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May Day at Highlander Academy

May 3, 2017

Victoria Chavis and Riley Bardon apply their finishing touches.

Our May Queen, Grace Weaver

Hurry up and wait.......

And wait.....

And wait!

May Day has been celebrated on our campus for well over 100 years. It is the high

point of our school

year and is an

integral part

of life at

HA.

The front Portico from the Gardens.

What are you looking for Mackenzie???

Pretty maids all in a row...

Mrs. Duncan supervises the Longsword Dance from the front portico.

Sara Goldsberry, Twelfth Grade.

The throne awaits.....

Our May Queen's big moment!

A garden of sweet spring flowers.

These fellas look like they mean business!!!

Kindergarteners entertain the May Court with song.

Katherine Bersch of Roland's

Dance Studio in Fayetteville and some of her young

pupils demonstrated

the Highland Fling

and the Scottish

Lilt.

Alumni may remember Katherine's husband Rollo Bersch, who

attended FMA in the

1990's.

Some young Highland Fling-ers giving it all they've got!!!

Mackenzie McGehee, Twelfth Grade.

Some of our First and Second graders dressed in their May Day best!

Katherine Bersch dances the Scottish Lilt.

Our 2017 May Court Attendants.

Ye Olde May Pole.

All that dancing and she's not even out of breath!

Victoria Chavis, Maid of Honour.

It wouldn't be May Day without the Sword Dance.

May Day is celebrated here on the first Saturday in May

at 11:00 a.m. on our

Front Lawn. Please

plan to join us

next year!

Perfect! All that practice paid off.

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Its all over but the shouting!

Mckenzie Dunne is ready to kick up her heels.

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And the weaving begins...

Our friends from Roland's Dance studio and (centre back) Peter McArthur, our school piper.

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Mackenzie McGehee and Lacy Weaver

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Lacy Weaver, Tenth Grade.

Gavin is going to be really popular at Boot Camp this fall!!!

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To learn more about May Day

and its rich history in NC

be sure to see the May

2017 issue of Our State magazine, which

mentions our

celebration.

1956: The more things change...

2017: The more they remain the same.

Many of the photographs in this gallery were taken by Martha

McGugan of Picture Perfect

Photography.