First, about 60 students attended a free Beck Center performance of The Nutcracker...Jazzed Up! on Friday, December 11th. This version of the classic holiday ballet is "sensory friendly," so it was perfect for our students with disabilities who might be overwhelmed by a traditional performance. Please click the link for more information: http://goo.gl/MYfXe4. Many thanks to our moderate-intensive intervention specialists (Maureen Crane, Caitlin Dukes, Rita Elsea, Ean Fakan, Cristina Smith, and Cheryl Smolen) for arranging this wonderful experience for our students.
Of course, we also had our Winter Program here at The Mann on Thursday, December 17th. According to our count, we had over 400 audience members! As always, the students were amazing, and we were all entertained with music ass well as visual art to stoke up our holiday spirit. Big thank yous to our music teachers (Aaron Waryk, MaryJo Mallchok, John Blasko, and Julie Tabaj), our art teacher (Cesar Vargas), and our speech/language pathologist (Ellen McCafferty) for preparing and producing this ever-improving Horace Mann tradition.
We appreciate families' understanding about the timing of the concert and the space we have available for the performance. Please be sure to complete the survey from your program to provide feedback about future concerts. Soon, a Blackboard email will be coming your way with links to the concert video.
Happy holidays to all; we'll see you in 2016!
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