The Optimist

Four students have been selected as the new co-chairs for next year's Sing Song, "World Tour."

Matt Greenburg, junior political science major from Grand Prairie; Britton New, junior business management major from Fort Worth; Ashlea Allread, junior psychology major from Bedford; and Jana Atchley, junior accounting major from Grapevine, were selected to help lead next year's Sing Song to another victory hit.

Tom Craig, managing director of Sing Song, said the application process started at the beginning of April and the four students were selected on April 25.

The candidates had to go through an interview process with both Craig and Kendall Massy, director of student productions.

"We were looking for students who represented a strong leader with outgoing personalities and who are able to multi-task," Craig said.

They also wanted a group of students that were able to get the job done while maintaining good relationships with their fellow co-workers.

Craig said the plans for now will be mainly to brainstorm ideas to create a renewed since of excitement.

Communication for the co-chairs and the team members of this year's Sing Song will mainly be via e-mail throughout the summer because the cochairs are not required to stay in Abilene for the summer.

Packets of the Sing Song rules and regulations have been sent out to the club or class directors that have already been selected, and, for the club directors not yet selected, to the club president.

As of the upcoming fall semester, Craig said they will "hit the ground running."

There will be immediate planning for ways to improve the year's Sing Song event, and it will be a true team effort, Craig said.

Allread said she was excited to have the opportunity to represent the student body as a co-chair.

"I love Sing Song so much," Allread said. "This has always be a thought in the back of my mind, that I wanted to participate in the Sing Song process in some way."

All four are members in a social club. They and the team members have not decided if the co-chairs will participate with their club in Sing Song or just fulfill their duty as Sing Song co-chairs.

E-mail Crawford at: optimist@acu.edu

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