North Hills students perform and dedicate books to board members at Jan. 15 meeting
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Students from North Hills schools performed an excerpt from The Music Man and presented book dedications honoring board members; the school district also outlined upcoming arts events and library donations.
Students from the North Hills School District opened the Jan. 15 board meeting with a musical excerpt and a series of book dedications celebrating board service.
The meeting’s visiting musical guests, introduced by Sean Cloonan, described the middle-school winter musical cast as about 64 students with an additional crew of roughly 40; tickets and presale information were posted at nhchoiranddrama.net. Student performers delivered an excerpt from The Music Man, with a featured Harold Hill role identified as performed by Will Teal.
Several students spoke in a Board Appreciation segment, dedicating books to board members and school leaders. Student Sydney Mathis said, “My mom is an incredible person in so many ways, and she cares so deeply about this community,” and dedicated the book Dream in her mother’s honor. Connor and Parker Ellwood dedicated Aloha Everything to their mother, Samantha Elwood; Zoe Williams dedicated Spectacular Sisters; Teddy, August and Charlie Little dedicated Call Me Roberto to their father, Phil Little, and announced that copy will be donated to Ross Elementary Library. Meadow and Daphne Santucci honored their father, Board member Mike Santucci, with The American Revolution in Intimate History; a book for Anthony Hall Jr. will be donated to Westview Elementary.
The board acknowledged the donations for absent members as well; the presenter listed books to be donated in honor of Dee Spade, Ashley Stevens and Mike Witherall to specified elementary libraries.
Students and staff also outlined the district’s spring performing-arts calendar: North Hills High School will stage Mamma Mia with evening shows March 13–14 and March 19–20 at 7:30 p.m., a matinee on March 15 at 1:30 p.m., and tickets on sale beginning Feb. 13 via the district website. Earlier in January, a Driving Skills for Life assembly for juniors featured local news reporter Shelly Bortz, a vehicle-safety representative, a trauma surgeon and county and state public-safety presenters.
The Board of Education thanked students and organizers for their participation and donations. The meeting then moved on to routine business.