Woodwind advisor , Beth Carpenter takes a selfie with six , seventh and eighth grade band!
By Madison Aboud, Altoona Area Junior High School February 23, 2022
Seventh grader Valerie Grimminger and eighth grader Gracelynn Beldin prepare for the concert during eighth period. (Madison Aboud)The stage is set for dress rehearsal and the concert during seven and eighth period. (Madison Aboud )Uniform racks line the hallway outside the band room doors for students to take home before the concert. (Madison Aboud)Gracelynn Beldin and Madison Aboud smile pretty for a picture during a rehearsal. (Madison Aboud)Eighth graders Madison Aboud, Gracelynn Beldin and seventh graders Dilara Dileo and Valerie Grimminger have fun in the band room before concert. (Photographed by Erinn Wertz ).Eighth grader Mileena Setzer and seventh graders Valerie Grimminger, Alexandra Rosenberry and Ashlyn Noce are on stage for the dress rehearsal. (Madison Aboud)Eighth graders Madison Aboud and Chloe Kessling joke around before concert. (Madison Aboud)Eighth graders Sage Bower , Chloe Kessling and Caleb Terza smile for a picture during dress rehearsal. (Madison Aboud)The calm before the storm: the band room before a bunch of students enter to perform music. (Madison Aboud)
This story was originally published on Livewire on February 1, 2022.
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![IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Junior Zalie Mann performs “I Love to Cry at Weddings,” an ensemble piece from the fall musical Sweet Charity, to prospective students during the Fine Arts Showcase on Wednesday, Nov. 8. The showcase is a compilation of performances and demonstrations from each fine arts strand offered at McCallum. This show is put on so that prospective students can see if they are interested in joining an academy or major.
Sweet Charity originally ran the weekends of Sept. 28 and Oct. 8, but made a comeback for the Fine Arts Showcase.
“[Being at the front in the spotlight] is my favorite part of the whole dance, so I was super happy to be on stage performing and smiling at the audience,” Mann said.
Mann performed in both the musical theatre performance and dance excerpt “Ethereal,” a contemporary piece choreographed by the new dance director Terrance Carson, in the showcase. With also being a dance ambassador, Mann got to talk about what MAC dance is, her experience and answer any questions the aspiring arts majors and their parents may have.
Caption by Maya Tackett.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/53321803427_47cd17fe70_o-1-1200x800.jpg)
![SPREADING THE JOY: Sophomore Chim Becker poses with sophomores Cozbi Sims and Lou Davidson while manning a table at the Hispanic Heritage treat day during lunch of Sept 28. Becker is a part of the students of color alliance, who put together the activity to raise money for their club.
“It [the stand] was really fun because McCallum has a lot of latino kids,” Becker said. “And I think it was nice that I could share the stuff that I usually just have at home with people who have never tried it before.”
Becker recognizes the importance of celebrating Hispanic heritage at Mac.
“I think its important to celebrate,” Becker said. “Because our culture is awesome and super cool, and everybody should be able to learn about other cultures of the world.”
Caption by JoJo Barnard.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/53221601352_4127a81c41_o-1200x675.jpg)
