Mrs. Oxton was the director of the Cantabile girls Choir when I first met her. I was in Choristers, a younger kids’ version of Cantabile, and the choir had come to my school. I was excited because my friend’s sister was in Cantabile. Then when they started singing, it got really quiet, and we actually listened.
Mrs. Oxton started Cantabile fourteen years ago. She directed the choir for thirteen years before retiring last year. In 2008, Mrs. Oxton was asked to bring Cantabile to Europe for the world premiere of To be Certain of the Dawn, a holocaust oratorio.
Mrs. Oxton is an extremely hard working woman, and as I said before, she started and ran the choir for thirteen years. She is wise, thinking of new ways to teach people, about singing, culture, and history. She is also very kind, I never remember her yelling or raising her voice at anyone, and she loved bringing her grandchild to practices to show off her hula-hooping skills.
I am so glad that I met Mrs. Oxton, and I ‘m sorry that she doesn’t direct Cantabile anymore. She inspired me to be hardworking, caring, and to want to try to start something that would impact other people as much as she and cantabile impacted me.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
Spelling Bee :D
Spelling Bee
North Junior High held its annual spelling bee on Tuesday, January 12 th . Eighteen seventh and eighth grade participants competed for the top five positions. These five finalists will compete at the district spelling bee at South Junior High on Monday, Feb. 1, 2010 at 5:00. Participants included Marie Julstrom, Nora Haltrom, Tessa Erickson-Thoemke, Cory Jarred, Megan Brannan, Jacob Hanson, Ryan Mercurio, Colin Jaede, Fardowsa Mohamed, Haley Rangel, Jacob Sop, Nate Pierskalla, Anthony Wells, Nick Williams, Jim Hasselbrink, Katie Schleper, Kaity O'Hara, Leah Neff and Julia Schlough. Clinching first place was eighth grader Jacob Sop. Second place was Leah Neff. Katie Schleper came in third. And fourth and fifth place was given to Julia Schlough and Nick Williams respectively. Good Luck at South! The Junior High District Spelling Bee was held at South on Monday Feburary 1st. North's Julia Schlough took 1st place that day. Great job Julia and the rest of North's contestants!
North Junior High held its annual spelling bee on Tuesday, January 12 th . Eighteen seventh and eighth grade participants competed for the top five positions. These five finalists will compete at the district spelling bee at South Junior High on Monday, Feb. 1, 2010 at 5:00. Participants included Marie Julstrom, Nora Haltrom, Tessa Erickson-Thoemke, Cory Jarred, Megan Brannan, Jacob Hanson, Ryan Mercurio, Colin Jaede, Fardowsa Mohamed, Haley Rangel, Jacob Sop, Nate Pierskalla, Anthony Wells, Nick Williams, Jim Hasselbrink, Katie Schleper, Kaity O'Hara, Leah Neff and Julia Schlough. Clinching first place was eighth grader Jacob Sop. Second place was Leah Neff. Katie Schleper came in third. And fourth and fifth place was given to Julia Schlough and Nick Williams respectively. Good Luck at South! The Junior High District Spelling Bee was held at South on Monday Feburary 1st. North's Julia Schlough took 1st place that day. Great job Julia and the rest of North's contestants!
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