Children's Apple Blossom Cotillion applications due 12/5

Elementary school children in Kindergarten through grade 4 are invited to participate in the 61st annual Apple Blossom Cotillion, presented by Springfield Hospital and Springfield Medical Care Systems.

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2016-11-19 / Local Children's Apple Blossom Cotillion applications due Dec. 5 SPRINGFIELD — Elementary school children in Kindergarten through grade 4 are invited to participate in the 61st annual Apple Blossom Cotillion, presented by Springfield Hospital and Springfield Medical Care Systems. These young performers, always a popular feature of the show, are introduced in couples, just like the high school participants and escorts, and they perform several singing and dancing numbers. This year’s Cotillion is on Friday and Saturday, May 5 and 6 and its director is Pam Shaughnessy. The coordinators of the children’s part of the production are Tracy Austin and Candace Groner. Children should apply in couples — a girl and her male escort — just like the high school participants. Elementary school couples who submit a completed application by the due date of Dec. 5 are eligible to participate unless the number of applicants exceeds the capacity of the production. In that case, a random drawing will be held on Dec. 8 to determine the participants. An orientation for all parents and participants, including elementary school, is on Sunday, Jan. 8 at 1 p.m. at Riverside gymnasium. Weekly rehearsals for elementary school participants start on Sunday, Feb. 26 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Parents who would like their children to participate may obtain an application on the website www.springfieldmed.org, from the Springfield Hospital Development office, (802) 885-7644, or lkraft@springfieldmed.org .