stage. I let all the girls take their shoes off. My favorite part is the little black girl, Josie, on the front row who WORE BOOTS! But, that's all she had and I let her wear them......