12 colony creates history Ju Go Ju, Ko Jo Kai, Sub T-16 and friends had one of the largest Spring Sing shows in the production's history. SSpringSing was a tradition treasured by many Harding students. Social club members and friends alike participated in the annual competition with visuals, songs and skits. In spring 2019, women's social clubs Ju Go Ju (JGJ) and Ko Jo Kai (KJK), and men's social club Sub T-16 (Sub T) and friends combined to form one of the largest groups to ever participate in the program. Junior Garrison Hendrix, Sub T member, was a director of the show and said the support from all three clubs contributed to the size of the show. "I think a large part of why we had so many people interested in being a part of our show was that our clubs believed and supported us directors from the start," Hendrix said. "Ju Go Ju, Kojies and Sub T allwanted to do anything to help the show - withprops, costumes and music -- but most people wanted to be on stage. So the directors thought, the more the merrier!" Sophomore Alyssa Kohl, JGJ member, spoke to the social dynamic among the participants in the show. "None of us really realized how many of us there were until we were in our costumes at dress rehearsal," Kohl said. "There were a lot of people, actually, who weren't in our clubs, so that was fun that we got to meet a lot of different people." The three clubs worked together to produce a show called "NoIfs, Ants or Buts," all about ants. Hendrix said he thought the number of participants added to the visual effect of the show. "Having a large number of people in the show played to our theme and story," Hendrix said. "We wanted the audience to feel like ants were just pouring out from every part of the Benson." Cindee Stockstill, producer of theatre and Spring Sing, said the ants' show was enjoyable but caused some technical difficulties. "First of all, it's hard to herd that many cats," Stockstill said. "The benefit was [that] the sheer number was visually impressive to see that many people dancing well together. We love to have participation. We want everyone who wants to participate in Spring Sing to be able to. However, with a really big club show, sometimes it's hard to tell a story effectively." story by Abigail Rezentes Sophomore Hallie Carger reacts to getting sprayed by the exterminators in the George S. Benson Auditorium April 21, 2019. The show used a specialfog effect to act as poison to kill the ants. I photo by Angelo Felix Alumnae Jacky Matthews and Lexi Hoagland andjunior Claire Nestor perform in "No Ifs, Ants or Buts" April 21, 2019, in the George S. Benson Auditorium. The show featured sparkly crumbs during the song "Ants Just Wanna Eat Crumbs." I photo by Sterling McMichael Junior Ryan Fisher soars across the stage as an exterminator in the George S. Benson Auditorium April 21, 2019. The exterminators arrived to get rid of all ofthe ants in the show. I photo by Angelo Felix
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