And further north, Salmon Prairie's four students perform their Christmas play
The Christmas play acted out by the Salmon Prairie students included Molly Williams, Amiyah and Carter Reed and Eirik Pfisthner. The humorous story the students wrote was about a gnome who posed as an elf and cast a spell on Santa and his helpers. In the end, the gnome saw the error of his ways.
Music teacher Shelia Devins organized the Holiday Concert and led students throughout. She also played the guitar during multiple songs.
On the night of Dec. 17, the parking lot at Seeley Lake Elementary School was full. People were gathered for the 2024 holiday concert. At the door, a student greeted incoming audience members with programs, which had pastel drawings of items like gloves and candy canes.
The concert began with Principal Christina Hartmann welcoming the crowd. She then passed the microphone to Sheila Devins, the music teacher at SLE.
Devins thanked the crowd as she stood in front of a painted mountain backdrop that has been a part of many SLE holiday concerts.
Before students began singing, there was an improv performance called "Setting the Stage." Student Jay Shawn Glen followed that performance with a glockenspiel solo of the song Sleigh Ride.
While fourth and fifth grade students sang We Need a Little Christmas, the stage crew brought out decorations, completing the holiday staging.
Hale Devins played Little Santa, who made multiple appearances throughout the show. He was on stage while first graders sang Jolly Old Saint Nicholas.
The concert included multiple Christmas songs, including My Two Front Teeth and Jingle Bell Rock. It also included other holiday anthems like the traditional Shalom and a Ghana Folk song called Obwisana, Kwanza Unity Drumming.
There were also songs that weren't holiday specific. Kindergarten and transitional kindergarten students sang Counting the Snowflakes and first grade students performed I Like Candy.
The last song of the night was A Little Bit of Love by Weezer.
"Our junior high students actually suggested this song, and the kids took it and ran with it," Devins said before the song started. The song was performed by third through fifth grade students. Student Mela Bradley played the guitar with Devins.
Before the audience was dismissed, Devins thanked those who made the concert possible with a shoutout and a gift. She thanked Cheri and Steve Thompson for prop design assistance and Pianist Sandra Abbott. She also thanked Cindy Poteet and Coby Burton for maintenance and setup help.
Hartmann then presented Devins with a bouquet of flowers for her hard work.
About 35 miles to the north and two days later, Salmon Prairie School performed its Christmas play to friends, family, neighbors and other community members. The four students at the school used some of their favorite Christmas movies to write the script and hand-painted the scenery.
The story the students wrote was about a gnome who posed as an elf and cast a spell on Santa and his helpers. In the end, the gnome saw the error of his ways.
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