See the Visions
November 17, 2021
By Sophie Bright and Rebecca Wilson
Feature Page/Copy Editor and Staff Reporter
“Things to do when you like a poem, but nobody is clapping and you don’t want to be the only one.” -Charles Webb.
This quote is read at the beginning of every Visions Mic Night to signify why you snap, rather than clap for performances.
The Visions Club, run by Co-Presidents Nina Rodriguez and Sophia Martt, and Co-Vice Presidents, Oli Truninger and Mia Buck, recently hosted its annual Open Mic Night on Friday, Oct. 29 in Millikan’s Choir room.
The event began at 6 p.m. and the only rules were clap for music and snap for poetry. Students either played instruments or sang, and others decided to use the open mic to read their poetry.
Photo Courtesy of @mhs.visions on instagram
Photo depicting the “Visions” open mic night announcement.
“To me as a performer, I feel like Visions is a really good stepping stone to start opening yourself up and performing in front of people,” states Co-President Rodriguez. She continues, “I know that I really want to do more open mics like this in the future. I love the adrenaline rush and the energy that comes with performing.”
Visions’ overall purpose is to inspire creativity and expression for everyone, and club Presidents Rodriguez and Martt are making the club’s “vision” a reality.
“Visions is a great starting place for performers who really want to get into their art to express themselves and gain experience performing in front of a live audience who won’t judge them.”
If you happened to miss this one, you’re in luck! Visions is scheduled to have another open mic night sometime in December. Be sure to watch for more details and plan to attend.
Sadie Rick • Dec 1, 2021 at 1:55 pm
Dear Corydon Editor,
In Issue 2/21 (published November 17, 2021), Sophia Bright wrote an article titled “See the Visions.” I love that she chose to write about the first Visions Open Mic night of the year, it’s a great space to show off your talent or test out a new piece of writing/music! Other art forms such as performing and visual arts are also welcome, Open Mic is a space for creativity of all kinds. Just as the article stated, it’s an extremely nonjudgmental and supportive environment. There were a lot of incredible performances at the Open Mic by so many talented and passionate artists, so those who don’t have anything prepared or don’t want to perform can still enjoy the event. All students are welcome regardless of whether they’re part of the club or not, there were several performances by non-club members at the first Open Mic! The main goal of the club is to promote and grow the arts scene at Millikan and give students a platform to promote their works, and Open Mic nights are a great way to do this and connect with other artists. The next Visions Open Mic is scheduled to be in early December, with booths to buy (or sell!) items. It should be a lot of fun! Thank you to the author for writing about it and spreading the message.
Sincerely,
Sadie Rick, Grade 11
Kira Hamilton • Nov 29, 2021 at 10:04 am
In Issue 2 of the Corydon News, published November 17th, 2021, Sophie Bright briefly covered the Visions Open Mic of Oct. 29th in an article titled, “See The Visions”. She started by highlighting the traditional opening poem that Mr. Vann reads at the beginning of every Visions Mic Night, then goes on to name some of the Visions Council members. While reading the article I noticed a couple factual flaws, specifically regarding those who run the club and who hosted the Open Mic Night. The author wrote, “The Visions Club, run by President Nina Rodriguez who is a COMPASS senior, and Co-Vice Presidents and COMPASS juniors OLi Truninger and Mia Buck…” This sentence actually contains the error of naming Nina Rodriguez as the sole president of the club, which is incorrect because she and Sophia Martt share the position as co-presidents. Also, the club has a council of 8 members, so the mention of only three and the lack of one of the presidents causes the article to imply there are only three people running the club, which is wrong and disregards the format of the club where all council members have shared and balanced authority. A full list of the council members includes Sophia Martt, Nina Rodriguez, Mia Buck, Oli Truninger, Sadie Rick, Mia Sanchez, Kira Hamilton, and Emma Lloyd. The Open Mic night was held by (I think) 5 of the eight members, who announced themselves at the beginning of the open mic along with their roles in the club. Other than these factual flaws, the article was very nice. I feel the article could be even better had you added more quotes from people at the event, because the environment was incredible and there is no doubt that others attending would have nice feedback to provide. Also, I feel people may be excited to hear from others who went, and the showing of the other participants in the last event may encourage people to participate in the next open mic in December. Overall I am kind of bummed at the errors, but as a member of the club and council I was excited to see the event noticed by those outside of the club, because we have been working very hard and seeing recognition really fuels us as artists and as a collective of minds.
Sophie Bright • Dec 2, 2021 at 10:35 am
Thank you for your input. I did update the story and add the other co-president’s name, however this is a news story highlighting the open mic night event and not a feature story about the club.
Julissa Flores • Nov 20, 2021 at 2:01 am
In issue 11/21 (published November 17, 2021), Sophie Bright wrote an article titled “See the Visions”. The article mentions that the school provided an event called “See the Visions” where students are free to show their talents with either music or acting. I think it is really great that the school has this event where it is not during school hours so that the students have a choice to go making it an environment where there are people with common interests that can actually enjoy it. I do know that most times the event does take place after school on Friday’s but I feel like maybe that should be changed, just because a lot of students already have after school plans on Friday and if maybe it was another weekday that more students would be able to go. It was addressed in the article that there was music and acting but I do feel like there is more that people go do for this event as in anything within the arts category. I do have some questions regarding the event. For intense, how long does it usually last? Has it always taken place on the Millikan campus? I do really appreciate this event since it is something I am interested in.
Kira Hamilton • Nov 29, 2021 at 9:58 am
Hello, I am co-treasurer of Visions. It usually lasts a couple hours- the last one lasted 2 hours I believe- and no, it hasn’t always been at Millikan, we used to do it at a venue but the building flooded. We may not always do them on Fridays, and we understand people have after-school events on Fridays sometimes, but people have after-school events every day of the week, and it Fridays have worked for us so far, especially since it gives us the forefront of the week to prepare after our Tuesday meetings.
Ethan Kalliomaa • Nov 19, 2021 at 2:41 pm
Dear Corydon Editor,
In Issue 2/2021 (published November 19, 2021), Sophie Bright and Rebecca Wilson wrote an article titled “See the Visions” The article expresses about the event known as Open Mic Night, an event sponsored by “ The Visions Club,“ run by President Nina Rodiguez, a COMPASS senior and Co-vice presidents and COMPASS juniors, Oli Truninger and Mia Buck. The event of Open Mic Night is an artistic expression show, about expressing your feelings through art of poetry or playing or singing music that expresses your feelings and emotion connected to anything you want to express to the audience. The audience shall snap their fingers to poetry while the audience shall applause in delight to the music you play. I honestly think that this club is healthy for our school community, to express your feelings and emotions depending on what you’re reading, writing, or singing out loud. I’m maybe thinking of maybe going to play my violin or maybe even reading a poem I would like to express. As long as it’s a non-judgemental environment, I might go during this year in December, but I might become nervous. But as long as I try my best to express myself for who I am, I can try to express my emotional messages. Long live our emotions and our expressions of voice and feeling.
Sincerely,
Ethan Kalliomaa, Grade 11
Lena G Teeter • Nov 19, 2021 at 12:05 pm
The article included multiple quotes explaining how Vision is an all inclusive club that can be a home to anyone willing to come out and say hello. It is a great place for people to share their art and meet people with similar interests. They recently held an open mic night hosted by Vision’s president Nina Rodriguez and co-vice presidents Oli Truninger and Mia Buck where students were encouraged to share their art with their peers. Some students played and instrument while others sang or read poetry. Audience members would clap for music and snap for poetry. Overall the article was a great advertisement for Vision but I would have loved to hear more about the club’s other up coming events besides open mic nights. Do they have other events? Are they open to the whole student body or just Vision students? Questions like that would have nice to include for students wanting to learn more about the club and different ways they could show their support. Thank you for alerting students of more ways to get involved with the arts on campus and I can’t wait to read more pieces from you over the year.
from- lena teeter
Kira Hamilton • Dec 1, 2021 at 11:02 am
Hello, I am a member of the council of the Visions club, we have many events and interesting things planned to mark our rise from last year, apologizes for the suspense, but you’ll just have to wait and see what we have once we release our plans. Everyone can come to Visions events and meetings, our meetings are on Tuesdays at bungalow 565.