Mo Ranch, an overnight field trip choir students are invited to attend, successfully made for another great start to the year according to choir students. Taking place in Hunt, Texas, Mo Ranch has a great amount of activities for students and teachers to participate in during their stay. This trip occurs annually, and even after years, students continue to report their enjoyment.
Upon arriving, students unpack their luggage into their designated cabins. With a generous amount of bunkhouses, Mo Ranch is able to provide room for the countless students and teachers that attend. Senior Bailey McCallister expressed that it’s great to have such a big communal space.
“It gives space to hang out with each other outside of school, and this opportunity to bond wouldn’t always be there.”
Sophomore Isabella Rizk expressed a similar view.
“I bonded with so many different types of people in different grades. It felt relieving that even people I knew nothing about had so much in common with me.”
The overall experience was awe inspiring, according to McCallister. She brought up events such as Molympics, a take on the Olympics, and recalled her experiences.
“[Watching] people cheer each other on and be a good team” was a special part of Molypics, McCallister said.
In addition to Molympics, McCalister also spoke about her overall experience, which could be described as a bonding opportunity. For her, she explained that it was especially significant to have this chance to bond with others that wouldn’t likely be possible in other environments. McCallister was glad she got to become closer with the underclassmen she wouldn’t otherwise see.
With all this fun came exhaustion. For many, this was the biggest obstacle they had to overcome. People were said to have set alarms bright and early, and that would often be a disruption. In addition, all the excitement of the day kept many up late at night. Rizk, like many others, spoke about how struggled with this issue.
“The cabins were freezing and I only slept 2 hours a night because of it.”
Even with this dilemma, students such as Rizk expressed no regrets.
For her, it was “one of the most fun experiences in choir.”
On the final night, when Mo Ranch was coming to a close, students and teachers gathered together to announce special awards such as Mo flirt, Mo comic, and Mo spirit. One notable winner was one of the choir directors, Ms. Vineis. After many students agreed that she brought a general sense of fun and life, she was selected as Mo comic. Numerous other awards were given out to people who made an impact, but it could be concluded that even those who didn’t win awards made a difference in their own way.
McCallister speaks on this and tells of how “magical” choir is “because of the comradery.”
Overall, freshman Maya Samudrala could sum up this trip in three words.
“Friendship, fun, and exploring.”