Christmas Medley sung by Oleai School children on Saipan, NMI [updated]
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- Опубліковано 14 гру 2023
- Video created and submitted by Tom Zink:
The primary grades (1-4) at Oleai Elementary School on the island of Saipan in the Northern Marianas sang three Christmas carols in English at the school’s Christmas concert in December 1968. Here is a medley of “Jolly Old St. Nicholas,” “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas,” and “Santa Claus is coming to Town.” In the third photo where the children are spelling out “CHRISTMAS”, the two teachers leading the children are Maria Fitial in the center and Stephane Rabauliman on the left.
There’s a bit of Oleai Elementary School history in these photos. The title slide shows the building that housed the school from 1958 until 1969. It was a Japanese communications building through to the end of World War II. It also served as a typhoon shelter for Oleai village. The fourth photo of seven boys and a bicycle shows the concrete skeleton of the “new” Oleai school in the background. It was built during the 1968-69 school year. That building has since been replaced by a newer Oleai school building.
