Celebrations!

Good evening!

As we wind up for a two-and-a-half day week, I'm thinking positive about what's to come! This year our technology administrator, Mr. Kyle, has been encouraging us as a faculty to "celebrate" each other and our students when things are going well. Here are some people I'd like to celebrate!

• Mrs. Prowant, who is my counterpart at St. Thomas & Mt. View and is also the chair of the music department. She does a fantastic job advocating our programs and keeping everything in the music department running! She is helping both students and teachers of TSD find their "unlimited NEXT!"
• Mrs. Bodenberg, the librarian, who is always wonderfully supportive and flexible, especially when it nears concert season for me. I really couldn't ask for a better "travel buddy"! Any time there are delays, dismissals, field trips, or other strange scheduling snafus, Mrs. Bodenberg will work her hardest to make sure that she still gets to see all of her classes so that students can check out new books for the week.
• I always send out copies of my concert lyrics and music to our classroom teachers in the weeks leading up to our concerts, and I am extremely appreciative of any time the teachers allow my students to practice along with their music or even listen to it in the background of an activity. This week Mrs. Beam's class was clearly practicing! They sounded fantastic during rehearsal on the stage... what professionals!
• Shout-out to all of the third and fifth grade students who tried out for solo singing parts this week! It takes so much courage to audition for a solo, especially when taking a risk that you might not get the part. I've been on the receiving end of that disappointment many times in my life; it's something that comes with participating in music that prepares you for real-life scenarios like job interviews. Everyone who tried out did a fantastic job, and made my job especially difficult. That's a great problem to have!
• Also, way to go to the JBHS Marching Band for placing first in the Chambersburg Christmas parade on Saturday! I'm sad I didn't get to see it in person, but I saw a video and they sounded and looked terrific! I know they work really hard to prepare for every performance they have, and I don't remember ever marching with snow on the sides of the road for these parades!

Keep up the awesome work, TSD! So proud!

- Mrs. Zimmerman