Reflections

One day, just randomly, I told Ella that one of the "reflections" categories for her school was Dance Choreography.  She took that and ran.  She choreographed a contemporary routine.  It is a beautiful routine to the song "Heart Cry".  She came up with the dance in just a few days, then practiced for hours.  I taped her routine at Skyview.  She entered reflections and that was that.
Then they announced the winners of her school.  She was one of them!  She got some gift cards, a ribbon and a certificate.  They displayed some pictures from her video in the front of the school for all to see.

A few weeks later, they announced the winners of the council level.  She was one of them!  She was thrilled.

A few nights ago we attended a ceremony for all the kids in region.  There were 3 entries remaining in dance choreography, and they announced that all 3 had recieved the Award of Excellence and so all 3 were moving on to state.  You should have seen Ella's face.  She was shocked, and then thrilled.  She said she almost started crying.

From the Herald Journal:

Moving on to States:

Dance

Katie Baldwin

Sophie Baldwin

Ella Benson