Merry Christmas!

[Robert Johnston]

Good morning.  I would like to take an opportunity to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas.  I believe our organization has some of the finest people around and I appreciate each student, parent, booster, and everyone else that is a supporter of our program.

One thing special to me is looking back over the past several weeks and seeing the good things the people of our program have done this time of year for the community during the Christmas season.  We have done small things like having a group play for the residents of the J. Iverson Riddle Center and we have done big things like play at the Shrine Bowl where the Shriners donated over 1.4 million dollars to the Shriner's Hospital for Children.  One of the biggest things that stands out was the first "'Tis the Season" Concert and how much the audience enjoyed and appreciated it.  The list of good things our students have done could go on and on.  We all need to remember that the gift of music can be such a great and powerful thing and it is a gift that we have that we can share with others all of the time.

With that being said...I am off to visit family and friends on this Christmas day wearing my new, signed Carolina Panthers jersey.  Thanks everyone and have a Merry Christmas! 

Robert Johnston

Freedom High School

Director of Bands

(828) 438-4295