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Sixth grader Kenzie Nelson sings an impromptu chorus short from “In My Own Little Corner” from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. -
First and second graders perform the rhythm to the Mario theme as the board watches from behind in their seats. -
PCPS first graders prepare to show off their “boomwhacker” skills to members of the Putnam County Board of Education. -
Putnam students make fine arts presentations -
Third graders play xylophones as fourth and fifth grade prepare for to sing. Fourth and fifth graders sing two songs for the board while facing a large audience of parents and staff. -
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The Putnam County Charter School System is celebrating Youth Art Month.
In preparation for a proclamation being read at the next Putnam County Board of Education meeting, students from Putnam Primary, Elementary, Middle and High Schools performed or presented to the board to demonstrate the effect of fine arts education on them.
Putnam County Primary School’s first and second graders took to the stage with assistance from music teacher Sarah Higgins to play the rhythm of the Mario theme and show off their boom-whacker skills by playing “Banana Phone” for the board.
Students from grades three through five at Putnam Elementary School performed three different numbers. Third grade played an instrumental song with a range of instruments, while fourth and fifth graders sang 'A Heart Full of Thanks' and 'Jambo Bwana,' two songs that originated in Kenya.
Three Putnam County Middle School students then stood behind the podium, where eighth-grader Addison Hutsell presented her experiences in musical theater with seventh-grader Sarah “Peyton” Stokes. Then, sixth-grader Kenzie Nelson spoke about her love for music and the impression chorus has made on her. Together, the middle schoolers related the struggles of losing access to the arts during the pandemic and how fine arts time has meant much more to them since returning to school.
For the finale, three Putnam County High School students gave speeches about different classes that impacted them. Sophomore Zander Moreland spoke about the band; junior Marielle Peguero Polanco spoke about chorus and piano; and senior Lily Roberts spoke about art. All three presented together about musical theatre, which they took with fine arts teacher Amanda Stover, who also spoke briefly about teaching the arts.
Youth Art Month began March 1 and will run through March 31. The proclamation for the month will be read on March 20, at the next board meeting.
“The National Art Education Association in conjunction with the Putnam County Charter School System strives to improve the wellbeing of our communities by upgrading visual awareness of the cultural strengths of Putnam County, Georgia and the United States as a whole,” states the proclamation.