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First grade performs “We Are Thankful”
Nov 15, 2005 1:03 PM
By Tannika King - Faculty
Students in Mrs. Monk’s and Mrs. Somerville’s first-grade classes performed “We Are Thankful” Nov. 10 in Tiger Hall. The play, written by Assistant Principal Diane Lumpkin, centers around a group of modern-day students looking back on the first Thanksgiving in 1621.
“The story begins with Pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock in hopes of finding refuge from the government and to establish their own church,” said Lumpkin. “The Wampanoag Indians come to the aid of the Pilgrims, who are struggling with the weather and lack of shelter and food. The Wampanoags then teach the Pilgims to plant, hunt and fish.
“The bountiful harvest that fall leads Gov. Bradford to invite their newfound friends, the Indians, to celebrate the success the Pilgrims were beginning to enjoy in the New World,” she continued. “Fifty-two colonists were hosts to 90 Braves, and the three-day feast was held outside. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving an official holiday.”
Students involved in the production included Zane Anderson, Anna Kate Cagle, C.J. Clark, Burch Givens, William Groover, Lindsay Hoyt, Mamie Johnson, Abhi Maddineni, Garrett Miller, Benjamin Myrick, Emily Orr, Jayson Peace, Gianna Pieroni, Jordan Salmon, Gamble Shadday, MacKenzie Smallwood, Avery Smith, Camille Stith, Katie White, Jake Womack, Ciara Allen, Sara Berry, Sam Berry, Holt Brewster, Herren Burgess, Emmie Camp, Cooper Clotfelter, Kelsey Garrett, Emery Hall, Ashley Hawkins, Katie Kelly, Ian Kinney, Hollis Ledbetter, Tate Morgan, Farrin Mumpower, Jack Pearson, Anna Grace Rafter, Tanner Shadday, Emily Webster and Sara Bailey Yoder.
Each grade will present a play during the year. The next performance is the fourth- and fifth-grade Christmas Pageant Dec. 13 (1 p.m., Tiger Hall) and 14 (11 a.m., Morris Chapel).
“The story begins with Pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock in hopes of finding refuge from the government and to establish their own church,” said Lumpkin. “The Wampanoag Indians come to the aid of the Pilgrims, who are struggling with the weather and lack of shelter and food. The Wampanoags then teach the Pilgims to plant, hunt and fish.
“The bountiful harvest that fall leads Gov. Bradford to invite their newfound friends, the Indians, to celebrate the success the Pilgrims were beginning to enjoy in the New World,” she continued. “Fifty-two colonists were hosts to 90 Braves, and the three-day feast was held outside. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving an official holiday.”
Students involved in the production included Zane Anderson, Anna Kate Cagle, C.J. Clark, Burch Givens, William Groover, Lindsay Hoyt, Mamie Johnson, Abhi Maddineni, Garrett Miller, Benjamin Myrick, Emily Orr, Jayson Peace, Gianna Pieroni, Jordan Salmon, Gamble Shadday, MacKenzie Smallwood, Avery Smith, Camille Stith, Katie White, Jake Womack, Ciara Allen, Sara Berry, Sam Berry, Holt Brewster, Herren Burgess, Emmie Camp, Cooper Clotfelter, Kelsey Garrett, Emery Hall, Ashley Hawkins, Katie Kelly, Ian Kinney, Hollis Ledbetter, Tate Morgan, Farrin Mumpower, Jack Pearson, Anna Grace Rafter, Tanner Shadday, Emily Webster and Sara Bailey Yoder.
Each grade will present a play during the year. The next performance is the fourth- and fifth-grade Christmas Pageant Dec. 13 (1 p.m., Tiger Hall) and 14 (11 a.m., Morris Chapel).
