CAMDEN, Tenn. (March 8, 2023) – Briarwood Elementary School’s fifth graders performed their musical program on Feb. 28, 2023. The show,*On the Radio,*is a show by John Jacobson highlighting various songs important to America's culture in the decades between the 1930s and the 1980s.
Every student in the fifth grade participated in the show during the school day performance. Approximately 80 fifth-graders performed in the evening production for the community and parents.
“Students learn about how music and the radio played a role in the daily lives of people,” shared Briarwood Elementary School music teacher Emily Knight. “They are exposed to several important styles of music.”
This annual event features classic songs such as, “Ain’t We Got Fun,” “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,” “Hound Dog,” “Footloose,” and “Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.”
Benton County Schools operates six schools and the Benton County Career and Technical Center. For more information about the fifth graders performance, contact Briarwood Elementary School at (731) 584-4257 or email Emily Knight at emily.knight@bcos.org.