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Spanish Christmas Carols
by Brian Kollgaard
On Tuesday, December 19, Nazareth High School Spanish Club members spread cheer across Nazareth by singing loud for all to hear. Students caroled through neighborhoods near the high school and center Belvidere, making sure everyone got in the holiday spirit.
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| Photo Credit: Samantha Burns |
Fourteen years ago, Señora Andrea Faller, a Spanish teacher at Nazareth Area High School, decided to start a Spanish caroling event for those in Nazareth. The Spanish Club members performed songs such as “Fum, Fum, Fum, Oh, Be Joyful” and “Three Kings Day.”
Faller said this is a great way to “spread Spanish Christmas cheer.”
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Duelling Herrs Weihnachten
by Trinity Wambold
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| Photo credit: Trinity Wambold |
The second annual Dueling Herrs was held by the Nazareth Area High School German Club on Thursday, December 21 after school in Frau Mary Spitzmueller’s German classroom. The competition was between Herr Roman Spitzmueller and Herr Tyler Cressman, another German teacher at Nazareth, along with their bands comprised of German Club student musicians and vocalists. Prior to the students’ arrival, both Herrs chose the song that they wanted to perform; each brought his own guitar and musical talent. When students arrived, they were split into groups and assigned to work with either Herr Cressman or Herr Spitzmueller. The two bands then went to separate classrooms, where they started to prepare for their impromptu performances.
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| Photo credit: Trinity Wambold |
After the bands practiced for about 45 minutes, the judges arrived, signalling the start of the performances. Herr Spitzmueller and his band started by playing “Alle Jahre Wieder” before Herr Cressman and his band retaliated with their rendition of “Rudolf das Kleine Rentier.” The judges then deliberated and declared Herr Cressman’s team the winner. Hearing about the win, Cressman exclaims that it was among the “top ten moments of my life, but I couldn’t have done it without my band.”
Along with making memories, the students who attended received passes to gain bonus points on assessments.