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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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

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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!