As the school year winds down this week, Suffern Middle School students lined the hallways and bleachers Friday, June 17, to show one last blast of school spirit. The occasion was the 2016 version of Lip Dub, a project promoted by the SMS Kindness Crusaders, with English teacher Nicole Tarife serving as group advisor.

The music lip sync performance involved the entire school and was an effort to sow seeds of community in the hearts of fellow students. It looked like it worked.

Suffern Middle School’s 2016 Lip Dub, featuring “Hall of Fame” by the Script, feat. will.i.am, and “Don’t Look Down” by Martin Garrix, feat. Usher. Recorded on June 17, 2016. 

LIP DUB IS COMING.
700 balloons. 500 glow sticks. 25 beach balls. 25 streamers. 55 posters. 3… https://t.co/dlvbjwVjO5

— Kindness Crusaders (@KindCrusaders) June 17, 2016

The whole production took place this past Friday after months of planning, with the Kindness Crusaders working hard to produce and edit the video which has been making its way across the local social media stream. Last year, the group put together its first all-school Lip Dub for “Heroes (We Could Be)”, which ended with a rousing bleachers student cheer.

Team Kappa ready for the Lip Dub!! @SuffernMS @TeamKappaSMS pic.twitter.com/Oqq92bGQoz

— SMS DiSiena (@DiSienaMath) June 17, 2016

The shoot included students dressing for the productions, and demonstrating school spirit from their particular sport or activity during specific shots — including shots of the band, orchestra, theater, and any number of sports.

@SuffernMS @KindCrusaders An inspiration. A movement. A school coming together as one. Go Mounties!

— Stephen Walker (@SWalkerRCSD) June 21, 2016

So proud of our school for coming together as one. Thanks to @KindCrusaders for making our school a better place pic.twitter.com/9CWq9GKQNB

— Brian Fox (@SMSprincipal) June 17, 2016

Production on this year’s Lip Dub effort included Supervisors: Mrs. Maureen Ritter and Mrs. Nicole Tarife; Videographer: Will Planeta; General Manager: Paige Gilhooly; Student Director: Bervelly Sainteme; Assistant Student Directors: Vicky Chu and Hannah Gandon; Choreographers: Ms. Dayna DiSiena, Angeline Grant-Johnson, and Lily Spitzer; Video Editor: Elizabeth Pecoraro; and Sound Editor: Mr. Marc Jaffee.

In order of appearance, singers and dancers included the following students:

Singers, in order of appearance:
Max Cohen
Emma Muchnick
Olivia Blau
Ashley Kim
Emily Ullman
Aidan Anderson
Luke Caro
Michael Toth
Madison Daly
Sam Kantrowitz
Cara Gilbert
Selma Cain
Divya Naraine
Kayla Williams
Serene St. Louis
Matthew Surovich
Thomas McCarren
John Lancia
Rachel Weiss
Alexa Silver
Julia Procter
Sofia Smith
Nicole Thomas
Jake Goodman
John Krebs
Grace Krebs

Featured Dancers:
Natalie Balinskiy
Jonathan Boereau
Finola Dickson
Aryana Edugene
Angeline Grant-Johnson
Rochelle Meehan
Jonas Rieder
Zachary Schlissel
Skylar Williams