Reflection #1 (creativity)- Pep Rally 2013

This year's Pep Rally was very special for Red House because we finally won first place! Since this was a rare thing to happen, we were so happy and overwhelmed with the result. I felt so happy that I almost cried. Well actually I was in tears already in the inside, and I am sure every Red House member was also very contented. In fact, I haven't expected this outcome because we have lost the opportunity to win Pep Rally for more than 5 years so I just thought of this activity lightly. But when realizing that we won first place, I was actually shocked and surprised. Well, of course, our leaders did a great job on guiding our way but I just happened to think that the other houses did absolutely great as well so I thought yellow or blue would win. I guess our hard work had finally paid off.

           I personally think blue house’s dance was really nice because they made their dance step like a musical play. Also, they made this huge hawk which I thought was awesome. However, unfortunately, the blue house won third place in the dance category. Yellow house’s dance was also cool and funny because they danced one of Korea’s k-pop dances. They won first place in the dance category and I think they deserved it. Red house won second, which I thought was still a satisfied rank. Despite this competition, I think everyone enjoyed watching and dancing the steps.

           This activity not only boosted our competition level but it also helped us to be more creative in seeking for a good theme, dance, cheers, and cooperation of the members. Regardless of the many new house leaders, they were still able to lead the team well and do their best. For the past years, red house had lost the opportunity to win first place in pep rally so this year I think not many people anticipated much or were less enthusiastic with the results. I even heard some red house members wanting to change their houses because of our failure. However, we were able to win which increased our potential to gain hope and restore our enthusiasm back to life. Now, we seem to be proud of our house.

             Overall, from this activity I learned a lot. Despite the fact that Red house has failed to win pep rally the previous years, we did not give up but continued and we were able to succeed this goal we had for years. We began to change our perspective about Red house which made me feel glad. Moreover, this activity boosted our spirits and showed that Red house is improving gradually. No matter what the outcome is, I think the potential, process, and enthusiasm is more important.