21st Century Grant Extravaganza
Thursday, April 29, 2005
Over 500 parents, students, teachers, and community members gathered at Central Middle School for the first-annual 21st Century Grant Extravaganza. On this night, students involved with the after-school program had a chance to showcase what they had learned.
Starting at 5 p.m., one half of the gym was devoted to exhibits set up by each Morgan County school. Student artwork, scrapbooking, creative writing, crafts, and science experiments filled the tables. Completing each school's exhibit was a large display board that contained a montage of photographs and narratives showing students actively engaged in the many after-school activities available. Groups of interested parents, grandparents, and community members took time to browse through the items and talk with many of the teachers and community volunteers that participated in the activities.
The demonstrations began at 6 p.m. in the other part of the gym where chairs had been set up in front of the stage. Seated on the gym floor and in the bleachers, an overflow crowd of children and adults were on hand to see exhibitions of dance, music, drama, tumbling, and recitation.
Kathy Carroll, director of the grant, reflected that the response to the after-school programs was overwhelming. The community reacted in a most positive way. While we anticipated large number of students, we had no idea we would have the response that we did.
She continued by saying that the grant activities concentrated on enrichment that is not usually available during a regular school day. We appreciate the parents and families for that allowed your children to participate in this wonderful program.
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