{"id":6158,"date":"2026-03-10T20:15:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T01:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/?p=6158"},"modified":"2026-03-10T22:38:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T03:38:43","slug":"singin-at-saigling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/?p=6158","title":{"rendered":"Singin&#8217; at Saigling!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0405.heic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0405.heic\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6159\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today I spent time at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/saigling.pisd.edu\" target=\"_blank\">Saigling Elementary<\/a>\u2014home of the Stallions! During breaks between presentations, I enjoyed touring the halls and admiring the creative art hung everywhere! There are some talented students here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2989-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"811\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2989-1024x811.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2989-1024x811.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2989-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2989-768x608.jpg 768w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2989-1536x1216.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2989-2048x1622.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, I didn&#8217;t get to meet the official mascot, Waffle (proudly named by the first graders), but I did meet a bunch of amazing students. One of which was fellow performer, Ben, who stuck around for an autographed bookmark!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0408.heic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0408.heic\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6161\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone else will have to settle for two of my autographed books that they can check out in the library immediately!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0393.heic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0393.heic\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6162\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Mrs. Manfre for being a great host and the use of the library. Thanks to Mrs. Bailey and the Saigling PTA for having me out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2987.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"754\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2987-1024x754.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2987-1024x754.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2987-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2987-768x566.jpg 768w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2987-1536x1131.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2987-2048x1509.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And the biggest thanks of all goes to the young writers and future screenwriters at Saigling Elementary! Remember the four words and don&#8217;t stop reading!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0377.heic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0377.heic\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6165\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I spent time at Saigling Elementary\u2014home of the Stallions! During breaks between presentations, I enjoyed touring the halls and admiring the creative art hung everywhere! There are some talented students here! 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