MIST DAY 2

DAY 2 – The Champions

Surprisingly, the second day of MIST, essentially was supposed to be the most hyped day, but it was actually unimaginably tense. People were studying tirelessly for their competitions, practicing for their presentations and performances, and just working hard. It was good to see everyone’s determination. My presentations were over, for me the hard part was done. So, it was my time to cheer on the others and to help where I could.

We got to the university in the same way we had on the first day, with everyone hyped and ready to show them what we were made of. An hour after that, the team competitions began. I made my way over to where the Social Media teams were presenting their social media sites (my interests lay with technology). They absolutely crushed the competition. 

There was no other way to go about looking at things. After the first presentation, which, to be kind, was trash, I knew, and so did the rest of us, that White Oaks had this one in the bag. I pulled out my phone and texted everyone to get their butts in the lecture hall and to watch the rest of the performances. And once WOSS started talking, it was clear that we’d done no less that brilliantly.

We all cheered and chanted, to take some pressure off of them, and after it was over, we told them just how amazingly they did. As it ended though, we all scattered, rushing off to cheer on whoever else we could find. The sisters rushed to see the Sister’s Nasheed competition, while some of the brothers and I ran to catch extemporaneous speaking, where Omar M’Hiri was spitting fire. From the circulation of news, we did brilliantly all around. Omar’s speaking was extraordinary and the sisters’ nasheed was lit. The sisters pulled a performance where they not only performed in English, they also performed in French and in sign language. 

 The Science Fair participants were no less high achieving—news spread quickly about how the WOSS Science Fair group had dominated their competition as well with their thermal energy charger. Even our debate team, arguably the best debate team around, was crushing their competition, shutting down any points that opposed their own. All of which was stunning to witness. Now that’s deserving of a real mashallah. Well done guys.

Nobody can deny that the second day of MIST was stressful for everyone, but I have to say, it was almost a burden for our MIST Bowl team. They worked for months on end, reading information and practicing, reviewing information, and testing each other on all the different categories that they had to learn. The preliminary rounds yesterday had gone well, with White Oaks placing first.

And today, again, White Oaks spent their time studying and working hard. 

The results of which showed in the quarter finals, when white oaks took first place again.

They went back to their rooms and studied some more.

And then at the Semi Finals, again White Oaks placed first in their competition.

Then they went back to our room and studied some more, cramming and reviewing as much as they could before the end. The rest of us took a quick break to eat food and then paraded over to the ES building where we took our places to watch the MIST Bowl finals.

All the way to the end, White Oaks’ Mist Bowl team scrambled their opposition, continuously devouring the first place spot. We’re all proud of them and couldn’t have asked for more. In the finals they fought hard, and it was an incredibly feat to watch, even if we didn’t come first in the end. Undefeated to the very end, we couldn’t be prouder of these guys.

Throughout the day, we all witnessed and competed in amazing performances, dazzling our judges and showing them exactly what it meant to be a White Oaks Wildcat – That it was no small task, and that we were spirited and were ready to win no matter how hard it was—and that if we fell short, we were hungry for more and would return stronger than ever. And I believe that with everything I’m made of and I'm sure everyone at MIST2k16 does too.

The second day of competitions had finally come to an end and everyone got onto the busses and we began driving back home. This time, none of us were exhausted. Instead, we were hyped beyond words, cheering and chanting “White Oaks”, spitting bars and songs left and right, in celebration of the immense fun, and accomplished day that we’d just been a part of. In other, simpler terms, it was lit.