Mr. RHS was held on April 22, 2016 in the middle school auditorium. The program was put on by Mr. Bridgeman and nine boys competed. The show included four different segments; talent, question/answer, towel wear, and western wear. The contestants were judged on all events including the opening and closing choreographed dance. Becca Roark, senior, was chair of this event.
“I was responsible for basically everything. I had a co-chair and others that helped out but I had to schedule all the practices, plan out the whole show,and make sure everything’s running smoothly. The day of, I was the one that everyone answered to, besides Mr. Bridgeman. It was a really amazing opportunity because I learned a lot about leadership and communication,” Roark said.
The theme of Mr. RHS was Wild West, which was the reasoning for western wear. Every boy wore boots and jeans or something similar. The decorations consisted of hay bales, saddles, and cowboy hats. When you paid, you received a little ticket voucher that also had a western theme. When the winner, Sam Wilsdorf, was crowned, he was crowned with a sash and a rhinestone cowboy hat.
“[STUCO is] always about starting early and being on top of things, so we started planning in February. I think it was around March when we decided on a theme,” Roark said.
The question and answer segment was put on by Chloe Myers and Briana Isakson, they also announced the whole show. Each contestant picked a question from a hat and answered it to the best of their ability. The towel wear was basically equivalent to the swimsuit portion of Miss. America. The talent portion was where the boys played songs on ukuleles, pianos, and guitars. Some even danced and made sandwiches for a talent! There was a short intermission and then the show resumed again at the western wear portion. Western wear was the segment where every boy could show off their country outfits, which mainly consisted of jeans, boots, and a button up shirt. There was also a choreographed dance at the beginning and end of the show. The dance included all boys performing at once and they practiced it at rehearsals.
“Thsbye most difficult part was getting guys to participate. We almost didn’t have a show this year. Once we finally got them it was hard to get everyone at a rehearsal. The easiest part was decorations. We put about a week and and a half of work into them, but they went really smoothly,” Roark said.