Sentence variety exercise

The moment my friend arrived from VCU, we all had one thing in mind.
Medium - compound
It was to get ready for the biggest party of the year.
Short - simple
The moment we got there, it was obvious that it lived up to the hype.
Medium - compound
“…party usually sees between 1,000 and 2,000 people. This year an estimated crowd of 8,000 attended, and many partygoers involved were not James Madison students” (Cavalier Daily). We arrived there around 2 pm and people were already getting unruly.
It was obvious that it was not just JMU kids there at the party.
Medium - simple
The cops were first at the scene making sure none of the students were on the street intoxicated.
Medium - compound
I was surprised to even see some of the students on the street with a beer in their hand just ignoring the cops.
Long - complex
When the cops slowly began telling the students to move away from the streets, most of them paid no attention and kept on raving as if they were inside their private property.
Long - complex