Monday, December 8, 2008

Jared's Christmas Concert!

Jared had his 1st Christmas concert Friday night and his students were awesome. Jared is seriously an awesome Choir teacher. I was very impressed with the songs these little sixth graders were performing. This video is of the closing song where all of the classes sang together. It's a beautiful arrangement of "Let there be Peace on Earth." I had so many parents introduce themselves to me after and tell me what a difference Jared has made in their child's life, what a wonderful job he is doing, and how much the choir program has improved since he got there. I could tell that his students really loved him too. I dropped Kailee off to play with a friend and just took Allie with me, who no longer sleeps through loud noises I guess. She was quiet and kept dozing, but would then awake during loud songs or when the backdoor would slam. I was so annoyed that people would come in during the middle of a song and let the backdoor of the auditorium slam. It was so loud. Aren't there concert etiquette rules about that? Jared said he didn't hear it though, so that's good. Anyways, please listen to this beautiful song and give Jared a round of applause for a great first semester!!! I'm so glad Jared chose a profession that he loves in which he can make a difference in the lives of many children. I love that he gets weekends and summers off too! And a 2 week Christmas break. Teaching is the greatest job!! I love you honey-bunny and I'm so proud of you!!!!

6 comments:

Lee, Ashley, Makenzie said...

So cute. We are so proud of you Jared. Way to live the dream. And we are proud of you Shannon for keeping him inline. JK. We miss you guys. The girls are such cuties. We wish we could see you for Christmas. NC next year?

Anonymous said...

Jared,
That was awsome! I know you must love your job. I'm proud of you, your choices in life, your family and how you love making a difference.
Keep up the terrific work.

BREEN SMITH

Cathryn and Alex said...
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Unknown said...

Jared, Wonderful performance by you and your kids. We knew you'd be amazing at this because you have an extraordinary & unique gift. Your passion, hard work, love for your students and what you do - is made evident in the performance; and we realzize that we only saw a tiny portion of what you and your students have accomplished thus far. Shannon fills us all in on the rest. :-) We too are extremely proud of our son-in-law and we love you.
Love, Steve & Angie

Unknown said...

This was a great concert! All the kids adore Jared and he is doing a great job with them!! Way to go Jared!!! -Lisa Copeland (Coworker)

Lance and Nikki said...

That concert was great! I bet you're the best choir teacher in Texas!