Mid-Buchanan hosts Thanksgiving Showcase

FAUCETT, Mo. (KQTV) -- With just days to go before Thanksgiving, Mid-Buchanan School District students got a special treat.

For the second year, the district hosted its Thanksgiving Showcase.

"If we can give kids a sense of 'hey, let's come together and share this one thing before we leave for that exact holiday of coming together as a family,'" Mid-Buchanan High School Director of Bands Colton Butcher said. "(We) might as well just start that at Mid-Buch too."

Instead of spending time in class, district students spent the day watching girls' basketball, boys' basketball, girls' wrestling and Mid-Buchanan's band.

The idea wasn't Athletic Director Ryan Shultz's, but he's happy with the job he and others did in making it a reality.

"The previous A.D. actually, they came up with the idea," said Shultz, "Me and the administration just worked through a plan to make it work, there was a lot of planning that went into it, a lot of variables, but it's been a really cool experience. The kids love it, we've really enjoyed doing it."

Butcher believes the event serves as good inspiration for future members of his band.

"The kids work really hard," he said, "They try to sound good, and they try to have fun while they do it. And they want more young people to see them, so maybe one day they can get involved and we can grow bigger."

"Oh, it's awesome," Shultz said of the Showcase. "I know they're ready to get home and get to break. They love being able to have some school spirit... Obviously, elementary kids cheering on where they hope to be in the future. Just seeing the bigger kids is a really fun experience. They get really into it, so it's been a lot of fun."