ORR students celebrate Day of the Dead
Nov 9, 2018
ORR Spanish students pose in colorful masks that they decorated themselves as part of Day of the Dead celebrations. Photo courtesy: Diana Carreira and Allison Barker
Spanish students work on Day of the Dead printouts and cutouts. Photo courtesy: Allison Barker
Students created altars that celebrated the life of an influential person who has died. Photo courtesy: Diana Carreira and Allison Barker
The colorful backs of student altars, on display in the library. Photo courtesy: Diana Carreira and Allison Barker
The 3D printed mold that Allison Barker made to form the sugar skulls, which students would then decorate. Photo courtesy: Allison Barker
Students had the chance to decorate sugar skulls in all different colors as part of the Day of the Dead Celebrations. Photo courtesy: Diana Carreira and Allison Barker
MATTAPOISETT - ORRHS Foreign Language Department teachers Señora Carreira and Señor Bernardo collaborated with Librarian, Ms. Barker, to host a presentation of student artwork created in celebration of the Day of the Dead (or día de los muertos in Spanish) in the Library Commons.
Prior to the Nov. 4 celebration, Ms. Barker created sugar skull molds with the 3D printer in the ORRHS Makerspace, and assisted students with their research and creations.
This is the second year that students in Spanish 3 and 5 created colorful tombstones (altares) for celebrities and notable people who had passed away. The altares, in keeping with the tradition of día de los muertos, celebrated the person's life, achievements, and contributions to the world.
Sugar skulls (calaveritas), masks (máscaras), and colorful paper banners (papel picado) were also created by Spanish 2 students. The purpose of these projects is to give students a hands-on opportunity to study a different celebration in depth and become aware of global diversity.
The display will be in the Library Commons until Thanksgiving, all are welcome to visit.
