On Saturday, February 19th the Indiana State School Music Associate, or ISSMA, held state finals for solo and ensemble, and I was lucky enough to go with a really talented group from my school. I compete in a division where I sing in a group of four and you can imagine how hard we had been working this year to get to state.
ISSMA solo and ensemble was held at Perry Meridian High School near Indianapolis, and on Saturday that place was hopping. A friend of mine said it looked like school was in session, and I can see why. Just about every room was filled with people warming up and competing.
ISSMA has a very detailed schedule and competition times are listed down to the minute, so when the minute came for my group to perform, we were ready! And when the results were in we found out the great news: all of our hard work got us a gold medal!
Since I'm a senior in high school this year, that gold medal is the prize I get for working so hard with solo and ensemble over the past few years. That gold medal is on my mantel right now.
While I was at ISSMA, the Miss Indiana Trend Show was happening in Zionsville. This is a really cool event, and just one of the many things Miss Indiana contestants do as we get ready for the 2011 Miss Indiana Pageant. I couldn't be there because ISSMA was taking place at the same time on the other side of town, but I know all the women looked beautiful and the show was a huge success. Go Miss Indiana!
So the lesson for this week is always remember to go for the gold, dream big and fly high!
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