The calendar shows December has arrived and Christmas is only a few short weeks away. The month of December always passes quickly since it is a busy time at Maymont Central School.
Elementary classes have started preparations for the annual Christmas concert. The theme for this year's concert is "An Old-Fashioned Christmas Concert. " This means classes will not be working together to produce on big play, but will be following the older, traditional program where there are songs, choral speaking, skits, drills and a group opening and closing number. This was the concert format in many of the original one-room schools. Of course, with technology, there will be some modern elements to the concert as well.
The SCC is sponsoring a Christmas door-decorating contest for the classrooms. The doors are to be completed by Dec. 15 so they can be viewed the evening of the Christmas concert.
The chess and craft clubs have started Tuesdays and Thursdays for elementary classes. Their first craft was an advent calendar on a Santa face.Â
The Scholastic Book Fair raised more than $1,600. Since this amount was received, the school received $800 worth of new books for the library.
The junior girls' volleyball team had their team windup Nov. 25. The girls and their coaches, accompanied by a few parents and siblings, had a nice supper in Saskatoon. One of the team's captains, Brooke Ferris, gave a heartfelt speech thanking the coaches and parents for their help and support.
Following the supper, the team watched the University of Saskatchewan volleyball teams play against the teams from Brandon, Man. It was a great display of volleyball, but unfortunately, the U of S teams fell short.
Congratulations to Cassidy Serhienko, Grade 12, on being selected as a semifinalist by the Loran Scholars Foundation. Cassidy will attend regional interviews as part of the selection process for the Loran Awards, which is Canada's largest and most-comprehensive undergraduate scholarship program.
The Loran Scholars Foundation received 4,438 applications from schools across the country and only the top 10 per cent of candidates were selected as semifinalists. It was based on character, service and leadership potential.
After the regional interviews, only 84 students from across Canada were invited to interview at the national level and Cassidy is one of the 84. She will find out this week if she will be one of the 32 finalists.
Several students participated in the Borden Dance Recital held on Saturday, November 26.
The final day of classes, before the Christmas break will be Wednesday, Dec. 21.
