Mercury The Tofield
Monday, December 23, 2024 | Vol. 107, Issue 18
C.W. Sears students shine for Christmas Kelsey Witham Staff Reporter
The students of C.W. Sears Elementary School hosted their annual Christmas concert on Dec. 18 at The House Church in Tofield. Family and friends filled the church during both the afternoon and evening performances, with very few seats left empty. The school did something new this year, by offering a ‘Best Seats in the House Draw.’ When audience members entered, they had the opportunity to make a donation, and their name was entered into a draw for a chance to sit in the front row during the performance. Names were drawn right before the show started and the winners moved to the reserved seating in the front row. The donations went towards the operating costs of the production, such as decorations and facility rental fees. The theme of this year’s concert was ‘The Young & The Merry’ and was based around the different holiday traditions that each family has. The emcees of the afternoon show were Grade 4 students Bentley and Aria, with the evenings emcees being Grade 3 and 4 students Orrin and Celina. Principal Adam Madsen gave opening remarks before the show began. The kindergarten classes started off with the singing of “Baby Christmas Tree” which was a festive take on the hit song “Baby Shark.” The Grade 2 classes were up next and performed “Peppermint
Candy Cane.” Next on stage was the Grade 1s singing “What’s in My Stocking,” where each student got to bring their own stocking on stage as a prop in the performance. The Grade 3s sang “Let’s Build a Gingerbread House.” Emcee Aria presented the audience with information regarding the history of where the gingerbread house tradition first began. “Winter Wiggles” was a fun performance done by the Grade 4 students, where each of them wore sunglasses during their song and dance. The finale included the whole school; students filled the stage all singing Jingle Bells, the audience joined in, and brought the concert to an end.