“A Little School Where Big Things
Happen” – Principal Elizabeth Ballard
By Simone Henriques, Director-At-Large
Do you know who Charles Wakefield
Cadman was? Elizabeth Ballard and her staff want to make sure you do
and that the community knows that Cadman was destined to be a fine
arts school because of its namesake.
Ballard became Principal of Cadman
Elementary School in April of 2011. After meeting with each staff
member, it was clear to Ballard that Cadman needed to be a fine arts
school, so the focus of the school was changed and the arts were
incorporated. She was surprised to learn that the students did not
know who Mr. Cadman was, so Brian McDonald, a
staff member did a presentation to the student body on this great man
and his music.
Cadman (1888-1946) was an American
composer and his music was highly influenced by American Indian
music. His most well-known songs are “From the Land of the Sky-Blue
Water” (which was actually featured in a Hamms beer commercial)
and “At Dawning.”
