Washington Elementary to Hold Winter Concert December 18th

BESSEMER, MI - Thursday, December 10, 2009 - The Washington Elementary School will be performing its annual Winter Concert on Friday, December 18th, at 1:00 PM in the Washington School gym. The program will start with Washington School musicians playing piano, and violin as entertainment before the concert.

WINTER CONCERT MUSICIANS AND THEIR TEACHERS:

  1. Via Triggiano- 2nd – piano – Insturctor – Bill Gerlach.
  2. Nick Trudgeon-2nd-Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer-Instructor-Jody Schneider.
  3. Rachel Emery – 5th – Jolly Old St. Nicholas – Arr: Bill Boyd, Instructor – Jody Schneider.
  4. Lilly Wieringa-5th-violin – Perpetual Motion, Instructor – Instructor-Mary Bondeson.

The remainder of the program will be as follows: 

GREAT START READINESS PROGRAM: Rainy Dahlin & Heide Bretall

  1. Oh Christmas Tree.
  2. We’ll Decorate the Tree.
  3. Little Green Tree.

KINDERGARDEN: Debbie Leikes

  1. If I Could Fly Like a Snowflake-Teresa Jennings.
  2. Have a Happy Holiday- Teresa Jennings.

FIRST GRADE: Jonelle France, Kellie Pitrone

  1. Happy Heart-David & Anne Ellsworth.
  2. For You- David & Anne Ellsworth.

SECOND GRADE : Gail Maki-Dalbec, Diana Mickelson & Heide Bretall

  1. The World Says Merry Christmas-Mike Wilson.
  2. Pumpkin Pie Polka-John Riggio.

THIRD GRADE: Sherri Nyquist, Susan Beals

  1. Rules For Christmas- Teresa & Paul Jennings. 
  2. Hip Hop Turkeys- Teresa Jennings.

FOURTH GRADE: Roni Osier

  1. There Will Be Peace- Mike Wilson. Soloist-Jayda Wroblewski.
  2. Rockin' On Top Of The World-Ballard & Silvestri.

FIFTH GRADE: Barb Malmberg

  1. O'Arbol De Navidad- Mike Wilson.
  2. Up On The House Top-Arr: Billingsly

SIXTH GRADE: Mark Mettler

  1. Bring a Torch Jeannette Isabella-Arr: Billingsly.
  2. Santa Claus is Comin' to Town-Arr: Billingsly

“SPECIAL” TEACHERS: Gene Goss,-Head Teacher & Title I Director; Diana Hansen-Title I Teacher, Judith Aspinwall-Special Education; Janet Hellman-Physical Education; Mary Jo Mykkanen-Insturmental Music; Jennifer Werner-Art Education.

TEACHER AIDES: Jayne Suvanto, Kathy Longihni

 THANK YOU MRS. WERNER & SIXTH GRADERS FOR THE PROGRAM COVER ART. THANK YOU: MARK JOHNSON, CHRIS BERGQUIST, MARY ANN HORSWILL FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU: BIG JIM FAVERO AND MARK SAMARDICH FOR YOUR HELP AND BEING THERE WHENEVER WE NEED YOU. A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE TEACHERS AND AIDES. YOUR HELP AND TALENTS MAKE THIS CONCERT POSSIBLE.