Teams hailing from Detroit; Chicago; New York; Newark; Washington, D.C.; Houston; Atlanta, and Los Angeles, were judged on military posture, creativity, precision, degree of difficulty, appearance, and the voice of the (D.I.) drill instructor.
Categories and participants included: Jr. F.O.I. (Fruit of Islam) – Atlanta and Detroit; Jr. M.G.T. (Muslim Girls Training) Vanguard – Chicago, Washington D.C. and Atlanta; M.G.T. – Atlanta and Chicago; M.G.T. Vanguard – New York, Chicago, Atlanta and Houston; and F.O.I. – New York, L.A., Chicago and Newark.
After an exciting and high-spirited competition, placements were:
Jr. M.G.T. Vanguard: Chicago (1st), Washington D.C. (2nd), Atlanta (3rd); Jr. F.O.I.: Atlanta (1st), Detroit (2nd); M.G.T. Vanguard: Atlanta (1st), Chicago (2nd), Houston (3rd); M.G.T.: Atlanta (1st), Chicago (2nd); F.O.I.: Los Angeles (1st), New York (2nd), Newark (3rd).
This year’s judges were: Nation of Islam Student Assistant Supreme Captain Abdul Azziz Muhammad, Student Mid-Atlantic Regional Minister Abdul Khadir Muhammad, Student Eastern Regional F.O.I. Captain Majied Muhammad and longtime drill competition participants Sister Tadarah Muhammad and Brother Leonard Muhammad.
The faces of some bright-eyed drill team members lit up as they smiled as their righteous competitors received 1st place medals from Student Supreme Captain Mustapha Farrakhan and Student Southern Regional M.G.T. Captain Dr. Nusaybah Muhammad.
Competitiveness permeated the atmosphere in Hall A on the grounds of The National Center, especially when the winning teams were announced, but so did support and adulation, as teams clapped for others when they finished their routines.
All of the drill teams showed up and showed out and participants expressed their gratitude and appreciation for righteous competition.
“I’m not going to lie. It is good to want it. Who doesn’t want to win? But at the end of the day, that’s never our goal, when we drill. … Everything was just very sentimental,” Brother Mustapha Muhammad, a member of Mosque No. 27 stated.
“I was able to extend my love that I have for him (the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan) through drill. And it’s really important,” said the 21-year-old.
Sister Gena Muhammad of Mosque No. 55 in Memphis, enjoyed this year’s drill competition. “It was lovely! Drill has always been our entertainment for Saviours’ Day, always the highlight other than the message on Sunday,” she said.
No comments:
Post a Comment