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June 11, 2020
As we wrap up the last day of the 2019-2020 school year with our students, we are excited to share our WSES musical, a reminder to our 6th grade families about tonight's Promotion Watch Party, as well as tomorrow's Drive "Bye"!
Tonight is the Night
Tonight is the night, and our 6th graders are so excited!
 Tonight is the night, and our 6th graders are so excited! Join us for the 6th Grade Promotion Ceremony! The promotion ceremony will be live streamed for all to enjoy! If you are a 6th grader, please join using your 6th Grade Specials' Blackboard Collaborate link! This will allow you to cheer on your friends through the chat feature! If you want extended friends and family to join, please forward them this link to stream live with us tonight, beginning at 6:30 p.m. We can't wait to see you soon! Congrats to our class of 2020!
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Tomorrow's 6th Grade Drive "Bye" |
Friday, June 12th, 9:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
How are you going to make your final appearance at Willow Springs? Decorate your cars and wave to your current, as well as former teachers, as you bid farewell to elementary school. It has been a ‘wacky’ year so why not be a part of this ‘wacky’ sendoff. Teachers will have all of your belongings ready for you along with some special surprises. Come by and show us your smiles one last time!
Families, please see a few reminders below:
- Make sure your child’s first and last name is written boldly in the passenger side window to help with the contactless exchange.
- To avoid traffic on Braddock Rd and Willow Springs Rd, please do not arrive more than five minutes early.
- There will be an opportunity to take pictures with the congratulatory marquee and decorations! If you choose to do so, after driving through the parade, please park your car at the baseball field and walk over.
- Continue to spread the joy and excitement to our 6th graders! We could not be more proud of them and we are so excited to see everyone on Friday!
6th Grade Fox Farewell Drive “Bye” Schedule:
9:30-9:50 – Betsill
9:55-10:15 – Haynes
10:20-10:40 – Miskovich
10:45-11:05 – McLaughlin
11:10-11:30 – Raymond
11:35-11:55 – Panczyszyn
12:00-12:15 – Trogdon
WSES Proudly Presents Our Virtual Musical
Click here to access the playlist, and enjoy the show!
During this unprecedented time of uncertainty, one thing that hasn’t “shutdown” is the fine arts. Many have turned to art, music, dance, and literature to escape, to feel, to connect, and to heal. We have missed connecting, rehearsing, planning, and -- most of all -- singing with our WS Chorus Family for 12 weeks. Schools closed just as we were a third of the way through preparations for our spring musical, “Frozen, JR”.
In lieu of a live show, our performance license grants us the option of producing fan videos. We’d like to recognize Madelyn Regan, our beloved Elsa, for her incredible idea and execution of what you’re about to view: an online version. By creatively stringing together fan videos with story-line peppered throughout, Madelyn has gifted us a moment that would have otherwise passed us by under current circumstances.
You may have recently seen choral, band, or orchestral groups on social media presenting “virtual concerts” with squares of performers perfectly synchronized, as if they were all together in the same room. The editing and syncing required to produce something like that are quite extensive and tedious; there are usually several people using various equipment and software. To tackle this challenge head-on, as sixth graders, is absolutely incredible!
You will notice in the opening video and video descriptions that there are a few legal requirements related to posting these videos anywhere outside of our school’s platform. Please read carefully. We appreciate your partnership in adhering to copyright laws and licensing agreements.
We want to sincerely thank each and every one of these performers. You are so courageous and so, so talented. We are extremely proud of you. To our sixth grade chorus members - we will miss you and we hope to stay in touch!
Mrs. Berra & Mrs. Young
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