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Stadium Drive third-graders steal the show
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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .Stadium Drive's Anna Deeley (left) sits in an igloo with Gio Fernandez (right) and Alex Wood. Deeley wanted to be cool, but instead, the pickle fairy sent her to a cold climate.
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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .Third-grader Shawn Korpi (front) sits in the cockpit while Anna Deeley (left front), Seina Larrick, and Gio Fernandez enjoy their plane ride. The pickle fairy has granted Deeley's wish to be able to fly, though she didn't mean in a plane.
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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .Third-graders Sophia McGee (left), Ivan Boshjak, Jaiden Dempsey and Nikitas Missos perform in the play "The Principal's New Hair." This was one of the two plays the third-grade class performed.
Students wished for hair and popularity as they participated in a spring play performance May 20.
Shirley Janoski’s third-grade class performed two plays for parents and peers that gave the underlying message — be satisfied with who you are.
The first play, “Maladdin and the Magic Pickle Jar” dealt with a pickle fairy who kept misinterpreting wishes. A Stadium Drive student said she wanted to be cool and instead of making her popular, the fairy sent her to live in an igloo.
She then said she wanted to fly, but instead of giving her wings, the fairy put her on an airplane. The play warned students to be careful what they wish for.
The second play, “The Principal’s New Hair” was all about appearance. The principal, who was bald, wanted to grow more hair. He wanted hair so badly, he started to believe he had hair. This was not the case.
In the end, he realized that having hair didn’t matter and everyone loved him for who he was as a person, not for his hair.
Boardman resident Marlynn James attended the performance to see how her granddaughter, Kailee James, looked on stage. She thought that the performance was superb.
“I thought it was wonderful, everyone did great,” James said. “It’s so sweet to watch them grow up.”