During the Dec 21 Potomac School Christmas Program, the fourth and fifth grade classes played 'Deck the Halls' with boomwackers, long colored tubes which have different notes pertaining to their length and color. In order for the sound to be produced, the boomwackers must be held firmly and hit on a hard surface.
Before the crowd knew it, the entire student body was either on stage on in front of it and sang "We Wish you a Merry Christmas" as Santa walked in and took his place on stage. Students and children of all ages waited in line to get a chance to sit on his lap and received gifts assisted by eighth graders.
Poor grandma got run over, many times, by reindeer during the skit "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer" performed by students Anna Duello, Claire Kelley, Nichole Heisey, Ivy VanGrinsven and Aspen Zupan.
Eighth-grader Westin Ployhar holds the eighth grade horse-themed quilt that was made by Potomac's Janette Ployhar. Student Isabella Flammound, who is a horse lover, won the quilt raffle.
Titan Patterson and the rest of the kindergarten class wore reindeer hats complete with red noses and sang "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer."
POTOMAC - This year's Potomac School Christmas Program brought more than 130 people together for the community event with standing room only. Last year's audience numbers were strictly limited due to COVID restrictions. This year the large crowd was smiling, hugging and laughing as they took photos and clapped while watching the students perform.
The evening began with a welcome by Principal John Rouse followed by the winner of the eighth grade quilt raffle. The horse-themed quilt was made by Potomac's Janette Ployhar and was won by student Isabella Flammound.
The elective class for grades sixth through eighth played the chimes and included favorites and classics like "Silent Night", "Jingle Bells", "Carol of the Bells" and "Here Comes Santa Claus."
The preschool class, led by teacher Jodi Hausemann and aide Kayla Brewer, sang their hearts out loud and clear, "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," complete with some dance moves and actions.
Terri Klein's first grade class sang "Here Comes Santa Claus" while performing some freestyle moves. Then the second and third graders were "Up on the Housetop" for their tune. "Frosty the Snowman" was next sung by the fourth graders.
The fifth graders sang and danced to "Rocking Around the Christmas Tree" with a surprise saxophone solo "lip synced" by student Ivy VanGrinsven.
Students Brianna Kirkham and Marlie Howard performed a duet for the song "You Make It Feel like Christmas."
The audience laughter following the skit "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer" turned silent and thoughtful as the sixth graders sang "God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman."
Next, the seventh grade took the stage and sang "12 Days of Christmas in Potomac." Seventh grader Brayden Cooney rewrote the song. It included snippets like seven hunters hunting, six settlers trapping and five sticks of kindling. After their song was over, student Oliver Caton did an impromptu backflip and then the class calmly walked off stage.
The eighth graders then sang "Run, Run, Rudolph" and threw some jazz into it with their movements. Buckets were brought out onto the stage after that, and the sixth through eighth elective class played "OTG" and "Rockin' Out" on the drums. Parents commented on how great the drum sounds were and the students really got into it.
Teacher Christi Taileffer directed the program and students made the decorations. There were trees above and lining the stage created by the art class students, taught by Potomac resident Natalie Howard.
The evening ended as it began, full of smiles.
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