Safari Friday

When most people hear the bell ring at 3:20 on a Friday, it means freedom for a few days. But if you were in cheer, that was not the case. Freedom was not even close. The next day, me and the rest of the squad were putting on the 9^th annual little girls cheer camp. The theme this year was “Goin’ On a Safari.” In order for this event to be a success, a ton of work needs to be put in. All week, we worked our butts off in order have all of the decorating process done. But after school on Friday, all of us made our way to the gym knowing that we wouldn’t come out for a while. The first thing that needed to be done was set up the sound system. Then, the mats were laid out on the floor and vacuumed. Once these small tasks were done, the big ones were just getting started. The whole gym needed to be decorated for a safari theme.  The gym floor was lined with “grass” and the walls were covered with different animals and signs were being put up everywhere. Even fake palm trees were being brought in. While many of us were working on this, there were a whole lot of other jobs being done. Cheerleaders were organizing shirts, writing name tags, putting goodie bags together, mopping the floor, putting up a first aid jungle hut, and much more. As the night was coming to a close, we began on our last task, balloon pillars.  So much stress and irritation was present and emotions ran high. Just like the balloons overfilled with air, some of the cheerleader’s tempers popped. But, it all worked out in the end. As the clock hit 8:30, I walked out of the gym knowing that tomorrow was going to be crazy.