Gator Preview Newsletter Spring 2014 | Page 29

Students   from   Gateway’s   four   sending   districts,   National   Park,   Parkview,   Wenonah   and   Woodbury   Heights   joined  Gateway  middle  school  students  on  Wednesday,  April  9th  for  the  third  annual  Gateway  Music  Festival.     The   students,   directed   by   their   individual   music   directors   Mr.   Meson   Banas,   Mrs.   Becky   Oman,   Mrs.   Jen   Sikorski,  Mr.  Bill  Trimble  and  Mr.  Jason  Straub  performed  beautiful  renditions  of  The  Star  Spangled  Banner;   Thunderbird   Spirit;   We   Are   Young;   You   Raise   Me   Up;   the   Angry   Birds   Theme;   Big   Bang   Theory;   Conquest;   The   Best  of  Glee;  Cups  (When  I’m  Gone);  and  America,  the  Beautiful.    The  talented  students  blended  the  expertise   of   their   individual   instruments   together   to   create   a   series   of   toe-­‐tapping   musical   selections,   which   was   rewarded  with  a  standing  ovation  from  the  audience.   Students   and   staff   at   Gateway   Regional   High   School   donated   a   cherished   gift   to   cancer   victims   –   their   own   hair,  used  to  make  wigs  for  the  people  who  need  them  most.    On  a  cold,  blustery  day  in  February  the  Locks  of   Love  hairdressers  came  to  Gateway  and  lopped  off  ponytails  at  least  10  inches  in  length  from  each  participant.     It  takes  six  10-­‐inch  ponytails  to  make  one  wig  –  Gateway  had  eleven  –  almost  enough  to  make  two!      All  of  the   girls  were  happy  to  donate  and  they  look  as  lovely  with  their  shorter  hair-­‐styles  as  they  did  with  the  longer   versions.    (top  Row  –  participating  students  –  l-­‐r)  Taylor  Kibel,  Nova  Scafide,  Morgan  Fell,  Samantha  Herbert,   Gina   Torres,   Kelsey   Hollin,   McKenna   Caswell,   Maggie   McKelvey,   Jillian   McCarthy   and   Keri   Hauser;   (not   shown   –   Ms.   Kerry   Horleman,   Latin   teacher)   and   the   Locks   of   Love   hairdressers;   (bottom   row   l-­‐r)   Tina   Honabach,  Shannon  Gallagher