Springfield Junior High's 50th Annual Talent Show

Chapter 1: The Big Announcement

Everybody was looking at the message that was just placed on the billboard. It proclaimed in big bold letters, "Springfield Junior High's 50th Annual Talent Show; Friday June 10, 1994, 7:00 p.m.". Now, this being the talent show's golden anniversary, it was sure to a big one. And this time, a record 500 students, or more than half the school's 900 students, were going to participate, a little more than last year's, which was the previous record, having 400 students particpate. And not only that, but it was going to be covered from every possible angle by the local news stations. Now, it was already June 3rd, which meant that the students had exactly seven days left to practice for their acts.

Chapter 2: Registrations and Rehearsals

Incredibly by Monday afternoon, over 200 more students had registered, and by Wednesday morning, which was