![Watching a small group scrimmage, Ben Lundt, St. Louis City SC goalkeeper and founder of Lundt Pro Soccer Training, shouts words of encouragement to players on Sunday, April 26 n the Lafayette grass soccer field. “The idea behind [the event] was to bring the professional soccer players closer to the community because usually people only get to see us on TV or in the stadium. [Families] actually having the opportunity to have their kids on the field with us is the most important aspect,” Ben Lundt said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_6823-1200x800.jpg)
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On Tuesday, December 9., Lafayette’s choir held its annual holiday concert featuring unique hits and spins on popular songs.
Mic Drop opened the show with “Like it’s Christmas,” arranged by Mac Huff, including a dance choreographed by junior Lilly Colombo.
Treble Choir took the stage to perform “Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Ruth Artman, followed by “Jam! (Jom-Ayuh-Mari!)” by Tracy Wong.
Treble Chamber Choir performed an arrangement of “Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!” by Hawley Ades.
Mixed Choir then took over to perform “The Argument” by Francis J. Nesta. “‘The Argument’ is just about that,” choir teacher Christy Shaffer said before the song, “a good old fashioned argument.”
Treble chamber joined them again afterwards to perform an arrangement of “Jingle Bells” titled “Jingle Bell Dash” by Lynn Shaw Bailey.
Tenors and basses of Mixed Choir performed an arrangement by Andy Beck, of the Plain White T’s hits “Hey there, Delilah” and “1, 2, 3, 4.”
Vox Solus went up to perform “Carol of the Bells,” arranged by Peter J. Wilhousky, followed by “Up on the Housetop” arranged by Kirby Shaw.
Treble Chamber took the stage once again to perform “Merrily Sing Noel!” by Linda Spevacek-Avery, “Jenny” by Ryan Kerr and Nick Myers, “Truth” by Andrea Ramsey, and “Measure Me, Sky” by Elaine Hagenberg.
Before the next song started, seniors Rylee Stoffel and Chloe Kim surprised Shaffer with presents on behalf of Lafayette’s choir.
Shaffer, who could be seen throughout the show with a mobility aid, hugged Stoffel for the gesture. “See? I told you they’re amazing,” Shaffer exclaimed to the audience.
All choirs had taken the stage together to perform their final song, “Al Shlosha D’Varim,” by Allan E. Naplan, a festive song inspired by Jewish teachings. The song’s title, Shaffer explained, roughly translates to “the world is sustained by three things: truth, justice, and peace.”
