Creativity Fair recognizes student achievements
July 29, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.
By Christina Leslie | Correspondent
Bringing to life philosopher Edward de Bono’s observation that “creativity is not a mystical talent, it is a skill that can be practiced and nurtured,” students from seven diocesan schools showed the depth of their creative skills during the Trenton Catholic Academy Creativity Fair held May 2 at the Hamilton high school. The competition, now in its 21st year, tested the creative mettle of students in grades five through eight in eight subject areas as they competed for trophies and school-wide recognition.
The contest drew students from Incarnation – St. James School, Ewing; Our Lady of Sorrows School, Hamilton; St. Mary School, Bordentown; St. Paul School, Burlington; St. Paul School, Princeton; St. Raphael School, Hamilton, and Trenton Catholic Academy’s Lower School, Hamilton.
Participants were judged on the fifth/ sixth or seventh/eighth grade levels.
Each contestant was encouraged to exhibit their skill in one of eight academic or artistic categories. Wordsmiths penned poetry or wrote and illustrated a young child’s book; future Picassos explored their drawing and painting skills while others sculpted or composed dioramas of historically significant events. Students with a talent for engineering designed scaled models and floor plans of commercial buildings or anatomically-correct insects from recyclable materials, while still others fashioned banners illustrating the theme of peace and non-violence.
The 163 project submissions were displayed for a week at TCA for judging by that school’s faculty and staff prior to the awards ceremony. Each competitor received a certificate of participation in the contest, and the three top students in each category took home a trophy.
Students from the Trenton Catholic Academy’s Upper School’s National Honor Society’s Monsignor McCorristin Chapter organized and facilitated the entire competition, stated Kathleen Faraglia, TCA’s longtime Creativity Fair moderator. The high school students aided TCA’s Academic Council in the administration of tests, provided refreshments, and hosted the awards ceremony. Sister Dorothy Payne, president of Trenton Catholic Academy, and Michele R. Neves, director of its Upper School, presented the medals and certificates to the grammar school victors.
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By Christina Leslie | Correspondent
Bringing to life philosopher Edward de Bono’s observation that “creativity is not a mystical talent, it is a skill that can be practiced and nurtured,” students from seven diocesan schools showed the depth of their creative skills during the Trenton Catholic Academy Creativity Fair held May 2 at the Hamilton high school. The competition, now in its 21st year, tested the creative mettle of students in grades five through eight in eight subject areas as they competed for trophies and school-wide recognition.
The contest drew students from Incarnation – St. James School, Ewing; Our Lady of Sorrows School, Hamilton; St. Mary School, Bordentown; St. Paul School, Burlington; St. Paul School, Princeton; St. Raphael School, Hamilton, and Trenton Catholic Academy’s Lower School, Hamilton.
Participants were judged on the fifth/ sixth or seventh/eighth grade levels.
Each contestant was encouraged to exhibit their skill in one of eight academic or artistic categories. Wordsmiths penned poetry or wrote and illustrated a young child’s book; future Picassos explored their drawing and painting skills while others sculpted or composed dioramas of historically significant events. Students with a talent for engineering designed scaled models and floor plans of commercial buildings or anatomically-correct insects from recyclable materials, while still others fashioned banners illustrating the theme of peace and non-violence.
The 163 project submissions were displayed for a week at TCA for judging by that school’s faculty and staff prior to the awards ceremony. Each competitor received a certificate of participation in the contest, and the three top students in each category took home a trophy.
Students from the Trenton Catholic Academy’s Upper School’s National Honor Society’s Monsignor McCorristin Chapter organized and facilitated the entire competition, stated Kathleen Faraglia, TCA’s longtime Creativity Fair moderator. The high school students aided TCA’s Academic Council in the administration of tests, provided refreshments, and hosted the awards ceremony. Sister Dorothy Payne, president of Trenton Catholic Academy, and Michele R. Neves, director of its Upper School, presented the medals and certificates to the grammar school victors.