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Children of all ages filled the stage in the St. Ignatius Elementary School to tell the story of “Johnny Appleseed” with the help of the Missoula Children’s Theater. The kids practiced their lines for several hours after school for one week to get ready for the show. On Saturday, the curtains opened as Grandpa, played by MCT actor Nick Schommer, told the kids, played by nine local students, about Johnny Appleseed’s adventures. Friendship was the main theme of the play, mixed in with a bit of history. The story delved into the adventures of early American pioneers and how apples helped them survive. “Before the 1800s, there were no apples out west, ...
Fourth grade: Jordan Boye, Dylann Elverud, Robert Howard, Bryce Roberts, Reese Swensen Fifth grade: Tyler Boye, Amelya Delay, Mark Ioli, Benjamin Matt, Katie Porter, Adele Ranney, Rylee Swensen, Abbigail Wagner Sixth grade: Charlie Elverud, Jayna Hale, Oakley Castello  ...