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42"- CAPI GAZETIIg, Friday, April 14- April 20, 2000 SCHOOL &--EDUCATION Rounne Pack photos Woff Trap graduation day Above, graduation day for the Wolf Trap Residency Program at Rehoboth Day Care Center featured several guests from the pages of children's classics, including the Sandman, played by Sean Harris. The Sandman makes an appearance in the "Weather Opera" as he prepares to bring restful sleep to Hansel and Gretel. Below, after performing songs and dances learned during the residency, all Rehoboth Day Care Center students "grad- uated." Wolf Trap Performing Arts Specialist Charlene Campbell presents Tyreik Burton with his certificate. Submitted photo Science project earns Cape High student $200 Andrew Olenderski, a ninth grade student at Cape Henlopen High School, was presented a $200 check by Jerry Esposito, executive vice president of Tidewater Utilities Inc. for the best water project at the Sussex County Science Fair held March 15. Grades sixth through 12th participated. Shown (l-r) parents Mick and Cathy Olenderski and son Andrew; Jerry Esposito; Dr. Ronald Burrows, Cape Henlopen principal; and Thor, the school mascot. Submitted photo LMS spelling bee winners Lewes Middle School is proud of its the grade level spelling bee champions at left. They are (l-r) Madeline McCann, fourth grade; Brooke Reemsnyder, fifth grade; Dustin Stroup, sev- enth grade; Pierce Lopez, sixth grade; LMS principal Marge Peck, and Chuck Conquest. In addition to the grade level winners, Lewes Middle also produeed two overall district winners, Stroup and Reemsnyder, who participated in thstatewide competition held in Dover. II At Lewes Middle School, the students were the real stars Lewes Middle School students staged a fantastic production of the musical "Annie" last weekend. With much effort and collabora- tion, the directors, faculty mem- bers Missy Lebda and Martha McLelland, pulled together a cast of over 60 students and one dog to perform three sold out shows. The PTO pitched in to provide assistance with purchasing the script, coming up with costumes and makeup. Technology teacher Scott Burd created an elaborate set complete with stairs that led to a platform used as the mansion for Daddy Warbucks. The set design was expertly painted to resemble a New York skyline by art teacher Colleen Lowe and set construc- tion crew. The real stars were the students. Their talent and hard work shone through as the leads, Arin Richter, Andy Bradley, Kelsey Spence and Clare Nowakowski sang and danced through the two and a half hour production. Other groups of students posing as servants, orphans or the President's Cabinet, most experiencing their first theater, spent long hours learning how to sing and move on SCHOOL JOURNAL DIANE ALBANESE stage in costume. The dog Sandy was a showstop- per as she arrived on stage, on cue, was sung to and then exited with much coaxing. Sandy in real life is Maggie, an orphan herself until the kind Smith family adopted her. During her post theater days, she can be seen lounging at Sharkey's Video Shop', still greet- ing and enjoying children. Lewes Middle deserves much credit for blazing the way toward increased performing art programs in the middle schoolW'Annie" was a fine example of community col- laboration to support learning. Students learn poise and self-con- fidence on the stage. If we have sports programs at the middle school level that feed into the high school sports, then why not drama as well? The mid- dle school music teachers get stu- dents confident on instruments before they reach high school. There is good reason to begin the performing arts at this level. Students are ready to take on more responsibility and discover new talents. Schools should foster this need with exploratory programs that teach, support and provide a forum for discovery. Cape Carousel does this in short mini- sessions. Middle school educa- tion can provide it in the form of exploratories or special after- school clubs. Marge Peck, principal at Lewes Middle School, sees "Annie" as the first of many dramatic produc: tions at LMS. Bravo to the students, parents and staff. When students are given the opportunity to shine, stars emerge. Cape band earns A+ Marching to the tune of Indiana Jones, the Cape Henlopen High School Band and Flag Corps rehearsed by marching on the track behind the school one fine spring afternoon. Today, the CHHS choir and jazz ensemble will be performing at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom. On Sunday, the march- ing band will travel down Hollywood Boulevard at Disney's MGM Park Adventure. Judging from their sound last week, they are ready to perform in Florida. We have something to be extremely proud of. The trumpets and trombones were carrying the melody in fine style while the flutes punctuated every measure. The band had to march for 40 solid minutes and play continual- ly to prepare for the length of the parade route. Quite a feat. Good luck to them as they represent our community in the best possible way. Kudos to the Band Boosters who provide the necessary support for that organization to make great achievements. Sleep down, crankiness up The time has changed; are your children getting enough sleep? Teachers can easily answer that question: NO! Students up to age 12 need 10 hours of sleep each night. Teens need 9 and a quarter hours, even though most get less than 8 and a • half. No wonder everyone is grumpy! According to William Dement, a Stanford University sleep researcher, if you get one less hour sleep than you need each night for eight nights in a row, your brain will need sleep as des- perately as if you had stayed up all night. DOE earns a D Then we have the case of the Delaware Department of Education (DOE), which sched- uled state testing for students on the Monday after the daylight sav- ings time switch. Not too smart. Consult,a calendar next time or else we'll hold you accountable for the lousy test results! Diane Albanese is a parent and teacher in the Cape Henlopen School District.