The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/author/kenneth-m-smith/)
During a recent rehearsal in the Suffield Middle School auditorium, students moved across the stage with exaggerated sways and sweeping arm motions, carefully practicing how to transform themselves into underwater creatures.
Despite some early setbacks, first-time director, Jack Flanagan, and the multitude of students and staff involved in the Suffield Middle School production of Willy Wonka Jr. embodied the optimistic philosophy of the lead protagonist of the play, Charlie Bucket.
On any given morning from 10:00 to 11:30, as you step into the classroom run by Kevin Mattia, the technology education teacher at Suffield Middle School, you never can tell what you might find.