DAY 3 – Most Mistified
It was finally time for the final official day of MIST – the
awards ceremony. Everyone was thankful and we all agreed that it would be a
good day. Why? Because not only did White Oaks perform well and enjoy
themselves the days before, we also got to sleep in a few extra hours (we
didn’t have to show up for the bus until 3:15!).
Once we got to WOSS, it was pretty empty, we were the first
ones there. However, once people really started filling in, I immediately
started getting excited—everyone was dressed at 15/10. Everyone. in other words, was looking A1 :D
We set out for the awards, where we blasted music on the
speakers, everyone singing English, Arab, and Hindi music, having a good time.
Eventually though it got a little crazy when the girls all started yelling
about the songs they wanted or didn’t want—to the point where we were border
lining a riot and we had to shut off the music…
But it was OKAY, because literally seconds later, we were
pulling into the awards building. We
stepped out and met up with the seniors from their bus and instantly started
banging on the tabla and began roaring. Within minutes, the entire banquet hall
knew that White Oaks had arrived. There
were a bunch of photographers inside, along with the stage, and it was filled
with seats. We were escorted to the back right of the room and after dropping
off our stuff, went off to get our own little photo shoot done!
Soon enough, the room was filled and every seat was
occupied. The MCs walked onto stage and the entire room went wild.
There are no
words to express how much energy was in the room—Honestly the WOSS Science Fair
Team should have thought of making a way to use the power in the room for
electricity. Haha, anyways they got our room to quiet down (somehow) and we
immediately started, first by calling up a young man, a former hip hop artist,
who presented a spoken word that left me, and the rest of the audience in
shivers.
And then they prepared the award for Most Mistified. The
audience cheered in belief that their school would be the one to win—And when
they called the Wildcats to the stage, our cheers were louder than ever in the
competition, everyone screaming “White Oaks, White Oaks!” as the ambassadors
collected the honor from the stage.
We breaked for prayer and for food to take a short break,
got some oily slices of pizza, and then decided we’d order pizza later that
evening. The hype train was rolling fast, and wasn’t going to stop anytime
soon. More and more WOSS Wildcats picked up awards.

The bus ride home was a party, yet again, this time more
than ever. We blasted music on the speakers, put up a disco ball for a little
bit, danced, sang songs, chanted for White Oaks, performed rap battles against
each other (where there were some pretty fire bars shot), and just had an
absolute blast.
There are no words in English to describe the experience, so
I’m going to put it into some words you might never have heard at all—but words
that are definitely going to work.
Mashallah – We had so much talent go out from WOSS these past
few days
Alhamdulillah – We did
phenomenally, coming undefeated till the end in bowl, coming first in a handful
of competitions, and picking up awards and spirit points on the way.
Subhanallah- It was an
amazing trip, and the muslim student spirit still roars, and continues to grow
Inshallah – The MIST
competitions in the future will continue to grow and become more hyped each
year
White Oaks did amazing this year, and this was a MIST that I
will never forget. I don't know a single person who isn’t excited and already
hyped for next year and the years to come.
If you can go, make it your mission to go.
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