Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Elizabeth Jaegeski and her performing arts class practice their puppetry skills while entertaining preschool students. The high school class is developing a production on bullying for later performances.
WAITSBURG – Elizabeth Jaegeski, Waitsburg's K-12 Music Specialist, took on the challenge of bringing back a high school performance art class.
"We started the year discussing our bodies, movement, and being comfortable taking on a character. Rule one was to respect each person's journey in developing their character," said Jaegeski.
Using puppets and a stage first purchased by Nancy Bickelhaupt for her classroom and now used by school counselor Rosy Nechodom, the class is producing a show on bullying for students in the district.
Under the creative instruction by Jaegeski, the students are lea...
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