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CHC fourth-graders celebrate America
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.C.H. Campbell Elementary School fourth-graders line danced during “(That’s Why) They Call it Country,” during the school’s annual performance of “Destination: America! An Evening of Art and Music” on May 24.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.C.H. Campbell Elementary School fourth-graders, under the direction of Michael Fay, performed “Destination: America! An Evening of Art and Music” on May 24.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Two C.H. Campbell Elementary School fourth-graders took their turns at the microphone during the school’s annual performance of “Destination: America! An Evening of Art and Music” on May 24.
By ABBY SLANKER
C.H. Campbell Elementary School fourth-graders, under the direction of music specialist Michael Fay, presented “Destination: America! An Evening of Art and Music” by John Jacobson and Roger Emerson on May 24. Friends and family members gathered at the Canfield High School auditorium to enjoy music from around America, including rock and roll, country, Broadway and Motown.
Fay welcomed the large audience to the show.
“Good evening. Welcome to our performance of “Destination: America!” The students are very excited to show you all what they have been working so hard on. We know you all have busy schedules and it’s a busy time of the year so we are very happy you are here. We have many people to thank for making this evening possible, but I would really like to highlight the parents who helped with the set decorations. They are really amazing. And lastly, I would like to thank you for allowing me to work with your children. They are a blessing,” Fay said.
The students began their program with “Destination: America!” and then moved onto “Hitsville, U.S.A.” The next song the students performed was “(That’s Why) They Call it Country,” with students line dancing.
The fourth number the students performed was “Go, Go, Go Guitars” with glam rock dancers. “All Aboard for Broadway” was next in the program.
The students then performed “It’s American as Rock N Roll.” The students closed their show with “Reprise: Destination: America!,” during which the students came out into the audience and sang in the aisles.
The students’ featured art work, “The Altered Book Project 2015-16,” was displayed in the cafeteria. C.H Campbell art teacher Diane Leonard organized the art portion of the evening.
For the project, the fourth-graders used old and discarded text books, and upscaled old books into art journals with a theme of All About Me. Some of the pages in the art journals offered visual representatives of their lives and included, The Mica Hand - An Ohio Artifact Page, Our Future Colored Bubbles Pages, Woven Through Our Lives Pages, Cardinal Pages, Stamped Into Our Hearts Pages, Watercolor Secrets Pages, But Wait - Let me Take a Selfie Page, QR Code Pages and A Page a Day.