Patty Miller communications coordinator

420 S. Shawnee, Nacogdoches, Texas 75961

The Imagination Fair

October 20, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
District Contact: Patty Miller, communications coordinator
936-569-5000, ext. 8845 (office)
pmiller@nacisd.org
Written By: Symantha Dickens
Communication Intern
The Gifted and Talented Education program will hold the second Imagination Fair on October 20 for
grades 1-3 at the Nacogdoches County Exposition Center. Students tell stories in an interactive way as
well as listening to stories from professional storytellers.
Toni Simmons, a professional storyteller will be kicking off with the second story reading of the day.
Prior to this event the students research the variety of forms and genres of storytelling and the impact it
has on history and different cultures. Toni has conducted many storytelling, creative dramatic and
movement workshops in schools, community centers and theaters, along with helping teachers to
incorporate the arts into their curriculum.
The story telling consists of various aspects, such as tone of voice and facial expressions. The
students chose a story of their choice and are asked to memorize and present at the Imagination Fair.
The storytelling will be judged based on storytelling skills, clarity and how detailed the student portrayed
the story.
Students are split in to groups that consist of students from other schools. They are then given a box
that contains materials such as paper towel roll, clothes pins and other house hold items. Students
must then read their task card and complete the task using these materials.
The Imagination Fair provides Gifted and Talented students the opportunity to compete and showcase
their abilities with their peers said GT,RTI and Testing Coordinator, Jo Lynn Corley.
Region 7 currently serves 106 school districts, which is the largest amount of school districts of any
Education Service Center in the state. In all there are three other sessions that will take place in the
Nacogdoches area that surrounding schools and districts can attend. The UIL completion will be
January 11-14 2016.

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