Mini-term Kick Off

THIS YEAR’S MINI-TERM THEME WAS “MUSIC AND DANCE." TO BEGIN THE STRING OF FUN AND EXCITING ACTIVITIES PLANNED, STUDENTS AND STAFF JOINED IN THE BARN EARLY IN THE MORNING FILLED WITH ANTICIPATION FOR THE MINI-TERM KICK-OFF. THE MEETING STARTED OFF WITH MR. SCHLOAT INTRODUCING THE THEME. AS THE STUDENTS THOUGHT HIS ANNOUNCEMENT WAS COMING TO A CLOSE, MS. MACCALLUM STEPPED ONSTAGE AND INTRODUCED A SURPRISE PERFORMANCE BY THE FACULTY AND STAFF TO THE SONG “PERMISSION TO DANCE” BY BTS. FACULTY PERFORMANCES FOLLOWED. MR. MASSEY DELIVERED A GUITAR SOLO, CONTINUED BY A CLARINET AND BASS CLARINET DUET FROM MR. COHEN AND MS. MAHONEY, A PERFORMANCE BY MR. BEVAN AND MS. KEDDY, THEN A VIOLIN SOLO PERFORMED BY MS. WETHERBY. FINALLY MS. MACCALLUM AND MS. AHERN STEPPED ONSTAGE AND PERFORMED SEVERAL SONGS. THE FIRST DAY OF MINI-TERM WAS FILLED WITH MUSIC, SURPRISES, AND PERFORMANCES. IT PERFECTLY COMMENCED THE BEGINNING OF AN UNFORGETTABLE TERM.

-IRIS Z. '24 a period of time working with the performers and learning how to create music with sticks and hands. As one of the performers sat down to play a catchy rhythym, the other led the students dancing in one group. At the end of the week, many students signed their names on the thank you cards for the BBD group.

-Cleo X. '23