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Chamorro Day 2018

Biba Mes Chamoru at Santa Barbara Catholic School

 

It may no longer be CHamoru month, but the fiesta spirit was alive and well at Santa Barbara Catholic School as they celebrated Mes CHamoru with a fiesta on school grounds on Friday, April 13, 2018.

The day started with a special program in the Petrie Gym with performances honoring and reflecting the theme ““I Fino’-ta yan Kotturå-ta: Hongge, Praktika, Yan Abiba I Fina’nå’guen I Mañaina-ta” (Our Language and Culture: Believe, Practice, and Praise the Teachings of Our Ancestors). Eighth grade students led everyone in chanting “Hinatsen i Latte”. This was followed by musical performances special guests Fantaysha Rioja and Rachel Esteves.

And in true CHamoru fiesta spirit, colorfully decorated huts were set up around campus, and local tunes sound from speakers as students sang along and danced to the island rhythm. Each class offered CHamoru BBQ, titiyas, kelaguen, and other local delicacies! Demonstrations of weaving, fishing, and local cooking were also part of the celebration. As a nod to the future, SBCS students were the audience to presentations from Island Girl Power and the Guam Department of Agriculture Forestry and Soil Resources Division as they talked about ways to protect our island, our culture and one another.

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PACIFIC NEWS CENTER | Home of the Spartans Celebrate Mes Chamorro

From the Pacific News Center
Written by Roselle Romanes

There was a big fiesta at Dededo today! In celebration of Mes Chamorro, Santa Barbara Catholic School students enjoyed a fun-filled day of activities while learning about the Chamorro culture.
The Home of the Spartans sure know how to throw a Chamorro Day event!

Santa Barbara Catholic School students danced the Cha Cha, competed in coconut race games, and learned about local legends. Teacher Jenice Cabe says the 8th graders were in charge of teaching the younger kids.

Cabe says, “They’re teaching them about the legends of Guam through shadow puppet theater. We also have weaving going on and Senator Frank Blas Jr.’s War Survivor Memorial for our 8th graders.”
First, we visited the gym. SBCS Kinder Teacher Terry Scavetta says, “Our kinders are dancing with the 5th graders. The big kids and teaching them the Cha Cha and they’re really having fun.”
Next we attended the weaving class. Students Joanna and Chloe tell us that they were taught how to weave coconut leaves into a bracelet, a Cross, and even a centipede.
From the many different activities planned throughout the day for the Spartans, Cabe says this is all about teaching the younger generation the Guam culture.
Cabe says, “We need to teach them about the culture because it’s who they are. We’re such a mixed plate of people on island that they need to know who they are as Guamanians so we try to perpetuate that with the children.”