Year of the dragon

West Side School, Elkhorn, second-grade students (from right) Eden Remlinger, Paige Nelson, Paige Vecitis, Ryleigh Anderson, Kayden Batcheller, McKenna Recklies, Julian Hernandez, Cullen Gahart, Abby Kolton, and Mason Markham prepare to enter the gym, working collectively as a Chinese dragon. Students learned about and sang songs specific to different countries’ holiday traditions and customs during a special program at the school recently. The dragon was part of a second grade presentation about the Chinese New Year. (Photo by Kellen Olshefski)