California fifth grade presents "Harmony High Lab Rat Rock'

The California fifth graders sing "Harmony High" in the musical presented Thursday, March 26, at the CHS auditorium.
The California fifth graders sing "Harmony High" in the musical presented Thursday, March 26, at the CHS auditorium.

The California fifth grade musical "Harmony High" was presented Thursday, March 26, at the CHS auditorium, directed by Stacy Friedrich.

The story begins on the first day of school. New students Michael, Michele and Junie find their new school, Harmony High, to be a little unusual in that everyone sings. First they sing about having to go to class, then learn about the school in song. They find out about learning by song by the teachers, since all of the teachers sing their lessons. Jim the Gym teacher sings the classwork, and rather than being called to lunch by a bell, the cooks sing.

Of course there is always in-school detention, with the students sent there by a cheery principal. In this school, even the students in detention sing, with a song and dance routine. Lab class is next, with the lab teacher, Dr. Mendeleyev (Rylee Hees), leading the students in a rock performance for which the "Lab Rat Rock" is named after.

The students begin the end of the school day with "Life Is a Beautiful Song" with solos by the Ancient History Teacher (Lacey Lucus), Geography Teacher (Macee Johnson), Math Teacher (Emma Borts), Jim the Gym Teacher (Preston Miller) and Lab Teacher Dr. Mendeleyev (Rylee Hees). With the urging of the cast on stage, the audience joins in for this song. As the cast gives a reprise of the beginning song, the Janitor (Garret Ferguson) sweeps the floor.

The songs presented included "Gotta Get to Class," "Harmony High" with Isabella Gano singing solo, "Learn It With a Song", "Gym Class" with a solo by Mikayla Diehls, "Cooks of the Cafeteria", "The In-School Detention Blues", "The Lab Rat Rock" featuring soloist Rylee Hees, "Life Is a Beautiful Song" with solos by Lacey Lucas, Macee Johnson, Emma Borts, Preston Miller and Rylee Hees. The program concluded with the reprise of "Gotta Get to Class."

The cast of characters included Zoey Rimel as Mom, Jordyn Winter as Junie, Shyla Cornwell as Michele, Calen Kruger as Michael, Jessica Serna as Teacher #1, Ella Carlyle as Teacher #2, Dalton Ratliff as Teacher #3, Addilyn Williams as the Principal, Matthew Abernathy as the Assistant Principal, Brehn Skinner as Student #1, William Phillips as Student #2, Dylan Knipker as Student #3, Alyssa Mauer as Student #4, Adolfo Osio as Gym Classmate #1, Tim Tyner as Gym Classmate #2, Jaden Trachsel as Gym Classmate #3, Lanessa Kirksiek as Cook #1, Jessica Schollmeyer as Cook #2, Emma Hees as Cook #3, Kaylee Menhennet as Cook #4, Mackenzie Connor as Cook #5, Garret Ferguson as Janitor, Isabella Gano with Harmony High Solo, Lacey Lucas as Ancient History Teacher, Emma Borts as the Math Teacher, Preston Miller as Jim the Gym Teacher, Mikayla Diehls as Small Fry and Rylee Hees as Dr. Mendeleyev.

Gotta Get to Class Kids were Michael Richey, Eva Farris, Anthony Almazan, Dennin White, Emma Heather, Molly Hentges, Jose Magana, Zachary Gabert. The Geography Class kids included Bradley Cooper, Drake Schlup, Ryan Bleich, Nadiya Frank, Abby Gadd, Marissa Perez-Contreras and Ryan Staton. Math Class Kids were Mason Barrett, Ngoze Ihenacho, Jose Aguado, Ethan Furcinite, William Gerhardt, Emma Thomas and Izac Currens.

History Class Kids were Derek McCumber, Gracelyn McCoy, Jacque Contreras, Brylie Smith, Elly Clause, Gage Carson and Brody Garrison.

Gym Class Kids were Enoch Dunnaway, Eli Trimble, Connor Hess, Trevor Meyers, Andrew Barber, Amber Perez, Marina Moran, Weston Peters and Eli Dunnaway.

The Cooks were Brooklyn Salmons, Cynthia Hernandez, Sareena Roll, Desirae Miller, Lacey Herron, Joanna Olmedo and Natalie Peters.

Detention Kids included Noah Sweeny, Tyler Patterson, Aidan Korenburg, Lane Oerly, Jakub Barnes, Tyler Mitchell, Levi Stieferman and Owen Cliburn.

Lab Rat Rock Kids were Madison McCord, Shelby Hummel, Ricky Runk, Casandra Gallegos-Ortiz, Leuder Herrera, Elizabeth Turner, Brayden McClanahan and Zach Jones.