Published December 21. 2021 12:45PM
Sheckler Elementary School Assistant Principal Ron DeMaio and Brad Evans, second-grade teacher, hosted a gingerbread house decorating event Dec. 14 with the students.
According to DeMaio, he and Evans used to decorate gingerbread houses annually with the students. The tradition started in 1995, when they were both second-grade teachers. When DeMaio moved to his assistant principal role, the tradition ended.
Since they are both retiring at the end of the school year, they thought it would be fun to bring it back one more time.
Students worked in groups of two or three to decorate the gingerbread houses with pretzel sticks, marshmallows, peppermints, licorice, Skittles and more. They even had three different kinds of icing to choose from.
The students tapped into their creative sides and even gave their creations fun names, such as The Candy Sweet and Gingerbread Estates. The finished products were put on display in the cafeteria for everyone to see.
PRESS PHOTOS BY CHRISTINA SANTO Sheckler Elementary School Assistant Principal Ron DeMaio assists two of Brad Evans' second-grade students with the finishing touches on their gingerbread house during the Dec. 14 decorating event. DeMaio and Evans wanted to bring back their old tradition one last time, as they are both retiring at the end of the school year.
Students work in teams of two or three to decorate their gingerbread houses with a variety of different sweets and toppings.
These Sheckler Elementary School students diligently add frosting to their gingerbread house, named The Candy Sweet, during a Dec. 14 decorating event.
DeMaio, Evans and the students show the fully decorated gingerbread houses.
These boys add a peppermint wreath and a snow-covered roof to the gingerbread house they named The Gingerbread Estates.
