Young Men's Club 2/28/08

Today I could have filled an ocean with all the "Smackdown" that I had to lay. They were just out of there minds. The Black History Show is next week. I will be so glad when that's done with. Today we did a full run through of the entire show with all of the clubs. That meant trying to wrangle in my group while the other group was being wrangled in. Which is extremely difficult to do. There's just too much wrangling. So the boys were back stage waiting for their entrance and they just couldn't keep quiet. So I had to keep reprimanding and reprimanding. Finally, I told them that as a result of their complete inability to follow the rules that after the run through, the remaining time of the club would be spent in a group time out. They thought I was bluffing. After the run through I took them all to the bathroom. They continued to act silly which in turn, fueled my ire. I told them all that it was good that they were being silly because I had something very special planned for them. I also told them to get it all out now. When we returned to the auditorium, I implemented the classic, "put your head down," routine. There was about 15 minutes left in the club at this point and that's how they spent it. Lying down and keeping quiet. Music to my ears. Oh there were a couple of jokers. And as a result, more time was added which will be enforced during tomorrow's club time. They're up to about 30 minutes now. However, they also know that if they behave, I will cut the time just as willingly as I will add to it. I then proceeded to give them an old fashioned lecture on how their behavior determines what happens to them. On the positive side, they did quite well with the drumming and pretty good with the speech. I also had a chance to work with some of the girls in my Drama Club and their scene is coming together. Cheyenne, of course, is still having trouble taking things seriously. Overall, I think it will be a good show. Hopefully the kids will get it together once they're in front of an actual audience. And if not, it's not like there's anything I can do about it. They'll either sink or swim. I'm pretty confident that they'll swim.