STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

Halle Nicole Schnackenberg

Halle was born July 11, 2003 and is now 8 years old. She is in the 3rd grade. She is the daughter of Jared and Jessica Schnackenberg. She has an older brother named Brandon, age 11, a younger brother named

Carter,age 6 and a younger sister named Jenna, age 3. When asked to describe her personality, she says that she plays the piano and that she is an artist.

When she has nothing else to do she likes to practice the piano and draw. Her favorite subject in school is projects. Her favorite color is blue and purple. She says that her favorite food is crepes. Other than the

piano she says that she is almost in dance. When she is an adult, she says she wants to be a mom. Her favorite music artist is Jack Johnson. Her favorite TV show is "Sponge Bob" and her favorite movie is "Soul

Surfer". Halle has been taking lessons with me since September 2011. She is a beginning student and has been doing very well. She says her favorite song to play so far is "The First Noel". She still wants to learn

to play more Christmas songs.

Danielle's advice to other students:

"Keep trying!"

Noah Bruce Haskett

Noah was born April 27 and is now 11 years old. He is in the 6th grade. He is the son of David and Kristi Haskett. He has an older brother named Logan(age 14) (also a piano student) and 2 younger brothers Luke (age 8)(also a piano student) and Caleb (age 4). When asked to describe his personality he says that he loves to get active.

When he has nothing else to do he likes to play basketball and hangout with his friends. His favorite subject in school is math. His favorite color is green. He says that his favorite food is tacos and bacon. Other than the piano, he also plays soccer, basketball and football. When he becomes an adult he wants to have a family. His favorite musical group is "Black Eyed Peas".

Noah is an intermediate student and has been taking lessons since August 2011. He has made a lot of progress. His favorite song to play so far is "Wedding March" by Mendelssohn. He says that he would still like to learn "Hungarian Dance".

Noah's advice to other students:

"Keep practicing!"