Last weekend, thousands of people flocked to the Virginia Beach oceanfront for the annual Neptune Festival – a celebration of the city’s food, residents and, of course, the beach.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools had several connections to this year’s festival – including in the King Neptune’s Royal Court. Jason Barefoot, a teacher at Princess Anne High School, was the first teacher in the festival’s history to be named a Triton on the court.
Additionally, several of the division’s schools entered and participated in the annual sand sculpting competition – and took home some top honors! Check out the following schools and their winning efforts:
Thalia Elementary’s SCA and Art Club students participated in the Neptune Sand Sculpting Competition. Their sculpture, “Peace, Love and Rock N Roll” took second place for the elementary division. Inspiration for their sculpture came from this year’s theme “50 Years of Living the Life.”Congratulations to Art Specialist, Mrs. Kelly Dudley and her Point O’View Elementary Art Club for taking third place in the Annual Neptune Festival held Saturday, September 28, 2013. They group created a sun with sunglasses, holding a surf board, wearing flip flops, and flashing the peace sign.Students at Ocean Lakes Elementary School, under the directions of art teacher Marci McGohan, won first place in the sand sculpting competition. This is the fourth year in a row they have won.Virginia Beach Middle School’s Sandsculpting Team earned first place in the “School Division – Middle” category at the 2013 Virginia Beach Neptune Festival.Lenáe Zirnheld was recognized with the “Best in Show Award” and “People’s Choice Award” at the annual Neptune Festival Youth Art Show. Zirnheld is a senior in the Visual & Performing Arts Academy at Salem High School.
