ALLEGRA BOVERMAN/Staff photo. Gloucester Daily Times. Gloucester: During the “Rainbow Warrior” day at Veterans Memorial  Elementary School on Thursday, students sampled fruits and vegetables in a rainbow of colors and then charted their reaction to their taste, texture, crunch, juiciness and other criteria. Produce included grapes, peaches, cherry tomatoes and snow peas. The activity was part of the FoodCorps and CitySprouts food-related events that have been taking place all year at the school. Preparing more samples for students are, front, Erin Taylor placing tomatoes and in back, Grace Cherubino, slicing peaches.
ALLEGRA BOVERMAN/Staff photo. Gloucester Daily Times. Gloucester: During the “Rainbow Warrior” day at Veterans Memorial  Elementary School on Thursday, students sampled fruits and vegetables in a rainbow of colors and then charted their reaction to their taste, texture, crunch, juiciness and other criteria. Produce included grapes, peaches, cherry tomatoes and snow peas. The activity was part of the FoodCorps and CitySprouts food-related events that have been taking place all year at the school. Preparing more samples for students to try are, from left to right: Grace Cherubino, Erin Taylor and Sarah Rubin, who all run the program at the school.
ALLEGRA BOVERMAN/Staff photo. Gloucester Daily Times. Gloucester: During the “Rainbow Warrior” day at Veterans Memorial  Elementary School on Thursday, students sampled fruits and vegetables in a rainbow of colors and then charted their reaction to their taste, texture, crunch, juiciness and other criteria. Produce included grapes, peaches, cherry tomatoes and snow peas. The activity was part of the FoodCorps and CitySprouts food-related events that have been taking place all year at the school. Danny Haserlat, a second grader, samples the peaches.
ALLEGRA BOVERMAN/Staff photo. Gloucester Daily Times. Gloucester: During the “Rainbow Warrior” day at Veterans Memorial  Elementary School on Thursday, students sampled fruits and vegetables in a rainbow of colors and then charted their reaction to their taste, texture, crunch, juiciness and other criteria. Produce included grapes, peaches, cherry tomatoes and snow peas. The activity was part of the FoodCorps and CitySprouts food-related events that have been taking place all year at the school. Eve Kirvan-Stanley, a kindergartener, points out her favorite - grapes.
ALLEGRA BOVERMAN/Staff photo. Gloucester Daily Times. Gloucester: During the "Rainbow Warrior" day at Veterans Memorial Elementary School on Thursday, students sampled fruits and vegetables in a rainbow of colors and then charted their reaction to their taste, texture, crunch, juiciness and other criteria. Produce included grapes, peaches, cherry tomatoes and snow peas. The activity was part of the FoodCorps and CitySprouts food-related events at the school. Reaching for a cup of colorful produce is third grader Ignazio LoContro.
ALLEGRA BOVERMAN/Staff photo. Gloucester Daily Times. Gloucester: The Gloucester Community Arts Charter School now has a fancy "art car" parked in the main lobby. It was a prop from a 2007 production of "Crazy for You" by the North Shore Music Theater and is a 16-foot long wood replica of a Rolls Royce. The roof is reinforced so it can be danced upon and five adults can fit inside it. The car has been gussied up by Charter School students and they can read, write, draw, act, play and hang out in it. Gordon Baird, on the board of trustees of the school, donated it to the school. Hanging out in it on Thursday are, in front, fourth graders Lillie Favazza, back, and Maddy Currier, and at right, fifth grader Emma Killian.
ALLEGRA BOVERMAN/Staff photo. Gloucester Daily Times. St. Ann School of Cape Ann students performed their concert titled "Let the Music Take You!" during their "Celebration of the Arts," held on Thursday at the school and the church. There was also an art exhibit in the school gymnasium and hallway. The choral performance was featuring Betsy Smentek and accompanist Michael Becker The music instruction at the school is through the Urban Voices program of the Metropolitan Opera Guild. During the art show, Lisa Wheeler, right, looks at the watercolor piece her daughter Madalyn, a first grader, made.
ALLEGRA BOVERMAN/Staff photo. Gloucester Daily Times. St. Ann School of Cape Ann students performed their concert titled "Let the Music Take You!" during their "Celebration of the Arts," held on Thursday at the school and the church. There was also an art exhibit in the school gymnasium and hallway. The choral performance was featuring Betsy Smentek and accompanist Michael Becker The music instruction at the school is through the Urban Voices program of the Metropolitan Opera Guild. During the art show, Lisa Wheeler, center, looks at the artwork done by her daughters Mia, right, a third grader, and Madalyn, left, a first grader. They are looking at Mia's ceramic chicken piece she made.
ALLEGRA BOVERMAN/Staff photo. Gloucester Daily Times. St. Ann School of Cape Ann students performed their concert titled "Let the Music Take You!" during their "Celebration of the Arts," held on Thursday at the school and the church. There was also an art exhibit in the school gymnasium and hallway. The choral performance was featuring Betsy Smentek and accompanist Michael Becker The music instruction at the school is through the Urban Voices program of the Metropolitan Opera Guild. During the art show, Sophia Pregent, a second grader, left, discusses with her mother Marcy Pregent, how she made her art piece.
ALLEGRA BOVERMAN/Staff photo. Gloucester Daily Times. Gloucester: During the “Rainbow Warrior” day at Veterans Memorial Elementary School on Thursday, students sampled fruits and vegetables in a rainbow of colors and then charted their reaction to their taste, texture, crunch, juiciness and other criteria. Produce included grapes, peaches, cherry tomatoes and snow peas. The activity was part of the FoodCorps and CitySprouts food-related events that have been taking place all year at the school. Preparing more samples for students are, front, Erin Taylor placing tomatoes and in back, Grace Cherubino, slicing peaches.
ALLEGRA BOVERMAN/Staff photo. Gloucester Daily Times. Gloucester: During the “Rainbow Warrior” day at Veterans Memorial  Elementary School on Thursday, students sampled fruits and vegetables in a rainbow of colors and then charted their reaction to their taste, texture, crunch, juiciness and other criteria. Produce included grapes, peaches, cherry tomatoes and snow peas. The activity was part of the FoodCorps and CitySprouts food-related events that have been taking place all year at the school. Preparing more samples for students are, front, Erin Taylor placing tomatoes and in back, Grace Cherubino, slicing peaches.
ALLEGRA BOVERMAN/Staff photo. Gloucester Daily Times. Gloucester: During the “Rainbow Warrior” day at Veterans Memorial Elementary School on Thursday, students sampled fruits and vegetables in a rainbow of colors and then charted their reaction to their taste, texture, crunch, juiciness and other criteria. Produce included grapes, peaches, cherry tomatoes and snow peas. The activity was part of the FoodCorps and CitySprouts food-related events that have been taking place all year at the school. Preparing more samples for students are, front, Erin Taylor placing tomatoes and in back, Grace Cherubino, slicing peaches.
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