Carnival Recap: VIMSIA Wins Children's Parade Division!
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We want to take a moment this week to give a huge THANK YOU to all who supported and participated in our Carnival Children's Parade entry this year. You can watch the full performance here starting at 4:48, and a shorter video of the troupe (thanks, Vernon Araujo!). Our PGIA and Montessori children put on a stellar performance. We are immensely proud. VIMSIA was 3rd to last in performing and we STILL showed up with high energy, smiles, and strength!
Check out another great photo album via Dionne Sinclair here.
We are 2024 Carnival Winners! VIMSIA placed FIRST in troupes size 51-100. Please, if you see any and all of the following community members, give them a big congratulations for the time and effort they put into making carnival happen this year. We are so grateful to each and every one of you for your efforts. It truly takes a village.
Thank you
…Ms. Helen for the incredible choreography and huge effort it took to lead us in this beautiful performance! Aysia Frett for her support with choreography and leading Elementary students.
…Ms. Ebe Cook for her steady hand in keeping the inner workings of planning going!
…Ms. Sloan for her continual support and wonderful ideas!
…Ms. Cruz for sewing all of our Mocko Jumbie and Quadrille costumes!
…Ms. Lopez for her support with sewing!
…Mrs. Newton for the incredible artwork of the Montessori letters!
…Mariana Brunt for her wonderful logo!
…Dr. Dave Smith, Cassandra Creque Sudziarski, and Vernon Araujo for help with Mocko Jumbies!
…Kadeem Thomas for being Quadrille MC and bringing the energy to rehearsals and the parade!
…Mr. Mclean, Jon & MacKenzie Stoller, and Cory Crowner for help with transport and sound!
…Leilani Burke for organizing parent volunteers and keeping us engaged!
…Ms. Eddy, Ms. Katie, Miss Boyd, Ms. Bump, Ms. Schlesinger, Ms. Byrd, Dr. Fisher, Ms. Serrano, Mr. Ott, Ms. Tammi, for taking care of our children on the road!
...to our sponsor Tutu Park Mall who has now graciously sponsored us two years in a row! Additional shout-out to our PTA donation provided from Fall Fest, which was in large part supported by Seaglass and Christie’s Realtors!
…Thank you to the many parents and staff members that took part in slicing oranges, dancing, bringing glitter, making sandwiches, monetary donations, setting up at the stadium – our PTA, Foster, Stevens, Hume, Moore, Evans/Beadling, Trotman, Harl, Trattner, Silveira, Blankenhorn, Mancuso, Smith, Brandt, Reavis, Eichner, Colletti, Negrello, Freeman, Benjamin, Sewer, Heikkila, Scott and Kimball families! If we missed you it is only because we had so much support coming our way till the final moments of the event.
To our Fêters… Aysia Frett, Je’dea Smith, Stanley Trotman, Andy Bornn, Jordyn Powell, Arielle Shackell, Zarek Berry, Nemiah Willians, A’Mrii Jones, Keighsana Southwell, Cristabel Medina Tavarez, Raine Wade, Eleanor Scott, Claire Scott, Isla Beadling, Olivia Stevens, Maela Lemen, Kalea Burke, Haven Sewer, Millie Reavis, Salome Silveira, Lilly Walley, Joey Trattner, Ruby Zenger, Rhys McLean, Liam Reavis, Nolan Moreno, Kian Braithwaite, Irie Heikkila, Hazel Smith, Eshan Pershad, Nino Nellis, Lev Mason, Jenson Eddy, U’Nyque Espirit, Maya Stoller, Rayne Stoller, Jordaan Taffe
Our Quadrille Partners… Layna WIlliams, Graiden Blankenhorn, Liam Smith, Bae Sewer, Anisley Araujo, Lena Mancuso, Adalie Blankenhorn, Maddison Bloomfield
Our Mocko Jumbies… Jameer Germain, Talvin Nagi, K’dar Moore, Mya Rodriguez, Rush Sudziarski, Ace D’Amore, Hunter Reinbold, Patricio Donastorg
Our Tech Students…Amaya Castor, Ava Smith, Asar Gregory
We would like to keep this tradition going! The only way we can do so is by taking our combined energy and support and carrying it into next year. Join us! Get ready for Carnival 2025!
Warm regards,
Carnival Committee 2024
