Admit it… you still love High School Musical. And you love West Chester (on most days). Imagine if Troy Bolton was a Golden Ram instead of a Wildcat? Here is how each song in “High School Musical” would fit perfectly into the WCU campus.
1. Start of Something New
College is the definition of starting something new. New friends, new classes, new everything. High school is finally over and the next chapter in your life is finally here! Just like the butterflies Troy and Gabriella had for each other when they met singing some quality karaoke, your first couple of weeks is a rush of nervous energy. And who knows, go to an open mic night in Sykes and you might meet your very own Troy or Gabriella. Let's just hope he has better hair than Zac Efron at the time.
2. Get’cha Head in the Game
You have a huge exam tomorrow… You know what that means. It’s time to focus, head to the library to work, and get your head in the game. But maybe just a little (45minute) wait in the Starbucks line first to kill some time. You finally find a spot near an electrical outlet to plug in your laptop after hunting for another hour. You try to get online to download what you need… But RamNet is down. Looks like your head is not going to be in the game. Oh well, better go home and ignore that you’re going to fail.
3. What I’ve Been Looking For
It’s time for some dinner… I guess Lawrence will have to do. You get there and somehow find a place to sit and the hunt officially begins. Roman Kitchen just ran out of pizza, Lindsay’s Garden is just not doing it for you today, Side Café has surprisingly long lines… But then just when you’re about to give up you see it. It’s chicken nugget and tater tots day! It’s what you’ve been looking for! Now you just have to wait in an endless line for them.
4. What I’ve Been Looking For (Reprise)
This reprise is slower and only a tad bit better than the original… So it’s basically like eating at Sykes when comparing it to Lawrence. The song is also a third of the size of the original “What I’ve Been Looking For” just like Sykes is microscopic in size when measuring it up to Lawrence. Watch out because I will be elbowing through the enormous crowd to get the last Chic-Fil-A sandwich. Because that sandwich is what I've been looking for since I woke up this morning.
5. Stick To The Status Quo
One of the best parts about college is that it is so different from high school. There is no pressure to fit in with a certain a group. The term “being popular” goes out the window and you can be whoever you want. If you want to bake a crème brulee, go for it. Wanna pop, lock, jam, AND break? Please do. Do you secretly play cello? Tell everyone you know!
6. When There Was Me and You
Gabriella somberly walks through the empty halls of East High singing about her dying relationship with Troy. When it comes to college, you never have to walk around our halls alone! Don’t be a Gabriella, grab a friend and walk around campus somberly. Or, better yet, just talk to them about your problems. Or you can sing it to them like Gabriella does… but that might not go as well.
7. Bop to the Top
We are used to climbing the ladder of success here at West Chester. We have some of the best sports teams in the PASSHE school system, our insanely talented marching band treat us with a phenomenal show at each football game, and our fine arts department shines with extremely talented young artists. Mucho gusto, Golden Rams. ¡Aye que fabulosa!
8. Breaking Free
You are finally away from your parents for the first time! You have broke free from their roof and you’re finally on your own. You know what that means? You can order food at 1 AM without judgment. You can get Chic-Fil-A everyday for weeks without a vegetable in sight if that’s what you want. You can make pizza rolls at 4 AM without the microwave beeping waking them up. You’re soaring, flying… into adulthood. And to be honest, it’s kind of terrifying. But their faith, it gives you strength (to be a great college student).
9. We’re All In This Together
When you go to West Chester, you have 16,000 other students who are going through the same daily struggles as you. Waiting a decade for a rice bowl in Sykes, procrastinating to last minute to do a 10 page paper, going out on a Thursday when you have a 8 AM class the next morning… remember that no matter what happens you can find someone on this campus to listen and be there for you. What team? Golden Rams! (Doesn’t fit as well as Wildcats, but we tried.)
