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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Highlighted Events This Week in Wicomico Schools

Monday, Dec. 20
Readers Theatre
Beaver Run Elementary

The Thanksgiving Readers Theatre production at Beaver Run Elementary will be at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20. The second-grade Readers Theatre groups have been working hard since the start of the school year and will present a program of poems and short plays about the holiday, including music of the season. The event will showcase the great strides that Beaver Run students are making in reading and performing. 410-677-5101.

Schedule for Winter Holidays

The last day of school before the winter holidays will be Wednesday, Dec. 22. Schools will be closed from Dec. 23-Jan. 2 for the winter holidays, with all schools and offices reopening on Monday, Jan. 3. The Central Office will be closed Dec. 23-24 and Dec. 30-31 and open Dec. 27-29; calls on Dec. 27-29 should be made to the Central Office at 410-677-4400, as schools will be closed.


Holiday Concerts and Programs (with rescheduled dates due to weather)

Monday, Dec. 20, 7 p.m.
Winter Concert with WiHi Choirs and Bands and Wicomico County String Orchestra
Wicomico High School Auditorium

The Wicomico High School Choirs (Intermediate and Concert Choirs), Symphonic Band and the Wicomico County String Orchestra will join to present a holiday concert at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20, in the Wicomico High School Auditorium. This concert will feature a combined band and choir composition. The string orchestra includes students from Wicomico, James M. Bennett and Parkside High Schools. The orchestra will perform several holiday selections, including music from “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and a carol arranged for strings and winds. Free admission. 410-677-5146.

Monday, Dec. 20, 6:30 p.m.
[RESCHEDULED from Thursday, Dec. 16]
Band, Orchestra and 1st-Grade Holiday Show
Pemberton Elementary

Pemberton Elementary will present its holiday program at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20 in the gym. The band and orchestra will play winter and holiday songs, and the first grade will present “Stars and Winter Skies.” Free admission. 410-677-5809.

Monday, Dec. 20, at 6:30 p.m.
[RESCHEDULED FROM Thursday, Dec. 16]
2nd-Graders Present “Elfis and the Sleigh Riders”
Fruitland Primary School

Fruitland Primary School 2nd-graders will present Teresa Jennings’ program "Elfis and the Sleigh Riders" at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20 in the cafeteria at Fruitland Primary School. This rock-and-roll and Elvis inspired program will get everyone tapping their toes as the characters and students learn that friends can disagree and still be friends – they just have to work together and listen to each other. Free admission. A full school performance will take place at 9:30 a.m. that day. 410-677-5171.

Tuesday, Dec. 21, 6:30 p.m.
[RESCHEDULED FROM Thursday, Dec. 16]
Winter Program with Wicomico Middle 7th- and 8th-Grade Bands
Wicomico Middle School

The Wicomico Middle School 7th- and 8th-Grade Bands will present a winter music program at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21, in the Wicomico Middle School auditorium. The bands will perform a variety of holiday and non-holiday selections. Free admission. 410-677-5145.

Tuesday, Dec. 21, 7 p.m.
Pittsville Holiday Band Concert
At Parkside High School

The Pittsville Middle School Holiday Band Concert will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21, at the Parkside High School auditorium. Admission free, but donations will be accepted for the homeless shelters in Wicomico County. 410-677-5811.

[POSTPONED, please check with school
Thursday, Dec. 16, 7 p.m.
“A Holiday of Music” with Chorus and Strings
Pittsville Elementary and Middle

The Pittsville Middle School Chorus and Pittsville String Orchestra will present “A Holiday of Music” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 16, at Parkside High School auditorium. Choral Selections include: Festive Processional; Welcome, Winter Winds; Grinch Medley; A Candle for Peace; Mele Kalikimaka. Orchestra selections include Jolly Old Saint Nicholas, Sleigh Ride, Santa at the Symphony, and other carol medleys. Admission is free. 410-677-5811.]

Thursday, Jan. 6, 7 p.m.
[RESCHEDULED FROM Thursday, Dec. 16 due to snow day]
Mardela High School Concert Choir, Symphonic Band, & Warrior Marching Band

The Mardela High School Concert Choir, Symphonic Band, & Warrior Marching Band will present the 2010 winter concert, with special feature the Mardela High School Chime Choir, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6. Free admission. 410-677-5170.

Thursday, Jan. 13, 7 p.m.
Strings Concert
At Salisbury Middle School

The fall strings concert for students from Mardela Middle and High, Northwestern Elementary, Salisbury Middle and Westside Intermediate has been rescheduled for Thursday, Jan. 13, at 7 p.m. at Salisbury Middle School. 410-677-5149.

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