I have a student (we'll call her Kerri) who attends a vocational high school. They have this competition where they test their skills against other schools. The winner of the state competition goes on to nationals in Kansas City. Kerri decided to run for an elected position in KC and won. Apparently, this is a big deal and looks great on college applications.
Turns out, the national skill competition is the same week as the recital. This would mean that she would miss all the rehearsals on stage. There is one recital on Friday night and another Saturday afternoon at 1pm. Her flight back home comes in at noon.
About a month ago, when Kerri found out that she won the elected position, she was trying to fly home on a Friday night so she'd be able to make at least one of the recitals. Turns out, one of the chaperones also wanted to come home early. Perfect.
Yesterday, Kerri tells me that the chaperone changed her mind so she would no longer be able to make the early flight. She's back on the flight that gets in at noon. By the time she gets to the stage, she's going to miss most of the show. Who knows when she'll get there?
So now, I have to change all the dances that she's in so that there are no empty spots. Arrgh! With only three weeks until the show.
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