Emma E. Booker, Booker Middle and Booker High School joined together to celebrate Bookerfest on Feb. 4.
By
Dariela Delgado
| 8:00 p.m. February 6, 2023
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These tornadoes made landfall and stormed through with Booker pride.
Emma E. Booker, Booker Middle and Booker High School joined together to celebrate their initial year of Bookerfest Feb. 4 at Booker Middle.
What started with an idea of a music festival turned into something much bigger.
"We got the three Booker music teachers together and we all said, ‘Hey, let’s involve all of the arts,’” said Bookerfest co-coordinator Carlos Silva. “We started talking about this last year. This year, we started formally planning.”
Students, teachers and community members were invited to experience and watch Booker’s Visual Performing Arts students showcase their talents along with learning about the history behind the Booker schools.
“The most special thing about being at Booker are the opportunities,” said Booker High student Anna Alarcon. “The AICE program and VPA program prepares you to professionally go into music and college.”
Students giggled with friends and danced at the courtyard with a slice of pizza in hand and radiated the joy and honor of being a tornado.
“It’s a family — that’s the main thing,” said Booker High student Tristan Tran. “We are all open to each other. We are all friends.”
Olivia Schaedler-Luera, Tornado and Karen Barbosa celebrate Bookerfest at Booker Middle.
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Emma E. Booker, Booker Middle and Booker High School joined together to celebrate their initial year of Bookerfest at Booker Middle.
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Lola and Evangelina Ponce.
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Seventh grader James Montanez and sixth grader Mya Vermilya.
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Emma E. Booker, Booker Middle and Booker High School joined together to celebrate their initial year of Bookerfest at Booker Middle
Photo by Dariela Delgado
Stephanie Rischard and Paula Grafton showcase the Booker students' artwork.
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Emma E. Booker art teacher Melissa Shaw showcase the Booker students' artwork.
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Lilly Williamson, Schyler Weaver, Tre'leah Garner and Ally Halpin.
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Booker High School principal Rachel Shelley, Bookerfest co-coordinator Christine Reagan and Daniel Reagan.
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Booker Middle School Orchestra performs for the community members at Bookerfest.
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Bayfront mascot Cash, Ashia and Dakota Zayas.
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Emma E. Booker, Booker Middle and Booker High School choir joins together to sing at Bookerfest.
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Tallulah Brand and Raygan Coyer summon their innner Whitman to create poems on vintage typewriters.
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Booker High School band cats play licks for the community members.
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Booker High School students Gus Baizabal,Tristan Tran, Julia Rodrigues, Asia Jones-Spence and Anna Alarcon.
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Booker High School principal Rachel Shelley, Booker Middle School principal Dr. Frost and Emma E. Booker Elementary School principal Cameron Parker sit together for panel.
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Booker High School choir and modern band teacher Alexander Zickafoose with Bookerfest Co-coordinators Christine Reagan and Carlos Silva.
