Port Jefferson Students Read Literary Works At Dickens Festival

Port Jefferson NY

17 December, 2021

1:57 PM

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Press release from the Port Jefferson School District: December 17 2021 Four Port Jefferson Middle School students shared a unique spotlight when they read their poetry to many spectators during the opening ceremony of the 25th annual Charles Dickens Festival in Port Jefferson. Accompanied by teacher Monica Consalvo, sixth grader Elayna Jacobs, seventh graders Deia Colosi and Julie Friedman and eighth grader Gianna Viviano shared their winter-inspired poems during the special evening lantern dedication that served as a backdrop to the Village's transformation to the Dickensian era, with streets filled with roaming characters including Dickens Mayor, Father Christmas, Scrooge, the Town Crier and the beloved chimney sweeps. This press release was produced by the Port Jefferson School District. The views expressed here are the author's own.