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ASB Brings Home The Gold
By Justina Tran
Staff Writer
October 2009 Edition, News
This summer, ASB from high schools across Orange County assembled at UC Santa Barbara where the annual OC Leadership Camp is hosted. The most anticipated competition at OCLC includes preparing and performing an original skit to demonstarte innovation and arduous work. Each skit follows a theme chosen by the student council. Once the theme is established, costumes, backdrops, and choreography are produced. After several days of dedicated practices, student councils show the fruits of their labor on an illuminated stage.
Though each school's ASB gave it their all, Garden Grove High School's ASB triumphed when their circus-themed skit prevailed with first place. (Bolsa Granda High School placed second with a Scooby-Doo them and La Quinta High School took third with a Hercules theme.)
The skit featured two ring leaders (Chaz Ocasio and Stephanie Nguyen) accompanied by various other circus characters such as lion tamers, clowns, and marionettes. Torn apart by a desire to be in the spotlight, the circus members steal pieces of a star. The ring leaders endeavor to retrieve the pieces and unify the divided circus. Each piece of the star successfully obtained initiated a dance in accordance with infectious music. In the end, determination,teamwork, and spirit helped reunite all the members of the circus.
Excitement and joy were among the many emotions aroused when the OCLC skit winners were announced. Andy Le, president of Garden Grove High School’s ASB, recalled his reaction to the verdict, “I couldn't stop smiling not because of the trophy but because we had to make a lot of sacrifices this summer in order to put this 5 minute skit together. All of the time we spent at practices and all the things that we gave up doing with our summer really paid off in the end and I was just proud of what we were able to accomplish.