So along with the school musical, I also co-direct the school's Christian Band. Mike Peever is the head guy - he knows how to hook up all the music and works with the band part, and I mostly direct the singers. We have about 50 members consistently, with upwards of 75 when everyone is there, which is incredible. Last year our numbers were more around 35 on our best days. It is a great group of students who just love to sing and play instruments and who love them some Jesus. They are such a break from the routine of teaching and even from the typical students I have in my classes. They have faith all their own and are not afraid to express it, which makes my faith much restored recently. We play Christian rock along with some praise and worship music (a LOT of Hillsong). We are expanding our repertoire in 2013 and the students are tweeting me some of the favourites over the break for us teachers to take a look at. Here are some pictures of the events we have done with them over the past few months:
(The faux fur was because we told them they turn down the heat on the weekend...they went a bit overboard)
(PS - the boys did sleep in a separate room from the girls)