Under the direction of Mr. James Eldreth, the students sang a medley of songs including American, Land of the Free, Yankee Doodle, The Open Sea, On Land, on Sea, and in the Air, Flying, and Veterans Day Rap.
The Boy Scouts presented the Colors and students entered the gym with an instrumental piece "Semper Paratus", the U.S. Coast Guard Song.
For the grand Finale the students performed America, Land of the Free. Announcer Jonas Shoemaker yelled the names of each song: "The United States Coast Guard", "The United States Army", The United States Navy", "The United States Marines", and the "United States Air Force with solos by Lauren Sindle "The Caissons Go Rolling Along", Hailey Merrick "Anchors Aweigh", and Klaire Essner "Marines' Hymn."
Taps was played at the end of the performance by trumpeters James Eldreth and Adam Clark.
After Taps the children marched out of the gym to an instrumental piece "Off We Go Into the Wild Blue Yonder", the U.S. Air Force Song.
What a great celebration and the students learned much about patriotism and veterans during their rehearsals for the big show.
If you would like a video of the "We Honor the Brave" musical contact Mr. Eldreth by November 20th at Southwest Elementary. They are only $10 and all proceeds go to purchase instruments and materials for the Southwest music classroom.
Dexter, Missouri -It's a "big bright beautiful world" for everyone's favorite ogre in Shrek The Musical JR., based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film. Nasty will be nice and Dexter will be ogre-the-moon when Dexter High School students present their production of Shrek The Musical JR beginning November 19, 2015, it was announced on by Freddie Gershon, CEO of Music Theatre International (MTI).
The family-friendly musical comedy follows the adventures of an ogre named Shrek who sets off on a quest to save a princess from a dragon. However, it turns out that in order to ultimately succeed, Shrek must battle an even bigger obstacle: learning how to believe in himself and open his heart to others.
“Shrek’s unique story of discovery encourages each of us to examine our prejudices, review what we believe to be our limitations and work to better understand ourselves and others. The actors and crew in this production have embarked on a similar journey, as students and teachers with many different interests have learned more about themselves and each other while collaborating towards the common goal of presenting this musical,” says Gershon.
Dexter High School will present Shrek The Musical JR on November 19th and 20th at 7:00 p.m. and November 21st at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the Dexter High School Auditorium.
Shrek The Musical JR follows an ogre named Shrek who has learned the hard way that “people hate the things they cannot understand.” For many years he has protected himself from the hurtful actions of those who are scared of him by living as a recluse in a cozy cesspit. One day, his peaceful swamp is disturbed b new tenants: fairytale misfits – including Pinocchio, the Ugly duckling, the Wicket Witch, Peter Pan, the Three Little Pigs, and the Big Bad Wolf – have been banished there by the villainous Lord Farquaad. In order to gain back his land, Shrek makes a deal with Farquaad to rescue the feisty princess Fiona from a tower guarded by a fierce dragon. Setting off with his faithful companion, Donkey, Shrek begins the journey of a lifetime filled with adventure, romance, and hilarity.
Tickets are $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for students and may be purchased at the door. For more information, please email Jamie Sepulvado at jamie2@dexter.k12.mo.us or Julie Rybolt at jrybolt@dexter.k12.mo.us.
Shrek The Musical JR is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). They are on e of the world’s leading theatrical licensing agencies, granting schools as well as amateur and professional theaters from around the world the rights to perform the largest selection of great musicals from Broadway and beyond.
This award is presented to students who consistently show the 3 R's RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE, and READY TO LEARN at Southwest Elementary in Dexter.
Karis was nominated by her second grade teacher Mrs. LeeAnn Nelson. She also received a certificate, a golden loop and a free taco from Taco Bell.
Mrs. Nelson says, "Karis is always showing the 3Rs every where she goes."
Karis is the daughter of Chase and Mauri Kennedy.
Congratulations Karis!
Mike Williams, pastor of the First Christian Church, came to the school and gave a presentation on Thursday, October 30th. Mr. Williams is a Senior Protestant Chaplain of the 932 Airlift Wing at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois.
He spoke with the students about his job, what it meant to be a Veterans and let them know that they were not too young to get invovled in a service project.
For one week, students were encouraged to bring coins to school as part of a special contest with all monies raised to go to the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield. As an incentive, the winning classroom was promised a surprise pizza party by the Ladies Auxiliary - American Legion Post #59.
A very special thank you went out to Sue Grobe who took all the coins to a machine counter, otherwise they might still be counting those pennies, nickels, and dimes.
The total amount raised was $654.36. The winning classroom was Mrs. LeeAnn Nelson's room with a total amount raised of $188.66.
The students voted this year to support the Bloomfield Assistance League of the Missouri Veterans Cemetery, which helps to support the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield.
Presenting the check at the Veterans Days Ceremony held in the Bearcat Event Center on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 was Mrs. Nelson and two students from her classroom, Eli Scott and Karis Kennedy. World War II Veteran, Mr. Windy Richmond, representing the Bloomfield Assistance League of the Missouri Veterans Cemetery received the check on behalf of the Bloomfield Veterans Cemetery.
Students at Central Elementary in the 5th grade classrooms worked very hard on their posters to commemorate our military and Veterans. They wanted to show Veterans how much they appreciate them and these students know that without each Veteran's sacrifice they would not have the right to express themselves through art.
One winner is selected from each fifth grade classroom. SPC Katie Alsup, Missouri Army National Guard representative and Sheila Alsup, American Legion Auxiliary President announced the winners of the 2015 Patriotic Poster Contest.
This year's winners, shown with their winning entries, are (in front) Nate Harris, Chase Elder, and Hunner Kyle. In back are Richard Zheng, Kayden Burns, Shannon Moore and Jayci Holcomb.
Dee Womble, American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, present each with their very own patriotic/military "dog tag".
