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Scenic Hills fifth‑graders describe academics, service and sing at school board meeting
Summary
Fifth‑grade students from Scenic Hills told the board about classroom projects, service drives and athletics and performed their school song written by music teacher Anamarie Mateo; the presentation highlighted 10,062 year‑to‑date student service hours and upcoming district music events.
SPRINGFIELD — A group of fifth‑grade students from Scenic Hills Elementary told the Springfield School District board on March 26 about academics, service projects, arts and athletics at their school and performed the school song.
Miss Scalo, Scenic Hills principal, introduced the students, who spoke about classroom activities such as popsicle‑stick bridge engineering projects, a schoolwide kindness campaign, a canned‑food drive and participation in chorus and band.
Student participation and service
Students said the school emphasizes service: Miss Flynn reported the district’s marking‑period 3 service total as 3,531 hours, bringing the year‑to‑date total to 10,062 hours; 172 students participated in the marking period tally cited in the report. Students also described intramural sports, theater clubs and the instrumental program; one fifth‑grader said she has played saxophone in band for two years.
Music and community events
The students performed the chorus of their Scenic Hills song, written by Miss Anamarie Mateo, and the board applauded. The district also announced a community concert, Springfield Sings, scheduled for April 26 at 3 p.m. in the high‑school stadium that will feature choirs and alumni and expects over 400 participants.
Why it matters
The presentation showed how elementary programming, extracurriculars and service are part of the district’s student development strategy and gave board members a direct look at student work ahead of summer planning and the 2026–27 calendar year.
What’s next
The board thanked the students and wished them a good spring break.
