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ITALIAN LANGUAGE and CULTURE DAY 2018

L’amore è…. Love Is….

March 15, 2018 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

7th floor Conference Center | University Hall

MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY | 1 Normal Avenue, Montclair, New Jersey 07043 | 973-655-4050 | montclair.edu

Special Thanks to Our Judges UN RINGRAZIAMENTO SPECIALE AI MEMBRI DELLA GIURIA

Thank You/GRAZIEMany thanks to our wonderful Montclair State University Student Ambassadors from Prof. Gina Miele and Prof. Enza Antenos’ classes and Coccia Institute Program Assistant Emma Rush. Thanks also to the dedicated members of ITANJ’s Italian Language and Culture Day Organizing Committee (Silvana Berardo, Marcella Clatworthy, Guido Morsella, Anna Ranieri and Catherine Vignale). A very special thank you to Guido Morsella, our master of ceremonies for the day, Phyllis Pizzolato, the coordinator of our panel of judges, and to Marcella Clatworthy for organizing the Kahoot! cultural trivia game.

Marisa Fusaro and Lisa Manfrè, Program Co-Chairs

Thanks to the Montclair State University Italian Program

ANDREA BALDI, PhD Professor of Italian Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ

SILVANA BERARDO (TIMEKEEPER) President, ITANJTeacher of ItalianMadison High School

ANGELA MANGIONE BORELLIRetired Teacher of ItalianLong Branch High School

ANNAVALERIA GUAZZIERIDirigente ScolasticaEducation Office DirectorConsulate General of Italyin New York

EMANUELE OCCHIPINTI, PhDProfessor of ItalianDrew UniversityMadison, NJ

PHYLLIS PIZZOLATO Retired Supervisor of InstructionPascack Valley Regional HS District

ANNA RANIERI Retired Teacher of ItalianHolmdel High School

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8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Check-In and Breakfast/Registrazione e colazione

9:30 – 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

Robert Friedman, PhD Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences Montclair State University Silvana Berardo President Italian Teachers Association of New Jersey (ITANJ)

10 – 10:15 a.m. The Italian and United States National Anthems

10:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Student Presentations/Presentazioni degli studenti Guido Morsella, Master of Ceremonies

12:30 – 1 p.m. Lunch / Pranzo 1 – 1:15 p.m. Awards Presentation/Presentazione dei premi Elisa Coccia President Coccia Foundation Annavaleria Guazzieri Dirigente Scolastica / Director of Education

Consulate General of Italy in New York 1:15 – 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 School Anna Grammatica and Angela PercontinoL’amore vero

Holmdel Middle School Colette RaffertyLa mia occasione (Love is an Open Door)

Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School Linda Schiano and Domenica RyanL’amore è onorare l’amicizia

Central Middle School Marisa Gillespie and Cristina EmmoloIl primo amore

Lyndhurst High School Marcella ClatworthyL’amore è complicato: un raccontocontemporaneo di Paolo e Francesca

Perth Amboy High School Ryan Gogol and Donald MendittoL’amore ferisce, l’amore guarisce

John E. Dwyer Technology Academy Melissa J. WellsL’amore è tra eternità

St. Peter’s Preparatory School Rosalie RomanoCittà Eterna, Amore Eterno

Timber Creek High School Alyssa McManusAmore regge, senza legge

Cliffside Park High School Agatino Accardi and Maurizio BalestraL’amore è…poesia

Elizabeth High School Guido MorsellaFrank J. Ciccarell AcademyL’amore è diversità

Tenafly High School Michael VicchioCon te partirò II

Clifton High School Josephine Altherr and Rosamaria De FeoL’amore è la famiglia—un pranzospeciale dalla nonna

Hawthorne High School Marisa FusaroLettere a Giulietta

Red Bank Regional High School Amy Eagleton and Federica Proietti CesarettiL’amore comincia con me

ITALIAN LANGUAGE and CULTURE DAY 2018

AUGURI A TUTTI GLI STUDENTI E AI LORO INSEGNANTI!