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School’s out for the summer! And as the school year came to a close, the Abraham Lincoln School in La Romana celebrated the end to another successful academic year with an end of year assembly which recognized and rewarded the school’s top-achieving pupils.
During the final assembly held on June 13th, the “end of year” certificates were presented. The top student in each year group received an Achievement Certificate, the students who had worked the hardest received Effort Certificates and all those who had not missed a single day of class received Perfect Attendance certificates – it was impressive that over 100 students qualified for this latter one! Housepoint Certificates were also awarded to the pupils who had been awarded the most “housepoints” throughout the year, housepoints are rewarded by teachers to pupils for a variety of reasons; outstanding work, helping others (or the teacher), kindness, effort, and many more reasons!
There were also Music Certificates and Sports Certificates, were also awarded to the top athletes in each sport. The Abraham Lincoln School students take part in a variety of sports; football (soccer), volleyball, basketball, baseball and more – there are some who even learn golf with Eric Lillibridge in Casa de Campo.
“One of the big achievements this year was our Senior Girls’ Volleyball team who won the National Interschools Championship”Congratulations to the hard-working pupils of the Abraham Lincoln School! The following photos were taken during the end of year assembly at the Abraham Lincoln School:— Harry Magee, Headmaster at the Abraham Lincoln School
The day before the end of year assembly, another very special assembly took place with the participation of the Pre-Kinder students – a play entitled “The Goat in the Garden”. One of the topics studied in Pre-Kinder is Farmyard Animals so every child dressed up as different animals.
“Considering that they have only been studying English for 9 months it is impressive to hear them delivering their lines in English and singing songs in English, and all in front of their proud parents! The message of the play was delivered at the end by the student dressed up as a bee who said ‘Did you see? You should never judge anyone for their looks or their size. The most important thing is to believe in yourself, no matter how small you are!’— Harry Magee, Headmaster at the Abraham Lincoln School
These photos were taken during “The Goat in the Garden” assembly at the Abraham Lincoln School: [nggallery id=1653]
Photos by Bryan de la Cruz. For more photos and to read more about the Abraham Lincoln School graduation 2013, click here!The Abraham Lincoln SchoolThe Abraham Lincoln School, located within Central Romana, in the town of La Romana, is a private school for the children of employees of the Central Romana Corporation, but is also attended by other children who pay yearly tuition fees. Click here to read more about the Abraham Lincoln School!