To the editor:
On Tuesday, Dec. 1, we attended the winter concert performed by the third-grade students of the Olga Brener Intermediate School.
The students were all dressed as neatly as could be. The staff had obviously prepared them very well for the task at hand. The auditorium was packed with courteous and attentive family and friends of the students. After the concert, we stopped for a treat at a local restaurant as other families apparently had.
A perfect evening, but where was the Christmas music? They did not perform even one Christmas carol! Even the pseudo-Christmas music (“Rudolph,” “Jingle Bells”) was avoided. The staff of our local school district is so afraid of offending even one resident that they ignore the expectations of the vast majority.
Even the very marginally religious respect the Christmas season as a time of giving, sharing, family gatherings and the renewal of practicing good will toward others.
My guess is that all Shawano School District employees and students will enjoy their Christmas vacation.
Merry Christmas, everyone.
John Ainsworth,
Shawano
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