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Garrison Grade 5 News Programs Shown to Acclaim
Students receive Music Association Awards by Margaret Sternberg
The June 6, 2007 meeting of the Garrison Board of Education may well stand out as one of its most upbeat and enjoyable meetings as a standingroom only audience was treated to excerpts of two news programs entirely orchestrated by each of the school's two fifth grades. The programs were preceded by a rendition of The Star Spangled Banner by students who were recipients of NYSSMA (NYS School Music Association) Awards.
In the two class' very professional presentations, fifth- graders acted as producers, directors, anchors, actors and assorted other production people involved in the production of a news program called Good Morning Garrison.
Students had been selected to report on different areas of the news such as sports, politics, weather, and pop culture. The pop culture reporter, looking cutely bewildered as to the item's meaning, had the task of reporting that Britney Spears was in rehab and had shaved off her hair.
In a hilarious segment and standout performance of an advertisement, a deliberately jittery Russell Cox played a "stressed out" executive who appears overcome by the demands of his position. The ad ends with Russell rushing off camera to address his stresses by getting a good night's sleep on a particular brand mattress.
The excitement of the fifth- graders was still clear as they watched the videos being shown, eagerly explaining what they had done in response to teacher Patricia Scecina's questions. Scecina said that each child would receive a DVD to be burned to take home.
In the other big presentation of the evening, Music Teacher Karen Bresnan and Principal Stephanie Impellittiere handed out the NYSSMA awards to the children in a small ceremony. The awards were given based upon students' evaluated performances in both a NYSSMA competition and the All County Festival.
Fifth-graders who won NYSSMA awards, which cover participants in band, chorus or orchestra, included Brianna Di Francesco, Emma Jacoby, Sydney La Sala, Kate Lahey, Georgia Dain, Tess Hansler, Noah Campbell and Timothy Suits. Sixth grade winners were Nicklas Clemente, Richard Stiehl, Elizabeth Lansbury, Chloe Wareham-Gordon, Matthew Chason, Libby Simone, Lindy Labriola, Ted Christensen, Justin Voelp, John Azznara, Simon Close, Lianna Culp, Ali Galezo and Hannah Penner. Winners from the seventh grade were Jacqui Ferguson, Elle Parkin, Elizabeth Richter, Dylan Culp and Wil Hoffman. Christiana Stebe-Glorius, Olivia Levinson and Scott Jacoby were the eighth grade NYSSMA award winners. Superintendent Gloria Colucci said that there were an "amazing number of students participating [in the All County Festival] for a school this size." She said that the children who participated were treated by the school to a trip into NYC and saw Beauty and the Beast, with dinner preceding the show.
In regular business conducted at the meeting, the Facilities Committee report given by Superintendent Colucci said that the contractor for the Nelson Lane work is expected to schedule the work shortly. Colucci also reported that the pavilion being donated by the Garrison Children's Education Fund has arrived at the school and will be located alongside the basketball court.
A lengthy discussion arose concerning the fitness path that would be developed using the $1,790 raised by the 8th grade October Walkathon. A proposal that included setting six boulders on the perimeter of the field drew concerns first about the children's safety and whether they might run into them when engaged in other activities, and about concomitant insurance issues. No decision was reached, but the school's insurer will confer with the Athletic Committee on the issue.
In Action and Consent Agenda items, the Board approved a $30,000 budget transfer in order to cover anticipated legal expenses through May. The amount brings total legal billings for the same period to $154,587, of which $142,720 were attributable to issues with St. Basil.
Also approved was a $3,740 proposal from Pidala Electric for electrical work required for the installation of the SmartBoards. Superintendent Colucci said that the initial amount quoted was so inexpensive for electrical work for the nine classrooms that will have the SmartBoards next year that it was decided that all classrooms should be wired for the eventual installation of the SmartBoards.
The next meeting of the Garrison Board of Education will be Wednesday, June 20, at 7pm.
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