SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) – It\u2019s a busy time of year with holiday shopping, baking, and wrapping. But some area school kids want you to remember the reason for the season: the birth of Jesus Christ. The kids at Corpus Christi Catholic School in South Bend just held their Christmas concert to celebrate the season.<\/p>\n
While that performance was held in the church, other events are held on the stage in the school gymnasium.<\/p>\n
Performer Lily Nemeth explained what she loves about music.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just a way for me to escape the busyness of life,\u201d said Lily, a seventh grader. \u201cIt\u2019s just fun to listen to, and it\u2019s just one of my passions.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI just love that I get to just perform. And it\u2019s nice when at the end of the show is when people get to clap for you because you spend a lot of hard work on what you just performed,\u201d added Grace Kapicka, a fifth grader at Corpus Christi.<\/p>\n
These talented performers serve as a nice distraction to something else on stage.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe curtains are really old,\u201d said Sophie Mitchell, a seventh grader. \u201cAnd if we get new ones, then it\u2019ll look better and more professional.\u201d<\/p>\n
Teacher Christine Nemeth showed us the problem.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe track is still salvageable,\u201d Nemeth said. \u201cWe had a company come out and say they\u2019re actually dry rotting.\u201d<\/p>\n
In one spot, the curtain is literally hanging on by a thread. It\u2019s barely held together by Nemeth\u2019s sewing repairs.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve attempted to sew it and fix it,\u201d Nemeth said. \u201cI tried cleaning it by hand. That didn\u2019t go very well.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 64-year-old school recently restored the gym floor. The Martin\u2019s money will be put towards new curtains, hopefully in 2026.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re hoping to come back even stronger and better with a beautiful new gym floor,\u201d Nemeth said. \u201cWith beautiful new curtains next year.\u201d<\/p>\n
These are improvements the drama kids can appreciate.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you make a mistake, you can always redo it. And show night, you\u2019re always going to have a little pressure on you. But once you do the lines that you\u2019ve been working on,\u201d Kapicka said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be good.\u201d<\/p>\n
And that\u2019s a good feeling \u2014 just in time for Christmas.<\/p>\n