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Eighth Graders Host Tilden Village Residents Holiday Dinner Again!

Blake Middle School 8th Graders Tilden Village Holiday Dinner returned on Thursday, Dec 8th which was last held in 2019.

Eighth Graders Host Tilden Village Residents Holiday Dinner Again!

After a few years not holding what had become an annual event, the Blake Middle School community service Tilden Village Dinner is back, and Blake Middle School teacher/coordinator, AnnMarie Fratolillo fondly refers to this event as very special!

She explains, "Residents are invited to join us in the common room for dinner service: turkey pies from OutPost Farm in Holliston and all the sides of a turkey dinner. Desserts too. The food and drinks are provided by eighth grade families who drop it off at 4:30 for our 5:00 service. All
other materials are supplied by families as well: tablecloths, cutlery, napkins, cups, etc. Mrs. Dubois eighth-grade advisory created centerpieces with fresh roses in mason jars to decorate each table.

The turkey pies are purchased through money raised at the eighth-grade Turkey Bowl. An annual football event held by the Wellness department for the eighth grade. Students were asked to donate $5.00 as their "ticket" to the turkey bowl. After purchasing supplies, the Class of 2027 will make a $168 donation to The Medfield Home Committee.

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We are adding "door-to-door" service this year. Any resident who cannot attend will have the option to place an order and have a plate delivered. Students will be taking personal orders on clipboards, making the plates requested, and delivering. We will also have eighth-grade musicians--trumpets and violins--playing inside and in the courtyard as entertainment.

Michael Gibbs and I are the two eighth-grade teachers who lead the charge. Susan Bycoff and Kara Gelormini, two more eighth grader teachers, attended and helped out as well.

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We are thrilled this event has come back. We last served in 2019, so this feels special."

Blake Middle School Servers:

  1. Thomas Bruckerhoff
  2. Hannah Crocker
  3. Ben Fehser
  4. Annie Fratolillo
  5. Owen Graber
  6. Shea Hagwood
  7. Paige Henebry
  8. Matt Hogardt
  9. Nathan Keefe
  10. Kate Kenworthy
  11. Soren Krauss
  12. Charlie McDermott
  13. David Rand
  14. Joe Sabourin
  15. Alex Sokolowski
  16. Owen Sokolowski
  17. John Shaughnessy
  18. Christopher Unger
  19. Lucy White
  20. Aidan Wysocki

Musicians
Trumpeters:

  1. Daniel Duggan
  2. Nash Ten Hagen
  3. Robert Cabezud
  4. Mason Allan

Violinists:

  1. Aidyn Cuenca
  2. Keala DeHoff

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