The Spirit of Music

I have always felt such a connection between music and my spirit.  Prior to vacation, the week was filled with music, and both my spirit and those of others were high!  Thank you to all of the students and teachers who participated in all of these musical adventures.

The Winter Concert occurred at the high scool and was filled with wonderful music by the 6th grade band, the 6th grade chorus, the select chorus, the advanced band, the advanced chorus, the acapella group, and the chime choir. 

6th grade band clip:

6th grade chorus picture:

To add to the musical fun, we had a wonderful Winter Assembly, put on by Team Pegasus, on the day prior to vacation.  The team shared many wonderful reflections about New Year's and resolutions.  During the assembly, we heard from many of our musicians.  Here are a couple of clips, the first from our student-developed acapella group (led by Ms. Prindiville):

Our lovely chime choir also shared music of the season:

In addition, I would be remiss to not mention that there was a lot of music happening around the building in less formal fashion.  Here are some 8th grade boys with their own rendition of Feliz Navidad:

And last but certainly not least, Mrs. Jacobsmeier and Mrs. Guilbert serenaded the 6th grade lunch, inspiring students to sing along:

I hope that your spirits were lifted this holiday season by whatever it is your spirit connects to, as mine was with music!

I very much look forward to seeing all students back on Thursday, January 2 for the year 2014!