Adelphians Celebrate the Arts on Theater Day!
Several students and faculty members sported their “Adelphi Pop!” shirts on Theater Day!
BAY RIDGE – Students and staff at Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn were treated to a special kind of dress-down day on Friday, February 28th, 2020 as the entire school came together to show their appreciation for Adelphi’s Theater Arts Program on Theater Day! Students and faculty members at the historic Bay Ridge school dressed in their favorite theater shirts from past Adelphi productions like “Adelphi’s Got Talent!” and “Adelphi Pop!”, in addition to the official shirt for the Academy’s Winter 2020 production of “The Adelphian Masquers’ 5 Year Anniversary Show!”
Students of all ages enjoyed this special day dedicated to the accomplishments of the Adelphian Masquers and designed to promote school spirit and unity. Even the littlest Adelphians sported their anniversary show shirts beaming with pride.
Head of School Ms. Iphigenia Romanos said she was pleased to see so many students embrace this unique Spirit Day concept and have fun celebrating the arts at Adelphi.
“I’m very pleased that so many of our students and staff members dressed in their favorite Adelphi theater shirts, and that so many supported the upcoming anniversary show as well,” Ms. Romanos said. “The arts have always been an important component of Adelphi’s mission to educate the total child, and Spirit Days allow us to showcase the strong sense of community that exists here. A celebration of the performing arts made for the perfect chance to show school spirit on a broad scale.”
Upper Schoolers Timothy (left) and Ariel show off their anniversary show T-shirts!
Siblings Lasha, Saba and Luka show off their anniversary show T-shirts on Theater Day!
As the oldest private, independent, continuing, coeducational, college-preparatory day school in the borough and one of the oldest in the nation, Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn, “the little school of big dreams” has been “effectively preparing young people for college, career, and life, one day at a time” for over 150 years. Founded in 1863 and located in the historic Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, Adelphi enrolls students from two years of age through twelfth grade. A strong emphasis is placed on small class size, individualized attention, self expression, critical thinking and challenging hands-on learning through Adelphi’s founding philosophy and dedication to the education of the “total child.” Adelphi students excel within a small, intimate, safe, caring, nurturing, and secure environment through Adelphi’s core values and founding principles of pride, tradition, spirit, and excellence. The student-teacher ratio is 8 to 1 and Adelphi is a New York State Regents Exempt Program with a 100% college application, acceptance and attendance rate. A founding member of the Coalition of Essential Schools, Adelphi receives its charter from the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York and has been a member of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools since 1928. Ms. Iphigenia Romanos serves as Head of School.
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Photos courtesy of Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn