At the age of six, Kat Bailey watched a Sing Song hostess perform “Goody Goody” on the stage in Moody Coliseum. In that moment, she knew she wanted to be a Sing Song hostess herself one day.

This year, that dream will come true, as she and five other students perform as Hosts and Hostesses in Sing Song 2011.

The office of student productions made the announcement on Tuesday night. Bailey, senior musical theatre major from Sugar Land, said the evening was a roller coaster of emotions.

“Whenever my phone rang, I thought I didn’t get it,” Bailey said. “I just started crying.”

However, the phone call was for the final call back in which the committee would announce the six hosts and hostesses.

Carlee Cagle, senior musical theatre major from Arlington, said she and Bailey have been best friends since Welcome Week. Cagle also dreamed of being a hostess for much of her life, but said it was even more special to perform with a close friend.

“We both really wanted to do it,” Cagle said, “but we doubted we’d ever get to do it together.”

Tom Craig, director of student productions, said the office of student productions made the final decision with input from music and stage professionals.

“This team of hosts and hostesses has an incredible depth of vocal quality that will translate to a great show,” Craig said.

Unlike Bailey and Cagle, Peter Hargrave, junior theatre major from Pasedena, Calif. didn’t see Sing Song until his freshman year at ACU. However, he said the tradition was incredible and a great way of getting many groups of students together.

“This is a good opportunity for me and the rest of the hosts and hostesses to get more involved in an ACU event that the entire school comes together for,” Hargrave said.

Club and class act directors were also named in the week. Pi Kappa and a class act of graduate students will perform for the first time in many years, Craig said.

Students, parents and alumni from all walks of life trek to Abilene for Sing Song each year, and Cagle said she enjoys the thought of inspiring someone in the same way she was inspired as a young girl.

“I remember watching Sing Song as a kid and being like, ‘wow, how cool is that,’ and to get to give that gift to someone else and plant that love of music and performing into another girl’s heart is cool.”

Hosts and Hostesses:
Carlee Cagle, senior musical theatre major from Arlington
Kat Bailey, senior musical theatre major from  Sugar Land
Callie Massey, senior music education major from Harper Heights
Peter Hargrave, junior theatre major from Pasedena, Calif.
Jared Ohrmundt, senior mathematics major from Hurst
Blake Rogers, junior theatre major from Athens

Club Acts:
Alpha Kai Omega:
Arielle Collier, junior vocal performance major from Mesquite

Delta Theta
Emily Boyd. junior fine arts major from Garland
Chelsea Bayer, sophomore  elementary education major from Carrollton

Frater Sodalis
Gavin Lane, sophomore biology major from Temple

Galaxy:
Grant Stephen, junior advertising/public relations major from Houston
Jeff Cawyer, junior finance major from Carrollton

Gamma Sigma Phi
Colin Barnard, senior political science major from Alexandria, Va.

GATA
Bonnie Kellum, senior psychology major from Allen

Ko Jo Kai
Rachel Webb, senior marketing major from Beaumont
Lauren Ash, junior exercise science major from Sugar Land

Pi Kappa
Luke Burnam, junior vocal music education major from Mesquite

Sigma Theta Chi
Cami Yoder, senior music education major from Longview
Courtney Yoder, senior education major from Longview

Sub T-16
Michael McCully, senior advertising/public relations major from Fort Worth

Trojans
Matt Bowman, sophomore vocal education major from Brookhaven, Miss.

ISA, Essence of Ebony and Hispanos Unidos
Rebekah Hernandez, junior psychology major from San Antonio
Co Directors: Felicia McAfee senior interdisciplinary studies major from Chickasha, Okla., Robby Wiginton, junior marketing major from Lubbock, Aryanne Young, junior management major from San Diego.

Class Acts:

Freshman
Jonathan Bryant, freshman music education major from San Antonio

Sophomores:
Nick Tatum, sophomore vocal performance major from Plano

Juniors:
Julie Niell, junior advertising/public relations major from Irving

Seniors:
Rachel Jinkerson, senior psychology major from Abilene
Lyndsey Womack, senior youth and family ministry major from Longview

Grad Students:
Andrea Haugen, graduate student from Tomball
Belinda Floyd, graduate student from Abilene