Region 10 Children’s Costume Competition a flamboyant display

The true spirit of the Mashramani celebrations was reflected in Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) during the hosting of the annual Children’s Costume Competition, under this year’s theme: “Celebrate with Dignity, Liberty and Greater Unity”.
As is customary, there was intense competition from schools across the Region in various categories. The Calypso and Dramatic Poetry competitions were staged on Wednesday, followed by the nursery and primary competition on Thursday, and secondary competition on Friday. Schools were also given the opportunity to participate in costume, dance, masquerade, Skip be Fit Jump Rope competition and Physical display.
Pine Street Nursery School was dubbed the overall winner in the nursery category of the Calypso competition, while West Watooka Nursery placed second. Meanwhile, One Mile Primary was dubbed the overall winner in the five to seven years category. Copping the first position in the eight-10 category was One Mile Primary School, followed by Wismar Hill Primary in second place, while Regma Primary secured third place. The 11-13 years category saw New Silvercity Secondary copping first place, with One Mile Primary placing second. New Silvercity Secondary also copped first place in the 14-17 years category.
The Dramatic Poetry segment saw Pine Street Nursery copping the first place position, while the Retrieve Nursery came in second, followed by Republic Avenue Nursery, which secured third place. The five to seven category was won by Watooka Day Primary, with Amelia’s Ward Primary placing second. Amelia’s Ward Primary was dubbed the winner of the eight-10 years category, while Watooka Day Primary copped second place. The 11-13 category was won by Wismar Hill Primary, while New Silvercity Secondary placed second. Meanwhile, in the 14-17 years category, the Mackenzie High School was dubbed overall winner, while New Silvercity Secondary placed second.
The costume competition reflected the true image of the Mashramani celebrations with the flamboyant costumes on display. The individual category in the nursery segment was won by Wismar Hill Nursery, followed by South Amelia’s Ward Nursery in second place. Meanwhile, Wisroc Nursery School was dubbed winner in the group category, with Blueberry Hill Nursery in second place.
The nursery dance competition was won by South Amelia’s Ward Nursery, while Canvas City Nursery placed second. Meanwhile, One Mile Primary copped first place in the five to seven and eight-10 years dance categories, respectively, while Watooka Primary placed second in both categories. The 14-17 years category was won by the New Silvercity Secondary, while the Mackenzie High School placed second. A true crowd pleaser, the New Silvercity Secondary was dubbed winner of the hip-hop segment.
The Primary Segment of the jump rope competition was won by Saint Aidan’s Primary, while Regma Primary secured second place. The winners in this competition were awarded Double Dutch jump ropes, compliments of the organisers. Meanwhile, the freestyle and last man standing Primary jump rope competitions were won by Christiansburg Primary and Regma Primary respectively. Mackenzie High School was dubbed overall winner in the Skip be Fit (last man standing) jump rope competition. Successful schools who won various competitions were presented with trophies upon completion of the exercises on Friday.