Talent show

Today was the long awaited day of the annual talent show. After the apparent shambles of last year's performance, there has been extra pressure to put on a particularly sparkling show -- and, as far as small children playing the violin in supposed unison goes, it was. The kids remembered their lines and their dance steps, and any mistakes they made just made it more entertaining for the parents.

It was a rather long affair - working on a Saturday, unpaid, to dress and undress dozens of children for approximately four hours is more tiring than you might imagine. But the proud-parent/teacher feeling shone out as all the little-uns lived up to expectations and beyond as they continued to perform even despite some hiccoughs in costumes/scenery/etc.

It is such a shame that the show had to land at the time of such turmoil, but since the parents are uninformed of the news so far, they must have only felt confusion as several teachers wept at the sound of the final speech of the vice principle - that we will only continue to do better next year. But since the fate of the school is still unknown, perhaps that is what we will be doing, but with baited breath as each day brings with it new rumours and doubt.

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