The Performing Arts Center at Caledonia Middle/High School was packed to standing room only for the K-5 winter concert on Thursday, Dec. 12.
First-grade students opened the event, followed by the kindergartners. Despite being the first to perform, this year's first graders, who were of course last year's kindergartners, confidently stepped up, now a bit taller and more grown-up. They were the big kids now to the kindergartners.
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