THE second day of the final of the Children’s Mashramani competition saw Primary and Secondary schools from the 10 administrative regions and the Georgetown educational district competing in dramatic poetry and calypso.

The well choreographed pieces featured topics such as Teenage Pregnancy, Domestic Violence, Child Abuse and the issue of Solid Waste, as the participants captivated the audience with their performances, especially in dramatic poetry.
For the 5-10 years dramatic poetry, Amelia’s Ward Primary, Region 10, gained first place, Green Acres Primary, Georgetown, came in second and Blairmont Primary, Region 5, third, while in Calypso, Stella Maris Primary, Georgetown copped first; Regma Primary, Region 10, second and Kamwatta Primary, Region 1, third.
Success Elementary, Region 4 gained first place in the 8-10 years Calypso, followed by Lake Mainstay Primary, Region 2, second, and the Resource Unit for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Georgetown, third. For the Dramatic Poetry, Green Acres, Georgetown, Mortice Primary, Region 5, and Parfait Harmonie, Region 3, copped first, second and third respectively.
In the 11-13 Calypso, North Ruimveldt, Georgetown, came in first; Diamond Secondary, second and Anna Regina Secondary, Region 2, third, while for the Dramatic Poetry, North Ruimveldt, Georgetown copped first; L’Adventure Secondary, Region 3, second, and Anna Regina Secondary, third.
In the 14-17 years Calypso, Covent Garden Secondary, Region 4, gained first place, followed by Abrams Zuil Secondary, Region 2, second, and Berbice High, third. (GINA)