2017 Diocesan Declamation Festival

On Saturday, March 25, 2017, 6^th, 7^th and 8^th grade students represented St. Joseph School at the annual Diocesan Declamation Festival at St. Peter-Marian Jr.-Sr. High School in Worcester, MA.  Eleven students participated in the Reading Event category presenting readings in Children’s Literature, Poetry, Prose, and Play Reading.

In the Reading category, Szymon Mamro received 1st Place in Grade 7 Children’s Literature for his interpretation of Chester’s Way.  Hayden Dery and Ben Colebourn received 2^nd Place in Grade 7 Play Reading for their interpretation of Therapy.  Elzbieta Gronek received 1st Place in Grade 7 Poetry for her collection of poems from Where the Sidewalk Ends.   Benjamin Duval was awarded 1st Place in the Grade 7 Prose category for his interpretation of The Cremation of Sam McGee.

Also representing St. Joseph School in the competition were Remonda Mankarios and Alyssa Thompson – Grade 6 and Grade 8 students Edison Rosario, Jonas Poirier, Caleb Adams, and Alexander Montione.  Congratulations to all of our participants for a job well done.