Mathew Martini as Santa and other Kalispell Montessori School students perform in The Penguins Who Saved Christmas on Tuesday at Glacier High School. "We put on the Christmas play annually and involve all the students in the production," said school administrator Michelle Talus. "Our reason for this is to give all the kids the chance to get up on stage. It gives them the opportunity to gain experience in public speaking, gain self-confidence and also character development."

Mathew Martini checks his list twice as Santa in The Penguins Who Saved Christmas by the Kalispell Montessori Elementary on Tuesday at Glacier High School.

Julia Sauve and other Kalispell Montessori Elementary school students perform a few musical pieces before the start of the annual Christmas play on Tuesday at Glacier High School. This year the students performed The Penguins Who Saved Christmas an original piece by Music teacher Sally Jerde.

Jascah Vann plays one of the reindeer in this years Kalispell Montessori Elementary school annual Christmas program: The Penguins Who Saved Christmas. For this year's play the Santa faced the crisis of what to do when the reindeer get sick. The solution was to have the penguins guide the sleigh.