Festa Italiana!

Kaitlyn Melendez and Rocco Pecoraro

December 16, 2014

Join us in the celebration of Festa Italiana! This event will be held on Monday, December 22, 2014 during lunch, in room 111. Baked goods and hot chocolate will be sold. There will even be a visit from La Befana!

La Befana is an Italian tradition that comes from a Christian legend. This legend tells a story about three wise men that approach La Befana for help. She needed to do work around the house so she turned down the offer. Later, she realized she had made a huge mistake so she gathered a bag of toys and set out to find baby Jesus. Every January 6, La Befana searches for baby Jesus and when she cannot find him anywhere, she gives those presents to the children of Italy.

About the Contributors

Kaitlyn Melendez, Editor

Kaitlyn Melendez is currently a junior at Hawthorne High School. Writing has been something that she’s always enjoyed doing, so she is happy to be writing for The Clarion for her third year. Aside from writing articles for the school newspaper, she is the lights manager for the school productions, a member of the varsity golf team, and she also enjoys writing music and poetry. Reading, guitar playing, and drawing are also a few of her many hobbies. Kaitlyn is open to all suggestions for future articles.

Rocco Pecoraro, Editor

My name is Rocco Pecoraro, and I am currently a junior at HHS. I am on the varsity cheer team here at HHS. My hobbies include tumbling, reading, being a school activist, cheering, modeling for my sponsorship with Jelly's Surf Company, and running. This year I am apart of Student Council, the Italian Club, Share, and Class Cabinet. My goal in life is to go to NYU and get a job as a book editor and publisher, or a journalist. I hope you all enjoy my articles! I encourage any suggestions for articles by all of my fellow students.