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An overflow crowd of students, family and friends jammed D’Ippolito Elementary School for the recent Youth Art Month opening reception.
March is Youth Art Month in New Jersey and the district’s elementary art teachers covered nearly every square inch of walls in the building with work from students in grades kindergarten through five.
During the evening, to represent the performing arts, there was also a performance by the D’Ippolito Chorus, under the direction of Stephanie Murray and Erin Semus. Instrumental selections by elementary school musicians, supervised by district instrumental teacher Rebecca Allen, were also performed during the evening.
The Woman’s Club of Vineland again awarded prizes for the best three works from children in each school. First prize was a $50 gift card from Michael’s Arts and Crafts store. Second place winners were presented with a $25 gift card and third place was worth $15.
Presenting the awards was June Lang, club president.
The winners were: D’Ippolito -1st Place, Luis Santiago; 2nd Place, Jashley Cruz; and 3rd Place, Adrian Bermudez; Durand - 1st Place, Iyanna Colvin; 2nd Place, Jason Reynolds; and 3rd Place, Marilynn Miguel; Johnstone - 1st Place, David Santiago; 2nd Place, Imalay Ruiz, and 3rd Place, Raymond Burkett; Mennies- 1st Place, Samirah Wilson; 2nd Place, Ulises Osorio; and 3rd Place, Doris Hernandez; Petway - 1st Place, Lexia Stewart; 2nd Place, Arianna Baptiste; and 3rd Place, John Alongi; Sabater - 1st Place, Austin Shaw; 2nd Place, Serenity Johnson; and 3rd Place, Jacqueline Bracamontes; Winslow - 1st Place, Amanda Hullihen; 2nd Place, Jamila Alvarez-Acuna; and 3rd Place, Aaron Mackow.
A group of students from the Rossi Middle School National Honor Society, and their advisor Dana Quiles assisted with the reception.
Organizers of the event offered a special thanks to Astro Signs for donating the banners, Wheat Road Cold Cuts and Bottino’s Shop Rite for their generous food donations, and Rental City for their generous donations.
Vineland elementary art teachers include: Mrs. Lisa Kaler-Ahmad, D’Ippolito Elementary School; Mrs. Angela Cervino, Johnstone Elementary School; Mrs. Nancy Curley, Dane Barse Elementary School; Mrs. Cynthia Doulis, Durand Elementary School; Ms. Cherie Hackler, Dr. Williams Mennies School; Ms. Lisa LaRosa, Petway Elementary School; Mrs. Kristin McMackin, Sabater Elementary School; and Mrs. Kara Rehm, Winslow Elementary School.