Marian's jewels the best at Mash Costume contest
Stabroek News
February 6, 2004
Marian Academy took first in the secondary schools category of the annual Mash costume competition with their creation "Jewels of the Nile".
Children yesterday flocked to the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall from several nursery, primary and secondary schools and were given a choice of costume telling something about Guyana. Several picked up the theme of the many beauty pageants much to the hilarity of the young audience.
The nursery schools started the competition and taking home first place prize was St. Agnes with a costume called "Tropical Blends" worn by Shawanda Walcott. Taking the second place position was J.E Burnham with "Mash Flavour" worn by Brandi Archer. Aaliyah Brown from the Head Start Nursery flounced her way to the third place position with her costume "Splendours of Guyana".
The Turkeyen Nur-sery school sent the audience in an uproar as they tramped to Compton Hodge's song "Balloon City" bouncing and waving with a costume fully decorated with balloons. The "Precious Sea Goddess" worn by Aaliyah Providence took second prize for Precious Jewels while Kingston Nursery School took third for "One Hundred and One Dalmatians" performed by John Hunch.
The competition continued with the 5-7 age group category, and in the fantasy category, Thomas Moore Primary took first with their costume "Spiderman" worn by Jamal Sampson. Second place went to St. Ambrose Primary, with the costume "Let's Help to Beautify Guyana". In the Topical category, the Green Acres Primary School took first with "A Wish For Unity For Development".
In the 8-10 years category the "Queen of Colours" representing St. Gabriel's took first; East La Penitence Primary took second with "Pocahontas" worn by Nefertina Monderson.
In the secondary school category Marian Academy got first prize with Sasha Surujbally displaying her costume "Jewels of the Nile" and "The Golden Princess, Unity" worn by Melissa Bess from Dolphin Secondary came in second.
Other schools which competed were the Charlestown Government School and the Excel Masters.
The Mashramani costume competition started on Tuesday with the Dramatic Poetry and the Calypso Competition at the National Cultural Centre.