News : VSMS students sing, play and dance during Holiday Concert

The 6th grade chorus performs during the Holiday Concert.

Cooling Rockettes perform "Let it Snow."

The 8th grade girls ensemble sang, "Hey, Santa."

Children crowd in the window of the sound room to watch the VSMS Holiday Concert.

The Tilford auditorium was full for the concert.

This group of Cooling Rockets ended the show with their "Happy Holidays" routine.

The Rockettes from Cooling Dance Center.

Caleb Bendull plays bass and Tess Noeller plays guitar to accompany 8th grade chorus.

Katie Hancock's trumpet solo began the concert.

Kendra Peterson plays a piano solo during the Holiday Concert.

Katie Hancock, Caitlin Kruckenberg, Jordan Evans and Daniel Janssen sing 'A Celtic Silent Night'

Watching the concert....

Postponed by weather to January, the Vinton Shellsburg Middle School Holiday Concert filled the Tilford Auditorium Tuesday evening.

Relatives and friends filled the auditorium's seats and crowded in the doorways to watch the annual performance by the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade choir members. Several students also played instruments during the show.

Choir Director Lois Martin said she enjoyed a great day of rehearsal, as the students prepared for the event. Nancy Jorgensen and April Ahrenholz acconmpanied the singers on the piano. Students who played the piano included Alexis Hicok, Annika Schmidt and Anna Sagan.

The Cooling Dance Center dancers also performed. One group of Rockettes performed "Let it Snow" while another performed "Happy Holidays."