Tensions Rise as the Polls Come In

Today in class, the goal was finally to vote on the ideas for an installation that the class will be working on together. We started class off by having some people present their ideas that didn't get a chance to present last class. The ideas had a range of topics, from a spiral, to a small fort made of sticks, to trees being made from parts of other trees. Many of them had underlying themes of unity that were represented in a copious amount of creative ways.

The ballot was handed out to the class, with almost a dozen options to vote on. Everyone sent in their votes and they were counted in front of the class. The idea for a hut/fort and the idea for an environmentally based installation both tied with 6 votes, the idea for a Unity Teepee came in 2nd with seven votes, and the idea for a politically based installation inspired by the changes to Pep Rally came in first place with eight votes. Because of the closeness between the votes, however, there was a second round of voting, narrowed down to just those four choices. This time, the hut/fort received four votes, the "Uniteepee" had eight votes, and the environmental and political designs both tied for first with ten votes!

Naturally, the voting had to be taken into a third round between just those two options. This time, no ballot was being handed out because it was starting to become a hassle and a waste of paper. Everyone put their heads down and voted for their choice unaware of everyone else. As the teachers counted the hands in the air, the tensions rose in the room. You could feel the pressure coming down on the groups, hoping that their idea would be chosen. Wondering. Questioning. Doubting.
"The results are in!", Mrs. Williams said. And the class lifted their heads to look at the board and saw:
Environmental: 12

Political: 13

That decides it! The political inspired installation will be built! But wait. That only accounts for 25 votes. Four classmates did not vote! And thus, the voting was extended again, into a fourth round similar to the third round. Will the environmental idea get more votes in this round to give it the lead....?
Nope. The final round's results were 13 votes for the environmental idea and 16 votes for the political idea.

After some disappointed faces and high-fives, the class as a whole accepted the idea, and began to work on molding it to their own design and putting their own thoughts into it. Now, the class will need to decide how to execute this idea to make it both aesthetically pleasing and full of meaning. We might be getting to work quite soon, and I, for one, am eager to see how the concept comes to life.