CES is filled with holiday spirit
Coshocton Elementary School celebrated Christmas with its fifth annual holiday door decorating contest.
Judges for the competition were Superintendent Mr. Kowalski, Curriculum Director Mr. Nicholas, assistant principals at the high school Mr. Smith, Mr. Herman, and Mr. Butcher who is the board president.
Entries were judged on originality, neatness, student involvement, overall individual door, and overall team design on a scale of one to three reindeer. Judges awarded one to three reindeer scores for each category.
There were about 75 doors decorated according to principal Tony Meiser. “It goes from every classroom teacher to every special ed. teacher to counselors to custodial doors throughout the entire building. We are still giving awards for creativity, neatness, originality, overall team, and the best single door.”
For the overall team and two winners, the whole floor gets donuts and for the overall door, that room gets donuts.
“We are letting the doors stay up longer this year,” Meiser said. “In the past we take them down before Christmas break but this year, if the theme is winter related, we will allow them to stay up longer and keep that positive energy and holiday spirit moving forward. We do this for holiday spirit and the culture and climate. People are happier when the building is rich with color and student work. For example, their pictures on an elf or the picture of Mr. Meiser as the Grinch, makes them smile.”
Several classes used the Grinch theme. Mrs. Aronhalt’s class played “You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch” outside their door in the hall.
Speech therapists Jacie Wright and Kaeli Pletcher and Angie Copenhaver, occupational therapist, were greeting everyone in the hall. “The kids love to come through the hallway when they get off the bus,” Wright said.
The Shrek Dancers were performing in the hall to “Frosty the Snowman.” The second-grade classes were all themes. Tiffany Shook’s class was “Getting Ready for the Movies,” Mr. Gills’ theme was “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” Mrs. Paughs’ “Polar Express” theme covered their door and extended down the hall.
Mrs. Michaels’ class did “Oh Christmas Tree,” Mrs. Underwood’s “Grandma Got Ran Over by a Reindeer” included decorations as well as a recording playing in the hall. Tiffany Shook handed out bags of treats for the movies to go with their theme, “A Night at the Movies.”
Third graders Kory and Ava were welcoming everyone to Whoville, from the book by Dr. Seuss with teachers Mrs. Mencer and Christy Baylor from the title reading program. Each title student had their photo displayed in the hall as Grinches. Max the dog was out there too. “We watched a video that showed them step by step how to draw their Max,” Baylor said.
Mrs. Lawson’s kids were singing “Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer” rewritten for reading class.
Mrs. Unkefer’s third grade class did Project Starfish, which is about giving back. “We ask the kids to bring in things to give as Christmas gifts,” she said. “We take packages to those who may not be having a nice Christmas. We have already delivered Christmas to two families. We are just going to keep doing as many as we can put together. A lot of kids may not get to have a nice Christmas otherwise, so that is where we are putting our efforts.”
Mr. Mencer decorated his music room door, and the custodians and lunch ladies were spreading Christmas cheer decorating their doors as well.
The best team design was awarded to the second-grade class for its “Christmas at the Movies” theme. Mrs. Wise, whose door had the theme “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” won the best individual door category. Mrs. Lawson’s class won the student involvement award. “Their performance of a CES-lyric rendition of ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ left everyone filled with joy and holiday spirit,” Meiser said.
Mrs. Paugh’s door, decorated with the “Polar Express,” won the neatness award and fourth grade class won in the originality category for their “Grinchmas” themed door.
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