Grant Elementary hosts talent show
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A student sings and plays the guitar during the Grant Elementary School talent show. The show is likely to come back again next year after a successful event this school year.
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A Grant Elementary staff member poses with a student during the campus talent show.
Grant Elementary School Principal Shannon Dahl conducts her emcee duties during the school’s talent show.
EPHRATA — Grant Elementary School students turned out the red carpet for some fun last Thursday, Feb. 8, for a talent show supporting the arts on campus. Principal Shannon Dahl emceed the event with the help of Brandon Evenson, the campus's dean of students. With a silent auction included in the event, the campus raised a bit more than $1,200 to support the arts.
Dahl expressed appreciation for those who helped put the show together, including Holly Sligar, Marissa Cobb, Shannon Sheneman and Marshall Bilodeau for a variety of tasks that made the show a success.
“It was an amazing show with wonderful and creative talent,” Dahl said.
A Grant Elementary staff member poses with a student during the campus talent show.
Grant Elementary School Principal Shannon Dahl conducts her emcee duties during the school’s talent show.ARTICLES BY STAFF REPORT
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