​Chipman Elementary School students had a blast at the ASD-W spring drama festival in Oromocto, bringing home five awards in different categories.

The school musical production entitled, Pirates, earned awards for outstanding choice of material and outstanding set design. 

Grade 5 student Quinn Lavigne won the title for outstanding vocal performance in a musical role as well as outstanding performance in a leading role. Cohen Sypher, a Grade 4 student ,also received an award for outstanding performance in a supporting role.

Work on the school drama production began several months ago as students studied their scripts leading up to the district drama festival. 

"We had some very talented singers in our group so we know a musical would be a great choice," said Katrina Jardine, staff member at Chipman Elementary. "The students brought this fun play about a young boy longing to be a pirate to life. They built confidence in themselves and learned so much through collaboration with their peers and we even snagged a few awards to boot.."

The school musical was directed by teachers Catherine Campbell, Susan Weaver and Melody Davidson. The on-stage cast was made up of 15 students who are shown below in full costume.