The arts are flourishing at Carmel Elementary School.  The month of March started with a Cultural Arts Day where all students were able to select a piece of their art to be on display throughout the school.  The students were also treated to a performance by the Atlanta Percussion Trio.  That evening parents were invited to listen to a student choral performance, view the artwork throughout the school, and participate ina  collaborative art and music work.  Carmel artists also acheived some state recognition this month as shown below.

Carmel Elementary School third grader, Ethan Lasenyik, made his acting debut as Hansel in this past weekend's performance of Hansel & Gretel, a Children's Garden Theater original retelling of the classic fairy tale.  The show, under the direction of Artistic Director Don Goodner, is approximately an hour long and is performed by a wonderful cast of kids ages 4-15.  There are two more performances on Saturday, February 11th at 11am and 3pm where families can come and enjoy this kid-friendly show.  An additional date of February 18th is presently being considered.  As you may recall....tired of enduring their mother's attempts to make them eat vegetables, Hansel and Gretel go out in search of the fabled House of Gingerbread so that they can eat candy for the rest of their lives. What could possibly go wrong?!?!