6th Grade SAS Naper
The Crusader Chronicle
Arts
Editorial Cartoon by Zach Bernard
The Art of Skating: a Slideshow by Jackson Reed
Photos by Jackson Reed
6th Grade Film Club
by Gibson Marable
I joined Film Club hoping to find other people who share my love of film. I was surprised to find that the club was started by it was none other than Mrs. Ortman herself. I also found another group of boys who were also interested in making films. If you are looking for any kind of club where you can express yourself by making movies, than this is the one for you!
According to Zach Bernard, “The best thing about Film Club is that I get to make movies with my friends.” According to Timmy O'Brien, “On a scale of one to ten, Film Club would be rated the highest number you can count to!” And Jackson Reed even said, “I love film club over 9,000 other things!” Bottom line is: WE ALL LOVE FILM CLUB.
The members of film club are very open to activity. We shoot all kinds of movies. We made a WWII movie, a movie called weird talents which was us doing random things, and also just a lot of other things such as stop-motion, and beat drop videos. We even made a dance video! We invite you to come and join if this sounds like a something you would like. Walk down to Mrs. Ortman’s room is the Sixth Grade Wing! Contact her if you have any questions. If you love to make movies, whether you like to be behind or in front of the camera, Film Club is for you! We hope to see you there!
A note from Mrs. Ortman:
The next Film Club meeting will be held through BTC on a Saturday at the beginning of May. Please email me at gortman@sasaustin.org if you are interested in participating!
Shrek: The Sixth Grade Musical
by Charlie Welland & Avery Ingram
April 15, 2015
It’s nearly the end of the school year, and some St. Andrew's sixth graders are getting pretty anxious. Why? Because of the mean, green SHREK! This year, the sixth grade musical theatre group is performing Shrek the Musical (Jr.). Don’t worry, the junior version is very similar to the beloved original, a few scenes and songs were cut out to make the show shorter.
The director of Shrek is Jason Kruger, and the musical director is Annie Blancken. The talented Katherine Frank teaches the cast all of the dances, and the wonderful Celia Kilgore makes beautiful costumes for the cast.
Shrek is a production that the cast and crew have been training for the whole school year. First, students divided into small groups and learned different Disney songs, which were our “first auditions”. Next, as a whole, students learned the lyrics to “Footloose”. After that, the cast split into smaller groups, made up choreography to the song, and performed it.
Everyone in the musical has a separate role. Four or five students are dancing rats, and almost everyone is a Duloc Dancer who dance for Farquadd. This makes for a lot of changing costumes offstage, so everyone in the cast wears a black base layer, consisting of a black shirt, leggings, and socks. In fact, all three Fionas (played by Aislin Lyman, Ava Clark, and Millie Sunshine) are all Duloc dancers.
If you see Shrek, you will see people playing different roles at different times, this is an effect of a relatively small musical theatre class. Also, because all of the roles are either fairy tale creators, fictional characters, or animal roles.
If you do see the musical, you will walk in and see an interesting setup. You will find that some of the chairs are on the sides of the “stage” and some are in the front. We call it a three way stage, so the actors will have to face every audience. Behind the actors, is not more audience its a backstage changing area.
Shrek will be performed on Saturday, February, 18th at 7:00 PM, and the 19th at 2:00 PM at the McGill Chapel at the Lower School campus. You do not need a ticket to attend. The whole cast hopes to see you there. Tell your friends, bring your family, and at all costs, be green and mean. It will be a show to remember.