Garden City High School students in Dr. Christina Failla’s and Ms. Nora Artibee’s Spanish 4 classes, and Mr. Peter Berg’s Spanish 2 classes competed on April 25 in Hofstra University’s “Concurso Anual de Poesía” against other New York high school students.
Catherine Chu, a student in Mr. Berg’s class, won third place for Level 2. Kathleen Beatty and Collier Curran also participated for Level 2 in Mr. Berg’s class.
The following students of Dr. Failla and Ms. Artibee performed beautifully and received certificates of participation as well as praise from the judges for their impressive performances: Nayeem Baksh, James Lark, Patric Martin, Albert Soussis, and Christopher Stumpf, Seung Hyuk Choi and Daniel McElroy.
Caitlin Gallant, a student of Ms. Artibee, recited an original poem which she wrote. Students performed and recited the poetry of Pablo Neruda, Antonio Machado, Garcilaso de la Vega and Francisco de Quevedo.
Submitted by the Garden City School District
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