May 25th, 2010
LAKE WALES – Fifth grade student Angelicia Jones dreams of being a high-fashion model, and now she can tell people that she has walked the runway in a real fashion show.
Because of Angelicia’s interest in modeling, teachers at Polk Avenue Elementary helped organize the school’s first-ever Fashion Show, which was a fundraiser for Haiti Relief and local needs.
More than 20 Polk Avenue Elementary students walked the runway April 24 as part of the fashion show, which had an audience of more than 100 people. Belk at Posner Park provided the spring fashions and worked with the Polk Avenue models.
Tickets for the event were $5, but every buyer received a $5 coupon to use toward a Belk purchase May 1 during Belk’s Charity Sale Event.
“The idea came about because of Angelicia, whose dream is to be a fashion model. We wanted to give her that experience,” said teacher Maria Jimenez, one of the staff members who helped organize the event.
PHOTO #1: Polk Avenue student-models show off their fashions, provided by Belk. Student Angelicia Jones (front row, far right) worked with teachers to help organize the show after she expressed her desire to be a fashion model.
LAKE WALES – Hillcrest Elementary students Clint Lerch, Ethan Montero, Julianna Guzzetta, Erin Montero, Emily Hilligoss, Nicholas McDaniel and Nathaniel Johnston participated in the All County Elementary Music Showcase on May 8.
LAKE WALES – Hillcrest Elementary’s Show Choir – Encore – earned a Superior rating at the recent Music USA Festival in Orlando. The Show Choir was evaluated by a panel of three judges.
Janie Howard Wilson Elementary chorus and world drummers ended their musical year on a “high note” Tuesday (May 15) with an exciting performance of oldies, Top 40s, inspirational songs and African music for fellow students, faculty and parents.
