The "Come Along with Me" Ceremony...

9/8/2015

(An excerpt from 7th/8th Grade Choir on Wednesday, Sept 2)

"Today you have a choice. You may choose to share your voice in front of your classmates, your family, or you may choose not to. If you choose to share, you have two options. If you need the spotlight, come to the middle of the classroom, under the spotlight, and sing. If you still need the comfort of the shadows, sing from the edges of our arena."

"If you decide not to sing, stand up and say the following: 'Profe I'm coming with you this year, but not yet.'"

More than two-thirds of every class chose to sing solo, in front of their classmates, during our ceremony. The rest have made it a goal to try later on in the year.
By giving the students a choice, by empowering the children to be masters of their own decisions, fully aware of the outcome of either choice, students are more inclined to take a responsible risk...though at their own discretion.

I'm proud of the students' ability to stand up in front of their class and take the risk of proclaiming where they stand. If we know where we stand, we stand a much better chance of figuring out where we're going and how we'll get there.

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Another cool beginning to our year...

Cameo Stern (professional dancer, actress, voice-over specialist, and consultant) spent the day with each of the 7th/8th Grade classes, beginning the process of okay-ness with ourselves (generally) and with our bodies (specifically) She'll be a regular part of our year, helping to amplify our confidence through movement and singing. We are very fortunate to have her as a guest to our program.

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Profe

9/8/2015 02:01:04 pm

I noticed that each of the students was authentic to themselves...and I really appreciated those that chose not to sing.

Olivia McKeen

9/8/2015 09:31:34 pm

I think Come Along With Me went really well. People knew and took the initiative to say they will come along another day. Everyone who did sing did very well and we got to learn about their voices. It was really cool how everyone supported each other and Profe let us step out of our comfort zones by giving us an opportunity to stand up and sing.

Amy N.

9/8/2015 04:05:53 pm

I noticed that every one was brave in facing the challenge that they chose, ether to stand up and sing or to state that they will come another day.

Jen R.

9/8/2015 04:10:10 pm

I noticed that some people seemed nervous, before and after performing or choosing not to, but many others took the risk and faced the challenge. I am nervous to come with you, Profe, but I will.

Khloe Tucker

9/8/2015 07:34:13 pm

I noticed that certain students got up too sing very confident and they tried but changed there minds. I really admired they're bravery

Zoe H.

9/8/2015 04:14:32 pm

I noticed that many people were nervous when they stood up, but when they started singing they gained more power.

Maddie Hollekim

9/8/2015 04:21:41 pm

I noticed when you announced the "Come with me" activity everyone was instantly nervous but when the people who sang got up to sing they instantly gained confidence. I also noticed that it was also hard to say "Profe i will come with you but not today" and that you needed confidence to say that to.

Chloe Fulcher

9/8/2015 04:29:27 pm

I noticed that when people stood up that they showed a lot of confidence even if the people didn't do the solo because that takes much confidence also.

Acadia B.

9/8/2015 04:29:32 pm

I noticed almost everyone was nervous about the activity. For the ones that sang, they got braver as the solo went on. For the ones who chose to come later, they were also bold to say where they stood.

Amelia K

9/8/2015 04:44:35 pm

I noticed that everybody shared their voice, either they sang or decided to wait until another day, every student showed what place they have in the harbor.

Griffin Edwards

9/8/2015 05:08:50 pm

I noticed that even though some people haven't found their voice yet, they still stood up and sang.

Alix Mathews

9/8/2015 05:11:22 pm

I noticed how most of the people who stood up still seemed nervous, but were confident enough to at least try, and weren't worried if they would "fail" or not.

Lindsey hughes

9/8/2015 05:16:51 pm

I noticed that a lot of people were not having a good day or do not like to performing in front of people but they still tried.

Claire Baumert

9/8/2015 05:25:52 pm

I noticed that almost everyone was really nervous before this activity but as people started going and the activity went on, everyone started getting more relaxed.

Sophie Stern

9/8/2015 05:28:23 pm

I noticed that once you announced the "come along with me" ceremony,lots of people became tense and very nervous but once they stood up and started singing, I saw them relax and realize "hey this isn't so bad." They definitely gained more confidence. I also noticed that a lot of the seventh graders went which is really cool. Profe I will come with you every time.

Emma S.

9/8/2015 05:46:55 pm

I noticed that many people were nervous about getting up in front of the class , but as they started singing they got more and more confident.

Annika Rothacker

9/8/2015 05:53:01 pm

I feel like everyone was one big family even those who chose not to come with you. We were all connected.

Owen L

9/8/2015 06:03:48 pm

I noticed that many people sang and some where kids I have never seen sing before. It was very cool!

Faith Dasko

9/8/2015 06:07:36 pm

I noticed that a lot of the kids who ended up not singing stood up as if they were going to. I think they might have felt pressured to bensure like everyone else but they decided to stay within their own comforts.

Erin O'Brien

9/8/2015 06:12:11 pm

I noticed how every person chose to courageously stand up and sing, or bravely back down and sing another day. Whatever answer you gave is the best answer you could possible give.

Julia Mischke

9/8/2015 06:16:57 pm

I noticed that a lot of people didn't stand in the spotlight because they were nervous about singing in front of the whole class.

Jack Lee

9/8/2015 06:28:28 pm

I noticed that there kind of a lot of people that didn't sing and will go with Profe another day.

Hayven

9/8/2015 06:37:48 pm

I noticed that if anyone chose to sing it took awhile for everyone to get comfortable, then when everyone was relaxed, they were either very very confident.

Sopha Westerkamo

9/8/2015 06:40:15 pm

One thing that I noticed was that almost all of the class sang, and even some of the kids that were usually really shy, took a risk and sang in front of the class.

Jacob S.

9/8/2015 06:54:43 pm

I noticed that many people were themselves when it came to singing. It did not matter if they did not have a good voice or if they did have a good one. Also, nobody made any negative comments about the people who sang.

Niamh

9/8/2015 06:56:01 pm

Even thought every one was scared and nervuse , they gave it there all.

Tori T

9/8/2015 07:01:07 pm

I noticed that even those who did not not preform still had confidence when they said they would 'come another day'

Gabriel Minot link

9/8/2015 07:01:48 pm

I noticed that everyone was really brave in going, and in not going. The people who went were brave, because they got up in front of the whole class. The people who decided to come with you another day were brave because they said no thanks, and didn't break down, and they were not embarrassed. Also, everyone was/were great singers! :)

Lannon Woodall

9/8/2015 07:46:07 pm

yes i agree with you gab

Henry L.

9/8/2015 07:27:55 pm

I noticed that people were really scared but most people got up to sing and even if they didn't they were still very confident

Andrea Lopez Castruita (Dre)

9/8/2015 07:33:34 pm

I noticed that most of my classmates stood up and sang. I also noticed that some of my classmates stood up and had a lot of confidence in there self to say "Profe I will come with you this year but not yet.". One last thing I noticed was that a lot of classmates had a lot of my confidence when there were singing in front of the hole class.
Love,
Andrea Lopez Castruita (Dre)

Justin G.

9/8/2015 07:43:12 pm

Everyone was bold in their choice.

9/8/2015 07:44:50 pm

I noticed that when we did it that the people did stand up had awsome voices

Anna Brown

9/8/2015 07:44:56 pm

i thought it was interesting the mix of later's and now's

Skye C.

9/8/2015 07:47:23 pm

I noticed that everyone was nervous but they still found the courage to sing. (Except me)

Amy

9/9/2015 04:09:11 pm

You still had courage. You tried to sing, then changed your mind, but that doesn't mean you don't have courage.

Olivia Mazur

9/8/2015 07:57:25 pm

I noticed that almost every single student that did get up there to sing, always became more confident after they started to sing.

Cooper Hanley

9/8/2015 08:02:18 pm

I noticed that everyone was nervous before they started to sing, but as soon as they did, their nervous energy went away and they started to become more comfortable singing over the course of their performance.

Patrick Wood

9/8/2015 08:07:11 pm

I noticed that the people who didn't go weren't laughed at or scorned.

Dex

9/8/2015 08:28:51 pm

I noticed that people were respectful of how other people either got up, or sat down. If people didn't sing, they didn't tease them, and if people got up, they didn't judge there singing.

Jordan Mizia

9/8/2015 08:33:03 pm

I noticed that everyone was not as confident as they could have been. Also, some of the people who didn't go in front of the spot light, were more confident that some of the people who went in the spotlight. And last, even though some of the people who went didn't have the best singing voice, they had tons of confidence.

Maya A

9/8/2015 08:34:00 pm

I noticed that people found more confidence as they kept singing and found out that it was okay to sing in front of people that they did and didn't know well.

Victoria Krasawski

9/8/2015 08:35:25 pm

I noticed that during the ceremony, it was really scary when you herd your name being called, but then you go up there and you start singing and all the fear goes away and you feel like a rockstar xD.

Nathan (UberGoob)

9/8/2015 08:36:16 pm

Well i noticed that some people were not really as confident as i hoped them to be and i wasn't really all that impressed

Ally Macht

9/8/2015 08:39:45 pm

I noticed that people who were less confidant on the day of the ceremony, were more confidant the next day in class after singing.

Karena

9/8/2015 08:41:58 pm

I thought that it was really cool that all the boys went up too. Also I feel like everyone tried there best and had lots and lots of confidence.

Raina Manzanares

9/8/2015 08:43:09 pm

I noticed that when people sang, they really did't care how they sounded or how they looked. I heard people sing and I had never heard them before. That was by far one of the coolest moments of choir.

Cadence B.

9/8/2015 08:43:10 pm

During the come with me ceremony I noticed that all of the people who sang were really confident. Another thing I noticed was that everyone knew there place and whether or not to take a risk.

Asia Ivory

9/8/2015 08:45:50 pm

I noticed that almost all the students that got up to sing were at first nervous then got used to it and became more confident.

Michael Ryterski

9/8/2015 08:56:37 pm

I noticed a few kids that I had never heard before had amazing voices and that the "Come along with me ceremony" really helped kids show their voice.

Kelsie Riley

9/8/2015 09:23:40 pm

I noticed that some of the students who wern't ready to sing alone had some trouble saying they were not ready yet, and some students had no trouble with getting up and saying it.

Sadie W-S

9/8/2015 09:29:47 pm

I noticed that everybody stepped out of their comfort zones even if it was just by standing up and saying they would go another day.

Ellie Kowalski

9/9/2015 05:35:26 pm

I agree with you Sadie, I think that if you sang you had lots of confidence, and if you said you'd come along but not today you had to have confidence to say that too.

Amanda Dombek link

9/8/2015 09:48:09 pm

I noticed that no matter what anyone's vocal ability or sound was, that they weren't judged on whether they had the voice of Beyonce or not, and that everybody excepted that some people were ready to sing and that some people had the confidence to stand up and say that they weren't ready to come with you.

eugenie

9/8/2015 09:52:20 pm

I noticed that the people who got up to sing in front of the class were all confident, but the people who chose not to sing but still got up to say I will come with you but not today were also confident about it.

Gillian Beauchamp

9/8/2015 10:04:43 pm

I noticed that the people that sang, were very confident but i think the people that will come with Profe another time were even more confident.

Jason H.

9/8/2015 10:05:39 pm

I was amazed at how lots of us stood up and sang and we each had a unique but amazing voice that stood out. And even though some of us weren't ready, we knew we would get a second chance and were positive about it,

All Carter

9/8/2015 10:17:10 pm

I noticed that people that I assumed were very confident and would stand up right away didn't and it was really cool to see that you cant always judge a book by its cover.

Ally Carter

9/8/2015 10:20:08 pm

oops I forgot the y but really my name is Ally haha

Maddie Nissen

9/8/2015 10:25:34 pm

I noticed that there are some very confident students in our classroom that don't care about what others think about them, they stand and do what they are capable of and have confidence about what they have.

Yordy landaverde

9/8/2015 10:43:45 pm

I am really nervios about performing but i will give it a try

Sydney Hansen

9/9/2015 06:45:12 am

I noticed that a lot of people went in our class. I was really proud of not on the 7th graders but the 8th graders for participating!! Also for the people that didn't go I can't wait to hear your voice. I think it was a really good idea to do come with me because it really boosted my confidence.

Lindsay

9/9/2015 06:56:45 am

i noticed that nobody was judging people if they sang or not.

Clare

9/9/2015 12:18:45 pm

I noticed that the 7th graders were really outgoing and confident. That was really impressive.

Sara

9/9/2015 12:51:35 pm

I noticed that the people that were shy sang and some people who were were not shy didn't sing

Brittany

9/9/2015 12:52:49 pm

I loved that everyone is not afraid to show who they are and show their voice

Max

9/9/2015 05:53:18 pm

I noticed that everyone had a ton of confidence and it sounded really good and even though some people still haven't found their voices yet they still did great :)

Aidan Cauley

9/9/2015 08:30:18 pm

I noticed that in my class there were a lot of kids that were willing to go into the spotlight and sing. I also noticed that the kids that chose not to sing were pretty comfortable with standing up saying "another time, Profe."

grace link

9/10/2015 10:13:35 am

I noticed that every one was nerves and that the song that each person chose they were comfertable singing

Josie thomason

9/10/2015 12:13:35 pm

I think it went really well even though not every one went

Emma Dollenger

9/10/2015 05:17:12 pm

I noticed that a lot of 7th graders were really confident so then the 8th graders started doing more too. and at the end we were all really confident ant some of the people that didn't go were exited to go next time.

Katey

9/12/2015 08:32:09 am

I noticed that the 7th graders and 8th graders both had a lot of confidence

Morgan B

9/12/2015 03:02:23 pm

I noticed that the seventh graders usually choose to stand up and sing in front of the class, but during the come along eighth graders stood up and did choose to sing as well as seventh graders.

Ellie Groves

9/13/2015 01:36:16 pm

I think people really stood up and did it to their full ability.

Drew Carl

9/13/2015 05:52:03 pm

yo pro fo!

Leila L

9/15/2015 08:49:58 pm

I noticed that when we did the come along with me ceremony, that the class respected one another if you stood up or not.

leesha t-p

9/17/2015 05:13:34 pm

i noticed how people were nevus but still did or wanted to do it and every one was respectful listening

haylie

9/17/2015 10:44:35 pm

I noticed that everyone excepted everyone and no matter where they're voices were or how good they were we all supported one another and cheered each other on. I also noticed that we all supported one another in whatever decision we made.

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