Celebrating Lunar New Year at PS 203
by Liz Rhoades
Managing Editor
Bayside’s PS 203 takes the Lunar New Year very seriously, and this
year’s celebration on Jan. 18 was no exception.
Students from pre-kindergarten to the fifth grade begin
preparations in September.
Each class learned a song in Chinese and Korean. Parents were major
participants, meeting weekly with school officials to purchase
costumes and plan for the annual event.
There are Asian dances and musical selections presented during the
day plus a special hot lunch for all 750 students. Voula
Angelidakis, the school’s testing coordinator and reading
specialist, coordinated the Lunar New Year program with Principal
Carole Nussbaum. Over 80 percent of the students are Asian.
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Celebrating Lunar New Year at PS 203
A procession began the program. Youngsters carried both Chinese and Korean lanterns to light the way for the new year.
Celebrating Lunar New Year at PS 203
The evocative Korean fan dance was performed by members of the PS 203 dance club.
Celebrating Lunar New Year at PS 203
The school’s dance club gave its interpretation of the upbeat Chinese ribbon dance.
Celebrating Lunar New Year at PS 203
First and second graders at PS 203 made paper dragons and sang traditional songs to celebrate Lunar New Year.
Celebrating Lunar New Year at PS 203
Students were entertained with the traditional dragon dance. Parents helped make the papier mache head 10 years ago.
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