Goodbye October!

Hello everyone!

The first quarter is nearly finished, and it is time for hot soups, Christmas decorating, warm sweaters, fuzzy socks, hot chocolate, black Friday, and Thanksgiving. I am especially looking forward to the release of a film creation of the Book Thief. This year has been extremely busy so far and there are three more quarters to go. This past weekend, St. Mary’s students acted in “Twelve Angry Women.” It is a story of a group of jurors given a case about a boy, who may have killed his father. If they unanimously vote him guilty, he will be given the death penalty. Eleven of the jurors agree that the boy is guilty, but one votes not-guilty. The juror who voted not-guilty spends the rest of the time attempting to sway the jurors to not-guilty. The play was beautifully executed and extremely entertaining.

 

Another event that recently took place was the Mount Hood Conference Treble Choir Festival. SMA’s two vocal groups performed their repertoire of songs, along with other schools, such as Reynolds High School. After each choir performed, a professional vocal teacher came and worked with the choir. This was a great learning experience because not only did you get to hear multiple performances, but you could look into a lesson and see different ways to improve as a choir.

 

In the sports area, St. Mary’s Cross Country team took first at districts! We have been undefeated since we joined Mount Hood Conference, 11 years ago. Paige Rice took first place with a time of 18 minutes and 19 seconds. Also, Coach Mike won MHC Coach of the Year. It has been quite an amazing year for St. Mary’s Cross Country. This Saturday, Varsity will be fighting for the state title at Lane Community College!  Go Blues!

 

Now it is time to prepare for Halloween, so I say goodbye until November!

Emma Rosenthal