Summer was dying off, but the school colors of black and gold where going no where that homecoming night. Right after school my best friend Winter and I was about to go to Wiener Works to eat before going to sing The Star Spangled Banner with chorus for homecoming. “Okay Katlin, we have about 30 minutes before rehearsals.” Winter told me, “Good, we can make it there and back in only about 25 minutes.” I replied. With that being said we were on our way.
We ate so quick I hardly remember it. As soon as we stepped in the chorus classroom our chorus teacher, Mrs. Fulton, had Winter stand in her spot with the Alto twos, and me with the soprano ones. Once we had rehearsed the song a few times we lined up outside in order to walk to the football field: Sopranos, Tenors, Bass, and Altos. “Oh say can you see?” sang everyone one last time before the real thing. “Come on people! Lets go!” yelled Mrs. Fulton as she slightly got anxious, and we headed to the football game. This is when I knew it was about to happen.
Later after everyone was checked in, and the crowd was completely silent a band member played our pitch and we were ready to start singing. Mrs. Fulton directing “Tall Vowels! Sing out!” she mouthed. You could hear us from a mile away, as if the whole town stood silent. Helmets and hats were held by the sides of the owners, and their hands over their hearts. The town came back to life with a roar of applause as we stop singing. The chorus class bowed in unison bringing an end to The Star Spangled Banner, but a beginning homecoming 2014.