A few weeks before the anniversary, a giant delivery came with pieces of a playscape, which they finally assembled. Thanks, Mr. Politician. I could make a list of a thousand things you could donate that would be more useful, but those smiles let me know that it's a least a bit worth it.
For the week leading up to the Thursday celebration, people were building a covered ranch and backdrop for the show. Pretty nice, right?
Joselyn, the school queen, getting ready to put on her traditional dress, or pollera.
These hair inserts, known as tembleques, always amaze me.
This little tag, along with souvenirs, are just some of the handmade things on display during the anniversary.
You see that wonderful foam letter work? That's yours truly. I finally gave in this year, deciding that English teaching isn't the only thing I can do here, and was much more helpful than last year. I cut out the foam letters for 5 girls' sashes. I also helped to put up another mural, my absolute favorite school activity.
This Panamanian band known as a murga was a lifesaver when our sound system cut out. They were able to successfully play one or two of the popular songs in our playlist for the performances.
The entrance dance of the candidates and the queen. Their adorable final pose has the boys using their hats to cover their faces and the girls' faces, but one of the kids just didn't get it. Couldn't help laughing at that.
Those girls dressed as clowns are Kindergartners who performed a ribbon dance. One thing that irks me about these celebrations is how they plaster all this makeup on little girls, sometimes making them up to LITERALLY look like clowns.
A great school anniversary!
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