The Musical Ring

On 29 April, the third day of the arts week in Lyceum, the traditional musical competition- "The Musical Ring" took place.

I didn't miss the chance to participate and share my favorite song with the school community. The song I was performing was "The Scientist" by Coldplay. My accompaniment was my classmate Živilė who played piano for me. We were rehearsing for about three weeks two times a week.

The greatest challenge for me was dealing with stage fright and performance anxiety which I was experiencing the whole day before the performance. However, I think I did really well on the stage even though I didn't win anything.

P.S.- 5 CAS hours

You can see my performance on the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60WclaJxoK4

Organising fashion show in my school

There was a forgotten fashion show tradition in Lyceum which had been abandoned for two years. But this year this tradition was revived. The fashion show was named "Fashion Epidemic".

The fashion show changed its format a little: it was joined with the "Valio!" awards where students are rewarded various nominations. So this event was the final majestic event of the Arts week at my school. It took place on 2nd May, Friday.

I and two of my classmates came up with this idea about two months ago. We organised a committee and invited three more classmates to join. We had a lot of work to do: think of the process of the event, prizes, decorations, information of the event and much more. 

The biggest challenges included installation making in the Lyceum's lobby, informing classes about the event and finding a sponsor for the event so that the prize could be organised. Also, a huge challenge was cooperating with other committee members and school's administration.

Even though organizing such an event was a tremendous stress and responsibility for me, as the main organizer, it was absolutely worth all effort! 

In my opinion, the show went great regardless some technical difficulties. Well, there also could have been more participating classes, but it was good as it was too.

See the photos below!

P.S.- 30 CAS hours

Instalation in the school lobby                                Making the photowall

Building the podium

The photowalll

The main prize: free photo shoot for the whole class!

Joining the church's choir

This is the activity which I should have described a few months ago, since I started singing in the church's choir in February.

I joined the Ignotas church choir. I find it enjoyable and meaningful too. I like singing and I am religious so this is like two in one!

At first, I was hesitating because I had to pledge and to commit myself to it for the rehearsals take place two times a week for approximately 1.5 hour. Finally I decided it is worth it and joined the Ignotas choir!

There were many difficulties to arrange my time so that I manage to do my homework and to go to choir, even when rehearsals are in a very inconvenient time and there is a test the next day! This improved my time-management skills, I believe. Another challenge for me was the Easter time, when our choir was singing for 4 hours in a night time and I was singing a psalm alone. This was truly challenging for me!

However, I am very happy I have joined the choir. We sing every Sunday on 12 a.m. I hope I will manage to go to the choir the next year, in IB2!

P.S.- approximately  40 CAS hours  

Beautifying school wall

Last Tuesday, 29 April, there was arts day in Lyceum. One of the activities that students could participate in was drawing on school walls, at those places where bricks were fallen out and there was blank space left.

I participated in this activity, too, and I absolutely enjoyed it. I started planning my drawing a few days before and I had the vision of my creation when I started. It was a surrealistic view of city life and city people.

This activity required creativity, meticulousness and patience.

It think it turned out into a nice piece of art and it decorated the wall quite well!

P.S.- 2 CAS hours

The cleanness day at school

25 April, on Friday there was was the day of cleaning in our school. Everyone was cleaning the corners of ours school. I contrubuted, also. :) 

My job was to clean one classroom. It sounds kind of easy, but it wasn't so. First, I had to claw the gums from the under side of tables and chairs. I have to admit, that wasn't the most pleasant job I've done. Then I cleaned the walls, the shells, windowsills and other things in the room. 

After that, I went to help others sprucing up the corridors. We were cleaning the walls and windowsills.

All these tasks weren't difficult, but we were all tired after all.

At the end of the group cleaning, the school looked much nicer.

P.S.- 1.5 CAS hours