Two Minnesota MotorCoach busses rolled into the Hastings High School parking lot on Sunday Afternoon and were met with an unusal greeting- Brooms. The reason for the visual of sweeping the sidewalk is that the Riverside Company Show Choir, who traveled to Omaha Nebraska on Saturday, had once again Swept the top categories including Grand Champion of the Westside Competition of Excellence.
KDWA was there, brooms in hand, to get some of the reaction from students and directors including Austin, who , despite the 7 hour return bus trip,was all smiles.
Rose Peine, a parent waiting for the return, gave her view on the multiple benefits from the success of the group
Some choirs augment the personell of their back up bands with adult players. First year director Jake Bohlken praises the all-student Hastings Band.
We spoke briefly with Director Lin Warren and he commented on the remarkable feat of a so-far unbroken string of Grand Champion Awards this season and the gutsy move he made that really paid off.
We took a great photo of the chaperones as they returned costumes and props to the storage closet. They are part of the team effort as well.
