Pottawatomie County Oklahoma Events

Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Events

Macomb students and their parents will celebrate the opening of the school year with a free outdoor concert. Clancy Davis, backed by several members of the Snowy River Boys, will take center stage at 8 p.m. today at the Macomb High School baseball field. The concert is open to the public. Davis, a 17-year-old junior at Vanoss High School, won the Entertainer of the Year honor this spring in Denison, Texas. There will be no admission charge for the Macomb concert, though donations will be accepted, said high school Principal Teri Coles. “Bring lawn chairs and blankets,” Coles said. “Bring your sunscreen and bug spray.”
During a break, the Macomb cheerleaders will perform, and the new high school football team will be introduced. While extra money that could be raised at the concert would help several school projects, Coles said the goal of the event transcends cash. “My No. 1 priority is not about money,” Coles said. “The No. 1 priority is to get parents at school with their kids. “Some of them need to take a step to get involved with their kids’ school life,” she said. “We want them (parents) up here,” Coles said. “This is their school. Come in and let me know what I can do to help.” She said the education of any child takes teamwork involving the student, parent and teacher. If any part of that team is not involved in the education process, there is a gap, Coles said.
“Invariably, the kids fall through that gap,” she said. Coles said she would like to use money collected at the concert to help restore arts at the school, either as a class or as an after-school program. “Anything we can get is more than we have,” she pointed out. Concessions will be available. Davis was headliner at this summer’s WildFire Music Festival at Tribbey. He has performed at the Rodeo Opry, Denison Showcase, That Country Music Place in Mead, Cancer Centers of America in Chicago and various other places. Using the influence of some older country stars, such as George Jones and Merle Haggard, Davis mixed in southern gospel techniques to develop a voice of his own. Davis recently returned from a summer concert tour with his cousin, Blake Shelton. “He tries; he tries,” Davis said with a sigh when asked about Shelton, whose fifth album was released this summer. “There are a lot more in my family who can sing,” he said. “My grandma can sing. Blake’s mom sings like an angel. “I don’t know anybody in my family who can’t sing,” he said.
Source: Shawnee News-Star August 11, 2008