Flyer Chapel Day n.9 Dec 2017

Chapel Day: For Students By Students NHS and Stuco organize a special event for NHS e Stuco organizam festa do aniversário de Chapels 70th Anniversary 70 anos do colégio

By Paula Veneroso

Por Paula Veneroso

Six months - The time it took NHS and Stuco students to plan

Seis meses. Esse foi o tempo que os alunos do NHS e do Stuco

and organize the special event, Chapel Day. Six hours - The time

levaram planejando e organizando as atividades do Chapel

students spent hosting Chapel’s birthday party, celebrated on

Day. Seis horas. Esse foi o tempo que os alunos passaram

December 5th. There were three sessions each lasting two hours.

atuando na festa de aniversário da Chapel, comemorada no

Student organizers took turns hosting the event. They were there

dia 5 de dezembro. Foram três sessões de duas horas cada,

not only as hosts, but also as technical support and “behind the

durante as quais os alunos organizadores revezaram-se na

scenes” facilitators. They had all hands on deck to ensure the

apresentação, na operação técnica e nos bastidores para que

event ran smoothly, flawlessly and provided entertainment to

o show resultasse perfeito e agradasse a todos da comunidade

everyone in the academic community.

acadêmica.

Elementary School

Elementary School

Elementary students were the first to step onto the red carpet that

Os alunos do ES foram os primeiros a pisar no tapete vermelho,

stretched from the covered area to the back of the auditorium.

que se estendia da área coberta ao fundo do auditório, decorado

It was beautifully decorated and illuminated specially for the

e iluminado especialmente para o evento. Assim que colocavam

event. As soon as the students set foot on the catwalk, they were

os pés na passarela, eram abordados por fotógrafos profissionais

e clicados como celebridades. Em seguida, concediam entrevista a Nicole Jensen Sykora e Luis Felipe Perrelli, apresentadores do Chapel News - videojornal do 6º ano coordenado pelo professor Otávio Garcia. Enquanto se acomodavam nas cadeiras reservadas a cada série, os alunos divertiram-se com os jogos “Quem é este?” e “Onde é isto?” - no primeiro, partes de imagens de professores projetadas no telão eram aos poucos reveladas enquanto a plateia tentava adivinhar quem era, e, no segundo, imagens de detalhes do campus eram projetadas testando a capacidade de observação do público, que tinha de adivinhar a approached by professional photographers and asked to pose

qual lugar pertencia cada detalhe.

like celebrities. Some students were interviewed by Nicole Jensen Sykora and Luis Felipe Perrelli, presenters of Chapel News - a vlog ran by 6th grade students and coordinated by Mr. Otávio Garcia.

Once settled into the auditorium, Chapel elementary students were entertained with fun games such as “Guess Who?” and “Where is this?”. During the “Guess Who?” game images of the teachers were projected onto a huge screen in the front of the auditorium. Each image was slowly revealed as the audience attempted to guess the teacher. The other game “Where is this?” showed the students detailed images of Chapel’s magnificent campus. The audience had to guess the location. This truly tested the audience’s observation abilities.

In front of a crowded audience, a game show based on a famous TV series - Family Feud started. Grade leveled classes competed against one another on facts about Chapel. The game show hosts were Thiago Bittar (12th Grade) and Lina Moradi (10th Grade).

The games were neck and neck with fans cheering at every turn of the board in favor of their grade level. The winning “families” were the 2nd, 4th and 5th grades. The Trojan mascot, played by 10th grader Rafael Lopes, encouraged the audience with his enthusiastic participation.

After the game, the 2017 Book Fair video premiered. Finally, students paid tribute to the elementary school director, Ms. Erin Thomas, who left Chapel to return to the United States. She received a silver plate from Chapel as a sign of appreciation for all her years of work at the school. She was also thrilled to watch videos created by the students in her honor.

ECEC The second session of the day was dedicated to the ECEC students.

They dressed up, walked the red carpet, had their pictures taken,

Com a plateia repleta, teve início o game show interclasses (1º X 2º, 3º X 4º e 5º X 6º), baseado no famoso Family Feud.

Apresentado pelos alunos Thiago Bittar (12º ano) e Lina Moradi (10º), o jogo de curiosidades sobre a Chapel foi bastante disputado, com as torcidas vibrando a cada virada de placar a favor da sua equipe - sagrando-se vencedoras as “famílias” do 2º, 4º e 5º ano. O mascote Trojan, interpretado pelo aluno Rafael Lopes, do 10º ano, animou a plateia com uma divertida participação.

Depois do game, foi exibido pela primeira vez o vídeo da Book Fair 2017 e, em seguida, os alunos prestaram homenagem à

and were interviewed before joining their teachers and assistants

então diretora do ES, Ms. Erin Thomas, que deixou o colégio

in the audience. The cheerleaders entertained the students as

para voltar aos Estados Unidos. Ela recebeu uma placa de prata

they arrived. After, the team went on stage to perform for the

da Chapel e ficou emocionada ao assistir a um vídeo que os

audience.

alunos produziram em sua homenagem.

During the “Guess Who?” game, images of the teachers were

ECEC

projected onto a huge screen in the front of the auditorium.

A segunda sessão do dia foi dedicada aos alunos da Educação

The game was prepared by students from NHS and Stuco.

Infantil. Vestidos como celebridades, desfilaram no tapete

Each image was slowly revealed as the children attempted to

vermelho, foram fotografados e concederam entrevistas antes

guess the teacher. The presenters Giovanna Boueiri and Lara

de se acomodarem na plateia junto dos professores e assistentes.

Barbosa (11th graders) encouraged the students to participate

O time de cheerleaders entreteve os pequenos enquanto todos chegavam e, com o auditório repleto de crianças, subiu ao palco e apresentou várias performances que animaram a plateia.

O jogo “Quem é este?”, preparado pelo NHS e pelo Stuco, foi bem divertido: as crianças gritavam os nomes dos professores cujas imagens eram reveladas aos poucos no telão. As apresentadoras Giovanna Boueiri e Lara Barbosa (ambas do 11º) brincaram com a plateia e garantiram a participação dos alunos, levando o microfone até eles para anunciarem a resposta certa. Em seguida do jogo, as crianças assistiram a dois vídeos da Chapel: “Um dia típico” e “Book Fair”. Encerrando o show do ECEC, as crianças foram convidadas a cantar parabéns para a Chapel, o que fizeram com grande entusiasmo, cantando em inglês e em português. A aluna Roberta Ramos (10º), do NHS, que trabalhou na produção dos vídeos do jogo “Quem é este?”, comentou: “Fiquei feliz porque deu tudo certo na hora do show e, principalmente, porque as crianças gostaram da brincadeira”.

High School No almoço especial, churrasco, acompanhamentos diversos, saladas, frutas e sorvetes forneceram a energia necessária para o comitê organizador enfrentar a última sessão do dia, destinada aos

by walking around the auditorium with the microphone and

alunos do High School. O show, apresentado por Giovanna Boueiri

having the audience respond to questions. After the game,

e Iqra Fátima (12º) foi marcado por um divertido jogo de trívia com

the 2017 Book Fair video as well as the “Typical Day” video

as equipes de todas as turmas do HS disputando ao mesmo tempo.

premiered. To conclude the celebration children were invited to sing happy birthday to Chapel in both English and Portuguese.

Tenth grader Roberta Ramos was in charge of organizing the “Guess Who” game. “I was very happy that everything went well and that the children enjoyed the game.” commented Roberta.

High School The special barbecue lunch with desserts, fruits and ice cream, gave the students energy for the last session of the day. The show

was presented by 12th graders Giovanna Boueiri and Iqra Fátima.

A plateia torceu pelas equipes, que tentavam acertar as três

Teams from 7th to 12th grade answered fun trivia questions about

respostas mais votadas pela comunidade escolar de temas como:

the school together. Each group tried to score as many points as

comida predileta dos alunos, sucos mais servidos no almoço,

possible as they guessed the three most voted responses about the

viagens preferidas, clubes e esportes prediletos. No final, a equipe

specific questions. The questions ranged from favorite food, most

do 10º ano foi a campeã e levou o troféu do torneio Chapel Day.

served juice, favorite field trips and favorite after school activities/

Nos intervalos entre as rodadas, as alunas do NHS Lina Moradi

sports. At the end of the game the 10th graders were the winners

e Sofia Bavaresco (10º ano) apresentaram o Oscar dos alunos

and were announced as the champions of Chapel Day. During

da Chapel - categorias como “o mais engraçado” e “o mais

the intermissions, a version of The Oscars was presented by 10th

estudioso” integraram a “premiação”. “Ao organizar este, que foi o

graders and NHS members, Lina Mourad and Sofia Bavaresco.

maior evento que já fizemos, vimos que o trabalho é imenso, mas

The categories included funniest student and the most studious

foi bem planejado e por isso deu certo”, avaliou Sofia.

student. “It was the first whole school event we organized. It was a lot of work, but well planned, that’s why it went so well”,

Na saída de cada sessão, os alunos e professores retiraram suas

celebrated Sofia.

fotos personalizadas. O Chapel Day não só congratulou a Chapel pelos seus 70 anos, mas também parabenizou os alunos pela

At the end of the show students and teachers received their

demonstração de valores que representam o verdadeiro espírito

pictures. Chapel Day was not only held to honor the school’s

do colégio: cooperação, assertividade, responsabilidade, empatia

70th anniversary but to depict the true spirit of the school. This

e autocontrole. Tudo isso regado com grande dose de bom humor

spirit included ideals like cooperation, assertion, responsibility,

e de alegria.

empathy, and self-control. The event brought much happiness and joy to the school community.