The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 37, Ed. 1, Friday, February 19, 1999 Page: 16 of 19
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for ItKts performance.
Thirty-eight children from Toy
lor Elementary and Abilene Christ-
ian Schools will perform this year.
Thij children range In age from 5 to
9 years old.
Christopher Perkins 6-year-old
sonof Scott and Rachel Perkins
sahTCpractlcing has been fun.
rcrK&s' older brother Kirk Is also
participating in Sing Song. Christo-
phcgavc a detailed account of the
tunfjnd choreography of the chil-
dren! performance.
"Fflr 'do' we put our two fingers
up so they look like antlers"
Perkins said. ""Re is a drop of gold-
en sup and 'ml' is the name I call
myself."
Urjiney Goodwin sophomore
elementary education major from
Lilbum Ga. is one of the three
children's managers for Sing Song.
She Said the children's involvement
adds variety to the performance.
"They're really fast learners and
Ills been a lot of fun" Goodwin
said. "They're super cute."
Sherri Lutlrell mother of Sara.
Kate who is a participant In the
children performance said she
was impressed by the students In
charge or the young performers.
"The college students do a good
job with the children and arc good
at informing the parents too" Lut-
trell said. "Us handled so positive-
ly that kids just know they arc the
stars of the show.
Luttrell said her daughter looks
forward to the practices and is not
nervous about the performance
because this is her second year to
participate.
Josh Jones sophomore youth
ministry major from Arlington is
another children's manager. Jones
said the parents have been helpful
by working with their children
outside of practice.
"Wc asked them to practice at
least once before each practice and
some of them said they did every-
day" Jones said. "There easy to
work with and real cooperative."
Scott Perkins father of Christo-
pher and Kirk said the scheduling
of rehearsals has been somewhat
hectic as the performances ap-
proaches. The children usually
practice only one hour a week but
this week required more time for
dress rehearsals
Perkins associate professor of
psychology said despite the hec-
tic schedule several benefits
exist for the children who partlc-
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"It gives them an opportunity to
see what goes on behind the scenes
and to-scc the work that goes on to
put on even a small performance
like this" Perkins said.
Perkins said the inclusion of
children in Sing Song Is also bene-
ficial for the college students
involved because they have a
chance to work hands-on with the
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Visiting crowds inflate Ahilene's economy
Derek Sciba
Student Reporter
Students arc not the only ones happy to see
visitors during Sing Song and Lectureship.
The expected 8000 to 10000 visitors in
town'Mils week could bring Abilene businesses
several million dollars
According to a report for the Abilene Cham-
ber df Commerce Sing Song and Lectureship
historically have brought the City of Abilene
more than $1.5 million.
"This will be another shot In the arm anoth-
er boost In the cash flow of hotels restaurants
and businesses" said Dr. Thomas Kim econo-mlst-in-residenec.
Although $1.5 million may be a significant
amount of money the true impact may be five
times greater than that Kim said.
Hc explains using an analogy of a visitor
buying a Sing Song ticket: "People think: "What
I spend for a ticket is $10 and that's it'" Kim
said. "In fact that $10 will make several rounds
more through the local economy making
something like $50 In economic impact."
Kim said to imagine ACU paying its employ-
ees with the visitor's money then the employ-
ees in turn buying something from a store then
the storekeeper In turn using the money to buy
something else.
"The money keeps turning over" said Kim.
Abilene Mayor Dr. Gary McCaleb said busi-
nesses across the city have told him they notice
a surge in business during ACU events like
Sing Song and Lectureship.
Restaurants such as Cypress Street Station
expect the extra business during Sing Song and
Lectureship and plan their budgets accordingly.
"I've been here two and a half years and we
are always busy at Sing Song" said David
Rogers night manager. "We stock up on food
linens; order extra."
Rogers said the restaurant just had its
busiest weekend - Valentine's Day - but that
Sing Song Is among the busiest weeks of the.
year.
McCaleb also ACU's vice president said
many restaurant owners know Sing Song and
Lectureship will bring business after a usually
slow after Christmas period.
"When they come around the corner to Feb-
ruary they know they have something built in
to have a good month" McCaleb said.
The report for the Abilene Chamber of
Congress estimates that one out-of-town visi-
tor spends an average of $98 per day in the
community.
Historically Sing Song and Lectureship have
the largest economic impact of all university
events In Abilene.
ACU's Homecoming is the second largest
money-maker for the city with an average of
$246000 spent during that time.
Hardin-Slmmpns University's Homecoming
is the next largest bringing the city about
$158000.
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A temporary growth spurt will
hit ACU this weekend when hun-
dreds of prospective students and
parents join the Influx or Sing
Song visitors.
About 450 high school stu-
dents transfer applicants and par-
ents will come for ACUs spring
High School Weekend themed
"The Key to Success."
Elizabeth Minis coordinator of
recruiting events at the Office of
Admissions described Sing Song
weekend as a "showcase weekend"
for ACU. She said people visit to
see how college life really Is: from
dorm life to classes and even cat-
'ing in the cafeteria.
The purpose of the weekend
will Be to "show what ACU has to
offer" Mlms said.
The majority of the students
visiting will come from Texas
Oklahoma and New Mexico but
some will be traveling from further
away. While the weekend Is
designed for high school seniors It
will cater to students in all four
years of high school as well as col-
lege transfer students.
This Is the second High School
Weekend this year. The first was
conducted during Fre&hman Fol-
lies. Several one-day open houses
have also taken place throughout
the year. Open houses focus on the
academic aspect of ACU while
High School Weekends incorpo-
rate all aspects of life on campus.
The only payment visitors are
responsible for will be meals Sing
Song tickets and other outside
activities. Some students will stay
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in the residence halls; however
most will stay in hotels with their
parents.
For many of the visitors the
weekend will be their first time on
campus. To make the visits more
interesting they are scheduled to
coincide with big events - when
there ate many people on campus.
The weekend will officially
start at 8 a.m. Friday with regis-
tration. Activities Friday after-
noon will conclude with dinner at
4:45 p.m. In the Bean. Saturday
morning the day will commence
with an all-you-can-cat-breakfast
at 7:30 a.m.
Activities will continue until
the Admissions and Financial Aid
Workshop at 3 p.m. Music schol-
arship auditions for entering
freshmen and transfers are also
scheduled during the weekend.
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 37, Ed. 1, Friday, February 19, 1999, newspaper, February 19, 1999; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth99834/m1/16/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.