Foundation Day - It's Showtime!

For the past two months the school has been busy preparing for Foundation Day. After the Mass and program, each grade level was responsible for a presentation after the parade... and so were the teachers. First-year students danced the tinikling. If you haven't seen it, youtube it because it's pretty crazy to watch. After that, the second-years did a folk dance. The thrid-years danced the boogie and the fourth years followed. And that left the teachers. They requested I teach them something from Arizona. Since we don't really have traditional folk dances, I thought a country line dance was in order. Yee-haw! So After weeks and weeks of practice, the teachers kicked of their debut of Cotton Eye Joe.

A counselor and the Vice-Mayer happened to witness it. They liked it so much they invited the teachers to come to the Begnas Festival in March and present it in the municipal capital. *Update: The Counselor has uploaded these videos to youtube if you want to see us in action! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZG4I4uHe7E 


After the demonstrations were over, a massive lunch was served. The PTA held a rafflle for a new washing machine and so people hung around for the drawing. After that, it was time for the greatest show on earth.


Months ago, back in December, the English Club asked me if we could hold a fashion show for fundraiser. Now, I'll let you know that I know absolutely nothing about fashion, modeling, clothes, drama, or any of the necessary knowledge to plan a fashion show. So, I said yes! Since school resumed in January, students have been gathering at lunchtime and after school to practice their modeling poses. They went to thrift stores (wagwagans) and borrowed clothing. The day before the show, we went up to the recreation hall and set up the stage hanging up curtains, setting up a runway out of long tables taken from the library, and preparing a program. "MDNHS presents the first ever Wag Wag Fashion Show!" Come showtime, the we had a full house, standing room only and the kids did great. I was really proud of them because they did almost all of the planning themselves and the show was a huge success. Parents are  even requesting that we do it again every year!