May 2006
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May 30, 2006
Spring Spirit Day at Craig Upper
Students at Craig Upper enjoy an afternoon of baseball, hotdogs, and comaraderie.
The Craig Upper School celebrated the Spring with a School Spirit day on Friday May 27th. This event was the third and last of the Spirit Days held during the school year. The afternoon started with a lively game of baseball on the P.A.L. field in Lincoln Park between teams captained by Mr. Russo and Mr. Argenti with Mr. Giordano serving as pitcher. After the game, the students moved back to school for an outdoor lunch on the grill prepared by Mr. Caparulo and Mr. Howard.
The purpose of these Spirit Days, as the name suggests, is to build a sense of school pride and community. Judging by the energetic participation of all in attendance, faculty and students alike, that purpose was well achieved. The timing was also perfect for a boost of school spirit just before the serious preparation for final exams in another week.
May 26, 2006
Senior Prom
Graduating seniors and their dates, which included some underclass students, celebrate their senior prom on shipboard.
Decked out in their finest gowns and tuxedos, the senior class gathered at the Liberty Landing Marina for a three-hour long cruise up the Hudson the night of May 25th. Despite some formidable traffic just before Memorial Day weekend, everyone arrived on time for the scheduled departure at 7:00 pm, although there were some anxious moments before one missing stretch limo hove into sight.
The night was warm, the weather balmy as the group gathered first for hors d'oeuvres on the upper deck and then assembled below for a gala buffet dinner. Parents stayed home, but a sampling of teachers and staff came along to enjoy the festivities. Dinner was followed by the requisite dancing back on the upper deck. By some fortunate circumstance, Craig School had the ship entirely to itself and the kids made the most of it while the adults strained to converse above the music.
It was a wonderful night! The food was great, the ambience warm and friendly, everyone seemed to be having a fine time, and no one fell overboard!
May 22, 2006
Craig Lower School Holds a Carnival
The Student Council at the lower school held a carnival in the Wilson gym complete with a castle "bouncy", games, and cotton candy.
On Friday, May 19th, the Wilson gym rang with the excited voices of Craig students as they lined up for jumping in the castle, getting tattooed, doing the karaoke thing with Mr. Aquino, racing model cars, "fishing" for prizes, and trying to throw a football through a rotating tire. Student Council President, Jamie, gamely put up with repeated pie throws as students along with Mr. Furlong laid on the cream! Pizza, popcorn, cotton candy and sodas were freely distributed in the Wilson cafeteria where a bake sale was also in progress. Safe to say, that enjoyment was had by all!
May 15, 2006
A Craig School Tea Party
Lower School students hold a book publishing tea.
Each year the Phonics Department at the Lower School sets students the task of writing and illustrating an original story. A cover is designed for each story and the pages are sewn together just like a published book. The children first practice reading their "books" in class to their fellow students concentrating on improving reading rate, accuracy, expression and phrasing. After several such practice sessions, the parents are invited to a "book publishing tea." Each child reads the book to his or her parent(s) and the tea follows with plenty of accompanying refreshments!
May 02, 2006
Chess Mastery at Craig Upper
Craig Upper students uphold the honor of the school at the chess table.
The Craig Upper School Chess Team took part in the 1st Annual Gramon School Chess Tournament in Fairfield, NJ. The team finished third overall among the six competing schools. The Badgers were led by 9th grader Tom D. and 10th grader, Zach G. who finished in 9th and 10th place individually. The two other members of the team were 9th grader Warren Z. and 11th grader Eric. G. Mr. Peter Chen is the team's chess guru.
