PAGE6 THE POST HOLIDAYS Sunday, December 25, 2005 pecial music. Dramatic presenta- tions. Gymnasiums and auditori- ums filled to capacity with hun- . dreds of family members and Vo” friends. With the holiday season upon us, students in the Dallas, Lake-Lehman and Gate of Heaven school districts have been holding various programs of music and theatrics to celebrate the season. The Dallas Middle School concert band — under the direction of Louis Piazza — and chorus — led by Melody Collins — their an- nual concerts. The sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grader performed for three consecu- tive nights. At Ross Elementary School in Sweet Val- ley, third-graders acted out “Twas the Night Before Christmas” — complete with sugar plum faries — and sang a variety of songs The students were under the direction of teach- ers Linda Van Orden and Jamie Hallowich. The students at the Dallas Elementary school commemorated the holidays with a concert under the direction of longtime mu- Elementary School. ERAN, Alyssa Belski and Alyssa Horvath were part of the flute ensemble during the concert at Wycallis Jack Matusiak plays the saxaphone during the concert at Dallas Elemen- tary. Ryan Leonardo sits next to him. sic director Harold Hoover. In another Dal- las School District building — Wycallis Ele- mentary School — there was a Santa’s work- shop complete with Christmas elves to go along with a Christmas program provided by members of the chorus and band. And at Gate of Heaven, the school held its annual Christmas production complete with the story of the birth of Jesus. The play was performed by students in kindergarten and first grade. RLOTTE BARTIZEK Julis Rose Randazzo, Janelle Cowley, and Maria Bednar (portraying Mary) were part of the annual kindergarten and first grade Christmas production at Gate of Heaven School in Dallas. presentation. Eric Zavat- ski and Craig Skul- dalski have fun as workshop elves in the Christmas program. Don James, principal of Ross Elementary School in Sweet Valley, puts on an elf hat for the Christmas — io . rss A -— / \ Sa Ea ( ., IT nad » WR oF WT FO So i N - McKenzie Love, Morgan Mitstifer, Amanda Ayers, Brittany Schwartz and Angela Lockavich, kindergarten students in Jamie Hallowich's kindergar- ten class at Ross Elementary School, present their Christmas program Matt Lewis, Ryan DeReemer, Glen Layaou, Stephen Ruch and Michael Pace are members of the Gate Singers.
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