My daughter’s school held a play tonight called Go Fish! and she played the part of a mako shark. I must say for a shark she was quite beautiful in her costume. It ended up being a last minute type thing that we had to put together because the costume the school provided did not fit. I am so proud of her performance. She had a few solo speaking parts as well as a solo singing part in the first few minutes of the play. I have provided a few pictures from the play below.
Another point of interest in tonight’s play is the fact that the PTA ran the event for the second time that I have been to one of these. I assume they always plan the plays/events, but to be honest I really have no idea what they do other than act as a voice for the parents as I have never been involved with it. The surprising thing though is that before the play started, the PTA president for our school led us in the pledge of allegiance and then had a chaplain lead us in public optional prayer. Why was this so shocking to me? Maybe it is the fact that I have heard so many instances where teachers would even say the word God in a public school in front of students and they would be scolded for it. Are these same constraints not there for the PTA or even for after school programs such as this? I found it quite refreshing and love that God still has some place in our school systems.
What are your thoughts and experiences with this type of situation? I live in an area that is still heavily religious for the most part compared to some of the rest of the country.
Ponder those questions while you check out the pics I promised below…
Tags: Go Fish, Karson, mako shark, PTA, school program
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