Adelphians Show Creativity on Crazy Hat Day!
Lower Schoolers show off their crazy hats!
Middle Schooler Leonardo strikes a Super Mario pose!
BAY RIDGE — There was a “crazy” amount of creativity on display at Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn as students, faculty and staff sported outrageous headgear on Crazy Hat Day, Tuesday, November 22. It was the latest in a series of monthly Spirit Day events at Adelphi designed to promote unity and boost school spirit.
Adelphians of all ages enjoyed customizing their headgear to incorporate stuffed animals, pop culture, jewels and other household items with the goal of spreading cheer and positivity throughout the school community.
“Adelphi’s ongoing Spirit Day program — and Crazy Hat Day, in particular — serves as an opportunity to boost school spirit by allowing students and staff to participate in an event that showcases their creativity and personality,” said Adelphi’s Head of School Ms. Iphigenia Romanos. “The day provided a positive forum for students to express themselves while showing that we are all extremely proud to be a part of the Adelphi community.”
Middle Schooler Sarah wore a giant sombrero to school.
Upper Schooler Alexander shares his juice box with the bird he wore on his head!
Students and staff posed for photos inside the Panther Café and enjoyed learning in a relaxed environment for the 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 three 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