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B.C. principal covers Miley Cyrus song for snow day music video

Chris Wejr parodied 91ƵParty in the U.S.A.91Ƶ to share weather updates with Shortreed elementary students

A former Hope local has gone viral!

Chris Wejr, principal of Shortreed Community Elementary in Aldergrove, has continued his tradition of snow day videos when Langley was blanketed in more than a foot of snow on Wednesday, Jan. 17.

Wejr, who grew up in Hope, filled the halls with his own lyrics about the weather over Miley Cyrus91Ƶ 91ƵParty in the U.S.A.91Ƶ

This year91Ƶs song selection was picked to be more upbeat than previous years, Wejr told the Langley Advance Times, and he also wanted to pick a song that kids and parents would recognize.

The video starts with a panorama shot of the front of the school building, before transitioning to Wejr standing by his car and then his snow blower.

91ƵThis is all so crazy, everybody is at home today!91Ƶ Wejr sang when he walked out of the school and fell back into the built up snow.

Wejr said he picked multiple spots around the school to sing because Cyrus sings the whole song herself and moves a lot, a difference from his previous videos.

He added that she also has her hands up often, so he wanted to mimic the moves.

91ƵThe basketball scene was a repeat of last year, but [there was] a request from some students to do it again if there was another video,91Ƶ he shared.

The idea for the snow day videos started in 2019, when Wejr was working with the school91Ƶs former vice-principal Mark Touzeau during a two-day district-wide school closure due to snow.

91ƵHe showed me the power of video to help create a positive culture at the school. If the video shows some vulnerability, as clearly I91Ƶm not a singer, and makes some people smile it is great for the culture of school,91Ƶ he said.

For his lyrics, Wejr said he scrambles in the morning to put relevant words together for a song.

91ƵI love seeing the kids when they get back to school and bug me about [the videos]. It just adds a fun element to my work,91Ƶ he laughed.

And for anyone wondering, Wejr said his bandaged pinky finger that can be seen in the video is due to a lost battle with an exacto knife but he is okay.

On Thursday, Jan. 18, as schools were closed for a second day due to weather, Wejr posted a second video giving tips to other principals or teachers who might be interested in making a snow day video like his.

91ƵA huge thank you to district maintenance crews who never get a snow day,91Ƶ he said.

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Shortreed Community Elementary principal Chris Wejr created a fun video for the Langley School District91Ƶs snow day on Wednesday, Jan. 17. (Special to Langley Advance Times)


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