On Stage at Franklin Elementary

David Gui, right, laughs with classmate Hazel Knopp, left, as they prepare their masks during a series of class performances Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, at Franklin Elementary in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Lance Lewis prepares a hat during a series of class performances Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, at Franklin Elementary in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jonathan Compas, right, helps first-grader Oliver Owens don a mask during a series of class performances Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, at Franklin Elementary in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Maggie Buckley, center, helps her grandson, Oliver Owens, with his mask as Owens's mother, Cayleigh, left, looks on during a series of class performances Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, at Franklin Elementary in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

First-grade teacher Ashley Coonce, center, leads her students Hazel Knopp, right, and David Gui, far right, in a dance during a series of class performances Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, at Franklin Elementary in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cherika Davis, right, smiles while congratulating her son, Carlus, during a series of class performances Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, at Franklin Elementary in Cape Girardeau. Carlus was a speaker and leader of the Black National Anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing." (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Amarie Moore, right, talks with music teacher Sara Harrer during a series of class performances Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, at Franklin Elementary in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Laura Ritter, center, uses her cell phone to document a performance during a series of class performances Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, at Franklin Elementary in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Lance Lewis, second from left, smiles while dancing with classmate Patrick Seders and others during a series of class performances Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, at Franklin Elementary in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Patrick Seders, center, dances with Lance Lewis, right, during a series of class performances Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, at Franklin Elementary in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Ashani Lewis sings with classmates during a series of class performances Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, at Franklin Elementary in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)