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                                                Felt Good!














                                                              his year, the Glee Competition took place                         I poured my

                                                              on Thursday, 5th December. I was filled with
                                                                                                                                heart into the
                                                      T euphoria upon seeing the bright lights that
                                                     read ‘GLEE.’ The sight gave me mixed feelings. I was
                                                     pleased the long-awaited day was finally here but
                                                     anxious about the pressure of the first-ever solo cat-                     performance
                                                     egory. I was ready to give the audience a show but
                                                     felt sad knowing the fun and excitement would soon

                                                     come to an end.                                                                             reparing for the Inter House Glee Competition was
                                                                                                                                                 both exhilarating and challenging. During prac-
                                                     Then came the final moment, the deciding perfor-                                    P tice, I often felt a mix of excitement and nerves
                                                     mance. Everything on that stage either added to                                    as we worked tirelessly on our songs, including “Judas,”
                                                     or deducted from our points. Thursday began with                                   “Arcade, “Never Say Never” and “I’ll be Waiting”.
                                                     a briefing from Ms. Nosa on the event’s guidelines.
                                                     Thankfully, there were three categories: The Whole                                 We faced some issues along the way, from timing mis-
                                                     House Song, The Solo, and The Group Song. I was one                                alignments  to  unexpected  vocal  strain,  but  we  over-
                                                     of the soloists, and my stomach churned when I dis-                                came these obstacles through teamwork and support,

                                                     covered who I was up against. I was taken aback by                                 encouraging each other to push through. My experience
                                                     the remarkable talents.                                                            leading  “I’ll  Be  Waiting”  was  particularly  memorable—I
                                                                                                                                        faced voice challenges earlier that day but refused to
                                                     In the end, I emerged as the winner of the Solo Cat-                               give up.
                                                     egory with a mashup of Feeling Good and Never
                                                     Enough. I was thrilled to explore new dimensions of                                Stepping onto the stage, I poured my heart into the per-
                                                     my vocal skills. This was one of my best Glee Compe-                               formance, and the energy from my fellow singers was

                                                     titions, not only because I won but because everyone                               infectious.  Ultimately,  our  hard  work  paid  off,  and  we
                                                     gave their best effort.                                                            proudly secured second place, celebrating our journey
                                                                                                                                        and the joy of sharing our passion for music together.
          -Olamide Abimbola                          Congratulations to Benue, this is my last competition                                                                                                  -Ifolo Lord-Michael Adigwe
                                                     as a student. I’ll truly miss the Glee lights, cheers, and
          YEAR 11 SENEGAL                            pressure.                                                                                                                                                              YEAR 9 CONGO






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