Congratulations to the twelve 5th graders from the Waterbury School system who won Arts Awards at the 20th Annual Connecticut Elementary Schools Celebration of the Arts Festival. The ceremony was held at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington, CT on Tuesday, February 5. Elementary schools from approximately 80 cities and towns around Connecticut participated in the Arts Festival over the course of 2 nights. The students and their families, as well as teachers and administrators, were able to enjoy a buffet style dinner of salad, pasta, pizza, tacos and ice cream. The award recipients had their caricatures drawn and all children were able to participate in face painting and balloon sculpting done by several clowns throughout the night. All students received certificates of achievement presented by the school principal or their designee.
The following students won awards for visual arts and/or music:
Back row: Tamara Guevara (Wilson - Music), Erika Perez (Wilson - Art), Annalese Maldonado (Gilmartin - Music) and Nesi Nakhutsrishvili (Gilmartin - Art)
Front row: Sydnie Smith (Rotella - Music), Aishah Aly (Rotella - Art), Dara Cabrera (Sprague - Art), Janvi Patel (Sprague - Music) and Ashley Guardado (Hopeville - Art)
Missing: Jose Morales (Maloney - Music & Art), Mya Soto (Maloney - Music & Art) and Dylan Syman (Hopeville - Music)
