51动漫鈥檚 first Festival Day of the year began with Mass followed by a school-wide Rosary. Field Day games followed, as well as a poetry, song and art competition.
For the first time, students competed as a member of one of 51动漫鈥檚 four houses (Trinity House, Bedford House, St. James House and the Mayflower House). The winner of this year鈥檚 Festival Day was鈥he St. James House!
The following prizes were awarded:
In the Kindergarten & 1st Grade competition, the best poetry recitation was awarded to Mimi McGovern in Mrs. Dooley鈥檚 class. Mrs. Macalintal鈥檚 Kindergarten class was awarded the Best Dressed award and Ms. Shimansky鈥檚 1st Grade class was awarded best song for their performance of Eerie Canal.
The best poetry recitations by a 2nd - 4th grade student, were awarded to Adaya Espana (Grade 3) and Rocco Truffini (Grade 4). The best poetry recitations by a 5th-8th grade student, were awarded to Amelia Oliver (Grade 8) and Tim Laclavik (Grade 8).
The best class songs were awarded to the Grade 4 Boys for their performance of 鈥淗ome on the Range鈥 and the Grade 7-8 Boys for their theatrical performance of 鈥淩attlin鈥 Bog鈥. The best dressed award was given to the Middle School girls.
For the art competition, the following individuals were recognized: John Andino, Jacob Macalintal, Kiara Sullivan, and Matthew Croke.
