LEARNING AND PROGRESS
SMS SUNNYVALE MIDDLE SCHOOL
The Frozen Fishies team is composed of 8th graders Albert John, Levi Benzy, Jacob Lawrance, Krish Patel, and David Segundo along with 7th grader Jonathan Mathew.
Show Choir at SMS The chorus of Elton John’s “I’m Still Standing” pumps through the choir room as a group of middle school students sing and dance along in perfect choreography. Director Cara Craggett offers suggestions and praise on their performance. The SMS Show Choir, Platinum — already winning awards in its inaugural year — provides students who have an interest in singing and dancing with a place to shine at SMS. 10 | SUNNYVALE ISD HORIZONS
“I have wanted to start a show choir in Sunnyvale since I first joined SISD,” Cragget said. “I saw the talent of these kids and knew they would be great. But more than that, I saw the need. We don’t have a dance team here and show choir is such a fun version of that.” Platinum helps students learn how to dance and perform while singing clearly, which is not easy, according to Craggett.
“We have objectives we are meeting of performing, stage presence, presentation, vocal strength, movement, and so many others,” Cragget said.
