Tim Anderson, Ph.D. Head of School
Welcome everyone! Our students have been diligently working on this special production. Thank you, Ms. Winter, for all of your hard work. Our students have learned that the greatest commandment is to love God with all their hearts; and how simple acts of kindness and compassion can change a person’s life. On behalf of the faculty, staff and the students at Providence, we invite you to share in the blessed event of this holiday season and wish you all a Very Merry Christmas!
DeShuan Mills Lower School Principal
We welcome you to the 2024 Lower School Third - Fifth Grade Christmas Program, “A Shepherds Story”, Stallion Sound, Fifth Grade Band and His Company. We know you will enjoy our students as they help us celebrate the birth of our Savior. Today you will experience our students as they use their God-given gifts and talents to bless us and help us share in the joy of the Christmas season. So please relax and take the time to reflect on this special event and on the true reason for the season - JESUS. On behalf of the entire lower school faculty and staff we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
In His Service
Providence School 3rd-5th Grade Students present
Created and written by Pamela Andrews
Produced and Directed by Erika Winter, Lower School Music Specialist
In collaboration with our 3rd through 5th Grade Teachers Amber Carter (His Company) Jonathan Maerkl (Director of Bands)
Thursday, December 5, 2024 6:30 PM
Providence School - New Life Sanctuary sponsored by
Welcome ............................................................................
Dr. Tim Anderson
Sponsor Recognition ..................................................... Mrs. Robyn Reeves
Greeting & Prayer ....................................................... Mrs. DeShuan Mills
STALLION SOUND 5TH GRADE EXPLORATORY CHOIR
Directed by Erika Winter
Accompanied by Ms. Veronique Johnson, Piano
Sing We Now of Christmas.................................................. Mark Patterson
Cymbals - Robby Rivera
Noel, Noel .......................................................................... Ruth Morris Gray
Drums - Robby Rivera
Down in Bethlehem ............................................................. Dan R. Edwards
Percussion - Robby Rivera, Jaylen Wilkerson, Haley Pacacha, Lucye Loverin
Christmas in About Three Minutes ........................................Mark Weston
5th Grade Exploratory Band
Directed by Jonathan Maerkl
Up On A Housetop ........................................................... arr. Lautzenheiser
Winter Medley ............................................................................... arr. Henry
Scripture Reading ...........................................................Luke 2:1-20 (NIV)
Medley of Christmas Carols............................................ Traditional Carols
HIS COMPANY
Directed by Amber Carter
Jazz Dance ............................................................. Original by Claire Leslie
CAST
Shepherd 1 .................................................... Della Theiss/*Willow Chauvette
Shepherd 2 ............................................................. Cary Brown/*Ellie Janssen
Shepherd 3 ................................................. Grey Grigoryev/*Brooke Faulkner
Shepherd 4 .............................................................. Jude Baird/*Elijah Mathis
Shepherd 5 ...................................................... Gracie Kuchta/*Victoria Ardon
Shepherd 6 ............................................................ Ethan Beulah/*Colin Keefe
*Understudy
“Rejoice” .............................................. by Linda Rebuck, David Huntsinger Scene 1
“All Night, All Day” ................................................................. by Ken Bible Scene 2
“Angels Are Rejoicing” ........................... by C. Barney & Carter Robertson Scene 3
“Away in a Manger” .....................................................by James R. Murray
Scene 4
“Angels We Have Heard on High” ............................................ Traditional Scene 5
“O Come, Let Us Adore Him” ................................................John F. Wade Scene 6
“Immanuel, Immanuel” ............................................... by Dan Whittemore Scene 7
“Joyful, Joyful Medley”...................................... arr. C. Barney Reobertson Scene 8
“Happy Hallelujah Christmas Song” .......... by Janet McMahan-Wilson & Tom McBryde
Closing Prayer & Remarks .............................................Mrs. DeShuan Mills
Parents, thank you for all of your love and support. From all of us, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
As the Music Director and Producer of the Lower School Christmas Program, I would like to welcome you to our presentation this evening. Our Lower School is blessed to be able to provide an array of opportunities for young children to learn to sing, to play instruments, to dance, and to perform on Erika Winter Music Specialist
stage. We are honored to usher you into the spirit of Christmas season this evening.
A special thank you to Mrs. Dee Dee Tamburrino, to support me in my first year at Providence. I am blessed by her willingness to serve and give of her time. I would also like to thank Ms. Veronique Johnson, pianist, for her musical enhancement during the performance of Stallion Sound, as well as the rhythm section from Mr. Maerkl’s band, accompanying the choir.
Additionally, I would like to thank Mrs. DeShuan Mills for being so supportive, as well as the fearless resource team, Traci Kilby, Brian Theiss, Lindsey Sanders, and Courtney Barnes for their aid and wisdom and support during the last few months as we prepared the Christmas Program. I pray you enjoy your evening. My prayer is that the true meaning of Christmas is not lost in the hustle and bustle of the season, and that Christ is the focal point in your home during the holidays. Let us all make room for Jesus in our hearts this Christmas. Merry Christmas!
Erika Winter
— STALLION SOUND
This is StallionSound’s second year being in concert! This ensemble is our 5th Grade Exploratory Choir and this is their first performance as a choral ensemble, this year. I would like to exend a special “Thank You” to all teachers and parents for being cooperative with all of the movement from the modulars to the upstairs choir room, as well as with their concert attire. They all look fabulous in their professional choir dress. They will also perform at Grandparents Day in March and join forces with our Upper School Choral Ensemble on their Spring concert in April.
Gigi Ahunjanov
Olivia Ardon
Shaylan Banerjee
Brooklyn Burns
Merrill Bush
Addison Chrzanowski
Ella Clifton
Lily Coffey
Lily Cole
Kinleigh Cowley
Khailey Evans
Kaia Falden
Levi Fish
Stuart Fonville
Graham Goodwin
Sienna Gordon
Gioia Guske
Dacey Habel
Elle Hammond
Nancy-Kate Henley
Juliana Ingram
Adler Johnston
Brayan Kafrouni
Sofia Korsun
Daniel Lewis
Katherine Mackoul
Kevin Makhlouf
Lily Middlebrooks
Kaitlyn Moore
Presley Pate
Corbin Penny
Alyssa Pollard
Rylan Ramaghi
Phoenix Ray
Anniston Riber
Campbell Rising
Julia Rohan
Alex Seawell
Penelope Sharpe
Isaac Sylvia
Arabella Thomas
Brynn Thompson
Maxwell Willis
