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Penn Wynne 4th Graders Show Audiences the Joys of Summer Camp

Penn Wynne Elementary School's fourth graders, who will head to Black Rock Middle School next year, entertained students and families alike with their foot-tapping, laugh-along musical production of "Summer Camp."

The show, directed by Music Teacher Nicholas Trawick, tells the story of children heading off to Camp Runamok, where -- as you might expect -- things tend to run amok. Whether it's fear of bugs, a camper who knows everything there is to know about knots, or a bear running through the woods, the campers experience it all in just one week. 

Through songs, dances and talent show acts, the students showed how the campers learn to appreciate their time together, enjoy nature and create a sense of belonging for everyone, regardless of their likes or dislikes, fears or special skills. 

Both the student and adult audiences were captivated by the performances. And the story helped prepare the Penn Wynne Class of 2023 for the big adventures they have ahead, this summer and beyond. 

Click through the slide show below for photos of the production.

A chorus of students sings during the 4th grade play %22Summer Camp.%22
Students march to the music during the play
Students sing and march during the play
Students lined up in front of and on the stage
A group of students sings during the play
A student sings a solo into a mic as the next singer looks on
The audience of students, seated on the floor, pays rapt attention to the who
Music Teacher Nicholas Trawick directs the students during the show
Young students sit on the floor watching the show
Students say their lines into the microphones
Mr. Trawick and the singers in front of the stage
Students at microphones during the show
Students sing together during the show
Closer photo of several students singing
Students on risers on the stage singing
Students in their blue show t-shirts singing
Students doing arm motions during a dance number on the stage
A group of students in a semicircle during a dance number
Two students point at each other during a dance number on stage
Backs of students' t-shirts that say %22Fourth Grade Class of 2023 Presents: Summer Camp %22
A student waits by a mic to say her lines
A student looks on as her classmate says his lines into a mic
Four students stand behind a prop tree stump
Students march and sing on the riser onstage
Younger students in the audience watch the show
Two students on the stage with microphones
A group of students wearing white hats for a song
A group of students in white hats in a line during a song
Students standing on risers on the stage
A student at a microphone
Students in white hats stand at their microphones
Students in white hats march in time to a song
Mr. Trawick conducting the choirs during the show
A student in a cap says his lines into a microphone
A student in a white skirt ready to say her lines
Four students do hand motions during a song
A row of students do hand motions during a song
A student dressed as a bear runs around  in the audience
A student in a bear costumes raises his arms in the audience
A student in a bear costume at the front of the audience
Five students lined up at microphones
Three students say their lines behind a prop tree stump
A student speaking into a mic
A student standing by a mic
A student speaking into a mic
A student in a hat speaking into a mic
A student in a bear costume in front of a mic
A row of students speaking into microphones
Students in a kick line during a dance
A row of students doing arm gestures during a dance number
Students in a kick line during a dance number
Students kick high in a dance line number
Students doing arm gestures during a dance number
Students in a kick line during a dance number
A student reads her script
Students singing into their microphones
A student sings her solo.
A student sings a solo into a microphone
Students sing into microphones