Eighth grade students on the Bolles Middle School Bartram Campus donned their best period costumes on March 7 for Shakespeare Day, an annual rite of passage filled with on-stage prose and friendly competitions between bitter rivals House Capulet and House Montague.
English teachers Deborah Carney, Tim Creter and Morgan Teichert organized the event, which, in addition to the themed competitions, included film adaptations, a trivia game show and theatrical performances of scenes from Shakespearean classics like “Romeo and Juliet” and “Macbeth.”
“It was a phenomenal afternoon for our eighth graders,” said Bolles Middle School Head Josh Bauman. “I know they will remember Shakespeare Day for many years to come.”
