Praise Team at National Music Festival

By Mr. Lammers
Praise Team Coach

Congratulations to the members of the Smithville Christian Praise Team for a gold medal performance at the National Music Festival in Ottawa on May 16! Congratulations also to Brandon V. for receiving an honour award for musicianship and leadership. Well done and well deserved on both counts! There were many favourable reviews, not only of the performance but also of the "Live Out Loud" shirts the students wore. Many people asked where this team was from, so I had the opportunity to explain to them where the very important municipality of Smithville is located and how they could find out more about our school.

The adjudicators were very impressed with both the excellence of the students' performance and the message they communicated through it. Well done!

The team performed, "God's not dead" (Daniel Bashta), "Arms open wide" (Sam Knock) and "Freedom is here" (Scott Ligertwood and Reuben Morgan). Check YouTube later for recordings of these pieces at chapel.