Oh, the other “news” is the C26 ordered a dress for the hoco dance! (There was a bit of looking as they didn’t want one of the currently trendy super skimpy ones but I think they found a nice option - basically a goth dress but will work for sure.) The reason that this is news is that they have never dressed up for the hoco dance before! when I said - happy to get something for you but curious why this year is different - “because I’m a SENIOR, mom” 
The choir is singing the anthem at the hoco game so they’ll be at the game, like last year - the only one of the season they tend to go to.
Also the musical casting has taken place and they did not get the role they wanted, so there was a bit of sadness - well, a lot of sadness - for about a day, but now they’re all like “well, being sad won’t change things and we’re still going to have fun”.