'Light Before Christmas' a Bright Success

On Dec. 6, the lights dimmed and the crowd buzzed in anticipation for New Testament Christian School’s elementary Christmas musical called “The Light before Christmas” created by Dave Clark and Jayme Thompson.

The school presents an elementary musical annually that features the sixth grade class as the actors with students in grades one through five providing choral support. This year students also helped with lighting as well.

The play began in Mr. Cutler’s science class as his students were getting ready for a Christmas party. Several students were frustrated with their classmate Beaker, played by David Hernandez, who was working instead of helping the group decorate. Two characters, Austin, played by Nicholas Shaw, and Todd, played by Benjamin Babalola, bully Beaker until Mr. Cutler, played by Samuel DeAguiar, used the time to teach the class the story of Light. As the characters learned about the true Light of Christmas, Jesus Christ, Austin and Todd had a change of heart. 

New Testament’s students learned the songs and choreography during their music classes with the school’s music coordinator, Mrs. Susan Ferris. Through the experience, the sixth grade students learned public speaking skills in a fun and dynamic way. Perhaps most importantly, the student body learned what Christmas is all about while becoming more comfortable performing in front of an audience.

When the play ended, the audience responded with tremendous applause in recognition of a job well done. Mrs. Lynne Brennan, the school principal, made a few closing remarks. 

New Testament Christian School is a co-educational Christian day school for students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12. Enrollment for the Fall of 2012 is currently underway. For more information, call 508-285-9771 or visit www.newtestamentschool.org.