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After a successful, yet not successful afternoon, I have to decide which outlook to take on the Guinness World Record Attempt. The outlook of a great success, or not so much. The Colonnade, our student newspaper, attempted to break the Guinness Record for the "Largest Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament." The record is 793 people and our attempt took place this afternoon. We only had 751 participants, just short of beating the record. In terms of our goals for the event: to spread awareness for the Colonnade, have fun, bring the school and community together, and break the Guinness Record, we did really well. Numerous news media attended and covered the event. They included: 13-WMAZ, 41-NBC, FOX-24, Macon Telegraph, Union Recorder, Baldwin Bulletin, and Z97.7, along with our own school media (The Colonnade, WGUR, and Channel-4). My favorite part of the tournament was when we were down to 4 people left in the tournament and people were chanting for who they wanted to win. When Taylor Harold won the tournament her friends charged the tournament area and threw her up in the air. It was such a fun and accomplished feeling. Accomplishing 3 out of 4 of the goals for the event was great, but that final goal, to beat the World Record, and knowing that we did not beat it is disheartening. A lot of time and effort was put into trying to make it happen. I gained so much from this experience, and was reassured that this is what I want to do with my life.