I had the pleasure of attending this year's Kentucky Thespian Festival in Lexington. It was such a great time and I had such a wonderful experience. I cannot stop talking about it! One of my favorite things Kentucky does is their Tech Challenge. The Tech Challenge starts the weekend off right with various challenges and a lot of team building! My team (GO REELZ!) had a blast supporting each other throughout the competition thinking of cheers, chants, and mottos. It was such a fabulous experience because I left having so many friends and inside jokes with people I had just met. Overall, their conference stresses support which really hit home with me. I have played sports, sang in choirs, and been in several clubs/societies/etc. but I think the reason I really love theatre is because we are people who cherish and adore one another. We really appreciate the difference support can make and Kentucky knows just what I am talking about. That being said, never forget the power of appreciation! Something the Thespian Officers in my County just started doing was making a point to attend each other's shows as frequently as possible and this support has done wonders! I am so thankful for the lessons I learned and all of the phenomenal people I met at the Kentucky Festival.