Valley View Kids And Parents Scramble for ‘Glee’ Contest to Help Music Program

At the last minute, parents and students at kicked up a plan to enter the Glee TV show music contest that is giving money to schools for music programs.

in Studio City received some money for doing a video that got picked last year.

The idea was kicked off by Kindergartner parent Richard Zelniker, who got a "let's-put-on-a-show" mentality and on Saturday—just two days before the deadline—gathered parents, 22 kids and shot the video for the contest.

"Everyone pitched in, and we kept it very simple," Zelniker said. "It was all about the kids."

The script is simple: children are playing with goofy toy instruments that they "borrowed" from the Kindergartners. The older kids get chased down by the younger children, and then a beloved music teacher returns to the school because parents got together to take up a collection. The final scene shows the students with new instruments, and a good music program.

One dad, Johan Wetterberg, wrote a song rather quickly, recorded by some of the students. Principal Susan Kim woke up early on a Saturday morning to open up the school, and librarian Carole Cain volunteered her time to help out with the filming. Some parents brought coffee for the parents, and healthy snacks for the kids. 

Many of the kids realized how boring being on a film shoot can really be.

Some of the school's music program was cut with budget cuts from the Los Angeles Unified School District, but a supplemental grant from the California Intitute of Contemporary Arts helped fund a music program for fourth, fifth and sixth graders learn about songwriting, keyboards, guitar and music appreciation. This Glee money will help expand the program to all grades.

See a few of the photos and video above about the making of the movie, and check back in a few days for the final version.