Hello everyone,
I'm so excited to see all of you on campus in just a short while! As of right now, the count for festival participants has reached 265 students, and we are expecting to have 314 registered people on campus during this Festival. That is an increase from last year of about 30 people! Praise the Lord :)
Here are a few things to keep in mind as sponsors, as we are gearing up our students for this event.
FIRST APPOINTMENT
Please make every effort to be here by the appointed CHECK-IN time. This is when you will pay for your School's festival fees and receive the Festival materials for your students. We certainly wish for your students to join us as Mrs. Michelle Velbis (Principal: DayStar SDA School) holds our first devotional time of the festival. Worship begins at 8:30 am. If life happens and you find your group coming in during our first rehearsal or later, please have your kids know where to go and rehearse before you arrive so that they can join the fun as soon as possible. Also please encourage them to be respectful of the learning that is already taking place and take their places quickly and quietly. You can give them name tags and music after the first rehearsal (choir members will need make friends quickly with someone that has music).
STUDENT DECORUM
It should go without saying that the general expectation of students who attend a Music Festival is to: make music. I feel that last year we had fairly good success in this area and sponsors/teachers should be commended.
Still, we did observe a very tiny sliver of students last year, who came to this festival without this expectation in mind. Please, do everything in your power to make sure this minority of students are NOT the students you are supervising.
Use the educational tactics and talents God has given you and take steps to make sure your students are properly motivated to meet our Festival expectations in every rehearsal. This will help maximize each of our rehearsals, so that the students can put forth their best performance on Saturday night.
This should also go without saying but: I have heard reports of students being in areas where they should not be. Male students have zero business being anywhere around HMS and its Gym without sponsor accompaniment. Likewise, female students have zero business being anywhere near the Student Center at Hankins Hall without sponsor accompaniment.
SWIMSUITS
For those staying on campus overnight on Thursday, we will be heading to a local Rec Center for an Open Gym time and a chance to do some swimming. This is also open to community students that can be picked up and taken home after we return to our campus. So don't forget swimsuits!
CONCERT ATTIRE
Please refer to the FAQ Page if you are not clear about attire during church and the final concert.
Please continue to pray for your students as we draw closer to this event. Please pray for all our schools that are traveling near and far to get here, that God would keep them safe on the road. Thank you for all the time and effort you have invested in this event already! See you soon :)
-Yves G. Clouzet
Head Sponsor: Class of 2021
Campion Academy
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