On Oct. 28, with a 48-degree temperature and whipping winds, parents waited with enthusiasm to see their children parade outside George Wolf Elementary School in Bath. But before the students could parade outside the school into the gymnasium to receive awards, they first showed off their costumes to three judges in the school hallway entrance.

This was no ordinary parade. This was the school’s Vocabulary Parade, where students dressed as a specific vocabulary word.

The guest judges were B104 deejay Stephanie Wells, Bath Borough Mayor Fiorella Mirabito and state Rep. Marcia Hahn, R-138th. They evaluated the words and costumes of kindergarten through fifth-grade students.

The Vocabulary Parade’s first two years were spearheaded by teacher Wendy Clemons and organized by Mel Jacobson. Now on its third year, the event is coordinated by reading instruction support teacher Dana Werkheiser.

The Vocabulary Parade’s purpose, according to Werkheiser, is “for students to be creative and have fun with words.”

She said the Vocabulary Parade “teaches students to see how words work in complex ways and not just talk about them.”

Winners (listed below, along with the vocabulary word they dressed as) received books, crossword puzzles, a George Wolf Elementary T-shirt and King Kone gift certificates.

KINDERGARTEN

Top costume: Alyah Holley (Makeup artist)

Runner-up: Sofia Hujsa (Veterinarian)

FIRST GRADE

Top costume: Madeline Baltz (Bookworm)

Runner-up: Carson Rader (Tornado)

Best math/science word: Landon Mitchell (Microscopic)

Most creative: Brielle Snyder (Produce)

SECOND GRADE

Top costume: Anna Maria Caiazzo (Debate)

Runner-up: Kayliani Holland (Family)

Best math/science word: Anthony Curto (Precipitation)

THIRD GRADE

Top costume: Michael Spradlin (Rascal)

Runner-up: Chase Corrow (Archaeologist)

Most creative: Logan Walter (Idea)

FOURTH GRADE

Top costume: Brooke Petraglia (Monochromatic)

Runner-up: Antonio Caiazzo (Aircraft)

Best math/science word: Madison Blessing (Brainstorm)

Most creative: Alex and Andrew Szeplaki (Mirror Image/Reflection)

FIFTH GRADE

Top costume: Emma Miller (Contrivance)

Runners-up: Olivia Millheim (Exercise) and Reece Makary (Carbonation)

Best math/science word: Brooke Lambert

Most creative: Kasie Troch (Aquaculture)