​Students showcase their talents at “Winter Wonderland” concert in Ripley

The students at Ripley-Huron Community School took centre-stage Tuesday and Wednesday, as they showcased their talents at the annual Christmas concert, “Winter Wonderland.”

The dress rehearsal was held Tuesday morning, with two showings of the concert on Wednesday.

The concert began with the band performing “Jingle Bells” and “Up on the Housetop,” under the direction of Melissa Chauder.

The Kindergarten children sang about “Christmas Lights,” followed by the Grade 2 class asking “Who Let the Elves Out?”

The Grade 5 class performed “Dashing Across the Ice: A Sporting Song,” followed by the Senior Kindergarten and Grade 1 class singing about a “Hot Cup of Cocoa,” Grade 4s with “Singing Yeti,” and more Kindergarten students singing “Love My Slippers.”

The Grade 6 students gave their rendition of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” followed by the Grade 3s and their “Winter Blues,” the Grades 2 and 3 class with “Put the Happy in Holidays,” the Grades 3 and 4 class with “Little Drummer Kids," and the Grade 1s singing “Little Packages” and “I Want a Zoo for Christmas.”

The concert wrapped up with the Grades 5 and 6 class performing “Cup Song Sleigh Ride,” and the Grades 7 and 8 students performing a “Holiday Dance Off.”



The Grade 2 class sings "Who Let the Elves Out?" at the concert