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Christmas Programs

December brought an abundance of music.  Delaney's school program was delightful!  Her part of the program featured the third graders doing some special things since they were the oldest for that group.  Delaney even filled in last minute on the jingle bells for a sick classmate, and did a fabulous job!  We were happy to see her up there as she had missed 3 days of school previously with a fever (and even fainted during one of their practices - quite the excitement)!  Thanks to Mr. Wiens for the first three pictures - it turns out I couldn't see Delaney during the whole program because she was right in front of Mrs. Brubaker!  :)



green bell in the middle

Best friends - Quinli and Delaney

Delaney's teacher, Mr. Wiens
Caiden's music concert was also excellent this year. I don't think I had been to a high school Christmas concert since I was in college!  The choir is very large this year, and it appears Mr. Unruh expects much from them.  It definitely showed during the concert.  I even got up on stage with other community members and parents to sing the "Hallelujah Chorus" together - a long-standing tradition at our high school!

Proof I was on stage (second row, talking to Rachael Burkholder who
is turned around)

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