Presented by The Italian Teachers Association of New Jersey and The Joseph and Elda Coccia Institute
for the Italian Experience in America, in conjunction with the Montclair State University Amici Club
ITALIAN LANGUAGE and CULTURE DAY 2016
C’era una volta….Once Upon a Time….
March 16, 2016 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
7th floor Conference Center | University Hall
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UN RINGRAZIAMENTO SPECIALE AI MEMBRI DELLA GIURIA/
Special Thanks to Our Judges
GRAZIE/Thank YouMany thanks to our wonderful student-volunteers from Montclair State University’s Amici Club, the Student Ambassadors from Prof.ssa Miele’s classes and Coccia Institute Program Assistant Dariell Vasquez. Thanks also to the dedicated members of ITANJ’s Italian Language and Culture Day Committee (Silvana Berardo, Marcella Clatworthy, Vita Morales, Anna Ranieri and Catherine Vignale). A very special thank you to Vita Morales, our “emcee” for the day, and to Marcella Clatworthy, for organizing the Kahoot cultural trivia game!
Lisa Manfrè and Marisa Fusaro, Program Co-Chairs
Special Thanks to the Montclair State University Italian Program and the Inserra Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies
ANDREA BALDI Professor of Italian Rutgers University
SILVANA BERARDO (TIMEKEEPER) President, ITANJTeacher of ItalianMadison High School
CARLO DAVOLI Dirigente Scolastico Education Office DirectorConsulate General of Italy in New York
PHYLLIS IGNOZZADirector, The Language InstituteW. Caldwell, NJVice-President, ITANJ
PHYLLIS PIZZOLATORetired Supervisor of InstructionPascack Valley Regional HS District
ANNA RANIERI Retired Teacher of ItalianHolmdel High School
West Essex UNICO
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COCCIAFOUNDATION
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Check-In and Breakfast/Registrazione e colazione
9:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. Greetings and Welcome/Discorsi di Benvenuto Cav. Mary Ann Re, PhD Director The Joseph and Elda Coccia Institute for the Italian Experience in America Silvana Berardo President Italian Teachers Association of New Jersey (ITANJ)
10 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. The Italian and United States National Anthems
10:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Student Presentations/Presentazioni degli studenti Vita Morales, Emcee
12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m. Lunch / Pranzo 1 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Awards Presentation/Presentazione dei premi Robert Friedman, PhD Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences Montclair State University Elisa Coccia President Coccia Foundation Phyllis Pizzolato Coordinator Panel of Judges 1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Music by “Legendery Entertainment”/ Intrattenimento musicale con “L.E.”
PROGRAMMA DEL GIORNO PRESENTAZIONI
SCHOOL/SCUOLA SKIT/SCENETTA TEACHER/INSEGNANTE
Frelinghuysen Middle SchoolLe avventure di Pinocchio e Pinocchietta Marcella Clatworthy & Toni Anne Corsi
Central Middle SchoolLa storia vera di Cappuccetto Rosso Marisa Gillespie
Manalapan-Englishtown Middle SchoolUna famiglia in crisi Linda Schiano & Domenica Ryan
Ocean Township Intermediate SchoolUn drago Susan Garra Fischer & Denise Amato
James Caldwell High SchoolLa Cenerentola moderna Lisa Manfrè
St. Peter’s Preparatory SchoolLamerica Rosalie Romano
Cliffside Park High SchoolLa Banca d’America Agatino Accardi
Elizabeth High School Upper AcademyIl mostro di Venezia Guido Morsella Clifton High SchoolChris incontra le principesse delle favole Josephine Altherr
Hawthorne High SchoolArlecchino e lo scandalo salato Marisa Fusaro Timber Creek High SchoolBuona notte Alyssa Sciscio
Holmdel High SchoolLa volpe, il gatto, e …? Elizabeth Malolepszy
ITALIAN LANGUAGE and CULTURE DAY 2016
AUGURI A TUTTI GLI STUDENTI E AI LORO INSEGNANTI!