Schools
For Best Documentary, The Oscar Goes To Rail Ranch Elementary
No, the school didn't win an Academy Award, but this short video might best document the COVID-19 campus experience for young students.
MURRIETA, CA — The staff at Rail Ranch Elementary wanted to make sure students felt comfortable when they returned to class Tuesday after missing a year of in-person instruction amid COVID-19.
To help ease the kids into their newly modified classrooms (virus-prevention features like plexiglass dividers and hand sanitizer everywhere), the school staff put together a light and fun "Beauty and the Beast" musical parody. The video welcomes Rail Ranch students as they begin classroom instruction under a first-ever hybrid learning model.
It's not Oscar-worthy, but this short video is a gem — and is a must for future generations who will learn about COVID-19 in history class.
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The video's theme song was performed by Vista Murrieta alum Kaelani Smith.
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