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Also, please place garbage UNDER your seat and not in front. Wanna know why? Because when I leave to go pump for the hundredth time and you don&#8217;t want to move, I end up kicking and stepping on all your garbage. It&#8217;s gross and just annoying. <\/p>\n<p>To all the finalists:<br \/>I think you all deserved to be there this year. Last year, a few were questionable. My favorites this year (in no particular order, just as I remember):<br \/>Pride (really, if this wasn&#8217;t your favorite, you might want to get out of the activity)<br \/>Santa Clara<br \/>Onyx<br \/>James Logan<br \/>Mariam Catholic<br \/>Cypress<br \/>Tarpon Springs<\/p>\n<p>And a bunch more I can&#8217;t remember the names of. Either way, so many great shows this year. Til next year&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To the high school students: I was once you. Excited because my FAVORITE show was coming on! No, WAIT, THAT was my favorite show! 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