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PHOTO GALLERY: Gulf Gate Elementary's Ladybug Day


  • By Rachel S. OHara
  • | 4:00 a.m. October 5, 2012
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PHOTO GALLERY: Gulf Gate Elementary's Ladybug Day
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Ceci Sanders, 5, shows off a ladybug on her fingers.
Ceci Sanders, 5, shows off a ladybug on her fingers.
Lauren Page, 9
Lauren Page, 9
Debbie Lacy’s Kindergarten class had fun searching for ladybugs that fell to the ground.
Debbie Lacy’s Kindergarten class had fun searching for ladybugs that fell to the ground.
Mrs. Grotz’s 4th grade had fun during the Ladybug Drill. The school released 13,000 ladybugs.
Mrs. Grotz’s 4th grade had fun during the Ladybug Drill. The school released 13,000 ladybugs.
Becket Cooke, 5, has fun watching a ladybug crawl up her arm.
Becket Cooke, 5, has fun watching a ladybug crawl up her arm.
Hilary Bruno, 5, shows off one the ladybugs she caught.
Hilary Bruno, 5, shows off one the ladybugs she caught.
Kindergarten teacher Debbie Lacy releases the live ladybugs during the Lady Bug Drill Thursday, Oct. 4, at Gulf Gate Elementary.
Kindergarten teacher Debbie Lacy releases the live ladybugs during the Lady Bug Drill Thursday, Oct. 4, at Gulf Gate Elementary.
Savannah Crittenden, 10, Maria Dent, 4th grade teacher, Ireland Waelti, 9, Aurora Mendoza, 9, Maggie Mazzella, 9, Vlada Biletska, 9, and Aimee Herrera, 10
Savannah Crittenden, 10, Maria Dent, 4th grade teacher, Ireland Waelti, 9, Aurora Mendoza, 9, Maggie Mazzella, 9, Vlada Biletska, 9, and Aimee Herrera, 10
Live lady bug packets were handed out to all of the Gulf Gate Elementary teachers to release during a “ladybug Drill” Thursday, Oct. 4, at Gulf Gate Elementary.
Live lady bug packets were handed out to all of the Gulf Gate Elementary teachers to release during a “ladybug Drill” Thursday, Oct. 4, at Gulf Gate Elementary.
Anthony Korzecki, 5, shows off his ladybug costume.
Anthony Korzecki, 5, shows off his ladybug costume.
Neveah Antini-Moore, 5, shows off her ladybug dress.
Neveah Antini-Moore, 5, shows off her ladybug dress.
Anisabel Alonzo, 4th grade, wore a red ribbon in her braid and black and red for Lady Bug Day Thursday, Oct. 4, at Gulf Gate Elementary.
Anisabel Alonzo, 4th grade, wore a red ribbon in her braid and black and red for Lady Bug Day Thursday, Oct. 4, at Gulf Gate Elementary.
The Gulf Gate Elementary TV’s all showed the pages of the book Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad, Thursday, Oct. 4, at Gulf Gate Elementary.
The Gulf Gate Elementary TV’s all showed the pages of the book Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad, Thursday, Oct. 4, at Gulf Gate Elementary.
Bobbi Barger and Mikaelea Wiley pose together in their ladybug outfits Thursday, Oct. 4, at Gulf Gate Elementary.
Bobbi Barger and Mikaelea Wiley pose together in their ladybug outfits Thursday, Oct. 4, at Gulf Gate Elementary.
Nathan Shulman, 5, helps his teacher, Debbie Lacy, get a ladybug out of her hair.
Nathan Shulman, 5, helps his teacher, Debbie Lacy, get a ladybug out of her hair.

 

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