This year for Christmas, Mr. Bayles’s SJHS seminary classes video-taped themselves performing some of their talents. When they finished, they sent the video tape to the Utah State Hospital for the patients there that didn’t usually get gifts on Christmas. The students in periods one and two moved the desks around and video taped each other playing the piano, singing, playing the violin, and even reading a story. Both classes taped on Friday, December 17th and then finished on Monday the 19th.
“Bethany Allen, Rebecca Elzinga, Rebecca Bertleson and Katie Liddiard and Me, all played ‘What Child is this?’ on some string instruments. Dr. Tsugawa let us come in and practice together, and then we performed for the video. I had so much fun!” said Mary Singleton, ninth grader at SJHS. Emily Dean, another ninth grader at SJHS, said, “Brother Bayles was thinking of doing a service project, and my friend’s dad works at the Utah State Hospital and so we got permission slips to be filmed, and got to work! I sang a Christmas song. It felt really good to do it, and I’m really glad that I’m able to help other people. I think that the children at the hospital will be really happy.”
According to Porter Benson, all the students were able to finish their videos and sent them off to the hospital. They felt very happy to do it and glad that the patients in the hospital could get their gifts.