Santa comes to the mall

Jacob Wiegand

Saturday, November 16, 2019

Alma Schrader Elementary School fourth graders sang holiday songs for patrons of West Park Mall in a "Santa Parade" on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, at the mall in Cape Girardeau. Children and families were already lined up to meet with Santa Claus following the procession.

Alma Schrader Elementary School fourth graders Caroline Ogles, top right, and William Lawrence are illuminated in sunlight while singing holiday songs with other students during a stop on a "Santa Parade" route Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, at West Park Mall in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Alma Schrader Elementary School fourth grader Julia Gray, at front, and other students take part in a "Santa Parade" on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, at West Park Mall in Cape Girardeau. The students sang holiday songs during the parade. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Santa Claus, portrayed by Bill Dean, watches as children take part in a "Santa Parade" on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, at West Park Mall in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Andi Jordan, 3, of De Soto, Missouri, meets with Santa Claus, portrayed by Bill Dean, on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, at West Park Mall in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Alma Schrader Elementary School fourth graders sing holiday songs Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, at West Park Mall in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Santa Claus, portrayed by Bill Dean, listens as Alma Schrader Elementary School fourth graders sing holiday songs Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, at West Park Mall in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Alma Schrader Elementary School fourth graders sing holiday songs during a "Santa Parade" on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, at West Park Mall in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)