Today was our trip to the Portage High to listen to the band and orchestra perform. The 5th grade students from all eight Portage elementary schools attended. The idea is to get students interested in participating in these groups as they enter middle school. Let me tell you, they were pretty convincing!
They played up tempo, contemporary music. We heard an instrumental piece from Pirates of the Caribbean. We also heard selections from Shrek and several other popular cartoons and movies. The students really enjoyed themselves. We were clapping along and a few students even tried to do the wave. The band and orchestra leaders seemed to enjoy the enthusiasm.
As usual, the students were on their best behavior and represented Kyle School very well.
