MLES Holiday Concert kicks off season’s performance schedule for public school
Mountain Lake Public Elementary School (MLES) held its Holiday Concert on Monday evening, December 8, in the school’s auditorium.
Each of the grade levels, along with the 5th- and 6th-grade bands will be performing throughout the evening.
The program is under the direction of Christine Johnson (grades kindergarten-through-five), Andrea Brinkman (sixth grade) and Kurt Jahnke (fifth- and sixth-grade bands).
Remaining concerts this holiday season include:
* Monday, December 15 – Junior High/Senior High Bands and Choirs, 7 p.m., school auditorium.
* Monday, December 22 – Java-N-Jazz featuring the jazz bands, show choirs, percussion ensemble, small groups and solos. New this year will be a free-will donation collected at the door, with each guest receiving a little treat. The desserts/drinks will be prepared by Amberly Hulzebos, Mountain Lake Public Elementary School second-grade teacher and owner/operator of Sweets By Am and Mountain Lake Public High School ag teacher Stephen Funk’s World Foods class, 7 p.m., in the school auditorium/gymnasium.
Below is a photo gallery from the elementary students’ presentation.
KINDERGARTEN STUDENT KEATON Khemphomma whistles while he works, as he and his fellow classmates share “The Sounds of Santa’s Workshop.”
ALSO HELPING TO recreate the sounds heard in Santa’s workshop are, front, from left, Julian Thongrasamy, Jason Wright and Aleeah Yusuf and back, Nevaeh Moreno, left and Ava Lepp, right.
SET TO USE his musical shaker instrument is Logan Brugman.
“LET’S BUILD A Gingerbread House” suggests the kindergarten classes in song. Bryn Bell, left and Kevin Markey, right, additionally demonstrate how yummy that finished house would taste.
FIRST-GRADE STUDENT Ian Richardson eyes his fellow classmates as the group opens with their first of two numbers, “Winter Wiggle.”
CRISTY RENTERIA ROJAS definitely has some “Winter Wiggles,” while her fellow first-grade friends on either side, Cain Mendoza, at left and Robert Speikers, at right, seem to have their wiggles under control (at least for the moment).
COUNTING THE NUMBER of candles that were lit with the song, “The Candles Light,” are these first-graders. Front, from left, Samantha Rivera, Phithsada Phoumivong and Reagan Christians. Back, from left, Ashlyn Pfeiffer, Aidan Olson and Julia Brinkman.
THE LIGHT SHINING in the sparkling eyes of Damaris Aguirre, left and Thorne Boldt, right, perfectly mirrors the lyrics of “The Candles Light.”
THE SECOND GRADE students forewarned in the first of their two songs that, “Here Comes the Snow.” Captured in this photo are, front, Eleanor Eken, left and Daniel Reyes, right; and back, Abby Sonnabend, left and Seth Majerus, right.
“O COME LITTLE Children” was the second song by the second grade. These two second-graders are, Serenidee Eiynk, front and Cooper Wenner, back.
JOINING IN ON the second grade songs is this trio of young men. At front, Briley Nickel, and back left, Carsen Hopper and back right, Landon Strom.
SINGING OUT STRONG is second-grader Khya Boldt.
“WE SING GLORIA” – and we are the third grade. Front, Deaven Khamkhaykeo, left and Victoria Lucio, right. Middle, Kody Wassman, left and Jerad Abraham, right and back, from left, Joey Faber, Javonn Rodney and Kaila Blom.
BLENDING ON THE song “Holly, Ivy and Evergreen” are Andres Vetsouvanh, left and Alex Karschnik, right.
CONTRASTING EMOTIONS BY third-grade performers. Front, Aiden Mendoza, left and Raelyn Marcy, right. Back, Mareena Jepsen, left and Chase Radtke, right.
PRESTON XAYACHAK, LEFT and Kobe Saelee, right, focus on Director Christine Johnson while singing with their third grade classmates.
THE CONCENTRATION ON playing the cymbal with the drumstick at the appropriate time is written on the face of fifth-grade band member, Caden Swoboda.
THE FIFTH-GRADE Band presents the boogie-down selection, “Jolly Old Saint Boogie Claus.” Front, on saxophone, Damon Khamvongsa, left and Marcos Deleon-Lopez, right. Middle, from left, Wyatt Wall on trumpet, Thavien Xayachak on baritone and on trombone, Kaden Haberman. At back are the percussionists, from left, Jordan Wright, Landon Boldt and Sam Stade.
PRESENTING SOME MELLOW saxophone music is fifth-grade saxophonist Cole Kleven.
ANOTHER FIFTH-GRADE saxophonist sharing his instrument’s sound is Harlan Munning.
FLUTISTS FOR THE sixth grade band on “The Nutcracker (Overture and Trepak)” as well as Messiah’s “Hallelujah Chorus” are, Anika Fast, left and Sabrina Hanson, right.
SIXTH GRADE BAND member Ethan Nickel on trumpet is posted in front of Director Kurt Jahnke.
DANIEL GARDINER ON saxophone for the sixth grade’s songs.
TWO OF THE trombonists in the sixth grade band’s brass section are Hana Bergling, left and Annelise Regier, right.
THE FOURTH GRADE singers add a few dance moves to their songs. Above, Treyton Duerksen does his part on the selection, “Mister Frosty Winter.”
GESTURING TO Mister Frosty on which direction he is to go are Brice Anacker, left and Peyton Banks, right.
PLACING AN EXCLAMATION point on their first song, “Mister Frosty Winter,” are, front, Kaliyah Pongdara, left and Keegan Classen, right and back, Devyn Rempel, left and Kearney Wall, right.
“CARIBE NOEL” is the title of the second song sung by the fourth grade. Singing with smiles are Areli Capetillo, left and Abi Renteria Rojas, right.
THE FIFTH GRADE broke out the recorders for one of their selections, “Quest of the Three Kings.” Above are, Branden Hopper, left and Chloe Anacker, right.
A SECOND RECORDER duet includes Sam Stade, left, and Olivia Christians, right.
THE MEMBERS OF this recorder trio include, from left, Kaden Haberman, Cyenna Voshage Hampel and Ben Bartsch.
THESE FIFTH-GRADERS shine through on the number, “Let’s Make It Shine.” Front, Mercedes Saengosoth, left and Kayne Chanthaviseth, right. Back, from left, Damon Khamvongsa, Micah Holmberg and Alexis Dunn.
THE SIXTH GRADE, in their final elementary Christmas concert, sing “Duermete.” Front, Delainey Janzen, left and Wendy Tema-Lopez, right. Back, from left, Anika Fast, Sabrina Hanson and Hope Doll.
SWINGING SOME CROSS-over dance steps into the song, “Swing Into Christmas” are sixth-grade students, from left, Juan Lucio, Mace Herrig and Preston Karschnik.
CLOSING THE SONG with some more swing are, from left, Eryn Friesen, Annelise Regier and Carly Osland.
THE MEMBERS OF the sixth-grade class come together for a closing pose for the program’s final song, “Swing Into Christmas.”
